Anthony and Laurie start the podcast with a look at a new interview about Star Trek: Picard season 3 with Sir Patrick Stewart, then round up other Picard news about Worf and the casting of the captain of the Titan. They cover the recent launch of Paramount+ in more European countries and the upcoming release of Strange New Worlds on Blu-ray, DVD, and Steelbook. They talk about IDW’s new Deep Space Nine miniseries (featuring dogs!), Star Trek: Prodigy‘s win (and loss) at the Children & Family Emmys and LeVar Burton’s lifetime achievement award at the same event. After that, they dig into their review of Star Trek: Prodigy‘s take on the body swap trope, “Mindwalk,” giving extra kudos to Kate Mulgrew and Brett Gray for their amazing performances. They wrap up with a look at Star Trek fans doing good deeds (and getting covered by the local news) and Mike Okuda connecting the dots from Charlie Brown to Star Trek.

[Review starts at  16:02] Anthony and Laurie talk about the loss of Kirstie Alley and how much her role in The Wrath of Khan meant to her, then segue into Michelle Yeoh’s big year: She’s Time’s Icon of 2022, is on all the best-of lists, and is likely getting nominated for an Oscar this year. They discuss the new photos from Star Trek: Picard season 3 as well as Lower Decks‘ Critics Choice nomination for Best Animated Series, then analyze the latest Admiral Janeway log on Instagram. With that done, they review the newest episode of Star Trek: Prodigy, “Ghost in the Machine.” They wrap up with a look at a great PR stunt from Paramount+ and British Airways, and a handmade, hand-cranked music box that plays the Prodigy theme.

[Review starts at 12:46] Anthony and Laurie start with Chris Hemsworth new comments about why he thinks the movie about James Kirk and his dad fizzled, then move into Terry Matalas’ comments about how Picard season 3 is a continuation of both Deep Space Nine and Voyager. They give an update on Discovery season 5, which just wrapped filming, and tease an upcoming giveaway for the release of season 4 on DVD. After that, they dig into Tony’s new interview with Ronny Cox (Jellico on TNG and Prodigy), then review the newest Prodigy episode, “Preludes.” They wrap up with a look at Starfleet’s attitude towards genetic engineering and an episode of the 7th Rule podcast with Ira Steven Behr talking about the Deep Space Nine series finale.

Due to the holiday weekend, there’s no news this week. Tony and Laurie review the newest episode of Star Trek: Prodigy, “Masquerade” and wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. We will be back next week with news and a review of the next Prodigy episode.

[Review starts at 18:25] Tony and Laurie are sad to report that Star Trek: Mission Seattle convention, scheduled for May 2023, has been canceled. They chat about that as well as Zachary Quinto’s thoughts on the possibilities of a fourth Star Trek Kelvin movie still happening. Then there is a deep dive into Tony’s new TrekMovie.com interview with the always entertaining Jonathan Frakes where he talks about supporting the PanCAN charity, directing the Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover, season three of Picard, and his hopes to stick with Star Trek behind and in front of the camera in the future. With the news done, they review the latest from Star Trek: Prodigy, “Crossroads,” a fun action-packed episode that brings the crews of the Protostar and Dauntless together (and in conflict) for the first time, along with the introduction of Okuna from TNG and a whole new Murf. They then wrap up with some upcoming events: a webinar with Prodigy composer Nami Melumad and a new live appearance schedule from the indomitable William Shatner.

Tony and Laurie use a recent interview with Zoe Saldaña to talk about the uncertain future of the next Star Trek movie, then get into some of the details on an upcoming auction of props and costumes from Star Trek: Picard as well as the latest SkyShowtime launches in Europe. They discuss a theory about the Borg that connects Voyager, Prodigy, and Picard, then take a look at the newest Admiral Janeway log on Instagram. After that, they review Prodigy‘s newest episode, “All the World’s a Stage.” They wrap up with a story about Jimi Hendrix and Leonard Nimoy hanging out together and Neil Shurley’s episode of Enterprise Incidents about TOS’ “The Way to Eden.” (Yeah, brother.)

[Review starts at 16:56] Anthony and Laurie talk through the opportunities and possibilities around the return of both Kate Mulgrew and Robert Picardo to live-action Trek, now that both actors have been chatting about it. They discuss the addition of a second Star Trek channel to Pluto TV, Star Trek: Prodigy‘s Emmy nomination, and the new weekly logs from Admiral Janeway on Instagram. Then, it’s time for them to review the newest episode of Prodigy, “Let Sleeping Borg Lie,” and how it combines action, mystery, and story with emotion and character growth. They wrap up the podcast with a look at William Shatner’s latest book and essential charity fundraising from Jonathan Frakes (for pancreatic cancer), Jeri Ryan (for ALS), and Kate Mulgrew (for Alzheimer’s).

[Lower Decks review starts at 3:04 / Prodigy review starts at 36:14] Laurie and Tony have two episodes of Star Trek to review, so they keep the news short, focusing on the departure of the TOS and TNG Star Trek movies from Paramount+ and their impending arrival on HBO, plus Strange New Worlds‘ win for Best Streaming Sci-Fi Series at the Saturn Awards. They chat briefly about new comics and games, then dig into the exciting Lower Decks season 3 finale, “The Stars At Night,” and the mid-season return of Star Trek: Prodigy, “Asylum.” No time for Trek bits this week!

Anthony and Laurie cover the recent reveal of the “Star Trek 4” storyline that would’ve brought Chris Hemsworth back into Star Trek movies (but it didn’t happen), with more details from the screenwriters.  They talk about the Next Generation cast’s interest in Picard spin-offs, Anson Mount’s latest description of the upcoming wildness on Strange New Worlds season 2, and the Prodigy producers’ thoughts on character growth, legacy characters, and toys from TrekMovie’s interview with them at New York Comic Con. They cover the latest in games (Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova is out while Resurgence is delayed), celebrate Outfest’s Visionary Award for the Star Trek franchise, and go over the latest in international launches for Paramount Plus. Then it’s time for their review of Lower Decks‘ “Trusted Sources,” which is something of a mixed bag. (Lower Decks review starts at 20:19) They wrap things up with a canon-affirming tweet from Jack Quaid with George Takei, and a cute-affirming Instagram post from Anson Mount with his irresistible baby.

Tony and Laurie dive right in to all the Star Trek Universe news from New York Comic Con, which includes trailers, panel recaps, and post-panel interviews for Picard (Amanda Plummer! Moriarty! Pacifist Worf!), Prodigy (Jellico!), and Discovery (Callum Keith Rennie!). They then jump into their review of Lower Decks’ epic “Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus,” with a lot of talk about how it honors (and even skewers) Star Trek movies. They wrap things up with a look at “Trek the Vote” and a sweet TNG reunion video from New York Comic Con.