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Captain Janeway’s Biggest Idol Was Played By Kate Mulgrew’s Biggest Fan
Few early episodes of Star Trek: Voyager are quite as memorable as “The 37’s,” an episode in which Captain Janeway …
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How Catholicism Shaped Bajorans In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
To this day, the Deep Space Nine episode “In the Hands of the Prophets” is one of the franchise’s most …
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Plot Fans Hate Was Originally Even Worse
While it’s a great episode in most respects, many Star Trek: The Next Generation fans have learned to hate the …
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Tormented Actors By Recreating Show’s Most Brutal Planet
Deep down, many Star Trek fans wish they had their own Galaxy’s Edge…a way of stepping into the immersive world …
The Classic Play That Inspired Deep Space Nine’s Most Surprising Episode
If you’re a fan of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, then you know the show had a rocky first season, …
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Changed Character Due To Actor’s Race
The subject of changing a character’s race is very contentious among genre fans. For example, many Harry Potter fans are …
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Patrick Stewart Gave Star Trek’s Best Writer X-Rated Advice For Picard
One of the biggest architects of the golden age of Star Trek was Ronald Moore, a young writer who came …
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“The Bonding” Gives Star Trek: The Next Generation A Painful Lesson In Reality
“The Bonding” is one of the best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, one that deals with heady subjects …
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Deep Space Nine Season Finale Nearly Ruined The Show
The Deep Space Nine Season 1 finale “In the Hands of the Prophets” inadvertently made Star Trek history by breaking …
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Deep Space Nine Breaks A Beloved Star Trek Tradition In A Classic Season Finale
When Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiered, it took the show some time to escape the shadow of The Next …
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Surreal Star Trek Episode Proves Fan Theory About Humanity
Star Trek is the kind of franchise that fans love to revisit time and again, and that has led to …
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Star Trek Fan Theory Explains The Biggest Borg Inconsistencies
In the world of Star Trek: The Next Generation and its spinoff, the Borg have always been something of a …
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How Jonathan Frakes Learned To Admire His Star Trek Costar’s Struggle
Star Trek: The Next Generation helped to transform Jonathan Frakes into something of a sex symbol. After all, his Riker …
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Star Trek Showrunner Imagines Much Better Future For Picard
Thanks to Star Trek: Picard, we know about the grim future of the title character. He becomes a washed-up old …
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Oppenheimer Deeply Influenced This Forgotten Star Trek Episode
Last year, the film Oppenheimer took the world by storm, sweeping the Oscars and leaving a lasting cultural impact on …
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The Star Trek Finale Producers Surprisingly Hated
Star Trek has generally had good season finales. In fact, outside of The Next Generation’s “Shades of Grey” (which was …
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Star Trek’s Surprising Connection To The Dalai Lama
On paper, you’d probably assume that Star Trek and the Dalai Lama have little in common. After all, the former …
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Star Trek Legend Ties Notorious Riots To Franchise’s Controversial Aliens
One of the weirder takes that sometimes runs around the internet is that Star Trek shouldn’t be political, with haters …
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Iconic Star Trek Actor Scared A Hospital With Makeup
In retrospect, it’s remarkable that the golden age of Star Trek didn’t have more behind-the-scenes injuries. In addition to the …
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Deep Space Nine Secretly Introduced A Beloved Star Trek Trope
Part of what makes Star Trek so rewarding to watch is that it’s full of tropes, including episodes where Picard …
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The Star Trek Episode Mysteriously Removed From Streaming
In recent years, it’s been depressingly common for television episodes to get yanked from streaming for one reason or another. …
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William Shatner Almost Had The Perfect Star Wars Cameo
Star Trek and Star Wars are two of the most famous sci-fi franchises, but they are very different from one …
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A Star Trek: TNG Lead Nearly Turned Into Kirk 2.0 (It’s Not Riker)
When it comes to comparing Star Trek: The Next Generation to The Original Series, most fans view the android Data …
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Fans Got A Character To Disappear
It took Star Trek: The Next Generation a couple of rough years to really find its space legs, and the …
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The Star Trek Episode That Made Wil Wheaton Quit
The fact that Wil Wheaton left Star Trek: The Next Generation has often baffled fans. While it was certainly annoying …
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The Stupidest Star Trek Episode Almost Had The Funniest Name
Star Trek: The Next Generation is generally remembered as peak television by sci-fi fans, and that’s largely because its third …
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The Real Story Behind Star Trek’s Most Famous Baseball Game
Star Trek has often been weirdly fixated on baseball. Deep Space Nine, for example, shows that Captain Sisko has a …
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Star Trek Continuity Keeps Changing Because Of Picard
Star Trek fans these days often complain about the continuity problems caused by shows like Discovery and Strange New Worlds, …
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The Creators Of Star Trek’s Best Season Premiere Thought It Was Mediocre
As a huge Star Trek fan, I’ve always been fond of “Evolution,” the third-season premiere episode of The Next Generation. …
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Fans Only Got A Beloved Star Trek Actor Back Due To The Worst Character
The third season of Star Trek: The Next Generation was functionally a fresh start for the series: under the supervision …
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