Thankfully we can now create canine extraterrestrials on #StarTrekDiscovery with performers in suits or CGI. #acting pic.twitter.com/fpRqhjgPWB
— Stella Star Trek Dog (@StarTrekDog) September 16, 2016
Meet Stella. She’s a dog. No, not that dog. Look at the profile pic, silly!
Is Dad home from New York yet? I hope he got this dog a bone!
— Stella Star Trek Dog (@StarTrekDog) September 5, 2016
But Stella’s not just any dog. She’s Nicholas Meyer’s dog; that means she sits in on writers meetings for the new TV series Star Trek: Discovery.
The @StarTrekRoom writers keep saying they need @Starbucks each morning, but I have to remind them that's a #BattlestarGalactica character.
— Stella Star Trek Dog (@StarTrekDog) September 9, 2016
We may not know much about Discovery yet — even less since it’s been delayed from January to May — but Stella’s right in the thick of things, and she’s using Twitter to give us a glimpse inside the new series’ development.
So what if somebody accidentally chewed the only copy of bridge plans and there's a small #StarTrekDiscovery delay?
Asking for a friend.
— Stella Star Trek Dog (@StarTrekDog) September 14, 2016
Maybe that’s the real reason for the delay … Anyway …
The @StarTrekRoom writers are discussing what a reimagined Salt Vampire would look like.
I just want to know what he would taste like.
🐶👅💦— Stella Star Trek Dog (@StarTrekDog) September 7, 2016
Lucky dog!
Stella’s already giving us a glimpse into the future of Star Trek fashion’s past (or would that be the past of Star Trek fashion’s future?) as well as teasing us with references to subjects such as saucer separation, phaser strength, Ferengi Rules of Acquisition, and Klingon facial structure.
Sorry, but there's just no updating the Starfleet-issue robes.
Even Khan knew that.
Just another reason Dad was drawn to that character. pic.twitter.com/jL39kDTqDZ
— Stella Star Trek Dog (@StarTrekDog) September 23, 2016
Stella’s also doing her part in teasing the identity of the female lead character in the show, which is set before the original Star Trek.
The #StarTrekDiscovery lead is a strong female character who is NOT in command.
Wonder who the @StarTrekRoom writers used as inspiration…
— Stella Star Trek Dog (@StarTrekDog) September 20, 2016
Meyer’s got an impressive Star Trek pedigree of his own, writing and directing Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and writing for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Stella knows this, and mines her “dad’s” work for moments of quoteworthy humor, as any Trek nerd worth their salt vampire would:
I truly believe in a future of inclusion, but I've never trusted cats and I never will. I can't forgive them for the theft of my toy.
— Stella Star Trek Dog (@StarTrekDog) September 16, 2016
