Episode 182: The 4.72 Year Mission

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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Renewed For Fifth & Final Season
Hallmark Unveils 2025 STAR TREK Holiday Ornaments — with Increased Tariff Pricing • TrekCore.com

ICv2: WizKids Announces Two New ‘Star Trek: Captain’s Chair’ Expansions

The Star Trek Movie That Unseated ‘The Final Frontier’ as the Franchise’s Worst-Rated Film Makes a Surprise Return to Streaming Charts

Star Trek’s Best Series in Years Will Soon Stream Free (& You Should Watch It) – ComicBook.com

Two ILM Classics: Star Trek: First Contact & Rogue One | ILM.com

Star Trek– Master Replicas
Star Trek: The Last Starship Brings Captain Kirk Back from the Dead
OG ‘Star Trek’ Character Is Being Majorly Changed – Parade

Why Paramount Canceled Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (by Renewing It for Two Seasons)

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Showrunners Talk Fifth Season End, Suggest Continuing With New TOS Show – TrekMovie.com

Streaming surpasses broadcast and cable TV viewing in US for first time | Reuters

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In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news…

Story Historic orange grain elevator in Vulcan demolished | CBC.ca

CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969) [3 seasons]

  1. 10 Most Underrated Star Trek: The Original Series Episodes
  2. Star Trek’s Walter Koenig Explains Exiting the Original Series in Season 3: ‘Nobody Really Cared’

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

  1. How Star Trek’s First Cliffhanger Made TV History | Television Academy

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

  1. Star Trek: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Tom Paris

Star Trek: Picard (2020 – 2023) [3 seasons]

  1. Star Trek: This is how Jack Crusher inherited the worst from his father Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season announced]

  1. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season three review: Warp five or so, but the speed is increasing | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines
  2. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ brings top level to franchise | Review
  3. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds showrunners reveal plans for a cancelled crossover with the ’70s animated series | GamesRadar+
  4. I’m glad Strange New Worlds is not making the same mistake with Kirk as Star Trek Into Darkness did
  5. Strange New Worlds Finally Gives An Iconic Star Trek Character The Story They’ve Waited 59 Years For
  6. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 TV Review: The latest chapter in the prequel journey is a blast
  7. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Ending With Season 5 – Hollywood Outbreak
  8. Star Trek: “Still the charming Kirk we know” – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Paul Wesley on taking on the role of James T. Kirk
  9. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ third season falls short of its second
  10. Early Review: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Returns With Added Adventure And Romance For Season 3 – TrekMovie.com
  11. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Review: Fun, Not Great
  12. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 is “the show’s most assured run of episodes to date” | GamesRadar+
  13. Strange New Worlds Season 3: Star Trek’s Best Modern Series Returns
  14. ‘Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Review: Star Trek’s Most Fun Show Has Moved Beyond Canon
  15. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Review: Pulp Adventures
  16. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Review: The Best Trek In Decades Doesn’t Miss A Beat
  17. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds fans get the best and worst news as it’s renewed for season 5 and simultaneously canceled
  18. ‘Star Trek’ Star, 52, Makes Rare Comment About William Shatner Following Major News
  19. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Has Already Spoiled What Happens To Pike’s Girlfriend, But I Don’t Care
  20. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is getting a fifth and final season | The Verge
  21. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds To End With Season 5 – Trek Central
  22. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will end with a truncated fifth season
  23. Strange New Worlds Is A Better Kirk Story Than The One J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Rushed Through
  24. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Trailer Sees Kirk Command the Enterprise – ComicBook.com
  25. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Teaser Sets Up Retro Adventures, Murder Mystery Aboard the Enterprise
  26. Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 3 Full Cast & Story Preview
  27. Star Trek: Lower Decks #8 Preview: Crashing Ships, Bonding Moms
  28. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Can Do What ‘Voyager’ Couldn’t
  29. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 trailer introduces a new slew of adventures as Spock and the crew leap into the unknown – and teases Kirk’s promotion to Captain | GamesRadar+
  30. EXCLUSIVE: Strange New Worlds Season 5 On The Horizon! – Trek Central
  31. 5 Exciting Ways Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Will Change Captain Pike’s Star Trek Prequel
  32. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Latest Season 3 Trailer Hints At A Major Promotion For Paul Wesley’s Kirk, But Not So Fast
  33. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Gets New Season 3 Trailer
  34. Watch: New ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Trailer Promises Adventure, Romance, And Fisticuffs – TrekMovie.com
  35. After 2 year long wait Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 main character revealed
  36. The Major ‘Star Trek’ Update Fans Have Been Waiting For
  37. ‘What is Starfleet?’: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode Titles Revealed
  38. ‘Strange New Worlds’ Cast Talks Funny Spock, Pike’s Trust Issues, And Uhura Letting Her Hair Out In Season 3 – TrekMovie.com
  39. “Human Romance” Will Continue For Spock In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Says Ethan Peck\
  40. Will Star Trek: Strange New Worlds have a time jump now that it’s confirmed to end after Season 5? Here’s what we think
  41. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ showrunners and cast on Season 3’s Vulcan episode, beaming Scotty aboard, and completing their five-year mission
  42. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 puts characters ahead of plot | Polygon
  43. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to Premiere Season 3 on 4 August on SkyShowtime
  44. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Gets Very Cool Retro Posters
  45. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Main Cast Revealed In Stunning Season 3 Posters
  46. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds team-up posters tease the adventures to come in Season 3 – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
  47. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Reveals Season 3 Posters
  48. See ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Episode Titles And New Posters – TrekMovie.com
  49. https://www.instagram.com/p/DKhfrPwxFPf/
  50. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Reveals Episode Titles
  51. Star Trek Sacrilege: Producers Hint At TOS Reboot No One Wants | Cosmic Book News
  52. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds EP Teases Sequel Series (With Original Series Crew?) – ComicBook.com
  53. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Showrunners Open Up on the End of the Show (& Tease New TOS Series)
  54. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Producers Have A Genius Plan To Keep The Show Alive (Kind Of) [Exclusive]

unannounced “Star Trek: Legacy” series)

  1. “It Could Still Happen”: ‘Star Trek: Picard’s Legacy Spin-Off Gets Hopeful Update From ‘The Next Generation’ Star


unannounced “Resort Planet” series [currently in development]

Trek series that never were, for one reason or another, [such as “Phase II”]


THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)


Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

  1. Star Trek Reversing Spock’s Death Could Have Been A Disaster, But It Was Actually Genius
  2. There are SO many options, but THIS is the saddest moment in all of Star Trek

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

  1. Revisiting Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 41 years later

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

  1. 36 Years Ago Today “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier” Premieres | Cord Cutters News

Untitled Star Trek “origins” movie [currently on Paramount roster for 2025/2026]

Untitled Star Trek Kelvin-verse movie [currently not on Paramount announced roster]

Trek movies that never were, for one reason or another, [such as Tarantino’s movie]

OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio books

Star Trek DVDs

  1. “Star Trek: Lower Decks” is now available on Blu-ray | ktvb.com

Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines

  1. STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS (2024-) #8 Review – Get Your Comic On
  2. Somehow, Star Trek Just Made the Most Depressing Part of Deep Space Nine Even More Tragic
  3. Star Trek’s New Universe is So Horrible, I’m Literally Cheering For The Borg
  4. Star Trek Fans May Not Have Realized, But 1 of the Show’s Biggest Betrayals Was All an Act
  5. After 59 Years, Star Trek Officially Retires an Original Series Icon: “I’ve Done All I Can”
  6. Star Trek: Omega REVIEW – Trek Central
  7. See Data Help Wrap Up The ‘Star Trek’ And ‘Defiant’ Comic Series In Preview Of ‘Star Trek: Omega’ One-Shot – TrekMovie.com
  8. A New ‘Star Trek’ Comic Will Bring Captain Kirk Back to Life

MISCELLANEOUS

Paramount+ News

  1. CPJ urges Paramount’s Shari Redstone to reconsider CBS lawsuit settlement – Committee to Protect Journalists
  2. Trump Supports David Ellison Takeover of Paramount Global
  3. Donald Trump Appears To Praise David Ellison Amid Pending Skydance-Paramount Merger Approval, Settlement Talks In ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
  4. Paramount Layoffs: Company Cutting 3.5% of US Employees Amid Skydance Deal
  5. CBS Studios’ Deborah Aquila; CBS Nick Bernstein Exit In Layoffs (Excl)
  6. Trump in Settlement Talks Over ’60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris Interview
  7. Paramount Global CFO Naveen Chopra Exits, Andrew Warren to Serve as Interim Replacement
  8. Trump Appears To Praise David Ellison Amid ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
  9. Paramount Quietly Pulled Another Classic ‘South Park’ Episode From Certain Streaming Markets | Cracked.com
  10. Here’s Why Paramount Might Not Secure An Exclusive ‘South Park’ Streaming Deal After All | Cracked.com

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

  1. 5 Star Trek alien species that were introduced in the movies and not the show
  2. 10 Epic Star Trek Missions That Somehow Never Made It to TV
  3. Neville Page On “Unsustainable” Original Saru On ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ And Inspiring Future Generations – TrekMovie.com
  4. (14) The Unknown Story: Star Trek – Now Streaming on REELZ+ – YouTube
  5. Why Star Trek’s ‘Bottle Episodes’ Are More Important Than You Realize

Actor Watch

  1. Simon Pegg Wants ‘Star Trek 4’ To Get Back To The Spirit Of The Original Series – TrekMovie.com
  2. ‘Star Trek’ actor William Shatner and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson team up in new space bromance show ‘The Universe Is Absurd’ | Space
  3. “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin’s parents still visit his grave nearly every day
  4. “It Was Never Going To Happen”: Walter Koenig Was Turned Down As A Star Trek: The Next Generation Writer
  5. Comedy Legend, 56, Joins the Cast of ‘Star Trek’ – Parade

End Of Show

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