Star Trek: Discovery lead Michael Burnham lost her parents to Klingons and became the first human to attend the Vulcan Science Academy. Star Trek: The Animated Series episode “Yesteryear” illuminates day-to-day life on Vulcan, revealing how Burnham grew up.
To understand Sarek, Spock’s father and Michael Burnham’s mentor in Star Trek: Discovery, Player.One takes a look back at Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Sarek.”
George R.R. Martin, author of A Game of Thrones, was turned down for a staff writer position on Star Trek: The Next Generation for a truly stupid reason.
To understand Michael Burnham’s relationship to Vulcan on Star Trek: Discovery, take a look back to Star Trek: The Original Series episode “Journey to Babel,” which introduced viewers to Spock’s father, Sarek.