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- Happy 40th Anniversary, “Star Trek: The Motion Picture”
- ViacomCBS is now a thing
- Late-breaking word that Michael Chibon would not return as showrunner, should there be a 2nd season of Star Trek: Picard. He would stay on as a producer, while working on bringing his “Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” to Showtime as part of a deal with CBS TV Studios.
Subspace Chatter
Robert Walker, Jr.
- Robert Walker Jr. Dies: Star Trek Actor And Hollywood Offspring Was 79 – Deadline
- Robert Walker Jr. obituary, best known for Star Trek’s “Charlie X” episode
Dorothy “D.C.” Fontana
René Auberjonois
- René Auberjonois, actor featured in ‘Star Trek’ and Altman films, dies at 79 – The Washington Post
- ‘Star Trek’ Community, Led By William Shatner & George Takei, Mourns – Deadline
Just some of the other Trek luminaries (from in front of and behind the cameras) we have lost this year:
- Dick Miller | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Morgan Woodward | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Vonda N. McIntyre | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Jessie Lawrence Ferguson | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Stephen Mines | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Keith Birdsong | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Stephanie Niznik | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Jeremy Kemp | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Scott Rubenstein | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Cosmo Genovese | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Barbara March | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- David Hurst | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Jack Donner | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Aron Eisenberg | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Sid Haig | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- James Schmerer | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- William Wintersole | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Steven Marlo | Memory Alpha | Fandom
- Michael J. Pollard | Memory Alpha | Fandom
21 more stories we did not have time to cover.
- Star Trek’s Jason Isaacs to Racists: Stop Pretending to Be Fans
- The first Star Trek movie premiered in Washington 40 years ago – The Washington Post
- Never Surrender is a heartfelt tribute to sci-fi action comedy Galaxy Quest | Ars Technica
- Star Trek 101: Romulans and Remans
- Star Trek: Section 31 Writers’ Room Is In Place, Show Described as Michelle Yeoh’s Unforgiven
- Geeky gadgets that Star Trek fans will love — Daily Star Trek News
- The People vs. Star Trek: 9 Best Courtroom Drama Episodes, Ranked
- Star Trek’s George Takei To Star In Kids’ Series ‘Love Monster’ – Deadline
- Book Review – Star Trek: Designing Starships – The USS Voyager and Beyond
- Enhance Your Star Trek Adventures With These Free Resources
- Discovering the First Star Trek Movie, the Second Time Around
- Chabon Departing Star Trek: Picard As Showrunner – TrekToday
- CBS/Viacom merger is a go, and a new age for Star Trek could come with it
- ‘Star Trek’ attraction in Ticonderoga to expand to ‘Next Generation’ | Local | poststar.com
- Despite Political Upheaval, Venezuelan Star Trek Fans Stay Stron
- Patrick Stewart Talks Star Trek: Picard and Christmas Carol
- This is How the Star Trek Family Gives Back
- ViacomCBS CEO Mentions Two New Star Trek Films in Post-Merger Address | TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
- Short Treks’ Brandon Schultz reveals the origin of ‘The Girl Who Made the Stars’
- [REVIEW] Janeway is the Mirror Universe’s Pirate Queen in STAR TREK: VOYAGER “Mirrors & Smoke” | TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
Main Mission
This time around, we’re talking about the two newest Short Treks:
“Ephraim and Dot”
Written by Chris Sylvestri and Anthony Maranville
Starring Kirk Thatcher (Narrator) and Jenette Goldstein (Computer Voice)
Directed by Michael Giancchio (who also composed the music for the short)
“Ephraim, a humble tardigrade, is flying through the mycelial network when an unexpected encounter takes her on a bewildering adventure through space.”
“The Girl Who Made The Stars”
Written by Brandon Schultz
Starring the voices of Kendric Green (Mike Burnham), Kyrie Mcalpin (Young Michael Burnham)
Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi
“When a lightning storm in space scares a young Michael Burnham, her father aims to ease her fears with a mythical story about a brave little girl who faced her own fears head on.”
Warpspeed Roundtable
Last time we asked: What item would you most like to bid on in the upcoming auction?
This time: We will be reviewing our predictions from the end of 2018 on what we thought would happen in 2019, and give new predictions for 2020.
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