Opinion Posts

May 31, 2023

Can We Talk About the Bad Faith Criticisms of Trek?

Fandom Toxicity Bites the Hand that Feeds I’ve noticed something within the Star Trek fandom in the last few weeks. That is the incredible number of poor takes on   Strange New Worlds.  When the show was first announced, the fandom …

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April 19, 2023

What's Old is New: A Score For the Next Generation [UPDATED]

Final Frontier Nostalgia Meets Next Generation Melodies I never expected Star Trek Picard season three to hit me as hard as it did in all the right places. And yet here I am writing the review of the show's score on the eve of i…

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March 4, 2023

Discovery Helped Me Discover Who I Am

By Ensign Haven On Thursday, March 2nd, 2023, we learned that Star Trek Discovery was coming to its end. I have been sitting here in snowy Ontario, Canada, watching Star Trek as I often do, and as many people other people surely…

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Feb. 10, 2023

Life From Lifelessness: Picard Season Three Finally Gets it Right

I'm sitting here on a rainy Sunday afternoon, just having finished the first six episodes of Picard season three. While I was thinking of a byline for this spoiler-free review, the news came out of Annie Wersching's (24, The Rookie, Star Trek Pica…

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Oct. 17, 2022

Star Trek 4's Cancellation Was a Blessing in Disguise

Maybe a TNG film IS what we need... I'm kidding. During Strange New Pod's New York Comic Con wrap-up, we talked about how the idea of another Next Generation film is troublesome. Especially when there are newer Trek sh…

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Sept. 29, 2022

Opinion: Ben Sisko is Returning to the Star Trek Universe

Has Alex Kurtzman Been Playing the Long Game With Sisko's Return? Maybe I've been spending too much time around Girafe. Or maybe it's our shared love for the Romulans and their secretive ways, but a few weeks ago, as I was prepping for the new seas…

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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 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 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 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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