The Future Of The Video Game... The Holodeck... Not Yet... But Sooon... - #VideoGame #Blog

Reg Barclay (Dwight Schultz) talking with, 'Professor Moriarity' on the Holodeck in, 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'!

Ok, so for those of you who don't know what the Holodeck is... Well it is an interactive room that was first introduced in the popular late 80s, early 90s TV series, 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'!

Now the idea behind it is this, you could basically design interactive simulations of any nature that you might want... And they could seem as real as you wanted them to be... You could be surfing off the cost of Hawaii, or fighting an intergalactic war!

Sounds awesome, right?

Well unfortunately we are not there yet... But soon... Here is what I mean...

Target practice on board Voyager's holodeck, 'How cool would that be? 

Ok, so first off let me say this... The biggest hurdle is this... Not all of the technology that is needed for this type of device is invented yet... But there is certainly some, that definitely can give us a good start!

First off, we do have holography... Star Trek level? No... But definitely Star Wars level... I mean I have seen a exhibit that a holographer did, about a dollar that looked so real, that when the exhibit said to try to reach for the dollar, I did... And wouldn't you know it, my hand went right through it!

And well folks, I can see how having holographic communications devices aren't exact very easy, (and probably fairly costly,) I can definitely see how they can be used, in that way, and how they could be used to make the first Holodeck Video Game System!

How awesome is this!

The only thing that hasn't been completely figured out is how to create a forcefield that is flexible enough to make the objects in the holodeck feel solid and permeable... But soon... I hope!

Book Of The Half: Star Trek: New Frontier Book 1! - #Writing #Blog #Book #Review

Star Trek: New Frontier Book 1... Definitely worthy of being the book of the half!

Now with Star Trek finally starting to settle in to it's own routine, I thought that I would recommend another Star Trek saga that may have had it's start in the 1990s, but definitely is one that is extremely well worth mentioning here... That is Star Trek: New Frontier Book 1 (1997)! 

You see this awesome story tells the tale of how after an alien empire that was huge collapses, Starfleet sends in one lone ship that is Captain's by a former freedom fighter and his crew to do the best they can to maintain the peace as old rivalries begin to flare! 

This book for all you Star Trek fans is definitely worthy of  being the best book of the first half of 2016!

Five Great Star Trek Authors!

These ships may have helped create a sensation both on this big screen and the small screen... But they also did a huge job in making their adventures fun to read as well! 

You know, I know I give a lot of love to Star Trek novels on this site, but it is not entirely unfounded... I mean a lot of people probably think of, 'Star Trek' and think of some sort of... Children's novel right...

Well they are not, they are thoroughly well written, with great engaging story lines... And so I thought that I would give special mention to five authors of Star Trek novels that I really enjoy and hope you might to!

These guys  are people who as it turns out have actually written a lot of Star Trek novels... So when I mention them, I will mention a specific novel that you should start with... Alright... Lets do this!

5. Ira Steven Behr

Ira Steven Behr is some one who has had a long career with, 'Star Trek'! 

Now as it turns out, this guy has had a long and storied career with Star Trek, having written a bunch of episodes for the various series, he also wrote: 'Legends Of The Ferengi', with Robert Hewitt Wolf! 

4. Keith R.A. DeCandido

Another legend in the field of written Star Trek! 

Keith R.A. DeCandido is another prolific writer who has written just a ton of Star Trek novels (as well as novels for other series as well...) But for him I am going to recommend: 'Articles Of The Federation'... Doesn't really have any of the crews from the other shows or movies, but it is still a lot of fun! 

3. Diane Carey

Diane Carey, her Star Trek books are a lot of fun!

Here is an interesting one, Diane Carey has written a ton of Star Trek fiction, and I have to say that her books truly are a lot of fun! And if you are looking for a place to start with her novels, then I do recommend the first Invasion! book, it is a blast! For more info on this novel, click here:

2. Dean Wesley Smith & Kathryn Rusch

Dean Wesley Smith & Kathryn Rusch... Two amazing writers who have produced some great Star Trek books!

The truth is, is there are an awful lot of truly awesome books these guys have written, but if you want to get started with their work... As well as the works of some of these other great authors, then check out the Star Trek: New Earth series, it is pretty awesome! 


1. Peter David

His work on the, 'New Frontier' series is a personal favorite of mine!

To be honest, this guy's work is pretty easy... Check out the, 'New Frontier' series... You won't regret it! 

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The World Wants Star Trek Back On TV

This cast may have started the phenomena, but now the world wants them back!

That's right folks, the franchise which started out on TV, and was later exported to the big screen in the late 70s in an effort to give the fans what they wanted, has been off the air since a moratorium was put on making new Star Trek TV series due to the lack of success of: Star Trek: Enterprise...

Well with the ten year anniversary coming up of the, 'moratorium', it looks the the desire for a new series to come back to the small screen has come to a feverish pitch, what with some of the original cast members from the older series making mention of the fact that they would either like to see a new series, or to revisit there old characters back on the air (including Michael Dorn (Who played, 'Worf' in both: Star Trek The Next Generation & Star Trek Deep Space Nine, working on a new series based around his character.)

It looks like Star Trek's, 'Michael Dorn' is trying to bring Worf back to the small screen!

And now it looks like according to: Digital Spy, with interest acoming from Bryan Fuller (Hannibal), and Battlestar Galactica's, 'Ronald Moore' expressing interest in bringing the series back to the small screen, that CW's President, 'Mark Pedowitz' has also expressed interest in seeing the show come back to the small screen!

Now before I go on, I should probably tell you that UPN used to own the programming rights to make new series on their channel, but when UPN went out of business the programming was shifted to CW.

Anyway, here is what Mr. Pedowitz had to say about making a new Star Trek series, "As a life-long Star Trek fan, I would hope to have Star Trek at The CW," Pedowitz told press at the TCA winter press tour. "[But] I have heard no discussion about it going out as a TV series at all."

Here's hoping...

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The Top Three Sci-Fi TV Series Have One Thing In Common

What can Star Trek and Stargate have in common with this motley crew?

That's right folks, and if you haven't already guessed it, there is one thing that Star Trek, Stargate & Battlestar Galactica all have in common...

That being rather directly or indirectly all of them in some way have to do with ancient pagan religions!

I doubt you would have thought that you would have heard these prolific science fiction shows used in that way... But it is quite true!

One of things that Star Trek, Stargate & Battlestar Galactica have in common is in the shows some of the characters worship pagan gods like, 'Ares' God Of War!

Lets take the most obvious one first, let's talk about Stargate...

Apophis (Played by: Peter Williams), is an example of one of the more famous ancient gods that played a prominent role in Stargate SG1

Stargate was a series that more so than the rest of the shows that I am about to mention, heavily utilized the ancient gods, but in this case the ancient gods were actually a parasitic race that forced human hosts to enslave ancient humans, and in the beginning of the series are the race that modern mankind fights against!

A scene from the remake of Battlestar Galactica that had to do with religious significance during their search for, 'Earth.'

And now Battlestar Galactica... In this show they may not actually show the deities... But Battlestar Galactica has to do with an ancient but technologically advanced race that was the predecessor of mankind on Earth.

Now this race followed the Greek Gods.

Commander Sisko confronting a Bajoran spiritual leader... The Bajoran religions having similar attributes to ancient Roman worship.

And finally with Star Trek... Now this one is a little bit different... You see, this series does not actually have characters that do follow the ancient human deities...

But with the series following certain elements of mankind through out time (I,e... The Romulan Star Empire, being modeled off of the, 'Roman Empire',) A lot of Star Trek's alien races religions follow elements of the ancient deities on Earth.

Spock And Dr. McCoy, Friend And Foe

Spock & Dr. McCoy... In there case, being opposites really have seemed to make them friends!

In Star Trek, still one of the most famous friendships in the history of the series is the friendship between Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), Dr. Leonard (Bones) McCoy (DeForest Kelley) & Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy)... As a matter of fact, through out the original series and the first three movies, these characters were more then just friends... You could go so far as to say that they were almost like brothers.

Well one side of the friendship, a side that has always been a little difficult for the characters I imagine, but has provided an unending source of amusement for fans of the first Start Trek series, is the rough friendship that Dr. McCoy and Mr. Spock had!

The really are friends!

What I mean by this is that these two characters tended to be polar opposites of each other (i,e... Dr. McCoy was the more emotional one, and Spock was always cool and calculated...) Well this led to an ending stream of oft times humorous (albeit short,) arguments, that was often stopped by Captain Kirk....

The reason that I mention this is because I thought that you  guys might enjoy some of the finer moments of these fights between two friends whose friendship would literally span space and time!

Technology From Movies That Scientists Are Working On Developing ForThe Real World

Someday... This could be a reality!

I don't know if I have told you guys this, but besides being a huge horror and science fiction fan, I am also a huge fan of technology! I mean if used correctly and appropriately, technology can benefit every one the world over, as well as make sure that the planet we live on is still the planet we live on!

With all of that said, I have noticed myself as time has gone on that there has been a very fascinating turn in inventions... That is that at least some inventors have headed in to the realm of, 'Science Fiction' or more directly to Movies and TV Shows when it has come to some of the inventions that these geniuses are working on!

A great example of this is the, 'Tricorder', now this is a device that was originally created as part of the TV/Movie series, 'Star Trek', it is a hand held scanning device that scan through just about anything that it has on record! Now this device once created in the real world, will have far reaching applications! It will revolutionize everything from, 'Science' to, 'Security' and even to, 'Medicine'... And you know what? Scientists are working hard to make it happen!

Seen at the top left hand corner is a tricorder that you could say is the first evolution of what will later become a fully functional real world tricorder that is on par with Star Trek!

As a matter of fact Qualcomm currently has one of their Xprizes listed for some one who has built a legitimate, 'Tricorder', and there is even an entire project dedicated to it's invention... And where as it is true, the Tricorder inherently has been invented... We are not quite at Star Trek level... But considering what is out there now... Forget about it! A huge evolutionary leap!

But there is so much more! I mean the Military is working with making robotic replacement limbs for  disabled Soldiers that have lost a limb in combat that as time goes on seem to be headed more and more toward becoming more like the robotic replacement that Luke Skywalker had from, 'Star Wars', then just the more customary prosthetic!

And I have also recently heard that NASA is beginning to look in to the potential for Warp Drive as well!

A NASA design for their Warp Ship!

The last one that I thought that I would mention here is, 'Teleportation'... Now I will be honest with you guys and say that when I first heard about this, I was pretty certain that this would never happened besides who would want to get their atoms scrambled anyway... Right?

Well the exciting news is that Scientists have been working for years to crack the code that may some day make, 'Planes', 'Trains' &  'Automobiles' obsolete!

There is so much more that I could say on this subject, but I thought that these might be a few things that might wet your whistle... And where as it maybe true that we may not be, 'Boldly Going Where No Man Has Gone Before'... Yet, but with the progress that Science is making... You never know!

Start Trek: Season 1 - Episode 7: 'What Are Little Girls Made Of' (1966) - TV Episode Review

Official Score = 3 Devils

Star Trek... Well so far so good, considering the cheesy as hell nature of this series, I am going to have to say that it still rocks, and maybe still near the top of the heap when it comes to the remake series and the various spin-offs that have come out since then,.. And I think that the main reason for this is the fact, that where as it is true that this series is cheesy as hell, the cast and crew made it fun by giving it an edge of reality/possibility, by not making the actual characters in the show say cheesy lines, and making them for the most part fairly believable, and fun!

And Episode 8: 'What Are Little Girls Made Of' (1966) is no different!

Written by: Robert Bloch (Psycho) & Directed by: James Goldstone (The Bride In Black), Starring: William Shatner (The Devil's Rain), Leonard Nimoy (Invasion Of The Body Snatchers), Majel Barrett (The Man In The Santa Clause Suit) & Michael Strong (Point Blank).

Captain Kirk will share a meal with his Android double in this episode!

You see, in this episode Nurse Chapel (Majel Barrett) had lost her fiancee a long time ago, and is pretty excited when he is found on a mostly frozen planet, but when the, 'Enterprise' and her crew get down there, they come to discover that not only is her fiancee there, but a small group of Androids are there with him as well! But Nurse Chapel's fiancee is not what he used to be, and if Nurse Chapel, and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise want to get out of their before it is to late, they are going to have to find out what happened to the good Nurses, 'fiancee' and what the cavern they are living in actually is, before it is to late, and they are replaced!

Kirk & crew are going to have to figure out what is going on in this frozen wasteland before it is to late and he is replaced!

 The best thing I think about this episode is the fact that it has to do with being forcibly replaced by Android doubles... This type of concept in Sci-fi horror movies (like the, 'Invasion Of The Body Snatchers' series,) rocks, and this episode is really not much different!

In the end, it is a fun & very worthy episode, check it out, you might like it!

Star Trek: New Frontier - Book 2: In To The Void (1997) - Peter David -Book Review

Official Score = 2 Devils

Over the years, since Gene Roddenberry (Earth: Final Conflict) first wrote, 'Star Trek', there has been a lot of new additions to the world of, 'Star Trek', to the point where over 50 years later it can almost be said that, 'Star Trek' is literally a different setup from what was originally produced back in the 60s (Considering the remake series, this can be said to be a very true statement...)

Well with all of this in mind, there is one series that should have gotten the coverage in both the world of movies, as well as it's own TV series, and that being... Star Trek: New Frontier!

Captain Mackenzie Calhoun with his crew!

Now this series is an awesome book series, and in the second novel, 'In To The Void', Peter David pretty expertly crafts the various stories of the crew of the U.S.S. Excalibur as she makes her way out in to the world for her first mission out in to the former, 'Thallonian Empire', including how the characters that had their start on Star Trek: The Next Generation begin to act as part of this new crew, 'Namely: Dr. Selar & Robin Lefler' begin to re-act as members of this new crew!

In the end, this new crew will have to figure out how to jell well together, because in the end... The fall of the Thallonion Empire will be a new Frontier for this crew, and well... This book in my opinion is not the most memorable one out there, it is definitely one worth checking out as you the reader goes through the series!

Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Invasion (Book 3) - Time's Enemy (1996) -L.A. Graf - Book Review

Official Score = 4 Devils 

Okay, so far I know that I covered a lot of the Star Trek (Invasion) mini-series... The truth is, is this series is truly spectacular!  It has the usual technical innovation, that I will say is awesome, as well as the potential for humanity to put there differences aside for the common good, and all of this wrapped in a story... That in the case of this series, and being a fan of Horror & Science Fiction, I have to say is a truly thrilling, and chilling good read, (I know... cheesy as hell, right? But it is true!

Now the first two of these books were pretty spectacular, and the truth is, is that it is pretty much a toss up between the Deep Space Nine version of this series and the original series version of this series (I mean both of these books are truly something that a Trekkie/Horror fan like myself has always hoped for!) But the thing that I did find to be fascinating about, 'Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Invasion (Book 3) - Time's Enemy (1996)' Is an aspect of the story that I almost never see in any media format (in movies, in books, or on TV,) but when I do... Man it is an amazing good time!

This book... I am going to say is truly a toss up between the first and this one as to which is the best of the series!

What I mean by this is the fact that this story has similar connections to the, 'Furies' that the previous books had, but in this edition we find out that the, 'Defiant' may have played a role in the battle to, 'oust' the Furies out of the Alpha Quadrant! This is found out when an ancient version of the Defiant is found adrift, and Captain Sisko and his crew are sent in to discover what it all means, and find out not only how this is possible, but what part that Sisko and his crew play, and when they play it!

In the end, this novel is blast for Trekkies, and I think if you are a Horror or Science Fiction fan, that you might like it as well!

Five Of The Most Recognized Intro Songs In Horror or Sci-fi Movie AndTV History

One of the things about movies and TV history is the fact that their soundtracks can almost become just as important (or in some cases more so,) then the movie or TV shows themselves!

With that in mind, and with the fact that I am a huge fan of all 3 mediums, I thought that you guys would enjoy these: Five Of The Most Recognized Intro Songs In Movie And TV History!

At number 5: The theme song to the TV show: 'Angel':

The cast of season 1... By the end of the series, most of them may have been gone, but none of them will ever be forgotten!

Now this one maybe the lesser of the lot, but for a time, even people who had never seen this show recognized this song, and thus I am going to have to give it to this one... And even with the show having been off for nearly a decade... Well it is still pretty easily recognized by fans of the show.

For more information on this song, please enjoy!

At number 4: The theme song to, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer':

The opening theme for, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer', another great song, from a classic Horror TV series!

The truth is, is that at this point it is probably pretty safe to say that this song may not be heavily recognized by the younger generation (I mean this show has been off the air for quite a few years now,) but in the late 90s, and really up till this show went off the air, this song was one of the more recognizable songs on TV!

For more information on this song, please enjoy!

At number 3: The theme song to, 'Halloween':

Besides being legend in horror movies, John Carpenter is also an accomplished musician who had scored the theme for, 'Halloween' (1978)!

Now I will be absolutely honest with you guys and say that this song is probably more for the Horror fans out there, but the truth is, (and I know this to be true, because I have known people who can't stand horror that have recognized this song,) but I am going to say that as far the world of horror goes, that this is probably one of the more famous songs in horror movie history!

For more information on this song, please enjoy!

At number 2: The theme song to, 'Star Wars':

The song that John Williams did for Star Wars... Well this song is probably one of the most famous songs in motion picture history!

Let's be honest... It is Star Wars... This song is one of the most famous songs in cinematic history to one of the most famous movies in cinematic history!

For more information on this song, please enjoy!

At number 1: The theme songs to, 'Star Trek':

The cast of the original series... They started a phenomena in TV & Movies as well as Music that will never be forgotten!

Alright, this one may seem a little obvious... Well some times the obvious choice is the best, and I am including all of the songs, because in all honestly, all of these songs, created the musical theme to the most famous entertainment franchise in American history!

Star Trek: Season 1 - Episode 6: 'Mudd's Women' (1966) - TV EpisodeReview

Official Score = 1 1/2 Devils 

Star Trek... I mean this show, even by todays standards is one of the best shows that has ever been created for Science Fiction in general, and all of it's subsequent spinoffs are frankly just as good!

The reason for this I believe is the air of possibility that it could actually happen based on the era in which the current form of Star Trek is being made... A great example of this is, 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'... This show had everything, the horrors of war, love, loss and tragedy, humor and joy, and everything else surrounding a community of people that are living on a space station!

Now admittedly, the original series took on a strong 'camp' feel to it... But I mean that was the sign of the times in Science Fiction at that time... It still had that aura of potential realism, in a time when mankind is exploring space!

Now you might be wondering why I mention this... Well honestly, the reason that I mention this, is because the latest episode of, 'Star Trek' has to do with one of man's oldest conundrums!

This episode, which stars: William Shatner (The Babysitter), Leonard Nimoy (Invasion Of The Body Snatchers), DeForest Kelley (The Night Of The Lepus), James Doohan (The Duke), George Takei (Heroes), Nichelle Nichols (Drones, Clones & Pheromones), Roger C. Carmel (Transformers: The Movie), Karen Steele (Marty), Maggie Thrett (The Devil's Brigade) & Susan Denberg (Frankenstein Created Women).

Captain Kirk trying to deal with mankind's oldest problems!

Now what I meant by this is that the Enterprise ends up picking up a man and his three traveling companions... Now at first everything seems fine with them... The guy is just escorting Eva McHouron (Karen Steele), Ruth (Maggie Thrett) & Magda (Susan Denberg) to a colony to marry men that are there...

Well there is something more sinister to this group, and as more and more of the men on board the Enterprise becomes hopelessly infatuated with the female guests, it will be up to the Enterprise crew to find out what is going on before they end up on the hook, and ole Harry Mudd (Roger C. Carmel), can take them for all they are worth!

Mudd's women may be a problem for Kirk's men, if they can't find a resolution!

Ultimately this episode is one that won't make much of a difference in the grand scheme of the series... But the truth is, is that it is pretty funny, and it does introduce a character, that even though he would never make it out of the original series, would still go on to be 1 of the top 10 star trek characters of all time, (I am talking about the shyster, 'Harry Mudd'!)

In the end, check it out, it might not be pivotal to the series, but you might have a few good laughs, and some times that is all it takes, eh?

Five Classic Songs From Five Classic Sci-fi TV Shows

Space 1999, A classic Sci-fi show with an interesting theme song!

I got to thinking about it recently, one of the things that TV stations and productions really do quite nicely is that they have made some truly amazing soundtracks... Primarily there theme songs! So I thought it might be a little bit of a fun reminder to you guys of some of those awesome songs!

At number 5: The X-Files:

At number 4: Star Trek: Deep Space 9:

At number 3: Harsh Realm:

At number 2: Battlestar Galactica:

At number 1: The Twilight Zone:

There are certainly more out there, but these I have found to be rather fun... And I hope you do to!

Star Trek: Invasion! Book 2: The Soldiers Of Fear (1996) - Dean WesleySmith And Kristine Kathryn Rusch - Book Review

Official Score = 3 Devils

You know they say that the sign of a good series, is one that keeps your interest in it all the way through (even when they have bad runs, you still keep going back for more... That sort of thing.) For me, I would have to say that, that would be, 'Star Trek'...

Even when the people who make Star Trek started producing dud movies, I still found myself interested to keep going, (fortunately there wasn't to many of those,) but there was one particular run that they did when I was a teenager that had both the elements of, 'Science Fiction' & 'Horror' in it that I found that I really liked... That being the, 'Invasion!' series.

A classic series that is worth giving a try, if you get a chance!

Most of the time in the world of Star Trek... Well it is mostly science fiction... In the case of DS9, they added an element of, 'War' to the series (which I do think kind of enhanced the whole experience really quite nicely, but they had never really dived in to the world of  Horror or Science Fiction... That was until the, 'Invasion!' series came out, and you may not think so, but getting a dose of horror in the world of Star Trek (which at the time was only the original series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, DS9 & Voyager...) but damn was it fun!

Imagine an episode of Star Trek, but the Halloween episode, where monsters of all sorts, come out to play with the crew of the Enterprise... And that is what you get!

And this saga was continued real nicely with: Star Trek: Invasion! Book 2: The Soldiers Of Fear (1996):

You see this next tale, tells the story of how decades after the original U.S.S. Enterprise had stopped the advancing invasion from an Alien race that after being exiled a millennium ago, had come back to try and re-conquer the territory that had once been there's... Well they are back, and they are literally putting, 'fear' in to people!

This time it will be up to Captain Jean Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise - D to stop this menace, before they can finally do what they failed to do a millennium ago!

In the end Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch do a great job in making a generally fun Science Fiction novel in to a scary good time... I would even go so far as to say that this book was so well written, that it could been turned in to a movie!

If you get a chance to sit down with this, do so... Read the first book first, but after that, dive in to this one, I doubt you will regret it... I know I didn't!

The History Of The Ships Of The Line Named, 'Enterprise'

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="330"] The Federation Starship, 'U.S.S. Enterprise NCC 1701 D' maybe the third of it's line, but it certainly is not the third to carry it's name![/caption]

If you are a Trekkie then you will have wondered at one time or another (at least when the shows and movies first started demonstrating this,) the history of the the name, 'Enterprise' as it relates to the ships of the line that have had this name!

So for you Trek fans, I thought that you guys might enjoy some of the most famous ships with the name of, 'Enterprise' from the real world all the way through the Ships of the line in the world of, 'Star Trek'!

So for the earlest best named one is the sloop, 'H.M.S. Enterprise'.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="490"] This maybe a scene from the TV show, 'Enterprise' but this ship really did exist in the 18th century.[/caption]

This ship which was originally a, 'baraca - longa' an 8 gun ship that was part of the Spanish Royal fleet in the 18th century... Now this ship would end up being captured and re-christened, 'H.M.S. Enterprise' and re-classified as a, 'sloop' in the British Navy.

This ship is the most likely ship to be the earliest recognized ship in the ancestral line... The reason being is that the earliest ship did not have any real information about it, but the fact that it was spelled, 'H.M.S. Enterprize' which is another way to spell the name of ship.

There was also a sailing frigate by the name of, 'Enterprise' that also sailed in one of the English speaking Navies in the 18th century... This ship is depicted in a painting that is being displayed in his, 'ready room' on his, 'Enterprise' in the 22nd century.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="399"] The English sailing ship, 'Enterprise' as represented in the drawing that is hanging in Captain Archer's ready room in the TV series, 'Enterprise'.[/caption]

And the next one is the U.S. Naval aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Enterprise (CV-6).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="443"] The U.S.S. Enterprise CV-6 would serve in the U.S. Navy during World War 2![/caption]

This ship served with distinction in World War 2! This ship would eventually be replaced by the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="376"] The U.S.S. Enterprise CVN - 65 would go on to replace the CVN 6.[/caption]

The first spacecraft to hold the now historic title of, 'Enterprise' was the NASA Space Shuttle, 'Enterprise' (OV-101).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="358"] The Enterprise OV-101 is the first space craft to be given the title, 'Enterprise'.... Even though it technically never left the, 'Earth.'[/caption]

Even though this ship was a test ship and never really made it to space, Benjamin Sisko (Played by: Avery Brooks in: 'Star Trek Deep Space Nine') had a desktop model of the ship as it docked with the, 'International Space Station'.

The next one... And this one is more heavily recognized as being a pre-Federation, post-modern spaceship, and this one is the, U.S.S. Enterprise (XCV 330)... This ship is one of the early truest, 'space craft', and it's representation can be seen all over the TV shows and the movies!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="473"] This ship... Even though technically never seen in the movie or TV series as an actual ship... It is still represented in pictures and what not through the series![/caption]

And this one would be the final pre-Federation, but one of the most famous, 'United Earth' Star Fleet ships, the, 'Enterprise' (NX-01). This is the ship that would be Captained by Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula), who would not only go on to be one of great Star Fleet officers of all time, but would also be one of the people who would help in the formation of the, 'United Federation Of Planets'!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="456"] Enterprise NX-01 would go on to be one of the most famous pre-Federation Starships of all time![/caption]

As for the first Federation Starship to be named, 'Enterprise' is the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC 1701).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="371"] The first Federation Starship to be named, 'Enterprise' and one of the most famous![/caption]

Now for the original version of this ship, this ship would be commanded by 5 different Captains starting with Rober April, and continuing with: 'Christopher Pike' (Played by: Jeffery Hunter in the show, and Bruce Greenwood in the reboot movies,) then, 'James T. Kirk' (Played by: William Shatner in the show and the original movies, and played by: Chris Pine in the re-boot series!) And after that for a short time, 'Willard Decker' (played by: Stephen Collins in, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)) and then, 'Captain Spock' (Played by: Leonard Nimoy in the original series, and Leonard Nimoy as, 'older Spock' in the remake movies, and by: Zachary Quinto in the remake movies!) and would go on to be one of the most pivitol Consitution-class vessels of all time!

As a side note, this concept drawing was never used, due to the fact that the, 'Star Trek: Phase II' TV series was never launched, we still thought you guys  might like this one anyway...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="487"] This is what the new, 'Enterprise' could have looked like if, 'Star Trek: Phase II' had been launched.[/caption]

After the destruction of the original Starship, 'Enterprise', a constitution class 'refit' ship would be given the title of, 'U.S.S. Enterprise' (NCC 1701-A), and would be given to Captain Kirk and his crew, and would be the final ship to bare the name, 'Enterprise' that would have a posted Captain Kirk in the, 'Captain's Chair'

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] The final ship to bare the name, 'Enterprise' that had Captain Kirk posted to command it...[/caption]

The next ship to bare the name of, 'Enterprise' is the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC 1701-B), and which would be the ship that lost Captain Kirk on it's maiden voyage... and would help with the creation of the plot for, Star Trek: Generations (1994).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="548"] The Enterprise NCC 1701 B as it is about to start it's maiden voyage...[/caption]

The U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC 1701-C) is the next ship of the line, and would actually up to the time in which this ship appeared would be the first Federation Starship, 'Enterprise' that would be seen the least of the entire series...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="448"] This ship is probably the least of almost any of the rest of the ships named, 'Enterprise' in the series![/caption]

You see this ship would respond to a Klingon distress call, and would come to help the trouble Klingon base, but would ultimately be destroyed... When it was accidentally sent to the future, it would also serve in the creation of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701D) and it's arch nemesis, 'Sela', after, 'Tasha Yar' goes back in time with the, 'Enterprise C', so that it can still be destroyed, and Tasha ends up getting pregnant by a Romulan man when she is held captive!

This next, 'Enterprise' we all know and love, that is the, 'U.S.S. Enterprise' (NCC-1701D):

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="393"] The Enterprise - D![/caption]

This ship would be the central piece of, (Star Trek: The Next Generation)... But would go on to be destroyed in, Star Trek: Generations (1994).

And the last one of the original universe is, 'U.S.S. Enterprise' (NCC-1701 E):

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="296"] This would serve to be the last regularly recognized Starfleet vessel named, 'Enterprise' in the series to date.[/caption]

Like Captain Kirk, Captain Picard (Played by: Patrick Stewart in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'), would be given a second vessel named, 'Enterprise' when he got the new Sovereign class, 'U.S.S. Enterprise' (NCC-1701E).

As an interesting side note, I was watching a special about the auctions that were being done for a ton of Star Trek memorabilia a few years ago, and it turns out that the model for the, 'Saucer Section' of the Enterprise D, is the same model used for the Enterprise E, it was just turned upside down and made to look a little different!

Now there is an, U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-J), but since this ship is used in a now destroyed time line from the show, 'Enterprise', I am going to skip that one...

For the mirror universe, 'Enterprises' as well as the alternate versions of this ship... Don't worry, that blog is coming!