Star Trek Monthly issue 38

Issue 38 of Star Trek Monthly was the issue.
==Contents==
;First Contact
:Darryl Curtis on Star Trek Monthlys third anniversary.
;The Best of All Worlds:
:*Rick Berman on current projects
:*Michael Piller – Star Trek IX to be "Heart of Lightness".
:*Trekkies gets positive reviews.
:*Report on the gala opening of Star Trek: The Experience.
:*In Brief…: Jeri Ryan voted Sexiest Star and Breakout Performer of the Year by TV Guide, Roxann Dawson gives birth, Cinescape places five Star Trek episodes in its top ten sci-fi episodes of the last 40 years, to be novelized, James T. Kirk's excursion jacket sells for $11,000 at auction.
:*; Lou Anders talks with Ronald D. Moore about the season to date, and elements that never made it to air (continues next issue); Ian Spelling speaks with Colm Meaney about .
:*.
;Interview – Robert Beltran – "Chakotay's Choice"
:by Sue Schneider.
;Come In Number One
:James Swallow looks at the role of first officer and the characters who took up that position.
:First Duty – a collection of quotes made by the four main first officers on various subjects.
:Ones to Watch – essential episodes for each series' XO.
;Interview – Jonathan Frakes – "Will Power"
:by Ian Spelling.
;Interview – Majel Barrett – "The First One"
:by Ian Spelling.
;Interview – Alice Krige – "Alice Back From Wonderland"
:by David Bassom.
;A Fistful of Data
:Tuvok's rank, can a saucer section combine with another Galaxys stardrive section?, Cetacean Ops.
;Book extract
:Pocket TNG: The Best and the Brightest.
:Includes brief introductions to the novel's characters.
;From the Replicator
:Polco Products' Star Trek car fresheners.
:Review of The Star Trek Encyclopedia - The Interactive Edition.
:US Update: Decipher's First Contact, The Fajo Collection & uncut sheets, SkyBox sells out of Original Series Season One set with 16,000 boxes sold.
:On Screen: individual release, The Next Generation rerelease volume 1.1, Deep Space Nine volume 6.3, Voyager volume 4.3; LaserDisc release of & .
:Competitions – VHS, The Making of Star Trek: First Contact
;Communicator
;Next Issue
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