‘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

‘Star Trek: Section 31”s costume design was literally ‘Star Trek by Balenciaga’ (interview)

Hairstyles and makeup choices for a hardcore Empress of the Terran Empire ducking her duties in Starfleet’s under-the-radar black ops espionage division Section 31 to run a space disco and casino on the outer fringes of Federation space means that nothing exceeds like excess, as the old saying goes. For “Star Trek: Section 31’s” Emmy-nominated … 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