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Episode 172: Shape War

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A Tribute to Tony Todd & his Star Trek roles – Trek Central

Main Mission, Part 1

Star Trek: Lower Decks
Season 5, Episode 5
“Starbase 80?!”
Written by May Darmon
Directed by Bob Suarez

Special Subspace Chatter

“Star Trek Origin” Movie Reportedly Headed To Greenlight For Production Start In Early 2025 – TrekMovie.com

10 Years Later, the Most Unexpected Star Trek Reboot Might Finally Happen

765874 – Unification (4K) – YouTube

Roddenberry Archive Teases “Unification” – A New Experience For ‘Star Trek: Generations’ 30th Anniversary

OTOY • OTOY, in association with William Shatner and the Nimoy Estate, releases ‘765874 Unification,’ commemorating 30th anniversary of “Star Trek: Generations”

Here are links to 64 additional stories. Broken out by series, movies and other categories.

CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969) [3 seasons]

  1. William Shatner’s Favorite Star Trek Episode Has A Major Problem
  2. Star Trek producer compared working with Trek to being shot down over Nazi Germany

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons]

  1. Not every ‘rule’ Gene Roddenberry had made sense
  2. Why Diana Muldaur’s Doctor Pulaski Replaced Beverly Crusher In Star Trek: TNG Season 2
  3. Star Trek’s Murderous Take On Moby-Dick: The Crystalline Entity Explained

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999) [7 seasons]

  1. A Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season eight doesn’t make sense anymore, but…

Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001) [7 seasons]

  1. “It didn’t seem to have much traction”: Kate Mulgrew Never Forgot 1 Major Disservice Star Trek: Voyager Did to Captain Janeway
  2. Star Trek: Voyager Missed A Key Detail That Would’ve Made The Entire Show More Believable
  3. #AD I made a #HologramJaneway jacket to celebrate the release of Star … | Sewing
  4. “Change the name of the show to ‘Star Trek: Voyager – Pigs in Space'”: The Disgusting Male Body-shaming Incident That Would’ve Never Happened in Patrick Stewart’s TNG

STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 – 2024) [5 seasons]

  1. From Par’Mach To Painstiks, The ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Klingon Easter Eggs In “A Farewell To Farms” 
  2. Star Trek Reveals A Terrible Fate Voyager Avoided
  3. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Episode 4 “A Farewell to Farms” REVIEW
  4. Star Trek Brings Back Discovery’s Best Klingon But Not How You Expect
  5. Even Star Trek Klingons Can End Up Like Kirk & Picard
  6. ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 5 episode 4: Who is Doctor Migleemo and why is he so obsessed with food?
  7. The disappearance of Star Trek: Discovery’s Klingons is a positive sign for Star Trek
  8. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Breaks Format To Deliver A Long-Awaited Story
  9. Star Trek Has A Brand New Multiverse Problem
  10. An Upcoming Star Trek Episode Title Hints Why Its Animated Series Is Ending
  11. WARP FIVE: The Cast of Star Trek: Lower Decks Sees Their Alternate Paths Laid Out for Them
  12. ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 5 episode 5: What’s the problem with Starbase 80?
  13. Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Final Season Lessons Are Facing Their Biggest Test
  14. https://gizmodo.com/star-trek-lower-decks-season-5-episode-5-recap-mariner-freeman-2000524654
  15. Star Trek: Lower Decks 505 “Starbase 80?!” Review: A Quintessential Lower Decks Adventure – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
  16. Interview: Dawnn Lewis On Why Captain Freeman Is Still Haunted By Starbase 80 On ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ 
  17. Will The ‘Star Trek Lower Decks’ Finale End on a Cliffhanger? “To Be Continued…”
  18. Star Trek Has A New Guinan & She’s A Starfleet Commander

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season announced]

  1. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds should focus on expanding on The Orions next
  2. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Filming March 2025: Jess Bush
  3. Strange New Worlds Is Wasting A Perfect Star Trek Legacy Guest Star

Star Trek: Section 31 “streaming event movie” (January 24, 2025) 

  1. Everything Star Trek Just Revealed About Michelle Yeoh’s Section 31 Team
  2. One Star Trek: Section 31 star seems to miss the point of Section 31
  3. Star Trek: Section 31 Characters Have A Surprising Connection to the Trekverse’s Most Infamous Conflict

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (no release date announced) [season 1 in production]

  1. Jonathan Frakes Talks Directing And Tawny Newsome Talks Writing For ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’
  2. Star Trek’s Complete Starfleet Academy Timeline, Explained

unannounced “Star Trek: Legacy” series)

  1. If ‘Star Trek: Legacy’ Happens, These Characters Should Come Back

Unannounced “Resort Planet” series [currently in development]

  1. Tawny Newsome’s Star Trek Sitcom Is Still Happening As Long as Paramount Doesn’t Tell Her To “Shut Your Laptop and Throw It in the Sea”


THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: Generations (1994)

  1. Star Trek Generations Should Have Been The Next Generation Finale

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

  1. Star Trek: Origins movie officially in pre-production

OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio books and DVDs

  1. Jonathan Frakes Talks Directing And Tawny Newsome Talks Writing For ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’
  2. Review: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks – Warp Your Own Way’ Interactive Graphic Novel Is An Adventure In Choice

Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise

  1. Star Trek Coffee Beams Down! – Pop Culture Coffee Review

MISCELLANEOUS

Star Trek related science news

  1. Empowering Solar: How AI is Revolutionizing Energy Harvesting and Optimization

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

  1. 5 Of Star Trek’s Best Admirals Were Enterprise Captains
  2. Jonathan Del Arco’s Hugh Borg In Star Trek: TNG & Picard Explained
  3. Star Trek’s Gallamites, Explained
  4. Starfleet’s Close Encounters with Qo’noS | Star Trek
  5. Relax with a Warp Core Breach 
  6. Star Trek: 10 Worst Alternate Realities We’ve Seen (So Far)
  7. Star Trek: Who is Carol Marcus?
  8. 10 Star Trek Scenes That Are Absolutely Flawless
  9. Star Trek Just Confirmed Its TOS & Enterprise Eras Never Went Away
  10. Lucasfilm Can Fix All Star Wars’ Problems By Taking A Tip From Star Trek’s Golden Age
  11. Star Trek’s Post-Scarcity World, Explained
  12. TOS Phaser And Communicator Props Fetch $1.7 Million At Record-Setting Star Trek Auction – TrekMovie.com
  13. STAR TREK

Convention news/fandom

  1. Robb Pearlman’s Book Club – Star Trek: The Cruise 2025

Actor Watch

  1. Gates McFadden talks Beverly Crusher’s legacy, Prodigy & upcoming guests on “InvestiGates” – YouTube
  2. Interview: Mary Chieffo On Returning To Star Trek For A New Flavor Of Klingon In ‘Lower Decks’
  3. WARP FIVE: Mary Chieffo on Her Klingon Love and Return in Star Trek: Lower Decks
  4. An Impossible Star Trek Doctor Crossover Just Happened
  5. Tawny Newsome on what makes Star Trek work
  6. Mary Chieffo Celebrates Her Star Trek: Lower Decks Klingon Comeback

Main Mission, Part 2

Star Trek: Lower Decks
Season 5, Episode 6
“Of Gods and Angles”
Written by Aaron Burdette
Directed by Brandon Williams

End Of Show

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

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