Star trek to introduce mirror universe khan in 2020. Kirk and several officers from the uss enterprise in 2267. Canceled star trek episodes we never got to see screenrant. In the mirror universe, the crew of the iss enterprise is fighting rebels who oppose the terran empire when they discover the tholians have captured a. In the mirror universe, archer commandeers the 23rdcentury defiant from the tholians and uses it in a nefarious power grab. Between these various canon productions, the mirror universe was the basis of many novels and comics. Ds9 continued to explore the mirror universe in several episodes, and some years later, the series enterprise also explored the mirror universe in the, in a mirror, darkly twoparter. With scott bakula, john billingsley, jolene blalock, dominic keating. In a mirror, darkly ent 4x1819 established that the terran empire already existed 102 years before dsc. In 2009 the series continued in an anthology of twelve short stories, shards and. Episodes 18 and 19, in a mirror, darkly parts 1 and 2 and heres another easter egg for the faithful. Mirror universe is a prose fiction series set in the mirror universe featuring characters from many star trek series. The solicitations include two new star trek comic books.
It began with a series of six novels published in two books in 2007. Enterprise, as well as a sevenpart storyline of discoverys inaugural season, when the captain of the u. It was a place the franchise would return to in five episodes of deep space nine and a twoparter on enterprise. Star trek enterprise in a mirror, darkly opening titles. Deep space nine episode trials and tribbleations this episode, when released, served as the sequel to the 2005 star trek. It also established that the mirror timeline diverged at least as far back as first contact, 91 years before that, when instead of greeting the vulcan visitors in peace, zefram cochrane killed one and then led a raid on their ship. It was visited again for multiple episodes of both star trek. In a mirror, darkly is the eighteenth and nineteenth episodes of the fourth season of the american science fiction television series star trek. A transporter accident places captain kirks landing party in an alternate universe, where the enterprise is in the service of a barbarically brutal empire. The next generation sequel to a tos episode that had been suggested so far, in which the enterprise returned to the parallel universe.
Enterprise also featured a twoepisode story set entirely in the mirror universe, without any of the prime universe cast. Enterprise is an american science fiction television series that originally aired on the upn network from september 26, 2001 to may, 2005. In fact, it almost has a timeline of its own as rich as the prime reality of trek. The original series first ventured into the mirror universe in season 2s mirror, mirror, when four members of the enterprises crew are switched. The books featured one novel for each of the five television series plus the new frontier series. Warrior princess featured a mirror universe where hercules is randomly evil and has a goatee and ares, god of war, is a. It was a place the franchise would return to in five episodes of deep space nine and a twoparter on enterprise as the years went by and the franchise changed, we saw the mirror world.
The twopart episode in a mirror, darkly actively eschewed the traditional good guys go to the evil universe story which had continued after mirror, mirror on several episodes of. Through all the depictions of the mirror universe, the versions of characters that. Sisko is kidnapped and forced to impersonate his deceased mirror universe counterpart in order to convince. In the mirror universe, spock faces a choice that determines the future of the terran empire. Mirror universe star trek expanded universe fandom. Enterprise twists humanitys history in the mirror universe, revealing that we lean into our baser, more selfish instincts than create the utopian world that star trek represents in its main. Kirk and several officers from the uss enterprise in 2267, though in reality already encountered by the uss. Throughout season 1 are numerous spooky abandoned spacecraft and vulcans are weird storylines with scripts here and there. Mirror universe memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki.
The mirror universe was a parallel universe widely recorded as first being visited by james t. It tells three different stories that take place in the mirror universe of each star trek series. The most interesting aspect of the entire book, all three stories told by different writers, is that they joyfully mine star trek history, each with a little. Deep space nine the history of the mirror universe during the 22nd to the 24th century has been shaped largely due to influence from the. Archer of the terran empire enterprise sparks a mutiny to investigate an anomaly in tholian space in this alternateuniverse tale inspired by the star trek episodes mirror.
Ds9 also featured a number of mirror universe episodes star trek. Star trek has been the paragon of science fiction stories for decades. Archer has proposed that the ship head into tholian space, where a mysterious vessel has been captured. The mirror universe has been visited in one episode of star trek. It resembles the fictional universe in which the star trek television series takes place, but is separate from the main universe. A look through star treks mirror universe boing boing. Until the episode extinction towards the start of the third season, the series was called simply enterprise without the star trek prefix. The mirror universe was later revisited in episodes of star trek. The readers of star trek magazine voted in a mirror, darkly the best episode of star trek. Enterprise in a mirror, darkly tv episode 2005 imdb. Star trek ds9 mirror universe defiant attack duration. It was a place the franchise would return to in five episodes of deep space nine and a twoparter on enterprise as the years went by and the franchise changed, we saw the mirror world evolve, as well as more.
Bryan fullers star trek disovery take on the mirror universe. In the earliest days of star trek, networks were uncertain about the franchises cerebral approach to scifi space exploration however, the stories and characters have kept us coming back season after. The mirror universe is the informal name for a parallel universe, so named because many people and places are opposites of their counterparts in our universe, with evil replacing good and vice versa. Star trek enterprise season 4 episode 18 in a mirror, darkly part 1 and 2. In the mirror universe star trek enterprise youtube.
Season 1 after starting with the excellent broken bow, quite possibly the strongest of any star trek series opener, most season one scripts are quite thin of plot andor highly derivative. In the mirror universe, an amoral, imperialistic version of the enterprise crew is led by captain forrest and his treacherous first officer, archer. Star trek will continue to explore the mirror universe in 2020. The episodes aired on april 22 and 29, 2005, and featured the entire enterprise crew from the mirror universe.
As with so many nowiconic star trek conceits, the mirror universe started with a single oneoff episode, in which transporter interference from an ionic storm spits kirk, uhura, scotty, and mccoy out into a parallel universe from their own. Star trek continues e03 fairest of them all youtube. The mirror universe is a parallel universe in which the plots of several star trek television episodes take place. Enterprise in their 40th anniversary reader poll, published in december, 2005. No commercial exhibition or distribution is permitted. In place of the united federation of planets they find the terran empire, where mutinous, evil twins of their fellow crew members. The mirror universe has a long history in the star trek franchise, and now is a great time to catch up on the relevant episodes for discovery. Mirror universe episodes in star trek by universe1701 created 04. Ranking every mirror universe episode of star trek syfy wire. Every series has brought adventures well known for their excitement, poignancy, and intellectualism. The original series episode mirror, mirror showed us a parallel world with an empire instead of a starfleet and united federation of planets.
Enterprise twoparter in a mirror, darkly and in a mirror, darkly, part ii, which themselves. Star trek mirror universe glass empire is such a book. In a mirror, darkly saw the alternate enterprise crew serving the empire, crushing rebels, and discovering the u. Discovery has an overarching plot involving the mirror universe, exploring both character and science. Kirk, enterprise takes place during the early pioneering days of deep space exploration, when interstellar travel is in its infancy and the united federation of planets is still decades away. In the mirror universe, commander archer mutinies against captain forrest in.
Enterprise tvpg action, adventure, science fiction, aliens tv series 2001 set in the 22nd century, nearly 100 years before james t. Star treks mirror universe is one ofhell, themost famous parallel universes in science fiction history. It was released on region one dvd in the united states on november 1, 2005. Cinefantastique magazine also named it and the second part, in a mirror, darkly, part ii as one of the top ten television episodes of 2005. Star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by cbs studios inc. Everything we know about the timeline of star treks. In a mirror, darkly was first released for home viewing as part of the star trek. Idw publishing released its march 2020 solicitations earlier this week. Archer believes the ship may contain the technology that would be valuable to the terran empire.
Archer and his crew explore space and discover human innovationexpanding technologies as. Enterprise had a twopart mirror universe episode called in a mirror, darkly. Watch these mirror universe episodes before star trek. Discovery, captain gabriel lorca, played by jason isaacs, is found to hail from the terran timeline. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with cbs, paramount pictures, or any other star trek franchise, and is a noncommercial fanmade film series intended for recreational use. In the mirror universe, the crew of the iss enterprise is.
Why didnt star trek tng explore the mirror universe. The series aired for 98 episodes across four seasons, centering on the adventures of the 22nd. Bryan fuller talks about his original mirror universe plan. Star trek has an ongoing motif of the mirror universe the mirror universe is an informal name for a parallel universe first recorded as visited by james t. Star trek enterprise in a mirror, darkly opening titles hq enterprisenx01. In the mirror universe, the crew of the iss enterprise is fighting rebels who oppose the terran empire when they discover the tholians have captured a vessel from the future. Deep space nine made three more journeys into the mirror universe in the episodes shattered mirror, resurrection, and the emperors new cloak. In subsequent episodes, phlox john billingsley would discover the reason why some klingons lack cranial ridges thus solving a vexing star trek mystery, and in a mirror, darkly marked and eventful return to the mirror universe from the original series episode mirror, mirror, for what coto aptly describes in the bonus featurette as.
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