The Topic is Trek

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* Star Trek: Picard EP Reveals What Happened To The Ex-BorgLEVAR BURTON in Talks for Return for STAR TREK: PICARD* [VIDEO] ‘Legends of Tomorrow’: ‘Star Trek’ Parody in Season 5 Trailer | TVLine* Creation Entertainment baffles fans by continuing to sell tickets for Star Trek Las Vegas 2020 — Daily Star Trek News* Jonathan Frakes Says ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Will Be A “Big Tonal Shift” For The Show – TrekMovie.com* Movie Park Germany releases orchestral performance of Star Trek: Operation Enterprise ride music — Daily Star Trek News* (19) Star Trek Operation Enterprise – ohne Gäste Queue & Pre-Show / onride POV / Movie Park Neuheit 2017 – YouTube

19 additional stories we did not have time to cover:

* Jonathan Frakes Teases His Involvement In New Star Trek Series* Patrick Stewart Put Terrified Co-Star at Ease on First Day at Work* Star Trek Helped Me Stop Dreading the E-Word* Star Trek: Discovery Season 3: Spoilers, Premiere, Casting, and Trailer | TV Guide* Top Rated Star Trek TOS Episodes, According To IMDb | ScreenRant* Star Trek: Sisko Meeting Kirk Was Much Better Than Picard* 10 Strange Star Trek Timeline Continuity Errors | ScreenRant* 10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Canceled Movie Star Trek: Planet Of The Titans* Jennifer Lawrence Reportedly Eyed To Play Classic Character In Star Trek 4* Scenes Star Trek actors regret filming* Join Jonathan Frakes For A ‘Star Trek: First Contact’ Livestream Q&A On April 29 – TrekMovie.com* Seuss-Star Trek Copyright Battleship Makes Landing at Ninth Circuit* Star Trek Disc...

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Belated Happy First Contact Day!

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* PSA: You can watch ‘Star Trek: Picard’ for free right now thanks to Patrick Stewart | Space

Until April 23rd, you can watch for free on @CBSAllAccess in the US with the code: GIFT. https://bit.ly/PicardGift

* Rosario Dawson Wants to Play Q in the ‘Star Trek’ Universe – Variety

* Ethan Peck Says He Has Drunk The Star Trek Kool-Aid And Would Love To Play Spock In A New Series – TrekMovie.com

* Paramount Holding Live Virtual Screening Of ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan’ On April 25th – TrekMovie.com

* Pacific Opera Project offers up Star Trek-themed opera with Abduction from the Seraglio livestream — Daily Star Trek News

* Watch: Fan Puts ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Bloopers Back Into The Show – TrekMovie.com

* STAR TREK Producer Shares Admiral Picard’s Quarantine Log — GeekTyrant

12 additional stories we did not have time to discuss:

* Star Trek: The Unsettling Stars Preview ReleasedCheck Out an Exclusive Excerpt and Audio Q&A From Star Trek: The Unsettling Star* WATCH: Ethan Peck Reads Too Many Tribbles | Star Trek* GalaxyCon Live features two interviews with Star Trek stars this week — Daily Star Trek News* Guardians of the Galaxy, Spock and More Get the Easter Egg Treatment* Frugal Trekkies’ Guide To Enjoying Star Trek For Free – TrekMovie.com* How The X-Men Joined The Crew of STAR TREK’s Enterprise* Picard Composer Gives Us An Update On Star Trek 4* STAR TREK distributes Admiral Picard’s Quarantine Log Producer – GeekTyrant – Mashviral News

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* PSA: You can watch ‘Star Trek: Picard’ for free right now thanks to Patrick Stewart | Space

Until April 23rd, you can watch for free on @CBSAllAccess in the US with the code: GIFT. https://bit.ly/PicardGift

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* CBS All Access releases new Star Trek: Discovery teaser and artwork – for real, this time — Daily Star Trek News

* Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart Recites Shakespeare amid Coronavirus | PEOPLE.com

* Star Trek fan uses AI to create 4K remasters of Voyager and Deep Space Nine — Daily Star Trek News – (Read the article…there isn’t a lot to read)

* Star Trek star George Takei will be the final torchbearer for the delayed 2021 Tokyo Olympics | FOX 10 Phoenix

* CBS Reportedly Planning A Defenders-Style Star Trek Crossover Show

* Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Has Pitched A Seven Of Nine Spinoff

And finally, on Vulcan — uh, IN Vulcan…

* No News for Vulcan, Alberta Canada…It’s closed due to Virus

32 additional stories we did not have time to discuss:

* ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Showrunner Michael Chabon Explains Season 1 – Variety* STAR TREK ADVENTURES Heads to the Delta Quadrant • TrekCore.com* Preview: Star Trek: Year Five #11 | Star Trek* A Major Star Trek: TNG Prop Was Repurposed From Hunt for Red October’s Set* CBS Reportedly Planning A Defenders-Style Star Trek Crossover Show* Why Star Trek: Picard Isn’t Using Lore | Screen Rant* A Message From Cryptic Studios | Star Trek Online* Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart Recites Shakespeare amid Coronavirus | PEOPLE.com* Star Trek: Picard showrunner hints ...

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* No Subspace Chatter this week. For once, Charlie is right.

Main Mission 1

This time around we will be discussing “Star Trek: Picard” episodes 5, 6, 7 , and 8

* Episode 5, “Stardust City”* Episode 6, “The Impossible Box”* Episode 7 “Nepenthe”* Episode 8 “Broken Pieces”

Warp Speed Round Table 2

Star Trek: The Cruise

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

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Don’t put on the red shirt!

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* ViacomCBS new streaming service to include Paramount, CBS All Access* Petition · Make A Stitch in Time [Audiobook] · Change.org* Friends of the Force: Star Wars Fans Also Love these Fandoms | CableTV.com* Justice League Adds Spider-Man In Star Trek Online Fashion Show* Snooker news – ‘Star Trek in bed until 3am’ – Shaun Murphy reveals Welsh Open pre-final routine – Welsh Open 2019-2020 – Snooker – Eurosport Asia* Star Trek: Discovery Star Teases Her Return As Number One* Can Regulation Boldly Go? Space Law X Star Trek | R Street

And finally, on Vulcan — uh, IN Vulcan…

* Travers Solar project will be Vulcan County’s ace in the hole | | prairiepost.com

74 additional stories we did not have time to discuss:

* CBS Reportedly Planning At Least 5 Seasons Of Star Trek: Discovery* Don’t Miss These New Ships From Hero Collector!* A Trek Through the Paramount Lot* The Trek Collective: Star Trek action figure prototypes at auction* The Top 15 Star Trek Fanfiction ‘Ships* ‘Star Trek: Picard’ borrows one incredible concept from ‘Lord of the Rings’* Who is the Wallenberg Behind Picard’s Wallenberg Class Ships?* Star Trek Technologies in Real Life – ASME* Star Trek Picard Theory: Romulans Created The Borg (That’s Their Secret)* ‘Star Trek Picard’: Here’s decoding Romulan history of ‘Star Trek’ Lore after 53 years of the franchise | MEAWW* Finally, Own a Tsunkatse Ship of Your Own!*

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* CBS makes Star Trek: Picard pilot free on YouTube for a limited time | Ars Technica* Star Trek: Picard | Free Series Premiere Episode | CBS All Access – YouTube* https://pluto.tv/live-tv/pluto-tv-sci-fi* Walmart’s Super Bowl 2020 commercial recruits Martians, ‘Star Trek,’ Lego and sci-fi icons | Space* Learn to Fight Like a STAR TREK Captain With KIRK FU* ‘Star Trek: Picard’ breaks streaming records on CBS All Access | TechCrunch* New ‘Star Trek’ series ‘Section 31’ to start filming when ‘Discovery’ season 3 wraps | Space* Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: Year Five – Odyssey’s End* Star Trek – Humble Bundle

30 additional stories we did not have time to discuss:

* Star Trek Show Could Help ViacomCBS Win Streaming Subscribers – Barron’s* Breaking down the Tal Shiar, Zhat Vash, and more from Star Trek: Picard Ep 2* Star Trek: Picard Hints That Data Has Even More Children* ‘Star Trek: Picard’ nails one thing the Star Wars sequels borked* Star Trek: Picard – 10 Burning Questions We Have About Data After The Debut Episode* Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds Announced* Star Trek’s Best Opera Moments, Ranked* ‘Star Trek: Picard’ episode 2; Slows down, but we’re getting somewhere – Deseret News* Star Trek: Picard – What To Know About The Tal Shiar And Zhat Vash? – GameSpot* When is Star Trek: Picard episode 3 released? | TechRadar* Star Trek: Picard’s New Episode Called Back to The Next Generation | Observer* The 2020 Star Trek Valentine’s Day Gift Guide*

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* “Picardilly” Circus | Star Trekhttps://twitter.com/Stephen_Liddell/status/1217470729542885376* Series‘Star Trek: Picard’ Renewed for Season 2 at CBS All Access | Hollywood Reporter* Wil Wheaton to Host Star Trek: Picard After Show, The Ready Room* 2 More Unannounced Star Trek TV Shows in the Works After Picard* Star Trek: Discovery nominated for GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series — Daily Star Trek News* ‘Star Trek’: Noah Hawley On His Sequel & Connection To Series: “I Have My Own Take” – Deadline* 14th Air Force Redesignated as Space Operations Command > Vandenberg Air Force Base > Article Display* Star Trek icon William Shatner, 88, plans space trip and doesn’t care if he dies – Mirror Online* Iconic prop house closes after 42 years in business – Los Angeles Times* The Most Important Device in the Universe – All Movie Appearances – YouTube

42 additional stories we did not have time to cover

* The Borg Have Returned to Star Trek Online in Remastered Task Force Operations – MMORPG.com* Star Trek: Picard gets a huge backstory twist with a new Short Treks Easter egg* Star Trek rules as American adopts ‘universal translator’ – Airline Ratings* Star Trek: Patrick Stewart Reveals One Next Generation Alien Race Not In Picard Yet* Star Wars Actors Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac Want to Join Star Trek, But John Boyega Does Not* ANOVOS updates customers on its Star Trek products — Daily Star Trek News* STAR TREK Fan Builds the Original Cinema Version of The Enterprise with LEGO Bricks — GeekTyrant*

In this Special Episode we talk to Marc B. Lee who attended the Star Trek: Picard premiere as well as the Chinese Theater ceremony where he left imprints of his hands and feet. Join us as Marc talks about his experience that day as well as a little insight on the new Picard series that starts up on January 23 on CBS All Access.

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Fan Film Alert!

Fan Day at The Neutral Zone! – Kingsland, GA

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* Star Trek PICARD – NFL NEW Teaser* ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Gets a Season 2 Ahead of January 2020 Series Premiere* Quentin Tarantino is having second thoughts about Star Trek movie* Star Trek: Discovery scenes filmed on location at Kingston Penitentiary* Star Trek to Introduce Mirror Universe Khan in 2020* Star Trek Movie & TV Timeline: Original Series, Kelvin, & Discovery* Monument to ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ captain set for May debut

Lots  more stories we did not have time to cover.

* Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek is Still Possible, Says Simon Pegg* Star Trek Picard: 8 Things Everyone Missed In CBS Trailer – YouTube* ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Cast Hopes Series Can “Connect Us” In Divisive Time – CCXP – Deadline* Amazon Prime and Hulu will add Star Trek movies to their libraries in 2020* Walter Mosley Reveals He Quit ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Over His Use of N-word* Star Trek Theory: Wesley Crusher Could Have Been Picard’s Son* Remembering Those We Lost In 2019* StarTrek.com’s Best of IDIC, 2019\* Star Trek: Bridge Crew now available for the Oculus Quest | Android Central* Go Inside Star Trek: Discovery Dead Endless with Narrator Robert Petkoff | Star Trek* Discovery Ships, New Manga Novels, and More Available in March 2020* WATCH: Unboxing The Official Star Trek Helmet with Ethan Peck | Star Trek* WATCH: Go Inside Ephraim and Dot | Star Trek*