A character from the Transformers universe
A extremely ruthless, ambitious, and treacherous Decepticon with a cowardly streak, Starscream serves as the right hand of Megatron, but always seeks ways to overthrow him and take command of the Decepticons for himself. Starscream's transform-mode is an F-15 Eagle; he is the Decepticon's Aerospace Commander and leads the small band of jet...

Universe
Starship Troopers is a first-person, military science fiction narrative novel written by Robert A. Heinlein, following the journey of one Juan 'Jonnie' Rico from recruit to officer during the an interstellar war between Humanity and 'the Bugs;' a race of intelligent arthropods which have colonised many worlds. The novel explored ideas such as suffr...

A book from the Starship Troopers universe
The original novel which is vastly different from the 1997 Paul Verhoeven film.

Film
A much maligned film, Starship Troopers is a movie about going to war in the 90's just as Hienlen's book was about going to war in the 50's. Society has changed a little in the intervening 40 years and so there's a different tale to tell. Watch the opening sequences. Earth is a happy, productive but hideously overcrowded place. People ar...

Universe
A successful franchise including five TV series and numerous films, Star Trek is one of the best-known sci-fi universes in history. The Star Trek galaxy is our own Milky Way, several hundred years in the future. The stories are centered on ships and individuals from the United Federation of Planets, and their interactions with the many t...

A videogame from the Star Trek universe
The first well-recieved Realtime Strategy game set in the Star Trek universe. Specifically, the game is set after Star Trek Insurrection, and features the voices of Picard, Worf and Martok. In the post-Homeworld era, the game was seen as something of a disappointment, the combat taking place over a 2-dimensional plane...

A videogame from the Star Trek universe
Overview: Star Trek: Armada II is the sequel to the successful videogame Star Trek: Armada. The game was an evolution of the original, featuring many fan-requested improvements, such as greater 3d movement and the ability for ships to use warp drive. Additionally, planets could now be colonised and mined for resources. Their gravity we...

A TV series from the Star Trek universe
Long oppressed, the planet Bajor's occupation by the Cardassians finally draws to a close at the beginning of DS9. This leaves the Cardassian space station Terok Nor available for the Federation to administer. Commander Benjamin Sisko is assigned to command the station and help prepare Bajor for Federation membership....

A videogame from the Star Trek universe
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars is a tactical strategy game that is placed during the two DS9 seasons long Dominion War. The player can choose to fight for freedom with the Federation and the Klingons, or fight for the domination of the Alpha Quadrant, as the Dominion and the Cardassians. Each race has 6 starship classes, and a ...

A TV series from the Star Trek universe
Set prior to The Original Series, Enterprise follows the crew of the first Warp 5 capable starship as humanity strikes out into the unknown. The first two seasons of Enterprise were generally derided for being 'more of the same'. The series lacked any strong continuity (for example, useful technology picked up earlier in th...

A film from the Star Trek universe
After the pivotal Next Generation episode 'The Best of Both Worlds', fans were desperate for more Borg. Season 5's 'I, Borg' and the two parter 'Descent' that bridged Seasons 6 and 7 took the Borg in new directions before we really had a chance to get to know them. First Contact changed all that, and in some w...

A film from the Star Trek universe
Once described as a 'torch-passing fest', this film brings together Kirk and Picard in a somewhat halfhearted manner. With a laundry-list of checkboxes to fill, this film had a lot of work to do, and achieves it with varying success. Spoilers follow. As well as introducing the Next Generation cast to a feature fi...

A film from the Star Trek universe
Leonard Nimoy took the director's chair for this third film in the franchise. His character's vastly reduced on-screen role meant he did not have the difficulty of directing himself, something he would face later in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. This third film sets a sombre tone right from the beginning, with Kirk brooding over his fri...

A film from the Star Trek universe
After the stark and sterile Motion Picture it was decided that a more 'human' approach was needed. Star Trek II reinforces the character relationships seeingly absent from the first film, and embraces the increasing age of the characters, whereas before it had been studiously avoided. The film's plot centres arou...

A film from the Star Trek universe
Not a popular pick among fans, Insurrection is very much like an episode of the TV series. Like Generations, the crux of the plot revolves around the safety of a group of aliens. In this case, they aren't very alien, just Amish. The evil Son'a want to inhabit the planet because of it's rejuvinating properties. The Federati...

A film from the Star Trek universe
After the emotional third film, Star Trek IV was a breath of fresh air. Beating all the previous Trek films in tems of profit, cinema audiences lapped up the humour and lightness of the fourth film. Forced to go back in time to retrieve a pair of humpbacked whales in order to repopulate the species in the 23rd Century, Kirk...

A videogame from the Star Trek universe
Overview: The first Mad Doc game since Star Trek: Armada II, Star Trek: Legacy owes much to Star Trek: Bridge Commander. The gameplay involves directly controlling a single starship, with the option to switch between up to three other vessels. The controls are arcade-like, and while movement was allowed in all three dimensions, the mov...

A film from the Star Trek universe
Overview: Star Trek's 11th film will be a 'reboot' of the franchise, restarting continuity from the Kirk, Spock and McCoy days in the original series. Beyond rumour, little is known about the film's plot at the moment. Cast: Chris Pine of The Princess Diaries 2 and Just My Luck is set...

A film from the Star Trek universe
The final screen journey of the Next Generation crew, Nemesis was mauled by critics and fans alike. In fairness, there is a lot to like about this film, and depending on your disposition, you may see past the faults. As it stands, however, those faults run deep. Star Trek II was cited as the goal fo...

A book from the Star Trek universe
Started before the first Star Trek film was announced, this book contains designs of other Federation ships and installations not depicted in the series at the time. It also has an exhaustive list of starship names and dates of construction. The book is presented as 'classified' information found in 1970, having got into milit...