The Star Trek Episode That Launched An Entire Fan Fiction Genre

Star Trek: The Original Series almost single-handedly created fandoms as we know them. Conventions, cosplay, incessant picking at every little …

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Star Trek Cast Rock Icon Because Of An Injury

How do you get a rock icon to show up in an episode of Star Trek? Get him injured in …

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The Star Trek Alien Language Inspired By One Of The Worst Albums Of All Time

Despite the existence of that weird musical Strange New Worlds episode, Star Trek isn’t a franchise that audiences generally associate …

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The Hilarious Reason Star Trek Guest Star Was Invited Back

Star Trek is the kind of show that most actors love to guest star in. In most cases, they get …

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The Darkest Star Trek Prediction For 2024 Is Coming True

General audiences don’t credit Star Trek for predictions about our present day, mostly because this is a franchise whose adventures …

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Star Trek Showrunner Makes Uncomfortable Racial Comparison

The early days of Star Trek: The Next Generation were very rocky, but the season 2 episode “A Matter of …

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Star Trek DS9’s Biggest Con Man Gets Vindicated

In the early days of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Odo was a character determined to learn more about his …

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The Star Trek TNG Episode Powered By Divorce

A common idea in pop culture is that great trauma creates great art…after all, so many musical artists manage to …

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Star Trek Actor Worries His Character Went Too Far

In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the Ferengi bartender Quark is a very morally gray character—someone whose heart of gold …

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The Worst Star Trek Movie Secretly Connects To The Best TNG Episode

Star Trek fans often debate over which of the films is the best, but most of us can agree on …

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Star Trek’s Unmade ‘Justice League’ Film Details Revealed

All Star Trek fans know that the TNG films ended after the commercial and critical failure of Nemesis, the fourth …

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The Hated Star Trek Character Everyone Finally Loves

If you haven’t been watching Star Trek: Prodigy on Netflix, you’re missing out—among other great reasons to stream, this CGI …

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Star Trek DS9’s Biggest Betrayal Secretly Revealed

Perhaps the biggest heel turn in all of Star Trek history happened in Deep Space Nine, when we discover that …

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How Star Trek Learned From Its Worst Effect

For the most part, Star Trek is a franchise known for its groundbreaking special effects. However, the real secret to …

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The Best Star Trek DS9 Episode Retcons The Worst TNG Episode

One of the most interesting things about the early days of Star Trek: The Next Generation is that the various …

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The Star Trek Original Character Named Thanks To A Map

Some names from Star Trek: The Original Series need no explanation. Scotty’s surname is Scott, and he’s from Scotland. Mystery …

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Forgotten Star Trek: Voyager Episode Almost Tied To Original Series

Star Trek: Voyager is a show that has relatively few ties to The Original Series, and for good reason: because …

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Star Trek’s Worst Movie Villain Was Almost Thrown Off The Set

William Shatner directed exactly one Trek film—1989’s Star Trek V: The Final Frontier–but the icon nearly shut down production because …

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The Star Trek Moment That Made A Producer Cry

When Star Trek: Discovery first premiered, one of the more controversial elements was that it made Spock’s father Sarek into …

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Star Trek Owes Anime For Its Coolest Design

Star Trek is usually one of the last franchises you’d associate with anime, especially because even the Trek cartoons are …

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Star Trek’s Craziest Episode Saved By The Soundtrack

While the theme songs are great, Star Trek fans don’t often pay close attention to the music in the episodes …

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Star Trek: Discovery Writers Knew Season 1 Had A Dark Problem

Even among Star Trek: Discovery’s greatest fans, it’s an open secret that season 1 was way too dark. This was …

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The Star Trek Character Who Loves Her Own Theme Song

One of the things you can always count on a new Star Trek show to have is a killer theme …

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Star Trek: Discovery’s Greatest Homage To The Next Generation

At first, Star Trek: Discovery didn’t have too many connections to The Next Generation, and for good reason: because this …

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Star Trek: Discovery’s Early Connections To Voyager

After Star Trek: Discovery jumped into the 32nd century, the show featured a number of references to earlier shows. This …

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Star Trek Mirror Universe Completely Destroys Earth?

In Star Trek, there are fewer places more fascinating than the Mirror Universe Earth, an alternate dimension where our favorite …

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Star Trek: Voyager Secretly Demotes Fan-Favorite Character?

In various Star Trek series, it’s always a big deal when a character gets demoted. It happens to Tom Paris …

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One Voyager Actor Hated Being On The Bridge

Most Star Trek actors really love shooting scenes on the bridge of a starship. For one thing, this helps them …

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The Borg’s Most Powerful Weapon Comes From Forgotten Star Trek Race

Here’s a question for the Star Trek superfans out there: what do you think the Borg’s most powerful weapon is? …

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Leonard Nimoy Killed Spock’s Baby And It’s 100% The Right Call

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home will forever be known as “the one with the whales.” But believe it or …

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