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ICYMI: great Star Trek posts from the July 4th weekend

Rachel Carrington
Rachel Carrington

Redshirts Always Die

WASHINGTON, USA - JULY 4: Fireworks are set off on the National Mall over the Washington Monument, from Pentagon river entrance terrace as part of celebrations for Independence Day (4th of July), in Arlington Virginia , United States on July 4, 2021. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

We all tend to be a little busy on July 4th, visiting with friends and family, having cookouts, and watching the fireworks. It’s not unusual to skip reading for a day or two, and since we had several excellent Star Trek posts leading up to the holiday, we’d like to share some you may have missed out on. This round-up will give you a chance get caught up.

William Shatner is open to appearing in the Star Trek IV movie 

Posted on July 2, this post shares what it would take to bring Shatner back to the franchise as Captain James T. Kirk or maybe as Admiral Kirk.

Star Trek Deep Space Nine: 3 dishes to celebrate Brock Peters on his birthday

Brock Peters played Joseph Sisko, Captain Benjamin Siskos’s father, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and his birthday was on July 2nd. To celebrate that and his contribution to Deep Space Nine as a New Orleans chef, Chad Porto shared three unique dishes that Joseph could have served in his restaurant.

5 reasons Star Trek must do a musical episode

On July 3rd, contributor Mike Poteet, gave a dissenting opinion to Chad Porto’s 3 reasons Star Trek should avoid a musical episode at all costs. Both share quite compelling arguments, and one of them might change your mind about a musical episode!

Producers didn’t like the title of Deep Space Nine

As unbelievable as it might sound, this is true. And, in the post, I shared how the name came to be and why it wasn’t so popular with the producers and the writers.

So those are four posts you may have missed since they were posted on July 2nd and 3rd. We didn’t want you to miss out and hope you enjoy catching up!

Rachel Carrington

Rachel Carrington

Rachel has been one of the site experts for Red Shirts Always Die since November 2020. As well as being a fan of Star Trek (and having watched all iterations) and all things science fiction, she is a published author of fiction and a freelance writer whose work can be found in New York Times, Startrek.com, The Writer, and many other outlets. When she's not delving into Star Trek or marketing her current books, she's usually bingewatching British television, military shows, science fiction, and cop dramas, shopping for the latest vintage find, or enjoying a good cup of coffee in a unique coffee shop.