Cillian's comments about too many guest stars makes me think that he actually filmed scenes with Jess for season 4 but they were edited out after Paramount heard the negative fan feedback about season 3. Erica's brother Beto was also neither seen nor mentioned. Season 3 had so many romances and guest stars that some episodes felt like a silly episode of The Love Boat. It would explain why Nurse Chapel was rarely seen in season 4.

I’m rewatching SNW and one thing came to mind. TOS had very little about Sam. SNW has him on the enterprise. I am loving him!

My problem is that now I am pissed. I know what happens to him. Like with Pike, I knew about it from the start but I never expected for Sam to be such a big part of SNW. And now I’m sad…

This Collider article by Michael Block makes me nervous because he imagines a recast of the TOS show without even mentioning the cast of Strange New Worlds. Zachary Quinto's Spock got a mention but not Ethan Peck? Does anyone know if Michael Block is a well regarded sci-fi writer? What prompted him to write an article like this?

Would anyone else enjoy watching a Captain Pike character-driven drama series in which he is living at his Montana ranch and trades the bridge of the Enterprise for horses, mountain views, cooking delicious meals, and drinking whiskey?

Once in a while he could go on select missions with Starfleet in which he provides his expertise and leadership as a consultant of sorts.

The show could focus on philosophical themes and dive deeper into his friendships and relationships.

To keep it interesting, he could take on special assignments, identified as follows: diplomatic assignments, first-contact situations, rescue missions, and investigations along the Federation frontier. He has the use of a small and specialized starship tailored to his preferences.

(Edited to change “documentary” to “drama” series)

Do you guys still get emotional at the opening theme even after four seasons?

Henry and Akiva discuss how they went into season 4 not knowing if it would be their last, their reaction to the reactions, shed a little light on the coulda-been Shatner and Dr. Who episodes, and talk about the joy of puppets.

I’m watching season 4 right now and honestly I’m loving it. This is what I want from the show and franchise, characters driven stories with silly elements in it.

I love these characters and I was thinking about how much I’m gonna miss them after season 5.

Does anyone know what’s paramount’s plan after the show ? Is that year one project happening or it’s just speculation ?

If you watch like SG1, they do like the whole behind the scenes version, or unique odd ones that's really diff. But for 20+ episodes you might get 1 or 2 of those a season. For 10 episodes feels like we got them every other episode kind of ruined it for me...

Anyone else felt that as well?

I was searching for the show on Paramount+ and it just hit me when i typed it out “strange new worlds”. It’s all been very strange.

I know many consider the episode derivative of other media, but imho it was very well played and enjoyable.

The final five minutes made me cry with a feeling of understanding a relationship to self.

My mother had some knowledge of the original series and TNG, so as a prequel she could follow easily. It meant a lot to me that she was trying to connect with one of my funny special interests by watching the season finale with me.

Those last minutes of showing Uhura believed in herself and watching her retrace her past moved my mother to tears as a non-fan. She even asked to watch trailers and interviews afterwards. She was very happy and even thankful for watching.

I just wanted to share a bit of joy for our fandom. A 68 year old woman who could not relate to Trek just became a new fan. ❤️

The Nurse Chapel and Spock ornaments go on sale tomorrow October 10

In this episode Spock is experiencing Pon Farr, the Vulcan mating condition that occurs approximately every 7yrs. Spock’s body chemistry changes and causes intense physical and emotional pain.
He loses control of his emotions and becomes irritable, aggressive and irrational. He stops eating and sleeping normally. If he doesn’t get to Vulcan he could die. Nurse Chapel brings him some Vulcan plomeek soup to make him feel better. It doesn’t go so well but it’s a very touching scene. I can’t type the entire episode but T’Pring plays a big part. I would highly recommend watching it 🖖

Not that I want an impersonation, but a little more Shatner wouldn't hurt.

Greetings!

I've been building a Star Trek episode finder for the past several months and it's finally at a place where I think it's worth sharing. I read the rules and it appears as though users can post fan-made content with context. I think posting an application to a Star Trek subreddit that helps you find Star Trek episodes is enough context, but please tell me if I'm wrong. The application is trekfinder.app

What it does: You pick a ST series (or search all of them at once), then filter by whatever characteristics of an episode you're in the mood for.

For example, you could search TNG to find all of the Data-focused episodes that took place in the holodeck, or search Voyager for the Harry Kim episodes that had a romance plot, etc...

Filters include:

  - Focal character(s) (specific to each series)

  - Setting (ship, alien planet, holodeck, etc.)

  - Episode type (character study, first contact, time travel, comedy, romance, etc.)

  - Conflict source (Borg, Romulans, Q, internal conflict, etc.)

  - Tone (light / dark / mixed)

  - Holodeck episode, multi-part, Prime Directive involvement

  - Each series has its own special filter (Data's humanity, Spock's humanity, Sisko's Prophet connection, Dal's identity, etc.)

ALL ST Series are covered: TOS, TAS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT, DSC, PIC, SNW, LDS, PRO, and Starfleet Academy — 948 episodes total.

There's also an All Series tab that lets you filter across every show at once, so you could generate a list of every show across the Star Trek Universe that featured time travel (there are 44...), and a Stats tab with charts breaking down the data. I'd be interested in knowing what other stats you think would be interesting.

Who Am I? I am a guy who grew up watching TOS in the 5-6 afternoon slot right before dinner on weekdays, then watching TNG every Sunday night in college. Me and my roommates made sure to get our homework done and sandwiches ordered for delivery in time for the 10:30 start. My wife and I have been Star Trek characters too many times to count for Halloween. Etc. ;)

Anyway, I built this for fans, so I really hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think!

thank you,

MM

Celia Rose Gooding sat down to chat her hesitation at embodying Nichelle's Uhura and how she overcame it.

Attention New York Comic Con-goers, Thomas Jane (our newest Dr McCoy) will be there this weekend! If you meet him, give us the details here please and thank you.

Calling all horror and sci-fi fans at #NYCC! 🩸✨ Catch actor and comic creator u/cardcarrying_thomasjane (The Punisher, The Mist, Play Dirty, The Expanse, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) for an exclusive signing!

Celebrate his 2026 Eisner and Harvey award-nominated gothic horror series The Lycan! Attendees will receive 1 free The Lycan mini poster to get signed. Fans may also bring 1 personal item to be signed, and selfies are welcome!

“Star Trek is ready for new stories.”

Star Trek’s 60th anniversary celebrations have been nothing short of stellar, and garnering “The Franchise of the Year Award” at this year’s Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame induction ceremony was simply replicator-quality icing on the cake.

However, despite achieving such an honor thanks, in large part, to the universe’s countless classic characters, the son of creator Gene Roddenberry isn’t interested in any of them returning.

Rod Roddenberry said while attending the BC Hall of Fame event (per People): “I think Star Trek is ready for new stories. Going back to the well, in my opinion, and bringing [back previous cast] or characters. We’ve done that. Let’s start out on a new adventure."

Roddenberry continued by saying:

"We’re certainly entering a unique time right now with technology and all sorts of things, and to explore that more in a respectful, careful, but optimistic way would probably not be too bad of an idea. But it’s also gotta be a good story, too. So, I’m not sure what that looks like yet.”

Star Trek is already moving forward with a brand-new cast of characters in John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein’s upcoming feature film. So, why not bring back some classic characters for another project?

I don't think the son of Roddenberry is taking into account how beloved some of the franchise’s characters are, or how their return could equate to huge box office profits while also satiating the majority of the fandom.

And, despite how much I enjoyed them, I think the live-action streaming shows Star Trek: Discovery and Starfleet Academy are prime examples of why nostalgia often trumps the contemporary. Both were loaded with a host of new characters, yet each endured considerable criticism.

Meanwhile Strange New Worlds, at least the first two seasons anyway, received high praise from critics and fans alike, and that streaming series introduced only a few new characters into a cast of iconic and beloved characters, which included James. T. Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Lt. Uhura.

So, respectively, I disagree with Roddenberry. I think the perfect blueprint has already been laid out by the first two seasons of Strange New Worlds: bring back beloved characters with a few new ones, which is an approach that should appeal to new fans, Trekkies, and Trekkers alike.

For instance, J.J. Abrams rebooted The Original Series for the big screen. Why doesn’t some talented writer-director do the same for The Next Generation?

Just think of all the new Treks which could be explored on the small and big screens by reintroducing TNG to a new generation of fans, not to mention the other 24th century titles (Deep Space Nine, Voyager), which also existed during that same time frame.