TMC
01-17-2024, 04:34 PM
https://whatculture.com/trekculture/star-trek-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-geordi-la-forge-2?rf=homepage
Time to geek out gladly over the marvels of maintenance and engineering.
BY JACK KIELY
JANUARY 17TH, 2024
During his posting to the Enterprise-D, Geordi La Forge had quite the rapid career progression. He went from conn officer to chief engineer within the space of about a year, and then from lieutenant to lieutenant commander a year later. As all the great engineers have, he saved the ship from certain destruction on many occasions, before even he couldn't save it that one last time.
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Geordi also had, it is true, decidedly problematic relationships with women, and that much to the chagrin of the actor behind the role, LeVar Burton. Nonetheless, Geordi still managed to endear himself to fans, most notably through his heart-warming friendship with Data, extended similes, and epically energetic way of leaving engineering when things started to explode.
By Star Trek: Picard's third season, Geordi was a proud family man with two grown-up daughters. He'd also risen to the rank of commodore and been placed in charge of the Fleet Museum, keeping quite the surprise inside for his former crew. For the character, then, whose last name evokes both creation and the process of moving forward, it is he who has undergone, no doubt, some of the most significant change of all those who began The Next Gen.
Let's hope we get to see this process continue on screen. For now, we can look back at some little known facts about Zefram Cochrane High School's best student.
Time to geek out gladly over the marvels of maintenance and engineering.
BY JACK KIELY
JANUARY 17TH, 2024
During his posting to the Enterprise-D, Geordi La Forge had quite the rapid career progression. He went from conn officer to chief engineer within the space of about a year, and then from lieutenant to lieutenant commander a year later. As all the great engineers have, he saved the ship from certain destruction on many occasions, before even he couldn't save it that one last time.
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Geordi also had, it is true, decidedly problematic relationships with women, and that much to the chagrin of the actor behind the role, LeVar Burton. Nonetheless, Geordi still managed to endear himself to fans, most notably through his heart-warming friendship with Data, extended similes, and epically energetic way of leaving engineering when things started to explode.
By Star Trek: Picard's third season, Geordi was a proud family man with two grown-up daughters. He'd also risen to the rank of commodore and been placed in charge of the Fleet Museum, keeping quite the surprise inside for his former crew. For the character, then, whose last name evokes both creation and the process of moving forward, it is he who has undergone, no doubt, some of the most significant change of all those who began The Next Gen.
Let's hope we get to see this process continue on screen. For now, we can look back at some little known facts about Zefram Cochrane High School's best student.