Opinion Posts

The new worlds feel stranger and it is a welcome change. (L-R): Anson Mount as Captain Pike, Christina Chong as La’an Noonien-Singh, and Babs Olusanmokun as Dr. M’Benga in season 4, episode 1, of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds streaming on Paramou…

I'm a sucker for a good "courtroom drama" episode of Star Trek. A recurring trope in the franchise and ongoing tradition since The Original Series’s “Court Martial”, these judicial  episodes offer a platform for a series cast to explore tough topics…

And that’s not a bad thing. Starfleet Academy, in its first six episodes, much like Sandro Rosta’s Caleb Mir, hasn’t quite decided what kind of show it wants to be. This isn’t anything abnormal when it comes to Star Trek, as first seasons generally…

Alright, so I’m now two more issues deep into Susan and Tilly Bridges’ Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming, and wow, did the stakes decide to go from zero to warp 9.975 real quick. Within just a few pages, Species 8472 blows Voyager’s deflector dish stra…

If you’ve listened to the podcast all the way through for the past five years, then you’ll know that I have an internal struggle between which Trek  is my favorite: DS9  or Voyager. Damn, do I love both, but I have been known to lose hours to Voya…

Listen, it’s me. There was going to be a pun in there somewhere It also dawns on me that "The Seeds of Salvation" is dropping the same day as a brand-new episode of Alien: Earth. That means fans of Trek, Alien, and sci-fi in general are going to be…

Computer, initiate program... When Girafe and I passed by The Lodge around 1:30 PM, it was clearly still in the final stages of construction. That’s why when we returned just a few hours later for our 4:00 PM press preview, we were honestly floored…

What do you say about something that you love takes a break for a while, only to come back two years later looking like a million bucks? That’s Strange New Worlds season three, at least when it comes to the first half. A little over three years ag…

Let’s just get this out of the way: the Star Trek: Section 31 movie is… not great. If you were hoping that a 4K steelbook release might somehow redeem the experience, well, you already know the answer. It doesn’t. But—and this is a pretty big but—t…

On April 26th, I had the chance to attend Universal Fan Fest Night—a special after-hours event at Universal Studios—and I have to thank our friend and Badmiral Tara right off the bat for the ticket! Let’s start with this: the ticketing options were …

Tuesday, April 15th was one of those days that felt a little unreal—in the best way possible. I had the pleasure of cosplaying at RenderCon, an event hosted at Nya Studios in Hollywood. This was the first major in-person event by Render Network, and…

If you're anything like me, you've been eagerly awaiting the final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks to drop on Blu-ray, and the complete series steelbook to hit the shelves. Well, the wait is over, and I’ve had some time to dive into both sets. Let’…

History has not forgotten the name...Enterprise. Thirty-five years ago, Star Trek: The Next Generation gave us what is still one of the greatest time travel stories in franchise history: “Yesterday’s Enterprise.” With a teleplay written by Ira Stev…

Let’s drop Section 31 and return to the Mirror Universe…Section 31 spoilers to follow With Star Trek: Section 31 streaming now on Paramount Plus, there’s been a lot of discussion about “what comes next for Trek?” Beyond the obvious—the third and fo…

“When we see you, we see ourselves, and we see ourselves as intelligent and beautiful and proud...” Today has been a strange and heavy day, but as I reflect on my journey, I realize it was Nichelle Nichols’ birthday. To say that I feel a deep sense…

We’re getting closer to the release of the long-awaited Star Trek: Section 31 movie, the franchise’s first foray into a straight up espionage thriller, starring Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh as former-Emperor-turned-Agent Phillipa Georgiou as part of …

I have such a soft spot for Star Trek: Lower Decks. It is the first Star Trek series I’ve experienced along with the fandom from the series premiere, rather than playing catch-up later. Granted, my experience with it is a little different now that…

"My entire career, I've only had one client: the people. And so, on behalf of the people, on behalf of every American regardless of party, race, gender or the language your grandmother speaks, on behalf of my mother and everyone who has ever set o…

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 accessible, and is a paradi…

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 fiercely. To put …

"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 season accomplis…

And it arrives just in time to beam under your tree or give as a gift on one of those eight crazy nights. Between the epic Lower Decks crossover episode "Those Old Scientists" and the first-of-its-kind musical spectacle "Subspace Rhapsody," Strange…

It's hard to believe this show is already entering its fourth season. From the first moments we were introduced to Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford, and Tendi just over three years ago to Pakleds, Vulcans, and Borg babies, Lower Decks has provided us w…

I'm not a member of SAG. I'm not a member of the WGA either. However, I have plenty of friends who are members of both of those unions. Some I made when I thought one day the stage or the screen might be my career, others through fandom, and most re…