Data Archives

When Brent Spiner was cast as Data, the android who became U.S.S Enterprise-D operations bridge officer on Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987, creator Gene Roddenberry envisioned a specific path for the character he sadly would never see realized in his passing in 1991, and fans wouldn't see final stage until 2023 on Paramount+'s[...]

Stine's Goosebumps, Briones spoke to Bleeding Cool about how she differentiated the synth roles in season one, what she learned from Data actor Brent Spiner who also played multiple roles throughout the series, and if there was any discussion about Spiner wanted his Data to share a scene with her Soji in season three in[...]

If you had a chance to check out yesterday's post, then you know that Star Trek: The Next Generation star Brent Spiner (Data or many more) is Michael Rosenbaum's (Smallville, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) guest on this week's episode of the Inside of You podcast Previously, we checked in on Spiner & Rosenbaum discussing[...]

One popular target as of late is Star Trek actors, with the recent one in Picard star Brent Spiner, who plays Data reprising his role from The Next Generation Despite the beloved android dying twice, the new hybrid built by Dr Alton Song, also played by Spiner, has multiple minds, including the benevolent lieutenant commander,[...]

The important cog in making the plan work was hooking up the experimental hybrid "Data" (Brent Spiner) to the ship's computer with his best friend from the U.S.S Enterprise-D Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), trying to enact the plan Executive producer and showrunner Terry Matalas discussed making it up to Next Generation fans who never[...]

Another cog in the wheel of this episode is the dynamic between LeVar Burton's Geordi La Forge, Mica Burton's Alana La Forge, and Brent Spiner's "Data" whose body is also shared by his evil twin Lore While some may say, "Why would you hook up the unstable android to the ship's computer?" My response is:[...]

The missing Enterprise-D alums in question are LeVar Burton and Brent Spiner, who played Lieutenant Commanders Geordi La Forge and Data, respectively, on the syndicated series The two spoke to Variety about their return to Picard and reflect on their TNG memories The following obviously contains major spoilers for the episode "The Bounty." LeVar Burton and[...]

Captain Benjamin Sisko and Data return to Star Trek, malongside T'Lir and Sato in a new Star Trek ongoing series, launching in October IDW is to relaunch one of the intellectual properties they still have with Star Trek #1, an series that crosses through the various iterations of the TV show, drawn by Ramon Rosanas[...]

The Soongs have had a long history throughout Star Trek lore stemming from actor Brent Spiner, who not only played the android Data, his evil twin Lore, and prototype B-4 but also their human creator in Dr Noonian Soong and his ancestors since Next Generation The actor reprised the role of the beloved android, who[...]

His primary role on the series is Data, the android Starfleet officer, who aspired to be more human He's also played his evil twin Lore, the prototype B-4, and his human creator Dr Noonien Soong, his past ancestor Dr Arik Soong on Enterprise, and most recently, descendent Dr Alton Soong on Picard Like his co-stars[...]

Cmdr Data Speaking with Inverse to promote his latest book Fan Fiction, Spiner confirms beyond a shadow of a doubt that Data will remain dead and not return, but he does offer a tease of what the next chapter of his life in Trek might bring. Brent Spiner as Dr Alltan Inigo Soong in Star Trek: Picard[...]

Commander Data, his evil brother Lore on The Next Generation, his incomplete clone B-4 in Nemesis (2002), but an entire family lineage of all the male members of the Soong family over multiple series including Enterprise and Picard While promoting his latest book, "Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir: Inspired by True Events," the actor spoke with[...]

Arguably the biggest season-defining moment was completing Data's (Brent Spiner) journey to become more human In his final conversation with his former captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), they catch up about what Picard's been through since the events of Nemesis (2002) and the survivor's guilt he harbored since Data's noble sacrifice. Brent Spiner in Star Trek:[...]

Star Trek: Picard executive producer Akiva Goldsman penned and posted an original and timely Admiral's Log entry that every fan should read.

The season finale of CBS All Access' Star Trek: Picard “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2” provided one of the most satisfying wrap-ups in franchise history. Not

Unlike her twin, Sutra has gold skin and the familiar yellow android eyes Data (Brent Spiner) had The lone human occupant of the planet is Dr Altan Inigo Soong (Spiner) Spiner played two other Soongs in TNG (Noonien) and Enterprise (Arik). "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1" — Episode #109 — Pictured (l-r): Isa Briones as[...]

The chemistry between Stewart's Picard and Brent Spiner's Data hasn't missed a beat since the TNG days There's also an amazingly choreographed fight scene with Dahj (Isa Briones), and I look forward to learning more about Alison Pill's Dr Agnes Jurati and how her knowledge of robotics will factor into the narrative. CBS All Access As far[...]

Commander Data in Star Trek: Nemesis, talked about how surreal it felt shooting his first scene in Picard with Stewart because he had to think of him as captain again instead of the dear friend he's known for so many years. "Sitting across from Patrick, it was the first shot of the series And we looked[...]

With "Star Trek: Picard" set to premiere on CBS All Access in a little more than a week, the streaming service has announced a second-season renewal.

We've got war-torn planets, imaginary (???) Data, "Borg-a-palooza", Dr Agnes Jurati (Alison Pill) looking mind-meldy, Romulans, and… Riker?!?   Last month, CBS All Access released a new set of preview images that gives fans a fresh perspective on the new (and some familiar) faces: Pictured (l-r): Patrick Stewart as Picard; Jonathan Frakes as Riker of the the CBS[...]

Did he take a position at Starfleet Medical teaching future doctors? Did he go world to world helping others suffering from epidemics? There's plenty of content out there that you essentially can turn this series into Trek's first medical drama. As for the name? Star Trek: Bones does have a nice ring to it. CBS Data A prequel series involving[...]

This is one of those times we are hopeful that a rumor [read, RUMOR] might possibly be true when it comes to Star Trek: Picard, the CBS All Access series starring Sir Patrick Stewart. According to We've Got This Covered, who source a now pulled story from Revenge of the Fans, Star Trek: The Next Generation star Brent Spiner may[...]

How very "Data" of him. Some bowlin' going on in "The Orville" season 2 episode 6, "A Happy Refrain"Photo courtesy of FOX Throughout the episode, you see Claire and Isaac trying to figure things out with each going back to their respective genders for further advice on how to proceed Rather Claire only has Kelly and Talla[...]

The actor has been cast in the recurring role of Vice President of the United States of America Baker, described as "an unlikely leader who will nonetheless step up in a big way when his country needs him." While the season is expected to address the growing anti-super power fervor, Supergirl will also pay respects to[...]

Each costs $5 and will be available on different days of the con. Also available are two Star Trek Cats patches, one of the Locutus and the other of Data and Geordi These will also run you $5 each at the booth Check out all five below! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img[...]

Literary and sci-fi fans gather at the Renaissance Hotel in Baltimore every Memorial Day weekend for Balticon, a decades old sf and fantasy convention.