‘Star Trek: Section 31’ got us thinking… Should you have to do your homework before you watch a movie?

Empress Philippa Georgiou in Star Trek Discovery

Let’s start with a small thought experiment. It’s Saturday night and you spot a new “Star Trek” movie on your Paramount+ homepage. You’re not a hardcore fan but you enjoyed “The Next Generation“, “The Wrath of Khan” and the JJ Abrams reboot. You’re also drawn in by the fact this interstellar version of “Mission: Impossible” … Read more

Did the ‘Lower Decks’ finale just set up an exciting new ‘Star Trek’ spin-off?

“All Good Things”, “What You Leave Behind”, “Endgame”… Now “The New Next Generation” becomes the latest addition to the pantheon of memorable “Star Trek” season finales, as the franchise’s only out-and-out comedy, “Lower Decks”, goes out in style. After last week’s multiverse-hopping adventures, the race is on to save the prime universe from a fissure … Read more

‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ brings back fan-favorite characters for ‘Multiverse of Madness’-style hijinks in latest episode

Ever wondered what happened to Bradward Boimler’s transporter duplicate? We already knew his death was faked by Section 31 and now we know the reason why: he’s leaping between multiverses as if he’s Doctor Strange, trying to stop whatever — or whoever — is tearing rifts between dimensions. And who else to accompany him on … Read more

‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ season 5 episode 8 flips the script and visits the ‘Upper Decks’

The latest “Lower Decks” episode, “Upper Decks”, reveals what the command crew gets up to when Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, Rutherford, and T’Lyn aren’t hogging all that main character energy. So, as the lead quintet gets busy “mutilating gourds” for Halloween — everyone but T’Lyn would describe it as carving pumpkins — “Upper Decks” shows that … Read more