The Strange New Blog

Sept. 11, 2023

Get Caught "In the Cradle of Vexilon" With Seven Images From Lower Decks Episode 403

Megastructures? Boimler Leading an away mission? What could go wrong? Ahhh, the fresh new pip smell. Going into episode 304 of Star Trek Lower Decks, the gang all have an extra pip, and Boims is going to get his first away mission command…

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Sept. 5, 2023

The Animated Star Trek: very Short Treks premiering September 8th

The Star Trek universe is getting a little more animated. As previously talked about in this blog in our coverage of San Diego Comic Con, Paramount will be launching a shorts series to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stark Trek: The Animated Serie…

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Sept. 4, 2023

The Final Season of 'Star Trek: Picard' Stuns on Blu-Ray

The Complete Series also drops alongside season three tomorrow. Trekkies have been counting down the days until they can get their hands on the final epic season of Star Trek Picard, and starting tomorrow, September 5th, they finally can.…

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Aug. 31, 2023

We're Back on the 'Lower Decks' with 13 New Images From Season Four

The Great Koala in the sky BECKETTS once again... Star Trek: Lower Decks is returning Thursday, September 7th with the first two episodes of season four. Our own Julian Brown has provided his non-spoiler thoughts on the first few episodes. We also …

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Aug. 31, 2023

"Lower Decks" Season Four Beams In the Series Best Adventures Yet

It's hard to believe this show is already entering its fourth season. From the first moments we were introduced to Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford, and Tendi just over three years ago to Pakleds, Vulcans, and Borg babies, Lower Decks has pro…

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Aug. 28, 2023

Michelle Hurd Brings the Fight to Toronto

I'm not a member of SAG. I'm not a member of the WGA either. However, I have plenty of friends who are members of both of those unions. Some I made when I thought one day the stage or the screen might be my career, others through fandom, a…

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Aug. 7, 2023

Preview the 'Strange New Worlds' Second Season Finale "Hegemony" With Six New Images

Will a new era in Alpha Quadrant dominance be Gorn? That will be the question come Strange New Worlds season two finale, which airs this Thursday on Paramount+. How will Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise react to another encount…

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Aug. 5, 2023

Voyager Flies Again! Trekkies Treated to a First Look at 'Star Trek Prodigy' Season Two

There's Classrooms on that starship! Just don't let Rutherford near them. Trekkies gathered in Las Vegas this weekend for Creation Entertainment's annual convention were treated to something special this afternoon: a four-minute first look at Star …

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July 31, 2023

Jazz Hands Up! Preview "Subspace Rhapsody" With Nine Images From SNW 209

I see a little silhouetto of a Pike.... For the first time in Star Trek's 50-plus-year history, the crew of the Enterprise will go where no other series in the franchise has gone before: the musical frontier. Featuring ten origi…

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July 31, 2023

"Day of Blood" Brings Glory to Star Trek Comics

Today is a good day to die. It may be the perfect day because it is the Day of Blood. This crossover event between the Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant series joins characters from multiple franchise incarnations as Emperor Kahless and his Red Pat…

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July 28, 2023

Star Trek Celebrates Animation at San Diego Comic-Con

Star Trek was out in full force at San Diego Comic-Con last weekend. Much (well-deserved) attention has been spent on the Hall H presentation, where the highly anticipated Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover “Those Old Scientists” w…

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July 25, 2023

Go "Under the Cloak of War" With Eight New Images From SNW Episode 208

"Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war!" Shakespeare and Star Trek go together like peanut butter and Jelly. And even though we won't be seeing General Chang, we are getting another episode of Strange New Worlds that continu…

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July 22, 2023

"Those Old Scientists" Are Looking Good In 15 Images From SNW 207

"See, he's got the old thingie..." Much like our favorite Lower Deckers, Paramount Plus is full of surprises. That's right; Trekkies were treated to a surprise early release of episode 207, "Those Old Scientists," also known as...the CROS…

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July 21, 2023

Star Trek Prodigy Episodes 11-20 Protowarps to Blu-Ray and DVD This September

The adventures of Dal, Gywn, and the rest of the Protostar crew are also available for purchase digitally starting today. After weeks of uncertainty since Star Trek Prodigy's cancellation and removal from Paramount Plus, Tr…

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July 19, 2023

I Have Had Enough of Spock

You're only ever really as good as those around you. And Captain Pike has a fantastic crew around him. But Strange New Worlds, in a season and a half of being on air, has prominently featured Spock, a character who has had two television shows, nin…

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July 18, 2023

Star Trek is Beaming Down to San Diego Comic-Con 2023

Two to beam down, Chief. That's right. San Diego Comic-Con kicks off in just 24 hours with Wednesday preview night, and Girafe & Emcee will be on site as SNP's away team all weekend long. Paramount is bringing all sorts of fun to Comic-Con this…

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July 17, 2023

Eight New Images From SNW Episode 206, "Lost in Translation"

No, not the 2003 movie with Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson Just like that, we're already into the back half of Strange New Worlds season two. "Lost in Translation" puts the focus on Uhura this week, who also gets some help from none other …

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July 14, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Made Me Team T'Pring

So episode five has come and gone. Podcast listeners might have noticed I was not present for this review. Sorry, I was too busy rending my garments and crying into a pillow, my Spuhura shipper heart utterly broken. Naw, I actually had tickets to s…

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July 10, 2023

Let's Play "Charades" With Nine New Images From Strange New Worlds 205

Hey, we know Spock is familiar with Yahtzee. Can you believe it? We're already at the halfway point of Strange New Worlds season two. And in what is already looking like a trend, it seems the fifth episode of this season will also be a co…

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July 3, 2023

These Seven New Images Can Be Found "Among the Lotus Eaters"

Strange New Worlds goes back to where it all began this week. In 2254, Captain Pike and the Enterprise were limping back home after a battle on Rigel VII that took the lives of three crewmembers and injured several more, including Sp…

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June 26, 2023

"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" is Today With Eight New Images

Where they're going, they don't...no, they do. They do need roads. That's right. We've had a season two courtroom episode, and now it's time for a good old time travel romp. What kind of trouble are Jim Kirk and La'an going to get into? Let's check…

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June 26, 2023

Daddy, When is Prodigy Coming Back On?

A question I receive every couple of weeks from my seven year old. It hasn't stopped. Not since Prodigy's first season concluded back in December. Picking Cecily up from the bus? 'When is Prodigy coming back?" Watching Blue…

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June 23, 2023

Star Trek: Prodigy is Cancelled and Being Pulled from Paramount+

The young crew (formerly) of the USS Protostar have hit a bump on their journey towards Starfleet and the rescue of the time-displaced Captain Chakotay. Early this morning, Paramount+ announced they were cancelling Star Trek: Prodigy, along with th…

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June 19, 2023

Court Is In Session With Eight New Images From Strange New Worlds' "Ad Astra per Aspera"

The Star Trek/JAG spinoff everyone knew they wanted We're just a few short days away from the highly anticipated court martial of Lt. Commander Una Chin-Riley (just call her Number One), and we've got eight new images giving us an idea of…

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