Theme Month: "Whodunit?, Part I"

Our characters tackle a mystery.

Episode: "Field of Fire" - DS9, 713

Airdate: February 10, 1999

Teleplay by Robert Hewitt Wolfe; Directed by Tony Dow

Brief summary: "After several crew members are murdered, Ezri summons the memories and personality of Joran Dax to help her find the murderer."

Background: Robert Hewitt Wolfe has 38 credits across TNG and DS9. He later went on to work on The Dresden Files, Andromeda, The 4400, The Twilight Zone, and more. Wolfe had left DS9 at the end of season five but returned at the request of his old writing partner, showrunner Ira Steven Behr, who needed someone to write an episode as the entire writing staff were busy with other scripts.

Tony Dow is best known for playing Wally on Leave It to Beaver for six seasons plus its subsequent revivals. Though he worked consistently as an actor for three decades, he also had a lengthy career as a writer, producer, director, and visual effects producer. He directed multiple episodes of Coach, Babylon 5, Swamp Thing, and more. He also served as the visual effects supervisor on Babylon 5.

Guest Cast: Art Chudabala (Ilario) was a character actor of the era who appeared in episodes of Picket Fences, Babylon 5, Walker Texas Ranger, JAG, Six Feet Under, Alias, and more, as well as the films Gleaming the Cube, Indecent Proposal, Strange Days, Crash, and War of the Worlds.

Marty Rackham (Chu'lak) was also a character actor who could be seen in episodes of Murphy Brown, Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, Sex and the City, and NYPD Blue.

Leigh J. McCloskey (Joran) also appeared in a VOY episode along with episodes of The Streets of San Francisco, Hawaii Five-O, Buck Rogers, Dallas, Hart to Hart, Murder She Wrote, Chicago Hope, JAG, The Young and the Restless, General Hospital, and many more. He is also an author and artist. (Previous Joran actor, Jeff Magnus McBride, was unavailable to reprise the role.)

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Field_of_Fire_(episode)

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Upcoming episodes in this Theme Month ...

• "Juggernaut" - VOY, 521

via @pikeshorse

“Those rumors. But Starfleet Investigative Services cleared him of any wrong doing.

I wonder if this will be readable in hi def?

And this sentence will take us off the end of the page in such a way that it ends in the middle of a very important thought. Unreadable biographical text goes here. It would be telling us vital information about the handsome fellow pictured to the right, but let’s face it, writing all that up for every single person would take more time than I care to spend. In the end, it will be so small, no one will be able to read it.

Instead, I will write sentences of sufficiently different lengths so that it looks like regular English usage.

See how nice and short that last sentence was? This will be a longer paragraph made up of several sentences, as if listing the many amazing accomplishments of the too soon departed Ensign Wallace. After all, Riker remembers him so fondly. He must have been a pretty terrific guy. I mean, sure there were”

Via TrekCore

pics via @portalrealm

Theme Month: "Whodunit?, Part I"

Our characters tackle a mystery.

Episode: "Necessary Evil" - DS9, 208

Airdate: November 14, 1993

Teleplay by Peter Allen Fields; Directed by James L. Conway

Brief summary: "An attempt on Quark's life re-opens a five-year-old murder investigation."

Background: Peter Allan Fields was a script consultant and story editor for a portion of TNG's run and a producer on DS9 for some of its run. He is credited with three episodes of TNG; ten of DS9. Outside of Trek, he worked on The Man from UNCLE, McCloud, The Six Million Dollar Man, Knight Rider, Jake and the Fatman, and Xena: Warrior Princess.

James L. Conway directed eighteen episodes altogether from TNG until ENT. He was also a writer, producer, and director on shows such as Smallville, Charmed, Supernatural, The Magicians, and more.

Guest Cast: Katherine Moffat (Pallra) also appeared in TNG's "The Game." She appeared in many TV shows and films in the '80s and '90s before retiring in 1998.

Max Grodénchik appeared as Rom in 34 episodes of DS9 and LD. He had three other roles in both TNG and DS9, and played a Trill ensign in deleted scenes from Insurrection. Outside of Trek, he appeared in Night Court, Tales from the Crypt, Sliders, The Drew Carey Show, Barton Fink, The Rocketeer, Apollo 13, Bruce Almighty, Six Feet Under, and more.

Marc Alaimo played Gul Dukat in 33 episodes of DS9, plus he played four other characters in episodes of TNG. He has had a lengthy career in both TV and film with roles in Barnaby Jones, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, CHiPs, Charlie's Angels, Wonder Woman, TJ Hooker, The A-Team, Hunter, Quantum Leap, The Last Starfight, The Dead Pool, and Total Recall.

Robert Mackenzie (Trazco) appeared in several shows of the '80s and '90s, including V, Hunter, Beverly Hills 90210, Quantum Leap, and others.

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Necessary_Evil_(episode)

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Upcoming episodes in this Theme Month ...

• "Field of Fire" - DS9, 713
• "Juggernaut" - VOY, 521

In 1968, Dr. Benjamin Spock was one of several convicted for abetting those avoiding the Draft. The sentence was appealed and a later court decision set aside the verdict. (pic via @pikeshorse)

Via TrekCore

... After doing some research, I found that Changan had been using that logo since 1957.

Found these with my dad’s old stuff. No idea how he got them and my mom isn’t sure either. Nothing else was with them.

Any idea how much these would be worth? Best place to get these authenticated? Any insight appreciated!!