{"id":54276,"date":"2021-03-30T17:39:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T00:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=54276"},"modified":"2021-03-30T17:39:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T00:39:41","slug":"celebrate-star-trek-first-contact-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2021\/03\/celebrate-star-trek-first-contact-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Star Trek First Contact Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 5, 2063, in the world of Star Trek, Vulcans made first contact with humans in Bozeman, Montana.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, April 5, Trek fans can celebrate First Contact Day online.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zREHpYlruz0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is the press release on the event: &#8220;<em>Paramount+<\/em> invites fans from around the world to a virtual celebration of <em>First Contact Day<\/em> on Monday, April 5. As depicted in the film <em>Star Trek: First Contact<\/em>, April 5, 2063 is the day that humans first make contact with Vulcans, marking a pivotal moment of exploration and acceptance in<em> Star Trek<\/em> history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The virtual event will honor and commemorate this future date by providing <em>Star Trek<\/em> fans exclusive programming, including themed panels with the cast and creatives from classic and current <em>Star Trek<\/em> television series and cast from <em>Star Trek: First Contact<\/em>, exclusive news from the <em>Star Trek <\/em>Universe on<em> Paramount+<\/em>, curated episode marathons, the return of the <em>#StarTrekUnitedGives<\/em> initiative and more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Additional information on free <em>First Contact Day<\/em> programming and initiatives can be accessed at <em>StarTrek.com\/FirstContact<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A follow up to <em>Star Trek Day, First Contact Day<\/em> is also a continued celebration of<em> Star Trek<\/em> creator <strong>Gene Roddenberry<\/strong> and the world he created and first introduced to audiences almost fifty-five years ago, championing diversity, inclusion, acceptance and hope.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So what&#8217;s on tap for Trek fans? Below is the full schedule:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Join hosts <strong>Wil Wheaton<\/strong> and <strong>Mica Burton<\/strong> for almost three hours of free themed virtual panels and programming that will feature cast members and creative minds from <em>Star Trek<\/em> as they discuss exploration, unity through diversity and new frontiers in the franchise, while offering exclusive sneak peeks into what\u2019s next in the <em>Star Trek<\/em> Universe on <em>Paramount+<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The panels will serve as the global centerpiece of <em>First Contact Day<\/em>, and each will uniquely honor the legacy and importance of the core values of acceptance and exploration in <em>Star Trek<\/em> while creating a memorable experience for fans. In addition, <em>Star Trek<\/em> updates, announcements and footage will be showcased throughout.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek: First Contact 25th Anniversary Panel<\/em>, featuring cast members <strong>Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner<\/strong> and <strong>Alice Krige<\/strong> as they discuss behind-the-scenes memories and the film&#8217;s importance twenty-five years after its premiere.<\/li>\n<li><em>Creating First Contacts Panel<\/em>, Costume Designer <strong>Gersha Phillips<\/strong> (<em>Star Trek: Discovery<\/em>), Senior Concept Designer <strong>Neville Page<\/strong>, VFX Supervisor <strong>Jason Zimmerman<\/strong> and Make-up &amp; Prosthetics Department Head <strong>James Mackinnon<\/strong> (<em>Star Trek: Picard<\/em>) come together in conversation about creating the incredible worlds of <em>Star Trek<\/em>, as seen in <em>Star Trek: Discovery<\/em> and<em> Star Trek: Picard<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Women In Motion Panel<\/em>, featuring <em>Star Trek: Discovery<\/em>&#8216;s <strong>Sonequa Martin-Green<\/strong>, <em>Star Trek: Picard<\/em>&#8216;s <strong>Michelle Hurd<\/strong> and <strong>Isa Briones<\/strong>, and <em>Star Trek: Lower Deck<\/em>&#8216;s <strong>Dawnn Lewis<\/strong> as they look back at how <em>Star Trek: The Original Series<\/em> actress <strong>Nichelle Nichols<\/strong> helped pave the way for women of color on television and overall, her lasting impact on not only <em>Star Trek<\/em>, but science and culture.<\/li>\n<li><em>Second Contact Panel<\/em>, <strong>Mike McMahan<\/strong>, the creator of <em>Star Trek: Lower Decks<\/em>, <strong>Paul F. Tompkins<\/strong>, the co-host of <em>Star Trek: The Pod Directive<\/em> and <strong>Brent Spiner<\/strong> and <strong>Jonathan Frakes<\/strong> of <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em> discuss how some of the hilarious B-stories from past series like <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em> paved the way for new iterations of <em>Star Trek<\/em>, including <em>Star Trek: Lower Decks<\/em>, the <em>Star Trek<\/em> franchise&#8217;s first animated comedy.<\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: Prodigy Panel<\/em>, series executive producers <strong>Kevin<\/strong> and <strong>Dan Hageman<\/strong> are joined by Captain Kathryn Janeway herself of <em>Star Trek: Voyager<\/em> and <strong>Kate Mulgrew<\/strong>, who is reprising her role in animated form in <em>Prodigy<\/em>, as they talk about the highly anticipated upcoming CG-animated kids series from <em>Nickelodeon<\/em> and<em> CBS Studios<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Fans worldwide will be able to livestream the <em>First Contact<\/em> Day panels for free at <em>StarTrek.com\/FirstContact<\/em>. The panels will also be available to stream for free in the U.S. on <em>PlutoTV<\/em> and <em>Paramount+<\/em>&#8216;s <em>Twitch<\/em> page.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After their initial airing, the panels will be available on-demand on <em>Paramount+&#8217;s<\/em> <em>YouTube Channel<\/em> and on <em>Paramount<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>#StarTrekUnitedGivesCampaign:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On April 5, for every person that tweets the hashtag <em>StarTrekUnitedGives<\/em> (<em>#StarTrekUnitedGives<\/em>), <em>Paramount+<\/em> will donate $1 to organizations who do the real-world work of championing equality, social justice and the pursuit of scientific advancements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Best of First Contacts Episodic Streaming Marathon, Presented by Paramount+ (9:00 AM PT\/12:00 PM, ET):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For fans based in the U.S. only, <em>First Contact Day<\/em> celebrations will kick off with part one of a streaming marathon of episodes featuring iconic first contacts from ten different <em>Star Trek<\/em> series. The marathon will pause for the duration of the <em>First Contact Day<\/em> global panels and will resume with part two after the panels conclude.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The Best of First Contacts<\/em> streaming marathon schedule on Monday, April 5 is as follows:&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9:00 AM, PT\/12:00 PM, ET \u2013 <em>Best of First Contacts Star Trek<\/em> <em>Episodic Marathon, Part 1<\/em> begins<\/li>\n<li>12:00 PM, PT\/3:00 PM, ET \u2013 Part 1 of Marathon Concludes; <em>First Contact Day<\/em> panels begin<\/li>\n<li>2:45 PM, PT\/5:45 PM, ET \u2013 <em>Best of First Contacts Star Trek Episodic Marathon, Part 2<\/em> begins<\/li>\n<li>6:00 PM, PT\/9:00 PM, ET \u2013 Marathon concludes; <em>First Contact Day<\/em> panels replay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The <em>Star Trek<\/em> episodes included in the <em>Best of First Contacts<\/em> streaming marathon are as follows:&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Star Trek: The Original Series: Season 1<\/em>, Episode 18 \u2013 <em>Arena<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 1<\/em>, Episode 1 \u2013<em> Second Contact<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 4<\/em>, Episode 7 \u2013<em> Little Green Men<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: Short Treks: Season 2<\/em>, Episode 6 \u2013<em>Children of Mars<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: Voyager: Season 4<\/em>, Episode 1 \u2013<em> Scorpion, Part 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: Discovery: Season 2<\/em>, Episode 2 \u2013<em> New Eden<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: The Animated Series: Season 1<\/em>, Episode 7 \u2013<em> The Infinite Vulcan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: Enterprise: Season 1<\/em>, Episode 6 \u2013<em> The Andorian Incident<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 4<\/em>, Episode 15 \u2013<em> First Contact\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek: Picard: Season 1<\/em>, Episode 8 \u2013<em> Broken Pieces<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The marathon of episodes will be available to stream for free at <em>StarTrek.com\/FirstContact<\/em> for viewers based in the U.S. only.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Official Star Trek Merchandise Sale:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The official <em>Star Trek Shop<\/em> is offering twenty percent off all merchandise, including special <em>First Contact Day<\/em> products. Please visit <em>https:\/\/shop.startrek.com\/<\/em> on April 5 to access and learn more about the sale.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>First Contact Day Social Opportunity For Fans:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Calling all <em>Star Trek<\/em> fans! On April 5, fans are encouraged to share their point of &#8216;first contact&#8217; with the <em>Star Trek<\/em> Universe, whether it&#8217;s a memory from when they first connected with a series or film or the moment they felt represented on screen. Use the hashtags <em>#StarTrek, #FirstContactDay<\/em> and <em>#FirstContact<\/em> for a chance to be retweeted by the official <em>Star Trek Twitter<\/em> handles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>#FirstContactDay<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Facebook: @StarTrekonPPlus, @StarTrek, @ParamountPlus<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Twitter: @StarTrekonPPlus, @StarTrek, @ParamountPlus<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Instagram: @StarTrekonPPlus, @StarTrek, @ParamountPlus<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 5, 2063, in the world of Star Trek, Vulcans made first contact with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2416],"tags":[10024],"class_list":["post-54276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fandom","tag-first-contact-day"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FirstContactDay033021.jpg",580,225,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FirstContactDay033021-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FirstContactDay033021.jpg",580,225,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FirstContactDay033021.jpg",580,225,false],"large":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FirstContactDay033021.jpg",580,225,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FirstContactDay033021.jpg",580,225,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FirstContactDay033021.jpg",580,225,false],"newsphere-slider-full":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FirstContactDay033021.jpg",580,225,false],"newsphere-featured":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FirstContactDay033021.jpg",580,225,false],"newsphere-medium":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FirstContactDay033021.jpg",580,225,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"T&#39;Bonz","author_link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/author\/tbonz\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/categories\/fandom\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Fandom<\/a>","tag_info":"Fandom","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54276"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54278,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54276\/revisions\/54278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}