Episode 203:”There Goes The Sun” or “Tkon but not forgotten”

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Subspace Chatter

2 New Star Trek Series Announced, And They’re Taking The Franchise In A Bold Direction (Exclusive) 

Star Trek launches first WEBTOON series, teases mystery follow-up 

Star Trek Stargazers Writer on Deep Space Nine, Easter Eggs in Comics 

Star Trek: TOS writer returns for 60th anniversary comic book (along with many others!) 

‘Star Trek’ Adds Unexpected Alex Kurtzman-Era Stories for the Franchise’s 60th Anniversary 

Paramount+ Serves Up Bizarre AI Slop Thumbnail For Star Trek 

Paramount+ Used AI To Make The Ugliest Star Trek Thumbnail Ever 

SNW showrunner wanted William Shatner to play Kirk (in a way fans would have loved!) 

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 will be fully episodic 

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Changes Its Storytelling Formula 

In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news…

Vulcan County resident making sweaters for her cow | Calgary Herald 

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Here are links to 57 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories.

CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)

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

  1. Star Trek Stargazers Writer on Deep Space Nine, Easter Eggs in Comics 
  2. Star Trek Canon Debate: Were the Cherons Really Extinct? 
  3. A Star Trek: The Original Series Actor Had Their Role Reduced Thanks To Paramount 
  4. What Happened on the Last Episode of the Original ‘Star Trek’ & Why Was It Canceled? 

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

  1. Geordi La Forge’s 5 Best Star Trek: The Next Generation Episodes, Ranked 
  2. Video Details the Origin Story of the STAR TREK: TNG Era – Nerdist 
  3. Star Trek’s Best Showrunner Knew Nothing About The Franchise When He Was Hired 

STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)

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

  1. Star Trek: Discovery’s Ending Already Beats Strange New Worlds’ In 1 Important Way 

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

  1. Star Trek: Picard Quietly Killed the Biggest Fumble in Sci-Fi History 

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season yet to premier, 5th/final season filmed]

  1. Star Trek James T. Kirk actor admits it ‘is terrifying’ to play the iconic role in SNW 
  2. Star Trek: SNW showrunners say the puppet episode was ‘a delight’ to make 
  3. Star Trek: TOS ‘Where No Man Has Gone Before’ 60th anniversary (Redshirts retro review) 

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy [2026 – present] [season 2 will end series]

  1. 5 reasons Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is must-see streaming 
  2. Starfleet Academy’s ‘The Life of the Stars’ is way better than its low rating (and this is why) 


THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

  1. Must-see Star Trek film celebrates 40th anniversary in 2026

OTHER MEDIA

Star Trek video games/board games

  1. ‘Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown’ Adds Delta Flyer With Free Update Today, More DLCs Announced – TrekMovie.com 

Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise

  1. We Build LEGO Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D, Starfleet’s Finest Flagship 

Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines

  1. Star Trek: Celebrations – Comic Book Preview 
  2. Star Trek Just Dropped The Ultimate Tribute To A Beloved TOS Cast Member, But There’s One Problem` 
  3. Star Trek’s Jay-Den & Kyle are missing in the upcoming issue of SFA: Lost Contact 
  4. Star Trek Confirms the Borg Are Returning Despite Their Final Defeat 
  5. Star Trek 60th anniversary sneak peek features Sulu wielding a sword! 

MISCELLANEOUS

Paramount+ / Paramount Skydance

  1. Paramount Sued by Subscribers Over Warner Bros., Skydance Deals 
  2. Liccardo to FCC: Paramount “Cannot Gaslight the American Public” | Congressman Sam Liccardo 
  3. ‘Fire Country’ Will Exit Friday Nights Early Next Season as CBS Cuts Episode Orders for Multiple Shows 
  4. Lawsuit claims Donald Trump told Oracle founder: Larry, it looks like Netflix is gonna get Warner Bros., but if you really, really … 
  5. Calls for investigation into bribery after Stephen Colbert cancellation 
  6. Mark Ruffalo, Ben Stiller, Zachary Levi react to WB and Paramount merger; warn about fewer opportunities and fewer jobs 
  7. Paramount’s WBD Deal Nears The Finish Line As Streaming Revenue Climbs | AdExchanger 
  8. NickALive!: Paramount Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results 
  9. Paramount Global Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript | Fortune 
  10. Paramount Skydance shares slide after earnings beat fails to impress on guidance | NASDAQ:PSKY 
  11. CNN legend slams CBS’ new owner for ‘hemorrhaging viewers’ – AOL Paramount Unifies TV Sales Under One Roof As Grant Madigan Takes VP Role – B&T 
  12. Paramount Skydance Corporation’s Stock Price Dips to $10.66, Marking a 4.22% Decline: An Investment Opportunity? | Smartkarma 
  13. Paramount and WBD spend big on K Street amid merger headwinds – GCR USA 
  14. FCC Commissioner Demands Scrutiny of Foreign Investment in Paramount’s Warner Bros. Proposal 
  15. Paramount (NASDAQ:PSKY) Exceeds Q1 CY2026 Expectations 
  16. Paramount Skydance Launches New Book Publisher 

Star Trek related science news

  1. Star Trek Made Her a Scientist – YouTube 

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

  1. 10 Best Star Trek Captains Of All Time, Ranked 
  2. 32 Years Ago, Star Trek Wrote Out the Underrated Cult Hero Who Turned Down Both Deep Space 9 & Voyager – ComicBook.com 
  3. Star Trek Can Still Save Its 60th Anniversary 
  4. Star Trek’s Future Reportedly Revealed After Comic Con Rumors – ComicBook.com 
  5. After 17 Years Together, Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Entire Crew Abandoned Worf 
  6. 5 Worst Things Spock Ever Did On Star Trek, Ranked 
  7. Star Trek made Andrew Phung into a reader. Here are 5 books that have shaped him | CBC Books 
  8. 15 Best Star Trek Characters Of All Time, Ranked 
  9. Which Star Trek Ship Is The Franchise’s Most Powerful? 
  10. Star Trek fans have 10 reasons to be thankful for Alex Kurtzman 
  11. 4 Star Trek Movies Are About to Stream Free (Including 2 of the Best) – ComicBook.com 
  12. Ten galactic ways to commemorate 60 years of ‘Star Trek’ 
  13. New Video: Star Trek Fans Divided: United Vs Legacy 

Convention news/fandom

  1. Star Trek actor Jonathan Frakes announced as guest for 2026 Hal-Con | PNI Atlantic News 
  2. The Inglorious Treksperts STLV Schedule Features ‘Star Trek’ Reunions And TV Legends – TrekMovie.com 


Actor Watch

  1. Karl Urban (Still) Hopes For Another Star Trek Kelvin Movie – TrekMovie.com 
  2. ‘Star Trek’ star William Shatner almost abandoned his historic space trip 
  3. Star Trek veteran ‘desperately wanted’ this iconic role 60 years ago

Main Mission

Star Trek: The Next Generation novel
“Q-Zone”
The second of 3 books in the “Q Continuum” story
Published August 1998
Written by Greg Cox

End Of Show

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

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