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Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series
Pairings/Characters: pre-Kirk/Spock, Sarek/Amanda, Saavik, McCoy, various other TOS charcaters
Rating: Teen
Length: 18,852 words
Creator Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] Noideasfornames
Summary: Save for the beeps of the computer, the bridge is silent as the image comes onscreen. The man who Jim surmises to be the commander stands with his back facing them, and a helmeted soldier salutes before moving off.
The Romulan commander turns. Only Jim catches Spock gasping along with the rest of them.
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On the edge of the neutral zone, the Enterprise makes contact with a Romulan ship.
This is a story you've seen before, but not as you know it.

Reccer’s Notes: You know how the Romulan commander from “Balance of Terror” is played by the same actor as Spock’s father? This fic explains why.

Fanwork link
mekare: Star Trek Discovery: Captain Georgiou and Michael smiling on the bridge (Disco: Philippa Michael)
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I saw this recced on The Rec Center Newsletter and wanted to share:


Vid: Harbor (12 words) by cosmic_llin
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek, Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Beverly Crusher, Kira Nerys, Deanna Troi, Kathryn Janeway, Jadzia Dax, Guinan (Star Trek), Kes (Star Trek), B'Elanna Torres, Tasha Yar, Ro Laren, Kasidy Yates, Seven of Nine, Katherine Pulaski, Keiko O'Brien, Michael Burnham, Ezri Dax, Hoshi Sato, T'Pol (Star Trek), Leeta (Star Trek), Lupaza (Star Trek), Philippa Georgiou, Tora Ziyal, Alyssa Ogawa, Sito Jaxa, Elizabeth Cutler, Amelia Earhart, Pel (Star Trek), K'Ehleyr (Star Trek), V'Lar (Star Trek), Zandra Taitt, Kai Opaka, Nyota Uhura, Sylvia Tilly, Christine Chapel, Janice Rand
Additional Tags: Fanvids, Vids with Subtitles Available, Friendship, Female Friendship
Summary:


No matter the distance, I'm holding your hand.

The women of Star Trek and their friendships.



An excellent, emotional vid with beautiful moments from many Star Trek shows.
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Fanwork Type(s): Fic
Pairings/Characters: Kirk/Spock, Amanda/Sarek, some others
Creator Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] PrairieDawn

Reccer's Notes: Prairie always writes wonderful fics. They’ve put a lot of thought into exactly how telepathy and other psycic powers work in the Trekverse, and those concepts come up a lot in their work. They also write a lot of fork-in-the-road AUs, which are generally very well thought out and diverge in places that most people wouldn’t consider diverging, making them fun and interesting. Medical casefic is another thing they write a lot of, and it always is detailed without being too gross/gorey. Overall a great writer that does a good job at worldbuilding and fleshing out aspects of canon that didn’t get a lot of attention in canon.

Favorite Fanworks: Changesverse series (Star Trek TOS, 121k). 3 works, Ongoing. Rated E but smut is clearly marked and skippable. Major unreality warning, especially for the first few chapters. This fic is based on two premises: 1. Kirk has become telepathic as a result of “some unfortunate side effects from the Tantalus device”, and 2. A good chunk of “The Menagerie” was an illusion created by the Talosians. The former is used to explore what it’s like to be a telepath in the Trek-verse, the latter to give the Talosians a lot more depth and motivations than in canon. The next two fics are rewrites of “Devil in the Dark” and “Spectre of the Gun” in this ‘verse, both of which are really good and interesting.
(Themes: Marriage, Friends to Lovers, Epic Works, Action/Adventure, Asexual & Demisexual Charcaters, Xeno/Alien Biology)

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The Importance of Choosing the Right Pediatrician (Star Trek AOS, 64k). 10 works, Ongoing. Mostly G and T with one skippabke E fic. I’ll let the summary of the first fic speak for itself:
“The first in a series of short pieces chronicling Spock's early childhood through his well baby visits.
I noticed that, at least until the destruction of his homeworld, reboot Spock is a little more balanced than his original counterpart was, perhaps just a little bit more comfortable in his own skin. This series assumes that one of the butterfly effects propagating backward and forward through time included a change in infant Spock's medical care, which had a consequent effect on his social skills.”
(Sybok [who becomes a rabbi named Solomon in this ‘verse] and Michael are there too).
(Themes: Kidfic (as kids), Minor Characters, Family, Backstory)

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I’m a Doctor, not A Diety (Star Trek TOS, 52.7k). 4 works, ongoing. T and M fics. McCoy is present for Where No Man Has Gone Before (unlike in canon), and ends up with psychic powers as a result. Very strong psychic powers that make some people very afraid. My favorite of this series is the fourth fic, “Nor Iron Bars A Cage”, which is the start of using McCoy’s powers to fix “The Menagerie”.
(Themes: Fix-it, Research, Disability)

Link

A few months ago I aslo reced PrairieDawn’s Star Trek/MASH crossover series “Welcome to 1951”, which you should definitely check out as well:

Link
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A new and rather interesting interview with Sir Patrick regarding Star Trek: Picard has appeared: Here.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: KiScon 2022 – Registration is open!


Dear K/S friends,

As you know we had to cancel the 2021 convention due to the pandemic. While we are cautious with any promises when we will be able to bring back an in-person event (after the twists and turns of the last two years any predictions are a risky business), we are happy to announce that there will be a different kind of KiScon this year: a virtual con, entirely online.

Save the date: 4 – 6 November, 2022 !

We still aim to offer a KiScon experience that is as close to the “real thing” as possible: panels, workshops, games, vidshows, art, cosplay, contests, and many other activities. There will be a digital goody bag too, with the con zine, the vidshows, and various other virtual goodies.

(You might have to bring your own drinks and cake, though.)

Standard online-attending memberships are USD 20 for the whole weekend.

To make this possible, we use an online platform (created by a fellow fan) in connection with Zoom (panels) and Discord (chat rooms for socialising and sharing). Shows will be streamed via a vid hosting platform. If you think this sounds all terribly technical and complicated: fear not, we are aware that the move to a virtual format might seem intimidating to many of us, and we will do our utmost to make this as painless as possible. Tech-savvy mods and patient volunteers are happy to help you along the way. We will also have a few “training sessions” one or two weeks before the con, so that no one goes into the weekend unprepared. To take the various timezones into account, we decided to go with EST (N.Y.) as our main time, with additional panels and activities scheduled to make our program attractive to all members, no matter in which part of the globe. A helpful overview with timezone information will be posted closer to the con.

You can sign up for our virtual KiScon 2022 directly on Conline or via the link on our KiScon website.

Please note: registration is a 2-step process: 1) click “Join” to enter the KiScon area on Conline, then 2) click “Registration” to sign up for our 2022 convention. Feel free to contact us with any questions you have! We are looking forward to seeing many of you at KiScon!

Yours in K/S,

T’Lara and Judy
Co-chairs KiScon 2022

PS: If you sign up for KiScon 2022 or if you have signed up for our newsletter in the past, you will get our messages with future announcements and progress reports for KiScon 2022. They will also be posted in the KiScon Facebook group, on the KiScon blog and Twitter, and on Dreamwidth. You are also welcome to join the KiScon Discord server – this is the server we will also use for the convention weekend, with con-exclusive channels. It will also be open year-round with general channels, to give past KiScon attendees and fans interested in future KiScons a place to socialise and discuss all things K/S. All important details and links can also be found on the KiScon website, which is now updated for the new convention.
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Sir Patrick being his usual adorable self on the PIC set, y'all.
 


Please pay special attention to the socks. <3
 
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Sir Patrick was a guest on The Late Late Show last night, and here's a little Star Trek TNG related video. The PIC fans among y'all will be pleased that he is indeed shooting the show right now (presumably the 3rd season since they just wrapped season 2):





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It's July 13th, which means it's the most important day of the year - it's Sir Patrick's birthday! I hope he has a wonderful day. <3




Happy 81st birthday, sir! <3
 
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For your fandom crossover pleasure:



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Sir Patrick just made a special Star Trek: Picard season 2 announcement:

SPOILER ALERT )

beatrice_otter: Zachary Quinto's Spock (Spock)
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Title: Unbonding
Author: Beatrice_Otter
Fandom: Rihannsu novels by Diane Duane. These are published novels which do a deep dive into an alternate take on Romulan (Rihannsu) culture (albeit a different version than shown on TNG and DS9), and are really good, you should read them. The two most important are the first two: My Enemy, My Ally and The Romulan Way.
Written for: [personal profile] sheliak  in Worldbuilding 2021
Betaed by: Prairie Dawn
Summary: T'Nor has made her Declaration. But there are many decisions to be made before it will be time to board the ships to leave Vulcan behind.

A story about the "Romulans" who decided to leave Vulcan, using worldbuilding from Diane Duane's Rihannsu series.

AN: The Fall of the City is a reference from sixbeforelunch's story "Let'thieri"
The Surak quote is from Chapter Vulcan: Six of Spock's World by Diane Duane (page 249 of the hardback).

At AO3. On Tumblr.


T'Nor paged through the Sehe—no, the Rihannh—message boards. They were too great and sprawling for any one person to read everything, of course; but T'Nor, like most of the Declared, tried her best to see and weigh in on the important things.

The religion channels were lively, but relatively cordial and light-hearted, possibly because most gods and spirits and so forth were highly local, which meant they (probably) wouldn't be coming along on the journey. So most of the discussion was speculation as to what new spirits or gods they would find along the way, and in their new home, wherever it might be. Which was often fun to indulge in, but T'Nor wasn't in the mood.

Besides, the question was rather academic to T'Nor. She had no special affinity for any divinity, except perhaps Pani, a goddess of hunting and craftsmanship, which was good, but also of stillness and contemplation, which was more Surakian than T'Nor was quite comfortable with these days. And she'd never been a true devotee, she'd just had a storybook she'd been fond of as a child.

The polls on what cultural items they should take along were far more intense. )
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The official Star Trek website will celebrate this year's First Contact Day (April 5th) with several virtual panels (accessible globally), and one of them is a First Contact 25th Anniversary Panel - check this out:

Star Trek: First Contact 25th Anniversary Panel: featuring cast members Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and Alice Krige as they discuss behind-the-scenes memories and the film’s importance 25 years after its premiere.

More info on the other panels can be found here.

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Sir Patrick did a long interview with Gold Derby, and he talks a LOT about Star Trek (both TNG and PIC) and about Jean-Luc Picard and the impact Star Trek has had. He also mentions a few bits and pieces concerning PIC's second season.

You can watch the interview here.

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Sir Patrick just won the Critics Choice award for Best Actor In A SciFi/Fantasy series for Star Trek: Picard! *SQUEALS*

beatrice_otter: DS9 wormhole (DS9)
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Title: The Comet
Author: [personal profile] beatrice_otter 
Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Various Authors, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series
Written for: [personal profile] shopfront in Star Trek Holidays 2020
Betaed by: TexasDreamer01
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Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Starfleet has found a comet, just outside the Trill system, that promises interesting knowledge. But less than two years after Vulcan's destruction, everyone is thinking in terms of worst-case-scenarios.

AN: I am ignoring the Worlds of Deep Space Nine novel Trill: Unjoined, in which the ancient Trill had a colony on the planet Kurl. This story draws heavily on the anthology Lives of Dax, especially the stories about Audrid and Lela, though the story about Audrid is drastically different because of changes in the timeline. You shouldn't need to know anything about that anthology to enjoy this story.

On AO3. Pillowfort. Tumblr.



"I wish I could have been there to see her off," Audrid said. It was the first time Neema, their oldest, would be away from home overnight. Meanwhile, Audrid was stuck here in her office at the Symbiosis Commission waiting for a Starfleet call, and had taken a break from the mountain of paperwork and crucial decisions and planning she was buried under to call home.

Her husband, Jayvin Vod, shrugged. "Neema'll be fine, and if she's not, they'll call us right away. And I took enough pictures for you. I don't know that Gran's even noticed his big sister is gone. I just wish you didn't have to spend most of the night in the office."

"I could lean on my position and demand they install a priority, secured subspace communications link for their house so I could work from home when planetary time differences required meetings outside of normal business hours," Audrid said wistfully.

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The Star Trek franchise will get a Legacy Award, and accepting the award will be... Sir Patrick Stewart and Sonequa Martin-Green!

The Critics Choice Association will also present the Legacy Award to the “Star Trek” franchise, recognizing the cultural impact it has had across multiple decades while continuing to appeal to and grow its loyal fanbase with new stories and characters. “Star Trek” icon Patrick Stewart, and “Star Trek: Discovery” trailblazer Sonequa Martin-Green will personally accept this special honor, which comes as the franchise celebrates its 55th anniversary. (Source)

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The British Royal Mail is celebrating Star Trek with a really awesome set of stamps (since it's British, the main focus is on British actresses and actors, naturally).

You can check them out (and order some) here: Royal Mail Shop

My favorite is - of course - the Jean-Luc Picard stamp because it looks so awesome.

So cool!

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Sir Patrick has teamed up with Mark Hamill (yes, THE Mark Hamill) for a bunch of Uber Eats ads, and now there's an interview in which the two of them share a few lovely memories of what it was like to work within their respective franchises:

Sir Patrick Stewart and Mark Hamill On ‘Star Wars’, ‘Star Trek’, and Finally Working Together


Also, the interview comes with this beautiful picture of the two of them:

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