[5](X) Essentially, the creative team wanted to deliver the message that we're "not in Kansas anymore." The Star Trek: Enterprise novel The Good That Men Do established that Section 31 was already aware of the existence of the mirror universe by 2155. This parallel universe coexisted with the prime universe in the same space, but on another dimensional plane. That was mentioned in passing by the guy at the guild." "It's arguable," Bixby explained, "that the mirror universe itself might be termed a 'character' [....] I'm not sure that the 'Mirror, Mirror' spin-offs will [result in financial compensation] unless the mirror universe itself can be deemed a character. Indeed, Spock predicted that in its current form, the Empire had 240 years before total collapse. (DS9: "Crossover", "Through the Looking Glass"), By 2370, Terok Nor was commanded by Intendant Kira Nerys, with Elim Garak as her second-in-command. However, he didn't see the entire scope of Deep Space Nine's mirror characterizations until he started working on the episode. We must go there for a [specific] reason." The mirror universe is mentioned a few times in the Deep Space Nine book trilogy Millennium. ("Before Her Time: Decommissioning Enterprise, Part Three: Final Approach", ENT Season 4 Blu-ray special features), In 2013, Simon Pegg jokingly theorized that the origins of the mirror universe crew from "Mirror, Mirror" might actually turn out to be depicted with the evolution of the alternate reality crew of the USS Enterprise from that universe, revealing that they are actually one and the same crew. "I'm sure Voyager will steal our thunder, and go in there," Beimler contemplated. "We can't just go over there and interfere with their culture just because we can," said Hans Beimler. Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu STAR TREK Mirror, Mirror Collection Storyteller Ornament. The mirror universe made an appearance in Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force, a video game released for PCs. But at least our [prime universe] people didn't come up with the way to do it. "That's not a good enough reason. I'm in the process of re-working that story now, and I'm in need of some ideas. Ira's very specific about this. (Starlog, issue #164, p. 48) Indeed, Bixby also said, "The universe I created was a very savage counterpart, virtually a pirate ship, into which I could transpose a landing party." (VOY comic: "Mirrors and Smoke"). Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, Star Trek: The Next Generation - Mirror Broken, Star Trek: The Next Generation - Through the Mirror, Star Trek: The Next Generation - Terra Incognita, https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Mirror_universe?oldid=2693669. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 151, p. 35), The mirror universe was intended to be featured in an ultimately undeveloped two-parter which was concocted in the hopes of enabling William Shatner to appear. [8], The mirror universe was further developed and explored in the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. ... Janeway felt as if the weight of the Universe was on her shoulders. It began with a series of six novels published in two books in 2007.The books featured one novel for each of the five television series plus the New Frontier series. For this reason they do not normally interact. Captain Jonathan Archer once stated that the Empire had existed for \"centuries\" as of 2155. A runabout from station Deep Space 9 entered the mirror universe following an incident in the Bajoran wormhole. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 509)) "I wasn't crazy about going back to the alternate universe," Ira Behr conceded. Harlan Ellison had proposed including a savage alternate universe in his original take on "The City on the Edge of Forever" and the parallel universe setting in the story that became "Mirror, Mirror" initially worried Robert Justman that it might be too similar to the antimatter universe from "The Alternative Factor". "Stylistically, I tried to carry that same theme through the episode, so that it had a really strong contrast to what happens on our side of the world, or our side of the universe or reality." When last seen, the rebels' march towards victory showed no apparent signs of slowing. (Cinefantastique, Vol. On further investigation Picard finds that in the mirror universe Achilles kills old King Priam after the death of Hector when asked to return Hector's body for funeral rites, instead of showing one moment of Humanity. The attempt failed, and Bareil returned to the mirror universe without the orb. In 2017, SyFy ranked this the fifth best mirror universe episode of Star Trek, which they note is a two-part episode and ties in with the lost USS Defiant spacecraft of the original series. It depicts an Empire Starfleet of the 2290s, and a crossover to the adventures of Captain Sulu on the ISS Excelsior. In this version of events, Nero (β)'s incursion results in a timeline where the Terran Empire conquers the Klingons in 2258, and James T. Kirk (β) recovers the Narada (β) from Rura Penthe (β). During the escape from Worf's ship, Garak was killed. A multitude of universes exist in the same physical space but have a different dimensional structure from one another. It [the extra time needed to portray the mirror universe] was not a surprise to me. With their help, he took control of the Charon, but he and his surviving followers were defeated by Emperor Georgiou and Michael Burnham. (Starlog, issue #213, p. 38), According to the writers and producers of Star Trek: Enterprise in a panel discussion at the 2005 Grand Slam XIII convention, the concept of featuring the mirror universe in ENT Season 4 had a long gestation period. The mirror universe seemed to be more than just another of infinite quantum realities, and was instead specially linked in some way to the prime universe, as its moral reflection or moral antithesis. "It looked unusual and immediately told the viewer he was in another world," stated Livingston, who devised the idea. It's fun to watch them do that." Unfortunately, once these reforms were complete, the Empire was unable to defend itself against the equally aggressive and powerful forces surrounding it. 2, p. 41) Speaking from the viewpoint of the mirror universe, he concluded, "There's very little interaction with our regular universe." As Kirk soon realized, however, the Tharn vessels didn't have shields to withstand a phaser blast and the Federation had no knowledge of phaser technology. (DS9: "Shattered Mirror"), In 2374, Intendant Kira sent a thief, Bareil Antos, to the prime universe to steal one of the Bajoran orbs, believing it would permit Kira to unite Bajor under her rule. With advanced Vulcan technology at their disposal, the Terran Empire expanded and conquered other races, including the Vulcans, Andorians, Tellarites, Orions, and Denobulans. [4](X) Coto further explained, "When we were playing with the idea we kept going back to the old 'okay, they're beaming over and they get transported there' thing [....] I hit upon the idea that why don't we just do the story in the Mirror Universe? Star Trek's Captain Janeway is Pirate Queen of The Mirror Universe Star Trek: Voyager followed Janeway’s attempts to return to Alpha Quadrant. Emperor Philippa Georgiou … Voyager will make her long-awaited return to the comic-book universe in October, when IDW Publishing releases the one-shot, Star Trek: Voyager: Mirrors and Smoke. he exclaimed. The physical properties of light may be different. According to the FASA role-playing games and The Best of Trek, the mirror universe diverges from the prime timeline around the Eugenics Wars, while DC Comics' The Mirror Universe Saga comics speculate the Earth-Romulan War was the point of divergence, with Earth having lost that war, and then embarking on a policy of conquest after overthrowing the Romulans (it is not known what kind of contact Sato's Empire had with the Romulans). In 2372, the rebels constructed their own version of the Defiant, but had trouble getting it to function properly. According to the novella "Age of the Empress", World War II occurred in the mirror universe, with Japan as one as its participants. For information on how to secure copies of IDW’s upcoming Star Trek series of Mirror Universe one-shots, please contact your local comic shop or visit www.comicshoplocator.com to find a store near you. You know, it's a hoot for them to break out of something that they have to normally play the same every week [....] And they chew the scenery and relish in it. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 74) Not intimately familiar with the TNG writers' room, Jonathan Frakes and the rest of the TNG cast were not made aware that there was any consideration of depicting the mirror universe on TNG. Sisko convinced his wife's mirror counterpart to defect to the side of the rebels. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 74), DS9's second visit to "the other side" was proposed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe to Ira Steven Behr and they proceeded to write the episode, "Through the Looking Glass", together. (. Seven made Janeway the ship's captain and the ship headed off to "right the Universe." 32, Nos. Ron Moore concluded, "I can see still going over there [as a possibility]." In a revised story outline (submitted on 2 March 1967), the universe contained a version of Rigel IV and a war which the duplicate Federation, including the alternate Enterprise, was losing against a race called the Tharn, to the point where surrender of the Federation was proclaimed as imminently necessary. (Information provided by Mike Sussman), The use of the mirror universe as the only setting of the "In a Mirror, Darkly" two-parter meant that aliens (such as the Gorn and Tholian species) which were otherwise prohibited from appearing on Star Trek: Enterprise, without violating canon, could be depicted in the two-parter. Connect all of the Hallmark Star Trek Storytellers ornaments—Captain James T. Kirk, Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu and Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, and the U.S.S. (Starlog, issue #119, p. 21) The notion of revisiting the mirror universe on TNG was actually pitched to the series many times, ever since it began. The earlier symbol closely resembles that of the United Earth government, depicting all of Terra's continents, though replacing a laurel of peace with an aggressive sword. The only element of the mirror universe he may have experienced trouble with – namely, filming scenes of the two Kiras interacting – was actually no problem for him, as Burton had already shot two Rikers in the TNG offering "Second Chances". During the encounter, Captain Kirk convinced the counterpart of his first officer, Spock, that the Empire could not sustain itself. 4/5, p. 73) His prediction turned out to be an incorrect one, as the alternate universe never appeared on VOY. 4/5, pp. Some of the best episodes of Star Trek result in a character jumping to a slightly different universe, and there are many examples of a main character seemingly dying in the line of duty. She sent Ezri Tigan, a Trill mercenary and Kira's lover, to the prime side to give Quark the ransom demand. "It's a brutal universe," acknowledged Robert Hewitt Wolfe, laughing. In 2375 whilst still in the vicinity of the Caretaker's Array, the ship met the Talaxian Neelix, who was persuaded to come onboard as a guide, only to realize he'd become a prisoner. Late that year or early in 2257, Lorca used Discovery's displacement-activated spore hub drive to return to the mirror universe. "These shows have to be shot in a certain style because it's an alternate universe," observed David Livingston. [7] Coto himself stated, "The mirror universe was a way, kind of, to expand old mythology, or touch on mythology without breaking canon, and that was gonna be our way to explore fun avenues that we weren't able to explore in regular universe." It came down to, did you want to spend half an act finding ways, or did you want to get in there and have fun? (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 95), Almost everyone working on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine enjoyed the "Crossover" episodes, which is how they generally referred to installments set in the mirror universe. The mirror Sisko had been killed in a skirmish with Alliance ships, and the rebels needed the other Sisko to win over Jennifer Sisko, Sisko's wife, who in the mirror universe was a scientist working for the Alliance. The alternate universe was deliberately depicted as "weird", such as by using skewed camera angles. Star Trek is heading back to the Mirror Universe and this time the Voyager crew is at the center. (DS9: "The Emperor's New Cloak"), The term "mirror universe" was first mentioned in full in DIS: "Such Sweet Sorrow", after having long been used by behind-the-scenes production sources, such as the Star Trek Encyclopedia. These works may contradict continuity as established in the television episodes, and are not considered canon. "You suddenly get to flip your character. Lorca was apparently killed, and Burnham and the Emperor were beamed off of the Charon before it was destroyed by Discovery. (These Are the Voyages: TOS Season Two), The mirror universe was drastically changed when Gene Roddenberry submitted a rewrite of the story treatment on 1 April 1967. Considerations which marked the mirror universe out from other myriad arbitrary quantum realities in relation to the prime universe include: While the precise physical basis for the moral symmetry between the Prime universe and the mirror universe remained unknown, there were some indications of divergent physical properties. These included a significant disarmament program. 72 & 73) Ron Moore considered the mirror universe as "just [a] wildly fun" setting, commenting, "It's a cool universe, and it's kind of fun to go over there and see the world turned inside out [....] If anything, you want to see more and more of that world [....] It loosens up the characters a little bit [....] The logic of this parallel existence, where all our people look exactly the same but play other characters, is tenuous at best. ("Section 31: Hidden File 08", DS9 Season 2 DVD special features), As for clothing the main characters in both "Mirror, Mirror" and "Crossover", many of the costumes were variations on the ones normally worn by the lead actors in their Star Trek roles. Sometime between 2155 and 2267, the symbol of the Empire appears to have been altered. Roddenberry had started to think of the mirror universe as analogous to a country under the political control of a fascist military junta. It is not clear when the Empire began. Personnel from the mirror universe also appear in the mission "Lost and Found", as well as the later missions "Temporal Reckoning" and "Ragnarok". He attempted to transport to his ship, the ISS Buran, but the transporter beam was caught in an ion storm and Lorca was transported to the prime universe. (Cinefantastique, Vol. Also, General Martok crafted an invasion strategy that would have involved moving the entire Klingon fleet to the mirror universe. He also recruited the Michael Burnham of the prime universe, though he hid his true origins and motivations from her. (DIS: "Despite Yourself"; ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly"; TOS: "Mirror, Mirror"), By 2257, the Terran Empire and the United Federation of Planets were aware of the existence of their respective opposite universe, and both chose to classify that information to prevent deliberate crossovers; the Federation was fighting a costly war at the time they learned of the mirror universe and Starfleet admiralty was afraid of desperate attempts to reunite with loved ones, and the fascistic Terrans feared Federation ideals would inspire rebellion. When the counterpart universe's USS Enterprise-E was located, Rutal sent Ensign Margaret Clark to spy on them, which resulted in Rutal and her minions crossing over universes to trap the Enterprise crew and steal the design of their vessel. One of the results appears to have been a lessening of the power of Japan's emperor, as the Kyoto Imperial Palace was turned into a tourist attraction. Production Designer Tamara Deverell recalled, "TJ Scott came in and said, 'We're going to the mirror universe,' and he said, 'Just give me some mirrored stuff everywhere.' The ship was then launched in 2374 under the command of Rutal. Babylon 5 and seaQuest DSV had previously used CGI to avoid the expense of models, but the Star Trek television department continued using models because they felt they were more realistic. It appears in in the mission "Jabberwocky", in which the player must return the mirror version of the Orb of Possibilities to that universe, while braving attacks from both the Cardassian True Way and the reformed Terran Empire. During the second novel, it was revealed that Dukat, possessed by the Pah-wraiths, has taken over the mirror Terok Nor, where he is awaiting a final confrontation with Kai Weyoun 5. Hans Beimler concurred, "I think it was a nice way to end the last alternate universe [episode], at least the last one we'll do." Star Trek: Mirror Universe is a novel series published by Pocket Books. (Starlog, issue #237, p. 74), There was obviously a temptation to go as far afield as possible with differentiating the mirror universe characters from their prime universe counterparts, though there were seemingly limits to this. Aboard Worf's flagship, Quark and Rom were imprisoned along with Zek upon discovering Kira's plan, only to be later rescued by Ezri as revenge against Kira for killing Brunt. (These Are the Voyages: TOS Season Two) In retrospect, referring to the murderous activities rife in the alternate universe, Marlena Moreau actress Barbara Luna half-jokingly commented, "We take that sort of thing lightly in the Mirror Universe." (DIS: "Despite Yourself", "The Wolf Inside", "Vaulting Ambition", "What's Past Is Prologue"), Lorca successfully impersonated his prime universe counterpart and in 2256 became captain of the USS Discovery. It is not clear if the mirror universe diverged from the primary universe at some point or always existed in tandem, mirroring events and peoples. Kira made arrangements with Worf, the regent of the Alliance, to obtain the prime universe's version of the Klingon cloaking device in exchange for Zek's return. [6] When interviewed, he explained, "We were going to continue on with the Mirror Universe, in a major way [....] Manny Coto […] had some big plans for the Mirror Universe." "We had talked about doing a mirror universe episode ever since we got into Season Four," recalled Manny Coto. Star Trek: Discovery — Georgiou Enters The Mirror Universe. Star Trek: Mirror Universe is a prose fiction series set in the mirror universe featuring characters from many Star Trek series. Burnham was subsequently believed to have been killed when her shuttlecraft was destroyed; Lorca was publicly blamed for her death. 32, Nos. The Dark Story of the Mirror Universe and the Terran Empire. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 645)) On the other hand, he admitted, "I know these stories are popular, though." (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 94) The writers were faced with a choice of how difficult (or easy) to make accessing the mirror universe. Advancement through assassination was commonplace. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 143)) "We were talking about the idea of doing a sort of a mirror universe," commented Robert Hewitt Wolfe, "and so, we started to imagine what that mirror universe would be like, if we put our people into it." Returning to the mirror universe was of paramount importance to Tiberius and thus, when Enterprise NX-01 arrived at the penal colony, he was excited by the prospect of it allowing him to journey back to that reality. [....] For example, on Page 11, Kirk says, 'We've got two theories: massive change in our normal setting, or we're someplace else.' The Original Series on Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Star Trek: Beyond (2016) Aside from a complete recasting of all the primary roles from the original series, the reboot Star Trek film series also specifically brought back Leonard Nimoy to reprise his role as Spock last seen in the Next Generation two-part episode Reunification for the first two films in the reboot series. By the mid-23rd century, the Terran Empire was the dominant power in the Alpha Quadrant. Quark, Rom, Zek, and Maihar'du were allowed to return to the primary universe for having aided the rebels' defeat of Worf, a major victory for the rebellion. (Cinefantastique, Vol. The producers' decision to set the entire installment in the prime universe meant Burton had little difficulty with directing the episode. (TOS: "The Tholian Web") By the early 2270s, the existence of these other realities could still not be proven logically, even though many of them were known to exist. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly") Archer tried to use the Defiant in a grab for power, intending to replace the emperor, but was betrayed by Hoshi Sato, who declared herself empress. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 143)) Director David Livingston relished the challenge, since "Crossover" was the first installment to revisit the location. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 75) Production Designer Herman Zimmerman noted, "It was more lighting and costuming than anything physical that we needed to do." While the mutiny was ultimately unsuccessful, Captain Forrest had no choice but to continue the mission, since the ship's helm had been locked on auto-pilot. One of the stranger locations that Star Trek keeps bringing its heroes back to is known as the Mirror Universe. The mirror Phlox noted that the "great works" of literature in both universes were roughly the same, except that their characters were "soft and weak" (except for Shakespeare), pushing back the latest possible date for a divergence to the 16th century.
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