Star Trek

The WGA strike that began on May 2nd shows no sign of being resolved, and other unions are showing their solidarity. On Friday, this was evident for Star Trek-themed picket lines in both Hollywood and New York City. Trek day for WGA strike The WGA West and the WGA East both called for Star Trek writers to picket on Friday at the Paramount in Hollywood and at the Manhattan headquarters of Netflix. Star Trek writers showed up at both locations, joined by actors and others who have worked on the franchise. Strange New Worlds writer/co-executive producer (and WGA strike captain) Bill Wolkoff shared a group photo from Hollywood. Writers and actors from Star Trek: The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, Picard, Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks...

KHAN!!!: The Musical – A Parody Trek-tacularOff-Broadway production at Players Theater in New York, NYMusic, lyrics, and book by Brent BlackCo-conceived and additional material by Alina MorganDirected by John Lampe “Oh yeah, and the crew of the ‘Botany Bay,’we rescued them, yes, but then got in their wayThey tried to take over the EnterpriseBut I cut their big guy right down to sizeOh, that planet we hastily stranded them onand their leader… what was his name? Keith? Wait…(nonchalantly) Khan.That was his name, Khan.Whatever happened to that guy?”– from the song “Young” A story best served in song The setup: Pursuing his study of what it means to be human, Lt. Commander Data forces himself to watch 1000 hours of 20th Century Earth musicals, and generates a new musical based on the events...

Last week, Paramount+ released the first trailer for the upcoming second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Because this was a teaser, and because the show is episodic, the trailer offered a wide variety of moments showing the crew of the USS Enterprise having different adventures. We have pored over the trailer and pieced the big highlights together, adding context along with some educated guesses. Una sets the stage Even with the frantic pace of quick moments in rapid succession, there is a bit of a theme holding the trailer together, summarized in a voice-over from Una: In the mystery and vastness of space, we come together. So many crew members from so many planets, everyone on their own journey. Una’s trial Season 1 ended on a bit of a cliffhanger with Una “Number One” Chin-...

With Star Trek: Picard wrapping up on Thursday, Paramount+ wants to remind fans that there is another season of Trek on its way in June. The brand-new teaser trailer for season 2 of Strange New Worlds features the return of Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk, the first look at Carol Kane as the USS Enterprise’s new engineer (Pelia), and the first look at Klingons for the series. Watch the trailer [Available internationally at startrek.com] Season 2 will premiere Thursday, June 15 on Paramount+ in the U.S, the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The second season will also be available to stream on Paramount+ in South Korea, with premiere dates to be announced at a later date. Following the premiere, new episodes of the 10-episode season wi...

Just in time for First Contact Day on Wednesday, the four Star Trek: Next Generation movies have been newly rescanned and released in 4K Ultra High Definition. The films are being released today in a new boxed set edition as well as individual releases. This review covers the new boxed set. The Movies Seeing The Next Generation crew “graduate” to the silver screen, like The Original Series crew did before them, was a momentous occasion for a Trek fan in 1994. Generations didn’t quite live up to the hype, but it sure did look nice, showing just how great the Enterprise-D sets could appear with more cinematic lighting. The new 4K HDR transfer gives the moody Enterprise interiors a bit more room to breathe, and the harsh sunlight of Veridian III looks a little bit more natural than before....