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  1. Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

    Star Trek: First Contact: Directed by Jonathan Frakes. With Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton. The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.

  2. Star Trek: First Contact

    The titles Star Trek: Borg and Star Trek Generations II were even chosen as working titles for the film until Star Trek: First Contact was finally selected, ... Star Trek: First Contact premiered in American cinemas on 22 November 1996, number one at the box office. With a budget of around US$45,000,000, it opened nationwide on 2,812 screens at ...

  3. Borg history

    The history of the Borg shows the gradual development of the Borg species. The origin of the Borg is vague. What is known is by hearsay, brief contacts with Borg survivors, and even the Borg itself. The Borg originated in the Delta Quadrant. (Star Trek: First Contact; VOY: "Dark Frontier", "Dragon's Teeth") According to the Borg Queen, the species known as the Borg started out as normal plain ...

  4. Star Trek: First Contact

    Star Trek: First Contact is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Frakes in his feature film debut. It is the eighth movie of the Star Trek franchise, and the second starring the cast of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.In the film, the crew of the starship USS Enterprise-E travel back in time from the 24th century to the 21st century to stop the ...

  5. GALLERY: The First Contact With the Borg In Every Series

    The Borg, who faced off against Picard as Earth was close to making First Contact with the Vulcans, have been antagonists in multiple Star Trek shows throughout the franchise. We're counting down the multiple first contacts that the various crews have had with the Borg Collective over the years, from their first ever franchise appearance to their more animated side.

  6. Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

    Summaries. The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed. In the twenty-fourth century, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E has been ordered to patrol the Romulan Neutral ...

  7. Borg

    The Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation assimilate through abduction and then surgical procedure. In Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Voyager, assimilation is through injection of nanoprobes into an individual's bloodstream via a pair of tubules that spring forth from a drone's hand. Assimilation by tubules is depicted on-screen as ...

  8. Star Trek: First Contact

    Synopsis. 1996 • PG-13. Picard orders the Enterprise to follow the Borg back in time to stop them from destroying the Phoenix, Earth's first warp-speed vessel. Picard orders the Enterprise to follow the Borg back in time to stop them from destroying the Phoenix, Earth's first warp-speed vessel.

  9. Star Trek: First Contact

    The Enterprise and its crew follow a Borg ship through a time warp to prevent the Borg from taking over the Earth in a past era. Stuck in the past, Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) helps a pioneer ...

  10. Star Trek: First Contact movie review (1996)

    Brannon Braga. Ronald D. Moore. "Star Trek: First Contact" is one of the best of the eight "Star Trek" films: Certainly the best in its technical credits, and among the best in the ingenuity of its plot. I would rank it beside "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (1986), the one where the fate of Earth depended on the song of the ...

  11. Borg

    The existence of the Borg Queen was a controversial change made to the Borg during the writing of Star Trek: First Contact. While the writers had intended to stay true to the original concept of the Borg as a collective hive, they found it difficult to maintain the dramatic impact of villains without having a central face.

  12. Everything You Need to Know About the Borg Queen

    The first Borg Queen (Alice Krige) made her debut with Star Trek: First Contact (1996) as the Borg sought to erase a historical moment in Starfleet history ... In the episode "Dark Frontier" of Star Trek: Voyager, the Borg Queen believes Seven of Nine's presence is vital to their path forward in their approach to assimilate Earth, seeing value ...

  13. 5 Things We Learned About 'Star Trek: First Contact' On Its 25th

    Alice Krige needed 8 Borg wranglers to work in the Borg Queen costume. Alice Krige - who absolutely slayed in her role as the Borg Queen - spoke about how she got the role and what it was like ...

  14. Star Trek First Contact Set Up Voyager Vs. Borg

    The cameo appearances of two Star Trek: Voyager actors in Star Trek: First Contact helped pave the way for Voyager to tackle major Borg storylines. Star Trek: First Contact was the eighth film in the Star Trek movie franchise, and the second film to feature the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation.The movie's plot included the Borg as the main antagonists, revolving around Captain Jean-Luc ...

  15. 'Star Trek: First Contact': The Story Behind The 1996 Classic

    Jonathan Frakes, Brannon Braga, and more look back at 'Star Trek: First Contact' 20 years after the groundbreaking 1996 hit took 'Trek to new heights. In 1996, Star Trek was at its apex. On the ...

  16. Things You Didn't Know About Star Trek: First Contact

    After Star Trek: Generations, Paramount and Rick Berman were ready to get the next incarnation of a Star Trek movie with The Next Generation crew developed.The script went through several rewrites until it became Star Trek: First Contact.. The movie is about the crew from The Next Generation traveling back to the middle of the 21st century in order to stop the Borg from taking over Earth by ...

  17. Star Trek: First Contact

    The mighty Enterprise-E swoops in to show the rest of those Starfleet chumps how things are done - sparing the Borg cube from being Defiant-dented ⚠️ Techni...

  18. Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

    Star Trek: First Contact (1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Menu. ... Voice of "The Borg" (uncredited) Margaret Rose Flores ... stand-in: Marina Sirtis (uncredited) Robert Hollocks ... international marketing (uncredited) Alan McFarland ...

  19. Star Trek First Contact Borg Attack

    The crew attempt to enter Engineering and once they do, the Borg drones activate and attempt to assimilate the crew, which then fire phasors and abduct data

  20. Star Trek First Contact Encounter with the Borg

    Starfleet Admiral ordered Capt. Picard not to assist in the fight with the Borg, because of his experience of being assimilated, the bridge listens to the su...

  21. First contact

    The term first contact described the first official encounter between representatives of two races or governments. (Star Trek: First Contact) The first contact protocols of the United Federation of Planets and Starfleet are based on procedures long used by the Vulcans. (ENT: "Civilization"; SNW: "Strange New Worlds") Occasionally, the official first contact took place years or even decades ...

  22. One of Star Trek's Most Enduring Villains Was Created by a ...

    The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight ...

  23. 8 Star Trek Warp Drives (& Which Is The Fastest)

    In order to seek out new life and new civilizations, Star Trek starships generally use warp drive to achieve faster-than-light (FTL) travel, because sub-light impulse engines would not have reached any alien civilizations within a human lifespan. Zefram Cochrane's (James Cromwell) 2063 flight of the Phoenix, Earth's first warp-capable vessel, in Star Trek: First Contact attracts the attention ...

  24. Jonathan Frakes Interview: On 'Star Trek: Discovery,' 'Legacy' & More

    Michael Gibson/Paramount+. Jonathan Frakes has been directing episodes of various "Star Trek" series for the past 34 years, from his first episode behind the camera, "Next Generation ...

  25. Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

    OK, I knew I will have to "Introduce" Star Trek into "my library" at some point.I love the series, I love most Space Series and movies. I love Space and Spac...

  26. Borg Queen

    The Borg Queen was the name of the entity that existed within and served as the queen of the Borg Collective. An ancient being, the Queen has existed for many hundreds of years. (Star Trek: First Contact; PIC: "Surrender") In the event of her body's destruction, she would appear to be reincarnated with her personality and memories intact. (Star Trek: First Contact; VOY: "Dark Frontier ...

  27. 10 Best Star Trek: Voyager Episodes, Ranked

    A feature-length two-part episode, "Dark Frontier" brings the Borg Queen to television for the first time since the character was created for Star Trek: First Contact. It also reveals how Annika ...

  28. 'Star Trek: Resurgence' Now Available To Download On Steam And We Are

    Celebrating the new launch, the game receives a 20% discount on Steam for both the standard edition (regularly priced at $24.99) and the Captain's Edition (regularly priced at $29.99), which ...