Episode 99: A Fistful of Episodes

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Subspace Chatter

• Star Trek Explorer, the new official magazine, will premiere with issue #1 this November — Daily Star Trek News
• WATCH: Preview the upcoming Star Trek: Voyager documentary To The Journey in new sneak-peek video — Daily Star Trek News
• ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’: Jimmi Simpson & John Noble Join Animated Series – Deadline
• ‘Star Trek: Picard’: Annie Wersching Joins Season 2 Cast As Recurring – Deadline
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Cast Reveals the Characters They Portray
• Star Trek Celebrates 800th Episode
• Star Trek Voyager: Tim Russ Work Means Lucy in the Sky with NASA
•  Outgoing Paramount Pictures executive says Star Trek has “new films in the works” — Daily Star Trek News

No time to visit Vulcan, Alberta, Canada this episode. We’ll check in with them again next time.

Here are links to 66additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. You’ll find everything from an article about why we all love Morn to one about an “Discovery” themed escape room in Las Vegas.

Star Trek: The Original Series

1. Star Trek’s Lt. Leslie, Eddie Paskey, has passed away at 81 — Daily Star Trek News
2. You need to watch the 10 best Star Trek episodes before TOS leaves Netflix forever
3. Joan Collins Took ‘Star Trek’ Role Because of Her Daughter | Heavy.com

Star Trek: The Next Generation 

4. Gates McFadden Was Fired From ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ | Heavy.com

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

5. Why Starfleet Treated Their Officers Like Children | Heavy.com
6. The Undeniable and Inescapable Charm of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Morn

Star Trek: Enterprise

7. ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ Cast Talks Series Finale Disappointment And Unfulfilled Season 5 Hopes – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek: Discovery

8. STAR TREK DISCOVERY PANEL Highlights – Dragon Con 2021 (Saturday) – YouTube

Star Trek: Picard

9. Patrick Stewart was unsettled by cursing in Star Trek: Picard
10. Star Trek: Picard co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman teases details about Q and the Borg Queen in season 2 — Daily Star Trek News
11. Star Trek: Picard Showrunner’s Simple Response To Question About Whoopi Goldberg’s Guinan Says It All – CINEMABLEND

Star Trek: Lower Decks

12. From Enterprise To Armus, ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Easter Eggs In “The Spy Humongous” – TrekMovie.com
13. From Quark’s Bar To Pon Farr, ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Easter Eggs In “We’ll Always Have Tom Paris” – TrekMovie.com
14. Star Trek Celebrates One Of Picard’s Best TNG Victories
15. Why Star Trek Starfleet Officers Need Therapy
16. Star Trek Canon Wants Justice For Tasha Yar – Den of Geek

Star trek: Prodigy

17. (12) USS Protostar – Breakdown (Prodigy) – YouTube
18. Watch STAR TREK: PRODIGY’s Rousing Opening Credits
19. Star Trek: Prodigy Creators Confirm Which Universe It Takes Place In
20. Star Trek: Prodigy to have special EARLY screening at New York Comic Con — Daily Star Trek News
21. Why Chang Is the Only Star Trek Villain to Rival Khan

Star Trek: First Contact

24. Titan Books announces coffee-table book Star Trek First Contact: The Official Story of the Film — Daily Star Trek News

Star Trek books

26. Author Robb Pearlman talks Gene’s vision and fun with Star Trek, ahead of his upcoming book Starfleet Is… — Daily Star Trek News
27. Star Trek Designing Starships: Deep Space Nine & Beyond Review: a Deep Dive Into Shuttlecraft of the Gamma Quadrant – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
28. The Autobiography of Mr. Spock Review: A Fantastic Look at Star Trek’s Legendary Vulcan – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
29. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Nana Visitor announces her upcoming new book, A Woman’s Trek — Daily Star Trek News

Star Trek video games/board games

30. Scopely launches Star Trek: Fleet Command on the PC | VentureBeat
31. ‘Star Trek Online’ new season ‘Reflections’ is out and free to play! | Space
32. New ‘Star Trek Online’ charity bundle benefits Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Space
33. GOG.com and Activision team up to offer six classic Star Trek video games – with more to come — Daily Star Trek News
34. This massive Star Trek mod for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is now complete | PCGamesN

Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise

35. Star Trek TOS U.S.S. Enterprise Multi Tool Kit | Free Shipping – Star Trek Unlimited
36. TNG Engineering Field Kit – Star Trek Unlimited
37. See Captain Janeway from ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ come alive in epic new 1:6 scale Exo-6 figure | Space

Paramount+ News

38. ViacomCBS: Reeling it In
39. Spotify Taps Julie McNamara as Head of U.S. Studios and Video – The Hollywood Reporter

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

40. Star Trek licensing executive Bill Burke has passed away at 55 — Daily Star Trek News
41. Dean chats with Rod Roddenberry on Star Trek, father’s legacy | WGN-TV
42. A new biopic about Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry is in the works — Daily Star Trek News
43. 10 Weirdest Star Trek Hamilton Collector Plates
44. Star Trek Celebrates 800 Episodes: What’s Your Favorite?
45. WATCH: Susan Nimoy on Charity Items in the Star Trek: Discovery Seasons 1 & 2 Online Auction | Star Trek
    >>>Star Trek: Discovery Auction
46. ‘Star Trek: The Experience’ ends run at Hilton in 2008 on this date | Las Vegas Review-Journal
47. Star Trek: 10 Best Vulcan Characters, Ranked | CBR
48. Gene Roddenberry’s son skeptical of Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek pitch
49. 3 adult children of Star Trek could create an amazing series
50. D&D Celebration Features Star Trek: Discovery Cast & Wil Wheaton
51. Ferengi & Capitalism in the “Star Trek” Universe | Heavy.com
52. Why Every Star Trek Fan Needs To Visit The Town Of Vulcan – TravelAwaits
53. Star Trek: Top 10 Captain Copies | ScreenRant
54. Struck by a quantum filament, can you repair the damaged Containment System aboard the U.S.S Discovery & save its crew!. Check out Star Trek: Quantum Filament at Escapology Las Vegas Town Square NV
55. Star Trek-style holograms which can be touched and interacted with have been developed by UK scientists

Convention news

56. WILLIAM SHATNER Star Trek Panel – Awesome Con 2021 > Fandom Spotlite
57. STAR TREK DISCOVERY PANEL Highlights – Dragon Con 2021 (Saturday) > Fandom Spotlite
58. Star Trek: The Cruise – The Un-Conventional Voyage.
59. To infinity and beyond: the eternal appeal of Star Trek – Independent.ie
60. (12) George Takei Remembers Star Trek’s Unique Impact On Science Fiction | Star Trek Day 2021 | Paramo… – YouTube
61. Star Trek is returning to New York Comic Con with Discovery and Prodigy panels • GEEKSPIN

Actor Watch

62. See William Shatner’s Music Video Lament On His Post ‘Star Trek’ Cancellation Life – TrekMovie.com
63. Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’: How Frank Sinatra Inspired William Shatner’s Bizarre Cover
64. Gates McFadden would take over as captain on Star Trek: Picard
65. Isa Briones is up for a musical episode of Star Trek: Picard
66. Wilson Cruz Had the Best Clapback for a Homophobic ‘Star Trek’ Fan

Main Mission

This time we are reviewing… the last 5 episodes of Lower Decks

• “We’ll Always Have Tom Paris”
• “Mugato, Gumato”
• “An Embarrassment of Dooplers”
• “The Spy Humongous”
• “Where Pleasant Fountains Lie”

End Of Show

It’s about time to refill the dilithium chamber and get on out of here. 

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