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 Star Trek fans are reacting to the return of the franchise’s most divisive character.In recent year,s fans have been treated to several spin-offs, including Star Trek Discovery and Star Trek: Picard, starring Sir Patrick Stewart. Now, Star Trek: Prodigy – an animated series created by Kevin and Dan Hageman – is whetting the appetite of Trekkies.The series follows a group of young aliens in the 24th century who find the abandoned starship Protostar and learn about Starfleet, and the ninth episode of its second season, which was released on Paramount+ earlier this month, featured a surprise in the form...

Star Trek fans react as ‘most despised character’ returns for spin-off series

We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. You probably assume the best Star Trek movies always feature the crew bravely exploring unseen parts of the galaxy. But while that’s technically the franchise’s whole deal, the most financially successful Trek movies prove that sometimes the most compelling approach to a Trek blockbuster is for Starfleet to boldly stay on Earth.

Star Trek's Mysterious New Movie Could Re-Use an Old Franchise Trick

Dr. Roger Korby has an important connection to Nurse Christine Chapel, and will appear in the upcoming season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Korby, introduced in 1966, was thought dead but resurfaces on the icy planet Exo III, complicating his relationship with Chapel. Actor Cillian O'Sullivan will portray Korby...

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Just Added This Deep-Cut Original Series Character

Star Trek is an ever-growing franchise, with 11 television series, plus two series of shorts and two separate film series. But despite all these spinoffs and spinoffs of spinoffs, only a couple of branches of the franchise have been given sequels. The Original Series has The Animated Series as a continuation, then its run of six sequel movies (seven, if you include Generations), plus a prequel series (Strange New Worlds); and The Next Generation has four films and a sequel series (Picard), plus a spiritual sequel in Lower Decks. But Deep Space Nine has had to make do with a single episode of Lower Decks and Enterprise gets nothing but the occasional mention as easter eggs.

The Star Trek: Voyager Sequel You’ve Always Wanted Already Exists

Discover that and more with when 'Star Trek: The Illustrated Oral History: The Original Cast' hits stands on July 30!. For 25 years, the voyages of the original crew of the starship Enterprise kept audiences enthralled across three live-action television seasons, two season of the animated series, and six blockbuster motion pictures. Now, the cast and crew behind the show that launched the enduring phenomenon tell their story.

Why Gene Roddenberry Had to 'Entertain or Go Off the Air'

Most science fiction movie franchises that get past six films are fairly impressive. Way back before the MCU blew up in 2012 or the Star Wars sequels began in 2015, sci-fi film franchises generally didn’t get into the double-digits. In fact, the seemingly immortal Planet of the Apes franchise just now released its 10th film overall. Star Wars has 11 theatrical films, but five of those all came out in the last nine years. This summer, the Alien franchise will release its ninth film in very fragmented continuity, which funnily enough, has the subtitle Romulus, a term that was arguably popularized by the scrappiest science fiction franchise of them all — Star Trek.

You Can Finally Stream All the Star Trek Movies in One Place

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Throughout "Star Trek," one species that has a makeover on more than one occasion is the battle-hardened race, the Klingons. Originally, they aren't too dissimilar from Romulans when they appear in the original "Star Trek" timeline, before shifting to the more well-known appearance that debuted in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." However, the aliens gained a more aggressive alteration in "Star Trek: Discovery." When facing Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), the warrior race was made up of snaggletoothed monsters, almost devolved from what came before. But it was in Season 2 of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" when director Chris Fisher phased back to the more popular design.

Why The Klingons Look So Different On Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

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There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

Star Trek is one of the biggest and oldest sci-fi franchise stalwarts. By the time George Lucas brought Star Wars back in 1999 with The Phantom Menace, Star Trek was already nine movies deep, on what felt like its third reboot, and was in the middle of its fourth major TV series. Since then, the TV side of Trek has continued to diversify and grow into the 21st century, while Trek’s film output has been much smaller than it was back in the day.

A Huge Hollywood Upheaval Could Turn Star Trek Into the Next MCU

The Star Trek Universe is thriving. There are currently three different ongoing Star Trek television series, Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds, and Prodigy. Plus, there are several Star Trek films in development. Star Trek fans are feasting. The only thing missing is James T. Kirk. Chris Pine hasn’t played the...

Chris Pine is looking forward to playing an older James T. Kirk in the next Star Trek movie

During its initial three-year run (1966-1969) on NBC-TV, one of the defining characteristics of Star Trek (aka Star Trek: The Original Series) was its unabashed optimism about humanity’s future and its relationship to the rest of the cosmos. Here was a science fiction series which proclaimed that by the 23rd century, humankind would all but end war, racism, violence, personal conflict, sexism (well, sort of), and more of our most grievous failings, so that it could soar into the stars as part of a galactic consortium (the United Federation of Planets) of like-minded races and civilizations.

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Paramount+ today announced that Karim Diané (One Of Us Is Lying) and Zoë Steiner (Significant Others) have joined the cast of the original series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The upcoming series will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the most legendary places in the galaxy. Produced by CBS Studios, the new series will begin production later this summer.

Two Additional Cadets Board Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

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This week also sees the launch of a new Powerpuff Girls series.

The Weekly Pull: Phoenix, Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter, Star Trek Annual, and More

Paramount+ announced today that it has canceled Xbox’s Halo TV show after its second season. The team behind the show is reportedly looking to shop the sci-fi adaption around to other places in an effort to continue the series. Suggested Reading. On July 18, Paramount confirmed with The Hollywood...

Halo TV Show Canceled After Just Two Seasons

The crew of Alien: Romulus faces off against deadly threats in outer space, led by Cailee Spaeny's character Rain Carradine. Set between the first Alien movie and Aliens, director Fede Álvarez has creative freedom to expand the franchise legacy. A talented cast including Spaeny, David Jonsson, and Isabela Merced...

Meet the Doomed Crew of 'Alien: Romulus' in New Images

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The type of gasoline you use matters most when it comes to keeping your car running. While most gas stations claim to provide high-quality fuel, not all gasoline is created equally. You should avoid some gas brands that can ruin your car.

Worst Gas Brands That Can Ruin Your Car

Cinema was made for genres like science fiction. Sci-fi is the realm of exotic alien planets, murderous robots trying to take over humanity, and cool technological and scientific concepts that anchor some of the most entertaining gimmicks in film history. One of the best parts about sci-fi is that it lends itself perfectly to spawning long-running movie franchises that usually become pop culture icons with time.

The 10 Best Sci-Fi Movie Franchises, Ranked

Many moons ago, back in 2013, we that Hollywood royalty Steven Spielberg had teamed up with Microsoft to create a live-action Halo television series. It took about ten years for the vision to finally come to fruition, but the show has now been canceled by the Paramount+ streaming service after a mere seventeen episodes. The first season in 2022 and the second earlier this year. We had about the show's debut, but it's still a sad conclusion for the big-budget project.

The live-action Halo show has been canceled at Paramount+

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

The second season of Star Trek: Prodigy arrived on Netflix at the beginning of the month and it still has fans buzzing. TrekMovie has been binging the new season over the few last weeks and has already covered the mid-season finale reveal of the return of Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation. In a spoilery interview with Prodigy series co-creators and executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman, we talk about Wesley’s return, how the show connects to Star Trek canon, setting the series up for the future, and more.

Interview: ‘Prodigy’ Showrunners On Giving Wesley Crusher Closure And Sitting At Star Trek’s “Adult Table”

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How Star Trek: Prodigy Helped Me Feel Seen as a Young Fan

I admit the entire reason I first went down the path of watching Star Trek: Prodigy is because I am a completionist at heart and couldn't...

How Star Trek: Prodigy Helped Me Feel Seen as a Young Fan

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