Happy First Contact Day…need I say more.
On April 5, 2063, humans will make First Contact with the Vulcans in Bozman, Montana, because the ship ‘Phoenix’ created by Zefram Cochrane reaches warp 1 and the Vulcans notice, and decide to stop and make contact.
Celebrating today Wil Wheaton and Mica Burton hosted virtual panels and programming celebrating First Contact Day with actors and creators from the “Star Trek” universe. Today was also celebrating the 25th anniversary of the movie ‘Star Trek: First Contact.’
The best part of today’s programming was all the trailers and sneak peeks of the new seasons of Picard, Discovery, Lower Decks, and a few new images from Prodigy. Plus Q aka John de Lance returns is in Picard!
(Tweets from https://twitter.com/ParamountMovies/status/1379103138850820097, https://twitter.com/VulcanCounter/status/1379071329404588033, https://twitter.com/StarTrek/status/1379233643801931776, https://Instagram.com/StarTrek)
PANEL #1
April 5, 2021 12:00 PM PDT
Special Presentation
A special announcement and presentation by Patrick Stewart. John de Lance! Also a teaser of Picard season 2.
Hosted by Wil Wheaton with Patrick Stewart
PANEL #2
April 5, 2021 12:12 PM PDT
Revisiting “Star Trek: First Contact”
The cast of “Star Trek: First Contact” revisit the film’s importance and impact on Star Trek canon, 25 years after its premiere.
Hosted by Wil Wheaton with Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Alice Krige, and Jonathan Frakes
PANEL #3
April 5, 2021 12:46 PM PDT
First Contact Day: Creating First Contacts
There would be no “First Contact” without these panelists. These behind-the-camera experts discuss how the collaboration between creature design, make-up, costuming, photography, VFX, and more work to create the strange new worlds of Star Trek.
Hosted by Mica Burton with Gersha Phillips, Jason Zimmerman, Neville Page, and James Mackinnon
PANEL #4
April 5, 2021 1:14 PM PDT
Women In Motion
Our panelists look back at how Star Trek: The Original Series actress Nichelle Nichols helped pave the way for women of color on television and overall, her lasting impact on not only “Star Trek,” but science and culture.
Hosted by Mica Burton with Sonequa Martin-Green, Isa Briones, Dawnn Lewis, and Michelle Hurd
PANEL #5
April 5, 2021 1:52 PM PDT
Second Contact
Our panelists discuss how some of the hilarious B-stories from past series like Star Trek: The Next Generation paved the way for new iterations of “Star Trek,” including Star Trek: Lower Decks, the “Star Trek” franchise’s first animated comedy.
Hosted by Wil Wheaton with Paul F Tompkins, Mike McMahan, Jonathan Frakes, and Brent Spiner
PANEL #6
April 5, 2021 2:24 PM PDT
First Contact with Star Trek: Prodigy
Kevin and Dan Hageman are joined by Star Trek: Voyager’s Captain Kathryn Janeway herself, Kate Mulgrew, who is reprising her role in animated form in Prodigy, as they talk about the highly anticipated upcoming CG-animated kids series.
Hosted by Mica Burton with Kate Mulgrew and Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman
For more information https://www.startrek.com/firstcontact#panel-1
