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Main Mission, Part 1
Star Trek: Lower Decks
“Fully Dilated”
Written by Andrew Mueth
Directed by Megan Lloyd
Subspace Chatter
- New York woman blames Star Trek license plates for tens of thousands of dollars in accidental tickets – CBS New York
- ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’ Score Vinyl Due From Enjoy the Ride
- Star Trek (Glow in the Dark) | At The Movies – At The Movies Shop
- ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ And ‘Lower Decks’ Nominated For Saturn Awards – TrekMovie.com
Here are links to 138 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]
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons]
- How Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Most Ambitious Idea Was Ruined By Its Best Guest | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
- Terry O’Quinn’s Evil Star Trek: TNG Admiral & Broken Romulan Treaty Explained
- This Great Chief O’Brien Star Trek: TNG Moment Proved Why He Deserved To Become A DS9 Main Character
- Star Trek The Next Generation: Time’s Arrow, Explained
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999) [7 seasons]
- One Of Star Trek’s Best Guest Stars Tried To Force A Major Rewrite
- Star Trek Totally Ignored The Real Hero Of Deep Space Nine’s Opening Scene
Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001) [7 seasons]
- Star Trek’s Most Underrated Show Almost Ruined Its Biggest Draw 26 Years Ago
- Seven Of Nine Is Great, But Jeri Ryan’s Best Star Trek: Voyager Performance Was A Different Character
- Kate Mulgrew wanted a gay character on the bridge on Star Trek: Voyager
- Star Trek: Voyager Did Something Even Better Than A Mirror Universe Episode
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005) [4 seasons]
STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)
Star Trek: Picard (2020 – 2023) [3 seasons]
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 – 2024) [5 seasons]
- 3 cool callbacks in Star Trek: Lower Decks’ ‘Starbase 80?!’
- ‘Star Trek’s Gabrielle Ruiz Teases a “Satisfying” ‘Lower Decks’ Series Finale… With Nachos?!
- Preview ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Episode 506 With New Images From “Of Gods and Angles” – TrekMovie.com
- Star Trek Reveals What Happens To Old Starfleet Uniforms
- WARP FIVE: Dawnn Lewis on Freeman and Mariner’s Mother-Daughter Starbase 80 Fears | Star Trek
- Star Trek: Lower Decks 506 “Of Gods and Angles” Review: Angling for a Good Time – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion
- ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 5 episode 6: Is there a demigod working in Starfleet? | Space
- Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Episode 6 “Of Gods and Angles” – Trek Central
- 36 Years Later, Star Trek Surprisingly Calls Out Joe Piscopo’s Comic On TNG
- Star Trek Just Called Back to One of the Worst Original Series Episodes of All Time | Den of Geek
- New Star Trek Episode Fixes 2 Underwhelming Stories From The Next Generation
- Below Deck with Lower Decks: Photon, Photoff | Star Trek
- Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Episode 7 REVIEW – Trek Central
- ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ season 5 episode 7: How does a certain ‘Next Generation’ character cross paths with the Cerritos? | Space
- Recap/Review: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Is A Colorful Blast To The Past In “Fully Dilated” – TrekMovie.com
- Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5: Brent Spiner’s Data Voice Cameo, Explained
- Lower Decks Season 5 Homages Two Of The Best Star Trek Episodes Ever
- Lower Decks’ Newest Planet Is One Giant Star Trek Easter Egg
- 32 Years Later, Star Trek Just Brought Back an Iconic Character — With a Twist
- Below Deck with Lower Decks: Head Games | Star Trek
- Star Trek Just Topped Enterprise’s Classic “Carbon Creek” Episode
- Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Episode Titles Reveal A Lot About the Show’s Finale
- This Star Trek Main Character Looks Way Less Likely To Become A Starfleet Captain Now
- Dawnn Lewis bidding farewell to role in ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ – PeachtreeTV
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season announced]
- Strange New Worlds Is Finally Making Star Trek: Enterprise More Important
- The push for a Star Trek: Discovery guest star to return is non-existent
- A Strange New Worlds Crossover With Scott Bakula’s Enterprise Captain Is Possible
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds needs to bring aboard this Starfleet officer
Star Trek: Section 31 “streaming event movie” (January 24, 2025) [movie]
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (no release date announced) [season 1 in production]
- A Star Trek icon confirms return to the franchise in the near future
- Jonathan Frakes Talks Directing And Tawny Newsome Talks Writing For ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ – TrekMovie.com
- Robert Picardo Promises Paul Giamatti’s “Super-Villain” On ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Will Be Memorable – TrekMovie.com
- One of the few good ideas in Star Trek: Picard could work in Starfleet Academy
unannounced “Section 31” series)
unannounced “Resort Planet” series [currently in development]
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
- A fire in which we burn: 30 years of ‘Star Trek: Generations’ – The Reel Bits
- ‘Star Trek Generations’ at 30: Director David Carson reflects on The Nexus and Kirk’s quiet death (exclusive) | Space
- Trek History: Star Trek Generations | Star Trek
- Trek Back to Star Trek: Generations – Trek Central
- I Watched Star Trek: Generations For The 30th Anniversary, And There’s One Thing It Does Better Than Any Other Movie In The Franchise | Cinemablend
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek (2009)
- There’s Only One Star Trek Movie With An Oscar Win
- We Loved Chris Pine’s Kirk in ‘Star Trek’ But This MCU Star Who Came Close Might Just Have Done Better
- Why Kirk Was Promoted To Captain So Quickly In Star Trek’s 2009 Movie
- Why A Small Town In Iowa Was Mad At J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Reboot
Untitled Star Trek “origins” movie [currently on Paramount roster for 2025/2026]
Untitled Star Trek Kelvin-verse movie [currently not on Paramount announced roster]
- Updates From Star Trek’s Cinematic Future, and More
- Star Trek 4 should focus on bringing back characters, not debuting new ones
- If It Happens, Star Trek 4 Can Finally Introduce The Original Series Character Teased 15 Years Ago
OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio books and DVDs
- Review: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks – Warp Your Own Way’ Interactive Graphic Novel Is An Adventure In Choice – TrekMovie.com
- Review: ‘Prodigy’ Season 2 Blu-ray Brings Time Travel Fun And The Heart Of Star Trek Home – TrekMovie.com
- William Shatner has returned to Star Trek finally and it’s long overdue
- William Shatner’s Captain Kirk Faces a Long Goodbye in This Stunning Star Trek Anniversary Short
- Star Trek Short with William Shatner Reunites Kirk & Spock Digitally
- 30 Years Later, Star Trek Gives Kirk & Spock The Ending They Always Deserved
- Star Trek Explorer Presents A Year to the Day That I Saw Myself Die and Other Stories | Star Trek
- Incredible Official STAR TREK Short Film UNIFICATION Sees the Return of William Shatner’s Captain Kirk — GeekTyrant
- Get a sneak peek at ‘Star Trek’ illustrated short story anthology beaming up later this month (exclusive)
Star Trek video games/board games
Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise
Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines
- Star Trek #26 review
- Star Trek’s ‘Kelvin’ Movie Timeline Has Officially Been Destroyed in Franchise Canon
- See Sela Confront Her Father In Preview Of ‘Star Trek: Defiant’ #21 – TrekMovie.com
- Star Trek: Lower Decks May Be Ending on TV, But Its Story Will Live On
- Star Trek’s Prime and Reboot Timelines Crossed Over (but Only One Survived) – ComicBook.com
- Star Trek Finally Shares Uhura’s Post-Finale Fate With New Starfleet Rank
- Star Trek Shares Badgey’s Post-Ascension Fate, And It’s So Dark
- Star Trek Revisits the Kelvin Timeline with a Surprising Character’s Comeback
MISCELLANEOUS
Paramount Global/Paramount+ News
- TV with Thinus: New Paramount Global owner David Ellison plans to cut content of its pay-TV channels and staff
- David Ellison May Fold Paramount TV Networks Into Single Unit, Co-CEO Brian Robbins Might Exit | Report
- Skydance boss David Ellison to chop Paramount’s three-headed CEO structure after merger: report
- Paramount+ To Launch On South Korea’s Coupang Play
- Showtime’s Star-Studded Push to Be Cool Again – WSJ
- Paramount+ to Roll Out Premium and Ad Tiers in U.K. and Ireland
- Disney Takes Top Position in Race to Make Streaming Work | Earnings Analysis
- Paramount Global Sets $1 Million Payouts For HR And Government Affairs Heads When Skydance Deal Closes
- Inside Paramount’s Search for a Buyer: Apollo’s Letters, Redstone’s Rejections
- Incoming FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Says ’60 Minutes’ Complaint ‘Likely To Arise’ As Agency Reviews Skydance-Paramount Merger
- Paramount+ Grows Globally, But Licensing Could Cap Streaming Potential
- Paramount Global Sets $1 Million Payouts To HR & Government Affairs Heads When Skydance Deal Closes
- Trump’s FCC Pick Threatens to Kill Skydance-Paramount Deal Over CBS
- CBS Fires Back at Sony in Court Feud Over ‘Jeopardy!’ Deal – BNN Bloomberg
- CBS Countersues Sony in ‘Jeopardy,’ ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Rights Fight
- Paramount Execs Eligible for $1 Million Payouts After Skydance Deal Closes
- FCC’s Carr: CBS News Bias Complaint to Be Part of Paramount Deal Review | TV Tech
- Trump Taps Biden Critic Brendan Carr For FCC
- Comcast Embarks On Bold Cable Network Spin-off – The Pinnacle Gazette
- Amended FCC Filing for Skydance Deal Reveals New Title for David Ellison – Newsweek
- Skydance Media and Paramount Global, MB Docket No. 24-275 | Federal Communications Commission
- Redstone paid off $186M debt owed to National Amusements creditors, NYPost says | Markets Insider
- Paramount Committed To Channel 5 Amid Skydance Sale Process
Star Trek related science news
Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous
- Star Trek: Why The Kelvin Timeline Really Needs a New Series
- The Same Actor Who Played Young Picard In Star Trek: The Next Generation Also Portrayed A Member Of Jean-Luc’s Family
- The Journey from Star Trek Generations to Picard’s Final Season | Star Trek
- A DS9 Movie Could Have Saved Star Trek’s Film Franchise After Insurrection
- Turkey & Caviar from Star Trek: The Next Generation | Binging with Babish – YouTube
- The Starfleet Manual for Going Rogue | Star Trek
- Section 31’s Appearances Across Star Trek | StarTrek.com – YouTube
- What is Section 31 in the ‘Star Trek’ universe?
- 10 Best Fighters in Star Trek, Ranked
- No, these Star Trek characters don’t need their own series
- Star Trek Answered A Big Question About Kirk’s Retirement 28 Years Later
- Tuvok Only Needs 25 Years To Outlive Spock In Star Trek
- Star Trek’s Department of Temporal Investigations, Explained
- Star Trek Couples Who Rejected Cultural Divides to be Together
- Convincing Star Trek Theory Claims Lower Decks’ First Officer Is Connected To Captain Janeway’s Voyager Enemy
- Why Star Trek’s Low-Budget Episodes Are An Essential Part Of The Franchise
- Star Trek (2009) and The Motion Picture Are Uniquely Suited to Engage New Fans | Star Trek
- Star Trek Keeps Finding Ways To Make Brent Spiner Break His Data Promise (& Long May It Continue)
Convention news/fandom
Actor Watch
- ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Actress Explains Why She Was ‘Petrified’ of Trek Fanbase
- Nana Visitor On Star Trek Under Gene Roddenberry And Rick Berman, And Hollywood Culture – TrekMovie.com
- Watch: William Shatner, George Takei, And Robin Curtis Reflect On Their Star Trek Histories In New Videos – TrekMovie.com
- Interview: Nana Visitor On Star Trek Putting Actresses In The “Female Box” And Going Backwards In ‘Enterprise’ – TrekMovie.com
- Interview: Nana Visitor Sees Inspiration In Star Trek’s New Era And A Better Future For Women In Hollywood – TrekMovie.com
- Walter Koenig Recalls His Groovy Role in Star Trek Explorer #13 | Star Trek
- What Gates McFadden would like to explore if she returns as Dr. Beverly Crusher
- Star Trek’s Michael Dorn Gets Real About The Struggles Of Him Playing Worf Again, But I Think There Are Two Easy Ways He Could Return
- Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Michael Dorn is “slowly but surely retiring”
- ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ star says he had ‘horrifying’ home life as a child – pennlive.com
- Michael Dorn Talks Possibility Of Playing Worf One More Time Before Retiring In New ‘Star Trek Explorer’ – TrekMovie.com
- The First Lady of Star Trek is everywhere in Strange New Worlds
- WARP FIVE: Gillian Vigman on the Cerritos’ Cantankerous Chief Medical Officer | Star Trek
- Kate Mulgrew Unsure Potential Live-Action Star Trek Janeway Show Has “All The Elements” She Needs – TrekMovie.com
Main Mission, Part 2
Star Trek: Lower Decks
“Upper Decks”
Written by Cullen Crawford
Directed by Bob Suarez
End Of Show
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