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The Star Trek Icon Who Singlehandedly Ruined An Episode
Every Star Trek show is an ensemble effort: from the cast to the crew, it takes an entire village to …
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Lord Of The Rings Influenced Star Trek DS9’s Most Beloved Character
Over the course of Deep Space Nine, we thought we saw every possible side of the conniving bartender Quark. However, …
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Star Trek’s Worst Line Powered By Pure Greed
Star Trek: Discovery has caused many controversies, but one of the earliest involves Captain Lorca asking Paul Stamets if he’d …
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The Star Trek Character Falsely Blamed For Creating A Monster
On Star Trek: The Next Generation, Geordi La Forge made many mistakes, including creating a deepfake girlfriend with his colleague’s …
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Forgotten Discovery Klingon Is Tied to Star Trek’s Best Series
One of the things we have been exploring lately is how much Discovery, despite haters’ claims otherwise, is really steeped …
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The Mystery Of Star Trek: Discovery’s Missing Crew Member
Star Trek: Discovery is something of a paradox: it’s a show with a great cast who often don’t have much …
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Star Trek: Discovery’s Naughtiest Scene Was Improvised
The naughtiest moment in Star Trek: Discovery was the very explicit sex scene flashback involving Voq/Ash Tyler and L’Rell. It …
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The Star Trek Redshirt With The Best Sense Of Humor
The uniforms might have changed color since The Original Series, but Star Trek has always had “redshirts” who died suddenly …
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Star Trek’s Scariest Monster Was Almost A Hero
Though he doesn’t stick around all that long, the most important alien in Star Trek: Discovery is arguably the tardigrade. …
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The In-Joke Behind Star Trek’s Darkest Scenes
Star Trek: Discovery was a show with many fine qualities, but it was never all that funny. The first season …
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The Star Trek Episode Created To Fix Bad Writing
Over the years, many of Star Trek: Discovery’s fiercest critics have accused the show of having bad writing. Obviously, quality …
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Star Trek’s Hidden Connection To The Big Bang Theory
During its insanely successful 12 seasons, The Big Bang Theory included plenty of references to Star Trek and even had …
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The Major Profanity Hidden In Star Trek TNG
If you mention Star Trek profanity, most fans will imagine you are talking about NuTrek shows like Discovery and Picard. …
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A Forgotten Star Trek Episode Made One Writer A True Believer
Star Trek is a franchise that has fiercely loyal fans, and because of that, most of them assume the writers …
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The Star Trek Names We’re Glad the Franchise Forgot
One of the secret strengths of Star Trek is that the franchise is filled with memorable and colorful names that …
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The Legal Misunderstanding That Held Back Star Trek’s Best Villain
Weirdly enough, one of the most popular and influential villains in Star Trek is Moriarty, the Sherlock Holmes foe invented …
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How Star Trek Drove Away Its Best Director
One of the things older fans may remember about Star Trek: The Next Generation is that it helped attract very …
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Star Trek’s Secret Crossover With Indiana Jones
In the 1980s, both the Star Trek and Indiana Jones franchises did well at the box office. However, those franchises …
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Star Trek Legend Walks In Famous Author’s Footsteps
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Elementary, Dear Data,” Geordi La Forge accidentally puts the ship in danger …
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The Humiliating Reason Wil Wheaton Hated Most Star Trek TNG Directors
It’s an open secret that Wil Wheaton has a complicated relationship with the Star Trek fandom–after all, many fans can’t …
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Star Trek Beyond Ditched A Main Character For A Good Reason
The largely disappointing Kelvinverse film Star Trek Into Darkness had some bright spots, including the addition of Alice Eve’s Carol …
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Star Trek Icon Quoted His Own Character At Gene Roddenberry’s Funeral
Gene Roddenberry’s funeral was a somber occasion for Star Trek fans around the world. After all, Roddenberry had given us …
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Star Trek’s Best Director Hated His First Episode
He’s not exactly a household name in the fandom, but Winrich Kolbe is one of the most important directors in …
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The Star Trek Discovery Fight One Guest Actor Took Too Far
One of the more divisive aspects of Star Trek: Discovery is that it had many fight scenes, especially in the …
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The Secret Way Discovery Honors Previous Star Trek Shows
One of the most common criticisms of Star Trek: Discovery is that the writers and producers don’t really care about …
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Making The Biggest Star Trek Battle Was Surprisingly Easy
Early on in Star Trek: Discovery, Paramount pulled out all the stops to give us the biggest space battle the …
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How Fan-Favorite Star Trek Actor Shaped Her Character Outside Of The Script
While Discovery is a show filled with many talented cast members, it was Mary Wiseman who won us over right …
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Star Trek Discovery Early Plot Hole Was Secret Foreshadowing
When Star Trek: Discovery first premiered, the fact that it was a prequel to The Original Series had fans constantly …
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How Star Trek Discovery Connects To The Animated Series In A Surprisingly Heartfelt Way
There weren’t very many explicit connections between Star Trek: Discovery and The Animated Series. However, one early episode connects Burnham …
The Surprising Reason Star Trek Discovery Re-Used A Ship Design
Star Trek is a franchise that has often shamelessly re-used ships and sets whenever possible. As you might expect, the …
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