The Strange New Blog

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 Kiley 279, a comet that was a l…

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 appears to be. Check out …

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 great.…

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…

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 much more…

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 various forms o…

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 into the turbo-…

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 new militar…

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 horrifying tr…

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 Celebration neve…

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 incredibly …

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 way to keep…

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 reunion many have…

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 dive, and ine…

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 Picard and …

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 edition resto…

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 blowing up with…

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 Discovery's fourth…

We're already entering our third week of Star Trek Picard season two! This season is moving faster than when Janeway and Tom broke the warp barrier and turned into salamanders.  This week, the race against time begins as Picard and his crew time-wa…

While it will only last one more week, fans are currently being treated to a Star Trek double feature, with new episodes of Discovery and Picard premiering concurrently on Paramount+. And it's sure to be a big week with Discovery finally making fi…

Star Trek Picard season two is finally here and has been greeted with rave reviews! Now, Paramount has released 29 new promo images featuring the cast of season two on the set of Guinan's bar seen in episode 201. Check them out below, and don't f…

After nearly a two-year wait, Star Trek Picard season two is just a few days away! It's seemingly a period of rebuilt relationships as Picard season two kicks off. Jean-Luc seems to be involved with Starfleet again, Raffi has her commission back, E…

With inadvertent first contact made with Tarka's destruction of the DMA and its replacement with another, all eyes are on the Federation. Out of options and out of time, President Rillak leads the way aboard Discovery as they head to the Galactic B…

Star Trek: Prodigy was a major coup for the franchise, bringing the Star Trek universe, with the help of the team at Nickelodeon Studios, to its youngest audience yet. With its breathtaking animation, soaring musical score, and a story that appeal…