Star Trek

Denise Crosby played security chief Tasha Yar on Star Trek: the Next Generation for 22 episodes of season 1 before choosing to exit the series. At the STLV: Trek To Vegas convention in early August, I had the opportunity to moderate her panel on the main stage about her early days with the show and the changes she discovered when she returned a few seasons later. Gene, Rick, and stodgy Patrick Crosby talked at length about her time on season 1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, saying that watching episodes with The 7th Rule for the first time gave her renewed appreciation for it, saying she “fell back in love with the character of Tasha,” which took her by surprise. She said that in those early days, they used to do table reads of each script over lunch, a practice later abandoned by t...

Episode 6 of season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail,” was all about the testing of a captain, but what about a Doctor? The latest entry from SNW had a number of fun Easter eggs and connections, and we’ve rounded them up. The Doctor will see you now The most fun and blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Easter egg is the inclusion of the TARDIS, Doctor Who’s famous mode of transportation. It’s hard to spot but after the Enterprise is swallowed up by the Scavenger ship, a zoomed-in shot to the bridge has a familiar blue box right behind the ship. Guys, why is there an old London police call booth behind us? Doctor Who has been quietly worked into Trek canon for years, mostly in background graphics, and the long-running British sci-fi series has made a few nods to Trek ...

After a long wait, we finally have the first official trailer for the third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and it is something to behold. We also now have an idea when the next season will arrive on Paramount+. Hit it… The stars and producers of Strange New Worlds often tout how the show embraces taking on different styles and tones, like the musical episode (“Subspace Rhapsody”) in season 2. The trailer for season 3 reveals how much they are leaning into this, with glimpses at a murder mystery, a rom-com, a documentary-style episode, and more. We also get a first look at some exciting guest stars. Summer of Strange We were hoping for a specific release date for season 3, but Paramount+ is keeping it a bit vague; they’ve promised it will arrive this summer without being more ...

On April 25 Universal Studios Hollywood hosts its first “Universal Fan Fest Nights,” a month-long after-hours fandom event featuring several brand-new branded experiences including “Star Trek: Red Alert.” We have a new TV commercial to share promoting the event plus more details on some of the Trek-ified food experiences planned for Fan Fest. Get ready for Fan Fest Fan Fest Nights is a sort of mashup of Universal’s popular “Halloween Horror Nights” with a Comic-Con experience which they say will “take fandom to a whole new level.” The first event kicks off on Friday, April 25 and continues with select nights through Sunday, May 18, 2025. The first Fan Fest Nights features new “uniquely curated experiences” from Star Trek as well as Back to the Future, Dungeons & Dragons, One Piece, ...

Star Trek: The Cruise VIII docked at Costa Maya, Mexico early Tuesday in perfectly warm, sunny weather. The ship full of Star Trek fans headed to the gangplank, eager for their first away missions at the tourist-friendly destination with a wide range of shops and easy access to beaches, notable for its access to Mayan ruins accessible through shuttles on-site. On shore fans could be entertained by impressive Mesoamerican cultural recreations in the town square while back on the ship, the evening was packed with some of the best recurring cruise events. We have breakdowns of a couple of the highlights from the evening and more pictures from the day’s festivities. “For the World is Hollow…” reading One of the keystone events of this convention was the live script reading of “For the World...