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Episode 174: All hands, brace for weird!

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Main Mission, Part 1 (with an appropriate sound effect)

Star Trek: Lower Decks
Season 5, Episode 9
“Fissure Quest”
Written by Lauren McGuire
Directed by Brandon Williams

Subspace Chatter
  • Lawmakers, attorney pledge to help woman over Star Trek license plate mix-up – YouTube
  • Star Trek license plates saga on Long Island is finally over. Here’s how an attorney ended a grandmother’s nightmare | KRDO
  • Official Trailer | Star Trek: Section 31 | Premiering January 24 – YouTube
  • Paramount Press Express | PARAMOUNT+ RELEASES OFFICIAL TRAILER AND KEY ART 
  • Wrestling Champion Becky Lynch Joins ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ – TrekMovie.com
  • WWE’s Becky Lynch Joins the Cast of ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’
  • ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan’ Named To National Film Registry; Nicholas Meyer Reacts – TrekMovie.com
  • National Film Registry Adds 25 Titles for 2024
    • >> Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs | Library of Congress
      • In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news…

      Rural Municipalities of Alberta has a Vulcan on its board 

      Here are links to 69 additional stories broken out by series, movies and other categories.

      CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)

      Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons]

      1. Star Trek The Next Generation: The Next Phase, Explained

        2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999) [7 seasons]

        1. Who Captain Sisko’s Real Mother In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Is
        2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Garak Predicted Seven of Nine’s Starfleet Career

          3. STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)

          Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024) [5 seasons]

          1. S6 Star Trek Discovery Plot – YouTube

            2. Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 – 2024) [5 seasons]

            1. Star Trek Lower Decks Just Reversed Its Biggest Running Gag
            2. Star Trek: Lower Decks Finally Got Its Own ‘Lower Decks’
            3. Recap/Review: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Flips The Script For “Upper Decks” – TrekMovie.com
            4. Star Trek: Lower Decks’ actor says “there’s room” for more of the series
            5. Star Trek Just Quietly Released a Massive Multiverse Epic That Puts Marvel To Shame
            6. ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ brings back fan-favorite characters for ‘Multiverse of Madness’-style hijinks in latest episode | Space
            7. Exclusive: Watch a Clip From Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Penultimate Episode
            8. Star Trek’s Biggest Crossover Ever Just Happened With 6 Shocking Legacy Character Comebacks
            9. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Already Has The Perfect Way To Introduce Sulu
            10. Star Trek Just Did The Unthinkable And Topped Strange New Worlds’ Crossover
            11. 25 Years Later, Star Trek Finally Makes A Fan-Favorite DS9 Couple Canon
            12. How Garak and Bashir Finally Get Together on ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’
            13. Star Trek Just Made an Important Deep Space Nine Character Even Better | Den of Geek
            14. Lower Decks Might Have Just Set Up an All-Timer Star Trek Finale
            15. Star Trek Adds A Multiverse Version Of Starfleet’s Prime Directive & It’s A Big Improvement To Canon
            16. WARP FIVE: Barry Kelly Dishes on Designing the Main Title, Klingon Opening Title, and Data on Lower Decks | Star Trek

              17. Star Trek: Section 31 “streaming event movie” (January 24, 2025) [movie]

              1. Section 31 Is Already Setting Up A Big Star Trek Disappointment

                2. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (no release date announced) [season 1 in production]

                1. “Bridge Crew?”: What The Next Star Trek Show’s New Starfleet Academy Twist Means


                  2. THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)

                  Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

                  1. Trek History: Star Trek: The Motion Picture | StarTrek.com – YouTube
                  2. ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’ premiere in San Diego in 1979 – YouTube
                  3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture’s Bizarre Starfleet Costumes Make More Sense Than You Think | Den of Geek

                    4. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

                    1. Dive into the Making of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Star Trek

                      2. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1989)

                      1. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is An Underrated Classic | Star Trek

                        2. Star Trek (2009)

                        1. Why John Cho Signed On To Star Trek Without Reading A Script

                          2. OTHER MEDIA
                          Star Trek books, audio books

                          1. The History Of The Future

                            2. Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise

                            1. Nacelle CEO Brian Volk-Weiss Talks Star Trek Figures – Trek Central

                              2. Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines

                              1. Star Trek Reveals Bittersweet Ending for Kelvin Timeline’s Captain Kirk
                              2. After 26 Years, Star Trek Has Finally Settled a DS9 Debate
                              3. Exclusive DS9 Story Excerpt From New Star Trek Explorer Short Fiction Collection – TrekMovie.com
                              4. Star Trek Is Ready to Embark on a Klingon Redemption Story No One Saw Coming, And I’m Not Sure It Will Work Out
                              5. At Last, Star Trek Just Addressed One of Spock’s Most Annoying Plot Holes With Help From a Familiar Starfleet Captain
                              6. Star Trek May Be Canceling Its Best Show in Ages, But Lower Decks Will Boldly Live On Elsewhere
                              7. See The Cerritos Gang Take On A Strange World In Preview Of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ #2 – TrekMovie.com

                                8. MISCELLANEOUS

                                Paramount+ News

                                1. Skydance Deal Sparks Studio Protest Over Redstone Payout
                                2. Paramount Consolidates TV, Streaming Distribution Resulting in Layoffs
                                3. Paramount Inks New Deal for Government Relations Chief DeDe Lea
                                4. Hollywood’s Top Dealmakers of 2024
                                5. Paramount Consolidation of U.S. TV and Streaming Distribution Teams Results in Staff Cuts
                                6. Paramount extends executive’s term, adjusts compensation By Investing.com
                                7. Paramount Global Extends EVP Doretha Lea’s Contract | Markets Insider
                                8. YouTube, Netflix and the other most watched streaming services ranked
                                9. What CBS, Paramount+ & Showtime are Buying Right Now
                                10. Paramount Global’s $8 Billion Skydance Merger Reportedly Faces Regulatory Hurdles Amid Trump Election and Union Concerns | Cord Cutters News
                                11. Paramount+ to Remove Some International Originals (Exclusive)
                                12. Ropes & Gray Named to The Hollywood Reporter’s Top Dealmakers of 2024 | News & Events | Ropes & Gray LLP
                                13. Paramount Global’s New Owner – David Ellison – Is Set To Implement Major Changes | Broadcast Media Africa
                                14. Industry: WBD restructure splits up streaming and cable channels – SportsPro
                                15. Industry: “It cannot stand idly by” — WGA calls for Hollywood studios to take legal actions against AI companies for allegedly stealing subtitles
                                  >> Writers Guild Tells Studios to Take Legal Action Against AI Companies

                                  16. Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

                                  1. Pre-Warp Impersonations: Starfleet Preserves the Prime Directive | Star Trek
                                  2. Star Trek: Time Dilation, Explained
                                  3. Why Star Trek can’t go back to 1990s quality, even though it’s what some fans want
                                  4. 10 Worst Star Trek Moments In 2024
                                  5. 3 unexpected Star Trek characters we’d like to get their own series
                                  6. 4 non-permanent changes Star Trek should have made permanent
                                  7. Writer of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “Inner Light” is developing new scifi show
                                  8. The Wisdom of Worf | Star Trek
                                  9. TV review: Star Trek Continues, more or less
                                  10. 10 Greatest Star Trek Moments In 2024
                                  11. Star Trek Just Proved This Popular MCU Concept Can Work on Anything
                                  12. Man’s Best Friend In Space
                                  13. Star Trek’s Most Underrated Series Shows the Limitless Potential of Animation

                                    14. Actor Watch

                                    1. Interview: Jerry O’Connell Talks Parallel Universes And Jack Ransom’s Depth On ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ – TrekMovie.com
                                    2. Season two Star Trek: Picard actor would happily revisit the Star Trek world
                                    3. Interview: Garrett Wang On The Joy Of Harry Kims In ‘Lower Decks,’ And Anger Being Written Out Of ‘Picard’ – TrekMovie.com

                                      4. Passings

                                      1. Jill Jacobson, ‘Falcon Crest’ and ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Actress, Dead at 70
                                        2. Main Mission, Part 2

                                        Star Trek: Lower Decks
                                        “The New Next Generation”
                                        Written by Mike McMahan
                                        Directed by Megan Lloyd

                                        End Of Show

                                        It’s about time to refill the dilithium chamber and get on out of here. 

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