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Episode 149: No new Trek? Uh, this is fine

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Subspace Chatter

Star Trek: Chris Pine Gives Disappointing Update on Fourth Movie

Zachary Quinto’s new role could affect Star Trek 4

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Team Gearing Up To Start Production On Season 3 – TrekMovie.com

ORIGINAL “STAR TREK” DIRECTOR DIES AT 95

Robert Butler – IMDb

Rod Roddenberry In Talks To Recover What May Be The Lost Original Enterprise Model From ‘Star Trek’ [UPDATED] – TrekMovie.com

Quick hits:

‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Sets Season 1 Release Date On Netflix – Deadline

Tustin’s hangar was the star of major Hollywood projects – Los Angeles Times

CHUCK

Jonathan Frakes has confirmed that he will be Directing some of “Strange New Worlds” season 3.

Star Trek’s Jonathan Frakes Directing Strange New Worlds Season 3 Confirmed

Star Trek Live Long & Prosper Holiday Knitted Sweater | Star Trek Shop

   Funko Pop | Star Trek Shop

Star Trek: Discovery’s Newest Actor Hypes Up Season 5’s Debuting Aliens & Starship

New Villain Actor For ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Is Hyping Season 5… And His New Ship – TrekMovie.com

Walter Koenig To Join ‘The 7th Rule’ Podcast For ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ Rewatch – TrekMovie.com

The “Bad Way” Wrath Of Khan Changed Star Trek Movies, Says First Contact Writer

In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news…

New Amazon wind farm to be built in Vulcan, Alta. | CTV News

Here are links to over 100  additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories.

CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: The Original Series

  1. Why Was Star Trek: The Original Series Was Canceled?
  2. ‘Star Trek’ Cast: The Original Crew of the Enterprise Then and Now – Woman’s World
  3. Kirk’s TOS Success Made Pike’s Debut Star Trek’s First Prequel

Star Trek: The Next Generation

  1. Why Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Most Emotional Episode Holds Special Meaning For Patrick Stewart
  2. The Art of Guinan’s Aphorisms | Star Trek
  3. Whoopi Goldberg wanted to be Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Chief of Security
  4. Why Troi Didn’t Wear A Star Trek Uniform Until Later In TNG – YouTube
  5. Whoopi Goldberg Wanted Worf’s Job In Star Trek: TNG, Says Executive Producer
  6. Star Trek: The Picard Maneuver, Explained
  7. Star Trek Firing Doctor Crusher In TNG Season 1 Never Made Sense
  8. All 5 Star Trek: TNG Episodes Directed By Patrick Stewart
  9. Star Trek: How One Parasite Nearly Annihilated the USS Enterprise

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  1. Lessons from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with David Seitz | Harvey Mudd College News
  2. 30 Years Ago, Star Trek’s Smartest Show Pushed the Sci-Fi Franchise Into Shocking Territory
  3. The Genius Move That Made TNG Great Explained By Star Trek Writer
  4. Star Trek: DS9’s Jake Sisko Could Help Evolve Star Trek Storytelling

Star Trek: Voyager

  1. 10 Best Tom Paris Star Trek: Voyager Episodes
  2. Kes Actress Jennifer Lien’s Star Trek: Voyager Exit “A Mystery,” Says Executive Producer

Star Trek: Enterprise

  1. Star Trek: Enterprise had idea for evil Captain Kirk return
  2. Enterprise’s Scott Bakula Looks Back On “Wonderful Stuff” In His Star Trek Prequel
  3. Plan To Kill Off Captain Archer Revealed By Star Trek: Enterprise Showrunner
  4. Enterprise’s Mirror Universe Episodes Marked The Sad End Of The Star Trek Prequel

STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: Discovery

  1. Star Trek: All 14 main Discovery characters ranked from worst to best
  2. The ‘Fall’ of a Season: Environmentalism in Star Trek | Star Trek

Star Trek: Picard

  1. Buidling the Enterpris-D was a challenge for Star Trek: Picard
  2. Interview: James MacKinnon On Updating TNG Characters And Classic Alien Makeup For ‘Star Trek: Picard’ – TrekMovie.com
  3. Interview: Dave Blass On Rebuilding The Enterprise-D And What You Didn’t See In ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 – TrekMovie.com
  4. 1 Star Trek Ship In Picard’s Starfleet Museum Is A Borg Queen Tribute

Star Trek: Lower Decks

  1. The New Ship In Star Trek: Lower Decks Is A Touching Tribute To A Departed Friend Of The Show
  2. The Good, the Bad, and the Spectacularly Nerdy — Star Trek: Lower Decks Fourth Season Overview | Tor.com
  3. Star Trek Series Vets Discuss Their “Lower Decks” Animated Returns
  4. WARP FIVE: Mike McMahan Reflects on the Fourth Season of Star Trek: Lower Decks | Star Trek
  5. Mike McMahan Teases ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 5 Storylines For Tendi, T’Lyn, Mariner, Ma’ah, And More – TrekMovie.com
  6. Lower Decks Finally Answers Season 4’s Biggest Mystery and It Ties to TNG
  7. Thanks to Star Trek: Lower Decks, we know more about Thomas Riker
  8. 10 Best Star Trek Parodies of All Time in Lower Decks
  9. Star Trek Revives Intentionally Forgotten TNG Character As Major Villain
  10. Star Trek: Lower Decks Pokes Fun At Star Wars With Its Latest Episode
  11. A Silly Lower Decks Joke Is A Callback To Star Trek’s Goofiest Alien
  12. One Lower Decks Easter Egg Tells Us What Happened To An Old School Star Trek Villain
  13. ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ will get a choose-your-own-adventure graphic novel | Space
  14. Star Trek: Lower Decks connecting itself to the ‘Lower Decks’ was smart
  15. Star Trek Calls Out How Starfleet’s Wars Betray Its True Purpose
  16. Star Trek Reaffirms How Tragic DS9’s Dominion War Really Was
  17. Star Trek Brings Back Kirk’s Hilarious Classic Fighting Move
  18. Lower Decks Season 4 Ep 9 Recap: “The Inner Fight” – The Spool – The Spool
  19. Star Trek Reveals TNG’s Secret, Jaw-Dropping Connections To Mariner
  20. Star Trek: Lower Decks 4 Seasons Ranked, Worst To Best
  21. Worf’s Son Gets A Deep Cut Star Trek Easter Egg In Lower Decks Season 4 Episode 9
  22. Yes, Star Trek: TNG’s Nova Squadron Had 5 Members & They’re All In Lower Decks
  23. Star Trek Just Set Up Discovery’s Orion Crime Syndicate
  24. Star Trek Tells A Perfect Joke About Voyager’s Tom Paris Lookalike
  25. How Star Trek Brought Back A Popular TNG Actress After 30 Years
  26. The Official Star Trek: Lower Decks Coloring Pages | Star Trek

Star trek: Prodigy

  1. Star Trek: Voyager Star Opens Up About Fan Favorite Character Return

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

  1. Production on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 finally gearing up
  2. Jonathan Frakes Returning To Direct For ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 – TrekMovie.com
  3. How Did Una Chin-Riley Change Starfleet’s Attitude About Augments?
  4. Top Una Chin-Riley Reveals | Star Trek

Unnamed Section 31 streaming “event movie”

  1. ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Movie Reportedly Prepping For Production – TrekMovie.com

(potential, unannounced “Star Trek: Legacy” series)

  1. The push for Star Trek: Legacy begins anew
  2. Star Trek Fans Launch New Campaign For Picard’s Legacy Spinoff


THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

  1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture Is the Most Important Director’s Cut

Star Trek: Generations

  1. Kirk Revealed His Secret Pain To Picard Before His Star Trek Generations Death

Star Trek: Insurrection

  1. Star Trek: Insurrection Had Data’s Weirdest Power That’s Been Wisely Forgotten

Star Trek (2009)

  1. J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Reboot “Starting Over Was Brilliant,” Says Popular TNG & DS9 Writer

OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio books and DVDs

  1. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 2 coming to Blu-ray, 4K UHD Dec. 5 | Space
  2. Ensign Ro And Dr. Gillian Taylor To Return In ‘Deep Space Nine’ Prequel And TOS Movie Era Novels – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek video games/board games

  1. Star Trek Fleet Command is fun, but not “Trek”

Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines

  1. See Worf Begin The Search For Hugh In Preview Of ‘Star Trek: Defiant’ #9 – TrekMovie.com
  2. Star Trek Officially Names “The Most Dangerous Planet in the Galaxy”
  3. Star Trek Just Paid Hoshi Sato a Jaw-Dropping Mark of Respect
  4. See Cadet Jean-Luc Tangle With Professor Spock In Preview Of ‘Star Trek: Picard’s Academy’ #2 – TrekMovie.com
  5. 10 Biggest Consequences of Star Trek’s God War (That Will Influence 
  6. Does Spock’s Nerve Pinch Work on Borg? – Star Trek Settles the DebateFuture Canon)

MISCELLANEOUS

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

  1. Star Trek’s Best Trial Episodes, Ranked
  2. Bring this TOS character into any Star Trek: Cadet Picard made
  3. Rom’s Most Crucial Deep Space Nine Moments | Star Trek
  4. Casting Nicolas Cage In Star Trek
  5. Connecting with Star Trek’s Quiet Moments | Star Trek
  6. Star Trek: Lower Decks – Nick Locarno | Star Trek
  7. Synthehol: Star Trek’s Sci-Fi Take on Alcohol, Explained
  8. How Old Is the Federation in Star Trek?
  9. Star Trek: Why Was The Kolvoord Starburst Banned?
  10. Star Trek’s 5 Animated Series Ranked Worst To Best
  11. Star Trek Brings Back Klingons’ Weird Pink Blood
  12. Star Trek Calls Out Seven Of Nine But Where Is She After Voyager?
  13. 10 Star Trek Female Vulcans Ranked Worst To Best
  14. Star Trek: 7 Destroyed Starships
  15. Star Trek Secretly Confirms What Happened To Riker’s Clone
  16. Will Star Trek FINALLY Resurrect One Of TNG’s Most Tragic Characters?
  17. Where Are Star Trek’s 4 TNG & Voyager Characters Named In Lower Decks?
  18. Troi Forgot She Kissed Riker’s Clone 6 Years After Star Trek: TNG
  19. Star Trek: Best Mirror Universe Episodes
  20. 7 Versions Of Riker In Star Trek
  21. Star Trek Now Has Dueling Starfleet Academy Shows
  22. Star Trek: What Is Spock’s Biggest Flaw?
  23. Weird Star Trek Easter Eggs
  24. Star Trek Could Easily Resurrect William Shatner’s Kirk (But It Won’t Work)

Actor Watch

  1. Patrick Stewart Was Convinced Star Trek Fans Didn’t Care About Him — Until He Went To A Convention
  2. Star Trek Star Walter Koenig Joins The 7th Rule for TOS Eps Reviews
  3. Interview: Walter Koenig On Joining ‘Star Trek,’ Shatner’s Acting, And Chekov’s Best Scene Cut From ‘Generations’ – TrekMovie.com
  4. Star Trek: 10 Biggest Takeaways From Patrick Stewart’s Memoir (and One That Wasn’t)
  5. Star Trek Actor Zachary Quinto Responds To Outrage Over SAG Strike
  6. Star Trek’s Jess Bush Shares Amazing Strange New Worlds BTS Pics & Videos
  7. Jonathan Frakes Has One Big Star Trek: TOS Envy That TNG Never Did
  8. Armin Shimerman admits envy of Sneed on Star Trek: Picard

Main Mission

Star Trek: Lower Decks
Season 4, Episode 10
“Old Friends, New Planets”
Written by May Darmon
Directed by Bob Suarez

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