Episode 123: Never Back Down! Never cower!

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We have lots of links to the full streaming event, as well those exclusive episode clips and trailers, plus links to a lot of that sweet “Star Trek” merchandise. Just go to the show notes for episode 123 over at The Topic is Trek.com

🔴 Live Stream Star Trek Day 2022 – YouTube

• Star Trek: Picard | Final Season Sneak Peek
• Star Trek: Lower Decks | U.S.S. Wayfarer Saves The Day (Exclusive Clip)
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Ortegas Preps For An Away Mission (Season 2)
• Star Trek: Discovery | Wilson Cruz Gives An Exclusive Season 5 Set Tour
• Star Trek Universe | The Star Trek Family Remembers Nichelle Nichols
• Star Trek: Prodigy | Murf’s Metamurfosis (Exclusive Clip)
• Star Trek Online: Ascension Launch Trailer – YouTube
  If you don’t play “Star Trek Online,” but want to see what happens in the chapter, there are several play-thoughs online. Here’s one:
  Star Trek Online | Ascension | Eye of the Storm – Full Episode – YouTube

Merchandise:

• Nerf LMTD Star Trek Starfleet Type 3 and Type 2 Phaser Blasters – Hasbro Pulse
• Star Trek™ | Pottery Barn Teen
• Star Trek Universe Original Enterprise Ship – Walmart.com
• Star Trek Universe Original Star Trek Series Classic Phaser with Lights and Sounds – Walmart.com
• Star Trek Wrath Of Khan Admiral James T. Kirk Action Figures : Target
• Star Trek Wrath Of Khan Captain Spock Action Figures : Target
• Star Trek Wrath Of Khan – Khan Noonien Signh Action Figures : Target
• Star Trek Universe: 5″ Captain Jean-luc Picard Next Generation  – Amazon
• Star Trek Universe: 5″ Lt. Commander Data “Next Generation” Amazon
• Star Trek 5″ Science Officer Michael Burnham (DISCOVERY) – Walmart.com
• Star Trek 5″ Commander Saru (DISCOVERY) – Walmart.com
• Star Trek The Starship Is Landing Black Mug | Star Trek
• Star Trek Month — Celebrate Week 2 with The Enterprise is Landing | Star Trek

Here are links to additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. Just go over to the show notes for episode 123, over at The Topic is Trek.com

Here are links to 19 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. 

Star Trek: Voyager

1. Star Trek’s Captain Janeway Is Primed for a Spinoff

Star Trek: Discovery

2. Writing For ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 Has Been Completed – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek: Picard

3. ‘Next Generation’ Cast To Reunite On Stage At New York Comic-Con For ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Panel – TrekMovie.com
4. Jonathan Frakes Defends Icheb’s Gory Death & Jeri Ryan Explains Seven’s Different Voice In ‘Star Trek: Picard’ – TrekMovie.com
5. Is This Star Trek: Picard’s New Enemy? – Trek Central
6. Everything We Learned From The New Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Trailer
7. Interview: Terry Matalas On USS Titan Backstory, Seven And Riker’s Roles & More ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek: Lower Decks

8. Star Trek Reveals Starfleet Has “Another Enterprise”

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

9. Star Trek The Motion Picture: The Director’s Edition – Exclusive Deleted Scene (2022) Leonard Nemoy – YouTube
10. Rare Star Trek: The Motion Picture Behind-the-Scenes Images
11. Star Trek The Motion Picture Producer David Fein On Its 4K UHD
12. Comparing The Three Versions of Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Den of Geek

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

13. ‘Star Trek’s’ Dr. “Bones” McCoy, DeForest Kelley, reunites with original cast on memorial space flight | Space
14. EXCLUSIVE: Garrett Derr Takes Us On a Tour of His New ‘Star Trek’ Props and Costumes Exhibit — Daily Star Trek News
15. Star Trek Day: 3 changes Paramount+ should make before next year
16. This footage from a Star Trek convention in 1994 will warm your heart | Boing Boing
17. The complicated history of the Star Trek minidress | Boing Boing
18. Star Trek: The Strange New Worlds vs. The Orville vs. Discovery fight is highly illogical.

Actor Watch

19. Star Trek Actor Says Their Trek Hero Is Just Like Their Marvel Character

Main Mission

Star Trek: Lower Decks
Season 3, Episode 2
“The Least Dangerous Game”
Written by Garrick Bernard
Directed by Michael Mullen

Short plot synopsis: 

On a tropical paradise planet, Mariner questions Commander Ransom on how he structures his away team. Boimler makes a bold career decision.

Season 3, Episode 3
“Mining the Mind’s Mines”
Written by Brian D. Bradley
Directed by Fill Marc Sagadraca

Short plot synopsis: 

On a remote science outpost, stone orbs are bringing fantasies to life. Tendi starts her first day as a Senior Science Officer Trainee.

Season 3, episode 4
“Room for Growth”
Written by John Cochram
Directed by Jason Zurek

Short plot synopsis: 

Mariner, Boimler, and Tendi clash with their arch-rivals: Delta Shift. The Cerritos engineers go on mandatory relaxation leave.

Warp Speed Round Table

How did you all celebrate Star Trek Day?

End Of Show

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

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