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These 20 new character portraits have our jaws on the floor. What else do you want us to say? This cast is wonderful, and they all know it. The twenty portraits released today feature everyone from Michael and Book to new additions like Raynor and …

Michael and Tilly Go Undercover This Week as We Pass the Halfway Point of Discovery's Final Season Season five of Star Trek Discovery is absolutely flying by! And as we head into the final season's sixth episode, "Wh…

Old friends and new mysteries await as Michael and Discovery search for the next piece of the puzzle. After the explosive and game-changing two-episode premiere of Star Trek Discovery, the chase (I'm gonna be making that pun all…

Last Friday, Strange New Pod landed in Anaheim, CA for the 37th year of Wondercon.  By Seven Rasmussen & Giraffe Wondercon is often referred to as SDCC for locals. Headed by the same group of people, it is smaller, more accessib…

Discovery's Final Season Warps Onto Paramount+ This Thursday! It feels like we've been talking about Star Trek Discovery's fifth season for the better part of two years. Now that it's finally here, the moment is certainly bittersweet. Kno…

The Farewell Tour kicks off this Thursday night, getting you ready for the final season premiere on April 4th! The Last Days of DISCO will dive deep into the history, lore, and journey of Star Trek Discovery and will run from this Thursday, Ma…

Toronto Comicon happened this past weekend, and Strange New Pod was in attendance at the event. The three-day convention at the Metro Convention Centre celebrates all things comics, anime, and of course, Science-Fiction. Saturday was a day for the T…

Star Trek Discovery did something to me that the show has never done: it had me on the edge of my seat for an entire hour. This isn't a knock on the series; anyone who knows our pod knows how much each of our hosts loves Discovery fi…

"It has been a hell of a journey." - Captain Michael Burnham The official trailer for the fifth and final season of Star Trek Discovery was released earlier today by Paramount+. The final season will premiere on Thursday, April 4th, exclusivel…

"You know, Will, I've come to believe that the stars have always been in my favor." It's been one year since the premiere of Star Trek Picard's third and final season. In those 365 days, my love and appreciation for what that final s…