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Rachel Hulshult

Star Trek Features Writer

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Author Details

Rachel Hulshult is a writer of Star Trek Features for Screen Rant. She has an MFA in Screenwriting from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She loves getting lost in imaginary worlds, and if she's not writing, she's probably reading a fantasy novel or watching a sci-fi TV show. She dreams of working on the bridge of the USS Enterprise, but writing about Star Trek is cool, too.

She owns too many books and worked in a public library for several years before deciding to pursue writing full-time. She has also written test prep articles and study guides for Study.com.

Industry Focus

Rachel didn't truly fall in love with Star Trek until college, but she has now seen every Star Trek show and film. The Next Generation is her favorite, especially the episodes featuring Data. Of the currently airing shows, Strange New Worlds is the one she loves the most, but the third season of Picard was also amazing.

Favorite Media

Star Trek is her favorite franchise, but she also loves Supernatural, The X-Files, Stargate, The Walking Dead, Survivor, and Marvel. If she's not watching or writing about one of these shows, she's probably playing video games and/or listening to Taylor Swift.

Latest Articles

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Patrick Stewart Made Picard A “Remarkable” Star Trek Character, Says TNG Showrunner

Captain Jean-Luc Picard became such an iconic character thanks to the phenomenal performance of Sir Patrick Stewart.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
TV Changed For The Better Thanks To Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation not only reignited the Star Trek franchise in the 1980s and 1990s, but TNG also changed the television landscape.

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Star Trek
10 Best Star Trek Quotes Of 2023

From passionate speeches to sarcastic quips, Star Trek developed some great quotes and memorable dialogue in 2023.

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Star Trek
Every Khan Family Member In Star Trek

Khan Noonien-Singh has long been one of Star Trek's most infamous villains, and Strange New Worlds has added to the tyrant's family tree.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Dr. Crusher “Lost All Her Positive Attributes” When She Returned To Star Trek: TNG, Says Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden felt Dr. Beverly Crusher was worse off as a character when she returned in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
10 Best Star Trek: The Next Generation Episodes To Hook New Fans

Star Trek: The Next Generation is one of the greatest sci-fi shows ever, and these 10 episodes will hook even the most skeptical of viewers.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Whoopi Goldberg “Begged” To Be On TNG, Star Trek Producers Thought She Was Kidding

Whoopi Goldberg's love of Star Trek: The Original Series prompted her to ask for a role on Star Trek: The Next Generation, which surprised producers.

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Star Trek
10 Best Star Trek Episodes of 2023 Ranked

Star Trek produced some amazing episodes in 2023, many of which will join the ranks of celebrated Trek classics.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Enterprise’s Holodeck Is Star Trek’s “Most Imaginative” Invention, Says TNG Producer

The holodeck gave the writers and producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation more freedom to tell different kinds of stories.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
World Famous Physicist Stephen Hawking’s TNG Appearance Explained By Star Trek Producer

With his Star Trek: TNG cameo, brilliant physicist Stephen Hawking remains the only person to appear as himself in the Star Trek franchise.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Troi’s Star Trek: TNG Arranged Marriage Mirrored Marina Sirtis’ Real Life

Deanna Troi actress Marina Sirtis revealed that one episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation hit very close to home.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
TNG Showrunner “Hated Gates”: Dr. Crusher’s Exit Explained By Star Trek Producer

Gates McFadden was asked to leave Star Trek: The Next Generation after season 1, and executive producer Rick Berman offers some insight into her exit.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Star Trek: TNG Plan To Make Geordi An Alien Revealed By Executive Producer

Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge almost had a very different backstory on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
5 Best Scenes In Captain Pike’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Kitchen

Captain Christopher Pike loves to cook for his crew in his kitchen on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, leading to some truly wonderful scenes.

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Patrick Stewart Refused To Wear Tights: Star Trek Writers Reveal Rejected First Contact Time Travel Ideas

The writers of Star Trek: First Contact considered several time travel periods, but Patrick Stewart nixed any ideas that would see him in tights.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
TNG “Was Absolutely Not Allowed To Use The Word Spock”, Says Star Trek Writer

One prolific Star Trek writer felt limited by the rules of early Star Trek: The Next Generation, when it came to referencing characters from TOS.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Jonathan Frakes Thinks The Borg Are “The Greatest” But Star Trek: TNG Producer Is Not A Big Fan

The Borg are the most popular villains in Star Trek: The Next Generation but Jonathan Frakes and producer Rick Berman don't see eye to eye about them.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
"Justice League Of Star Trek": Brent Spiner's Nemesis Sequel Plan

Brent Spiner and Star Trek: Nemesis screenwriter John Logan had an awesome idea for a fifth movie featuring the cast of Star Trek: TNG.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Majel Barrett Roddenberry Saw "No Future For Nurse Chapel" When Star Trek: TNG Began

Majel Barrett Roddenberry left Nurse Chapel behind when she joined Star Trek: TNG as Lwaxana Troi. Little did she know Chapel would return one day.

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Star Trek: Picard (2020)
Star Trek's Jeri Ryan Felt "More Connected" To Seven of Nine in Picard Season 3 Than Voyager

Seven of Nine's story arc in Star Trek: Picard allowed Jeri Ryan to connect more with the character than she had on Star Trek: Voyager.

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