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Star Trek Episode Named For Guest Actor The Show Couldn’t Get
One dubious honor for Star Trek is that this franchise is responsible for some of the weirdest episode names in …
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Star Trek’s Second Most Famous Vulcan Is Always Heard And Never Seen
Everybody knows that the most famous Vulcan in Star Trek history is Mr. Spock, thanks in large part to the …
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Wrath Of Khan References Hidden In Forgotten Star Trek TNG Episode
Normally, fans would find very little in common between The Wrath of Khan and The Next Generation. The cast is …
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Star Trek TNG Unkillable Redshirts Are The Original Lower Decks
Most Star Trek fans know that the hilarious Lower Decks cartoon takes its name from the “Lower Decks” episode of …
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Overlooked Star Trek Episode Nearly Had The Perfect Picard Parody
It’s not the kind of thing fans usually admit, but pretty much everyone who loves Star Trek: The Next Generation …
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Picard And Riker Share A Secret Star Trek Girlfriend?
On Star Trek: The Next Generation, Picard, and Riker seemed to have very different love lives: Picard arguably only had …
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Star Trek’s Secret Connection To Cinema’s Most Important Film
Star Trek is a kind of cinematic intersection…not only has the franchise had a number of hit films of its …
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The Babylon 5 And Star Trek Crossover That Only Exists To Stop Fan Arguments
To say that Babylon 5 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine fans were mad at each other when both shows …
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Star Trek Villain Finally Says What We’ve All Been Thinking
One storytelling trope that we often see in franchises like the MCU is a villain making a great point…the kind …
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Star Trek Showrunner Reveals The Hardest Part Of Writing Scripts
Most Star Trek fans have dreamed of what it would be like to write a script for their favorite franchise. …
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Star Trek Links One Alien Race To The Godfather
While Star Trek has had some mafia-inspired episodes (including the memorable weird Original Series episode “A Piece of the Action”), …
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The Forgotten Episode That Completely Changes Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
When Star Trek: Deep Space Nine fans discuss their favorite episodes, “The Nagus” rarely comes up. This quirky Season 1 …
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Leonard Nimoy Rewrote Spock’s History With One Line In Star Trek VI
Is Spock related to Sherlock Holmes? Fans have debated the question for decades thanks to one of Spock’s lines in …
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Battlestar Galactica Showrunner Calls Out Star Trek?
One of the more fascinating things about the Battlestar Galactica reboot is that it was a futuristic sci-fi show that …
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William Shatner Got In Trouble With Star Trek Fans Because Of SNL
In 1986, William Shatner hosted SNL and participated in a sketch that would forever change his relationship with the Star …
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How Commander Riker Influenced Sci-Fi’s Most Flawed Character
One of the things that made the Battlestar Galactica reboot so refreshing is that it felt different from mainstream science …
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Star Trek: Voyager Episode Everyone Hated Is Loved By Showrunner
Normally, Star Trek series are ensemble productions both in front of and behind the cameras. In addition to the talented …
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Star Trek Episode Almost Filmed In Black And White
If you mention “Star Trek” and “black and white” in the same sentence, fans are likely to think of The …
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The Star Trek Guest Too Good At Being Bad
Part of what makes Star Trek such a fun franchise is that on top of the main cast, each series …
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Star Trek IV Backstory Erased Because Of A Child
Ask someone to name a Star Trek movie, and even the most casual fan will say, “The one with the …
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Forgotten Star Trek Episode Has Better Music Than the Films
Even the biggest haters of Star Trek: Voyager had to admit that the music was excellent. That was because most …
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Star Trek’s Most Annoying Prop Is One You Never Notice
As a franchise, Star Trek is filled with many cool props (including the iconic Enterprise-D) and some pretty lame ones …
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The Secret Connection Between Star Trek: Voyager And Sherlock Holmes
When you think about Star Trek’s connections to Sherlock Holmes, you most likely think about The Next Generation. In two …
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Star Trek’s Funniest Mindmeld Happened Offscreen
Ever since Star Trek: The Original Series, the mindmeld has been presented onscreen as a very solemn and serious ceremony. …
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The Simple Star Trek Line That Nearly Ruined An Episode
Star Trek: Voyager was a show filled with great dialogue, including everything from Q’s scenery-chewing grandstanding to Janeway’s inspirational speeches. …
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Star Trek Took Inspiration From The Simplest Children’s Game
In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Move Along Home,” our intrepid Starfleet heroes are stuck inside a bizarre …
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The Star Trek Episode So Bad Its Own Writer Agrees With Haters
While Deep Space Nine remains the best Star Trek show, it had its fair share of truly awful episodes. Many …
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Star Trek TNG Forgets Its Most Important Hero
Star Trek is a show with many great heroes like Captain Picard and Commander Riker, but the most important hero …
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Beloved Star Trek Actor Wanted To Change His Most Famous Feature
One of the reasons that it’s so rewarding to rewatch Star Trek: The Next Generation is that even throwaway lines …
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The Superman Icon Who Went Uncredited On Star Trek
Most fans think the only major connection between Superman and Star Trek is that Jack Quaid does major voicework for …
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