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2023: A banner year for Star Trek — here’s why [Op-Ed]

Star Trek in 2023: The year in review Those who have been in the Star Trek fandom for a while know it’s not a...

Kyle HadyniakJanuary 2, 2024

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Op-Ed: How a Star Trek: Prodigy: Supernova sequel could improve on the original game

Star Trek: Prodigy recently captured the hearts and minds of gamers of all ages with Supernova, a competent co-op twin-stick shooter with an original...

Kyle HadyniakNovember 21, 2022

Star Trek: Discovery has some problems (& how the series could be fixed)

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Star Trek: Discovery has problems (& how they can be fixed)

One Discovery fan suggests a course correction for the cornerstone of modern Star Trek

Bill SmithMay 18, 2022

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7 Things I Loved About Star Trek: Discovery Season 3… And A Few I Didn’t [Op-Ed]

For many of us, 2020 was a horrible year on almost every front—except when it came to the final frontier. The last 12 months...

Carlos MirandaJanuary 25, 2021

Embarking On Fatherhood With Star Trek As My Guide

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Embarking on Fatherhood, with Star Trek as My Guide

Parenting and Star Trek Just a few weeks ago, my wife and I welcomed our first child, a baby girl who we’ve named Kira....

Kyle HadyniakJanuary 8, 2021

Five Things We'd Love To See In STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS

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5 Things We’d Love To See In STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS

From the moment Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn and Ethan Peck landed on Star Trek: Discovery, viewers have been clamoring for a spin-off focusing on the...

Shashank AvvaruMay 15, 2020

7 Things We Loved About STAR TREK: PICARD Season One

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7 Things We Loved About STAR TREK: PICARD Season One

After much anticipation, some anxiety, and even more excitement, the first season of Star Trek: Picard has come and gone. I can safely say...

Carlos MirandaApril 3, 2020

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7 Things I Loved About DISCOVERY’s Second Season… And A Few I Didn’t [Op-Ed]

Sophomore years have served as turning points for past Star Trek series. Key character arcs and storylines were introduced and cemented in second seasons....

Carlos MirandaMay 15, 2019

5 Things We Want To See From Discovery Season Two

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5 Things We Want To See From Discovery Season Two

The premiere of the second season of CBS’ flagship Star Trek series is this week, and after the success of the first season, there’s...

Kyle HadyniakJanuary 15, 2019

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The Challenge of Recasting Spock

The word icon is used ubiquitously today, sometimes to describe characters or symbols that are actually transitory or niche in nature and for which...

John TenutoAugust 24, 2018

Jean-Luc Picard: What the Future Could Hold for the Intrepid Captain

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Jean-Luc Picard: What the Future Could Hold for the Intrepid Captain

There’s virtually no bigger bombshell that CBS could have dropped on the fan community this past weekend in Las Vegas than the return of...

Carlos MirandaAugust 7, 2018

7 Things We Loved About Star Trek: Discovery's First Season... And A Few Things We Didn't

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7 Things We Loved About Star Trek: Discovery’s First Season… And A Few Things We Didn’t

It’s hard to believe that after years of anticipation, speculation, and excitement, Star Trek: Discovery‘s fist season has come and gone. Now that I’ve...

Carlos MirandaFebruary 26, 2018

Grit for the Mill: Star Trek in the Age of Serialized Drama

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Grit for the Mill: Star Trek in the Age of Serialized Drama

Much ado has been made recently about the new Star Trek series being “grittier” and “darker” than previous iterations of the franchise. It seems...

Peter TenutoNovember 20, 2017

DISCOVERY Worthy of Title, Star Trek Legacy Moves in Bold New Direction

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DISCOVERY Worthy of Title, Star Trek Legacy Moves in Bold New Direction

When Gene Roddenberry ran the first few seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation, he had a deliberate edict that there should be no...

Peter TenutoOctober 26, 2017

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Pirating STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Is As Serious As A Warp Core Breach [Op-Ed]

While not totally surprising, news has trickled out that Discovery‘s premiere episodes are getting pirated… a lot. Pirated enough to make the list of...

Kyle HadyniakSeptember 27, 2017

Are We Entering The Next Golden Age of Star Trek?

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The Next Golden Age of Star Trek May Be Upon Us

We’ve long bonded over Star Trek. As you’d expect, my friend Stephen and I have spent hours… probably more like years, dissecting every detail of the Trek universe. Given that...

Carlos MirandaJuly 29, 2017