This week on TrekHeadlines: Jerry O'Connell finally has bragging rights over his own wife thanks to a battlefield promotion on Lower Decks, a sci-fi cult classic reveals it almost wasn't the movie that made Sam Rockwell a critics' darling, TV historians dig up the real reason every network passed on The Next Generation, and Strange New Worlds fans are asking when exactly Vulcans got so rude. Plus, the Enterprise crew's dino-killing detour gets checked against what scientists actually think happened 65 million years ago. Five stories, five minutes, zero deep dives — let's get into it. 26-0904

This week on TrekHeadlines: Jerry O'Connell finally has bragging rights over his own wife thanks to a battlefield promotion on Lower Decks, a sci-fi cult classic reveals it almost wasn't the movie that made Sam Rockwell a critics' darling, TV historians dig up the real reason every network passed on The Next Generation, and Strange New Worlds fans are asking when exactly Vulcans got so rude. Plus, the Enterprise crew's dino-killing detour gets checked against what scientists actually think happened 65 million years ago. Five stories, five minutes, zero deep dives — let's get into it.26-0904

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Outranking Your Spouse, Lunar Mind Games, and Vulcans Behaving Badly: This Week in Trek

This week on TrekHeadlines: Paramount+'s EVP says the franchise's future is bright with more series quietly in the works, Strange New Worlds' Dr. Boyce turns out to be a familiar face from three different eras of Trek, and the countdown to Star Trek's 60th anniversary on September 8th delivers two pieces of news at once — a worldwide celebration and a brand-new Blu-ray release. Plus, five sci-fi movies from the '80s get a literary gut check against the books that inspired them. Five stories, five minutes, zero deep dives — let's get into it. 26-0828

This week on TrekHeadlines: Paramount+'s EVP says the franchise's future is bright with more series quietly in the works, Strange New Worlds' Dr. Boyce turns out to be a familiar face from three different eras of Trek, and the countdown to Star Trek's 60th anniversary on September 8th delivers two pieces of news at once — a worldwide celebration and a brand-new Blu-ray release. Plus, five sci-fi movies from the '80s get a literary gut check against the books that inspired them. Five stories, five minutes, zero deep dives — let's get into it.26-0828

Sixty Years, One Countdown, and a Very Familiar Doctor: This Week in Trek

This week on TrekHeadlines: Patrick Stewart says he can't imagine ever officially hanging up the captain's chair, Strange New Worlds goes full puppet with the Jim Henson Company, and Paramount is quietly courting writers for whatever comes next in the franchise. Plus, Jonathan Frakes directs a very Trek-adjacent rescue mission over on HBO Max, and a showrunner finally reveals what the cancelled *Star Trek: Legacy* would have been about. Five stories, five minutes, zero deep dives — let's get into it. 26-0821

This week on TrekHeadlines: Patrick Stewart says he can't imagine ever officially hanging up the captain's chair, Strange New Worlds goes full puppet with the Jim Henson Company, and Paramount is quietly courting writers for whatever comes next in the franchise. Plus, Jonathan Frakes directs a very Trek-adjacent rescue mission over on HBO Max, and a showrunner finally reveals what the cancelled *Star Trek: Legacy* would have been about. Five stories, five minutes, zero deep dives — let's get into it.26-0821

Muppets, Multiverses, and No Retirement in Sight: This Week in Trek

This week on TrekHeadlines: Strange New Worlds delivers a full-blown horror episode aboard a derelict ship crawling with ghosts, body bags, and a countdown nobody wants to hear tick down. Three actors have played James T. Kirk over six decades, and this week somebody finally tried to rank them, brace yourself for an argument. A handful of Star Trek's most overlooked characters, from a captain's own son to a security chief barely anyone remembers, are getting the spotlight they've been owed for years. There's a reading list for sci-fi fans who think they've already read everything hard sci-fi has to offer. And there's a quiet update on one of Star Trek's most anticipated unmade projects. Five stories, one episode — let's dive in. 26-0807

This week on TrekHeadlines: Strange New Worlds delivers a full-blown horror episode aboard a derelict ship crawling with ghosts, body bags, and a countdown nobody wants to hear tick down. Three actors have played James T. Kirk over six decades, and this week somebody finally tried to rank them, brace yourself for an argument. A handful of Star Trek's most overlooked characters, from a captain's own son to a security chief barely anyone remembers, are getting the spotlight they've been owed for years. There's a reading list for sci-fi fans who think they've already read everything hard sci-fi has to offer. And there's a quiet update on one of Star Trek's most anticipated unmade projects. Five stories, one episode — let's dive in.26-0807

Ghost Ships, Forgotten Faces, and the Kirk Debate That Never Ends

This week on TrekHeadlines: Strange New Worlds turns a haunted-ship mystery into something far more unsettling — a warning about Kirk's future that ties back to one of the franchise's most heartbreaking films. Starfleet Academy's final season is trading its usual drama for something the show has never attempted, and it involves a disaster nobody sees coming. Deep Space Nine finally gets a spiritual successor, but this one trades diplomacy for danger, and the twist behind it is darker than anyone expected. Two Strange New Worlds stars reveal the holiday special that almost happened — and yes, it's as strange as it sounds. And William Shatner steps back into the spotlight for a Star Trek 60th anniversary celebration you won't want to miss. 26-0731

This week on TrekHeadlines: Strange New Worlds turns a haunted-ship mystery into something far more unsettling — a warning about Kirk's future that ties back to one of the franchise's most heartbreaking films. Starfleet Academy's final season is trading its usual drama for something the show has never attempted, and it involves a disaster nobody sees coming. Deep Space Nine finally gets a spiritual successor, but this one trades diplomacy for danger, and the twist behind it is darker than anyone expected. Two Strange New Worlds stars reveal the holiday special that almost happened — and yes, it's as strange as it sounds. And William Shatner steps back into the spotlight for a Star Trek 60th anniversary celebration you won't want to miss.26-0731

Prophecies, Ghosts, and a Genre-Bending Academy

Star Trek just lost the show that could have carried it into a genuinely new era — and we're breaking down why the timing could not be worse. We're also digging into Strange New Worlds Season 4's quiet rewrite of one of Kirk's most painful relationships, the deep-cut legacy characters that could make this the most stacked TOS reunion of the modern era, and the actual dollar cost of building a real warp drive. Plus, we're revisiting the single line of Kirk dialogue that changed what Star Trek was allowed to be, seventeen years later. Five stories, one franchise at a crossroads. 26-0717

Star Trek just lost the show that could have carried it into a genuinely new era — and we're breaking down why the timing could not be worse. We're also digging into Strange New Worlds Season 4's quiet rewrite of one of Kirk's most painful relationships, the deep-cut legacy characters that could make this the most stacked TOS reunion of the modern era, and the actual dollar cost of building a real warp drive. Plus, we're revisiting the single line of Kirk dialogue that changed what Star Trek was allowed to be, seventeen years later. Five stories, one franchise at a crossroads.26-0717

Cancellations, Comebacks, and the Cost of Going Warp Speed

Thirty-six years ago, one cliffhanger ruined an entire fandom's summer - and this week we're finding out why it still hurts. We're also uncovering the far buggier, far cheaper version of the Borg that almost made it to air, revisiting the Next Generation episode that turned the Enterprise crew into a monster movie, and getting confirmation that Strange New Worlds isn't done with its funniest Vulcan yet. Plus, our friends at the TrekConvention Blog make the case for why one Enterprise actress deserves way more credit than she ever got. Five stories, five reasons to hit play. 26-0710

Thirty-six years ago, one cliffhanger ruined an entire fandom's summer - and this week we're finding out why it still hurts. We're also uncovering the far buggier, far cheaper version of the Borg that almost made it to air, revisiting the Next Generation episode that turned the Enterprise crew into a monster movie, and getting confirmation that Strange New Worlds isn't done with its funniest Vulcan yet. Plus, our friends at the TrekConvention Blog make the case for why one Enterprise actress deserves way more credit than she ever got.Five stories, five reasons to hit play.26-0710

Cliffhangers, Cavemen, and the Borg That Never Was

Paramount's new regime wants to drag Star Trek back to its Wrath of Khan and Next Generation glory days, Worf is stepping into a Deep Space Nine horror story nobody asked for but everybody wants, a Doctor Who crossover almost happened not once but twice, seven sci-fi classics prove age is just a number, and Nacelle's Wave 1 action figures are winning fans over with accessories weirder and cooler than the figures themselves. 26-0703

Paramount's new regime wants to drag Star Trek back to its Wrath of Khan and Next Generation glory days, Worf is stepping into a Deep Space Nine horror story nobody asked for but everybody wants, a Doctor Who crossover almost happened not once but twice, seven sci-fi classics prove age is just a number, and Nacelle's Wave 1 action figures are winning fans over with accessories weirder and cooler than the figures themselves.26-0703

Trek Goes Back to Khan, Worf Goes to Horror, and the Best Action Figure Accessories Win the Internet

Christina Chong has a personal tease for Strange New Worlds Season 4. MovieWeb breaks down how every Star Trek series made its main starship one of a kind. Looper digs into why Nichelle Nichols turned down a high-profile Voyager appearance, and ranks the five best Riker episodes from The Next Generation. And SlashFilm counts down the 15 best Star Trek characters of all time. 26-0612

Christina Chong has a personal tease for Strange New Worlds Season 4. MovieWeb breaks down how every Star Trek series made its main starship one of a kind. Looper digs into why Nichelle Nichols turned down a high-profile Voyager appearance, and ranks the five best Riker episodes from The Next Generation. And SlashFilm counts down the 15 best Star Trek characters of all time.26-0612

Riker's Best, Uhura Says No, and Trek's Top 15

Star Trek's 60th anniversary celebration kicks off with a sneak peek featuring Sulu and a sword. We revisit TNG's quietly profound "In Theory" at 35. GameGrin counts down Trek's darkest timelines. Redshirts Always Die defends Starfleet Academy's underrated "The Life of the Stars." And Screen Rant uncovers what really happened between Tom Hardy and the director of Nemesis. 26-0605

Star Trek's 60th anniversary celebration kicks off with a sneak peek featuring Sulu and a sword. We revisit TNG's quietly profound "In Theory" at 35. GameGrin counts down Trek's darkest timelines. Redshirts Always Die defends Starfleet Academy's underrated "The Life of the Stars." And Screen Rant uncovers what really happened between Tom Hardy and the director of Nemesis.26-0605

Sulu's Sword, Dark Timelines, and a Sweet Tom Hardy

This week on TrekHeadlines Five to Watch. Screen Rant breaks down all seven banned Star Trek episodes, Inverse revisits the DS9 episode that went full Black Mirror thirty years ago, and ComicBook dot com counts down the ten sci-fi TV episodes that are simply unmissable. Plus in FYIscifi — Silo Season 3 gets a teaser trailer and He-Man returns in glorious collectible form. Six decades, five headlines, let's go. 26-0515

This week on TrekHeadlines Five to Watch. Screen Rant breaks down all seven banned Star Trek episodes, Inverse revisits the DS9 episode that went full Black Mirror thirty years ago, and ComicBook dot com counts down the ten sci-fi TV episodes that are simply unmissable. Plus in FYIscifi — Silo Season 3 gets a teaser trailer and He-Man returns in glorious collectible form. Six decades, five headlines, let's go.26-0515

Banned, Chilling & Unforgettable - Trek and Beyond

This week on TrekHeadlines Five to Watch — Inverse uncovers Gene Roddenberry's infamously salacious 55-year-old farce, Winter is Coming makes the case for the Tarantino Trek that never was, and BGR reveals the sexist NBC demand that changed Star Trek's original crew forever. Plus a TOS quiz to test your Trek knowledge, and Creation Entertainment brings the 60th anniversary celebration to Philadelphia - let’s go! 26-0508

This week on TrekHeadlines Five to Watch — Inverse uncovers Gene Roddenberry's infamously salacious 55-year-old farce, Winter is Coming makes the case for the Tarantino Trek that never was, and BGR reveals the sexist NBC demand that changed Star Trek's original crew forever. Plus a TOS quiz to test your Trek knowledge, and Creation Entertainment brings the 60th anniversary celebration to Philadelphia - let’s go!26-0508

Roddenberry's Wild Side, Tarantino's Trek & A Convention Worth Watching

This week on TrekHeadlines Five to Watch, the Strange New Worlds Season 4 trailer drops with some ominous teases, Nana Visitor returns as Major Kira, and Paramount confirms Star Trek is heading back to the big screen. Plus, the bizarre story of how Trek helped a thief try to steal K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider, and TrekConvention dot com makes the case for Enterprise’s final season as the renaissance that came too late. Sixty years, five headlines, let’s go. 26-0501

This week on TrekHeadlines Five to Watch, the Strange New Worlds Season 4 trailer drops with some ominous teases, Nana Visitor returns as Major Kira, and Paramount confirms Star Trek is heading back to the big screen. Plus, the bizarre story of how Trek helped a thief try to steal K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider, and TrekConvention dot com makes the case for Enterprise’s final season as the renaissance that came too late.Sixty years, five headlines, let’s go.26-0501

Kira's Back, Kirk's Coming & Enterprise Finally Gets Its Due

This week on TrekHeadlines Five to Watch, Jonathan Frakes gets candid about the franchise's 60th anniversary stumbles, DS9 officially gets a successor series, and a Trek legend reveals the episode Patrick Stewart couldn't stand. Plus, Lower Decks gets a comic book sendoff worth celebrating, and Screen Rant makes the case for the greatest sci-fi quote ever written. Five headlines, all ahead warp factor five.

This week on TrekHeadlines Five to Watch, Jonathan Frakes gets candid about the franchise's 60th anniversary stumbles, DS9 officially gets a successor series, and a Trek legend reveals the episode Patrick Stewart couldn't stand. Plus, Lower Decks gets a comic book sendoff worth celebrating, and Screen Rant makes the case for the greatest sci-fi quote ever written. Five headlines, all ahead warp factor five.

Frakes Speaks, DS9's Heir Arrives & the Quote That Defined a Generation

This week on TrekHeadlines Five to Watch — Walter Koenig gets candid about a TOS performance that made him uncomfortable, Screen Rant delivers a stinging verdict on how Star Trek's 60th anniversary went sideways, and Reader's Digest serves up ten gloriously strange facts about William Shatner. Time magazine weighs in on the Trek episodes that changed television forever, and Inverse closes things out with a beautiful look at how Starfleet Academy finally completed Jake Sisko's story. Five headlines for a franchise that's been boldly going for six decades. 26-0417

This week on TrekHeadlines Five to Watch — Walter Koenig gets candid about a TOS performance that made him uncomfortable, Screen Rant delivers a stinging verdict on how Star Trek's 60th anniversary went sideways, and Reader's Digest serves up ten gloriously strange facts about William Shatner. Time magazine weighs in on the Trek episodes that changed television forever, and Inverse closes things out with a beautiful look at how Starfleet Academy finally completed Jake Sisko's story. Five headlines for a franchise that's been boldly going for six decades.26-0417

60 Years, One Captain & the Episodes That Changed Everything

Get ready for the latest excitement from across the galaxy with TrekHeadlines Five 2 Watch! Join your host, Bill, for weekly episodes highlighting the hottest headlines from the Trek-verse. More than bonus content for the TrekConvention podcast – TrekHeadlines now stands on its own! Tune in now for the latest we’ve found from across the galaxy.

Get ready for the latest excitement from across the galaxy with TrekHeadlines Five 2 Watch! Join your host, Bill, for weekly episodes highlighting the hottest headlines from the Trek-verse. More than bonus content for the TrekConvention podcast – TrekHeadlines now stands on its own!Tune in now for the latest we’ve found from across the galaxy.

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TrekHeadlines: Five 2 Watch

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