Dana Hanson
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Author Details
Dana Hanson is a Star Trek writer and member of the Screen Rant training team. A lifelong lover of good storytelling, Dana attended Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, graduating in 2019 with a degree in film production and writing. When not working, Dana enjoys spending time with her pet rabbit and geeking out about sci-fi with her friends.
Industry Focus
Dana has been a Star Trek fan for over 15 years, ever since she saw her first episode of Star Trek: The Original Series at the age of 11. Dana's love of the franchise has led her to some incredible places, including numerous conventions and the creation of an album of Star-Trek-inspired original songs with her father.
Favorite Media
Although she loves all of Star Trek, Dana's favorite series is Star Trek: Voyager, which she can ramble on obsessively about if given the chance. She is always eager for the next thing Star Trek has to offer, and is passionate about the vision of diversity and inclusion that is finally being fully realized in newer installments of the franchise.
Latest Articles
Star Trek: Voyager's Amelia Earhart Broke A Franchise Rule (Just Like TNG)
Star Trek: Voyager season 2 had an episode about Amelia Earhart, breaking a franchise rule about historical figures that TNG had also broken.
Voyager Finally Did A Starship Feat Star Trek: TOS & TNG Never Could
Star Trek: Voyager was the first series in the franchise to accomplish one amazing starship feat that TOS and TNG never managed to depict.
1 Big Fix Would Have Saved Star Trek: Voyager's Infamous Amelia Earhart Episode
Star Trek: Voyager's season 2 premiere featured the crew meeting Amelia Earhart, but the episode would have worked better with one big fix.
Star Trek: Voyager’s Season 1 Finale Was A Mistake
Star Trek: Voyager's season 1 finale was a mistake for several reasons, and should have been swapped out for a different episode from the series.
Star Trek: Voyager Cast's Holodeck Team-Ups Ranked Worst To Best
Star Trek: Voyager's cast teamed up on the holodeck in a number of memorable episodes, but some programs were more interesting than others.
Star Trek: Voyager Used Their Holodeck Differently Than TNG & DS9
The way that Star Trek: Voyager's crew used their holodeck was often very different than how the crews of Star Trek: TNG or DS9 used theirs.
10 Versions Of Voyager's Tom Paris In Star Trek
There have been a variety of different versions of Tom Paris throughout the Star Trek franchise, mainly in Voyager but also in other projects.
You Won't Believe What Star Trek: Voyager's Neelix Has In Common With DS9's Kira
Star Trek: Voyager's Neelix is a very different character from Kira on Deep Space Nine, but the two actually have a surprising amount in common.
Star Trek: Voyager Copied A Classic DS9 Episode (Badly)
A season 1 episode of Star Trek: Voyage copied a classic installment from Deep Space Nine, but Voyager failed to recreate the storyline effectively.
The Biggest Star Trek: Voyager Priority Prodigy Must Deliver On
Star Trek: Prodigy has already clarified some things left hanging from Voyager, but there is still one major question that season 2 must answer.
Star Trek: Voyager Sets Up Tom Paris' Great Romance Earlier Than You Think
Tom Paris had one great romance during his time on Star Trek: Voyager, and the relationship is set up early on despite not happening until season 4.
Voyager Took Star Trek: TOS's Good & Evil Kirk To Another Level
"The Enemy Within" is a classic Star Trek: TOS episode, but Voyager took its main concept to another level, exploring it in a more nuanced way.
Lieutenant Mariner Wants Harry Kim’s Star Trek: Voyager Curse
Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 saw Mariner struggle with her promotion to Lieutenant, revealing that she would rather be like Harry Kim from Voyager.
6 Times Tuvok Was Star Trek: Voyager's Vulcan Villain
Tuvok was Star Trek: Voyager's Vulcan security officer but also ended up being a character that was the unintentional villain of multiple episodes.
Kes Had Powers On Star Trek: Voyager: Jennifer Lien's Ocampa Abilities Explained
Kes was Star Trek: Voyager's resident Ocampan for the show's first three seasons and had a host of telepathic powers that she demonstrated.
Star Trek Just Set Up Discovery’s Orion Crime Syndicate
A line in the Star Trek: Lower Deck season 4 finale may have just set up the major Orion crime syndicate from season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery.
Every Doctor Love Interest In Star Trek: Voyager (Including Seven Of Nine)
Despite the fact that Star Trek: Voyager's Doctor was a hologram, he had quite a few romances over the course of the show's seven seasons.
Captain Janeway’s 7 Star Trek: Voyager Hairstyles, Ranked Worst To Best
Captain Janeway is famous for her ever-changing hairdo on Star Trek: Voyager and had seven distinct styles over the course of the show.
Chakotay's First Star Trek: Voyager Romance Showed Why Dating Janeway Was A Bad Idea
A Chakotay and Janeway romance would have been a bad idea on Star Trek: Voyager, something Chakotay's first relationship demonstrated well.
Star Trek: Voyager’s Klingon Engineer Is Not Scotty & Proud Of It
An early line from Star Trek: Voyager demonstrated that the show's engineer B'Elanna Torres is nothing like TOS's Scotty and is proud of it.