The Strange New Blog

June 9, 2022

Strange New Worlds’ Sixth Episode Draws Inspiration From Classic Sci-Fi Short Story

By Karyn Brown **Warning, this article contains heavy spoilers for Strange New Worlds episode 106. We recommend watching before reading this.** Star Trek has long drawn inspiration from literature for its episodes, sometimes more obvious…

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June 6, 2022

18 New Images Previewing SNW Episode 106, "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach"

We're not trying to remind you too much that Strange New Worlds starts the back half of its first season this week, but the series' sixth episode is just four days away.  After a nice comedic break, things are about to get real aboar…

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June 4, 2022

The Orville's Season Premiere Sends All the Wrong Messages Addressing Suicide

**CONTENT WARNING: This article speaks on sensitive topics like suicide and racism. Reader discretion is advised. Spoilers are also detailed for episode 301** June 2nd marked what should have been the triumphant return of The Orville, Set…

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May 31, 2022

Hijinks Are Abound With 22 New Images From Strange New Worlds' Fifth Episode, "Spock Amok"

Strange New Worlds is already at the halfway point of its freshman season and, so far, is on its way to becoming Star Trek's best first-season effort since Lower Decks. And after a very serious, critically acclaimed episode,&nbs…

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May 26, 2022

"The Motion Picture" Director's Edition Remaster Is Best Enjoyed at Home

Star Trek: The Motion Picture has always been the runt of the litter when it comes to Star Trek movies, right? People have been saying the same things about the film since it first hit theaters in 1979: 'it's beautiful but so&n…

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May 23, 2022

Go On the Hunt With 17 New Images from SNW 104, "Memento Mori"

Four weeks into this brand new series, the Enterprise and her crew will be put through their biggest challenge yet. When the Strange New Worlds advertising campaign really started firing on all cylinders, we were treated to litt…

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May 16, 2022

Go Ghost Hunting With Ten New Images From Strange New Worlds' Third Episode

With Star Trek's return to the episodic storytelling format, there's been no shortage of classic Trek storytelling just two episodes into Strange New Worlds.  The series has already given us a planet of the week with K…

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May 9, 2022

Explore Enterprise's Next Mission With Ten Images From "Children of the Comet"

A new week and a new mission for Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise.  When a comet’s trajectory threatens a pre-warp civilization, Enterprise must find a way to alter its flight path. But the comet is more than it…

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May 5, 2022

Strange New Worlds Feels Like Coming Home

Strange New Worlds feels like a homecoming, and that's both beautiful and bittersweet. Growing up in Queens as a kid, we didn't have much. Furniture was scarce, I spent a lot of time sleeping on the floor, and the overall conditions were not g…

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May 2, 2022

Say "Farewell" to Picard Season Two With Twelve Images From the Season Finale

It all comes down to this. With Jurati (Or Borgati, how many a clever Trekkie has now donner her) headed to the Delta Quadrant with a new outlook on assimilation, Picard and the rest of his team must race to make sure Renee Picard's Europa mission…

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May 2, 2022

Warp Into Strange New Worlds With Ten Images From the Series Premiere!

Just under two years ago, we recorded the very first episode of Strange New Pod. Born from the announcement that Anson Mount as Captain Pike would get to boldly go on new voyages aboard the Enterprise, Strange New Pod has evolved into so…

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May 1, 2022

Strange New Worlds Beams Into NYC For Its Red Carpet Premiere

It was actually a gold carpet which turned out to be absolutely perfect. On what ended up being a beautiful evening in New York City, the cast and crew of Star Trek Strange New Worlds arrived at the AMC theater at Lincoln Square via vario…

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April 27, 2022

Report to the Bridge With a Brand New Look at the Cast of Strange New Worlds

With just eight days left until Star Trek Strange New Worlds graces us with its presence on our television screens, Paramount has given us a gorgeous new look at the bridge crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. So, grab a buddy and squeeze …

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April 25, 2022

Play "Hide and Seek" With Six Images From Picard Season Two's Penultimate Episode

With Jurati and her makeshift drones bearing down on La Sirena, it's up to Picard, Rios, Seven, Raffi, and Tallinn to mount a defense at Château Picard. But how much of a fight can the five of them put up against the Borg Queen and her …

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April 18, 2022

Have "Mercy" With Nine New Images From Picard Episode 208

There are three weeks to go of season two of Star Trek Picard, and things are not looking good for Jean-Luc and his crew. The future isn't looking bright with Picard and Guinan detained and Raffi and Seven's hunt for Agnus revealing a hor…

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April 13, 2022

Strange New Pod's Mission Chicago Debrief

Star Trek: Mission Chicago has come and gone in the time it takes to travel a transwarp conduit, and Strange New Pod was lucky enough to be there to experience it. What was supposed to be Paramount's convention answer to Star Wars Celebr…

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April 12, 2022

Go Hunting For "Monsters" With 11 New Images from Picard 207

What monsters may we find in Jean-Luc's psyche? Is the title in reference to the Borg Queen currently in control of Agnus' body? All good questions as we head into Star Trek Picard's seventh episode of season two. This season is moving i…

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April 6, 2022

Dress to the Seven of Nines With New Images From Picard Episode 206

Just like that, we've hit the back half of Picard's second season. Time is running out for Picard and his team to fix the future. With Q actively trying to prevent Renee Picard from completing her mission to Europa, the crew must find a w…

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April 5, 2022

Star Trek Picard's Final Season Brings Back the TNG Cast For One Final Mission

While we are only halfway through the second incredible season of Picard, Star Trek fans worldwide are losing their minds over the premiere of the teaser trailer for Season Three. The final season of the series is giving fans the re…

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April 3, 2022

Push the Boundaries of What is Known With 13 New Images and Full Trailer For Strange New Worlds

We're just over a month away from the premiere of Strange New Worlds...  And on a rainy Sunday (at least here in Pennsylvania), Paramount has released not only the full trailer for the series, but 13 new images for us to examine, deep div…

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March 28, 2022

"Fly Me to the Moon" With 19 New Images From Picard Episode 205

We've hit the halfway point of Star Trek Picard season two, and the series shows no signs of slowing down. With Q suddenly powerless, Jean-Luc face to face with the Watcher, and Rios on his way to being deported, time is running out for P…

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March 24, 2022

Make First Contact With Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director's Edition On April 5th

Announced this past September, the highly anticipated 4K restoration of Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition is now less than two weeks away from its highly anticipated release. That's right. Robert Wise's director's edi…

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March 16, 2022

"I'm Captain Kirk!" Paul Wesley Steps Into the Iconic Role For Strange New Worlds Season Two

It's not every day your birthday is capped off with one of the biggest announcements in Star Trek history. That's right; just as I was eating my last bite of cake and getting ready for the two-hour drive back home, my phone started blowi…

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March 14, 2022

It Feels Like "Coming Home" With Seven Images From Discovery's Fourth Season Finale

After thirteen plus weeks, it's all come down to this. With first contact made with Species Ten-10 and then botched by Tarka, what fate lies for Discovery and her crew? What of Earth and Ni'Var? Here is the official synopsis for Dis…

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