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The Tears of the Singers is a Pocket TOS novel – #19 in the numbered series – written by Melinda M. Snodgrass . Published by Pocket Books , it was first released in September 1984 .

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• This is the only Star Trek novel by Melinda M. Snodgrass . She was later a story editor and writer on Star Trek: The Next Generation .
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Melinda Snodgrass is an author and a screenwriter. She wrote several episodes of  Star Trek: The Next Generation , including "The Measure of a Man," "The Ensigns of Command," and "The High Ground." She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

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• Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek (September 22, 2000)
• Length: 256 pages
• ISBN13: 9780743419703

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Book Review: Tears of the Singers by Melinda Snodgrass

Melinda Snodgrass wrote a Star Trek novel in which Uhura and her cranky, Beethoven-esque, musical genius boyfriend try to stop evil hunters from clubbing magical singing baby seals.

Don’t get me wrong; it’s actually pretty good as far as Star Trek books go, especially if you can keep reminding yourself that it was written in 1984, when a future full of super-advanced synthesizers and “Computer Tapes” seemed plausible.

There’s a bonkers spatial anomaly that is basically eating the galaxy between Federation and Klingon territories. Spock figures out there is some kind of musical pattern to it but doesn’t have the musical skill to translate. Coincidentally they are on a starbase where there’s a musical genius, Guy Maslin, who is short, ugly, and as cranky as Beethoven but also as idolized as…Justin Bieber? One Direction? (what are the kids listening to these days?)

Kirk drafts him into Starfleet because he refuses to help, even though Maslin has a medical condition that means stress can kill him. Maslin holds proto-American Idol-style auditions (he is totally Simon Cowell) to get a crack team of musicians together. And he and Uhura fall in love over their shared appreciation for music.

They get to the anomaly and it turns out to be around a planet where these hunters have been killing these man-sized, singing, seal-like creatures, to harvest these crystals made out of their tears when they die. Everyone quickly figures out the aliens (the Taygetians) are sentient and also telepathic. 

But the Klingons also arrive, commanded by Kor (who has a kick-ass new wife, Kali), who is facing a mutiny if he doesn’t attack the Enterprise. The rest of the book is about Maslin’s team trying to learn more about the Taygetians to piece together their song, stopping the hunters, and playing chicken with the Klingons.

Uhura Time!

First, it is ALL the awesome to have an Uhura-centric novel, especially with the cover art that helps us envision her on an away mission in pants and kick-ass boots.

It’s cool to get to spend time with Uhura as she contemplates her role on the Enterprise and in Starfleet, and wonders whether she’s giving up more than she bargained for by not being able to really pursue long-term romance or a family. 

I had mixed feelings about Uhura seeing Maslin. There are a great many times when he’s such a jerk that you can’t really fathom why she’s attracted to him, but Snodgrass clearly writes her as conflicted – slower to move from crush to love than he is.

And while she acts out of concern for him – at one point even going so far as to resign her commission over Kirk’s practically ordering Maslin to his death – she also stands up for her own interests in the relationship.

“You’re not fine and don’t curse at me. I’m not one of your groupies and I don’t have to take it.”

Late in the book she actually stuns Maslin with her phaser when he makes a stupid move and runs out into a place where he’d likely be killed.

Mostly, Kirk is decidedly a jerk about her relationship with Maslin, worrying about it getting in the way of her duty, although it’s totally cool for him to “spen[d] a moment admiring the way Lieutenant Bethany Wilson fitted her uniform.” And while that hypocrisy sucks, it’s pretty faithful to how things were on TOS. At one point, Snodgrass even highlights that!

Kirk made a face at his now-tepid coffee, and wondered if he was displaying a male bias. After all, he had had his share of romances during his time as captain of the Enterprise, and no one had ever questioned his efficiency.

And Uhura pushes back, from only a few pages in when they attend Maslin’s concert on the starbase.

Kirk leaned in and whispered, “Are you about to develop a crush, like ten thousand other women on a hundred other worlds?” Uhura gave him a decidedly insubordinate look, and turned back to the stage.

The only thing is, it’s like Snodgrass thinks the audience is going to forget what Uhura looks like. She emphasizes her weight and her skin colour at practically every opportunity. 

For example:

“I’m glad we caught you in.” Her slender body was swathed in a wrap of gold material which left one dark shoulder provocatively bare.”

“Maslin glanced nervously from the tensely alert security guards; to Kirk and Spock, gazing intently down the beach; to Scott, lovingly fingering his phaser; to Uhura, her beautiful dark face set in grim lines.”

“They were all staring at her now, their faces white and blank in the darkness. All but Uhura, whose skin was even darker than a Klingon’s.”

“Right,” the Bantu woman said with an amused glance at Kirk and Spock.

There’s clearly no derogatory intent, but because none of the white people’s skin colour is really mentioned, it shows Uhura still being treated as an exoticized other, even when she’s the focus of the book.

Snodgrass also overemphasizes the other people of colours’ races (except Sulu). Probably the worst is when she describes “Yeoman Chou, a diminutive Chinese girl who looked like she ought to be wearing a silk kimono rather than toting a phaser.”

So, um, kimonos are Japanese and that’s a horrible thing to say about a woman in Starfleet trying to do her job.

But I have to say the absolute most cringeworthy part of this book is when Uhura contemplates if being a woman commanding a ship is basically like being a lesbian:

The price of a starship was ceaseless devotion to work and career. She had seen it with Captain Kirk. However much he might yearn there was only one lady in his life and her name was Enterprise. But do I want to become a lesbian? she thought rebelliously. Devoting my life to a mass of circuits and metal that by some ironic quirk of phraseology has been designated a she?

Um, Uhura? That’s not what being a lesbian is.

But thankfully, we still have…

Bad-Ass Klingon Ladies!

Well, lady, singular.

Despite her fragile beauty Kali was an intelligent, well-trained and highly capable female. In fact, she was one of the best sharpshooters in the Imperial fleet. 

The Klingons in this book, pre-TNG, are apparently brutal to women. Their society reads a bit like the Terran Mirror Universe. 

“I’ve read that a Klingon woman can only enter the service by marriage.” Yeoman Chou asked.”It that true?” “Yes, as far as it goes. A woman cannot enter the service unless she has a male sponsor or protector. He may not necessarily be a husband.” Her lips twisted in a wry little smile. “We do not hold the favored position in society that you Earthwomen have.”

Kali is not happy with the system. Although she loves Kor deeply she is unwilling to submit to his first officer if he should successfully wrest control of the ship. She actually fights off two attempted rapes in this book, one from a hunter on the planet and one from the Klingon challenging her husband.

She also bands together with Uhura to challenge the men in command to act to stop the hunting.

“The women have known all along that the hunters were dangerous, and now that we have finally convinced you men, what are you going to do about it? If you are going to continue to dither and hesitate, and discuss the legality of this and the properness of that, then we women will act. Right, Uhura?”

Next on the List

I read a couple other reviews of this book before writing mine. One was  Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer’s at Tor.com  in which she mentions the book I clearly have to read next:  Uhura’s Song  by Janet Kagan:

Major features of this work include not one, but TWO planets of cat-people, the revelation that the Federation Diplomatic Corps is no good at holding on to personnel, an epic coming-of-age journey, lots and lots of ballads (Kagan does not transcribe the dirty ones) and a seemingly infinite supply of Mary Sues for women and cat-lovers of all ages.

Uhura and cat people? I am so there.

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The Great Song: A Review of “The Tears of the Singers”

“Grief and loss aren’t necessarily bad things. Oftentimes we grow as a result of such experiences.” —Lieutenant Nyota Uhura

There are, to my knowledge, only two 80’s and 90’s era Star Trek Pocket books that star Uhura as the main character. The first is “ Uhura’s Song ” by Janet Kagan, and is a great favourite of mine. The second one is “ The Tears of the Singers. ” Written by Melinda Snodgrass, the same writer who gave us TNG episodes “ The Measure of a Man ” and “ Ensigns of Command, ” this novel gives us a rare glimpse into Uhura’s mind and heart. Some elements of the book did not age well, and there are as many missed opportunities as there were in “Uhura’s Song” to make Uhura the hero of her own story. But a novel that lets us get to know this underutilized character better is to be cherished.

Uhura: Starfleet Officer, Musician, and Woman

What I love best about this novel is how much it reveals to us about Uhura. We see her as an excellent officer who is efficient and good at her job, both as a bridge officer and a member of the landing party. More importantly, we learn that she loves her work, is deeply committed to Starfleet and cherishes the new experiences she garners as a comm officer on an exploratory mission. She enjoys the feeling of solid terra firma under her boots, but she never feels cramped onboard the starship.

Best of all, we learn that she cherishes ambitions for a ship and command of her own. We see her thrown into circumstances that force her to weigh what she really wants. Knowing from watching Captain Kirk just how much devotion to career it costs to become a starship captain, she asks herself if that is the right choice for her? Or does she want to settle down permanently, marry and have children? Does she have to choose between those two dreams, as a woman serving in Starfleet? It is good to see Uhura wrestling with these questions, just as Kirk did.

The Bad Boy of Classical Music

The novel opens upon Uhura, dressed to the nines and on Spock’s arm, off to a classical music concert on Starbase 24. The main attraction is virtuoso pianist Guy Maslin. Although his skill as a musician is equal to that of Mozart, as a person, he is spoiled, rude, entitled, disrespectful, arrogant… and desperately ill. And when he is asked to join the Enterprise on a mission requiring his musical skills, he and Uhura embark upon a troubling affair.

This is the most problematic element of an otherwise beautiful book. I would love to see a well-written love interest for Uhura. This is not it. Guy Maslin spends the entire novel disrespecting Uhura, trying to come between her and her work in Starfleet, being rude and dismissive of her, playing upon her pity with his serious health condition, and in general, showcasing a most unhealthy relationship. She tells him she won’t tolerate his behaviour toward her, but she spends the whole novel bringing him food, helping him pack for the landing party, and instructing him to stop calling her “Madame Starfleet.” During the dangers they encounter, confronting the Klingons, he clings to her like a frightened child.

Instead of using her gifts and talents as a musician, comm officer, and linguist, she steps aside to let him take charge of the mission. She spends the entire novel cradling him in her arms, begging him to take care of himself, and brushing the hair away from his forehead. The attraction she feels toward him is purely physical; there is no intellectual, emotional, or spiritual compatibility. She consents to become his lover because he wants her . As her feelings for him develop, she threatens to resign her Starfleet commission for his sake.

By the end of the novel, he has the eminent good sense to die in her arms. With his last breath, he implores her to pursue her dreams of becoming a starship captain.

O Tempora! O, Mores!

Had this book been written by a male writer of the eighties, I would have more easily understood. However, it was not. This kind of sexist language from a woman writer is troubling.

The grossest example of sexism was Kirk’s “male bias” toward Uhura. Instead of ascertaining that she was safe, cared for, and respected in her relationship, he records an official captain’s log, on the bridge, in front of her fellow officers, wondering what the outcome of this attachment was going to be and if Uhura’s efficiency as an officer was going to be compromised. And he does this right in front of Uhura.

Halfway through the book, it finally occurs to Kirk that he has a new love interest every week and no one questions his efficiency. But when Maslin passes away, instead of offering sympathy, he advises her to try to put her loss behind her, and forget.

Dr McCoy counters Kirk’s toxic masculinity by being a friend and ally to Uhura. He believes they should support her and be happy for her for choosing something besides Starfleet.

Et In Arcadia, Ego

But for all the problematic elements of this novel, it contains one of the most hauntingly beautiful settings in all of Trek. On the planet Taygeta, “ an ice green sea lapped softly at the sparkling sands and crystal cliffs”, all lit by three moons. The planet is inhabited by seal-like creatures whose eyes are “ the profound midnight blue of adulthood,” and those eyes see past time and into eternity. Whilst their offspring, the furry cubs, tumble and play and wrestle and hum on the beach, their parents are endlessly engaged in singing a siren-like song as intricate and as complex as a Bach cantata or a Mahler symphony.

Taygeta is far beyond the jurisdiction of the Federation and is vulnerable to fortune hunters and poachers. The Singers are hunted for the tears they shed when they are killed. The blue viscous liquid “tears” harden into gemstones and are prized on many worlds.

   I really struggled with this aspect of the book. How could the Federation stand by and permit this slaughter, just because it did not recognize the Taygetians as sentient intelligent beings? How could money be such a driving factor? This seemed anachronistic in the Star Trek universe, despite the strong environmental message. And finally, why did it take a galaxy-threatening subspace rift near the planet of Taygeta to finally draw the attention of Starfleet to the plight of that world?

Campfires, Cliffs, Coffee, and Kali

Spock draws a connection between the Great Song and the “phenomenon” in space. He works together with Maslin and Uhura, with the questionable aid of the Klingons who have shown up to investigate the phenomenon, on the planet’s surface. They discover that the song is a language that cannot be parsed by the UT, but that because of the poaching, parts of the song were missing. They learn that the Taygetans are able to manipulate their physical environment by their song, creating forests where there were deserts, and causing deserts to bloom. They further learn that the phenomenon was caused by a disruption of the harmonics in warp space brought about by the loss of the voices of the singers. They learn to communicate with the Singers through music, explain the danger the rift poses, and help the Taygetians to close it.

I enjoyed the inside look at the Klingons’ culture, most especially the return of Kor. Kor is by now a much older, wiser Klingon,  who no longer blindly accepts Empire propaganda and dogma. He has lost his taste for wholesale slaughter. He and Kirk fulfil the Organian’s prophecy by becoming friends, drinking Saurian brandy and working together, sharing their stories of command and solving problems.

We meet Kor’s new wife Kali, who likewise feels drawn to the humans and who is enchanted by the Great Song, and Kor’s best friend Kandi, who likes to importune Federation officers for trashy novels. Kali and Uhura create a lovely bond around the landing party’s campfire, as she shares a cup of coffee with the Starfleet people and listens to Uhura sing.

Requiem and Ratings

Much of this novel is the kind of writing we expect to see in fanfic. We expect to see professional work held to a somewhat higher standard.

However, the portrayal of the Taygetians, the insight into Uhura’s character, and the beautiful science fiction concept makes me love this deeply flawed novel. I give it three out of five blue crystal tears of the singers.

Author’s Note: Upon completing this piece, it was brought to my attention that one of the memorial plaques at Starfleet Academy, shown in Picard: “ The Star Gazer,” was dedicated to Captain Nyota Uhura. Captain Uhura is canon. I can die happy!

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The Tears Of The Singers Captain Kirk and the U.S.S Enterprise™ join the Klingons to avert disaster in the Taygeta V system -- where a time/space warp has swallowed a spaceship without a trace. Spock suspects a link between the anomaly and the inhabitants of Taygeta, semi-aquatic creatures killed for the jewel-like tears secreted at the moment of death. But a mutinous Klingon officer threatens the vital mission, as a desperate Kirk and Spock race to save the Taygetians, the Federation -- and the entire universe!

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Before she was tapped to join the writers of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Melinda Snodgrass penned this non-canon classic Trek novel, that is one of the best ones I’ve rad to date.

There is an ecological element to the tale, music, and alien life plays a major part, and not only are Kirk, Spock and McCoy front and centre for this tale, Nyota Uhura gets a long overdue opportunity to shine in the spotlight.

The Enterprise is called onto duty to investigate a unique life form that is in danger of being destroyed by a rip in space-time, if they aren’t driven to extinction first by hunters who slaughter them to collect crystalline tears they shed when they die.

Pressing a brilliant musician, Maslin, into temporary service, the Enterprise investigates, and while they do, a relationship, honest, and romantic develops between he and Uhura. No matter how much she cares for him, however, Uhura will put her duty and loyalty before her heart. Hopefully it won’t come to that.

Arriving at the remote planet, the partially aquatic brilliantly intelligent animals represent a mystery that may be unsolvable, communicating through an unending song, that defies translation.

Trouble is provided by the Klingons as two cruisers arrive to investigate the mystery of the beings and the spatial threat to the system.

Except for one jarring moment about halfway through the book, Snodgrass has penned a wonderfully enjoyable tale that feels like an episode of the Original Series. There are nods to episodes, and despite the fact that this one was released in 1984, there was a passage that tied the story nicely into the fabric of Trek by mentioning something that would be a plot point of Star Trek IV.

As we encounter a familiar Klingon, Kirk finds himself in a unique position, that of being a fifth wheel, and unnecessary on the landing party. It bothers him to be sidelined, but it makes total sense for it to play out that way.

Snodgrass knows Trek, and the story comes to life brilliantly under her hand, and I loved spending time with Uhura, she gets some wonderful moments in this book.

Everything about it feels like classic Trek, and it makes this one something special, as up until now (excluding the exemplary, but too short Yesterday’s Son), no matter how good (or bad) the stories are, there has always been something that feels off. Not this time around, this is Trek with all its wonder, its character interplay, thought-provoking stories and fun action beats.

I really liked this one!

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• The Tears of the Singers

Captain Kirk and the U.S.S Enterprise join the Klingons to avert disaster in the Taygeta V system – where a time/space warp has swallowed a spaceship without a trace.

Spock suspects a link between the anomaly and the inhabitants of Taygeta, semi-aquatic creatures killed for the jewel-like tears secreted at the moment of death.

But a mutinous Klingon officer threatens the vital mission, as a desperate Kirk and Spock race to save the Taygetians, the Federation – and the entire universe!

• Melinda Snodgrass

Melinda Snodgrass has written multiple novels and screenplays, and is best known for her work on Star Trek: The Next Generation . She has also worked on numerous other shows, including The Profilers , Sliders and Seaquest DSV . She coedits the Wild Cards series with George R.R. Martin. Melinda is the author of The Edge series, which is published by Tor Books in the US and Titan Books in the UK. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

She also writes under the pseudonym of Phillipa Bornikova .

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The Enterprise is assigned to investigate a space/time rift that has swallowed up a spacecraft. Spock believes there is a connection with the Taygetians, an aquatic race who spend all their time singing: The Federation has designated them animals and allowed them to be hunted since they shed a crystal tear when they die. To try and communicate with them, Kirk forcibly recruits musician Guy Maslin , even though he suffers from a disease that could be fatal if he is overworked or stressed. En route to the system, Maslin and Uhura fall in love and she considers leaving Starfleet to be with him.

Arriving at the planet, the Enterprise encounters two Klingon ships commanded by Kor . The two parties call a truce while they investigate the surface, with Kor's wife Kali accompanying them. Maslin believes the Taygetians' song is incomplete and the humans and Klingons work together to take into custody a group of hunters, since it appears the Taygetians are sentient.

The landing party begin to reach the conclusion that the Taygetians' song is capable of affecting the physical world. On hearing this, Kor's first officer, Karsul , takes control and the Enterprise finds itself under attack from three Klingon ships. Kirk manages to lure them into the rift. Although Maslin's condition is taking its toll, he manages to communicate with the Taygetians and convince them to restore the ships and transport Kor, who was onboard the Enterprise , back to his own ship, where he kills Karsul and ends the mutiny.

The party realize that the Taygetians used their song to protect their planet from a nova that destroyed all other life in the system. However, they have gone on singing it in a ritual fashion even though the danger is past, dedicating their whole adult lives to it. The deaths caused by the hunters have left gaps in the song and caused the rift, which now threatens to destroy the system. Kirk, Spock, Uhura and Maslin convince the Taygetians to end the song. Shortly after, Maslin dies.

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The Tears of the Singers remains a classic Uhura story

By mike poteet | sep 6, 2022.

The Tears of the Singers featured Uhura in a major role.

It’s only been slightly more than a month since Nichelle Nichols died , and tributes are still coming. Just this week, I noted the lovely tribute slide honoring Nichols that Fathom Events included before its 40th-anniversary screenings of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan . I can’t hope to rival any public tributes, but as a personal way of marking Nichelle Nichols’ passing and her portrayal of Uhura, I decided to reread some old Star Trek novels prominently featuring the Enterprise ’s chief communications officer.

The first of the Pocket Books titles to showcase Uhura not only in its plot but also on its cover was The Tears of the Singers (1984) by Melinda Snodgrass. A one-time corporate lawyer who, according to her website, “ tried writing and never looked back, ” Snodgrass would eventually become a story editor and executive script consultant in the second and third seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation . Her highly acclaimed script for “The Measure of a Man” in TNG’s second season is still widely regarded as one of the entire series’ highwater marks.

Snodgrass has several science fiction and fantasy novels to her credit , but The Tears of the Singers was her first. “I’m also a singer and musician,” Snodgrass told Jeff Ayers for Star Trek: Voyages of Imagination (Pocket Books, 2006), “so I loved Uhura, and I knew I wanted to use her and her music. I also knew she was a character who hadn’t had a lot  of serious play up to that point” (page 54).

The Tears of the Singers put music at the center of a Star Trek adventure.

In The Tears of the Singers , Snodgrass gives Uhura serious play as both a capable and confident Starfleet officer—including aspirations to a captaincy of her own someday—as well as a talented musician. Uhura even reprises “Beyond Antares” at one point!

The Tears of the Singers is, as its lyrical title suggests, an adventure in which music plays a central role. The planet Taygeta V is inhabited by singing seal-like creatures who are hunted for the crystalline “tears” they shed at the moment of their death. When a dangerous space-time anomaly emerges in the Taygeta system, the Enterprise is assigned to investigate. Because Spock hypothesizes the anomaly is linked to the Taygetians’ songs, Captain Kirk presses the acerbic composer and concert pianist Guy Maslin—the “bad boy” of 23rd-century classical music—into service as a mission specialist.

Snodgrass treats Uhura with all the professionalism and dignity with which Nichelle Nichols played the part, but also devotes much of her text to Uhura’s romance with Maslin. The composer is a kind of anti-Gary Stu character (the male equivalent of a Mary Sue). Much is made of Maslin’s musical prowess, but he is by no means “too good to be true.” Still, Uhura falls for him—and, it must be said, he for her—to the point that, in one late chapter, she’s prepared to resign her Starfleet commission for him. (Spoiler alert: She doesn’t.) This romantic plotline borders on being cringeworthy, but Snodgrass, a skilled novelist even in this first outing, imbues Uhura and Maslin’s relationship with enough friction, humor, and genuine feeling to save it from feeling maudlin or superficial.

Arguably, the far more fascinating female in The Tears of the Singers is Kali, the wife of Klingon Commander Kor. Kali was established onscreen in the animated series episode “The Time Trap,” but her marriage to Kor was not. Snodgrass presents Kor and Kali in a loving and egalitarian relationship, which we gather is a rarity among Klingons. Kali is also an independent spirit who finds herself questioning Imperial propaganda about humans as Kor and the Enterprise crew work together to solve the mystery of the space-time anomaly and save the Taygetians. (Speaking of Kor, Snodgrass managed to perfectly capture John Colicos’ inimitable voice in her prose.)

In addition to Snodgrass’s storytelling, one charm of The Tears of the Singers is Boris Vallejo’s cover art. The celebrated sword-and-sorcery artist painted 18 Star Trek covers for Pocket Books, per the Memory Alpha wiki. The Tears of the Singers has one of the best. It depicts Uhura (wearing sensible trousers for landing party duty), lit by firelight, kneeling in front a Taygetian cub, as Spock (for whatever reason, wearing what appears to be an original Battlestar Galactica -like cape) looks on, with snowy mountains in the background. It’s a beautiful piece, true to the novel’s action and, though not as good a likeness of Nichols as his work for Janet Kagan’s Uhura’s Song , still evocative of her beauty and warmth as Uhura.

I was disappointed Uhura’s musical talents didn’t play an even larger role in the resolution of the novel’s conflict, although Snodgrass’s choices give Guy Maslin a satisfactorily redemptive character arc. (For a more recent novel that gives Uhura’s musical gifts pride of place, read Christopher L. Bennett’s Living Memory ).

But I enjoyed The Tears of the Singers a great deal. It’s a solidly constructed Star Trek adventure that’s faithful to the characters and that anticipates the ecological message of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home . Any fan who hasn’t read it and who wants more Star Trek stories starring Uhura will enjoy it.

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Tears of the Singers is a Star Trek tie-in novel by Melinda M. Snodgrass .

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As far as I'm concerned, Tears was the book equivalent of what Siskel and Ebert call “Idiot Movies." (The basic trait of one of those is that if any character does the only logical, rational thing the movie would come to an abrupt halt, so instead everyone runs around doing the most idiotic things just to keep the cameras rolling.) In this case, by page 75 we have the Federation gang trying to communicate with a new species that is ignoring them. So what should they do? That's right — have Spock do a mind-meld. But that would end the book when it was only a short story, so the author comes up with two lame excuses for Spock to sit around with his thumb up his (Whoops! Keep it clean, now!) 1) It's “dangerous" to meld with an unknown species and 2) Kirk is afraid that it sight violate the Prime Directive by interfering with their development. R-i-i-i-i-g-h-t. Like Spock was afraid so he only - fielded with known species like Hortas and Kelvins. Like Kirk was afraid of violating the Prime Directive so he left Vaal and Landru strictly alone. Sheesh. So for the next 150 pages we get to watch the second string run up and down the beach without accomplishing anything such, while Kirk and Spock sit there twiddling their thumbs because they are so agonized by the choice they have to make that they are paralyzed, and that civilian musician-chappie (can t be bothered to look up his name) gets to die slow inch by painful inch by noble inch. So how do they solve their problem? Right again! Spock does a mind-meld and the problem goes away. Why was it okay to do one then? Silly question — because the author was up to page 225 and that meant it was time to wind up the plot and collect her money. I don t know, maybe I'm being too hard on the book. It was nice to see Uhura get a starring role (though why can't writers think up some way of getting rid of inconvenient lovers besides killing them off with the Bonanza Bubonic ?) and I liked the way Kirk shanghaied that civilian — that, at least, was true to character. But the plot was just so flawed by that “too dangerous to mind meld" trash that I was irritated for more than 3/4 of the book. [1]

And I thought YESTERDAY'S SON was good! This book features Uhura mainly in a tense life-and-death mission, fraught with challenges from the unknown, against beurocracy, the klingons and her own personal turmoil in her relationship with the genius/musician Maslin, who, of course, saves them all, as a high cost. The Klingons are, for once, rationally portrayed as Kor makes a reappearance — as the character a little wiser than what we met in Errand of Mercy, and his wife Kalin. They are embroiled in their own troubles as well as facing the threat of a tear in the fabric of space* Whilst all this sounds rather dramatic (it was), it is artfully spun around the real heroes of the story - a race of beings who bear a remarkable resemblance to our own seals, the Taygetans, whose life seems to consist of singing for ever- and who are hunted for the jewel-like drop, a tear from a dying creature. I would be curious to find out how the hunters ever found these jewels, but their existence is very important to the plot and the feel of the story. I think that perhaps the book should have been dedicated to our seals as there seems to be a feeling/message there that is touching and emotional. These special creatures make their presence felt throughout the book and its for the love of them that the final inspiration comes to Maslim for the saving of their world, and their would-be rescuers. Told without lapsing into purple prose or over-playing of scenes so that the ending makes you feel good about the whole book. It's one novel I'll never part with and certainly one that I would recommend as having all the elements that could appeal to anyone, and told brilliantly. [2]

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A viral clip seems to show The Acolyte star Amandla Stenberg saying the show's goal is to make white people cry - but it's nothing to do with Star Wars at all. Lucasfilm's latest Disney+ TV show, The Acolyte , is proving to be massively controversial. The Acolyte is being review-bombed on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, with parts of the fanbase objecting to showrunner Leslye Headland and insisting the show is "woke."

An interview clip of Amandla Stenberg is currently going viral, ostensibly showing Amandla Stenberg declaring that the show's goal is to make white people cry. This appears to have originally been shared by some right-wing sites, who claim it is a recent interview, and is now being discussed at length on social media. In reality, Amandla Stenberg's comment is nothing to do with The Acolyte at all.

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The clip, in which Amandla Stenberg is interviewed by Trevor Noah, is taken from a 2018 interview on The Daily Show . Far from discussing The Acolyte , Stenberg is in fact talking about her 2018 movie The Hate U Give . Based on a young-adult novel, George Tillman Jr.'s movie stars Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Lamar Johnson, KJ Apa, Sabrina Carpenter, Common, and Anthony Mackie.

The Hate U Give explores the themes of racism and police brutality, and it's generally seen as an attempt to - as ABC put it - " bring the Black Lives Matter movement into the multiplex. " Given the context, that certainly explains Stenberg's comment in the 2018 clip. It's worth noting that The Daily Show is well-known for a humorous, punchy approach to popular culture and politics, and Stenberg's remark is in keeping with that tone and style.

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There's been a sustained backlash against modern Star Wars , even leading to a South Park parody on Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy . According to this interpretation, Kennedy forces diversity into everything, damaging the overall franchise as a result. The Acolyte has female leads, the first Asian Jedi, and a lesbian showrunner, which explains why it has been subject to such strong attacks. In the build-up to The Acolyte 's release, both Kennedy and Headland issued public comments opposing racism and sexism in the fandom.

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Star Trek TNG's Saddest Scene Features Real Tears From Multiple Actors

Posted: June 4, 2024 | Last updated: June 4, 2024

Star Trek TNG’s Saddest Scene Features Real Tears From Multiple Actors

Early on in Star Trek: The Next Generation, the most shocking moment was definitely the sudden death of Tasha Yar. She died pretty meaninglessly like countless security officers before her, but nobody was expecting a main character to get killed before the first season was even over. This led to a kind of Tasha Yar funeral scene for the character in which the grief was very genuine, as Deanna Troi actor Marina Sirtis couldn’t stop crying during filming, which made Riker actor Jonathan Frakes and others tear up as well.

Skin Of Evil

Before we can discuss the sad details of Tasha Yar’s funeral, we need to briefly review the circumstances of her death. In “Skin of Evil,” she is one of several Away Team members who encounter Armus, a living pile of goo that delights in hurting others. He proves himself to be the titular skin of evil when he kills Tasha Yar, instantly murdering her and ensuring that the character doesn’t even get the dignity of a cool death.

This isn’t the last we see of Tasha Yar, however, because the episode ends with a kind of funeral scene in which the bridge crew witness a pre-recorded hologram. The whole thing is rather emotional for audiences: she mentions each member of the bridge crew by name, telling them how much they meant to her.

If you’re not already crying, the episode ends with Data confessing to Picard that he keeps ”thinking how empty it will feel without her presence,” worrying that he might have missed the point of the funeral; Picard reassures him that he got the point entirely.

Not A Dry Eye In The Room

While Tasha Yar’s funeral might have made audiences feel emotional, our reaction paled compared to the reaction of Marina Sirtis. She called it “one of the most moving things we’ve ever shot” and said that her own sadness started having an effect on Jonathan Frakes, somebody she was standing right next to. “Unfortunately, I started sobbing which got Jonathan very teary-eyed and set the tone,” she said.

Things got bad enough that the tears threatened the filming of the scene. According to Sirtis, “Every time Denise [Crosby] looked at me, she just walled up because I was so sad that this was happening…No matter how many times I heard Denise do [the lines], no matter how many takes, it still made me cry.”

The Crew Fell Apart

Later, Jonathan Frakes confirmed her account, saying “That’s an episode where we were all crying as our characters and ourselves.” If you go back and rewatch the scene, Deanna Troi clearly has tears running down her cheeks, and you can see Jonathan Frakes trying to swallow down his rising emotions during Tasha Yar’s funeral. In one particularly touching moment, Troi clutches Riker’s hand that he has placed over his shoulder, and it’s clear that Sirtis herself is drawing emotional support from her onscreen Imzadi.

Patrick Stewart To The Rescue

Nobody understood how much the Tasha Yar funeral scene was hurting actor morale more than Patrick Stewart. A captain onscreen and off, he decided that the best thing he could do to lift everyone’s spirits was to begin singing “The Hills Are Alive” from The Sound of Music. This was in reference to the grassy knoll that served as the tranquil setting for everyone’s farewell to Denise Crosby.

Still A Weird Episode

In retrospect, these details about Tasha Yar’s funeral don’t exactly make “Skin of Evil” a great episode…it remains very hoky and weird, and most fans agree with Crosby that her character should have gone out in a cooler or more dramatic way. However, we do have a new appreciation for the raw emotion on display during the funeral. Marina Sirtis may play an empath on the show, but neither she nor the audience need any special Betazoid abilities to sense the sadness radiating off the entire cast during this scene.

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The voyages of the Starship Enterprise came to a sudden and premature end on June 3, 1969, with the airing of the final episode of the Star Trek original television series. Ironically, the show’s cancellation came just six weeks before humanity embarked on its first voyage to land on another celestial body. Although the show ran for only three seasons, it generated a devoted fan base disappointed by the cancellation despite their write-in campaign to keep it on the air. But as things turned out, over the decades Star Trek evolved into a global phenomenon, first with the original episodes replayed in syndication, followed by a series of full-length motion pictures, and eventually a multitude of spin-off series. With its primary focus on space exploration, along with themes of diversity, inclusion, and innovation, the Star Trek fictional universe formed a natural association with NASA’s real life activities.

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry first had the idea for a science fiction television series in 1964. He presented his idea, a show set in the 23 rd century aboard a starship with a crew dedicated to exploring the galaxy, to Desilu Productions, an independent television production company headed by Lucille Ball. They produced a pilot titled “The Cage,” selling it to the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) network that then bought a second pilot titled “Where No Man Has Gone Before.” NBC introduced the show to its fall 1966 lineup, with the first episode “The Man Trap” airing on Sep. 8. To put that date in perspective, NASA launched Gemini XI four days later, one of the missions that helped the agency achieve the Moon landing nearly three years later. Meanwhile, Star Trek’s Starship Enterprise continued its fictional five-year mission through the galaxy to “seek out new life and new civilizations.” The makeup of the Enterprise’s crew made the show particularly attractive to late 1960s television audiences. The major characters included an African American woman communications officer, an Asian American helmsman, and a half-human half-Vulcan science officer, later joined by a Russian-born ensign. While the show enjoyed good ratings during its first two seasons, cuts to its production budget resulted in lower quality episodes during its third season leading to lower ratings and, despite a concerted letter-writing campaign from its dedicated fans, eventual cancellation.

Despite the show’s cancellation, Star Trek lived on and prospered in syndication and attracted an ever-growing fan base, turning into a worldwide sensation. Often dubbed “trekkies,” these fans held the first of many Star Trek conventions in 1972. When in 1976 NASA announced that it would name its first space shuttle orbiter Constitution, in honor of its unveiling on the anniversary of the U. S. Constitution’s ratification, trekkies engaged in a dedicated letter writing campaign to have the orbiter named Enterprise, after the starship in the television series. This time the fans’ letter writing campaign succeeded. President Gerald R. Ford agreed with the trekkies and directed NASA to rechristen the first space shuttle. When on Sept. 17, 1976 , it rolled out of its manufacturing plant in Palmdale, California, appropriately accompanied by a band playing the show’s theme song, it bore the name Enterprise. Many of the original cast members of the show as well as its creator Rodenberry participated in the rollout ceremony, hosted by NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher . Thus began a lengthy relationship between the space agency and the Star Trek brand.

During the development of the space shuttle in the 1970s, the need arose to recruit a new group of astronauts to fly the vehicle, deploy the satellites, and perform the science experiments. When NASA released the call for the new astronaut selection on July 8, 1976, it specifically encouraged women and minorities to apply. To encourage those applicants, NASA chose Nichelle Nichols, who played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the Starship Enterprise, to record a recruiting video and speak to audiences nationwide. She came to NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston in March 1977, and accompanied by Apollo 12 and Skylab 3 astronaut Alan L. Bean , toured the center and filmed scenes for the video in Mission Control and other facilities. NASA hoped that her stature and popularity would encourage women and minorities to apply, and indeed they did. In January 1978, when NASA announced the selection of 35 new astronauts from more than 8,000 applicants, for the first time the astronaut class included women and minorities. All distinguished themselves as NASA astronauts and paved the way for others in subsequent astronaut selections. Nichols returned to JSC in September 2010 with the Traveling Space Museum, an organization that partners with schools to promote space studies. She toured Mission Control and the International Space Station trainer accompanied by NASA astronaut B. Alvin Drew . She also flew aboard NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) airborne telescope aircraft managed by NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, in September 2015.

Meanwhile, the Star Trek brand renewed itself in 1979 as a full-length motion picture with the original TV series cast members reprising their roles. Over the years, several sequels followed this first film. And on the small screen, a reboot of sorts occurred in 1987 with the premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation, a new series set in the 24 th century aboard the Enterprise-D, a next generation starship with a new crew. That series lasted seven seasons, followed by a near-bewildering array of spin-off series, all built on the Star Trek brand, that continue to this day.

James Doohan, the actor who played Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, the Starship Enterprise’s chief engineer, had early associations with NASA. In April 1967, Doohan visited NASA’s Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight Research Center in California, spending time with NASA test pilot Bruce A. Peterson. A month later, Peterson barely survived a horrific crash of the experimental M2-F2 lifting body aircraft. He inspired the 1970s TV series The Six-Million Dollar Man, and the show’s opening credits include film of the crash. Doohan narrated a documentary film about the space shuttle released shortly before Columbia made its first flight in April 1981. In January 1991, Doohan visited JSC and with NASA astronaut Mario Runco (who sometimes went by the nickname “Spock”) toured the shuttle trainers, Mission Control, and tried his hand at operating the shuttle’s robotic arm in the Manipulator Development Facility. In a unique tribute, astronaut Neil A. Armstrong , the first person to step on the lunar surface , spoke at Doohan’s retirement in 2004, addressing him as “one old engineer to another.”

George Takei, who played Enterprise helmsman Lt. Hikaru Sulu, and his husband Brad, visited JSC in May 2012. Invited by both Asian American and LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Groups, Takei spoke of leadership and inclusiveness, including overcoming challenges while in Japanese American internment camps during World War II and as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He noted that Star Trek remained ahead of its time in creating a future when all members of society could equally participate in great undertakings, at a time when the country struggled through the Civil Rights movement and the conflict in Southeast Asia. The inclusiveness that is part of NASA’s culture greatly inspired him. JSC Director Michael L. Coats presented Takei with a plaque including a U.S. flag flown aboard space shuttle Atlantis’ STS-135 mission. He also visited Mission Control and spent some time with Robonaut.

Leonard Nimoy played the science officer aboard the Starship Enterprise, the half-human, half-Vulcan Mr. Spock. The actor watched in September 2012 when space shuttle Enterprise arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, on the last leg of its journey to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, where it currently resides. “This is a reunion for me,” observed Nimoy. “Thirty-five years ago, I met the Enterprise for the first time.” As noted earlier, the Star Trek cast attended the first space shuttle’s rollout in 1976. Following his death in 2015, European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti paid tribute to Nimoy aboard the International Space Station by wearing a Star Trek science officer uniform, giving the Vulcan greeting, and proclaiming, “Of all the souls I have encountered … his was the most human.”

Captain James T. Kirk, played by actor William Shatner, a life-long advocate of science and space exploration, served at the helm of the Starship Enterprise. His relationship with NASA began during the original series, with references to the space agency incorporated into several story lines. In 2011, Shatner hosted and narrated a NASA documentary celebrating the 30 th anniversary of the Space Shuttle program , and gave his time and voice to other NASA documentaries. NASA recognized Shatner’s contributions in 2014 with a Distinguished Public Service Medal , the highest award NASA bestows on non-government individuals. NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Communications Robert “Bob” N. Jacobs presented the medal to Shatner. The award’s citation read, “For outstanding generosity and dedication to inspiring new generations of explorers around the world, and for unwavering support for NASA and its missions of discovery.” In 2019, Shatner narrated the NASA video We Are Going , about NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the Moon. He has spoken at numerous NASA-themed events and moderated panels about NASA’s future plans. On Oct. 13, 2021, at the age of 90, Shatner reached the edge of space during the NS-18 suborbital flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle, experiencing three minutes of weightlessness.

Elements of the Star Trek universe have made their way not only into popular culture but also into NASA culture. As noted above, Star Trek fans had a hand in naming the first space shuttle Enterprise. NASA’s Earth observation facility aboard the space station that makes use of its optical quality window bears the name the Window Observational Research Facility (WORF). The connection between that acronym and the name of a Klingon officer aboard the Enterprise in the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series seemed like an opportunity not to be missed – the facility’s official patch bears its name in English and in Klingon. Several astronaut crews have embraced Star Trek themes for their unofficial photographs. The STS-54 crew dressed in the uniforms of Starship Enterprise officers from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn, the second full-length feature motion picture of the series. Space shuttle and space station crews created Space Flight Awareness (SFA) posters for their missions, and more than one embraced Star Trek themes. The Expedition 21 crew dressed in uniforms from the original series, while the STS-134 crew chose as their motif the 2009 reboot motion picture Star Trek.

As much as Star Trek has influenced NASA, in turn the agency has left its mark on the franchise, from episodes referencing actual and future spaceflight events to NASA astronauts making cameo appearances on the show. The first-season episode “Court Martial” that aired in February 1967 featured a photograph of the December 1965 Gemini VI launch adorning a wall aboard a star base. In the second-season episode “Return to Tomorrow,” airing in February 1968, Captain Kirk in a dialogue about risk-taking remarks, “Do you wish that the first Apollo mission hadn’t reached the Moon?” a prescient reference to the first Apollo mission to reach the Moon more than 10 months after the episode aired. Astronaut Mae C. Jemison , who credits Nichelle Nichols as her inspiration to become an astronaut, appeared in the 1993 episode “Second Chances” of Star Trek: The Next Generation , eight months after her actual spaceflight aboard space shuttle Endeavour. In May 2005, two other NASA astronauts, Terry W. Virts and E. Michael Fincke , appeared in “These are the Voyages…,” the final episode of the series Star Trek: Enterprise.

In the 2016 documentary “ NASA on the Edge of Forever: Science in Space ,” host NASA astronaut Victor J. Glover states, “Science and Star Trek go hand-in-hand.” The film explores how for 50 years, Star Trek influenced scientists, engineers, and even astronauts to reach beyond their potential. While the space station doesn’t speed through the galaxy like the Starship Enterprise, much of the research conducted aboard the orbiting facility can make the fiction of Star Trek come a little closer to reality. Several of the cast members from the original TV series share their viewpoints in the documentary, along with those of NASA managers and scientists. Over the years, NASA has created several videos highlighting the relationship between the agency and the Star Trek franchise. In 2016, NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden led a video tribute to celebrate the 50 th anniversary of the first Star Trek episode.

In 2021, on the 100 th anniversary of Gene Roddenberry’s birth, his son Rod hosted a virtual panel discussion , introduced by NASA Administrator C. William “Bill” Nelson , about diversity and inspiration, two ideals the Star Trek creator infused into the series. Panelists included Star Trek actor Takei, Tracy D. Drain, flight systems engineer for the Europa Clipper spacecraft at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim , Swati Mohan, guidance and operations lead for the Mars 2020 rover at JPL, and Hortense B. Diggs, Director of the Office of Communication and Public Engagement at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The mutual attraction between NASA and Star Trek stems from, to paraphrase the opening voiceover from the TV series, that both seek to explore and discover new worlds, and to boldly go where no one has gone before. The diversity, inclusion, and inspiration involved in these endeavors ensure that they will live long and prosper.

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Rose Marie Kane has passed at the age of 68 in Blackpool, her family has confirmed.

It has been revealed that Rose Marie, the multi-talented singer, presenter, and radio personality died in Blackpool.

A tribute on her Facebook page from her family read: ‘It is with heavy hearts and enormous great sadness, that we have to announce the sudden passing of our much loved Rose-Marie, in her beloved second home of Blackpool. Rest in Peace, dear heart.’

The singer was originally from County Down and grew up with six siblings on a farm outside Newry.

She was best known for her 19 albums and presenting on two series of the BBC talent show Go For It.

She also had several other television appearances including Big Brother’s Little Brother, Shooting Stars, Doctors, and The Royal Variety Show.

Her best-known songs are When I Leave The World Behind which was released in 1983 and made it to number 63 in the UK charts. Her other notable tune, Let The Rest Of The World Go By, made it to number 76 in the UK charts.

Friends of the star have flooded to social media to share their shock at the star’s passing.

Emmerdale actress Vicki Michelle said on X: ‘So Upset and Shocked. My beautiful friend Rose Marie has passed. Known her for over forty years. She was with me a couple of weeks ago. Laughing, singing a fabulous ball of energy. Always lit up the room. Can’t believe it. RIP gorgeous friend.’

Tricia Penrose, best known for playing Gina in Heartbeat also took to social media to share her devastation.

‘I am absolutely heartbroken to lose my dear friend Rose-Marie.

‘RIP my dear heart. We were only together this time last week in Blackpool. I’m going to miss you SO much xxx’

I am absolutely heartbroken to lose my dear friend Rose-Marie 💔 RIP my dear heart. We were only together this time last week in Blackpool. I’m going to miss you SO much xxx pic.twitter.com/Ob6j6sWQZA — Tricia Penrose (@triciapenrose) June 7, 2024

Absolutely shocked, saddened and devastated to hear about the passing of Rose Marie. We worked together many a time over the years, including the musical Pump Boys and Dinettes, with the fabulous @TheBobbyCrush . Sending love and condolences to the family, she will be missed ❤️ pic.twitter.com/vEk7IbriBJ — Linda Nolan (@LindaNolan_) June 7, 2024

So sad to hear of the sudden passing of Rose-Marie Kane. I’m currently in Blackpool, where she lived, and had hoped to meet up with her tomorrow. The town is a little less showbizy tonight. pic.twitter.com/aHFzWcrGwT — Paul Alexander Boyd (@paulalexboyd) June 7, 2024

Fellow Irish singer, Linda Nolan, from the Nolan Sisters took to X to say: ‘Absolutely shocked, saddened and devastated to hear about the passing of Rose Marie.

‘We worked together many a time over the years, including the musical Pump Boys and Dinettes, with the fabulous @TheBobbyCrush. Sending love and condolences to the family, she will be missed.’

‘So sad to hear of the sudden passing of Rose-Marie Kane. I’m currently in Blackpool, where she lived, and had hoped to meet up with her tomorrow. The town is a little less showbizy tonight,’ said director Paul Alexander Boyd.

Robin Elliot, a Belfast-based radio and TV presenter said on X: ‘Myself & Pauline are totally devasted,’ as he echoed the announcement made by the singer’s family.

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Whoopi Goldberg celebrated the 30th anniversary of “ Sister Act 2 : Back in the Habit” by reuniting the movie’s cast on “The View” — and not just her adult co-stars like Kathy Najimy. Goldberg gathered many of the kid actors who made up the choir in the movie and recreated the scene in which her character, Sister Mary Clarence, conducts them in a soulful rendition of “Oh Happy Day.”

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Goldberg said during the reunion that “everybody recognizes themselves” in the characters, which is why the two “Sister Act” movie have remained beloved for three decades and counting.

“Worldwide, it doesn’t matter how old you are, you are the age of those kids when you see the movie,” Goldberg added. “You’re the age of them and you remember your time and you remember how happy you were that you didn’t have to go to Catholic school. But then you remember how sorry you are that you didn’t get to go to Catholic school and you missed out on teachers like this. So I think people just feel themselves here.”

The reunion also included video segments from those who couldn’t participate in person. Jennifer Love Hewitt, was just 13 years old when she starred in the “Sister Act” sequel, said working on the movie was “one of the greatest things that ever happened to me.”

Goldberg has spoken out frequently over the last several months about her interest in making “Sister Act 3.” The movie has been in development for years, with Regina Hicks and Karin Gist once hired back in 2018 to pen the sequel. Goldberg said in 2022 that she was interested in having Keke Palmer and Lizzo join the cast.

“I want as many people who want to have some fun because I really, desperately need to have some fun,” Goldberg said at the time, adding that she was teaming up with Tyler Perry to develop the sequel and a script was to be completed soon.

Watch clips from Goldberg’s “Sister Act 2” 30th anniversary reunion in the posts below.

'OH HAPPY DAY': Whoopi Goldberg reunites members of the 'Sister Act 2' cast to perform 'Oh Happy Day' from the 1993 hit movie to kick off our 30th anniversary reunion special! https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/d5SFWpKTxP — The View (@TheView) June 5, 2024

"IT CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF MY LIFE!" The actors who played the hell-raising classroom kids in 'Sister Act 2' share how their roles changed their lives and look back on filming the movie! https://t.co/cVclFZQU98 pic.twitter.com/7anmEfIsbJ — The View (@TheView) June 5, 2024

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