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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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Star Trek Discovery Hides Its Best Romance
Star Trek: Discovery is a show filled with romance. This includes cute scenes with married couple Stamets and Culber as …
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The Surprising Way Discovery Made Star Trek Franchise History In The Very First Episode
From the very beginning, Paramount wanted to emphasize that Star Trek: Discovery took place in the Prime Universe of The …
Star Trek: Discovery Was Wrong About Klingons From The Very Beginning
When Star Trek: Discovery first came out, fans had many problems with how the Klingons were portrayed. Most of these …
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Star Trek: Discovery Pilot Script Predicted Show’s Worst Problem
Star Trek: Discovery is a show that fans had problems with for various reasons, including the focus on a single …
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Two Star Trek Spinoffs Pay Off Forgotten TNG Plotline
For Star Trek fans, one of the coolest things is seeing the franchise pay off old plotlines in new and …
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Star Trek’s Most Mysterious Foes Nearly Fought Picard’s Great Enemies
In Star Trek, we didn’t see much overlap between Borg and Romulan stories until the disappointing first season of Picard. …
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Star Trek’s Most Infamous Show Almost Connected To Scott Pilgrim
Normally, you wouldn’t think there was any connection between Star Trek and Scott Pilgrim (although, when you think of it, …
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