From Chris Snellgrove
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On paper you would probably assume that Star Trek and the Dalai Lama have little in common. After all, the former is the long-term science fiction franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, and the latter is the spiritual leader of Tibet. Everything it needed was an episode of The next generation Bring the best of both worlds (so to speak). During the film of the Star Trek: The next generation Season 3 episode “The Ensigns of Command”, Trek producer and actor got to know the retinue of the Dalai Lama and even took a photo with the data actor Brent Spiner.
Star Trek & The Dalai Lama
This is a story that was lost almost in time, but ironic was discovered thanks to a time travel film. While working on an article about Star Trek: First contactSalon author Jeff Greenwald began to hear rumors that the Dalai Lama had visited the set The next generation. It was a pretty wild rumor, but the fearless reporter knew that this famous monk had a telescope as a child and was interested in cosmology as an adult. Given the Sci-fi Franchise.
The most exciting part of this rumor was the claim that when he personally visited the Star Trek: The next generation Set, the Dalai Lama posed for a picture Brent SpinerThe best known for playing Android, data. Greenwald almost had the opportunity to settle this rumor when he received an unexpected gift. An unnamed one Voyager The employee had heard of the reporter who tried to put together this story and sent him the original photo film about Fedex.
As soon as Greenwald got the photo, he found that the rumors were only half wonder. The picture really shows the entourage of the Buddhist Monks, which the set of tours Star Trek: The next generation And to record a picture with Brent Spiner (which was a full costum and make -up data), but there was no signs of Dalai Lama itself. At that time, Greenwald thought it was a fairly fair bet that this iconic religious figure was a fan must be The next generation And that his full schedule simply stopped him from visiting the set personally.
While Jeff Greenwald had to work very hard to get this charming photo, many Star Trek fans had much easier to see this image of the dub of the Dalai Lama. This is because the picture was taken into the publication of “The Ensigns of Command” in Great Britain. However, if you didn’t have these ligaments over the pond, this picture is a big surprise, and it continues to inspire fans who rediscover it every year.
While Gene Roddenberry was very careful to record religion in Star Trek, newer shows like Strange new worlds I researched the more spiritual side of this famous franchise. However, as it turned out, even the golden age of the hike appealed no less than the Dalai Lama itself.
And this unexpected intersection of science fiction and spirituality has certainly fulfilled and brave the franchise motto, where Roddenberry’s dream had never been done before.
Source: salon
