Welcome to the 30 day challenge of May, which sees a return to two of the most iconic things in pop culture, to say nothing of Science Fiction, namely Star Trek and Star Wars. Throughout this month some prompts will be general and apply to both franchises, while others will be Trek/Wars specific, as indicated.

Sticking with the topic of non-organic life we’re switching over to Star Trek again to talk about Data of TNG fame, as well as all the other variations on robotic or AI-based lifeforms in the Trek universe.

So for today, discuss What makes Data work -or not- to you? What are the best non-Data exploration of Robot Life in Trek?

Bonus prompt: What are the best/worst data scenes/episodes? Is he overexposed?

Extra Bonus prompt: What are the best/worst robot characters in Trek in general?

Kelvin Timeline Bonus prompt: Any AI/robot Trek elements left underexplored or underdeveloped?