Star Trek Monthly issue 48

Issue 48 of Star Trek Monthly was the January 1999 issue. A German-language edition was, otherwise unedited, released the subsequent month as issue 3 of Star Trek: Das offizielle monatliche Magazin.

ContentsEdit

Front cover

A minor redesign of the barcode box, with the price, issue number, cover date box being integrated into the barcode section.

First Contact

Darryl Curtis on Star Trek: Insurrection.

The Best of All Worlds

• Star Trek: Insurrection helps sponsor SETI@home.
• Unijet teams up with Paramount to create Star Trek-based holidays.
• A number of promotions running in UK media.
• In Brief…: Michael Dorn on Terry Farrell's departure, US Post Office to issue a Star Trek stamp, Tim Russ CD release.
• DS9: "The Siege of AR-558", "Covenant"; Ronald D. Moore drops more hints on the direction of the final series, with praise for Nicole de Boer; James Swallow talks to Bradley Thompson.
• VOY: "Timeless", "Thirty Days" (under its working title of "Down Deep"), "Infinite Regress", "Counterpoint" (under its working title of "The Refugee"); Robert Picardo on the season so far; episode focus – "Timeless".

Interview – Patrick Stewart – "The Picard Manoeuvre"

by Ian Spelling.

Interview – Marina Sirtis – "Backpacking on Ba'ku"

by Ian Spelling.

A Fistful of Data

Seven of Nine's knowledge of Star Trek: First Contact, Alexander Rozhenko and Klingon aging.

War & Peace

Todd Lindsay takes a detailed look at the new film.

Through the Ages – a look at the history of the Fountain of Youth concept, and other Trek attempts to fend off the aging process.

Interview – F. Murray Abraham – "The Heights of Abraham"

by Ian Spelling.

Interview – Donna Murphy – "Murphy's Law"

by Ian Spelling.

Book extract

Pocket TOS, My Brother's Keeper: Republic.

From the Replicator

UK Update: Playmates Star Trek: Insurrection releases, Ralph Marlin ties, Wesco Enterprise-E FM radio.

Austalasia Update: Spotlight Stores bedroom sets.

US Update: SkyBox, The Hamilton Collection, William Shatner's official website, Playmates.

Read Out: Where Sea Meets Sky, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual, Once Burned; interview with Michael Jan Friedman (erroneously put as Jan Michael Friedman).

Captain Picard Wants You! – James Swallow looks at Star Trek role-playing games.

Communicator

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