Opinion Posts

Nov. 25, 2024

A Crash Course in Section 31

We’re getting closer to the release of the long-awaited Star Trek: Section 31 movie, the franchise’s first foray into a straight up espionage thriller, starring Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh as former-Emperor-turned-Agent Phillipa Geor…

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Oct. 19, 2024

The Cerritos Goes on One Final Wacky Adventure

I have such a soft spot for Star Trek: Lower Decks. It is the first Star Trek series I’ve experienced along with the fandom from the series premiere, rather than playing catch-up later. Granted, my experience with it is a little different no…

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Aug. 30, 2024

Strange New Pod Endorses Kamala Harris for President

"My entire career, I've only had one client: the people. And so, on behalf of the people, on behalf of every American regardless of party, race, gender or the language your grandmother speaks, on behalf of my mother and everyone who has ever set o…

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April 3, 2024

“Infectious Joy” | Strange New Pod Beams into Wondercon

Last Friday, Strange New Pod landed in Anaheim, CA for the 37th year of Wondercon.  By Seven Rasmussen & Giraffe Wondercon is often referred to as SDCC for locals. Headed by the same group of people, it is smaller, more accessib…

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March 11, 2024

Star Trek Discovery's Final Season Finds its Heart and Soul in a Thrilling Adventure

Star Trek Discovery did something to me that the show has never done: it had me on the edge of my seat for an entire hour. This isn't a knock on the series; anyone who knows our pod knows how much each of our hosts loves Discovery fi…

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Feb. 12, 2024

On Such a Full Sea, Are We Now Afloat | A Picard Season Three Retrospective

"You know, Will, I've come to believe that the stars have always been in my favor." It's been one year since the premiere of Star Trek Picard's third and final season. In those 365 days, my love and appreciation for what that final s…

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Dec. 5, 2023

'Strange New Worlds' Season Two Feels So Electrified on 4K UHD

And it arrives just in time to beam under your tree or give as a gift on one of those eight crazy nights. Between the epic Lower Decks crossover episode "Those Old Scientists" and the first-of-its-kind musical spectacle "Subspace Rhapsody…

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Aug. 31, 2023

"Lower Decks" Season Four Beams In the Series Best Adventures Yet

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…

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Aug. 28, 2023

Michelle Hurd Brings the Fight to Toronto

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…

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July 19, 2023

I Have Had Enough of Spock

You're only ever really as good as those around you. And Captain Pike has a fantastic crew around him. But Strange New Worlds, in a season and a half of being on air, has prominently featured Spock, a character who has had two television shows, nin…

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