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Star Trek: Short Treks

Star Trek: Short Treks is an American anthology television series created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman for the streaming service CBS All Access . Originating as a companion series to Star Trek: Discovery , it consists of several shorts that use settings and characters from Discovery and other Star Trek series. The shorts are around 10 to 20 minutes long.

After signing a deal to expand the Star Trek franchise on television, Kurtzman announced Short Treks as the first such project in July 2018. The first four episodes aired from October 2018 to January 2019, between the first and second seasons of Discovery . The shorts were mostly produced by cast and crew members from Discovery , including composer Jeff Russo who provided an updated main title theme and original underscore for the series. Filming took place in Toronto , Canada, on the set of Discovery .

In January 2019, two new animated shorts were revealed, with four additional live action episodes announced in June 2019. The second season of shorts aired from October 2019 to January 2020, between the second season of Discovery and the first season of Star Trek: Picard , with the last short serving as a teaser for the latter series. The animated shorts were created by visual effects house Pixomondo , while a roster of new composers supervised by Michael Giacchino provided the music for the second set of shorts.

The series has received positive reviews, and has been nominated for several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award . Kurtzman has expressed interest in continuing the series, but the producers chose not to begin work on any new shorts when the COVID-19 pandemic began.

• 2.1 Season 1 (2018–19)
• 2.2 Season 2 (2019–20)
• 3.1 Development
• 3.2 Live-action
• 3.3 Animation
• 4.1 Streaming
• 4.2 Home media
• 5.1 Critical response
• 5.2 Accolades
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Premise [ ]

Each episode of Star Trek: Short Treks tells a stand-alone story that serves as an "opportunity for deeper storytelling and exploration of key characters and themes that fit into Star Trek: Discovery and the expanding Star Trek universe." [1]

Episodes [ ]

Season 1 (2018–19) [ ].

The first set of Short Treks were released between the first and second seasons of Star Trek: Discovery . [1] Template:Episode table

Season 2 (2019–20) [ ]

The second set of Short Treks were released between the second season of Star Trek: Discovery and the first season of Star Trek: Picard . [2] Template:Episode table

Production [ ]

Development [ ].

In June 2018, after becoming sole showrunner of the series Star Trek: Discovery , Alex Kurtzman signed a five-year overall deal with CBS Television Studios to expand the Star Trek franchise beyond Discovery to several new series, miniseries, and animated series. [3] A month later, he announced at San Diego Comic-Con that a spin-off miniseries titled Star Trek: Short Treks , consisting of four shorts, would be released monthly between the first two seasons of Discovery . He said they would "deliver closed-ended stories while revealing clues about what's to come in future Star Trek: Discovery episodes. They'll also introduce audiences to new characters who may inhabit the larger world of Star Trek ." The shorts were expected to be around 10 to 15 minutes long. [1] [4] Kurtzman later said Short Treks had been devised as a way to buy time so they could get the second season of Discovery right. The shorts were designed to tie-in with the second season of Discovery , but appear standalone at first so those connections would be a surprise for fans. [5]

CBS CCO David Nevins indicated in December 2018 that there would be more shorts released between the end of Discovery ' s second season and the release of the new series Star Trek: Picard . [2] A month later, CBS All Access was confirmed to have ordered two new installments of Short Treks to be released in that time period, with both set to be animated. Kurtzman described the shorts as expanding "the definition of Star Trek " and allowing them to tell "very intimate, emotional stories that are side stories to characters. So you get the benefit of the experience in and of itself but then when you watch Discovery you'll see that these were all setting up things" in the main series. [6] Kurtzman suggested in February that future shorts could tie directly into other new Star Trek series, and be used to introduce ideas to audiences and set up mysteries. [7] At San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Kurtzman announced that the second season of Short Treks would consist of four new live-action shorts in addition to the two animated shorts previously announced, including one that ties-into Picard . [5]

After the end of the second season in January 2020, Kurtzman said the series was an interesting way to test both new stories and new filmmakers, with writers, directors, and composers on the shorts going on to work on other Star Trek series. He also said this short-form story telling was satisfying, comparing the shorts to those created by Pixar . [8] He revealed that one of the first ideas discussed for Short Treks was a story featuring Nichelle Nichols in her original Star Trek role of Uhura . The short would have seen a young Jean-Luc Picard visit Uhura in hospital and receive a mission related to the Borg . These discussions led to the development of Star Trek: Picard with an older Jean-Luc Picard, but Kurtzman said this story could still be told at some point. [9] At that time, Short Treks was reportedly ordered for a third season, [10] with production scheduled to take place from May to June. [11]

Chabon said in March 2020 that there were no plans for any shorts based on Picard to be released between the first and second seasons of that series. [12] No other shorts had begun production by July, when the series received an Emmy Award nomination. Kurtzman said he hoped the accolade would lead to more Short Treks being made and expressed interest in expanding the Star Trek franchise in "myriad other directions" with future short films, including potentially making a musical short and a black-and-white short. [13] In January 2021, Kurtzman explained that further shorts had not been made due to the COVID-19 pandemic , since the restrictions on filming meant they had to focus on what they definitely needed to film for the main series. He expressed interest in making more shorts in the future. [14]

Live-action [ ]

Of the initial four shorts ordered in July 2018, three were set to feature characters from Discovery , with Mary Wiseman , Doug Jones , and Rainn Wilson reprising their roles of Silvia Tilly, Saru, and Harry Mudd , respectively, in a short each. Jones's short would explore the backstory of Saru, while Wilson would also direct the short that he was starring in. Aldis Hodge was set to star in the fourth short as a new character, Craft. [1] [4] The shorts were produced on the set of Star Trek: Discovery in Toronto , Canada. [15] In August, Wilson revealed that his short was written by a writer from the popular science fiction animated series Rick and Morty and described it as "very funny and weird. You see some alien situations you have never seen before in the Star Trek canon, and I am thrilled." He added that in making the short he assumed it was set after his last Discovery appearance, " Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad ", but he was not certain of this since it "stands alone" and "doesn’t really tie into" Discovery . [16] The Rick and Morty writer of his short was later revealed to be Star Trek fan Mike McMahan , [15] who went on to create another of Kurtzman's new Star Trek series, the animated comedy Star Trek: Lower Decks . [17]

In October, Wiseman explained that her short ("Runaway") "fleshes out a little bit who this character is" and introduces Tilly's mother, but otherwise would not affect the second season, so anyone who did not see the short could still understand the main series. Because of this, she did not have an exact placement of the short in the series' timeline though Jones pointed out that Tilly's hair in the short indicates it takes place during the second season due to her change in hair style between the two seasons. On his short ("The Brightest Star"), Jones confirmed that it is set before the rest of the series and explores how Saru first joins Starfleet. He said that his short would tie-into the second season more than the others with "breadcrumbs" and "hints", but the idea was still for the short and the second season of Discovery to stand alone. [18] The writer of Hodge's short ("Calypso"), novelist Michael Chabon , explained that he had been working on a film project with Discovery producer Akiva Goldsman while development on the shorts was beginning, and through Goldsman joined the series as a writer for this short as well as showrunner of Star Trek: Picard . This short was the first work Chabon wrote for television to actually be produced. [19]

After Anson Mount was confirmed to be leaving Star Trek: Discovery with the second-season finale, fans began calling, including through online petitions, for him to reprise his role of Christopher Pike in a spin-off set on the USS Enterprise , alongside Rebecca Romijn as Number One and Ethan Peck as Spock . Mount and Peck both responded positively to the idea. [20] [21] In April 2019, Kurtzman also expressed interest, saying, "The fans have been heard. Anything is possible in the world of Trek . I would love to bring back that crew more than anything." [22] When announcing the second season of Short Treks at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Kurtzman confirmed that three of the new stories would feature the Enterprise actors, with the fourth live-action short being a "teaser" for Picard set 15 years before the start of that series. Kurtzman said the Enterprise -based shorts was a way to bring those characters and actors back now that Discovery had jumped into the future for its third season , but that these new stories would not preclude a potential spin-off series featuring the Enterprise cast from being made. [5] When a spin-off series starring Mount, Peck, and Romijn and titled Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was officially ordered by CBS All Access in May 2020, Dominic Patten of Deadline Hollywood opined that the Enterprise -set Short Treks "now seem almost like rehearsals for Strange New Worlds ". [23]

Animation [ ]

Kurtzman explained in February 2019 that the first two animated shorts would have a different animation style to the series Lower Decks , and that they would be directed by Discovery producing director Olatunde Osunsanmi and composer Michael Giacchino (who wrote the score for the Star Trek "Kelvin Timeline" films that Kurtzman wrote). [24] Producer Heather Kadin said the animated shorts would answer questions that previous Discovery seasons had left and "fill in some blanks", while Kurtzman elaborated that the two shorts would have different animation styles from one another based on the story and tone of each installment. [25] Pixomondo provided the animation for the shorts. [26] [27]

The ideas for the two shorts were set before Giacchino joined, and he was able to choose which one he would direct. [26] He chose "Ephraim and Dot", which focuses on a female tardigrade and a DOT-7 repair droid. [28] Discovery originally included a tardigrade named Ephraim as a starring character, but the idea was abandoned due to budgetary requirements. A male tardigrade named Ephraim was then introduced as a major character in the Discovery tie-in novel Dead Endless . [28] [29] DOT-7 repair droids were introduced in the second season finale of Discovery . [28] Giacchino wanted the short to be like an episode of Tom and Jerry set on the Enterprise . The original designs for Ephraim were based on the tardigrades that Pixomondo created for Discovery , which looked much more like real tardigrades, but Giacchino asked to add eyes and a mouth to the character model so she could express emotions clearly throughout the short. Similarly, the model for Dot was designed to stretch and move in ways that a real robot would not to help show more emotion from the character. This stretching was part of Giacchino's aim to use traditional animation techniques, such as those seen in the works of Tex Avery , to give the short a more retro style than modern, computer-generated animation generally has. [26] The short takes place across 30 years of Star Trek history, and Giacchino was excited to include several easter eggs to other parts of the Star Trek franchise. [26] [28] The short recreates scenes from the original Star Trek series episodes " Space Seed ", " The Naked Time ", " Who Mourns for Adonais? ", " The Doomsday Machine ", " The Tholian Web ", and " The Savage Curtain ", as well as the films Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984). [28] Original audio from some of the episodes was reused for these scenes. [26] The short ends with the USS Enterprise labelled as NCC-1701-A , which is a different ship from later in the franchise's timeline. Giacchino acknowledged this mistake after the episode's release, and indicated that it could be addressed moving forward. [28]

Osunsanmi's "The Girl Who Made the Stars" originated from Discovery writer Brandon Schulze wanting to expand on the character of Mike Burnham, father of that series' protagonist Michael Burnham , as Schulze identified with the character's role of a black man with a young daughter. Schulze co-wrote the episode that introduced Kenric Green as Mike in Discovery , and pitched an idea for the second season finale of the series where Mike would be shown in flashback telling the story of a young African girl to Michael. This would have mirrored the second season premiere, where Michael recounted that story herself in narration. The flashback did not fit in the season finale, but Kurtzman liked the idea and it was developed into an animated episode of Short Treks with Green reprising his role. The story told in the short is based on an actual African legend, but Schulze wanted to bring the ideas of the myth into the world of Star Trek and embellish the original ideas based on Michael's imagination, which included introducing an alien being into the story. [30] Osunsanmi was comfortable working with Pixomondo for the short after collaborating with the company on the visual effects for Discovery as a director of that show. He explained that the short was animated due to the magical feeling they wanted to capture for the story, and because of this he did not want the style to be too realistic. The designs for the Discovery -based part of the short were based on the series, while the African part of the short was based on images of Africa and African tribes from across the continent. [27]

Star Trek: Discovery composer Jeff Russo returned for the first season of Short Treks . He based the main theme for the series on his Discovery title theme, and he was able to produce a different version of it for "The Escape Artist" which is not something Russo would be able to do for the main series. Russo approached each short's underscore individually. He was unsure how to approach the score for "Calypso" at first, and whether to have it similar to the music for Discovery due to that ship's presence or to intentionally make it different due to the different time that the short is set in. Russo was ultimately inspired for the music by the dance sequence in the short. [31] Three cues from Russo's "The Escape Artist" score—"Many Mudds", "Star Trek Short Treks End Credits (Lounge Version)", and "Star Trek Short Treks Main Title (Disco Version)"—were released on the soundtrack album for the second season of Discovery alongside Russo's score for that season. The album was released digitally by Lakeshore Records on July 19, 2019. [32]

By the time work began on the second season, Russo was working on the score for Picard and did not have time to score each of the new shorts, though Kurtzman still asked him to compose for "Children of Mars" since that short ties-into Picard . [33] Giacchino was set to compose the music for his short "Ephraim and Dot", [34] and Kurtzman asked him to provide music for the rest of the shorts as well. Giacchino was busy with film projects at the time, but suggested hiring a diverse group of composers who had not been given such an opportunity which he felt was in the spirit of Star Trek . [35] Giacchino supervised this group of composers, [34] which consisted of Nami Melumad for "Q&A", [36] [35] Sahil Jindal for "The Trouble with Edward", [37] [35] Andrea Datzman for "Ask Not", [38] and Kris Bowers for "The Girl Who Made the Stars". [28] [35] Two cues from Russo's "Children of Mars" score—"Page" and "Children Of Mars End Credits"—were released on the soundtrack album for the first season of Picard on February 7, 2020. [39]

Release [ ]

Streaming [ ].

The shorts are released on CBS All Access in the United States. [1] Bell Media broadcasts the series in Canada on the specialty channels CTV Sci-Fi Channel (English) and Z (French) before streaming episodes on Crave . [40] The first four shorts were released monthly, beginning in October 2018 and ending in January 2019. [40] At the end of January the first season was made available to countries outside of the United States and Canada on Netflix under the "Trailers and More" section of the streaming service's Star Trek: Discovery page. [41] The first two shorts of the second season were released in October 2019 in the U.S. and Canada, with monthly releases through January 2020. [42] After the second set of shorts had all been released on All Access, Kurtzman said that he expected they would be released on Netflix "at some point". [8] The second season was made available for free in the U.S. on CBS.com, CBS mobile apps, and YouTube from August 17 to 31, 2020, as part of the series' Emmy Awards campaign. [43] In September 2020, ViacomCBS announced that CBS All Access would be expanded and rebranded as Paramount+ in March 2021. [44] Existing episodes of Short Treks will remain on Paramount+. [45]

Home media [ ]

The two shorts from the first set that tie directly into the second season of Discovery , "Runaway" and "The Brightest Star", were included on the Blu-ray and DVD set of that season alongside all the season's episodes and several bonus features. This was released in the U.S. on November 12, 2019. [46] A home media release collecting nine of the shorts was released in the U.S. on June 2, 2020. It includes the four original shorts—"Runaway", "Calypso", "The Brightest Star", and "The Escape Artist"—the three U.S.S. Enterprise -based shorts—"Q&A", "The Trouble With Edward", and "Ask Not"—and the first two animated shorts—"Ephraim & Dot" and "The Girl Who Made the Stars". The collection also includes making-of featurettes as well as audio commentaries with writers Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet for "Runaway" and star Anson Mount for "Ask Not". [47] "Children of Mars" was released on October 6, 2020, with the first season of Picard . The release includes an audio commentary with writers Kurtzman, Lumet, and Kirsten Beyer. [48]

Reception [ ]

Critical response [ ].

In a positive review, IGN ' s Scott Collura mostly praised the series after the release of the first four episodes saying, "The Short Treks have been an interesting experiment that have mostly worked, and it seems with this final installment that the Trek production team was just starting to nail the formula down." [49]

In 2020, Space.com recommended watching the short "Children of Mars" as background for Star Trek: Picard . [50]

Accolades [ ]

The episode "Children of Mars" is credited as being based on Star Trek: The Next Generation since it serves as a prelude to Star Trek: Picard , which is also based on The Next Generation.

References [ ]

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Star Trek: Short Treks is an American science fiction anthology television series created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman for the streaming service CBS All Access . Originating as a companion series to Star Trek: Discovery , it consists of several 10- to 20-minute-long shorts that use settings and characters from Discovery and other Star Trek series.

After signing a deal to expand the Star Trek franchise on television, Kurtzman announced Short Treks as the first such project in July 2018. The first four episodes aired from October 2018 to January 2019, between the first and second seasons of Discovery . The shorts were mostly produced by cast and crew members from Discovery , including composer Jeff Russo who provided an updated main title theme and original underscore. Filming took place in Toronto , Canada, on the set of Discovery .

In January 2019, two new animated shorts were revealed, with four additional live-action episodes announced in June 2019. The second season of shorts aired from October 2019 to January 2020, between the second season of Discovery and the first season of Star Trek: Picard , with the last short serving as a teaser for the latter series. The animated shorts were created by visual effects house Pixomondo , while a roster of new composers supervised by Michael Giacchino provided the music for the second set of shorts.

The series has received positive reviews and been nominated for several awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award . Kurtzman expressed interest in continuing the series, but the producers chose not to begin work on any new shorts when the COVID-19 pandemic began.

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S1.E4 ∙ The Escape Artist

S2.E1 ∙ Q&A

S2.E2 ∙ The Trouble with Edward

S2.E3 ∙ Ask Not

S2.E4 ∙ Ephraim and Dot

S2.E5 ∙ The Girl Who Made the Stars

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Star Trek: Short Treks is an American science fiction television series that ran for two seasons from October of 2018 to January of 2020 , totaling 10 episodes. It's the eighth series in the Star Trek franchise. The series is a spin-off of Star Trek: Discovery .

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Runaway (episode)

Runaway is the first episode of the Short Treks television series, shown on CBS All Access on 4 October 2018 . The episode is a focus on the character of Sylvia Tilly .

• 1.1 Characters
• 1.2 Starships and vehicles
• 1.3 Locations
• 1.4 Races and cultures
• 1.5 States and organizations
• 1.6.1.1 Food and drink
• 1.6.2 Technology and weapons
• 1.7 Ranks and titles
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• 2.1 Background
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Characters [ ], starships and vehicles [ ], locations [ ], races and cultures [ ], states and organizations [ ], science and classification [ ], materials and substances [ ], food and drink [ ], technology and weapons [ ], ranks and titles [ ], other references [ ], appendices [ ], background [ ].

Tilly was depicted as an ensign , and Discovery was shown in space , meaning whatever cruise was underway was taking place after her promotion in the DSC season 1 finale. At the end of "Runaway", Tilly beamed Po to an unspecified location. Since the finale ended with the beginning of their next mission, with the ship out of transporter range of other planets and space stations , it is likely this story took place before they departed in that last scene.

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Ask Not (episode)

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• 3.1 Production
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• 4.1 Starring
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• 4.3 Uncredited co-stars
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Summary [ ]

Act one [ ].

Cadet Sidhu is in a small room called "Inventory 2" aboard Starbase 28 . The computer repeats: " yellow alert !" Ops calls Cadet Sidhu and tells her that they're under attack. She asks for a status report when the bulkhead behind her blows; her body is slammed to the ground. Two red shirt security officers walk in with a masked prisoner and Cadet Sidhu stands up straight at their command. One of the security officers tells her that there's damage on Deck 4 that makes it impossible for them to reach the brig . Until the damage is cleared, they're leaving this prisoner with her. He tells her that the prisoner mutinied and they put a mask on him because they don't want the crew to find out this guy turned on them. He gives her explicit orders to not allow the prisoner to leave this room. When unmasked, the prisoner is revealed to be Captain Christopher Pike . They hand Cadet Sidhu a type 2 phaser and leave.

Act Two [ ]

Captain Pike orders her to "open comms" so he can know what's going on with the battle. Sidhu points out that he's a prisoner and therefore his orders carry no weight anymore. At this moment the starbase is hit again and Pike points out that their emergency takes precedence. She simply tells him to take a seat and remain silent. He explains that several hours ago the Enterprise picked up a distress call from the USS Bouman . The Bouman is in trouble, lives are at stake, and therefore she must let him out of here. Sidhu says that she's not willing to risk a court martial . Pike continues that when they answered the distress call the ship looked dead in the water. An admiral aboard the Bouman sent an encrypted hail to the Enterprise alerting them that the Tholians had commandeered the Bouman . The Tholians sent out a fake distress call knowing the Enterprise was in the area and would come to the aid of the Bouman . They set a trap to catch the flagship of the Federation .

The admiral ordered Captain Pike to steer clear and not attempt a rescue mission and risk the Tholians capturing the Enterprise . But Pike felt that he couldn't abandon the crew of the Bouman knowing that they were being held hostage, so he mounted a rescue anyway. After getting the admiral out, she aborted the rescue mission, opted to leave the crew of the Bouman behind, and then relieved Captain Pike of duty for disobeying a direct order. He resisted arrest because he wanted to continue the rescue mission and that didn't go so well. The starbase is hit yet again and Cadet Sidhu is able to surmise that the Tholians must have followed the Enterprise and the Bouman all the way to Starbase 28. Pike tries to appeal to her emotions by reminding her that she has family on the Bouman . He says that he remembers reading her file, because she applied for a position in engineering aboard the Enterprise . She confirms this but reveals that she was rejected for the job. Her husband was assigned to the Bouman and she was assigned to Starbase 28. Pike says that he remembers now: she and her husband were the only two survivors from the Tholian attack on Berellium just a few years ago. He again appeals to her emotions by saying that if she lets him go, they can mount another rescue attempt, and she can ensure that her husband survives the Tholians once more.

Pike brainstorms by saying that the Tholians only want the Enterprise , so he could lead them away, beam the Bouman crew to safety, and then "blow the Tholians to hell. It's what they deserve." Cadet Sidhu is tempted and apprehensive, but eventually says no and that she will follow protocol . She also points out that Starbase 28 and the Enterprise remain a united front and that's stronger than Pike's plan to split up in order to lead the Tholians away. Pike realizes he won’t get through to her with emotions after she's turns him down several times rather than violate Starfleet directives. He replies by challenging her orders with loopholes, starting with Regulation 191 Article 14 which states that when in combat command falls to the vessel with tactical superiority. In this case that's the Enterprise , not the starbase. Cadet Sidhu says that none of it matters because the admiral relieved him of duty. Pike points out that she can enact the " Reserve activation clause ", which states that an officer in good standing can reinstate a discharged officer in cases of emergency. She affirms that this is the rule but dismisses it out of hand because it's a loophole, which is "not her style".

Sidhu then counters with Directive 010 which states that before engaging in battle, any and all attempts to achieve a non-military resolution must be made. He doesn't like the sound of that and asks " You want to negotiate with the bastards using torpedoes on us?! " But Sidhu remains grounded in her principles and says " Tactical force is always the last resort and vengeance should never be a factor. " Pike takes offense at her implication that he's not as principled as she is and says " I am all for arguing principles but that crew is in mortal danger! " He mentions her husband again and she says that her husband knew what he signed up for when he joined Starfleet, and so did she. Pike gives her a direct order to release him, which she again refuses with a firm " No. " Pike cites Regulation 208 paragraph 2 , which overrides the orders of her senior officers. She rebuts by telling him that regulation only applies to an active captain, which he is no longer. Pike promises to remember when this is all over, and he'll make sure she never sets foot on a starship again. As he walks to the door to exit she yells for him to step away from the door, charges her phaser and points it at him. He is incredulous that she would dare point the weapon at him, and orders her to put it down as they stare at each other in a standoff.

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Pike calls out to Number One that he's seen enough, noting that Cadet Sidhu is very good. He tells Sidhu that she did great and powers down the simulation. She's astonished and asks if this was all a test. Pike confirms this, says that her husband is fine, that none of it was real, and he apologizes for having to put her through this. He also adds that they've arranged a brief leave for her husband and he's on his way to see her now. Pike says " I know a challenge like this may seem extreme, even inhumane, but war is both of those things. We need to know that you'll honor your commitment to Starfleet , even when those you hold dear are on the line, even when old wounds are triggered and loopholes appear. " They later beam over to the Enterprise and are welcomed aboard by Number One and Spock . Pike tells her that she'll be serving aboard the Enterprise for the rest of the semester, explaining that her rejection notice was also part of the test in the approval process. Pike takes her to engineering and tells her " In battle, any crew member may be faced with a life or death choice. But if you can hold onto yourself like you did today, you’ll be just fine. " She says she'll remember that, and then asks if the phaser in the test was operational. He gives a knowing smile, then walks away.

Memorable quotes [ ]

" You want to negotiate with the bastards using torpedoes on us!? "

" I know that a challenge like this might seem extreme, even inhumane; but war is both of those things. We need to know that you’ll honor your commitment to Starfleet even when those you hold dear are on the line. Even when old wounds are triggered and loopholes appear. "

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Production [ ].

• The title of this episode was first revealed in a trailer released on 20 July 2019 at San Diego Comic-Con.
• The release date was announced on 5 October 2019 at New York Comic-Con. [1]
• Alex Kurtzman confirmed on 7 October 2019 that this episode would feature Christopher Pike . [2]
• This is one of two Short Treks episodes that does not have a series title card, the other being " Children of Mars ".
• The Writers Guild of America has this episode registered as "Ask Not What Star Fleet Can Do For You". [3] This is apparently a reference to the John F. Kennedy quote " “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country ".

Continuity [ ]

• Pike mentions a number of previously mentioned Starfleet regulations . These include Regulation 191 (Article 14), which was previously used by Kathryn Janeway , (" Equinox ") and the reserve activation clause , invoked by Admiral Nogura at the request of Admiral James T. Kirk to "draft" doctor Leonard H. McCoy in Star Trek: The Motion Picture . About this clause, McCoy points out that it is "little-known" and "seldom-used." ( Star Trek: The Motion Picture )
• The test Cadet Sidhu is put through has similarities with the dreaded " psych test " which was part of the 24th century Starfleet Academy entrance exam . ( TNG : " Coming of Age ")
• Due to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds introducing a new Starfleet uniform then the one seen here, it can be deduced that this episode takes place sometime in between 2250 when Pike took command and 2259 when " Strange New Worlds " takes place.

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• Anson Mount as Christopher Pike
• Ethan Peck as Spock
• Rebecca Romijn as Una Chin-Riley

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• Amrit Kaur as Cadet Thira Sidhu
• Steve Boyle as Security Officer #1
• Colette Whitaker as Station 28 Computer

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• Unknown performer as Security Officer #2

References [ ]

2250s ; Berellium ; Berellium casualties ; Bouman , USS ; cadet ; captain ; Constitution -class ( unnamed ); Directive 010 ; engineering ; inventory section ; lieutenant commander ; loophole ; mask ; mutiny ; phaser ; reserve activation clause ; security officer ; semester ; Sidhu's husband ; Starbase 28 ; Starfleet ; General Orders and Regulations ; Tholian ; war ; yellow alert

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Star Trek: Short Treks is an American anthology television series created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman for the streaming service CBS All Access. It originated as a spin-off companion series from Star Trek: Discovery , and consists of several shorts that use settings and characters from that series and the wider Star Trek universe. The shorts are around 10 to 20 minutes long.

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The series has received positive reviews, and has been nominated for several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award.

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Celebrate 50 Years of Star Trek Animation with the Launch of 'Star Trek: very Short Treks'

The first of five 'very Short Treks' to debut on Star Trek Day 2023 along with the first chapter of a new comic book!

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Star Trek continues its salute to the 50th anniversary of Star Trek: The Animated Series with the launch of Star Trek: very Short Treks , five all-new animated promotional shorts, and the new comic book, Star Trek: The Animated Celebration Presents The Scheimer Barrier , both debuting on Friday, September 8 as part of the annual Star Trek Day global celebration .

Previously announced Star Trek Day programming and events can be found at StarTrek.com/Day .

CBS Studios is launching Star Trek: very Short Treks , a series of all-new animated promotional spots in the style of Star Trek: The Animated Series .

The very Short Treks will feature previously announced fan-favorite characters voiced by cast members from across the Star Trek universe, including icons Jonathan Frakes as Will Riker, Doug Jones as Saru and Armin Shimerman as Quark, and a new line-up of exciting voices, including Ethan Peck as Spock, Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher, Celia Rose Gooding as Uhura, Connor Trinneer as Trip Tucker, Bruce Horak as Hemmer, Noël Wells as Tendi and the legendary George Takei as Sulu.

Star Trek: very Short Treks comes from creative consultant Casper Kelly, best known for the viral smash hit Too Many Cooks and his work on Star Trek: Short Treks and Adult Swim. The first animated spot will launch on Star Trek Day, September 8, exclusively on StarTrek.com and the official Star Trek YouTube channel , with four additional animated spots rolling out weekly on Wednesdays through October 4 at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET. Titles and release schedule include:

• September 8 – “Skin a Cat”
• September 13 – “Holiday Party”
• September 20 – “Worst Contact”
• September 27 – “Holograms, All the Way Down”
• October 4 – “Walk, Don’t Run”

Casper Kelly will also release a new comic book with IDW Publishing, Star Trek: The Animated Celebration Presents The Scheimer Barrier . The first chapter of the comic will debut digitally on September 8 on StarTrek.com with physical copies available at New York Comic Con in October. Additional chapters of the comic will drop weekly on Wednesdays on StarTrek.com at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET.

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‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ To Wrap Up With “Gigantic” Finale Episode

| August 16, 2024 | By: Aaron Bossig 31 comments so far

As Star Trek fandom waits for the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks , the production team is starting the final editing and preparation of the last ten episodes of the animated comedy debuting on Paramount+ on October 24. In new post-SDCC panel interviews, the showrunner and cast offered some insights into what we can expect.

Finale to be something very special

After four strong seasons of Lower Decks , the creative team is determined finish the show with the same wit, including a memorable series finale episode. Without revealing the actual plotline, Mike McMahan is eager to talk about the creation of the finale itself. McMahan describes the last show as carrying through the same humorous tone as the rest of the series, though he admits to re-writing portions of the script when it became clear that Lower Decks would not be renewed. The changes made were bittersweet, as he explains in an interview with Collider :

“We kept adding and adding and adding to the finale because nothing was ever satisfying enough, and there weren’t enough goodbyes to tell in a funny way. Ultimately, what we ended up with was a gigantic episode that’s really fun.”

In order to accommodate the extra story pages needed to resolve all those plotlines (and possibly open a few new ones for the future) the crew recorded an extra-long, story-dense finale that Tawny Newsome described as “a double-stuffed Oreo of an episode.” Still in the editing stage, the runtime is currently eight minutes longer than a regular Lower Decks episode. While it is unlikely the final cut will stay that long, the last episode is being given extra care. It was suggested that other longer-than-typical episodes may occur in season 5.

Over the last few weeks, McMahan has expressed how proud he is of how Lower Decks turned out, and says season 5 will be a big part of that, right up until the end. While fans have embraced the quirky series, it’s still difficult to explain how showrunner Mike McMahan managed to fuse a science fiction universe with cartoon humor. McMahan explained how the humor works from an in-universe perspective, as he told Variety :

“The world of Star Trek is real for the characters that inhabit the show. And so they’re telling jokes in a way that they’re as familiar with these locations from other series as much as Tawny and I are. Because we’ve watched them, they’ve lived them.”

While at SDCC, Jerry O’Connell found it difficult to parse some fairly heavy feelings that came about as a result of the story from the final episode. Although he didn’t explicitly talk about anything that happens to his character, Jack Ransom, the finale did seem to affect him personally. During an interview with Comicbook.com , he struggled for words:

“You know what really surprised me? How emotional I got when we were doing our finale. I was amazed I was capable of those emotions.”

Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, Mike McMahan, Tawny Newsome and Jerry O’Connell at Star Trek Menagerie Booth at SDCC 2024 (Paramount+)

The post-SDCC panel interviews also offered a couple of insights into what we can expect during season 5…

Mariner and Jennifer storyline to be resolved

Season 5 will bring other resolutions along the way, including adding some closure to the conflict between Beckett Mariner and Jennifer Sh’reyan. Although a popular character with fans, Jennifer has been used only sparingly since the close of season 3 . The reason for this, according to McMahan, is that he had felt satisfied with Jennifer’s story as it has been told. Fans, however, enjoy the chemistry between Mariner and Jennifer, and feedback convinced McMahan to revisit the pairing. He clarified in his chat with Comicbook.com:

“There’s this one episode this season with Mariner and Jennifer the Andorian. I felt like I had told a story with these characters that I really liked. And then I was seeing fan feedback being like, ‘We love these characters, it didn’t feel resolved.’ If they hadn’t said that, then I wouldn’t have been inspired to be like ‘Well, we need to do one more episode with these guys.’”

Tawny Newsome, also on hand for this revelation, chose to add “I really love the Jennifer episode.”

McMahan was tempted to leave this thread hanging, but listened to fans.

More depth added for Orions

Arguably, the most unexpected legacy of Lower Decks is how much detail the animated show has given the Orions, helped along by adding more character depth to Tendi. Though Orions date back to the earliest days of Star Trek, they’ve always been portrayed as dancing green women or weirdly-armored men . With an Orion character in the primary cast, Lower Decks took every opportunity to expand upon the culture, aesthetics, history, and philosophy of Orions. This will continue into season 5. What comes next, however, was teased by Mike McMahan during an SDCC interview with Variety :

“We pull in some Orion lore that’s been discarded over the decades.”

McMahan’s writing team has a talent for reviving details from previous Trek series in ways that enrich both the original episodes and Lower Decks . Whatever “lore” that will be uncovered, it’s likely to follow that pattern. McMahan credits a lot of the show’s success with Orion world-building to Noël Wells and her portrayal of Tendi. Wells opted against over-studying historical appearances of Orions and instead chose her own interpretation of Tendi, allowing the audience to compare and contrast the character with other Orions. McMahan expressed his gratitude to Wells:

“If you were focused on the old Orion episodes, then you wouldn’t be able to embody this character the way I love you doing. Because you would be full of all this arithmetic of Star Trek. Instead, you get to just play her as you would play her in the show as she exists.”

We can do better than this.

“Lower Decks” is a state of mind

Notably absent from any of McMahan’s commentary on the upcoming season is the need for more seasons to “finish” the story. Instead, he speaks only of the gratitude for having achieved five seasons in today’s television environment. When Variety did suggest that the crew of the Cerritos might outgrow the “newbie” storylines, Mike made it clear that Lower Decks was a mindset, not a lack of pips on your collar:

“It’s funny that, to me, there isn’t a natural end to being Lower Decks . Because, I feel like I’m still learning stuff all the time. Like, I still feel like every time you think you’ve left this place that you were, you’re finding out you didn’t know anything, again. And every time you go through one of those big changes, it starts all over again. The whole ship on Lower Decks is lower decks, and that’s kind of the fun of it.”

From the season 5 teaser trailer

ICYMI: SDCC Trailer

Check out the teaser trailer released at Comic-Con (and our full analysis of it and the panel discussion)…

The final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks is scheduled to premiere on October 24, 2024, on Paramount+. The first two episodes will be available on that day, with the remaining eight episodes following each Thursday.

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Will they give Boimler something to do? He barely did anything for the latter half of the previous season. It was the Mariner show. Mariner solves every problem, as usual.

As for the “gigantic” series finale. Not exactly the hallmark of a top quality creator when his mantra is “just keep adding things, more is more”.

I expect a finale overflowing with fan service, and little else, like most of Lower Decks sadly.

I’m sure you’re clamoring for a Legacy series too? Something that only arose out of Picard S3’s abundant fan servicing.

Lower Decks does a lot of in-universe referencing – it’s a comedy after all – but it never just “overflows with fan service” unless it’s building more on the story. The previous 4 seasons have been tightly executed so if they feel the need to make an episode longer, it’s likely because there’s more for the characters to do. There’s a larger cast than just the main 4 we’ll be saying goodbye to.

The comments on this site make us all look like Star Wars fans.

I’m not clamouring for a legacy series in the slightest. That’s all modern day Trek is, fanservice, legacy characters and references to past Trek, so no, I don’t want just more excuse for legacy cameos.

I want them to push the franchise forward.

Not sure what your second paragraph is saying. It sounds like McMahon’s mantra for the finale was “throw everything in, more, more more”. Yes that might mean there’ll be lots for the characters to do, but I suspect it’ll be more a case of more references to past Trek (and then a few seconds at the end of Mariner saving the day once again)

I love that some fans were clamouring for the return of the TNG cast in Picard… only to complain about “fan service” when they were brought back. Some fans are just not happy unless they are complaining.

He got to command the ship…

For a 20 second scene

So? He commanded the Cerritos in a critical moment. It doesn’t matter how quick the scene was- it was a MAJOR milestone in his character development.

I think you are just looking for things to complain about.

If the show has had a single bad season finale maybe I’d take issue but First First Contact is still the best season finale in modern Trek so I’m not gonna make myself worried with no real evidence that I should be.

Cool. Five seasons is a good run. It’s the same number of seasons and episodes as Stranger Things, so it’s nothing to be ashamed of.

Really bummed this is ending, but glad we’ll at least get this next season.

Hope we can see these characters show up more in future Trek (either animated or live-action).

Lower Decks helped me love Star Trek again.

I’m going to miss it so much.

Same. I think for me LDS was really the first Trek anything I fell in love with from the beginning since Voyager premiered. I didn’t really like Enterprise or Discovery out of the gate. Started off loving Picard only to be highly let down in the end. Thought the reboot movies were OK for what they were but never loved them or took them very seriously. Fun action movies but not Trek on the level I wanted personally. And never really wanted a TOS reboot movie either.

But yet this little animated comedy I was pretty certain would probably be canceled after season two ended up being one of my favorite Trek shows ever. It brought back a bit of old Trek I was really missing while doing something new and daring for the franchise.

I think it was Nick Meyer who said you shouldn’t worry about giving the audience what it wants and most probably would agree that would include LDS lol. But it ended up being a show that grabbed a lot of fans hearts and will surely be missed by me.

Just goes to show how a show fans are cringing at when it was first announced can be morphed into a favourite.

Well done to everyone on the show for changing their minds and turning people’s heads. Bravo.

It’s very, very easy to get fan appreciation when you absolutely flood a show with tons of nostalgia, cameos and fan service.

Picard S3 did it and Lower Decks too.So I’m not sure ‘bravo’ is in order.

Lower Decks was my first Star Trek show and it made me love Star Trek, it’s good because it has good characters.

It’s kind of funny to see Lower Decks get the “cameos” take when it’s the show that relies on past characters the least. Every other modern show has a legacy character in a main role and Lower Decks sprinkles in a couple a season and never makes them take over the episode.

A. So happy to hear how much you love Lower Decks and it was your first entry into Star Trek!

B. I have been saying this since the first season and repated it a few days ago on another thread here that LDS relies on legacy characters the least out of all the modern shows. Not only does it not have any legacy characters it its cast it also doesn’t have any recurring characters either like the way DIS, PRO and definitely SNW does and certain characters keep popping up like T’Pring or Kirk does. I also mentioned none of the legacy characters drive the story either and most are usually part of the B story and not the A story like how Paris showed up in season 2. And a lot of fans were upset he didn’t have a bigger role.

I love the way the show handles them like how Kira and Quark were done where they had a huge part in the story but was simply part of it like any other character. The focus was still on the LDS characters first as it should be.

But yeah it really gets frustrating to have these arguments from people who think we only love the show because we want to see Picard show up and not because we love the characters and stories the show tells itself. If I just watched for the Easter eggs I would’ve got bored long ago. I truly love these characters and the world they inhabit. It puts a smile on my face every episode in a way most of the classic shows did.

I fully admit to initially cringing. It’s easily my favorite new Trek now. I’ll miss it.

I just hope they leave it open ended enough that the show can get renewed someday. I think it will get renewed once Skydance buys Paramount. They’d be crazy to leave such a valuable IP to gather dust. The great thing about a cartoon is that it can get canceled for years and then resumed as if no time has passed. Fingers crossed.

I read comments by McMahan that the Lower Decks finale will not be as “final” as, say, the Discovery finale. So we probably won’t fast-forward the characters to their retirement. Sounds like we will get the end of a chapter but they’ll keep it open enough to return to it later if an opportunity arises.

I’m going to really miss this show. I loved every season although I think season 3 was the weakest and only disliked 3 episodes in the entire series. That’s pretty crazy for a show that has 40 episodes so far.

It’s just so much fun, has a lot of heart and was a love letter to all things Star Trek. I’m still hoping it will continue on in some form.

I wonder if the series finale will be an hour.

You haven’t read the article, have you?

I have always been surprised how much i honestly LOVE Lower Decks. All of it just works, the characters are so likeable, and the way the stories are often SO over the top are lot of fun — and somehow, it always comes back to the four (now five) Lower Deckkers and their love of each other and the Starfleet dream. I find so much JOY in the show.

I’ve watched Disco, I’ve watched Picard, but only picked up the Disco season 2 DVDs, and the Picard Season 3 DVDs. But Lower Decks? Have every season on DVD and will watch them again — and again, because they made Star Trek joyful and FUN again.

Can’t wait for season 5.

I’m not sure why episode length matters. They aren’t on a broadcast network with a fixed schedule.

Every extra minute the episode budget gets more expensive.

I was a bit surprised how fixed the episode lengths were. But we have to keep in mind that every frame costs in animation. In live-action, once you have set up your shot, it probably doesn’t matter much if you film a 1-minute scene or a 5-minute scene (unless the scene requires VFX). But in animation, it all has to be created by the artists.

It’s just not the same when Christopher Plummer isn’t saying it lol

How did McMahan think Jennifer’s story was in any way, shape, or form, resolved?

Her betrayal of Beckett in not believing her about the interview in the s3 finale was super shitty. I can’t believe that Beckett just came back to the ship and never called her on it. I was waiting all of season 4 for something, anything, to happen there. Up until now I’d actually written it off to Jennifer requesting a transfer to another ship out of embarrassment.

Much like Gray on Discovery, I don’t think story-telling was the purpose of Jennifer’s inclusion.

well, all good things…

I’ll be amazed if the last scene isn’t a rip off of the poker scene from All Good Things. Again. Because god forbid these shows actually do anything original and fresh.

Star Trek's Cutest Borg Has Returned (in The Form Fans Demanded)

• IDW celebrates 500 issues of Star Trek with a new variant cover featuring the adorable Borg, Latinum, alongside franchise icons.
• Star Trek #500, a one-shot anthology, showcases an all-star lineup of talent telling new stories, setting the bar high for Star Trek comics.
• Latinum's return in Star Trek #500's variant cover, with friends from various Star Trek titles, represents two years of big swings for IDW's Star Trek comics.

The cutest Borg in the Star Trek universe has returned alongside other franchise icons in an awesome new variant cover. This September, Star Trek Day comes early as IDW releases the epic Star Trek #500. This one-shot, commemorating 500 issues of Star Trek , will feature an all-star lineup of talent telling all-new stories. Now, IDW has released a variant cover showcasing Latinum, the cutest Borg ever.

IDW shared J.K. Woodward’s variant cover of Star Trek #500 with League of Comic Geeks . The cover features Latinum front and center, complete with Borg implants. Behind them are Ben Sisko, Worf and Ro Laren, who are currently starring in Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant . They are flanked by Uhura, wearing her uniform from Star Trek: The Motion Picture: Echoes, as well as Beckett Mariner, Jake Sisko and Nog, all sporting their Sons of Star Trek looks (the issue also ships with covers by Jake Bartok and Joelle Jones).

Celebrate IDWs 500th issue of Star Trek comics (and an early Star Trek Day!) with this landmark oversized anthology issue! This collection of five short stories spans through fan-favorite eras of the beloved franchise from Lower Decks to Strange New Worlds, legacy characters from The Next Generation and the original series, written and illustrated by Star Trek comics veterans and new voices alike. Plus, dont miss out on the prelude to 2025s big Star Trek and Defiant comic crossover event written by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, and Christopher Cantwell!

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Dog of War Was a Standout Miniseries

Idw has set the bar high for star trek comics.

For 18 years, IDW has held the rights to produce Star Trek comics, and in late 2022, gave them a shot in the arm with Star Trek #400. Much like #500, the issue was an anthology, and one of its stories planted the seeds for revitalization. The “god war,” which spanned the franchise and culminated in the Day of Blood event, has carried IDW’s Star Trek line to new heights. Beyond the two flagship titles, Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant , IDW has released miniseries tying in with specific properties, such as Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds.

One of IDW's most memorable recent offerings was Star Trek: Holo-Ween , a special, weekly Halloween-themed miniseries that saw the return of Redjak from the Original Series.

One of the most memorable of IDW’s offerings was Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Dog of War. Released to coincide with the show’s 30th anniversary, and written by Mike Chen and drawn by Angel Hernandez, this “lost episode” introduced Latinum, a Corgi from Earth. The dog was sought by an intergalactic arms dealer, partially because Borg tech had been implanted in the dog’s body. While Latinum did not have any external Borg modifications, one of the book’s many covers did show this, and it caught on with fans.

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Latinum The Corgi's Return is a Cause for Celebration

Latinum helps celebrate 500 issues of star trek at idw.

Some fans have made jokes connecting Borgs and Corgis, and now the meme has been made literal.

Now Latinum has returned to help Star Trek celebrate another comic book milestone. While IDW has not stated if Latinum would appear in the issue, her return to Star Trek #500’s variant cover is most welcome . Some fans have made jokes connecting Borgs and Corgis, and now the meme has been made literal. Latinum has brought friends with her too, all of them representing the various Star Trek titles IDW has published over the past two years. Beyond being a gimmick, Latinum’s return represents two years of big swings for IDW’s Star Trek comics.

Star Trek #500 is on sale September 4 from IDW Publishing.

Source: League of Comic Geek

One Legendary Star Trek Writer Loves Strange New Worlds As Much As You

Since the launch of CBS All Access — which is now called Paramount+ — in 2017, Paramount has debuted a massive spate of new "Star Trek" shows. This began with "Star Trek: Discovery," followed quickly by "Star Trek: Short Treks," the "Next Generation" throwback "Star Trek: Picard," the two animated shows "Star Trek: Lower Decks" and "Star Trek: Prodigy," and the Enterprise-set "Discovery" spinoff "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds." There was also a collection of animated shorts called "Very Short Treks."

As of this writing, only "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" and "Star Trek: Lower Decks" have new episodes forthcoming. This is in addition to a TV movie called "Star Trek: Section 31," set for release in 2025, and a series called "Starfleet Academy," which is currently in development .

The new wave of "Trek" shows has caused no small amount of controversy among fans, with Trekkies arguing that some of them are the "good" ones and some are the "bad" ones. I, myself, have been sharply critical of "Discovery" and "Picard," but very open in my praise of "Lower Decks" and "Strange New Worlds." Indeed, one might find a general consensus that "Strange New Worlds" is one of "the good ones"; it is certainly one of the better reviewed. Many responded dramatically to the show's episodic format, affable tone, and inclusion of fan-favorite "Star Trek" characters like Captain Pike (Anson Mount) and Spock (Ethan Peck).

A notable celebrity in the "Star Trek" world who also likes "Strange New Worlds" is Ronald D. Moore, a regular writer on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," a writer/producer on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," and a brief participant on "Star Trek: Voyager." Moore recently talked with CinemaBlend about the current state of "Star Trek," revealing that he has become enamored with "Strange New Worlds."

Moore wants to return to the Star Trek universe

Firstly, Moore dropped the bomb that he would be interested in returning to "Star Trek" at some point, which would be a coup for Trekkies. Moore was one of the few showrunners and writers who directly oversaw the 1990s "Star Trek" renaissance, which has come to define the franchise in the decades since. He  was invited onto "Star Trek: Voyager" late into its run (he was finishing the concurrent "Deep Space Nine"), and he ended up butting heads with prolific writer Brannon Braga. Moore also wanted to make "Voyager" into a longer-form, serialized series, but his ideas were all shot down; it was more important to the show's producers that the series be readable in syndication.

As such, Moore left the "Star Trek" franchise to work on his beloved reboot of "Battlestar Galactica." He would later develop the series "Outlander" and co-create the acclaimed sci-fi show "For All Mankind." That he wants to come back to "Star Trek" in any capacity should be exciting for Trekkies everywhere. As Moore put it:

"It's always one of those things that is in the back of my mind. It'd be fun to go back and do something again before my career is over. It's in such good hands, you know, they've been doing a great job with it. So they don't need me, but it would be fun to go do something eventually."

And, yes, the "great job" is a reference to "Strange New Worlds" specifically. Ironically, the element of "Worlds" that had attracted Moore the most is its episodic format. "Discovery" and "Picard" were serialized, which was originally Moore's vision for "Voyager." However, he appreciated that great stories could still be told in the one-and-done structure. Trekkies will happily debate which approach is more effective for the franchise.

Serialized vs. episodic Star Trek

Moore recognized that he wanted to make his shows more serial in nature, but that a good episodic show is still a good show. "Strange New Worlds" has been very graceful in allowing its characters to grow and change and be repeatedly established, all while telling new kinds of stories every week. Indeed, "Strange New Worlds" is practically a comedy series, given its frequently light tone, animated crossover episode, and musical episode.

Moore recognized this balance, saying:

"I think that to the serialization point, yeah, I was a big advocate of serializing it. But now you know, surprisingly, in that sense, 'Strange New Worlds' is more or less episodic. I've become very enamored of that show, and that formula and it does feel more in keeping with what the original started. They're able to strike that balance that we were talking about back in the day where you could do episodic structure but still continue character storylines."

The CinemaBlend interviewer asked Moore what kind of show he would pitch if given the opportunity to construct a "Deep Space Nine" sequel series. Moore hadn't thought that far ahead, other than to say that such an enterprise would "be fun." Several characters from "Deep Space Nine" returned for an episode of "Lower Decks," presenting the first appearance of the notable space station since the closure of its own series in 1999.

The current state of "Star Trek" seems to be one of contraction, however, with more shows ending than starting. If Moore is to rejoin the fray, as it were, one might safely predict he would step on board "Strange New Worlds" and not launch a brand-new nostalgia series.

"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" season 3 is slated to premiere on Paramount+ in 2025.

'They're Very Committed To It': Star Trek's Colm Meaney Shares Honest Take On Claims That Fans Are 'Nuts'

The actor kept it real.

Colm Meaney is a national treasure to Star Trek fans. Lower Decks unofficially named his Miles O'Brien "The Most Important Person In Starfleet History," and given all the fires that character helped put out across The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine , I'd believe it's deserved. Fortunately, Meaney is just as gracious when talking about the often notorious fandom, as he recently went to bat for Trekkies despite getting their sometimes bad rap from outsiders.

Meaney recently spoke to ComicBookMovie about his history with the iconic franchise, and just to get it out of the way now, he still hasn't changed his stance about not appearing in any upcoming Star Trek projects . So that's out of the picture. But when asked about the legacy of the franchise and dealing with Trekkies, the actor seemed to go on the defensive in discussing the largely pleasant exchanges he's had with fans:

I never subscribed to that thing that Star Trek fans are nuts. A few of them are. There's the odd one, but now, I always found Star Trek fans to be professional fans. They're very good; they want to say hello and what they think and then they leave you alone pretty much. That's really nice and not true of everybody. I've always found them incredibly knowledgeable and way more than I was when I was doing it.

Considering modern-day Star Trek fans are often able to have the entirety of the franchise's TV lineup available to stream with a Paramount+ subscription , I'm not surprised that audiences tend to remain far more informed than the actual actors about episode lore. After all, if Colm Meaney is busy with other gigs and has no urge to return to the franchise, why would he be watching his old episodes?

Meaney continued to praise the fans for their extensive knowledge of Deep Space Nine and The Next Generation and talked about the added perk of fans being so knowledgeable. Rather than grasping onto the WTF moments of TNG , it seems they're all walking away with a deeper message:

They knew more about episodes than I did which is extraordinary. They're very committed to it and I think it has had a very positive impact on people; the whole Star Trek Universe, in terms of both racially in terms of people getting along with aliens getting along with other aliens and humans and it's a very positive influence. I think it's a very positive worldview that Gene Roddenberry created at the beginning. They very much stuck to that and it's all good.

The actor credits Gene Roddenberry's message of striving for a greater good with a humanist perspective as why Star Trek fans are so pleasant, and I could buy that. While other actors William Shatner has argued the franchise has strayed from Roddenberry's vision, he also doesn't watch any of it and may not be the best barometer for measuring the franchise's success. Personally, I tend to lean more toward Colm Meaney's analysis.

I love this.

It's a shame to hear he doesn't have much interest in playing Miles O'Brien again, especially after CinemaBlend just reported Ronald D. Moore's interest in potentially returning to the franchise. It would be a shame to see Deep Space Nine get a follow-up without Miles seen anywhere in it. He was a part of many great episodes, including the one where he had to dress like a Klingon and absolutely hated it .

The silver lining is that actors can always change their minds, and it's possible that Colm Meaney hasn't been asked to return to Star Trek in the modern era. Should he get an offer and end up liking the script, I could see him at least considering it, if not to appease the fans who want to see Miles O'Brien once again. I could be wrong, of course, but given how many legacy stars have returned, I don't think it's impossible.

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For now, we can continue to revisit Miles O'Brien's adventures in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine over on Paramount+. I'm currently working through DS9 right now and having a blast, and would highly recommend other readers do so.

Mick Joest is a Content Producer for CinemaBlend with his hand in an eclectic mix of television goodness. Star Trek is his main jam, but he also regularly reports on happenings in the world of Star Trek, WWE, Doctor Who, 90 Day Fiancé, Quantum Leap, and Big Brother. He graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Radio and Television. He's great at hosting panels and appearing on podcasts if given the chance as well.

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