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"The Big Bang Theory" brought on a ton of incredible guest stars throughout its 12-season run — including a ton of actors from the "Star Trek" franchise alone — but one of the most exciting cameos had to be courtesy of Mark Hamill, the man famous for playing Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars" who appeared in the season 11 episode "The Bow Tie Asymmetry." According to a tell-all book about the show, though, he has one huge regret about his appearance on the series.

Hamill, playing himself, ends up encountering Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg) after Howard finds Hamill's lost dog, appropriately named "Bark Hamill" — and then offers Howard a favor. Howard gleefully cashes in on that favor by getting Hamill to officiate the wedding of his friends Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) and Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik) ... but as Hamill told Jessica Radloff...

“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” characters Doctor Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) and Mister Elim Garak (Andrew Robinson) brimmed with chemistry throughout that series’ run — but if there was anything real behind their relationship, viewers never got to see it. But that pairing remains a fan favorite, and fans have speculated for years about the real relationship potential for two. Now, shippers finally got their happy ending — thanks to the latest episode of Paramount+’s animated “Star Trek: Lower Decks.”

In “Fissure Quest,” the penultimate episode of “Lower Decks” (as it wraps its fifth and final season), the series’ ongoing dimensional rift storyline reaches a boiling point. This comes following an alternate version of Boimler (Jack Quaid) as he embarks on a covert inter-dimensional mission to investigate the fissures.

In what may well be the most self-referential episode in “Star Trek” history, “Fissure Quest” features a slew of returning cast members...

If there is one thing we can say about the crew of most of the Star Trek series, they all liked a cocktail or two. Whether it was in Ten Forward or in a little dive bar on a faraway planet, you could usually see an officer or enlisted crew member imbibing from a bubbling glass. And let's not forget Quark's Bar which hosted a network of humans and aliens, all seeking to enjoy a drink, even if it was just prune juice, and maybe play a game of Dabo.

Since Quark or Guinan can't make us something from the bar, Titan Books has graciously stepped in, and thanks to author Glen Dakin, given us a cookbook of sorts to create our own. Coming January 28, 2025, Star Trek: Cocktails: A Stellar Compendium brings you 144 pages of various drinks that can add a little something extra to your next party, be it Star Trek-related or not.

Red alert! This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."

If "Lower Decks" had to end with its fifth and final season, at least it continues to go out on the highest of notes (as /Film's Jacob Hall noted in his review) with a string of episodes that feel as fitting as can be. In recent weeks, episodes have shown some love to the under-appreciated Upper Deckers on the USS Cerritos, brought back a fan-favorite character from "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and even broke format to deliver a long-overdue Klingon storyline. Creator Mike McMahan and his entire writing team couldn't have planned out a more satisfying arc if they'd tried -- especially considering the fact that, sadly, the show's abrupt cancellation caught everyone by surprise. Still, that hasn't slowed down the show's momentum one bit as we barrel towards the finish line.

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Today, Prime Video announced the premiere date for the upcoming biblical drama series, House of David, and revealed eight first-look images. House of David comes from visionary filmmakers Jon Erwin and Jon Gunn (Ordinary Angels).

The series will premiere on February 27, 2025, on Prime Video with three episodes and one episode weekly thereafter in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

The series stars Michael Iskander as David, who was cast following a four-month international search and is fresh off his role in the Tony Award-winning musical, Kimberly Akimbo.

House of David also stars Ali Suliman as King Saul, Ayelet Zurer as Queen Ahinoam, Saul’s trusted wife, Stephen Lang as Samuel, and Martyn Ford as Goliath.

House of David tells the story of the ascent of the biblical figure, David, who eventually becomes the most renowned and celebrated king of Israel. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride.

This article contains spoilers for the penultimate episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."

The penultimate episodes of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" -- season 5's "Fission Quest" -- takes place away from the U.S.S. Cerritos on a mysterious, covert interdimensional vessel called the U.S.S. Anaximander. The Anaximander is commanded by Captain William Boimler (Jack Quaid), a transporter duplicate of Brad Boimler, created several years ago on the series. Captain Boimler belongs to the ultra-secret organization Section 31, and he is on a mission to repair fissures in the spacetime continuum. It seems someone has been ripping holes in space, allowing free access between dimensions. This is causing chaos, as alternate versions of familiar "Star Trek" characters are haphazardly cross-pollinating, invading each other's universes with accidental frequency. Boimler and his crew use the tools on the Anaximander to seal up holes and find the hole-ripping culprit.

The multiverse came...

This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."

The penultimate episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" season 5 (and the series itself), titled "Fissure Quest," pulls away from the U.S.S. Cerritos, and instead takes place mostly on a ship called the U.S.S. Anaximander. This vessel is captained by one William Boimler (Jack Quaid), a duplicate of Brad Boimler, created via transporter accident. Captain Boimler is a member of the ultra-secret Section 31 and has been assigned a very important, very covert task: he is to sail around the galaxy, patching up the holes in the spacetime continuum that lead to parallel universes.

Boimler's crew is made up entirely of characters from other "Star Trek" shows, albeit slightly altered, parallel universe versions of them. They are what the Marvel Cinematic Universe would call "variants." Trekkies will be delighted to see that the Anaximander's doctor...

Star Trek: The Original Series remains one of the most iconic pieces of science fiction to ever be produced. Sure, the sets are dated and some of the ideas aren't the best. It's a show of it's time for about 60% of the episodes. Yet, those remaining episodes, roughly 40% of episodes are sacred viewing. Few of which are in held as high esteem as "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield".

In the episode, the Enterprise stumbles upon two sides of a war. A man with a black and white face, and his enemy, a man with a white and black face. Nearly identical in every way but the colors of their face are swapped. Due to this, a war breaks out. With neither side wanting the "other" to be the dominant side.

It leads the two aliens of the episode, Bele and Lokai to come into contact with James Kirk and his crew.

Throughout the history of Star Trek, two rules have always been the key for each and every show. Have a captain, and have a ship. That has adjusted, slightly with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. After all, Benjamin Sisko started off as a commander and they were on a space station. But, it's close enough. Every show after has followed the same path, until Star Trek: Discovery.

There, the main character was an insurrectionist, but hey, they had a ship. And like Sisko in Deep Space Nine, the main character of Discovery (Michael Burnham) eventually became a captain. Ok, so things are roughly the same.

Then, enter Lower Decks, who turned the whole thing upside down. Gone were the focus on the senior officers, the true heartbeat of the ship, and the brains that make things fly. In were, well, not them. Less impressive officers are goofing around and doing...

Jennifer Lien's character, Kes, was written out of Star Trek: Voyager at the beginning of the series' fourth season. It made way for Jeri Ryan's Seven of Nine and the accompanying storylines of a rescued Borg drone. At the time, producers said they'd run out of storylines for Kes, and so she turned into a non-corporeal being and left Voyager.

Screenrant's Jen Watson describes an excellent way for the character of Kes to return to the Star Trek timeline, and it sounds entirely feasible. Her story did wrap up quickly, and then Voyager brought the evil Kes back which was an even worse way to say goodbye to the character. So maybe there's something to be said for revisiting Kes.

However, because Kes didn't have strong storylines in Voyager to begin with, would there even be a purpose for bringing her back? Would it be to give her...

Star Trek: Section 31 remains a film that is sure to tug the fandom in different directions. Though, no one should be surprised about that. Section 31 has, for the entirety of Star Trek up until and to a point including Star Trek: Discovery, been the bad guys. They torture murder, steal, lie, and do their depraved things. The group was only really created to be an authority figure for some captains to stand up to who isn't an admiral.

They were introduced as a plot device and a little more. Now, someone with enough power and clout will attempt to turn them from torturous traitors of everything Starfleet is supposed to be against, into a plucky, rag-tag group of heroes. Similar to that of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Each of the trailers for the movie has really embraced that marketing. Things are quippy, with a lot of humor, and even more action.

The 70s were a time when television would seem to try anything at least once. Science Fiction was one of the main genres where this was very true. Thanks to the success of series like Star Trek, and Lost in Space there was a deluge of, off beat and actually good genre TV (as we explored on last week’s Land of the Lost episode). Typically it was with some sort of toy tie-in or angle to get children to watch and/or buy something. And just wait until Star Wars happened.

But, the early 70s would find a new kind of hero to grab the hearts and minds of kids across the country and he’d bring with him some of the coolest toys around. Because, he was literally made up of metal and plastic himself.

The Six Million Dollar Man would jump into television history with a premise that was brilliant,...

David Letterman has launched “Letterman TV”, an 24/7 channel streaming all things Letterman, exclusively on Samsung TV Plus. Starting today in the United States and Canada, the channel will stream “The Late Show With David Letterman”, curated moments, interviews and never-before-seen commentary from Letterman.

“Dave’s show was the original viral video,” said Walter Kim, Executive Producer for digital at Letterman’s production company Worldwide Pants, Inc. “As someone who worked for the entirety of “The Late Show”, it’s a thrill to help assemble and create programming around some of our favorite moments from the show, and with more than 4000 hours from which to choose, the channel will continuously change.”

“Letterman TV” is available for free on Samsung TV Plus.

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Prime Video has announced that the biblical drama series, “House of David,” will premiere on Feb. 27 with three episodes before continuing to drop episodes weekly.

The series comes...

Five years after The Big Bang Theory ended, one cosmic blunder still haunts a fan-favorite character. A major meteor-sized mistake in the show’s timeline left viewers scratching their heads and wincing. What once felt clever and quirky now lands awkwardly, tarnishing the charm of a beloved character’s journey.

Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in the The Big Bang Theory | Credit: Warner Bros

Even moments that were meant to be heartwarming or funny now feel off, like an unresolved equation. Fans can’t help but feel the sting of a plot twist that missed its mark—proof that even in geek paradise, science and sitcom storytelling sometimes collide in hilariously uncomfortable ways.

Sheldon Cooper: From Fan-Favorite Genius to The Big Bang Theory’s Uncomfortable Legacy Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in the The Big Bang Theory | Credit: Warner Bros

Five years after The Big Bang Theory wrapped up, one...

George Takei just reignited the Star Trek drama faster than you can say “warp speed.” Spilling tea hotter than Vulcan lava, he revealed that William Shatner refused to show up for an Og cast member’s final convention, reportedly brushing it off as “Alzheimer’s crap.” Yep, Captain Kirk’s diplomatic shields were clearly down.

William Shatner with George Takei in Star Trek | Credits: Paramount Television

While fans dreamed of intergalactic unity, the Enterprise crew seemed more like a soap opera in space. Takei didn’t hold back, proving that some rivalries don’t just simmer — they go supernova. Turns out, even in the final frontier, grudges have a way of defying time and space.

George Takei Blasts William Shatner for Snubbing James Doohan’s Farewell George Takei in Star Trek | Credits: Paramount Television

The Star Trek feud that boldly goes on forever just got another chapter. George Takei spilled...

In Peter Jackson's 2001 fantasy epic "The Lord of he Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," actor John Rhys-Davies played the role of Gimli the Dwarf, an axe-wielding warrior who served as a gruff, comedic counterpoint to the otherwise po-faced and poised characters. Rhys-Davies reprised the role in the two follow-up films, as well as in several "Lord of the Rings" spinoff video games. He also played ancillary characters like Gloin and Treebeard. His association with "Lord of the Rings" would be an impressive pop milestone for any actor, but Rhys-Davies has also enjoyed a hugely long career with appearances in dozens of other notable pop properties over several decades.

In addition to "Lord of the Rings," Rhys-Davies has costarred in several Indiana Jones movies (including "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny"), voiced characters in high-profile Disney films, and acted in dozens of fun horror movies and adventure flicks.

The premiere of Paramount+'s Section 31 movie, the first Star Trek film to stream on the channel, is on January 24, 2025. The official trailer just dropped, and fans of Star Trek: The Original Series will recognize one of the aliens that pops up, and it's one that hasn't been seen in over 55 years.

In the third season episode of The Original Series, "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield," Lokai and Bele, two aliens from the People of Cheron, had been at war, as had their planet, for over 50,000 years...all because of skin pigmentation. Bele's skin pigment was black on the right side and white on the left, and Lokai's was the opposite.

In the Section 31 trailer we catch a glimpse of a similar alien with black and white coloring, even though, when the Enterprise beamed Bele and Lokai back down to their planet, there wasn't anything left. Their people had...

Chris Pine and Keana Sky Wenger are putting their love on display!

The 44-year-old Star Trek actor and his 29-year-old girlfriend were seen holding hands while taking a walk around town together on Tuesday (December 10) in New York City.

At one point, Chris spotted the photographers and pretended to hold a camera and snap photos of them. This isn’t the first time that he has done this!

Chris and Keana have been dating for over a year and a half, but it wasn’t until this past week that we learned her identity.

Chris and Keana have been linked since August 2023, when they were spotted on a boat trip in Italy. Ever since that first spotting, Chris and his girlfriend have been spotted out and about around Los Angeles on date nights. You can see some of those photos in our gallery.

Browse through the gallery for 30+ photos of...

Star Trek: The Original Series consists of seventy-nine episodes, and while not all of them are ones you'd want to rewatch again and again, many are. The few that were the least favorite of the fans, for the most part, were produced in season three when the budget had been cut by $15,000 per episode, and the series had been moved to Friday nights at 10:00 p.m. It was a clear sign that the show was circling the drain, and the producer for the third season, Fred Freiberger, has always been blamed for the clunker episodes.

As it turns out, according to Margaret Armen, who wrote "The Paradise Syndrome," Freiberger didn't come across as the biggest fan of the series. As reported in The Fifty Year Mission The First 25 Years by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, Armen watched an episode of the series when Freiberger was brought in to produce the third season.

In the "Star Trek" episode "Spectre of the Gun", the U.S.S. Enterprise is ordered to the planet Melkot to make contact with the reclusive, xenophobic species that lives there. The Melkotians are small, floating heads with powerful psychic abilities, and an unhealthy, angry suspicion of outsiders. When Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Chekov (Walter Koenig), and Scotty (James Doohan) beam down to the surface, a Melkotian immediately announces that they are to be executed for their transgression of trespassing. 

The Melkotian, as a means of execution, reaches into Kirk's brain and psychically creates the town of Tombstone, Arizona, circa 1881, shortly before the infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. They are expected to be shot to death by psychic versions of the Earp brothers. Their phasers magically become 19th-century six-shooters, and everyone refers to them as key players in the notorious gunfight. Kirk is Ike Clanton. Chekov is Billy Claiborne.

Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, The Imitation Game, Sherlock, Eric) on Tuesday recalled interacting, as Doctor Strange, with Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony “Iron Man” Stark on the set of Avengers: Infinity War and adding a “douchebag” to one of his lines, making it memorable.

The moment came about when Iron Man asked what Strange was doing in the fight they were in.

Annoyed, Cumberbatch recalled, he ended up replying: “Protecting your reality, douchebag,” with people on- and off-set reacting with “ooooohs.”

Cumberbatch shared the anecdote as part of the fourth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (Rsiff) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He also said that with his Doctor Strange character, “there is a lot more to play with,” while sharing that he had to work really “hard” not to get arrogant about his Marvel success.

What’s the star’s feeling about big film franchises, such as Marvel movies and Star Trek?...

Prior to the Kelvin universe created by J.J. Abrams in 2009, the "Star Trek" movies were said to operate on an odds-bad, evens-good schedule. Any movie with an odd number in its title (including "Star Trek: The Motion Picture") would invariably disappoint, while those with an even number would be worthy of the franchise's good name. Aside from being way too hard on the cinematic "The Motion Picture", this rule of thumb generally held true through ten films.

Generally.

In 2002, armed with a screenplay from "Gladiator" co-writer John Logan and a fiery villain played by pre-stardom Tom Hardy, "Star Trek: Nemesis" appeared poised, as the tenth film in the franchise, to course correct after the silly, weightless, and cheap-looking "Star Trek: Insurrection." It was to be a "Star Trek" film of consequence, with real danger posed to its core characters and a big adventure built for the big screen. Technically, it was all of these things.

Long hailed as one of Star Trek: The Next Generation's best episodes as well as Patrick Stewart's favorite, "The Inner Light" won a Hugo Award and, to this day, remains on just about every must-watch list of Generation episodes. The writer, Morgan Gendel, hit pay dirt with the episode, and now he's secured a deal with Welsh broadcaster S4C to develop a new “eco-thriller” science fiction show currently titled Isolation. [via Inverse]

Not much is known about the series other than an ensemble of characters, attempting to defeat climate change, will come in contact with an alien force capable of direct contact with human minds. That sounds like something straight out of Star Trek, which doesn't come as a surprise. Gendel also wrote the successful episode "Starship Mine" for The Next Generation as well as two episodes for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—"The Passenger" and "Armageddon Game."

Though Gendel...

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"Star Trek" debuted in 1966, meaning audiences have been staring at the U.S.S. Enterprise for nearly 60 years. As such, it's hard to imagine the ship looking any differently than it does. The Enterprise is a flying saucer that sports a thin aft "neck" extension protruding from its underside. The "neck" then connects with a wide, cigar-shaped body that has an outsize satellite dish on the front. Protruding upward from the cigar body are two offset tube-like engines (called nacelles), held aloft from the ship by thin planks that stick out at 90-degree angles.

The design of the Enterprise isn't so much elegant as it is industrial. The sharp angles and spindly frame bring to mind shuttle-like efficiency more than gorgeous aesthetics. It wouldn't be until 1979, when the Enterprise was redesigned for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," that the ship...

One of the greatest films of all time is finally getting the 4K Uhd treatment! In honor of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction 30th anniversary, Paramount Home Entertainment is about to get “medieval” on us with a limited collector’s edition box set that is sure to send cinephiles like us onto “the path of the righteous” with an incredible amount of killer kino extras to satisfy the most ardent fans!

After conceiving the story with Roger Avary, Tarantino wrote the script that went on to make over 200 million dollars worldwide, was nominated for seven Academy Awards, and won Best Screenplay for Tarantino and Avary. The change in screenplay influenced a generation of filmmakers and continues to affect how Hollywood makes films today.

For thoughts on Pulp Fiction, head over to FandomWire Senior Film and Television Critic Joshua Ryan’s totally epic ranking of the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time!

Michelle Yeoh as Georgiou in Star Trek: Section 31, streaming on Paramount+, 2025. Photo Credit: Sophy Holland/Paramount+

Paramount+ revealed the official trailer for its original movie Star Trek: Section 31 during the Paramount+ presentation at Ccxp in São Paolo, Brazil. The movie will premiere on Friday, January 24, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and international markets where the service is available.

In the movie, Michelle Yeoh reprises her fan-favorite role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou – a character she played in Star Trek: Discovery – who joins a secret division of Starfleet. Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past.

Star Trek: Section 31 also stars Omari Hardwick (Power), Emmy® winner Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso), Robert Kazinsky (Pacific Rim), Kacey Rohl (Hannibal), Sven Ruygrok (One Piece), James Hiroyuki Liao (Barry), Humberly Gonzalez (Ginny & Georgia) and Joe Pingue (The Expanse). Miku Martineau (Kate) portrays a young Philippa Georgiou.

"You have no idea what you started!" Paramount+ has revealed the full trailer for Star Trek: Section 31, a brand new Star Trek movie made for streaming set to debut in January. Looking much better now! It's not new a series, it's a one-time movie "event" - connected to the recent "Star Trek: Discovery" series. Intended to be the first real TV movie in the St franchise and part of producer Alex Kurtzman's expanded Star Trek Universe. Section 31 (first teaser here) stars Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, who becomes an agent for a secret black ops division of Starfleet called Section 31. Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past. It also stars Omari Hardwick as Alok, Kacey Rohl from Starfleet, Sam Richardson, Sven Ruygrok, Robert Kazinsky, Humberly Gonzalez, and James Hiroyuki Liao. Not your usual Star Trek storyline,...

William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy had some of the best chemistry together both on and off screen. They were magical together when appearing as Captain James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock respectively, and it was Star Trek: The Original Series that made them two of the most beloved members of the Star Trek franchise. And their friendship endured even after the final movie.

Western Airlines, a now defunct airline that ceased operations in 1987, capitalized on the popularity of Shatner and Nimoy by casting them in a 1985 commercial. It was perfect timing as it was right before the 1986 release of Star Trek: The Voyage Home.

The almost forty-year-old ad shows Shatner and Nimoy together aboard a flight, both dressed in casual shirts indicating they're headed out on vacation. Someone asks Nimoy why he wasn't flying the plane, and he responds with "I'm not the captain," which draws a chuckle from both men.

Star Trek: Lower Decks is wrapping up its final season, with the finale airing on December 19th. It was the second of Paramount+'s Star Trek series to be cancelled after five seasons, but that doesn't mean the actors and the fans aren't holding out for more.

In an interview with Trekmovie, Jerry O'Connell, who plays Jack Ransom, said they were very proud of this season and "Come on. I mean… There’s room. Have another animated shows gotten picked up? Yeah, there’s room. Plus, we’re very proud of this last season. We’re very excited, and there’s no sadness. Never a goodbye."

And he's right about there being more room for animated Star Trek. Netflix made room when it picked up the second season of Star Trek: Prodigy. Will Lower Decks have the same fate? Right now, it's not looking that way, but as O'Connell said,...

The thing about episodes of "Columbo" is that they're kind of like slices of pizza: even when they're not that great, they're still pretty wonderful. There really aren't any god-awful episodes of "Columbo," and ranking the best of them is a challenge. "Columbo" is pure comfort, a show that feels like a warm hug because Peter Falk as the titular detective is the ultimate dream of what justice should look like. Columbo almost always gets his villain, the bad guys are usually the rich and entitled, and the world feels like a better place, all within the span of 90 minutes or so. I've already written at length about which "Columbo" episodes are the absolute best (in my humble opinion), but how did Falk feel about the series?

Back in the early 1990s, Falk did a special for A&e where he went over his favorite episodes from the NBC era of the series,...

Although there have been many great works of science fiction throughout history, many people believe that Star Trek is the greatest sci-fi series ever. Even when there is fierce competition, the Trekkies will always manage to explain why their franchise is, without a doubt, the greatest one of them all.

Of course, the franchise keeps expanding and while the main television series are not as popular as some older iterations, several projects are still ongoing or in the works. We also have the ongoing comics and the planned film series revival, which is certainly going to make a lot of fans of the franchise happy.

In light of that, we are happy to confirm that Paramount has just released the first trailer for the upcoming Michelle Yeoh-led movie (which is not going to be a part of the mainstream series that is on its way to being revived) Star Trek: Section 31,...

It has been nearly a decade since we last got a Star Trek movie, but Paramount+ is proving to be the final frontier, as they are moving forward with a series of movies exclusive to their service. The first of these, Star Trek: Section 31, is set to hit the streamer on January 24th, and now we have the official trailer to get fans ready.

Released at Ccxp in Brazil, the trailer for Star Trek: Section 31 looks to be upping the risk for the Starfleet. As Michelle Yeoh’s character warns and readies, “Millions of lives are at stake. Gather your people. We’re going to need every one of them.” As per Paramount, Section 31 has the following plot: “In the movie, Yeoh reprises her fan-favorite role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou – a character she played in Star Trek: Discovery’s first season – who joins a secret division of Starfleet.

We first learned of Paramount+'s plans to move forward with a new Star Trek TV movie, Star Trek: Section 31, starring Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) last April.

The movie will see Yeoh reprise her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, a character she first played in Star Trek: Discovery season 1, and picks up with her character after she joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets. She must also face the sins of her past.

Paramount+ has just dropped the official trailer and poster following the streamer's presentation at Ccxp in São Paolo, Brazil. The movie will premiere on Friday, January 24, 2025, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and international markets where the service is available.

Star Trek: Section 31 also stars Omari Hardwick (Power), Kacey Rohl (Hannibal), Emmy winner Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso), Sven Ruygrok...

Ensign Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) has become the punchline of many jokes among Trekkies, mostly because of the poor sap's rank. Harry was a young engineer, newly awarded the rank of ensign, and eager to serve aboard his first assignment, the U.S.S. Voyager. He couldn't have predicted that the ship would almost instantly be magically whisked clear across the galaxy by a godlike alien, landing in the Delta Quadrant, 75 years away from Earth. "Star Trek: Voyager" lasted for seven years, and the title ship went through extensive travails in their quest to return home. And in all that time, Harry Kim remained an ensign, the lowest-ranked senior officer on the Voyager's bridge. 

Was Kim incompetent? Quite the opposite. He was eager, ambitious, and intelligent. Kim's biggest flaw, at least at the beginning of the series, was his youthful inexperience. By the end, he had more experience than any ensign in Starfleet.

A few days ago, Prime Video released a new poster for the upcoming third season of Invincible, Prime Video's adaptation of Robert Kirkman's superhero comic. It featured main character Mark Grayson, aka Invincible (Steven Yeun), threatening a bloodied Cecil Stedman (Walton Goggins), the government bureucrat who works with Mark and other superheroes to defend Earth from extraterrestrial threats, and there's a big one on the way: the Viltrumites, from whom Mark descends, are a brutal empire that is spreading across the galaxy. They have their eyes set on Earth, and Mark is one of the only people equipped to stop them.

As we see in the new traile abover, he's training hard to make sure he's capable of doing that, but his relationship with Cecil, who's always willing to cross moral lines in the name of the greater good, is a sticking point. It looks like their relationship reaches a serious impasse.

Jonathan Frakes' 2004 kid-friendly sci-fi flick "Thunderbirds" had everything going for it. It was based on the cult Supermarionation series "Thunderbirds," created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson in 1964, a puppet-based adventure show that had a notable cult following among Gen-x TV addicts. The movie also leaned really hard into the show's colorful vehicle fetish, spending a lot of time looking at the five giant Thunderbirds rescue craft, all but assuring little kids would want toy versions of each. "Thunderbirds" also sported a notable cast, with Bill Paxton as the patriarch of the Tracy family, Anthony Edwards as the bookish tech guru Brain, and Ben Kingsley as dark-eyed villain Hood. Then-teen-star Vanessa Hudgens had a bit part as the girl Alan Tracy (Brady Corbet) had a crush on. 

The premise of "Thunderbirds" is pure Saturday morning: on a remote Tropical island, the Tracy family operates a freelance rescue organization called International Rescue.

Dr. Phlox, as played by John Billingsley on "Star Trek: Enterprise," may be one of the best characters in the franchise. Phlox was on board the Enterprise as part of a species exchange program, and he was eager to serve among humans, tickled by their optimism and amused by their prudishness. He was a Denobulan, a species with its own set of medical ethics (the will of the patient supersedes an Earth doctor's pledge to first do no harm), leading to some principled discussions of right and wrong. His species also married into vast, complex polycules where each man takes three wives and each woman takes three husbands. When asked if that made things complicated on his homeworld, Phlox smiled impishly and replied, "Yes."

Phlox was always upbeat, however, and was eager to explain cultural differences to curious human seekers. Phlox also practiced weird, but scientifically proven, medical techniques, often...

Kate Mulgrew played Captain Kathryn Janeway for seven seasons on Star Trek: Voyager and has since played her (and Admiral Janeway) for two more seasons on Star Trek: Prodigy. So it's blatantly clear that she knows this character inside and out. The character wasn't her idea, but she built Kathryn Janeway from the ground up. So when she says a return to a live-action form of the character would have to be "so good," it's understandable.

Back in July, Mulgrew told Trekmovie that she was "entitled, I think, to tap into that sense of protectiveness of that character." She has a lot of respect for the character that she imbued, and it's no wonder that she would want to protect that Janeway's legacy as well as her own.

When sites create lists of the best captains of Star Trek or their favorite captains, Janeway is always high on the list,...

Star Trek is a major force in the world of science fiction and why wouldn't they be? They've either innovated many concepts that sci-fi properties embrace in the 21st century or helped popularize them. One of the unique things that the brand does that's pretty synonymous with science fiction troupes includes the retcon.

Be it through time travel or alien gibberish, Star Trek has always found ways to avoid dramatically changing things permanently. Maybe that's for the best, as the formula that Star Trek follows for their shows and films works. Essentially, you find a group of characters fans will pay to see (or watch week in and week out) and you throw everything you can think of at them.

What you don't do is permanently remove them from the equation. Nor, do you change up a show's concept so much that it changes the essence of what it is.

As I'm writing this, I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion for some, but, for me, having watched all five seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, a follow-up movie makes sense. Discovery was cancelled abruptly, which left the team scrambling to film a coda which tied things together a little too neatly. There was a lot of space left between the actual ending of "Life, Itself," the final episode and the ending that was added.

In every other Star Trek series, with the exception of Star Trek: Prodigy, the cast knew the series was ending or was being cancelled. That gave the teams time to properly prepare a series ending. No, that didn't happen with Star Trek: The Original Series, but the cast knew the show wasn't being renewed as the ratings had tanked, and the show had been struggling. And The Original Series ended up with six...

Despite visual continuity clearly indicating that "Upper Decks" is meant to have been released in this order, something tells me that this episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 was initially intended as a Halloween episode. Despite releasing in early December, this was a fun episode.

Episode summary

At the start of the episode, we find our Lower Deckers together, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns. There are a few fun jokes and references, like Rutherford carving a pumpkin to look like V'Ger, and Mariner comments that all of the excitement on the Cerritos happens when she and the other Lower Deckers are around, thinking this is counter to how it is on most ships.

After this scene, we transition to Captain Freeman and the bridge crew having a staff meeting. We then follow the various members of the bridge crew as they go throughout their day. Freeman herself mostly has to...

Paramount+ today revealed the official trailer and poster for its original movie Star Trek: Section 31 during the Paramount+ presentation at Ccxp in São Paolo, Brazil.

The movie will premiere on Friday, January 24, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and international markets where the service is available.

In the movie, Michelle Yeoh reprises her fan-favorite role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou – a character she played in Star Trek: Discovery – who joins a secret division of Starfleet. Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past.

Star Trek: Section 31 also stars Omari Hardwick (Power), Emmy winner Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso), Robert Kazinsky (Pacific Rim), Kacey Rohl (Hannibal), Sven Ruygrok (One Piece), James Hiroyuki Liao (Barry), Humberly Gonzalez (Ginny & Georgia) and Joe Pingue (The Expanse). Miku Martineau (Kate) portrays a young Philippa Georgiou.

Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, with a screenplay by Craig Sweeny...

Updated: Paramount+ released the official trailer for its original movie Star Trek: Section 31 during the streamer’s presentation Saturday at Ccxp in São Paolo, Brazil.

In the trailer, Michelle Yeoh, who reprises her Star Trek: Discovery role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, is surprised by an unannounced guest at her space station. “What are you doing in my space station?,” Yeoh’s Philippa asks, to which he replies “I’m giving you a chance to get back in on the action on a galactic scale.” And so Emperor Philippa is pulled back in by the Federation. “What a cute idea,” she adds, making clear she’s ready to go.

Watch all the action in the trailer above and see details of the movie below.

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“Star Trek” may have been totally relegated to TV in recent years—even much more than “Star Wars,” the last movie on screen was in 2016, nine years ago—but it’s striving on TV and specifically on Paramount+ where brains trust Alex Kurtzman oversees most shows. However, in the spirit of the ever-evolving expansion, Paramount+ will debut its first movie in ages, “Star Trek: Section 31,” starring Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh.

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Trying to define what Star Trek is may be one of the most contentious topics in the fandom. After all, Star Trek is many things and has had many fans and contributors, all of whom have their own perspectives on what is essential to Star Trek. In honor of its 45th anniversary, though, I will argue that Star Trek: The Motion Picture is the most quintessentially "Star Trek" of all 13 films.

Themes

There is a lot of Star Trek, and it touches on many different themes and topics. At its core, however, Star Trek is about curiosity and exploration, and the hope that Humanity will one day find ways to face adversity through peaceful compassion, with violence as an absolute last resort.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture not only expresses these themes but makes them central to its plot. The Klingons at the beginning of the film almost immediately resort...

The official trailer for “Star Trek: Section 31” is here, and it’s clear once again that Paramount+ is boldly going into uncharted territory for the franchise: The first ever direct-to-streaming “Star Trek” movie could very well, as Jonathan Frakes noted to IndieWire earlier this year, open up a whole new format for “Star Trek” storytelling — a format that could simply allow for a whole new array of “Star Trek” stories to be told.

Michelle Yeoh is back as sassy, psychopathic Philippa Georgiou, who was the Emperor of the Terran Empire in the mirror universe, where she ate conquered subjects and threw nemeses in her “agony booth” at a whim. She’s joined by Omari Hardwick, Sam Richardson, Robert Kazinsky, Kacey Rohl, Sven Ruygrok, James Hiroyuki Liao, Humberly Gonzalez, and Joe Pingue. Miku Martineau will play young Philippa Georgiou.

Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, with a screenplay by Craig Sweeny and...

Ready to find out what’s inside Star Trek: Section 31?

Paramount+ has unveiled the official trailer for the upcoming Star Trek spinoff movie — premiering Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 on the streamer — with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh reprising her Discovery role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou. The trailer debuted during the Paramount+ presentation at Ccxp in São Paolo, Brazil on Saturday.

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Your Christmas bonus is here, loyal employees: We have our first extended look at Season 2 of Severance.

Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for the acclaimed sci-fi thriller’s sophomore run — which premieres Friday, Jan. 17 on the streamer — with Mark and his Lumon colleagues still feeling the effects of last season’s rebellion. Milchick gravely calls it “one of the most painful moments in the history of this company,” but he cheerfully tells them they’ve kick-started a new era of “severance reform,” with their revelations making headlines. So they’re not in trouble? Well, not so fast.

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"It was not a good working situation." That's how associate producer Jon Povill described the situation behind-the-scenes while working on "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" in the book "The Fifty-Year Mission: The First 25 Years." Director Robert Wise was told he had control over the film. Creator Gene Roddenberry was also told he had control. What Paramount had was a long-awaited movie adaptation of a wildly popular TV show. On paper, that was a good thing. In practice, it was messy in every way.

The end result was both a box office success story and a financial blunder that only served to disappoint fans. It also allowed "Star Trek" to thrive as a franchise in all new ways for years to come, including...

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The first appearance of the now-famed Vulcan nerve pinch was in the "Star Trek" episode "The Enemy Within", wherein Spock (Leonard Nimoy) used it to incapacitate en evil duplicate of Captain Kirk (William Shatner). The nerve pinch was evidently so exactly placed on a victim's neck, and so strongly squeezed by the perpetrator, that it would induce almost instant unconsciousness. Rowdy Trekkie kids witnessed the nerve pinch and likely tried it out in their siblings, much to the consternation of their parents. No, kids, the Vulcan nerve pinch doesn't work in real life.

Nimoy himself invented the idea for the Vulcan nerve pinch. The multi-hyphenate, it seems, didn't like the violence that the "Enemy Within" script called for. It read that Spock "kayoes" Kirk, by hitting him in the head with the butt of his phaser. Nimoy, however, was a pacifist,...