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Episode 211: Endless Journeys

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Main Mission, Part 1 (with an appropriate sound effect)

8 things to remember Walter Koenig by:

8 things to remember Sir Patrick Stewart by:

Subspace Chatter

In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news…
Right now it’s still all about the AI data center.

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Here are links to 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’s Best Episode of All Time Is One You Can Rewatch Over and Over Again 
  2. 10 Best ‘Star Trek: Original Series’ Episodes of All Time, Ranked

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

  1. Star Trek Episode That Aged Best Makes Less Sense Than Ever 
  2. 35 Years Later, The Return Of Star Trek’s Most Famous Character Hits Different 
  3. Legendary Star Trek Writer Reveals The Hardest Next Generation Character To Write For: “We Didn’t Know What To Do With That” 
  4. The secret 1991 ‘Star Trek’ video where Patrick Stewart tap-danced on the Enterprise bridge 
  5. The 10 Best Star Trek: The Next Generation Episodes, Ranked 

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999) [7 seasons]

  1. Star Trek’s Pah Wraiths Explained 

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [5th/final season in post production]

  1. Star Trek actor discusses how Pike differs from Kirk & Picard 
  2. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ was afraid to say anything in season of gimmicks | Space 
  3. 4 Years Later, Captain Pike’s Most Inspiring Star Trek Quote Is Still the Best Sci-Fi Line of the Decade 

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy [2026 – 2027] [2nd and final season premiers March 2027]

  1. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2 Will Have More LGBTQ+ Representation — “Prepare To Be Pissed Off” 
  2. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2 – Everything To Know – Sneak Peak 
  3. 31 Years Later, Star Trek Replaces Troi’s Mother & Makes Betazed More Important 


THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1989)

  1. Star Trek’s Cold War Thriller Officially Sets New Release 35 Years Later

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

  1. 30 Years Later, Jonathan Frakes Reveals The Star Trek: First Contact Shot He Hates & Would Change

Star Trek (2009)

  1. Star Trek Still Hasn’t Replaced a Perfect Character With Less Than 2 Minutes of Screen Time

Untitled Star Trek movie by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley [in pre-production]

  1. The next Star Trek will be the saga’s first thriller, and both its models are Denzel movies – 3DVF 

OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio books

  1. Star Trek Officially Returns to Kirk’s Enterprise as TV Future Stalls 
  2. Star Trek’s Smartest Series Officially Returns With New Sequel Next Month 

Star Trek video games/board games

  1. Star Trek: The Next Generation Officially Enters A New Era In Universes Beyond 
  2. Complete Guide to Star Trek’s Stardates MTG Bonus Sheet – Draftsim 
  3. Star Trek Is Officially Bringing Back The Kelvin Timeline One Last Time – OpenCritic 
  4. Star Trek The Next Generation: The Inner Light Officially Unveiled For Universes Beyond 
  5. Star Trek Officially Drops 5 New Releases November 9 
  6. 60 Years Later, Star Trek Officially Brings Back an Iconic Character for a New Release 
  7. Where to Play Magic: The Gathering® | Star Trek™ 
  8. Complete Guide to Star Trek’s Stardates MTG Bonus Sheet – Draftsim 
  9. Star Trek Officially Brings Back Seven Of Nine’s Long-Lost “Son” 
  10. Star Trek Officially Unveils A Sinister New Look For Picard 
  11. Star Trek Officially Brings Back Evil Worf In New Deep Space Nine Crossover 
  12. Star Trek: The Original Series Officially Returns This Month In Beam Me Up 
  13. The Star Trek Franchise Officially Reunites Kirk And Spock On November 13 

Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise

Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines/web comics

  1. Star Trek Officially Reveals the Final Fate of Captain James T. Kirk 
  2. The DS9 Crew Runs Out Of Time To Solve A Terrifying Mystery In ‘Star Trek: Holo-Ween II’ Finale Preview – TrekMovie.com 
  3. Star Trek’s Perfect Voyager Sequel Has Officially Arrived In The Comics 
  4. Witness Starfleet On Starfleet Violence In ‘Star Trek: Red Shirts – Ghost of the 21st Century’ #4 Preview – TrekMovie.com 

MISCELLANEOUS

Paramount+ / Paramount Skydance

  1. Skydance offers buyouts to some employees to cut costs after Warner Bros merger | Reuters 

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

  1. Star Trek Creator’s Son Has One Major Complaint About The Franchise’s Modern Era 
  2. Star Trek Officially Introduced A Secret Weapon 60 Years Ago, And They Needed It to Revive Spock Decades Later – ComicBook.com 
  3. Why ‘Star Trek’ isn’t the ultimate in optimistic, Up Wing science fiction 
  4. Star Trek’s 5 Best First Officers (Not Counting Spock), Ranked 
  5. What the legendary 1990s Star Trek cast looked like without their heavy prosthetics 
  6. Star Trek TNG remaster: why DS9 never got one 
  7. Set Phasers To Stun: Star Trek’s Different Phaser Settings Explained 
  8. ‘Star Trek’ at a Crossroads After Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
    Star Trek’s Top Brass Discussed The Future Of Its Shows, And I’m Worried | Cinemablend 
  9. Paramount+’s Star Trek Reset Begins as HBO Officially Takes Control 
  10. Star Trek’s New Mystery Series Eyes Voyager Cameos in Future Seasons 
  12. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Officially Returns With New Adventures 
  14. Star Trek: The Next Generation Officially Returns In 2027 
  16. Patrick Stewart Was Known For His Drama, But The Star Trek Star Once Hilariously Wrote His Eulogy 
  18. 6 Perfect Star Trek Episodes to Watch to Say Goodbye to Patrick Stewart 
  19. The Ten Best Captain Picard Episodes of Star Trek 
  20. Patrick Stewart’s 15 best ‘Star Trek’ performances, ranked 
  21. 5 Best Star Trek Episodes With Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard, Ranked 
  23. Star Trek: Karl Urban’s Beloved Character Returns in Surprise 2026 Release 

Convention news/fandom


Actor Watch

  1. 31-Year Star Trek Veteran Addresses Paramount+ Cancellation: “Star Trek Is Under Attack” 
  2. Star Trek’s Brent Spiner Won’t Take Credit For Data’s Most Important Contribution [Exclusive] 
  3. Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy Was Part Of General Hospital’s Very First Season 
  4. I Didn’t See It Coming When William Shatner Made A Morbid Joke After Losing Two Star Trek Co-Stars Just Days Apart | Cinemablend 
  5. Patrick Stewart Welcomed Newcomer Into the ‘Star Trek’ Family With Four Meaningful Words [Exclusive] 
  6. ‘Star Trek itself is living long and prospering’ (according to TOS legend)

Passings

  1. Takei Mourns the Passing of His ‘Star Trek’ Co-star – Rafu Shimpo 
  2. ‘Star Trek’s’ William Shatner and George Takei honor the death of Walter Koenig | Space 
  4. Two major cast losses rock the passionate ‘Star Trek’ universe – ABC News 

End Of Show

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