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If I understand the (fictional) science of how warp drive works within the Star Trek universe, the core creates enough energy through matter-antimatter annihilation of detuerium (an isotope of hydrogen) through a process regulated by dilithium that creates a warp plasma that's shunted to the...

I was re-watching SNW's "Under the Cloak of War," and I'm just trying to reason why an interstellar navy with the abilities of the major powers in the Star Trek universe would fight major engagements on the ground, or position important forward operating bases on the surface of a planet? In...

I know Alice in Wonderland is specifically referenced in an episode during the season, but I saw a video on social media which argues the connection is supposed to be much, much more explicit to the point that the beats of the entire season is basically a retelling of the story within the...

Spoilers for the entire season... as well as cutting cross both TNG and Picard. There's been longstanding arguments about Jellico, and whether Riker was "wrong" in resisting Jellico's intentions in TNG's "Chain of Command." I wonder if anyone has changed their position after Prodigy? Especially...

The cover story for the latest issue of Variety paints Shari Redstone's handling of Paramount as something akin to the way the characters on HBO's Succession covet control of their family's media empire. According to Variety, Redstone pulled out of an imminent deal with Skydance Media on June 11...

There's an interview with Patrick Stewart where he talks about the announcement of the cast and that some in the press asked about a bald captain for TNG. By the 24th century, why would there be bald people? And Roddenberry retorted that by the 24th century, no one would care about whether or...

O'Brien is effectively the chief engineer of both Deep Space Nine and the Defiant. Up until Deep Space Nine (and even after) that role is always fulfilled by a commissioned Starfleet officer . Thinking about it, something I've wondered is whether it makes sense that Starfleet would allow an...

Here's a question I've had since the idea of Klingon "Houses" became a thing... I'm guessing Klingon feudalism works similar to its historical framework in human history as well as to how it does in other genre fictional universes (e.g., Game of Thrones, Dune, etc.). But this brings up some...

This is an American TV show, so sometimes you have to go with these things, but one thing that's always fascinated me is Star Trek's version of the future largely goes with the idea that English is the de-facto language not only used by United Earth but the United Federation of Planets as a...

What are your favorite TV shows, movies, or other works that remind you of Star Trek and may even be inspired by it, but isn't Star Trek? Some of them are parodies, and some are interesting deconstructions of those elements, the shows themselves, or the fans who watch. Space Battleship...

One of the idea's arguably touched on by Deep Space Nine, TNG, and Picard season 1 is the idea of the Federation having the position that Starfleet's policies of explorations should allow mostly free movement throughout the Milky Way Galaxy, in order to facilitate creating relationships with new...

Within canon, it's claimed that 30% percent of the population was killed (about 2.3 billion people given current 2023 numbers) and 600,000 species were destroyed. Maybe this is from me going through a recent spate of re-watching old 1980s nuclear war movies like The Day After and Threads, but...

The Final Frontier has many flaws, but as more than a few people have noted there are some really interesting and good scenes mixed in with the bad. Beyond that, I also think the movie at moments gives an interesting insight into how Shatner perceives the character of Kirk to be. For example...

The latest earnings report for the company has major implications for the future of Star Trek, given that some Wall Street analysts are suggesting that Paramount shutter Paramount+. The numbers indicate the streaming service may not even get to a break-even point until 2027. Paramount+ lost...

I remember when people used to talk about TNG, some would say you can skip the first two seasons. Or they would give you a list of episodes to check out from the first two seasons (e.g., "Measure of a Man," "Q Who," etc.) and say you can skip to season 3. If you were trying to get someone to...

What was the deal with the wormhole/transwarp conduit that opened up at the end of season 2, and almost took out multiple star systems? I'm curious whether that was originally setup to connect to something in season 3. It's setup as portending something dangerous coming through it. Or was it...

A few thoughts on where things go from here: I know it’s still an open question whether “Legacy” will happen, but I don’t think Paramount allows the mid-credits scene teasing Jack and Q if they weren’t leaning in the direction of doing more with these characters. They could have easily either...

... Patrick Stewart. Before anyone starts writing angry comments, let's stipulate that Stewart is an amazing, legendary actor, and the character of Picard and Star Trek wouldn't be what it is today without his contribution towards it. But IGN has an interesting video which argues the big...

This interview Terry Matalas gave to Gizmodo gives the status on any spinoff series and an indication as to whether the Shaw character would be a part of it. From Gizmodo:

For the last measured week of the Nielsen rankings (March 6-12), the series was in the top 10 of original streaming programming. From The Hollywood Reporter: Paramount+’s Star Trek: Picard made its first ever appearance in the rankings, finishing ninth among original series with 310 million...