Episode 164: From Holograms to Hall H

The Topic is Trek

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Main Mission, Part 1

Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, episode 5
“Observer’s Paradox”
Written by Jennifer Muro
Directed by Ruolin Li and Andrew L. Schmidt

Subspace Chatter

• ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Adds Three To Cast
• 2 More Cadets Cast For ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ – Prep Work Already Started In Toronto – TrekMovie.com
• ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’: Gina Yashere Cast as Instructor
• Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Adds Tig Notaro, Other Trek Alumni to Cast
• Star Trek Universe | San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC 2024) Full Panel | Paramount+ – YouTube
• Star Trek Strange New Worlds Comic Con with Season 3 Footage
• First Look | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 3 | StarTrek.com – YouTube
• Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Will Premiere with Two Episodes on October 24 | Star Trek
• SDCC: ‘Section 31’ Movie Features Classic Alien, Kung-Fu Action, And “Spy-Fi” Take On Star Trek – TrekMovie.com
• New Star Trek Series In the Works from Justin Simien, Tawny Newsome
• ‘Star Trek’ Live-Action Comedy In Works At Paramount+
• Doctor Who x Star Trek | Friendship is Universal | Doctor Who – YouTube
• Star Trek: Lower Decks x Doctor Who: Lost in Time | Crossover Game Trailer | StarTrek.com – YouTube
• Doctor Who and Star Trek referencing each other – YouTube
• ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Trailer Screened At Comic-Con
• Michelle Yeoh’s ‘Section 31’ Looms Over San Diego As Star Trek Heads To Comic-Con 2024 – TrekMovie.com
• Star Trek: See Trailer for ‘Section 31’ Movie Starring Michelle Yeoh
• First teaser trailer for ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ shows Michelle Yeoh as a ‘lively’ secret agent Emperor Georgiou (video) | Space
• ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Movie Trailer Starring Michelle Yeoh Revealed
• “Star Trek Origin” Movie Tidbit: Reportedly Set Mostly On Earth – TrekMovie.com
• Star Trek Prequel Movie Reportedly Set “Largely On Earth”, Star Trek 4 Still In Development
• SDCC: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Has A Lighter Una, More Romance, Genres, And Scotty – TrekMovie.com
• Kate Mulgrew Is Hopeful ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Will Get Renewed
• Star Trek: Lower Decks Returns in New Ongoing Comic Series | Star Trek
• Star Trek Doctor Who crossover officially revealed | Eurogamer.net
• First Look: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” S3 – Dark Horizons
• Wil Wheaton Reveals Who In Star Trek Knew About His Wesley Crusher Comeback
• The Official Star Trek Guide to San Diego Comic-Con 2024 | Star Trek
• Star Trek Brought Priceless Relics From The Next Generation To SDCC, And I Was So Emotional Getting To See Them | Cinemablend
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Update: Showrunners Are “Imaginatively Invested” In Writing New Episodes
• star trek: lower decks: Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5: See premiere date, release schedule, teaser, plot, cast and where to watch – The Economic Times
• ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Season 2 Launching On SkyShowtime In Europe In August; Canada Still Waiting – TrekMovie.com
• Star Trek: Lower Decks Cast Explore The Final (Season) Frontier! – San Diego Comic-Con 2024 – YouTube
• The Cast of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Tease New Characters & Plot Lines for Season 3 – YouTube
• Star Trek x Doctor Who Panel ft. Alex Kurtzman and Russell T Davies | San Diego Comic-Con 2024 – YouTube
• ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Cast Chat New Film at SDCC | MTV – YouTube
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 | Ethan Peck Interview | Comic-Con 2024 – YouTube
• (3) ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Comic-Con 2024 Interview | Sam Richardson, Kacey Rohl, Omari Hardwick & More – YouTube
• (3) ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Comic-Con 2024 Interview | Kate Mulgrew, Brett Gray, Kevin & Dan Hageman – YouTube

In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news…

Star Trek fans can bid on grave plot in Vulcan next weekend | Calgary Herald

Here are links to 119 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories.

CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969)

Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973 – 1975)

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994)

3. How Star Trek Learned From Its Worst Effect | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
4. “Roddenberry was wildly inconsistent”: All Star Trek Fans Unanimously Agree Even Patrick Stewart Wasn’t Enough to Save One ‘Bizarre’ Season of The Next Generation

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999)

5. I’ll Never Understand Why People Hate Star Trek: DS9’s Ferengi Episodes
6. Star Trek: TNG’s Emmys Loss Became A Dr. Bashir DS9 Story

Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001)

7. Jeri Ryan Would Have Turned Down Star Trek: Voyager Because Of 1 Scene
8. Does Admiral Janeway Still Need To Time Travel For Star Trek: Voyager’s Finale To Happen?
9. ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ Documentary ‘To The Journey’ Nears Finish, Backer Screenings Planned For November – TrekMovie.com
10. Jeri Ryan had issues with Star Trek: Voyager’s presentation of her almost immediately
11. Jeri Ryan’s Seven Of Nine Star Trek: Voyager and Picard Uniforms Ranked, Worst To Best

Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005)

STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024)

13. Sonequa Martin-Green Expected 7 Seasons of Star Trek: Discovery & Says How Finale Epilogue Happened
14. Enterprise Actor Tells Sonequa Martin-Green Why He Hated Star Trek: Discovery’s Finale Twist
15. Star Trek: Discovery’s Klingons Were In “Nothing But Pain”, Says Sonequa Martin-Green
16. Star Trek: Discovery Writers Knew Season 1 Had A Dark Problem | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
17. Star Trek’s Craziest Episode Saved By The Soundtrack | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
18. I’m Glad Star Trek: Discovery Never Went Back In Time

Star Trek: Short Treks (2018 – 2020)

Star Trek: Picard (2020 – 2023)

Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 – 2024)

21. What Goes Into Choosing A Star Trek: Lower Decks Uniform Color [Exclusive]
22. Star Trek Lower Decks: Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid on the Show’s Final Voyage | Den of Geek
    

Star trek: Prodigy (2021 – present)

23. Star Trek’s Mirror Universe Is Back: What Happened After DS9 Explained
24. Star Trek Confirms Enterprise’s Xindi Aliens Joined Starfleet 100 Years Early
25. How Star Trek: Prodigy Helped Me Feel Seen as a Young Fan | Star Trek
26. Interview: ‘Prodigy’ Showrunners On Giving Wesley Crusher Closure And Sitting At Star Trek’s “Adult Table” – TrekMovie.com
27. This Star Trek: Prodigy Legacy Character’s Journey Mirrors The Last Jedi
28. Star Trek Reveals Picard’s Mars Attack Caused A Tragedy For 1 Unexpected Character
29. How Old Is Wesley Crusher In His Star Trek Comeback?
30. WARP FIVE: Robert Picardo Gives His Prognosis on The Doctor’s Return | Star Trek
31. Star Trek Finally Fixed Everything TNG Got Wrong About Wesley Crusher
32. I’m Thrilled Star Trek Finally Revealed Voyager’s Mirror Universe
33. ‘I Didn’t Think I Could Love Wesley More:’ Wil Wheaton And I Both Got Emotional As He Candidly Opened Up About Why Watching His Character In Star Trek: Prodigy Was So Moving | Cinemablend
34. Wil Wheaton Made A Secret Wesley Crusher Comeback After Star Trek: Picard
35. Star Trek’s Starfleet Academy Problem Is Finally Fixed After 26 Years
36. WARP FIVE: Wil Wheaton on the Original Prodigy Returning to Star Trek | Star Trek
37. Star Trek: Prodigy Co-EP Aaron J. Waltke Deep Dives Into Season 2’s Star Trek Lore
38. Star Trek’s New Voyager Escaped Picard’s Mars Attack Tragedy
39. Actress Kate Mulgrew talks about Star Trek: Prodigy, season two – YouTube
40. Rok-Tahk: A Beacon of Personal Growth | Star Trek

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present)

41. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Hemmer Is Everything Good About Starfleet
42. Star Trek Executive Producer Explains Why Strange New Worlds Seasons Are Only 10 Episodes
43. “Everyone Looks Hot As A Vulcan”: Jess Bush Shares Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 BTS
44. The Making of Star Trek’s First Musical Episode (Exclusive) | Television Academy
45. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Adds TOS Character To Main Cast

Star Trek: Very Short Treks (2023)

Section 31 “streaming event movie” (no official date announced)

47. Everything We Know About ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ | Space
48. Star Trek: Section 31 Trailer: Michelle Yeoh Joins A Secret Starfleet Division In Discovery Spin-Off

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (no official date announced)

49. Star Trek’s Next Series Can Finally Explain Discovery’s Klingons
50. SDCC: ‘Starfleet Academy’ Will Be “New Format” For Star Trek With Holly Hunter As “Very Different” Captain – TrekMovie.com

(unnamed/unannounced Section 31 series)

(unannounced “Star Trek: Legacy” series)

52. Todd Stashwick On Star Trek: Picard Sequel: “There’s Always A Chance,” But “Not This Year Or Next”
53. ‘Star Trek: Legacy’ Beams Up Promising Update From ‘Picard’ Showrunner
54. “Never Say Never”: Picard Showrunner Says “What’s Great” About Doing Star Trek: Legacy Later

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

56. Star Trek’s Greatest Villain Unleashed Due To Federation Incompetence | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1989)

Star Trek: Generations (1994)

61. Star Trek: Generations Had To Fulfill A Number Of Requirements
    

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

Star Trek (2009)

65. “It f—king near killed me”: One Star Trek Interrogation Scene Was So Painful to Film for Bruce Greenwood, But He Still Asked J.J. Abrams to Show No Mercy to Him

Star Trek into Darkness (2013)

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

66. 8 Years Later, I Still Think Star Trek Beyond Is The Best J.J. Abrams Movie

Untitled Star Trek Kelvin-verse movie [currently not on Paramount announced roster]

68. Star Trek 4 Is “Forever Tainted” But Simon Pegg Would Love To Do It

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

69. Star Trek’s Prequel Movie Can Answer First Contact’s 30 Year Old Questions
70. Star Trek Prequel Movie Reportedly Set Largely On Earth, Star Trek 4 Still In Development
71. Don’t Worry, Star Trek’s New Origin Movie Isn’t A Threat To Canon

OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio books and DVDs

72. Why Gene Roddenberry Had to ‘Entertain or Go Off the Air’ | Star Trek

Star Trek video games/board games

73. Star Trek Online Art Director And Writer Reveal Starship Heritage Bundle
74. Star Trek Online Brings Back Some Classic Trek Gaming With Heritage Starship Bundle – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise

75. Epic Star Trek Studio Scale Model Builds! – YouTube
76. Adding This Crowd-Funded TOMY Star Trek Replica to Your Collection Is Highly Logical – The Pop Insider

Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines

77. Star Trek Confirms the 1 Hivemind Stronger Than the Borg
78. Star Trek Reveals the Future for Worf’s Son Alexander, & It’s the Perfect Character Change
79. Star Trek’s New God-Level Space Station Is So Unique, Even Geordi La Forge Is Starstruck
80. Star Trek Introduces Lore’s Terrifying New Army (& They Make the Jem Hadar Look Weak)
81. Star Trek Reveals Data’s Kryptonite, Turning His Massive Intelligence into a Weakness
82. Star Trek Officially Brands a Surprising Deep Space Nine Hero as a War Criminal
83. Star Trek Comics License Renewed by IDW Publishing
84. ICv2: SDCC News: IDW Re-Ups with Paramount for More ‘Star Trek’ Comics

MISCELLANEOUS

Paramount+ News

85. PARA SECURITIES REMINDER: BFA Law Reminds Paramount Global Shareholders to Contact Us about Continuing Investigation into the Merger
86. Paramount Global Class B: A Sell Rating Amid Declining Ad Revenue and DTC Challenges | Markets Insider
87. PARA INVESTMENT NOTICE: The Paramount Global (Nasdaq:PARA) Merger is Being Investigated by BFA Law; Shareholders are Notified to Contact the Firm
88. Paramount Global Expands Partnership with Ice Cube’s Cube Vision

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

90. Star Trek Mirror Universe Completely Destroys Earth? | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
91. Star Trek is one of the hardest franchises to act in for one key reason
92. Jaunts Through the Jefferies Tubes | Star Trek
93. Evil Whales? I Think Star Trek IV Happened In The Mirror Universe
94. Star Trek Isn’t Supposed To Have Money: What Is Latinum?
95. “Paramount decided it was too expensive”: Brent Spiner Could’ve Saved No Way Home Actor’s Star Trek Bomb With a Sequel That Wanted to Unite Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Avery Brooks
96. Star Trek’s First Cancellation Led To A Number Of Gene Roddenberry Flops
97. Paramount Needs To Get A Move On With Their Star Trek Movies
98. Star Trek: The 8 Best First Officers
99. Star Trek: When Did Vulcan Become Ni’Var?
100. The Star Trek Character That Actually Deserves A Prequel | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
101. I’m Worried For Robert Picardo’s Doctor After Star Trek: Picard’s Mars Attack
102. Star Trek Reveals A Link Between Voyager’s Tom Paris And His TNG Doppelganger
103. How Star Trek and Doctor Who Brought Friends Closer Together | Star Trek
104. Iowans Line up to See “Star Trek The Movie” | The Iowa’s News Now Vault – YouTube
105. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ And ‘Lower Decks’ Nominated For Emmy Awards – TrekMovie.com

Convention news/fandom

107. STLV 2024 Levels Up With Big Celebrity Guests And ‘Treksperts’ Stage Packed With Star Trek Luminaries – TrekMovie.com
108. Raleigh cornerstone GalaxyCon to bring ‘Daredevil,’ ‘Star Trek’ stars to town

Actor Watch

109. “It’s like a sickness”: William Shatner Blasted One Star Trek Legend for “Blackening” His Name Over a 60 Year Old Feud
110. “It was her teenage sons who molested me”: Star Trek: The Next Generation Actress Marina Sirtis Was 3 When Trauma from a Real Life Incident Gave Her an Eating Disorder
111. ’35 Years Overdue’: Wil Wheaton Reacts to Star Trek Fans Finally Embracing Wesley Crusher
112. How Star Trek Learned From Its Worst Effect | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
113. Interview: Wil Wheaton On Fans Celebrating Wesley “Coming Home,” Sweaters, And More ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ – TrekMovie.com
114. Rebecca Romijn says Marvel fandom ‘intimidating’ and ‘scary’ compared to ‘Star Trek’ | Fox News
115. Picard Showrunner Terry Matalas Became The Second Person In Star Trek History To Do This
116. Chris Pine says what everyone’s secretly thinking about saving the Star Trek movie franchise, and the problem with blockbuster movies | Popverse
117. Interview: Kate Mulgrew On Chakotay And The ‘Prodigy’ Janeways; Her Conditions For More Live-Action Star Trek – TrekMovie.com
     
118. Passings
119. David Loughery Dead: ‘Star Trek V,’ ‘Passenger 57’ Screenwriter Was 71

Main Mission, Part 2

Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, episode 6
“Imposter Syndrome”
Written by Diandra Pendleton-Thompson
Directed by Sung Shin

End Of Show

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

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