Therin of Andor
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Therin of Andor |
| Occupation: | Starfleet officer |
| Relationships: | Tharrah (partner) |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS, Star Trek: TNG |
| Other: |  |
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Therin is an Andorian featured in numerous Star Trek fan stories, articles, masquerades, debates, movie premieres and Harpic Productions' fan films and con skits. He is an alter-ego played by Ian McLean since 1980. Therin hosted two award-winning Australian fan films by Harpic Productions: Sale of the 23rd Century (1985) and Perfect Botch (1986). He has been tuckerized in several licensed Star Trek novels (as Shantherin th'Clane,[1] Veldaclien ch'Gorin, Shantherin th'Talias, Therin Park,[2] New Therin Park, and the Imperial Guard Warship, Therin.[3]
Therin Park (2004) and New Therin Park (2011) were both referenced in numerous licensed Star Trek novels.
Therin's father, Senator Therin of the Andorian Planetary Council, made a cameo appearance in the 2002 US fan film, Starship Exeter: The Savage Empire.
Therin is the surviving sibling of Commander Thelin, who was briefly seen as Spock's replacement in an alternate history in "Yesteryear", an episode of Filmation's animated Star Trek series.
Appearances
Therin's appearances in fanfic include:
- Hookwinked in Beyond Antares #18/19, 1982 ("Second Place, Long Story" in the Astrex Literary Awards)
- Penumbra and Jinx Ship (unpublished sequels to Hoodwinked)
- Adventures on a Silly Planet by Carol Bott in Enchiridion 1, 1984
- The Last Talosian in Beyond Antares and Katra #8, 1986 ("Encouragement Award, Novella" in the Astrex Literary Awards)
- A Talosian Football Game, comedy vignette in Data, 1986
- Captain Therin's Moment of Terror, comedy vignette in Data #75, 1986, and The Andor Files, 1998
- The Steep and Thorny Way, Part 1 (pre-TNG Data story) in Kiron III, 1989
- The Steep and Thorny Way, Part 2 in Sons of Kiron III, 1991
- The Back of the Back of Beyond (Peggy Bright Books) by Edwina Harvey, 2013.
Appearances in audio-visual productions include:
- Sale of the 23rd Century game show parody, Harpic Productions, 1985.
- Perfect Botch game show parody, Harpic Productions, 1986.
- Snowball Fight, JibJab, 2009.
Canonical appearances
From March 2022, Therin of Andor and his USS Hood colleague, Grol of Tellar, have made canonical cameo appearances (as set dressing photographs in Guinan's 10 Forward Avenue bar) in the second and third seasons of Star Trek: Picard, in particular "Farewell", "Seventeen Seconds" and "No Win Scenario".[4] [5]
Ian McLean cameos as both Therin of Andor and Grol of Tellar in Season Two (Star Trek: Picard).
Therin of Andor and Grol of Tellar in 10 Forward Avenue bar, Season Three (Star Trek: Picard).
The Andor Files
Includes A Summary of the Physiological Roots of Andorian Culture by Leslie Fish, an enumeration of Andorian appearances in all the Trek series and the DS9 Relaunch novels, and some information about Therin himself.
Therin of Andor, captain of the USS Hood, welcomes you to his people's blue sector of cyberspace.[6]
External links
The Andor Files, including the following:
- A Summary of the Physiological Roots of Andorian Culture by Leslie Fish
- A Rogues' Gallery of Andorians
- Races of the United Federation of Planets (with sources)
- The Lower Decks: a novel approach (appearances of lower decks characters in TOS and novels)
- Toon Trek (References to Filmation's Star Trek: The Animated Series in latter day Star Trek tie-ins)
Gallery
Commander Therin as portrayed by Ian McLean, a Star Trek fan from Australia, 1980
Therin and Tharrah watch on as Tackee demonstrates a Klingon agoniser, Sale of the 23rd Century, 1985
Captain Therin, made from cannibalized action figures, 1996
Senator Therin of the Andorian Planetary Council, Starship Exeter: The Savage Empire, 2002
