

Mark Donaldson
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About Mark Donaldson
Mark has been with Screen Rant since 2022. He writes about and reviews a range of TV and movie genres, but specializes in Star Trek and Doctor Who.
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5 Star Trek: DS9 Actors Who Became Directors
Star Trek offered its actors the chance to direct via Rick Berman's "Director's School", and 5 Deep Space Nine stars graduated with flying colors.

Avery Brooks Said No, Jake Sisko’s Girlfriend In Star Trek: DS9 Can't Be Rom's Wife
Best known for playing Rom's wife Leeta in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Chase Masterson almost played Jake Sisko's girlfriend in DS9 season 3.

Patrick Stewart Loves A Sci-Fi Sitcom That Was A Star Trek: TNG "Rip-Off"
The show had Patrick Stewart reaching for his lawyer's phone number, but the Star Trek: The Next Generation star learned to love the TNG "rip-off".

Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry’s Vision Explained
Fans have argued for decades about whether Star Trek still honors the original vision of Gene Roddenberry. But what is that? And how has it changed?

The Orville Season 4: Will It Happen? Everything We Know
With The Orville's future in doubt following the season 3 finale, here's everything we know about season 4 of Seth MacFarlane's sci-fi comedy-drama.

Star Trek: Voyager Already Set Up Robert Picardo's Doctor In Starfleet Academy
Star Trek: Voyager set up Robert Picardo's Doctor as both a great teacher and a 31st-century citizen. Will Starfleet Academy continue this story?

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Makes 1 Spock And Chapel TOS Argument More Painful
The casting of Cillian O'Sullivan as Roger Korby in Strange New Worlds season 3 casts a terse exchange between Spock and Nurse Chapel in a new light.

Star Trek Needs To Cast 6 Doctor Who Actors
While a Star Trek and Doctor Who crossover episode remains a pipe dream, the franchise could still cast some beloved Doctor and companion actors.

Star Trek: Insurrection Almost Had Better Villains Until Patrick Stewart Said No
Patrick Stewart vetoed the inclusion of a more impactful villain in Star Trek: Insurrection, making the TNG movie less interesting as a result.

Star Trek: Section 31 Can Explain Where Chameloids Were During DS9’s Dominon War
Despite being ideal allies against the Changelings, the Chameloids were absent from DS9's Dominion War. Now, Star Trek: Section 31 can answer why.

14 Best Doctor Who Episodes To Win Star Trek Fans Over
With recent talk of a crossover at San Diego Comic-Con, Star Trek fans may be wondering about the best Doctor Who stories to watch as a primer.

Star Trek: DS9's 5 Mirror Universe Episodes Ranked Worst To Best
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine brought back the Terrans in a big way. But what is DS9's best Mirror Universe episode and which one deserves the Agonizer?

Could More Star Trek Legacy Characters Appear In Starfleet Academy?
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is set 800 years after the TNG era, but other legacy characters could Voyager's Doctor in the 32nd century.

Star Trek: DS9 Writer “Begged, Insisted, Screamed, Pleaded” For A Big Romulan Change
DS9 brought Star Trek's Romulans and the Federation closer than ever before as they united to fight the Dominion, but that wasn't the only big change.

As A Big DS9 Fan, I’m Excited for Tawny Newsome's Star Trek Live-Action Comedy
Tawny Newsome and Justin Simien are developing a brand-new Star Trek comedy series which could end up being an unlikely successor to Deep Space Nine.

Who Is Iman? Star Trek’s First Chameloid Shapeshifter Explained
Originated by supermodel and actress Iman, the Chameloids are coming back to Star Trek after 33 years. Where have the Chameloids been since 1991?

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Makes Pike’s Hair Memes Canon
A preview clip from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 screened at San Diego Comic-Con canonizes hilarious memes about the height of Pike's peak.

I Disagree That A Star Trek & Doctor Who Crossover “Must” Happen, But I'd Love To See It
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has said a Star Trek crossover "must" happen, which avoids the questions of why and where it should happen.