The Topic is Trek

By Clinton Alvord, Kreg Steppe, and Chuck Tomasi

In each episode the guys talk about the latest Trek news and rumors, then discuss general topics related to the TV shows, movies and more. The debate is always passionate. And they try to make sure th... more

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August 19, 2022 Episode 121: Tik-Tik BOOM!

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Star Trek Day

You’re Invited to a Special Global ‘Star Trek Day’ Celebration on September 8

How a family situation affects Dr. Crusher and Picard on s3 of Star Trek: Picard

Worf returns to Star Trek: Picard as a captain but in rank only

LeVar Burton gushes about working with his daughter on Star Trek: Picard

Interview: ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Showrunner On How Season 3 Gives The TNG Characters A Proper Finale – TrekMovie.com

Don’t tell anyone I showed you though! 🤫 #JamesHorner https://t.co/3492MW87FL pic.twitter.com/gzuq07wQ7p— Terry Matalas (@TerryMatalas) August 13, 2022

Star Trek’s original USS Enteprise model goes back on display at the Smithsonian — Daily Star Trek News

Paramount+ to be Bundled With Walmart+ Membership Program – Variety

Exclusive: Star Trek Looking For Female Director, Black Widow Director Approached

Star Trek: Voyager’s Kate Mulgrew Provides Great Response To Viral Fan Concern About Her Visiting Janeway Monument | Cinemablend

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Here are links to additional stories. Broken out by series, movies and other categories. Just go over to the show notes for episode 121, over at The Topic is Trek.com

Star Trek: The Next Generation

* Star Trek: Exploring The Enterprise D’s Civilian Problem* 8 WTF Moments In Star Trek: The Next Generation That Keep Me Up At Night | Cinemablend

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

* Star Trek: Deep Space Nine almost didn’t get Penny Johnson Jerald* The Orville: P...
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1h 16min
August 05, 2022 Episode 120: Hailing Frequencies Forever

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Star Trek Icon Nichelle Nichols Has Passed Away – TrekMovie.com

George Takei, J.J. Abrams and more pay tribute to late ‘Star Trek’ actress Nichelle Nichols – CNN

Star Trek Says Goodbye To Memorable Guest Stars David Warner And Paul Sorvino – TrekMovie.com

Subspace Chatter

Since last we spoke, a little thing called San Diego Comic Con happened.

Alex Kurtzman Reconfirms Two New Star Trek Series Are In Development – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart responds to Picard movie rumours

US-Streaming-Satisfaction-Report-2022.pdf

Paramount Second-Quarter Earnings, Streaming Subscribers, Advertising – The Hollywood Reporter

Here are links to 26 additional stories broken out by series, movies and other categories. Just go over to the show notes for episode 109, over at The Topic is Trek.com

Star Trek: The Original Series

* The story behind ‘Star Trek’ actress Nichelle Nichols’ iconic interracial kiss* Star Trek Finally Reveals Uhura Became Captain of Her Own Starship | Den of Geek* Star Trek: Nichelle Nichols’ Best Uhura Moments | Den of Geek

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: Why Was Picard So Mean To Riker In The Next Generation Pilot?

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

* Alex Kurtzman: Discussions Have Been Had About Bringing Back ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Characters – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek: Lower Decks

* Star Trek boss fixes Strange New Worlds plot hole* Star Trek boss says 2 more spin-offs are coming, teases female leads | EW.com* Star Trek: Lower Decks S0...
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1h 30min
July 22, 2022 Episode 119: Some Kind of Episode

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Subspace Chatter

* ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ returns for its third season on August 25th | Engadget* Star Trek: Lower Decks | Teaser | Paramount+ – YouTube* Jason Isaacs talks about the possibility of returning to Star Trek — Daily Star Trek News* Eaglemoss Hero Collector Reportedly Goes Bankrupt • The Toy Book* The Official Star Trek Universe Guide to San Diego Comic-Con 2022

William Shatner at his San Diego Comic Con handprint ceremony on Thursday, July 21, with “Strange New Worlds” Kirk, Paul Wesley on hand.

* Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds nominated for 5 Emmys between them — Daily Star Trek News

In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news…10 great Canadian-shot TV shows you can stream right now | Vulcan Advocate

Here are links to 27 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. Just go over to the show notes for episode 119, over at The Topic is Trek.com

Star Trek: The Next Generation

* An Outside-The-Box Star Trek Script Put Jonathan Frakes’ Directing To The Test

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

* Best Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes | Space

Star Trek: Voyager

* Kate Mulgrew Has Been Talking To Her ‘Voyager’ Co-Stars About Returning To Star Trek – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek: Discovery

* Star Trek: Discovery Star Responds to Fans’ Criticism: ‘I Hear You’

Star Trek: Lower Decks

* Star Trek: Lower Decks Creator Mike McMahan on Season 2 Triumphs, Teases Seasons 3 and 4 – IGN* Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 2 Blu-ray Review: An upgraded, expanded offering worthy of a spot on your media shelf – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

* How Strange New Worlds Recreated Star Trek’s Greatest Episode*
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1h 22min
July 11, 2022 Episode 118: Gornography

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Subspace Chatter

Star Trek #400 to Feature Original Story by Wil Wheaton and More

Production Has Wrapped On ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 2 – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek: Prodigy Lands in Growtopia for Limited-Time Event

William Shatner to Unveil Documentary About Himself at San Diego Comic-Con

Gene Roddenberry Biopic In Works With ‘You Don’t Know Jack’ Scribe Adam Mazer – Deadline

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Star Trek: Discovery

* Star Trek Discovery: Sonequa-Martin Green on season 4’s big goodbye, becoming captain, and a season 5 tease | GamesRadar+

Star Trek: Picard

* Analysis: Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Guest Stars Most Likely To Appear In ‘Picard’ Season 3 – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek: Lower Decks

* Mike McMahan And Tawny Newsome Talk ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 3 (And 4) – TrekMovie.com* Star Trek: Lower Decks Star Tawny Newsome Is Stoked About Replicator Nachos [Interview]

Star trek: Prodigy

* ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Arrives On Nickelodeon USA Next Week – TrekMovie.com* ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ beams onto Nickelodeon July 8 – AZ Big Media* Star Trek Prodigy: Is Kate Mulgrew’s Holo Janeway the Same Character as in Voyager? | Den of Geek

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

* Strange New Worlds Writer Explains Changing Star Trek’s Gorn Canon* ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’: Jess Bush on Chapel & Spock’s Complicated Dynamic and the Crew’s Loss* ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’...
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1h 47min
June 25, 2022 Episode 117: Aaaaargh!

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Subspace Chatter

Nicholas Meyer’s ‘Ceti Alpha V’ Khan Prequel Series May Become Star Trek Podcast – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek: Voyager: The Animated Series – YouTube

Watch: “Threshold” From ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ In The Style Of ‘The Animated Series’ + Creator Interview – TrekMovie.com

Attack on Terran HQ | Star Trek Online Story Series E169 (Nice) – YouTube

Paramount+ presents: “STAR TREK’S 10 FORWARD: THE EXPERIENCE” | Fever

Vulcan, Alberta, Canada

Vulcan Tourism

Here are links to 33 a story about the design of the original USS Enterprise to Rainn Wilson, our new Harry Mudd, talking about his love for TOS and D&D. Just go over to the show notes for episode 117, over at The Topic is Trek.com.

Star Trek: The Original Series

* Star Trek: The Story Behind The Enterprise’s Iconic Design

Star Trek: Discovery

* ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 Filming Soon – Showrunner Sees No Competition With ‘Strange New Worlds’ – TrekMovie.com* How ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Stars and EP Really Feel About Trekkies – and the Show’s Most Difficult Castmate (Exclusive Video)* Sonequa Martin-Green Talks “Unexpected” ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5, Crossovers, And More Tilly – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek: Picard

* Star Trek: Picard: LeVar Burton Shares S03 Update, Geordi LaForge Info* Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Explains Approach to Dr. Crusher’s Return* Picard showrunner teases even more legacy returns for season 3 – The Verge* Star Trek: Picard EP calls final season a passing of the torch

Star trek: Prodigy

* Executive Producer Aaron Waltke comments on Star Trek: Prodigy’s USS Dauntless — D...
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1h 21min
June 03, 2022 Episode 116: What’s up, Spacedock?

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Subspace Chatter

* Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | The Real Science Behind The Gorn Chase | Paramount+ – YouTube* Star Trek, South Park and more coming for Paramount+ UK launch* Terry Matalas Teases ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Villain, Confirms TNG Cast Will Be Together – TrekMovie.com* Destination Star Trek London Canceled; 56-Year Mission Las Vegas Con Announces 100th Guest – TrekMovie.com* The Orville season 3 is almost here! Plus, Karl Urban said WHAT about Star Trek 4? (Hint: not much) — Daily Star Trek News* Star Trek: Picard’s EP says new villain and actor has never been in Star Trek* Melissa Navia asks the question all Trekkies have been asking

Here are links to 25 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. While, once again this week, a lot of the stories are about “Strange New Worlds,” you will still find plenty about Picard, plus books, games and general articles about Trek. Just go over to the show notes for episode 115, over at The Topic is Trek.com

Star Trek (the Original Series)

* The Classic Star Trek Episodes That Inspired Strange New Worlds Episode 4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

* Star Trek: Things You Didn’t Know About Deanna Troi

Star Trek: Enterprise

* Star Trek Cancelled 1 Plan That Could Have Saved Enterprise

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

* Why Star Trek: Strange New World’s Christina Chong Didn’t Focus Too Much On Ricardo Montalbán’s Performance As Khan Ahead Of Playing His Descendant | Cinemablend* Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Christina Chong Talks Carrying Khan’s Legacy and Teases an Even More Epic Season 2* Strange New Worlds Just Made Its Biggest TOS Retcon So Far* Strange New Worlds Makes Kirk’s Best Enterprise Trick The PIKE Maneuver*
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1h 35min
May 20, 2022 Episode 115: Una, Odo, Kang and Kes, Morn and Lore and the rest

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Subspace Chatter

TV series demand across aldl television platforms for the U.S. (07 – 13 May, 2022) | Parrot AnalyticsStar Trek: Strange New Worlds (paramount+): United States daily TV audience insights for smarter content decisions – Parrot Analytics

Star Trek TV Shows Ranked by Tomatometer << Rotten Tomatoes – Movie and TV News

Super 7 Toys – Super 7 Thundercats – Super 7 TMNT – Entertainment Earth

Star Trek: Discovery Star Wilson Cruz Honored at the GLAAD Awards

Star Trek Online Launches “Stormfall” With A Mirror Universe Mission Tied To ‘The Motion Picture’ – TrekMovie.com

‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Showrunner Reveals More Details; Hypes Seven/Raffi Spin-off Idea – TrekMovie.com

Vulcan, Alberta, Canada

Town council approves Spock Days Committee requests | Vulcan Advocate

Here are links to 34 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. While, once again this week, a lot of the stories are about “Strange New Worlds,” you will still find plenty about Picard, plus books, games and general articles about Trek. Just go over to the show notes for episode 115, over at The Topic is Trek.com

Star Trek: Picard

* UPDATED: More ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Cast Members Confirm They Are Not Coming Back For Season 3 – TrekMovie.com* Star Trek: Picard Squandered the Potential of Its New Characters* Why Star Trek: Picard’s Michelle Hurd Thinks Fans Will Be ‘Giddy’ When Season 3 Arrives | Cinemablend* Star Trek: Patrick Stewart Talks Season 2 Regrets, TNG Reunion & More* Star Trek: Watch John de Lancie Say a Heartfelt Goodbye to Q

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

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1h 11min
May 06, 2022 Episode 114: Back to the Future’s Past

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Subspace Chatter

Sorry, Charlie. No subspace chatter this week. Better luck next time. So, goodbye, Charlie!

Main Mission

Star Trek: PicardSeason 2, episode 10“Farewell”Written by Christopher Monfette & Akiva GoldsmanDirected by Michael Weaver

Star Trek: Strange New WorldsSeason 1, episode 1“Strange New Worlds”Written by Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman and Jenny LumetDirected by Akiva Goldsman

Time to refill the dilithium chamber and warp on out of here!

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

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1h 23min
April 29, 2022 Episode 113: To Beam or Not to Beam?

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Subspace Chatter

See STAR TREK: TNG’s Enterprise Come Together in Rare Photos – Nerdist

The Twitter thread starts here: https://twitter.com/ArtofTrek/status/1517541232355983367?s=20&t=lVNRYli9bsqAWR4Fbz0XZw

Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Animated Series – YouTube

>>> How We Animated Star Trek: TNG: TAS – YouTube

Star trek Picard Bourbon II Whiskey LotteryColorado bourbon, NoCo Distillery’s Bourbon II, spotted in “Star Trek: Picard.” Here’s how to get a bot

The Star Trek Book of Friendship: You Have Been, and Always Shall Be, My Friend: Pearlman, Robb, Hoffman, Jordan: 9781637740514: Amazon.com: Books

Tourism funding announced | Vulcan Advocate

Here are links to 41 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. You’ll find everything from an article on how “Star Trek: Enterprise” actors say that Season 5 would have “crushed it,” to Nicholas Meyer remind us that his Khan-centric Ceti Alpha V mini-series script is “just sitting there.” Plus, a whole lot of “Strange New Worlds: articles. Just go over to the show notes for episode 113, “To Beam or not to beam”, over at The Topic is Trek.com

Star Trek: Enterprise

* ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ Actors Say Season 5 Would Have “Crushed It,” Defend “Naff” Theme Song – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek: Discovery

* Why PXO created a real-life ‘Holodeck’ for ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ – Unreal Engine

Star Trek: Lower Decks

* ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 2 Arrives On Blu-ray/DVD In July – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek: Picard

* ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 2 episode 8 review | Space* Alison Pill Talks Jurati’s Excellent Borgventure on Star Trek: Picard* Q’s Star Trek: Picard Death Can Explain A Discovery Mystery* Picard Season 2 Is ...
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1h 30min
April 08, 2022 Episode 112: First Contact Dazed

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Subspace Chatter

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Official Trailer | Paramount+ – YouTubeThe Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Official Trailer is Here

* PIKE* SPOCK* UNA* CHAPEL* M’BENGA* HEMMER* ORTEGAS* LA’AN* UHURA

* Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director’s Edition Interview* ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition’ makes its glorious return | Engadget* Star Trek: Picard | Season 3 Cast Announce | Paramount+ – YouTube* ‘Picard’ Season 3 Showrunner On TNG Sendoff, More Starships, Worf’s Makeup, And Other Star Trek Cameos – TrekMovie.com* Star Trek Voyager Documentary To the Voyage First Look* Star Trek Picard Easter Egg: Real Phone Number Lets You Call Q* Star Trek’s first NFTs lean heavily on incentives | Engadget

In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news,

Town council approves strategic planning priorities | Vulcan Advocate

Here are links to additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. You’ll find everything from some more background on Christopher Pike to a video about 10 times “Star Trek” has broken the 4th wall. Just go over to the show notes for episode 112, “First Contact Dazed”, over at The Topic is Trek.com

Star Trek: The Original Series

Picard Director Jonathan Frakes on Star Trek: First Contact Callbacks – The Hollywood Reporter

Picard’s Borg Queen twist solves season 2’s biggest mystery

Picard Season 2 Episode 5: The Biggest Star Trek Easter Eggs | Den of Geek

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (premiering May 5, 2022)

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1h 28min

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