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10 Star Trek Video Games Worth Beaming Down For
Star Trek is one of the best and longest-lasting sci-fi franchises, one that has spawned countless bits of merchandise (Quark would be proud). However, the video games have historically been weaker than many fans would like. It’s enough to make the average Trekkie ask the “logical” question: does Star Trek have any good games? The answer is “yes,” though finding…
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These Are the 9 Dumbest Star Trek Episodes Ever
I love Star Trek (not you, Lower Decks) but even the best shows have their fair share of silly, dumb, or downright baffling episodes. Sometimes the writers seem to have pulled their plots out of a hat full of words, and then somehow the episode makes it all the way to broadcast. Now, there are “bad” episodes that are beloved,…
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I’ve Watched Every Star Trek TNG Episode—These Are the 10 Best
Star Trek: The Next Generation is my generation’s Trek. It was and remains my favorite series in the franchise, and not too long ago I finally realized my dream of owning the full series remastered on Blu-ray. Having taken the time to watch the entire thing again in glorious HD, and with every episode refreshed in my mind, I think…
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10 Classic Sci-Fi Movies That Were Inspired By Star Trek
The original Star Trek series was revolutionary. It changed how people thought of sci-fi on television, and it pushed the envelope in other ways as well. It was social commentary, and it wasn’t pulpy or campy like what had come before. The influence of Star Trek is clear to see in much of the sci-fi that came after. Either explicitly,…
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Trailers of the week: Star Trek, Severance, and Gundam
It’s the first week of December, and the end of the year is coming in fast and with a lot to look forward to at theaters this month. That very cool-looking Lord of the Rings anime hits US theaters on the 13th; Sonic the Hedgehog 3 follows on the 20th; and I’m deeply excited to see Nosferatu on December 25th.…
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Michelle Yeoh’s spy team assembles in Star Trek: Section 31’s official trailer
There’s a lot of Star Trek: Discovery in the official trailer for the Star Trek: Section 31 movie that Paramount Plus just released — big drama, explosions, and some looming threat that’s “unlike anything that Starfleet’s ever seen.” The trailer shows off a little more of the film, with moody corridors, some sort of electrified space ball, and brief looks…
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Alexa, where’s my Star Trek Computer?
Amazon’s Alexa was announced on November 6th, 2014. A passion project for its founder, Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s digital voice assistant was inspired by and aspired to be Star Trek’s “Computer” — an omniscient, omnipresent, and proactive artificial intelligence controlled by your voice. “It has been a dream since the early days of science fiction to have a computer that you can talk to in a…
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Michelle Yeoh’s Star Trek spy movie has a release date
Star Trek: Section 31 will premiere as a direct-to-streaming movie on January 24th on Paramount Plus, which revealed the date during a Trek panel at the New York Comic Con. Fans will finally see Michelle Yeoh’s Star Trek: Discovery character, Emperor Philippa Georgiou, put her Mirrorverse skills to use as a super secret space spy. When we last saw Emperor…
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