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Star Trek’s Section 31 Movie Has Found Its Stars
The next Star Trek movie is upon us, and no, it’s not got anything to do with Chris Pine or Jean-Luc Picard: Michelle Yeoh is back in sneaky action for Star Trek: Section 31, and Paramount has found her co-stars. Today the studio officially confirmed that Section 31 production has begun in Toronto, Canada. Directed…
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So… Let’s Talk About that Big Star Trek: Discovery Cameo
Star Trek: Discovery’s fourth season ended this week, and it didn’t conclude with some wild cliffhanger or crazy reveal to set up the next season. Instead, it ended an hour of feel-good, fuzzy-logic theming on the power of love and unity with a message to the world, literally and metaphorically, that the work to be…
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Star Trek: Discovery Preaches Connection as It Drives Its Biggest Relationship Apart
Star Trek: Discovery’s fourth season, much like the seasons that came before it, has put a lot of emphasis on the idea that perhaps the most important ideal any of its heroes, Federation or otherwise, could hold is a sense of unity and communal understanding. As it heads into a surprise mid-season hiatus this week,…
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Star Trek: Discovery Is Back and Still Not Sure How Much of a Hero It Wants
Star Trek’s legacy is built on heroes doing the kinds of things that, really, they shouldn’t: captains beaming down on missions that could get them killed, reckless, brave officers who dare first and ask questions later. It’s always been an accepted part of the narrative; Star Trek’s leads, commanders, engineers, scientists, are heroes, and the heroes…