Star Trek

Star Trek is a franchise that is one of the most important in the history of television, particularly in how it was able to essentially create a subgenre of TV that took many of the rhythms of police procedurals and mapped them onto a utopian science fiction setting. What resulted was a series that appealed to multiple generations of fans, who were able to hop into any single episode of the series without needing much prior context and enjoy Star Trek as an episodic drama.

Star Trek: The Next Generation followed in the footsteps of The Original Series, improving upon the template that was set by the 1960s sci-fi classic to deliver a timeless series in its own right. The best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation were often ones like "Darmok," which captured the essence of the original show and then built on it by delivering a smart and engaging story that stands as an allegory for real-world issues.

What happened to the USS Discovery is still a Starfleet secret in the 24th century, which is confirmed by Star Trek: Section 31. The present-day of Star Trek: Section 31 is the 24th century, specifically Stardate 1292.4, which is April 17, 2324. Star Trek: Section 31 takes place 66 years after the end of Star Trek: Discovery season 2, which took place in 2258 when Commander Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) led the USS Discovery on a one-way trip to the 32nd century - with Emperor Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) aboard.

Star Trek: Section 31's review embargo has ended, and critics are setting their phasers to 'kill.' The first-ever streaming-original Star Trek movie is taking heavy damage, with a Rotten score of 31% on Rotten Tomatoes. Only one other Star Trek project has ever received such a low score.

When the Enterprise investigates an attack on a colony at the edge of Federation space, Captain Pike and the crew face the return of a formidable enemy.

An accident with an experimental quantum probability field causes everyone on the Enterprise to break uncontrollably into song, but the real danger is that the field is expanding & beginning to impact other ships - allies & enemies alike.

"Your flagrant disregard for temporal protocols by telling me this is deeply troubling. But thanks all the same."

Really great episode. I give it the perfect score 5/7.

Uhura seems to be the only one who can hear a strange sound that seems to trigger terrifying hallucinations.

https://piped.video/watch?v=molkZhrxqqc

Those Old Scientists

Episode airs Jul 27, 2023

An accident while investigating a time portal sends Ensigns Beckett Mariner and Bradward Boimler through time from the 24th Century, and Captain Pike and his crew must get them back where they belong before they can alter the timeline.

Director: Jonathan Frakes

Roles will be played by their respective voice actors: Tawny Newsome (Mariner) and Jack Quaid (Boimler)

https://onlysky.media/mclark/the-charade-of-showing-care-in-culturally-sanctioned-ways/

Overview:

A disappointing episode of SNW throws out Star Trek's long history of fluid and deep character bonding to create a ridiculous hierarchy of legitimate care between friends and other loved ones.

Overview:

The latest episode of SNW takes memory from its characters to ask what defines the core of who we are. Is forgetting ever a good thing?

https://onlysky.media/mclark/memory-forgetting-and-choosing-our-better-selves-among-the-lotus-eaters/