Shooting in the world of syndication compared to the age of streaming must be night and day for Patrick Stewart. First playing the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 1987 on Star Trek: The Next Generation, nearly 33 years passed, and the demands on the set of Picard aren't anywhere close as grueling. Stewart spoke […]
When it comes to Star Trek shows, Voyager stood in a class all its own because unlike its predecessors, the crew was completely disconnected from the comforts built by the United Federation of Planets. Stranded in the Delta Quadrant, the crew only had their resources and Starfleet principles to survive as they try to journey […]
Star Trek: Lower Decks explores two fronts the franchise is seldom known for comedy and animation. Series creator Mike McMahan, whose credits include Adult Swim's Rick & Morty and co-creator of Solar Opposites, spoke to Collider about the balance between looking at Star Trek in a new light while also paying respect to the franchise. […]
CBS All Access' Star Trek universe has officially expanded, with the streaming service announcing a new series that viewers of Discovery have been asking for since the second season. CBS All Access has given a full series order for Star Trek: New Worlds, based on the years that Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) was in […]
Before his memorable return as William Riker on the captain's chair in Picard, Jonathan Frakes remained a creative force on the directors on Star Trek: Discovery. The former first officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D directed six episodes of the CBS All Access series including three in the upcoming third season. He spoke with Comic Book […]
During the first season of CBS All Access' Star Trek: Picard, viewers welcomed familiar faces back to the franchise's fold, including Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, and Jeri Ryan. LeVar Burton played the U.S.S Enterprise-D's chief engineer Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in The Next Generation over seven seasons and four films, but did […]
As more and more of us look for distractions to help ease the stress of being in our respective home lockdowns, writers from across the entertainment industry banded together for a creative exercise to help us pass the time. Regardless of comedic or dramatic background, someone associated with one of the about a dozen or […]
The cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation is very close. Marina Sirtis, who played Deanna Troi on the series, celebrated her birthday with fellow castmates – but they did it the smart and healthy way. Her friends joined her from their respective homes via online conference – doing their part to promote the importance […]
With Star Trek: Picard season one having wrapped, I have final thoughts I like to share. I also have thoughts going to next season. There are those from the peanut gallery that will s*** on anything that's contemporary regardless of the franchise. It's everywhere from Star Wars, Doctor Who, and Star Trek to name a […]
There's never been a better time for comfort food, especially from the likes of the Bon Appetit test kitchen, Binging With Babish, and Alton Brown. And each of them have responded to the call with smart and responsible ways to practice social distancing and self-isolation – and still get your chef on. YouTube, along with […]
The season finale of CBS All Access' Star Trek: Picard dropped some major bombshells in regards to the Star Trek universe. Among them in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part Two" is the death and resurrection of Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart). The star spoke recently about how the decision and planning went down during production. "I only […]
The season finale of CBS All Access' Star Trek: Picard "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2" provided one of the most satisfying wrap-ups in franchise history. Not only does it tie most of the loose ends dangling throughout the season, but it also gives closure and a proper farewell for one of the franchise's most […]
Star Trek: Discovery fans were feeling good about the third season of the CBS All Access series. Considering what's been happening to other shows across the pop culture landscape due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, it's a pretty good position for a viewer to be in. Did that optimism waver a little bit […]
As we approach the upcoming season finale of CBS All Access' Star Trek: Picard, let's recap the first part of "Et in Arcadia Ego." The crew of the La Sirena arrives at Soji's (Isa Briones) homeworld of Coppelius. They fight Narek (Harry Treadaway), who was in pursuit of La Sirena. After an encounter with planetary […]
When Evan Evagoria met Patrick Stewart on the set of Star Trek: Picard, he lost focus in his role as the Romulan assassin-in-training Elnor. Stewart took Evagoria aside and helped calm his nerves. After all, Stewart's Jean-Luc Picard is one of the most iconic figures in science fiction let alone Star Trek. In a recent […]
CBS All Access looks to cheer up those feeling down from the coronavirus pandemic by making their most popular show Star Trek: Picard free to non-subscribers. It requires new users to sign up for the service – but after entering the promo code "GIFT", they can enjoy every episode of the first season. Reserved.With Star […]
Star Trek: Discovery fans were cautiously optimistic that the third season of the CBS All Access series had escaped the wave of show shutdowns caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Unfortunately, that doesn't look to be the case – but based on series cast member Wilson Cruz's (aka Dr. Culber) recent tweet, the delay may […]
One of the biggest complaints in current Star Trek fandom is how derivative the era is from the traditional eras of The Original Series and The Next Generation. That being said, Star Trek: Picard's penultimate episode "Et in Arcadia Ego: Part 1" is as traditional as it gets for a two-part Trek season finale. The […]
We are at the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard's first season, the first of a two-part finale, "Et in Arcadia Ego Part 1." To get you set for what you can expect, here's a look at last week's episode "Broken Pieces." Jean-Luc (Patrick Stewart) and Soji (Isa Briones) are onboard the La Sirena. Everyone's […]
It's been 19 years since the final log of the U.S.S. Voyager – but most of the cast gathered for a reunion (of sorts) on a recent Star Trek cruise. Tim Russ (chief of security Tuvok) posted the selfie on Twitter – and joining in on the shot are Roxann Dawson (B'Elanna Torres), Kate Mulgrew (Kathryn […]
