The Topic is Trek

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Patrick Stewart and Mark Hamill Are Rivals in Uber Eats’ Charmingly Confrontational Ads

Star Trek: Lower Decks Virtual Background | Star Trek

Noah Hawley Dishes on ‘Star Trek’ and His ‘Alien’ Miniseries Pitch | ObserverNew Star Trek Movie Reboot Is an Argument for Why All Humanity Should Unite

In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news:66 additional stories. Everything from Doug Jones’ sharing his very first contact with Star Trek (hint, it’s the same as Clinton’s), to Tawny  Newsome taking some time on the official Star Trek podcast to sit down with three other black women and slice and dice all things Trek, to a version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” in Klingon and more..

* Star Trek: Discovery’s Doug Jones Shares His First Contact With Trek | Star Trek* Alison Pill, Mary Chieffo, and Amrit Kaur Answer Star Trek Fan Questions | Star Trek* Review: Eaglemoss ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Future USS Enterprise-D XL Model Is All Good Things – TrekMovie.com* Out-of-this-world Winnipeg music video continues to reach Star Trek, Queen fans worldwide – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca* Star Trek: The Next Generation Picard Uniform From the #Starchive | Star Trek* ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ release date may reveal a wild Pike twist* San Antonio “Star Trek” fans boldly welcome “Star Wars” fans, too, as “Star Trek: Discovery” comes to CBS – ExpressNews.com* Below Deck With Lower Decks: Star Trek’s Optimistic Future* A Star Trek Fan Examines What Rosh Hashanah Looks Like In the Future* How a Short Treks Episode Bridges Star Trek’s Past and Future* First Look At December 2020 Star Trek Comics From IDW – TrekMovie.com* Star Trek’s 23rd Century Starfleet Tricorder | Star Trek*

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* Star Trek Day 2020 | Star Trek Universe Panels – YouTube* Star Trek: Lower Decks | Mid-Season Trailer | CBS All Access – YouTube* Star Trek: Discovery | Season 3 Official Trailer | CBS All Access – YouTube* CBS All Access is becoming Paramount+, ViacomCBS’s new premium streaming service — Daily Star Trek News* Star Trek’s Official Video Timeline | Star Trek* Star Trek Adds Two New Limited Edition Wines to Its Fleet | Food & WineStar Trek: The Pod Directive — The Ben Stiller Episode* Star Trek Universe Panel For Virtual NYCC To Focus On ‘Discovery’ And ‘Lower Decks’ With “Surprise Guests” – TrekMovie.com* 2020 Creative Arts Emmys: See a Full List of Winners | Vanity Fair* Star Trek: The Motion Picture Lunch Box | Smithsonian Institution

In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news:

* Centre Street getting makeover | Vulcan Advocate* Vulcan’s library board wins award | Vulcan Advocate

42 additional stories. Everything from information on what crew would have inhabited that Noah Hawley Trek movie, a revelation about Gene Roddenberry by Patrick Stewart, analysis of Easter Eggs in “Lower Decks” and more.

* Star Trek: Lower Decks’ and The Boys’ Jack Quaid cast in upcoming Scream reboot — Daily Star Trek News* Review: Star Trek: Lower Decks Episode 4 – Moist Vessel – A Slightly Better Assignment – Bounding Into Comics* Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reread — The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses | Tor.com* Alexander Siddig’s Social Club is one of 2020’s Few Bright Spots* WATCH: Star Trek Ships of the Line — U.S.S. Enterprise | Star Trek* George Takei: ‘Getting cast as Lt Sulu in Star Trek was life-changing’ | Star...

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Star Trek Day – September 8th!

Over on Twitch, you can join in the “Geeks who Drink Star Trek Pub Quiz,” which starts at 7:00pm Eastern/4:00pm Pacifc. Join fellow Star Trek fans from all over the world and test your “Star Trek” knowledge. The quiz can be accessed at: twitch.tv/geekswhodrinkpubquizzes/

Because right now, as part of the celebration, you can share what Star Trek means to you by posting stories, pictures and memories ons Instagram and Twitter, using the hashtag StarTrekStory (#StarTrekStory), for a chance to be featured on the official Star Trek platforms.

Star Trek Day | Star Trek

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Among CBS’ Fall Broadcast Lineup | IndieWire

Klingon No More: Kenneth Mitchell Gets His Human Moment in STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Season 3 • TrekCore.com

A reminder that season 3 of “Discovery” premiers on October 15th.

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Will Introduce Non-Binary And Transgender Characters – TrekMovie.com

James Darren, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Vic Fontaine, is recovering from COVID-19 — Daily Star Trek News

Vulcan Alberta, Canada

Fuel stolen from Vulcan Golf and Country Club | Vulcan Advocate

45 additional stories. Everything from Chris Pine still hoping to return for Star Trek 4, to a story that connects season 2 of “Discovery” to a painting in Spock’s quarters in “The Undiscovered Country.”

* Chris Pine Is Hopeful He Will Return as Kirk in Star Trek 4* Star Trek: Lower Decks Name Drops a Forgotten TNG Villain | CBR* Star Trek dream comes true | Sandusky Register Dawnn Lewis joins the Federation* Star Trek: Every Captain’s First Ship (& How The Earned Command)* An Inside Look at the Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Gizmodo UK* Three ways Lower Decks makes Star Trek more three-dimensional* Preview “Cupid’s Errant Arrow” With 12 N...

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* New York Comic Con goes virtual for 2020 event | Entertainment | martinsvillebulletin.comEmerald City Virtual “Picard” cast Q&A panel: Star Trek Picard Cast Q&A – YouTube* Emerald City Virtual Behind-the-Scenes with “Lower Decks” Star Trek: Lower Decks | Behind the Scenes of Star Trek’s Newest Series – YouTube* Renegades: Requiem Part 2 – YouTube* Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Star Trek’ Idea: 1930s Gangster Movie | IndieWire* ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’: Ben Hibon To Direct & Co-EP Nickelodeon Animated Series – DeadlineLink to Hibon IMDB page: Ben Hibon – IMDbLink to “Codehunters” video: Codehunters MTV Asia HD 1080p – YouTube* David Tennant eyeing roles in Star Trek and DC Universe – Radio Times

In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news:

* The next time you are in Vulcan, be sure to look up. That’s because the town’s public works staff are installing 43 new decorative “Star Trek” themed LED street lights. The hood of the light serves as the saucer section, with two trailing nacelles directly behind.Star Trek themed light standards being installed | Vulcan Advocate

47 additional stories

* Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Premiere Contained an Easter Egg You May Have Missed* Your Star Trek Summer Reads for August* 10 Star Trek Collectables to Add to Your Shelf Immediately!* Lower Decks – Official Star Trek Shop* Review: Die Standing by John Jackson Miller | The Nerd Daily* Destination Star Trek Germany Postpones to 2021* 24 Star Trek Adjacent Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Read this Summer* Star Trek: All 3 Versions Of The Enterprise In The New Shows* How Paramount Failed To Turn ‘Star Trek’ Into A Blockbuster Franchise*

Coming up in this episode: 

* Dr. Bashir is off to save an old frenemy* San Diego comes to us* The USS Cerritos emerges from drydock

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* Watch ‘Alone Together,’ A 4-Part Remote Series Read By ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Actors In Character – TrekMovie.com* Star Trek: Voyager 25th anniversary documentary to resume filming — Daily Star Trek News* Star Trek earns 6 Emmy nominations: 5 for Picard and 1 for Short Treks — Daily Star Trek News

In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news:

* Nothing to report. Please stand by while we reacquire subspace communications.. 

46  additional stories we did not have time to cover, including articles about 

* ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Will Debut In October – TrekMovie.com* The Story Behind Star Trek V: The Final Frontier’s Musical Moment* Star Trek: Picard First Season Blu-Ray and Steelbook Announced* Nichelle Nichols NASA Film ‘Woman In Motion’ Gets North American Deal – Deadline* Star Trek: Picard Stunning Romulan Makeup Transformation | Star Trek* Star Trek: Picard Tellarite Prosthetic Makeup Timelapse | Star Trek* US Space Force explains why its logo isn’t a Star Trek ripoff – The Verge* Star Trek: Discovery Shares New 360º Photos of Set | Star Trek* CBS’ overzealous copyright bots hit Star Trek virtual Comic-Con panel | Ars Technica* Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Radical Depiction of Black Love* Amazon.com: Star Trek Starships Coaster Book: Set of 6 Collectible Coasters (9780762494415): Carter, Chip: Books* Help recover missing Roddenberry Nexus items in Sansar’s VR scavenger hunt, and win an Oculus Rift — Daily Star Trek News<...

Special Guest: Dr. Eric Macdonald

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* Star Trek: The Cruise V Rescheduled For 2022 – TrekMovie.com* Programming Schedule | Comic-Con International: San Diego* Star Trek: Lower Decks Sets Release Date, Previews First Trailer, and Series Poster* “Khan” Producer On His New “Trek” Film Pitch – Dark Horizons

In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news:

* Birds of Prey are moving in!

33  additional stories we did not have time to cover, including articles about 

* The third season of Discovery is full of questions, says Doug Jones – Trek Report* Raising the Bar with Armin Shimerman* WATCH: xB Prosthetic Makeup Time Lapse | Star Trek* Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 May Ditch The Universal Translator* Star Trek: The Original Series Needs A Real Origin Story | Den of Geek* Star Trek: Picard what happened to the women in Picard’s life* “Star Trek” is the Perfect Pandemic Binge* When Barclay met Janeway! Exploring Star Trek Voyager’s Pathfinder [Warp Factor]* The Fleet’s In: 24th Century Federation Starships* X-Men star James McAvoy claims that playing a young Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek is his “territory” — Daily Star Trek News* Star Trek: Picard producer Goldsman: “what’s happening culturally right now is resonant for us” — Daily Star Trek News* Sci-Fi Spoof ‘Unbelievable!!!!!’ Featuring 42 Star Trek Actors To Premiere In August With Virtual Convention – TrekMovie.com* Introverts Can See Themselves In Star Trek* Meet the Star Trek Inspired Chef who Boldly Brings Intergalactic Flavors to Life*

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Coming up in this episode

* Even before 2020, we almost had an actual “Year of Hell”* Vegas is moving!* What happens when the “Mary Tyler Moore” show meets Trek?

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