Episode 171: Extended Happy Hour

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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

Jeri Ryan Turned Down Captain Seven ‘Picard’ Spin-off Pitch That Wasn’t ‘Star Trek: Legacy’ – TrekMovie.com

Inside London’s Star Trek-inspired Bridge Command, an interactive gaming experience powered by smart tech and role-playing | Eurogamer.net

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

Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy’s “Live Long and Prosper” Space-Flown Pendant, To Be Auctioned by Propstore

>>> 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 final few minutes of Star Trek: Lower Decks are making people cry – “I don’t know anybody on the crew [who didn’t] tear up a little” | GamesRadar+

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]

  1. Star Trek’s Blue Orions, Explained

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons]

  1. Star Trek episode yanked off TV after making controversial UK prediction – Daily Star

Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001) [7 seasons]

  1. 7 Times Harry Kim Deserved A Promotion On Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005) [4 seasons]

  1. The Star Trek Enterprise Time Travel Episode That Fixed the First Time War—Or Did It? | Den of Geek

STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024) [5 seasons]

  1. 10 Ways Discovery Made Star Trek Better

Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 – 2024) [5 seasons]

  1. Star Trek Has A Surprising New Seven Of Nine
  2. After 26 Years, Star Trek Reveals A Dax DS9 Love Interest & It’s A Shocker
  3. ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ final season legacy cameos, Garrett Wang’s Harry Kim teased by cast
  4. From Nanites To Gallamites, The ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Easter Eggs In “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel” – TrekMovie.com
  5. Star Trek Mocks Voyager’s Year Of Hell
  6. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Sets Up a Proper Send Off
  7. Recap/Review: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Journeys Into The Heart Of Dorkness In “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel” – TrekMovie.com
  8. Star Trek: Lower Decks Easter Egg References One Of TNG’s Weirdest Characters
  9. The Star Trek: Lower Decks Title Sequence – 5 Seasons of References – Trek Central
  10. Star Trek Just Introduced The Franchise’s REAL Mirror Universe
  11. Star Trek Theory: 2 Surprising Multiverse Characters May Have Switched Places
  12. From No Money To Space Bats, The ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Easter Eggs In “Shades Of Green” – TrekMovie.com
  13. From Blue Streaks To Blue Orions, The ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Easter Eggs In “Dos Cerritos” – TrekMovie.com
  14. 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]

  1. Star Trek: Strange New World Season 3 Clip Resolves Season 2’s Cliffhanger – ComicBook.com
  2. Henry Alonso Myers gives intriguing hints for season three of Strange New Worlds

Star Trek: Section 31 “streaming event movie” (January 24, 2025) [movie]

  1. Get To Know the Rogues and Scoundrels of ‘Star Trek’ Before ‘Section 31’
  2. Section 31 Answers Star Trek: Discovery’s Big Mystery About Michelle Yeoh’s Georgiou
  3. Interview: ‘Section 31’ Director Olatunde Osunsanmi On Crafting A Fun Spy Adventure In Star Trek’s Lost Era – TrekMovie.com
  4. The future of Star Trek films shouldn’t hinge on Star Trek: Section 31
  5. “Star Trek: Section 31” Director Talks Genesis – Dark Horizons

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (no release date announced) [season 1 in production]

  1. Star Trek’s Starfleet Academy Series Already Has Some Promising Updates
  2. Star Trek: Voyager’s Robert Picardo Addresses Return as The Doctor in Upcoming Series
  3. Star Trek Theory: Which Voyager Doctor Is Robert Picardo Playing In Starfleet Academy
  4. 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)

  1. Star Trek’s Most Famous Starfleet Academy Was In J.J. Abrams’ Movie

OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio books and DVDs

  1. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Asylum Review: Number One’s Quest for Identity and Belonging – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion

Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise

  1. Star Trek x OddBalls Underwear Collaboration Beams Down – Trek Central

Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines

  1. Star Trek Is Officially Destroying Its Entire Multiverse – Prime, Kelvin Timeline & Mirror Universe Included
  2. Star Trek’s Emperor Philippa Georgiou Gets Dark Solo Adventure Ahead of Section 31 Film

MISCELLANEOUS

Paramount Global/Paramount+ News

  1. Paramount gave up on Warner Bros merger after months of talks
  2. Paramount Chair Shari Redstone Will Leave Board After Skydance Merger, Bloomberg News Reports
  3. Jeff Shultz, Paramount’s Streaming Strategy Chief, Is Exiting
  4. Sony Sues CBS Over ‘Dismal’ Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune Revenue – BNN Bloomberg
  5. Tequila tycoon John Paul DeJoria plots CBS News takeover
  6. Sony Sues CBS for ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Jeopardy’ Self-Dealing

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

  1. Lower Decks Inspires A Look Back at Deep Space Nine’s ‘Explorers’ | Star Trek
  2. Kirk & Uhura Met The Same Way In 2 Star Trek Universes
  3. The 11 Saddest Sacrifices in Star Trek History, Ranked
  4. Below Deck with Lower Decks: Nanite Your Business | Star Trek
  5. Alexa, where’s my Star Trek Computer? – The Verge
  6. LeVar Burton: It “Makes So Much Sense” For ‘Star Trek: Legacy’ To Follow ‘Starfleet Academy’ – TrekMovie.com
  7. All 6 Times Spock Time Traveled In Star Trek (& Why)

Convention news/fandom

  1. Anson Mount And Brent Spiner Headline Creation’s November Trek Cons In New Jersey And Dallas – TrekMovie.com


Actor Watch

  1. 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
  2. LeVar Burton Says he Wants ‘Star Trek: Legacy’ to Happen
  3. Star Trek Cast & Crew on Which Characters They’d Dress for Halloween
  4. Zoe Saldaña Wants Uhura To Move Beyond The Comms Station In ‘Star Trek 4’ – TrekMovie.com
  5. 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

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

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