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Episode 164: From Holograms to Hall H


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Main Mission, Part 1



Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, episode 5
“Observer’s Paradox”
Written by Jennifer Muro
Directed by Ruolin Li and Andrew L. Schmidt



Subspace Chatter





In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news…



Star Trek fans can bid on grave plot in Vulcan next weekend | Calgary Herald



Here are links to 119 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories.



CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)



Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969)



Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973 – 1975)





    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994)




    1. How Star Trek Learned From Its Worst Effect | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT


    2. “Roddenberry was wildly inconsistent”: All Star Trek Fans Unanimously Agree Even Patrick Stewart Wasn’t Enough to Save One ‘Bizarre’ Season of The Next Generation



    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999)




    1. I’ll Never Understand Why People Hate Star Trek: DS9’s Ferengi Episodes


    2. Star Trek: TNG’s Emmys Loss Became A Dr. Bashir DS9 Story



    Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001)




    1. Jeri Ryan Would Have Turned Down Star Trek: Voyager Because Of 1 Scene


    2. Does Admiral Janeway Still Need To Time Travel For Star Trek: Voyager’s Finale To Happen?


    3. ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ Documentary ‘To The Journey’ Nears Finish, Backer Screenings Planned For November – TrekMovie.com


    4. Jeri Ryan had issues with Star Trek: Voyager’s presentation of her almost immediately


    5. Jeri Ryan’s Seven Of Nine Star Trek: Voyager and Picard Uniforms Ranked, Worst To Best



    Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005)



    STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)



    Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024)




    1. Sonequa Martin-Green Expected 7 Seasons of Star Trek: Discovery & Says How Finale Epilogue Happened


    2. Enterprise Actor Tells Sonequa Martin-Green Why He Hated Star Trek: Discovery’s Finale Twist


    3. Star Trek: Discovery’s Klingons Were In “Nothing But Pain”, Says Sonequa Martin-Green


    4. Star Trek: Discovery Writers Knew Season 1 Had A Dark Problem | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT


    5. Star Trek’s Craziest Episode Saved By The Soundtrack | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT


    6. I’m Glad Star Trek: Discovery Never Went Back In Time



    Star Trek: Short Treks (2018 – 2020)



    Star Trek: Picard (2020 – 2023)



    Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 – 2024)




    1. What Goes Into Choosing A Star Trek: Lower Decks Uniform Color [Exclusive]


    2. Star Trek Lower Decks: Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid on the Show’s Final Voyage | Den of Geek



    Star trek: Prodigy (2021 – present)




    1. Star Trek’s Mirror Universe Is Back: What Happened After DS9 Explained


    2. Star Trek Confirms Enterprise’s Xindi Aliens Joined Starfleet 100 Years Early


    3. How Star Trek: Prodigy Helped Me Feel Seen as a Young Fan | Star Trek


    4. Interview: ‘Prodigy’ Showrunners On Giving Wesley Crusher Closure And Sitting At Star Trek’s “Adult Table” – TrekMovie.com


    5. This Star Trek: Prodigy Legacy Character’s Journey Mirrors The Last Jedi


    6. Star Trek Reveals Picard’s Mars Attack Caused A Tragedy For 1 Unexpected Character


    7. How Old Is Wesley Crusher In His Star Trek Comeback?


    8. WARP FIVE: Robert Picardo Gives His Prognosis on The Doctor’s Return | Star Trek


    9. Star Trek Finally Fixed Everything TNG Got Wrong About Wesley Crusher


    10. I’m Thrilled Star Trek Finally Revealed Voyager’s Mirror Universe


    11. ‘I Didn’t Think I Could Love Wesley More:’ Wil Wheaton And I Both Got Emotional As He Candidly Opened Up About Why Watching His Character In Star Trek: Prodigy Was So Moving | Cinemablend


    12. Wil Wheaton Made A Secret Wesley Crusher Comeback After Star Trek: Picard


    13. Star Trek’s Starfleet Academy Problem Is Finally Fixed After 26 Years


    14. WARP FIVE: Wil Wheaton on the Original Prodigy Returning to Star Trek | Star Trek


    15. Star Trek: Prodigy Co-EP Aaron J. Waltke Deep Dives Into Season 2’s Star Trek Lore


    16. Star Trek’s New Voyager Escaped Picard’s Mars Attack Tragedy


    17. Actress Kate Mulgrew talks about Star Trek: Prodigy, season two – YouTube


    18. Rok-Tahk: A Beacon of Personal Growth | Star Trek



    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present)




    1. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Hemmer Is Everything Good About Starfleet


    2. Star Trek Executive Producer Explains Why Strange New Worlds Seasons Are Only 10 Episodes


    3. “Everyone Looks Hot As A Vulcan”: Jess Bush Shares Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 BTS


    4. The Making of Star Trek’s First Musical Episode (Exclusive) | Television Academy


    5. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Adds TOS Character To Main Cast



    Star Trek: Very Short Treks (2023)





      Section 31 “streaming event movie” (no official date announced)




      1. Everything We Know About ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ | Space


      2. Star Trek: Section 31 Trailer: Michelle Yeoh Joins A Secret Starfleet Division In Discovery Spin-Off



      Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (no official date announced)




      1. Star Trek’s Next Series Can Finally Explain Discovery’s Klingons


      2. SDCC: ‘Starfleet Academy’ Will Be “New Format” For Star Trek With Holly Hunter As “Very Different” Captain – TrekMovie.com



      (unnamed/unannounced Section 31 series)



      (unannounced “Star Trek: Legacy” series)




      1. Todd Stashwick On Star Trek: Picard Sequel: “There’s Always A Chance,” But “Not This Year Or Next”


      2. ‘Star Trek: Legacy’ Beams Up Promising Update From ‘Picard’ Showrunner


      3. “Never Say Never”: Picard Showrunner Says “What’s Great” About Doing Star Trek: Legacy Later




      THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)



      Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)



      Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)




      1. Star Trek’s Greatest Villain Unleashed Due To Federation Incompetence | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT



      Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)



      Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)



      Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)



      Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1989)





        Star Trek: Generations (1994)




        1. Star Trek: Generations Had To Fulfill A Number Of Requirements



        Star Trek: First Contact (1996)



        Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)



        Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)





          Star Trek (2009)




          1. “It f—king near killed me”: One Star Trek Interrogation Scene Was So Painful to Film for Bruce Greenwood, But He Still Asked J.J. Abrams to Show No Mercy to Him



          Star Trek into Darkness (2013)



          Star Trek Beyond (2016)




          1. 8 Years Later, I Still Think Star Trek Beyond Is The Best J.J. Abrams Movie



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




          1. Star Trek 4 Is “Forever Tainted” But Simon Pegg Would Love To Do It



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




          1. Star Trek’s Prequel Movie Can Answer First Contact’s 30 Year Old Questions


          2. Star Trek Prequel Movie Reportedly Set Largely On Earth, Star Trek 4 Still In Development


          3. Don’t Worry, Star Trek’s New Origin Movie Isn’t A Threat To Canon



          OTHER MEDIA
          Star Trek books, audio books and DVDs




          1. Why Gene Roddenberry Had to ‘Entertain or Go Off the Air’ | Star Trek



          Star Trek video games/board games




          1. Star Trek Online Art Director And Writer Reveal Starship Heritage Bundle


          2. Star Trek Online Brings Back Some Classic Trek Gaming With Heritage Starship Bundle – TrekMovie.com



          Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise




          1. Epic Star Trek Studio Scale Model Builds! – YouTube


          2. Adding This Crowd-Funded TOMY Star Trek Replica to Your Collection Is Highly Logical – The Pop Insider



          Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines




          1. Star Trek Confirms the 1 Hivemind Stronger Than the Borg


          2. Star Trek Reveals the Future for Worf’s Son Alexander, & It’s the Perfect Character Change


          3. Star Trek’s New God-Level Space Station Is So Unique, Even Geordi La Forge Is Starstruck


          4. Star Trek Introduces Lore’s Terrifying New Army (& They Make the Jem Hadar Look Weak)


          5. Star Trek Reveals Data’s Kryptonite, Turning His Massive Intelligence into a Weakness


          6. Star Trek Officially Brands a Surprising Deep Space Nine Hero as a War Criminal


          7. Star Trek Comics License Renewed by IDW Publishing


          8. ICv2: SDCC News: IDW Re-Ups with Paramount for More ‘Star Trek’ Comics



          MISCELLANEOUS



          Paramount+ News




          1. PARA SECURITIES REMINDER: BFA Law Reminds Paramount Global Shareholders to Contact Us about Continuing Investigation into the Merger


          2. Paramount Global Class B: A Sell Rating Amid Declining Ad Revenue and DTC Challenges | Markets Insider


          3. PARA INVESTMENT NOTICE: The Paramount Global (Nasdaq:PARA) Merger is Being Investigated by BFA Law; Shareholders are Notified to Contact the Firm


          4. Paramount Global Expands Partnership with Ice Cube’s Cube Vision



          Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous




          1. Star Trek Mirror Universe Completely Destroys Earth? | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT


          2. Star Trek is one of the hardest franchises to act in for one key reason


          3. Jaunts Through the Jefferies Tubes | Star Trek


          4. Evil Whales? I Think Star Trek IV Happened In The Mirror Universe


          5. Star Trek Isn’t Supposed To Have Money: What Is Latinum?


          6. “Paramount decided it was too expensive”: Brent Spiner Could’ve Saved No Way Home Actor’s Star Trek Bomb With a Sequel That Wanted to Unite Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Avery Brooks


          7. Star Trek’s First Cancellation Led To A Number Of Gene Roddenberry Flops


          8. Paramount Needs To Get A Move On With Their Star Trek Movies


          9. Star Trek: The 8 Best First Officers


          10. Star Trek: When Did Vulcan Become Ni’Var?


          11. The Star Trek Character That Actually Deserves A Prequel | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT


          12. I’m Worried For Robert Picardo’s Doctor After Star Trek: Picard’s Mars Attack


          13. Star Trek Reveals A Link Between Voyager’s Tom Paris And His TNG Doppelganger


          14. How Star Trek and Doctor Who Brought Friends Closer Together | Star Trek


          15. Iowans Line up to See “Star Trek The Movie” | The Iowa’s News Now Vault – YouTube


          16. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ And ‘Lower Decks’ Nominated For Emmy Awards – TrekMovie.com





          Convention news/fandom




          1. STLV 2024 Levels Up With Big Celebrity Guests And ‘Treksperts’ Stage Packed With Star Trek Luminaries – TrekMovie.com


          2. Raleigh cornerstone GalaxyCon to bring ‘Daredevil,’ ‘Star Trek’ stars to town




          Actor Watch




          1. “It’s like a sickness”: William Shatner Blasted One Star Trek Legend for “Blackening” His Name Over a 60 Year Old Feud


          2. “It was her teenage sons who molested me”: Star Trek: The Next Generation Actress Marina Sirtis Was 3 When Trauma from a Real Life Incident Gave Her an Eating Disorder


          3. ’35 Years Overdue’: Wil Wheaton Reacts to Star Trek Fans Finally Embracing Wesley Crusher


          4. How Star Trek Learned From Its Worst Effect | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT


          5. Interview: Wil Wheaton On Fans Celebrating Wesley “Coming Home,” Sweaters, And More ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ – TrekMovie.com


          6. Rebecca Romijn says Marvel fandom ‘intimidating’ and ‘scary’ compared to ‘Star Trek’ | Fox News


          7. Picard Showrunner Terry Matalas Became The Second Person In Star Trek History To Do This


          8. Chris Pine says what everyone’s secretly thinking about saving the Star Trek movie franchise, and the problem with blockbuster movies | Popverse


          9. Interview: Kate Mulgrew On Chakotay And The ‘Prodigy’ Janeways; Her Conditions For More Live-Action Star Trek – TrekMovie.com


          10. Passings


          11. David Loughery Dead: ‘Star Trek V,’ ‘Passenger 57’ Screenwriter Was 71



          Main Mission, Part 2



          Star Trek: Prodigy
          Season 2, episode 6
          “Imposter Syndrome”
          Written by Diandra Pendleton-Thompson
          Directed by Sung Shin



          End Of Show



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