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The Great Koala in the sky BECKETTS once again... Star Trek: Lower Decks is returning Thursday, September 7th with the first two episodes of season four. Our own Julian Brown has provided his non-spoiler thoughts on the first few episodes. We also …

It's hard to believe this show is already entering its fourth season. From the first moments we were introduced to Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford, and Tendi just over three years ago to Pakleds, Vulcans, and Borg babies, Lower Decks has pro…

I'm not a member of SAG. I'm not a member of the WGA either. However, I have plenty of friends who are members of both of those unions. Some I made when I thought one day the stage or the screen might be my career, others through fandom, a…

Will a new era in Alpha Quadrant dominance be Gorn? That will be the question come Strange New Worlds season two finale, which airs this Thursday on Paramount+. How will Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise react to another encount…

There's Classrooms on that starship! Just don't let Rutherford near them. Trekkies gathered in Las Vegas this weekend for Creation Entertainment's annual convention were treated to something special this afternoon: a four-minute first look at Star …

I see a little silhouetto of a Pike.... For the first time in Star Trek's 50-plus-year history, the crew of the Enterprise will go where no other series in the franchise has gone before: the musical frontier. Featuring ten origi…

Today is a good day to die. It may be the perfect day because it is the Day of Blood. This crossover event between the Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant series joins characters from multiple franchise incarnations as Emperor Kahless and his Red Pat…

Star Trek was out in full force at San Diego Comic-Con last weekend. Much (well-deserved) attention has been spent on the Hall H presentation, where the highly anticipated Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover “Those Old Scientists” w…

"Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war!" Shakespeare and Star Trek go together like peanut butter and Jelly. And even though we won't be seeing General Chang, we are getting another episode of Strange New Worlds that continu…

"See, he's got the old thingie..." Much like our favorite Lower Deckers, Paramount Plus is full of surprises. That's right; Trekkies were treated to a surprise early release of episode 207, "Those Old Scientists," also known as...the CROS…