Feb 14 2025 72 mins 2
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The ‘Star Trek’ Franchise Has Made $2.6 Billion for Streaming Services | Charts
The ‘Star Trek’ Franchise Has Made $2.6 Billion for Streaming Services
9 Years Later, ‘Star Trek: Discovery’s Co-Creator Just Revealed a Wild Alternate Cast
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Co-Creator Bryan Fuller Dishes on His Brief Time Running the Series – Nerdist
Master Replicas Reveals New Line of Star Trek Action Figures | Star Trek
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Gets a Bold Filming Update
Here are links to 118 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. Everything from a new Star Trek: Online chapter involving Hugh and the Borg to an article Stamets would love about How space explorers could grow habitats from fungus. Just head over to the show notes for episode 177 – Happy Vaal-entine’s Day.
CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)
Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969) [3 seasons]
- 58 Years Later, Star Trek Still Hasn’t Revealed What Happened To Captain Kirk’s “The Doomsday Machine” Enemy
- The greatest ‘Star Trek’ episode of all time, according to fans—and see if your favorite ranks in the top 25
- “I was caught right in the same trap”: One Star Trek: TOS Star Thought He Almost Escaped the Same Curse That Haunted Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons]
- Why THE NEXT GENERATION Episode “Yesterday’s Enterprise” Is STAR TREK at Its Best
- This 33-Year-Old Star Trek: TNG Episode Is the Perfect Entry Point for New Fans
- The Best Star Trek Show Was Nearly Ruined in Season 1 (& It May Have Killed the Franchise)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999) [7 seasons]
- Star Trek: DS9’s 6 Main Ferengi Ranked, Worst To Best
- Producers assumed the sixth season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine would be its last
Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001) [7 seasons]
- All 5 Star Trek: Voyager Character Promotions After Janeway’s Ship Returned To Earth
- One of Star Trek: Voyager’s First ‘Villains’ Still Stands Among Its Best
- Which episode remains Star Trek: Voyager’s scariest offering to date?
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005) [4 seasons]
- What Happened To Captain Archer After Star Trek: Enterprise Ended
- Star Trek Quietly Solved a 21-Year-Old Enterprise Mystery With a Throwaway Line That Most Fans Missed
STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)
Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024) [5 seasons]
Star Trek: Picard (2020 – 2023) [3 seasons]
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 – 2024) [5 seasons]
- Warp Five: The Lower Decks Cast on the Cerritos’ Future | Star Trek
- 10 Weirdest Details in Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star trek: Prodigy (2021 – present) [awaiting 3rd season approval]
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season announced]
- More romance is coming to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds in season three
- Interview: Carol Kane On The Adventure She’s Having In ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ – TrekMovie.com
- Podcast: All Access Star Trek Goes To The ‘Section 31’ Press Junket And The NYC Red Carpet Premiere – TrekMovie.com
Star Trek: Section 31 “streaming event movie” (January 24, 2025) [movie]
- Omari Hardwick on Personal Growth, Fatherhood & Star Trek: Section 31 | BET Talks – YouTube
- Star Trek Finally Has A Heroic Version Of Khan After 58 Years
- Star Trek Found the Perfect Way to Explore TOS’s Timeline Without Breaking
- Star Trek: Section 31 | NYC Premiere Week | StarTrek.com – YouTubeCanon
- New ‘Star Trek’ film is silly, entertaining trash – The Petaluma Argus-Courier
- I’m a Huge Star Trek Fan, But I Want More Stories That Break Fan Expectations
- Designing Zeph’s Mech Suit | Star Trek: Section 31 | StarTrek.com – YouTube
- Hollywood’s ritual abuse of Star Trek is an insult to fans
- Designing Zeph’s Mech Suit | Star Trek: Section 31 | Star Trek
- Star Trek: Section 31’s Godsend Superweapon Explained
- Michelle Yeoh’s Star Trek Movie Successfully Pays Off A 58-Year-Old Enterprise Joke
- Star Trek’s Alex Kurtzman Explains Why Section 31’s Story Didn’t Violate Gene Roddenberry’s Vision, And Fans Might’ve Missed This
- Star Trek: Section 31 Ending Explained – YouTube
- ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Michelle Yeoh Makeup Interview
- Star Trek’s Own Canon Shows Why Michelle Yeoh’s Section 31 Movie Didn’t Work
- Section 31 Botched Its Best Chance at Expanding the Star Trek Universe
- I Respect Star Trek: Section 31’s Boldest Decision, But I Don’t Think It Paid Off
- Star Trek’s Most Mysterious Section 31 Character Isn’t What Fans Think (But It’s Close)
- Star Trek’s Controversial New Movie Changes Canon In Two Huge Ways
- Rendezvous at the NYC Premiere of ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ – YouTube
- Section 31’s New Technology Repeats A Common Star Trek Science Plot Hole
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (no release date announced) [season 1 in production]
unannounced “Resort Planet” series [currently in development]
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)
Star Trek (2009)
Untitled Star Trek “origins” movie [currently on Paramount roster for 2025/2026]
OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio bookss
- STAR TREK COCKTAILS: A STELLAR COMPENDIUM – A Review
- Star Trek: Voyager – The Escape Retro Book Review: Charting new frontiers in 1995 – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
Star Trek DVDs
- March 25 Will Be An Exciting Day For Star Trek Fans
- Star Trek: Section 31 Blu-ray Steelbook Already Available for Pre-Order After Disastrous Paramount+ Debut
Star Trek video games/board games
- Thomas Marrone Talks Star Trek Online Starship Design – Interview – Trek Central
- The Borg Are Back In ‘Star Trek Online: Unveiled’ – Watch Launch Trailer – TrekMovie.com
- DECA games finally addresses Star Trek Online playerbase following Cryptic’s forced exit | Massively Overpowered
- Star Trek Online has begun giving out anniversary gifts ahead of its 15th birthday | Massively Overpowered
Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise
Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines
- Well Before Star Trek Hit TV, Starfleet Took Flight With a Little-Known Comic
- As Star Trek Braces For a Major Reset, One of Its Most Iconic Ships Is Making a Return
- We Never Thought Star Trek Would Do It, But Spock Just Embraced the Borg
- SR Captain’s Log: Star Trek’s Bold New Universe is Already Challenging DC & Marvel For 2025’s Most Exciting Event
- Star Trek Is Ready to Revisit One of Its Worst Mistakes, And It Will Change the Federation Forever
- Star Trek Is Ready to Embark on a Klingon Redemption Story No One Saw Coming, And I’m Not Sure It Will Work Out
MISCELLANEOUS
Paramount+ News
- 1/29 Judge rules Paramount must give pension fund deal files, Bloomberg says | Markets Insider
- 1/29 Paramount rejects Project Rise’s $13.5B offer, Cord Cutters News reports | Markets Insider
- 1/31 CBS News Irate Over Possible Settlement to Trump ’60 Minutes’ Suit
- 1/31 FCC Requests Full Transcript of ’60 Minutes’ Interview with Harris
- 2/3 CBS Slams Sony Over Wheel Of Fortune & Jeopardy! Rights Seizure
- 2/6 M&A News: Another Roadblock for Skydance / Paramount (NASDAQ:PARA)? | Markets Insider
- 2/7 Tencent Shouldn’t Participate in Paramount Merger, Senator Says
- 2/7 Why Paramount in looking at settling a “flimsy” lawsuit from Trump
- 2/7 Paramount Faces Growing Legal Obstacles to Complete Skydance Merger
- 2/7 New York City Pension Funds Seek to Pause Paramount-Skydance Merger
- 2/7 Paramount Pauses Some Events, Including CMT Music Awards and MTV EMAs
- 2/8 Trump amends CBS ’60 Minutes’ lawsuit, demands $20 billion – Los Angeles Times
- 2/10 Paramount & Nielsen Ink Multiyear Audience Measurement Deal | DesignRush
- 2/11 NYC Pension Funds Sue to Pause Paramount-Skydance Deal
- 2/11 EU clears Skydance deal to buy Paramount, NAI – Breaking The News
- 2/11 Pressure mounts on CBS, Paramount as judge declares motion to dismiss Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit ‘moot’
- 2/11 M&A News: Paramount (NASDAQ:PARA) Merger Wins EU Approval | Markets Insider
- 2/12 Paramount channels, including CBS and Nickelodeon, to go dark on YouTube TV | Reuters
- 2/12 Paramount, YouTube TV at Odds Over Carriage Agreement
Star Trek related science news
- Why Star Trek Warp Drive Is Essential & May Be Real World Possible
- How space explorers could grow habitats from… | The Planetary Society
Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous
- Star Trek: Unification Director on Kirk-Spock Sendoff Short “Genesis”
- Star Trek: Ranking Every Version of the Enterprise | Den of Geek
- 5 New Star Trek Releases Ended Without Answering Big Mysteries That May Never Get Solved
- 10 Things That Happen in Every Star Trek Series
- Community Voices: What does it take for the future of Star Trek to be ours? – Twin Cities
- Star Trek Has A Surprising 20 Year Gap With No Enterprise
- Things That Happen In Every Star Trek Movie Or TV Series
- 6 Star Trek Movies Paramount Plus Must Make After Section 31
- Star Trek Has A Surprising 20 Year Gap With No Enterprise
- What do ‘Star Trek’ and NASCAR have in common? | FOX40 News
- We Finally Have A Reason To Be Excited For The Next Star Trek Movie | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
- Strange New Worlds’ Success Proves Star Trek Needs A TNG Prequel Show
- Immersive Star Trek Museum Hidden In New York State
- Star Trek Captains Ranked From Worst to Best | Den of Geek
- Star Trek’s Next 2 Shows Have Nothing To Do With Section 31
- Star Trek needs a new voice leading the franchise forward
- Why I Bought Star Trek on Blu-ray Despite Streaming Services
- Star Trek: The Next Generation doesn’t need a prequel for a very obvious reason
- Star Trek: Unification Director on TOS & Discovery-Inspired Additions
Convention news/fandom
- Universal Fan Fest Nights Open Tix For Dungeons & Dragons Experience
- Ascending to the Center Seat: First Officers on the Rise | Star Trek
- The worst episode of Star Trek, ‘Threshold,’ found new life on Tumblr | Polygon
- Star Wars vs. Star Trek is heading to Birmingham – Fantha Tracks | Daily Star Wars NewsFull List of Nintendo, Harry Potter, Back to the Future, Star Trek, One Piece, Dungeons & Dragons, and Jujutsu Kaisen Experiences at Universal Fan Fest Nights – WDW News Today
- Universal Studios Hollywood Sends Out Fan Fest Nights Pre-Arrival Expectations Survey – WDW News Today
- Star Trek Wins for Weirdest Food at Universal Studios Fan Fest Nights
- Universal Fan Fest Nights Is Going To Be GREAT
- I’m Not A Big Theme Park Guy, But The Star Trek And Back To The Future Creations For Universal Fan Fest Nights Look Super Impressive | Cinemablend
Actor Watch
- Wil Wheaton & Cirroc Lofton Meeting Shows Star Trek Dropped The Ball With A Wesley Crusher & Jake Sisko Crossover
- Star Trek’s Colm Meaney On Films Being “All F***ing Comic Books”
- William Shatner describes the new versions of ‘Star Trek’ as ‘phenomenal’ | – The Times of India
- William Shatner shares what he thinks about the new versions of Star Trek
- Saru Actor Doug Jones Addresses His Star Trek Future & Which Show He “Could Appear In Immediately” 1 Year After Discovery Ending
- In a surprising twist, an iconic ‘Star Trek’ actor actually wants back in the franchise
- How Atlanta shaped Star Trek: Section 31 star Omari Hardwick – Atlanta Magazine
Main Mission
Star Trek Novel
“Sarek”
Hardback published March 1994
End Of Show
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