In fact, there are so many spin offs that the first Star Trek series picked up the moniker “The Original Series” (or TOS for short) to distinguish it from the rest. But now there are several spinoff series, more than a dozen movies, a library’s worth of novels and novelizations, countless video games, merchandise, and much more. Interestingly, Albert Macklin ( Colm Meaney), Benny’s other white colleague, sells his book to a publisher while Benny is recovering from his injuries, though his stories haven’t been as resoundingly well-received as Benny's.When Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek first began airing in the 1960s, no one knew just how much the franchise would continue to grow over the years. For 15 years, Benny has been trying to get his big break in writing, and just when he thinks he’s made a difference, the powers-that-be destroy his dreams. But, in the end, the issue with Benny’s story is ‘pulped’ by Mr. Even Pabst is convinced by the change and promises to pay Benny for the story. Since Pabst believes the Deep Space Nine story could be incendiary, the Incredible Tales team comes together to suggest alternatives, until finally concluding that Benny turn it into a dream.
RELATED: 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' Actors Share BTS Details From Returning for 'Lower Decks'Īs editor and the man who has to answer to the higher-ups, Pabst is overly cautious-he’s a gatekeeper curating what the audience will enjoy without giving them a choice. Benny ends up recuperating at home for weeks and appears to have life-altering injuries, simply because he came between two officers and their bigotry. But instead of simply arresting Jimmy, the cops shoot him dead, and when Benny intervenes, they beat him almost to death. The trigger-happy cops eventually shoot Benny’s friend Jimmy ( Cirroc Lofton), a hustler who may (or most likely may not) have been breaking into a car. “Far Beyond the Stars” came out in 1998, and yet it feels like a reflection of today. For what? Instances of excessive policing, threats, and violence are daily news in the US. Benny encounters two particularly vile cops, Officer Mulkahey ( Jeffrey Combs) and Officer Ryan ( Marc Alaimo), who accuse Benny of stealing a sketch that belongs to him and even threaten to arrest him. The residents are plagued by police who are blatantly discriminatory. Benny lives in a predominantly Black neighborhood Uptown. The microaggressions that Benny faces at work are only compounded by the political situation outside. Racism permeates every echelon of society, as Willie’s story demonstrates. In Uptown people look at him with pride, that is unfortunately not the case elsewhere. But despite being a renowned baseball player, when Benny’s girlfriend Cassie ( Penny Johnson Jerald) asks why Willie hasn’t moved out of Uptown, Willie explains that he’ll never be accepted in the city, or treated like an equal. He’s clearly doing better for himself than Benny if his sharp suits are anything to go by. It’s interesting that Pabst doesn’t even think to make the request of Benny it’s almost as though Benny’s absence is a given, and he doesn’t deserve such courtesy.Ī running theme of the episode is Willie Hawkins’ ( Michael Dorn) exploits on the baseball diamond. Kay is rightly incensed, but then Benny asks if he should stay home as well. Fontana, who had to do the same, but also a reminder of how far the franchise has come.
Hunter to hide her identity-this is a direct reference to Star Trek writer D.C.
Kay is a female writer who writes under the ambiguous moniker K.C. And then he immediately turns to Kay Eaton ( Nana Visitor) and tells her to stay home the day of the photo shoot. Later, Pabst mentions that magazine readers want to know what the writers look like and hence they’ll be taking photos of them. In our first introduction to the Incredible Tales editorial room, Julius Eaton (played by Sudan-born British actor Alexander Siddig) is shocked to learn his white colleague Herbert Rossoff ( Armin Shimerman) is earning four cents a word for his stories. It’s obvious from the early moments of the vision that the world Benny inhabits is unequal, not just for him, but for others as well. Stone, and edited by Douglas Pabst ( René Auberjonois). Benny works at Incredible Tales, a science-fiction publication owned by the unseen Mr. In the vision, Sisko is Benny Russell, and his colleagues and friends from Deep Space Nine transform into characters in Benny’s life. “Far Beyond the Stars” is a heart-rending story of a Black man whose dreams of publishing a story with a Black lead are constantly quashed.
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