Episode 162: Prodigy 2: The Search for Chakotay

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All 10 TOS And TNG Star Trek Movies Returning To Paramount+ In July – TrekMovie.com

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Star Trek Creator’s Foundation Offers $1M Prize for AI Promoting Good

Star Trek content now available in World of Tanks: Blitz | GoNintendo

And now, it’s time for “The Battle for Paramount Mountain, Chapter 8”

Here are links to 99 additional stories. Broken out by series, movies and other categories. 

CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973 – 1975)

1. Beaming Away Loneliness | Star Trek
   

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994)

2. Star Trek: The Next Generation Predicted These Two Star Trek Series – YouTube
3. 10 Most Memorable Star Trek TNG Episodes, Ranked
4. Star Trek: TNG Almost Cast The Predator As Data Or Geordi
5. Michael Dorn Thought 1 Star Trek: TNG Episode Made Worf “A Murderer”
   

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999)

6. Star Trek Showrunner Reveals The Hardest Part Of Writing Scripts | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
7. Wait, Star Trek: Voyager’s Chakotay Is In DS9?
8. The Star Trek Guest Too Good At Being Bad | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
9. 1 Star Trek Episode Made DS9’s Showrunner Say: “I Am A Moron”

Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001)

10. Why Janeway Hates Time Travel In Star Trek
11. The Simple Star Trek Line That Nearly Ruined An Episode | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
12. 2 characters can truly be pointed to as being ‘peak’ Star Trek: Voyager writing
13. Star Trek Episode Almost Filmed In Black And White | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
14. I’m Sad How Star Trek: Voyager Wasted John Rhys-Davies
15. Star Trek Made A Fan-Favorite Character Suddenly Awful | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT

STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024)

16. The Burn In Star Trek & How Discovery Solved The Mystery Explained
17. Star Trek: The Breen’s Erigah, Explained
18. Star Trek’s Scariest Monster Was Almost A Hero | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
19. Are Discovery’s Finale Twists Too Inside Star Trek?
20. The Diplomacy of Discovery | Star Trek

Star Trek: Picard (2020 – 2023)

21. How the Picard Season 3 Soundtrack Unlocks All of Star Trek | Star Trek
22. Why Wasn’t Admiral Janeway in Star Trek: Picard?
23. “It Was Heartbreaking”: Michelle Hurd Breaks Down Losing Star Trek: Picard Actors Between Seasons 2 & 3

Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 – 2024)

24. Star Trek Actors Band Together to Save Lower Decks
25. I Think Star Trek: Lower Decks Isn’t Dead Yet
26. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Is “An Amazing Sendoff… But Not The End”, Says Showrunner

Star trek: Prodigy (2021 – present)

27. Recap/Review: ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Gets Timely In “Who Saves the Saviors” – TrekMovie.com
28. Star Trek Reveals Why Tribbles Are No Longer A Threat In Discovery
29. Janeway As Captain Of USS Enterprise? Star Trek’s Kate Mulgrew Said No
30. The Star Trek: Voyager Sequel You’ve Always Wanted Already Exists | Den of Geek
31. Why Is Star Trek: Prodigy’s Second Season on Netflix
32. Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 Trailer, poster art revealed – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
33. Star Trek: Prodigy’s streaming numbers could help Lower Decks’ renewal chances
34. Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 Reveals Return In Stellar Video | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
35. Star Trek’s Multiverse Will Have A “Grand Unifying Theory” In Netflix’s Prodigy Season 2, Says Co-EP
36. Where Is Seven Of Nine In Star Trek: Prodigy (& Will She Appear In Season 2?)
37. Check Out 14 Preview Images From ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Season 2 – TrekMovie.com
38. Kate Mulgrew Urges Fans To Watch Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2, Hopes For More Seasons
39. Everything You Need to Know on Star Trek: Prodigy | Star Trek
40. Star Trek Producers Give Hopeful Update For Prodigy Season 3 On Netflix
41. Interview: Dan And Kevin Hageman On How ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Season 2 Is Different, And What May Come Next – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present)

42. Celia Rose Gooding Talks Expanding Uhura’s Role In Season 3 Of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ – TrekMovie.com
43. Strange New Worlds Does 3 Important Things That Bring Back Classic Star Trek
44. Strange New Worlds Can Save A Classic Star Trek Character After 58 Years

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

45. I Have A Star Trek Theory About What Michelle Yeoh Is Really Doing In Section 31

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (no official date announced)

46. Star Trek’s Next Show Can Save Discovery’s Detmer & Owosekun
47. 7 Discovery Questions Star Trek’s Next Show Must Answer

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

48. Star Trek IV Backstory Erased Because Of A Child | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

49. Why Star Trek V: The Final Frontier’s Visual Effects Were So Bad

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1989)

50. Leonard Nimoy Rewrote Spock’s History With One Line In Star Trek VI | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

51. Why Was Alice Eve Not In Star Trek Beyond?

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

52. Chris Pine Talks Returning as Kirk in Star Trek 4: ‘I’m a Lot Older Now’

OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio books and DVDs

53. Another Kind of Prescience | Los Angeles Review of Books

Star Trek video games/board games

54. Face Off Against a New Borg Threat in Star Trek Online: Unparalled, Out Now on Consoles | MMORPG.com

Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines

55. See Alt Universe Mariner Face Off With Q Jr. In Preview Of ‘Sons Of Star Trek’ #4 – TrekMovie.com
56. Star Trek Confirms the Jaw-Dropping Final Fate of Doctor M’Benga’s Daughter
57. Sons of Star Trek Spotlight with Morgan Hampton: The Comic Source
58. After 58 Years, Star Trek Is Finally Killing Off Scotty – Theory Explained
59. Wait… Did Star Trek Just Settle Its Most Powerful Species of All Time?
60. After 57 Years, Star Trek Settles the Truth About Trelane’s Godlike Species

MISCELLANEOUS

Paramount+ News

61. Skydance Media, National Amusements Reach Tentative Deal for Paramount
62. Paramount Stock Pops on New Skydance Merger Offer
63. Skydance Media’s deal to gain control of Paramount could be sealed this weekend, sources say
64. Paramount Global Stock Jumps On Report Of Revived BET Sale Talks
65. Comedy Central, MTV News, CMT, TV Land Online Archives Purged By Paramount Global – used
66. Paramount and Skydance reach tentative merger deal – The Washington Post – using
67. Paramount And Skydance Reach New Merger Agreement – used
68. Steven Paul Found Liable for Copyright Infringement Over Counterfeit DVDs -used
69. Media mogul Barry Diller weighs a bid to gain control of Paramount – NBC Los Angeles – used
70. Max, Paramount Plus to Merge? WBD Interested in Exploring Streaming JV used
71. Paramount Global Co-CEOs Reveal Bankers Hired To Sell Assets; Discuss Path Forward At Town Hall – used
72. Paramount Chiefs: We’re Cutting $500 Million in Costs After Profit Drop -used
73. Paramount+ Prices to Increase – used
74. Search MTV News Articles Archive at Wayback Machine -used
75. Paramount Global in talks for a streaming merger – CNBC
76. Paramount Global Reportedly Discussing Merging Paramount+ With Third Party Platforms – Media Play News -used
77. Paramount’s strategy of purposeful digital rot doesn’t even make sense
78. Would A Paramount+ Peacock Partnership Profoundly Pivot The Streaming Landscape? — TVREV
79. Paramount Global set to ax more employees after ‘unacceptable’ profit drop
80. CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 28 | CFO
81. Paramount Studio Lot May Be In Play Amid Asset Sale Chatter
82. Paramount Talks With Potential International Streaming Partners

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

83. How Prestige TV Is Killing Star Trek | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
84. Star Trek Handles One Thing Better Than Star Wars, And It Isn’t Even Close | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
85. Every ‘Star Trek’ Uniform, Ranked
86. Zoe Saldana: Uhura In J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Movies Explained
87. An Ode to Star Trek’s Undershirt Moments
88. I’ve Always Wondered Why Star Trek: DS9 Abandoned Their Plans For Riker’s Clone
89. I Don’t Care If Modern Star Trek Breaks Established Canon
90. 10 Most Questionable Storylines in Star Trek

Convention news/fandom

91. ‘Star Trek’ Actors Will Beam into Mahoning Valley Comicon
92. This isn’t your typical Star Trek convention, but it’s a fan-based, nonprofit, weekend covering all things around the iconic tv series.

Actor Watch

93. Star Trek Actor Compares Working With William Shatner & Patrick Stewart
94. Star Trek’s Colm Meaney Tried To Ditch O’Brien’s Accent
95. Star Trek Legend Jonathan Frakes to Direct New Sci-Fi Series
96. Uhura & Kirk’s Strange New Worlds Episode Was “Harder” Than Star Trek’s Musical For Celia Rose Gooding
97. Jonathan Frakes Asked Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Cast: “Am I Being Punked?”
98. “All these old white dudes in the room”: Despite Patrick Stewart in Lead Role, One Actor Found Star Trek Sexist and Regressive Until Gene Roddenberry Passed Away
    “It is an error”: William Shatner Openly Denounced Star Trek: The Next Generation for One Very Vindictive Reason
99. Strange New Worlds’ Crossover Started A Great Real Life Star Trek Friendship
    

Main Mission, Part 1

Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, Episode 1
“Into The Breach, Part 1”
Written by Kevin Hageman & Dan Hageman
Directed by Ben Hibon

Main Mission, Part 2

Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, Episode 2
“Into The Breach, Part 2”
Written by Aaron J. Waltke
Directed by Patrick Krebs and Andrew L. Schmidt

End Of Show

It’s about time to refill the dilithium chamber and get on out of here. 

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