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Taylor Dead: ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ Co-Creator Was 86
Star Trek’s Kate Mulgrew And Other Voyager Stars React To The Death Of Co-Creator Jeri
Main Mission, Part 1
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Season 5, Episode 3
“The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel”
Written by Stephanie Amante-Ritter
Directed by Brandon Williams
Subspace Chatter
Bridge Command lets you live out your starship fantasies
>>> Bridge Command Tutorials: Radar (Science) – YouTube
>>> Bridge Command Tutorials: Helm – YouTube
>>> Bridge Command Tutorials: Weapons – YouTube
>>> Bridge Command Tutorials: Dock & Drone control – YouTube
>>> Bridge Command Tutorials: Comms and Nav – YouTube
Bridge Command: An Immersive Experience Review! – YouTube
Star Trek LARPing: Is Bridge Command Better Than VR? – YouTube
Explore a long-lost Starfleet ghost ship in new ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ comic (exclusive) | Space
>>> Learn more and donate: Leonard Nimoy Memorial – Campaign
Netflix Just Made The Same Star Trek Mistake Paramount Plus Did
LEGO Ninjago Live-Action Movie in the Works With Star Trek: Prodigy Creators
The Paramount-Nielsen negotiations are at an impasse
Here are links to 54 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. You’ll find articles on everything, including a theory that maybe the two T’Lyn’s in the first episode of the season did switch places,
CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973 – 1975) [7 seasons]
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons]
Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001) [7 seasons]
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005) [4 seasons]
STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)
Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024) [5 seasons]
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 – 2024) [5 seasons]
- Star Trek Has A Surprising New Seven Of Nine
- After 26 Years, Star Trek Reveals A Dax DS9 Love Interest & It’s A Shocker
- ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ final season legacy cameos, Garrett Wang’s Harry Kim teased by cast
- From Nanites To Gallamites, The ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Easter Eggs In “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel” – TrekMovie.com
- Star Trek Mocks Voyager’s Year Of Hell
- Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Sets Up a Proper Send Off
- Recap/Review: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Journeys Into The Heart Of Dorkness In “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel” – TrekMovie.com
- Star Trek: Lower Decks Easter Egg References One Of TNG’s Weirdest Characters
- The Star Trek: Lower Decks Title Sequence – 5 Seasons of References – Trek Central
- Star Trek Just Introduced The Franchise’s REAL Mirror Universe
- Star Trek Theory: 2 Surprising Multiverse Characters May Have Switched Places
- From No Money To Space Bats, The ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Easter Eggs In “Shades Of Green” – TrekMovie.com
- From Blue Streaks To Blue Orions, The ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Easter Eggs In “Dos Cerritos” – TrekMovie.com
- Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Takes a Subtle Dig at One of Roddenberry’s Golden Rules
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season announced]
- Star Trek: Strange New World Season 3 Clip Resolves Season 2’s Cliffhanger – ComicBook.com
- Henry Alonso Myers gives intriguing hints for season three of Strange New Worlds
Star Trek: Section 31 “streaming event movie” (January 24, 2025) [movie]
- Get To Know the Rogues and Scoundrels of ‘Star Trek’ Before ‘Section 31’
- Section 31 Answers Star Trek: Discovery’s Big Mystery About Michelle Yeoh’s Georgiou
- Interview: ‘Section 31’ Director Olatunde Osunsanmi On Crafting A Fun Spy Adventure In Star Trek’s Lost Era – TrekMovie.com
- The future of Star Trek films shouldn’t hinge on Star Trek: Section 31
- “Star Trek: Section 31” Director Talks Genesis – Dark Horizons
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (no release date announced) [season 1 in production]
- Star Trek’s Starfleet Academy Series Already Has Some Promising Updates
- Star Trek: Voyager’s Robert Picardo Addresses Return as The Doctor in Upcoming Series
- Star Trek Theory: Which Voyager Doctor Is Robert Picardo Playing In Starfleet Academy
- Robert Picardo Talks Playing 900 Year-Old Holographic Doctor On ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ – TrekMovie.com
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)
Star Trek (2009)
OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio books and DVDs
Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise
Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines
- Star Trek Is Officially Destroying Its Entire Multiverse – Prime, Kelvin Timeline & Mirror Universe Included
- Star Trek’s Emperor Philippa Georgiou Gets Dark Solo Adventure Ahead of Section 31 Film
MISCELLANEOUS
Paramount Global/Paramount+ News
- Paramount gave up on Warner Bros merger after months of talks
- Paramount Chair Shari Redstone Will Leave Board After Skydance Merger, Bloomberg News Reports
- Jeff Shultz, Paramount’s Streaming Strategy Chief, Is Exiting
- Sony Sues CBS Over ‘Dismal’ Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune Revenue – BNN Bloomberg
- Tequila tycoon John Paul DeJoria plots CBS News takeover
- Sony Sues CBS for ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Jeopardy’ Self-Dealing
Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous
- Lower Decks Inspires A Look Back at Deep Space Nine’s ‘Explorers’ | Star Trek
- Kirk & Uhura Met The Same Way In 2 Star Trek Universes
- The 11 Saddest Sacrifices in Star Trek History, Ranked
- Below Deck with Lower Decks: Nanite Your Business | Star Trek
- Alexa, where’s my Star Trek Computer? – The Verge
- LeVar Burton: It “Makes So Much Sense” For ‘Star Trek: Legacy’ To Follow ‘Starfleet Academy’ – TrekMovie.com
- All 6 Times Spock Time Traveled In Star Trek (& Why)
Convention news/fandom
Actor Watch
- Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn reflect on TNG and Picard, discuss Katee Sackhoff’s Star Trek aspirations – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
- LeVar Burton Says he Wants ‘Star Trek: Legacy’ to Happen
- Star Trek Cast & Crew on Which Characters They’d Dress for Halloween
- Zoe Saldaña Wants Uhura To Move Beyond The Comms Station In ‘Star Trek 4’ – TrekMovie.com
- Exclusive: Gates McFadden’s Star Trek Podcast Guests For Season 3 Includes Connor Trinneer, Ethan Peck, And More – TrekMovie.com
Main Mission, Part 2
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Season 5, Episode 4
“A Farewell to Farms”
Written by Diana Tay
Directed by Megan Lloyd
End Of Show
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