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2256 Beta Quadrant star chart showing Deep Space Station K-7 .

In 2267 , it was the site of storage for quadrotriticale destined for Sherman's Planet. The USS Enterprise responded to a distress call from the station, which turned out to be false. The Enterprise transferred guards to the station to protect the grain . ( TOS episode : " The Trouble with Tribbles ")

The crew of Deep Space 9 were brought to the station from 2373 , when Arne Darvin used the Bajoran Orb of Time to transport the USS Defiant back in time, so he could kill Captain Kirk . The crew were able to find the tribble Darvin had a planted a bomb in and saved Kirk's life. ( DS9 episode : " Trials and Tribble-ations ")

By the 2340s , K-7 had fallen into disrepair and the station hadn't been upgraded or refitted in decades. In 2343 , Lieutenant Commander Elias Vaughn met Lorgh in the station's bar and discussed the continued problem between the Klingons and Cardassians on Raknal V and about the rising threat of the Romulans . ( ST - The Lost Era novel : The Art of the Impossible )

By 2376 , Deep Space Station K-7 had become known for being a location where stolen goods were sold. ( TNG - Gateways novel : Doors Into Chaos )

In 2391 unsuccessful peace talks were held between the Klingon Empire , Gorn and Nausicaans at the station; these only lasted for two days before an explosion and subsequent murder of a Klingon extremist (the body was ejected into space but had snagged onto the outside of the station). ( ST website  : The Path to 2409 )

In 2405 , Starfleet Captain Shir th'Talias was the station's commanding officer . By 2409 , the station had been moved into orbit around Sherman's Planet, and Naomi Wildman became the station's new commander. However, the station was still severely outdated, and was still dangerously close to the border with the Klingons. Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and Mercedes Santiago were also stationed on the station in 2409 . ( ST website  : The Path to 2409 ; STO video game : Star Trek Online )

The SCE eBook : Oaths states that K-7 was located a week's travel away from Sherman's Planet, which is seemingly consistent other sources.

Personnel and residents [ ]

• Mackenzie Calhoun
• Sean Gabriel
• Gaetane Lotte (alternate reality)
• Walt Mathison
• Mercedes Santiago
• Shir th'Talias
• Naomi Wildman
• See also: unnamed Deep Space K-7 residents and personnel

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• Deep Space Station K-7 article at Memory Alpha , the wiki for canon Star Trek .
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Deepspace K7 Space Station

Deep Space Station K-7 was a Starfleet built and civilian-run space station in service during the 2260s. Located within Federation space, K-7 sat near the border of the Klingon Empire , just 3.2 light years from the nearest Klingon outpost, and was at least two hundred light years from the Cardassian Union .

The station came into promenance in the year 2268 when it was chosen as the center for developing Sherman's Planet, a disputed world along the Federation-Klingon border. Per the terms of the Organian Peace Treaty, the planet would ultimately be given to the world that proved it could develop it the best; the Federation's plan was to turn it into an agricultural world, growing vast amounts of the grain quadrotriticale. This plan was ultimately derailed later that year when the entire grain store there was poisoned by an undercover Klingon agent, a problem further compounded by a tribble infestation unwittingly started by a passing trader. These events were even further complicated when time travelers from the year 2373 arrived, but the original history of the event was preserved with only a few minor changes.

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Star Trek K-7 Space Station

To Trekkers around the world, the K-7 Space Station is most famous for two episodes. First featured in The Trouble with Tribbles [from the Original series], the station was again featured in Trials and Tribble-ations [from Deep Space Nine]. The station is easily recognized by its three arms with saucers at each end. In the 1970’s, AMT released several Star Trek kits, including the K-7 Station. Now, Round 2 Models has revived the old AMT kits, reissuing them as standard and special editions. The kit is basically the same as the original issue; with new decals [the special edition features a collector's tin and a miniature Tribble]. The reissue even includes the little USS Enterprise in scale with the station.

For those who built the kit back in the 70’s, not much has changed. Detail is simple, and the fit is not the worst, but is still far from perfect. I ended up using quite a bit of putty, in addition to my Dremel with a sanding wheel. Construction is fairly easy, however you may need to use a bit of CA glue when adding the arms to the central core.

Since I had worked on Star Trek games in the past, I had a few contacts with great references. I managed to get a hold of some photos of the original filming model of the K-7. These photos show that the AMT kit was not very accurate; however it was originally made from screen shots which always showed the same angle, and thus did not accurately show certain details of the station. In order to accurize the station a bit, I added a section into the lower “hockey puck” making it taller, and allowing for a scratch built shuttle bay to be added [thanks to photos from the original model]. I followed the lighting tutorial, only varying to add a couple micro-LED’s to the “puck” to light the shuttle bay.

When it came to painting, I wanted to go for a more worn look, as the station was located in deep space. After spraying the model black and checking for light leakage [a good way or preventing this is to back the LED’s with modeling clay], I proceeded to spray the model in a mixture of light ghost grey and white. I mixed it to look a very pale gray color. After painting, I used Tamiya flat black in a 1/10 ratio with lacquer thinner. I used this mixture to shade the model. Again, I went a little heavier than normal to emphasize the deep space aspect of the station. Decals went on easily with a bit of Solva-set and were clear coated over with flat. The spire tips were painted accordingly. For the shuttle bay, I cheated a bit by designing the walls and floor in Adobe Illustrator and printing them on photo paper. These were then cut out and glued to the scratch built walls. The ceiling lighting was done using clear acetate that was sanded to a frosted look and back lit. I attempted to build the miniature USS Enterprise; however one nacelle went flying across the room and was gobbled up by the carpet monster.

Overall, while not being 100% accurate to the filming model, the kit still builds up into a good representation of the K-7 Station. Additionally, extra markings are included to model the station as any station number. Although not a “shake-n-bake” kit, the model is not difficult to build, and the lighting tutorial on the Round 2 website is a great bonus. I’m very pleased with how the build turned out, and it looks great on the shelf next to my other Star Trek models. I would recommend this one to all Trekkers and to anyone who wants to build a piece of TV and modeling history. My thanks to Round 2 Models for providing the review sample and to IPMS USA for allowing me to review it.

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• Travel to Deep Space K-7 In the Neutral Zone
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• Introduction mission to the Eta Eridani Sector Block , the Neutral Zone . Talking to Makza will unlock the tutorial mission “Salvaged Relationships in the Neutral Zone” , talking to Calhoun the tutorial missions “Ending Enemy Expansion” and “Keeping your Enemies at Bay” .
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Kirks Starship Enterprise Returns In Star Trek: Discovery - With A Big Twist

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 5 - "Mirrors"

• The Mirror Universe's ISS Enterprise, last seen in Star Trek: The Original Series' "Mirror, Mirror," makes a shocking return in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5.
• Star Trek: Discovery filmed scenes on the USS Enterprise set of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
• The ISS Enterprise now exists in the 32nd century, offering a new glimpse into the alternate reality of the Mirror Universe.

Captain James T. Kirk's (William Shatner) Starship Enterprise makes a shocking return in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5, but with a jaw-dropping twist - it's the ISS Enterprise from Star Trek: The Original Series ' "Mirror, Mirror"! Written by Johanna Lee & Carlos Cisco and directed by Jen McGowan, Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5, "Mirrors," sees Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Cleveland Booker (David Ajala) enter interdimensional space to pursue Moll (Eve Harlow) and L'ak (Elias Toufexis) and the next clue to the Progenitors' ancient treasure. What Burnham and Book never expected to find was the Mirror Universe's derelict ISS Enterprise.

Star Trek: Discovery picked up the mantle of the Mirror Universe from Star Trek: The Original Series , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , and Star Trek; Enterprise. Discovery 's season 1's game-changing Mirror Universe arc introduced Emperor Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh), who would enter Star Trek 's Prime Universe and is now headlining Paramount+'s upcoming Star Trek: Section 31 movie. Star Trek: Discovery deepened the saga of the Mirror Universe, but the alternate reality's final appearance was in Star Trek: Discovery season 3. Thanks to Star Trek 's Temporal Wars , it's now impossible for the Prime and Mirror Universes to cross over in Star Trek: Discovery 's 32nd century.

Individuals who both time travel and cross from Star Trek' s Prime and Mirror Universes suffer a lethal medical condition, such as what happened to Emperor Georgiou.

Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Returning Cast & New Character Guide

Star trek: discovery brings back kirks mirror universe starship enterprise, the iss enterprise last appeared in star trek: the original series' "mirror, mirror".

The Mirror Universe's ISS Enterprise in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5 is the same Constitution Class starship from Star Trek: The Original Series season 2, episode 4, "Mirror, Mirror," which was the ISS Enterprise's only prior canonical appearance. The ISS Enterprise was trapped in interdimensional space and abandoned by its crew, who were refugees and freedom fighters attempting to flee the Mirror Universe for Star Trek 's Prime Universe in the 24th century. As Captain Burnham later learned, the refugees made it to the Prime Universe, and one scientist even became a Starfleet Admiral.

In Star Trek: Enterprise season 4's "In A Mirror, Darkly", the 22nd-century Terran Empire gained control of the Constitution Class USS Defiant, which crossed over and time traveled from the 23rd-century Prime Universe.

In Star Trek: The Original Series ' "Mirror, Mirror", the ISS Enterprise was commanded by Captain James T. Kirk who assassinated its prior Captain, Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter). "Mirror, Mirror" saw the Prime Universe's Kirk, Lt. Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), Dr. Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley), and Scotty (James Doohan) switch places with their Mirror counterparts due to a transporter accident during an ion storm. Before switching back, Prime Kirk planted a seed with the goateed Mirror Spock (Leonard Nimoy) to take control of the Terran Empire and institute reforms to prevent the inevitable destruction of the Empire.

Mirror Spock's reforms were successful but ultimately weakened the Terran Empire, which was conquered by the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance, as seen in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Star Trek: Discovery Filmed Season 5s Enterprise On Strange New Worlds Set

Star trek: strange new worlds was on hiatus after season 2..

Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5, "Mirrors", was filmed on the USS Enterprise set of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds . When Discovery season 5 was in production in late 2022, Strange New Worlds was on hiatus after completing season 2 filming in June . ( Strange New Worlds wouldn't begin season 3 production until December 2023.) Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, Eve Harlow, and Elias Toufexis shot on Strange New Worlds ' sets, which are located in Toronto where Star Trek: Discovery also filmed.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 is in production, and the series has been renewed for season 4.

Star Trek: Discovery redressed Strange New Worlds ' USS Enterprise set to become the ISS Enterprise. Scenes were filmed on the Enterprise's bridge, hallways, and medical bay. Interestingly, by using Strange New Worlds ' Enterprise set, which depicts the USS Enterprise before Captain Kirk assumes command, Star Trek: Discovery season 5 establishes that the ISS Enterprise, which crossed into the Prime Universe decades after Star Trek: The Original Series , is the same ship as in "Mirror, Mirror" despite the very different interiors.

Star Trek: Enterprise recreated the sets of Star Trek: The Original Series ' USS Enterprise for the interiors of the USS Defiant.

What Happens To Mirror Universes Enterprise In Star Trek: Discovery?

The 32nd century just got another 23rd-century starship.

Captain Burnham and Cleveland Booker piloted the ISS Enterprise out of interdimensional space and into Star Trek 's Prime Universe with the help of the USS Discovery. Afterward, Burnham assigned Lt. Commanders Kayla Detmer (Emily Coutts) and Joann Owosekun (Oyin Oladejo) to fly the ISS Enterprise to Federation headquarters, so that the Mirror Universe's starship could be put into "storage". However, there are now fascinating ramifications to the ISS Enterprise existing in Star Trek: Discovery 's 32nd century .

Amazingly, the ISS Enterprise is also now the second 23rd-century starship in 3191 along with the USS Discovery itself.

Although the ISS Enterprise is obsolete by 32nd-century standards, it's still a bonanza of Mirror Universe technology that the United Federation of Planets has now acquired . This would certainly be of interest to Dr. Kovich (David Cronenberg). The 23rd-century ISS Enterprise is a window not just to 900 years ago, but also to the alternate reality, especially since the Mirror Universe is now sealed off permanently from the Federation. Amazingly, the ISS Enterprise is also now the second 23rd-century starship in 3191 along with the USS Discovery itself. Perhaps the ISS Enterprise will reappear and play a role in the second half of Star Trek: Discovery season 5.

New episodes of Star Trek: Discovery season 5 stream Thursdays on Paramount+

Cast Blu del Barrio, Oded Fehr, Anthony Rapp, Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Wilson Cruz, Eve Harlow, Mary Wiseman, Callum Keith Rennie

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'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 5's Captain Rayner Ran His Ship Like a Pirate

Callum Keith Rennie also discusses coming into 'Discovery's final season, getting into prosthetics, and how much he has in common with Rayner.

The Big Picture

• Callum Keith Rennie's Captain Rayner brings conflict and depth to Star Trek: Discovery 's final season.
• Rennie discusses his experience on Star Trek: Discovery , praising the supportive cast and crew, despite the initial challenges of joining an established series for its last season.
• In Season 5, Episode 4 "Face the Strange," Burnham and Rayner must work together within a time bubble to save the universe.

As Captain Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin-Green ) embarks on one last adventure with her crew, Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 is bringing a few new characters along for the ride. Chief among those newcomers is the blunt, war-worn Captain Rayner. Played by Battlestar Galactica alum Callum Keith Rennie , Rayner is Burnham's new second in command on the Discovery , taking over after Saru ( Doug Jones ) took a different position at Starfleet.

Having lived through The Burn, Rayner doesn't have time for niceties and butts heads with Burnham almost immediately — so naturally, she takes it upon herself to give him a second chance when Starfleet is ready to cut him loose. Last week's episode saw him, rightfully, put in his place a bit as Tilly ( Mary Wiseman ) attempted to help him connect with the crew, much to his chagrin. In Season 5 Episode 4, "Face the Strange," Rayner and Burnham are thrown into a time bubble, forcing them to work together if they ever want to get back to the correct timeline and prevent the universe from being destroyed.

Ahead of the episode, I sat down with Rennie to dig into Rayner's backstory, what we can expect from him in the rest of the season, and what it will take for Rayner to truly connect with the crew of Discovery . During our conversation, we also discussed Rennie's history with sci-fi, what it was like joining Discovery for the show's final season, and what he's taking away from the whole experience.

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Rennie is no stranger to science fiction, having had roles in such series as The Umbrella Academy , Jessica Jones, and Battlestar Galactica. As Battlestar Galactica was the series that turned me into a sci-fi fan, and perhaps Rennie's most recognizable role, I had to ask him about being a part of such massive and beloved franchises within the genre. "It's amazing," he said. For Rennie, even though Battlestar was also a reboot of a classic series , the show's success was a lot less predictable than the mainstay that is Star Trek . He explained, "Like, say Battlestar , when I started on that I had no idea where that one was gonna go. Discovery was already very established , but I actually didn't let any of that into my [head], because I went, “That's not gonna help.” So, I didn’t. Now, I'm feeling the world of it. Now, I'm sensing what the world of Discovery is and how many people love it, and how it fits. "

Discovery also isn't his first experience with Star Trek , "I watched the original. That was my thing, and that was it," Rennie told me. While he may have missed some of the series' in between, saying, "There's big chunks of time where I just didn't watch a lot of TV, so I missed all of the other stuff," he'll always make time for The Original Series when he comes across it, "even if the old Star Trek comes on, I'll still watch it because that was my Star Trek . Jim Kirk, and all of that. "

While we've gotten a pretty good sense of who Rayner is in these first four episodes, most of his backstory remains a mystery. Rennie revealed that "some backstory comes up in a few episodes." Part of his gruff exterior will be explained as we'll "get a sense of why he's maybe got a chip on his shoulder and has some unprocessed resentments about a bunch of things that maybe have played out in his work in a negative way."

Rennie Calls 'Star Trek: Discovery's Latest Episode "Amazing"

"Face the Strange," is such a classic Star Trek episode, employing the ever-entertaining sci-fi trope of sticking our main characters in a time loop, both to put an obstacle in their path as well as to bring them face to face with some of their own demons. For Rennie, the episode really put the science in science fiction. "It was like, 'Whoa! What's happening? I don't get it.' There's just so much science stuff and talk, so much jumping about to places and history and stuff." But he had high praise for his fellow castmates as well as the crew behind the camera." Lee [Rose] being the director, you're in great hands. Being in scenes with Sonequa, you know that you're gonna be in it , and it was great. I watched it again last night, and there’s just an amazing amount of stuff in there. It was just an amazing episode. "

In this episode, Burnham and Rayner are tossed back in time to the first season of Discovery , bringing them both face to face with the version of Burnham who's fresh off her own demotion in Starfleet . Throughout the episode, it becomes quite clear that Burnham and Rayner have a lot more in common than either of them might have realized. When asked if this experience might put them more on equal footing, Rennie confirmed that "he's learned an understanding of the crew." He went on to point out that we haven't seen the relationship that Rayner had with his own crew.

He explained: "We're not on the Antares talking about his crew, which I think is an important part that we missed, where you go, 'How did I see my people on my particular ship? And how well did I know them?' No one's asking me how well I knew everybody because I did, but if I've only been there a brief time, you're only gonna have facts." He admits that it is important for Rayner to connect past the surface level. "Through that particular episode, you learn and go, 'Yes, it is good to know what people are up to and where they're from,' because in that particular instance, it saved us. So, I learned a thing, and I give a, 'Yes. Got it. Thank you.'"

Rayner Will Have to Shorten the Distance Between Himself and the Discovery Crew

While it doesn't sound like we'll be getting any flashbacks to Rayner's time on the Antares Rennie believes that he'd spent a similar amount of time with that crew as Michael has with hers. "We didn't get to inhabit that, I get to make it up in my own mind," he said. "But for me, it was more like a pirate ship that I had. " While Rayner comes off as the more stubborn, stick-to-the-mission Captain between him and Burnham, Rennie doesn't think he was quite so strict on his own ship. He said:

"That's the way I perceived it. It wasn't some rigid, completely stoic, boss fest, but a little bit of a wild card ship. We're gonna go into things that nobody else wants to go into, or knows how to deal with, but we would. "

While the walls around Rayner are still pretty high, Rennie explained that we will see him "shorten the distance" he's put between himself and the crew of the Discovery. "There's a great bit, there's an episode where Burnham leaves me again to take control of the ship. There's an interaction with everybody in a certain way because they don't like me yet. [Laughs] And I need some help a little bit, but I've created a distance, and I have to shorten that distance between everybody." He went on to say there are plenty of "fun dynamics" to look forward to and Rayner's insistence on keeping everyone at arm's length will likely come back to bite him.

Star Trek has quite a long list of original alien species created for the franchise, and Rayner just happens to be a Kellerun, a race that hasn't been seen since Deep Space Nine . In classic Trek fashion, Kelleruns appear mostly human with the most visible difference being the shape of the ears. As he follows in the footsteps of the likes of Leonard Nimoy and any actor who has ever played a Vulcan or a Romulan, I asked Rennie about getting into prosthetics for the role. "Those guys are great. Rocky [Faulkner] was great, Nicola [Bendrey] was great." While it was certainly an extra step the process was brief enough that it didn't bother him to come to set a bit earlier than usual. "That was probably an hour, and I really didn't think about that enough to go, 'Oh, that's right. I have to get up earlier.' But I think we got it down to an hour and a bit for just the ears because there’s a lot of stuff on them."

Despite the agonizing wait of sitting in front of a mirror for an hour, Rennie noted that Faulkner and Bendrey made the make-up experience as fun as it could possibly have been. He said: "I don't love just sitting there looking at myself for an hour, but there's music and great company and coffee, and it became a really sweet part of the day, and then another sweet part of the day where I download. " It wasn't his first time getting into prosthetics, but his previous experience had been brief. After playing Rayner across an entire season, Rennie admitted by the end, removing the glue actually started to feel like you'd expect pulling costume glue off your ears to feel. "There was a point near the end where the glue-on, glue-off became quite painful for a while."

The Support of the Cast and the Fans Are Highlights of Rennie's 'Star Trek' Experience

While this is Rennie's first season on the show, it's the final bow for Star Trek: Discovery . When asked what he'd be taking away from this experience, he had nothing but high praise for the cast and crew. As a newcomer on a well-established show, jumping into the fifth season had a bit of a learning curve. "I found that coming into the show was difficult for me because it was unlike a show that I'd been on before. It was already very well established." He went on to say:

"I pat myself on the back because I made it through, and there was this wonderful group energy that helped me do that. The good naturedness of the show was something that I maybe haven't worked on. There was a wholehearted goodness about it, which was quite nice, which overlapped into how people treated each other and mutual respect. Also, I kind of blocked out all Star Treks in my mind, so I'm there not thinking of Star Trek history. I'm just doing scene-to-scene and working on this stuff, and then it finishes, and then I forget that there's an incredible vast following of the show that somehow you are now part of it like that. All of that, this is all relatively new to me."

As a new addition to an already established group, I pointed out that it seemed as though Rennie's experience mirrored that of his characters, and he agreed. "I'm excited for people to see the season. And then, coming into it playing, “I don't want to be liked. It doesn't matter if I'm liked. I'm there to do my job, like Rayner, and I'm doing it. And then there's the after-effect of an incredible fan base that seems to be very supportive ."

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Cyrano Jones

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Cyrano Jones was a licensed asteroid locator , prospector , intergalactic trader , independent scout , and, to Captain James T. Kirk , a general nuisance who lived during the mid- 23rd century .

From 2261 to 2268 , Cyrano Jones earned a marginal living as a trader buying and selling rare merchandise. Among his wares, Jones pawned articles such as Spican flame gems , Antarean glow water and tribbles . Four months before Stardate 4523, Jones was in the Klingon sphere-of-influence.

In 2268, Jones was present on the Federation Deep Space Station K-7 during the Klingon plot to control Sherman's Planet , having arrived on the station aboard his merchant starship , the Spacematic . He was responsible for the station's infestation with tribbles, which he was sentenced to clean up or face a twenty- year prison sentence for transporting a dangerous lifeform off its native planet . His sentence was expected to take 17.9 years, which Kirk cuttingly suggested can best be considered "job security" for the massiveness of the task. ( TOS : " The Trouble with Tribbles "; DS9 : " Trials and Tribble-ations ")

Jones managed to escape his sentence and made off for a Klingon planet where he illegally sold a number of tribbles.

In 2269 , while on the Klingon planet, Jones acquired a genetically-engineered Klingon tribble predator called a glommer , which he claimed under space salvage laws . He escaped the planet in a one-man Federation scout ship and was pursued by a Klingon battle cruiser commanded by Captain Koloth for causing ecological sabotage to the planet.

The USS Enterprise rescued Jones and a number of tribbles from his scout ship moments before the Klingons destroyed it. Kirk immediately arrested Jones for breaking the law for transporting animals proven harmful as well as for three violations of Federation mandates and forty-seven local ones. Jones, however, declared that they were safe tribbles that he had genetically-engineered for compatibility with humanoid ecology – they were incapable of reproducing .

Koloth contacted the Enterprise demanding they turn over Jones and the glommer, noting that they were even prepared to go to war if they had to. Kirk refused until Koloth explained that they needed the glommer Jones stole in order to grow more of them so that they could rid the Klingon planet of the tribbles Jones had sold on it, before it became completely overrun.

Kirk handed over the glommer to Koloth, and following the successful removal of the tribbles from the Enterprise , turned Jones over to the proper authorities. ( TAS : " More Tribbles, More Troubles ")

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Jones was played by actor Stanley Adams , who was one of three returning guest stars to portray the same character in both their original and animated appearances.

According to an early draft of "The Trouble with Tribbles", available in David Gerrold 's The Trouble with Tribbles , Cyrano's full name was originally Cyrano Day Jaymin. On the name, Gerrold noted that " [he] did not like this name at all when [he] wrote it, but [he] had not realized that the name Jones was once again available for this story. " The mini-bio that appeared in this draft of the script drew Cyrano in a slightly different light than he ultimately became:

"Cyrano Day Jaymin is a planetary scout. He locates planets for the Federation and is paid by the Federation according to the intrinsic value of each planet he reports. Most planets are gas giants like Jupiter , but still there are a great many Earth-type planets in the galaxy that need locating. The situation is roughly akin to gold-mining in California in 1840. Cyrano's success as a locator is evidenced by the fact that his clothes have an air of well-used shabbiness about them – but they are still flamboyant and colorful. He is a sort of faded swashbuckler."

Cyrano Jones (J.J. Abrams') credits for two songs in Star Trek

J.J. Abrams used Cyrano Jones as a pseudonym for two songs he created for Star Trek .

In TNG : " The Big Goodbye ", an illustration of Cyrano Jones was seen when Data was assimilating the Dixon Hill series of novels. This illustration was from the FASA RPG module The Federation . [1]

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FASA 's RPG sourcebook The Federation claims that Cyrano Jones was born on Deneva and that he has an adopted daughter named Hellena.

The short story "Honor in the Night" from the novella Shattered Light depicts an alternate universe where Cyrano Jones and his tribbles were all killed by an explosion on board his vessel while it was docked at K-7 in 2267. The explosion was caused by an accidental overload in the ship's impulse drive . Consequently, Arne Darvin 's sabotage of the grain quadrotriticale was never discovered (since there were no tribbles left alive to expose him), and the poisoned grain was shipped to Sherman's Planet, where it cost the lives of thousands of colonists.

Cyrano Jones of the alternate reality

The alternate reality version of Cyrano Jones appears in the Star Trek: Ongoing story arc Legacy of Spock . He is approached by Ambassador Spock on Deep Space Station K-7 to request transport to Romulus to discover the Empire's plans for eliminating the surviving Vulcans .

Cyrano Jones appears in the "Age of Discovery" expansion of Star Trek Online where he interacted with Starfleet officers while commanding the vessel SS Fortuna in 2256 .

Cyrano Jones is portrayed as a cat in Jenny Parks ' book Star Trek Cats .

External links [ ]

• Cyrano Jones at StarTrek.com
• Cyrano Jones at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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Kerry condon's skeleton crew praise already proves it's much different than any other star wars tv show.

Kerry Condon's praise for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew proves that the upcoming Star Wars TV show is vastly different from any of its predecessors.

• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will offer a unique, lighthearted coming-of-age story unlike any other in the franchise.
• Actress Kerry Condon praises the child actors and directors, promising viewers an innocent and playful experience.
• The show's perspective from children aims to fulfill George Lucas' original vision for Star Wars, breaking new ground in the galaxy.

Actress Kerry Condon's praise of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew promises viewers that the upcoming Star Wars TV show will be unlike any they have ever seen before. While most details about Skeleton Crew still have yet to be revealed, the general story is already unique to the Star Wars galaxy , as it will primarily follow a group of children - making it the first major Star Wars property to do so. Set in The Mandalorian era, this TV show is said to be a coming-of-age story, and now Kerry Condon has shared just how good this one-of-a-kind story is.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew: Cast, Story & Everything We Know

In speaking with Variety , Condon describes Skeleton Crew as " so innocent and playful and lovely ," which is already a breath of fresh air for Star Wars viewers. She accredits such praise to the child actors on the TV show, insisting that they are " kind of out-of-this-world good " and certainly rewarding to work with. Lastly, she gives a shout-out to some of the series' directors, including The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett regular Bryce Dallas Howard.

It’s so great. I don’t even have kids, but I’d pay to see this. I loved it. I loved being on it. There was something about it that was so innocent and playful and lovely. People say don’t work with kids or animals, but I don’t know about that. And also when children are good actors, they’re kind of out-of-this-world good. So watching some of the kids’ scenes, it was amazing. Jude Law’s in it and I’ve worked with him before. But it’s really adventurous and they got such great directors for each episode – the Daniels, Bruce Dallas Howard, Lee Isaac Cheung, David Lowery. It was a pretty amazing group. And of course, Jon Watts who created the whole thing.

Skeleton Crew Will Be Unlike Anything Seen In Star Wars Before

This lighthearted coming-of-age story is truly one-of-a-kind for the galaxy.

Condon's praise only further promises Star Wars audiences that Skeleton Crew will subvert all usual Star Wars expectations in a story that's different from any other. While all Star Wars projects have some strong thread of hope tied through their stories, many of them often go to very dark places along the way. Based on Condon's words, it seems that Skeleton Crew will be sticking with a more lighthearted view of the galaxy , which will allow viewers to see this universe through a child's innocent eyes.

Animated TV shows such as Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels are often credited with being similar in the way of following younger protagonists and maintaining an overall lighter mood, but even these shows certainly have their dark moments. From key character deaths to events such as Order 66 , these Star Wars shows have still drawn tears and horror from their viewers. Skeleton Crew , then, will truly fulfill a brand-new role if it manages to avoid having such dark themes amidst its overall hopefulness.

This story being told from the perspective of children accomplishes Lucas' vision in a very special way.

Either way, Skeleton Crew is breaking new ground for Star Wars while also evoking George Lucas' original vision for the franchise. As someone who wanted the Star Wars movies and TV shows to appeal to a family audience, this story being told from the perspective of children accomplishes his vision in a very special way. While its connections to the rest of The Mandalorian era characters and stories are still unknown, Skeleton Crew is already shaping up to be a brilliantly unique addition to the Star Wars franchise.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Source: Variety