{"id":19073,"date":"2021-03-30T14:21:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T19:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=19073"},"modified":"2021-03-30T14:21:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T19:21:41","slug":"join-paramount-for-a-first-contact-day-celebration-on-monday-april-5-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/30\/join-paramount-for-a-first-contact-day-celebration-on-monday-april-5-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Paramount+ for a First Contact Day Celebration on Monday, April 5 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19074\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/star-trek-first-contact.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/star-trek-first-contact.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/star-trek-first-contact-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Virtual First Contact Day Celebration Will Commemorate Pivotal Moment of Exploration and Acceptance in &#8220;<em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8221; History, first depicted in &#8220;<strong><em>Star Trek: First Contact<\/em><\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Paramount+ invites fans from around the world to a virtual celebration of First Contact Day on Monday, April 5. As depicted in the film &#8220;<em>Star Trek: First Contact<\/em>,&#8221; April 5, 2063 is the day that humans first make contact with Vulcans, marking a pivotal moment of exploration and acceptance in &#8220;<em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8221; history. The virtual event will honor and commemorate this future date by providing &#8220;<em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8221; fans exclusive programming, including themed panels with the cast and creatives from classic and current &#8220;<em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8221; television series and cast from &#8220;<em>Star Trek: First Contact<\/em>,&#8221; exclusive news from the Star Trek Universe on Paramount+, curated episode marathons, the return of the #StarTrekUnitedGives initiative and more.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2027618652\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zREHpYlruz0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A follow up to <em>Star Trek<\/em> Day, First Contact Day is also a continued celebration of &#8220;<em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8221; creator Gene Roddenberry and the world he created and first introduced to audiences almost 55 years ago, championing diversity, inclusion, acceptance and hope.<\/p>\n<p>First Contact Day virtual programming and initiatives include:<\/p>\n<p>FIRST CONTACT DAY GLOBAL PANELS (12:00-2:45 PM, PT\/3:00-5:45 PM, ET)<\/p>\n<p>Join hosts Wil Wheaton and Mica Burton for almost three hours of free themed virtual panels and programming that will feature cast members and creative minds from &#8220;<em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8221; as they discuss exploration, unity through diversity, and new frontiers in the franchise while offering exclusive sneak peeks into what&#8217;s next in the <em>Star Trek<\/em> Universe on Paramount+.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2711191172\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The panels will serve as the global centerpiece of First Contact Day, and each will uniquely honor the legacy and importance of the core values of acceptance and exploration in &#8220;<em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8221; while creating a memorable experience for fans. In addition, &#8220;<em>Star Trek<\/em>&#8221; updates, announcements, and footage will be showcased throughout.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The First Contact Day themed panels and panelists are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Star Trek<\/em>: First Contact 25th Anniversary Panel, featuring cast members Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and Alice Krige as they discuss behind-the-scenes memories and the film&#8217;s importance 25 years after its premiere.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Creating First Contacts&#8221; Panel, Costume Designer Gersha Phillips (STAR TREK: DISCOVERY), Senior Concept Designer Neville Page, VFX Supervisor Jason Zimmerman and Make-up &amp; Prosthetics Department Head James Mackinnon (STAR TREK: PICARD) come together in conversation about creating the incredible worlds of &#8220;Star Trek,&#8221; as seen in STAR TREK: DISCOVERY and STAR TREK: PICARD.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Women In Motion&#8221; Panel, featuring STAR TREK: DISCOVERY&#8217;S Sonequa Martin-Green, STAR TREK: PICARD&#8217;s Michelle Hurd and Isa Briones, and STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS&#8217; Dawnn Lewis as they look back at how &#8220;Star Trek: The Original Series&#8221; actress Nichelle Nichols helped pave the way for women of color on television and overall, her lasting impact on not only &#8220;Star Trek,&#8221; but science and culture.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Second Contact&#8221; Panel, Mike McMahan, the creator of STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, Paul F. Tompkins, the co-host of &#8220;Star Trek: The Pod Directive&#8221; and Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes of &#8220;Star Trek: The Next Generation&#8221; discuss how some of the hilarious B-stories from past series like &#8220;Star Trek: The Next Generation&#8221; paved the way for new iterations of &#8220;Star Trek,&#8221; including STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, the &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; franchise&#8217;s first animated comedy.<\/p>\n<p>STAR TREK: PRODIGY Panel, series executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman are joined by Captain Kathryn Janeway herself of &#8220;Star Trek: Voyager&#8221; and Kate Mulgrew, who is reprising her role in animated form in PRODIGY, as they talk about the highly anticipated upcoming CG-animated kids series from Nickelodeon and CBS Studios.<\/p>\n<p>Fans worldwide will be able to livestream the First Contact Day panels for free at StarTrek.com\/FirstContact. 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The marathon will pause for the duration of the First Contact Day global panels and will resume with part two after the panels conclude.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Best of First Contacts&#8221; streaming marathon schedule on Monday, April 5 is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 9:00 AM, PT\/12:00 PM, ET &#8211; &#8220;Best of First Contacts&#8221; Star Trek Episodic Marathon, Part 1 begins<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 12:00 PM, PT\/3:00 PM, ET &#8211; Part 1 of Marathon Concludes; First Contact Day panels begin<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 2:45 PM, PT\/5:45 PM, ET &#8211; &#8220;Best of First Contacts&#8221; Star Trek Episodic Marathon, Part 2 begins<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 6:00 PM, PT\/9:00 PM, ET &#8211; Marathon concludes; First Contact Day panels replay<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; episodes included in the &#8220;Best of First Contacts&#8221; streaming marathon are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Star Trek: The Original Series: Season 1, Episode 18 &#8211; &#8220;Arena&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 1, Episode 1 &#8211; &#8220;Second Contact&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 4, Episode 7 &#8211; &#8220;Little Green Men&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Star Trek: Short Treks: Season 2, Episode 6 -&#8220;Children of Mars&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Star Trek: Voyager: Season 4, Episode 1 &#8211; &#8220;Scorpion, Part 2&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Star Trek: Discovery: Season 2, Episode 2 &#8211; &#8220;New Eden&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Star Trek: The Animated Series: Season 1, Episode 7 &#8211; &#8220;The Infinite Vulcan&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Star Trek: Enterprise: Season 1, Episode 6 &#8211; &#8220;The Andorian Incident&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 4, Episode 15 &#8211; &#8220;First Contact&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Star Trek: Picard: Season 1, Episode 8 &#8211; &#8220;Broken Pieces&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The marathon of episodes will be available to stream for free at StarTrek.com\/FirstContact for viewers based in the U.S. only.<\/p>\n<p>OFFICIAL &#8220;STAR TREK&#8221; MERCHANDISE SALE<\/p>\n<p>The official Star Trek Shop is offering 20% off all merchandise, including special First Contact Day products. 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Use the hashtags #StarTrek, #FirstContactDay and #FirstContact for a chance to be retweeted by the official &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; Twitter handles.<\/p>\n<p>#FirstContactDay Facebook: @StarTrekonPPlus, @StarTrek, @ParamountPlus Twitter: @StarTrekonPPlus, @StarTrek, @ParamountPlus Instagram: @StarTrekonPPlus, @StarTrek, @ParamountPlus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual First Contact Day Celebration Will Commemorate Pivotal Moment of Exploration and Acceptance in &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; History, first depicted in &#8220;Star Trek: First Contact&#8221; Paramount+ invites fans from around the world to a virtual celebration of First Contact Day on Monday, April 5. 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