Star Trek Monthly issue 53

Issue 53 of Star Trek Monthly was the June 1999 issue. A German-language edition was, otherwise unedited, released the subsequent month as issue 8 of Star Trek: Das offizielle monatliche Magazin.

ContentsEdit

First Contact

Darryl Curtis on thinking ahead, and fitting around schedules.

The Best of All Worlds

• Star Trek: Voyager's fifth season wraps.
• Star Trek X a possibility?
• Saturn Award nominations.
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine reclaims top-rated syndicated series position.
• In Brief...: Entertainment Weekly poll, Rick Berman drops hints on DS9 finale, Raven Software developing a Star Trek computer game, Joe Carey reappears, Trekkies theatrical release, Ira Steven Behr on spoilers, "Star Trek and Religion" course.
• DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil", "When It Rains...", "Tacking Into the Wind"; Episode focus: "The Changing Face of Evil".
• VOY: "11:59", "Relativity"; Episode focus: "The Disease".

Interview – Robert Duncan McNeill – "Rocket Man"

by David Bassom.

Interview – Rene Auberjonois – "Just Walk Away, Rene"

by Ian Spelling.

Interview – William Shatner – "Forever Young"

by Ian Spelling.

Poster

B'Elanna Torres

The One and Only

Stoddard Hayes looks at the life of James T. Kirk.

Essential Kirk – key episodes for the character.

A Fistful of Data

New starship classes in Star Trek: First Contact, Promellian battle cruiser model reuses.

Amazing Stories

Stephen C. Smith looks at what makes a Star Trek story, talking with David Gerrold, Judy Burns, Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, and looking into the writers'/directors' guides for the series.

Interview – Bill Mumy – "Danger, Will Robinson!"

by Eric Frederickson.

Competition

To win CIC Video releases.

Book extract

"Shatnerverse": Dark Victory.

From the Replicator

UK Update: Star Trek: The Next Generation Chess Set, Playmates Toys.

Australasis Update: Computer games being released in New Zealand.

US Update: SkyBox, Playmates, Star Trek ships.

Read Out: No reviews, release schedule only.

On Screen: The Next Generation rerelease volumes 2.4 & 2.5, Deep Space Nine volumes 7.4 & 7.5, Voyager volumes 5.4 & 5.5.

Communicator

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