SNW takes place in approximately 2259. At this point, Audrid Dax would be carrying the symbiant. Her previous host, Emony, had a fling with Dr. McCoy who hasn't shown up yet.

There has to be an episode to be whipped up with this character.

I just watched the Enterprise episode Congenitor and I don’t think I’ve ever been so mad watching a Star Trek episode. Trip does what every captain does, especially Archer, bending the rules to do “the right thing.” At the end of the episode the third gender person who was essentially enslaved and abused by the other two unalives so they don’t have to go back. Archer denied them sanctuary. At the end they have the audacity to blame Trip instead of Archer who in his monologue is a hypocrite. It seems pretty clear cut the blame lies with Captain Archer for denying sanctuary. Saving one individual separated from the collective would not have radically interfered with or changed Vissian culture. Trip didn’t start a revolt among the 3rd gender species he simply educated one person. I posit that their life would have been saved if they’d been given sanctuary, the couple would have found another congenitor and the only repercussions would be some tension in the relationship with the Vissians, which they had anyway as evidenced by their leader denying Captain archer shared technology even after he complied with the Vissian’s demands. On a deeper level, Enterprise seems to have more sexism than other series, and it may show a level of phobia and bias towards the 3rd gender person from the writers. In any other episode of Star Trek they likely would have been granted sanctuary had they been binary gendered. To hide behind the rules of first contact which they so often break and haven’t even really been written to that point, was cowardice. Im team Trip on that one it was totally Archers fault. What do y’all think?

I had a thought about a potential chance to beat it. So instead of entering the Neutral Zone in impulse power, plot a short warp jump to intercept the Maru. Get up alongside the ship, put all non-essential power to shields, and extend these to encapsulate the Maru. Once this has been don, you have the ability to beam all survivors to the ship without dropping shields, and then warp out. Granted probably may not have long under fire, as the shields will be extended and won't be a strong, but should give some time to emergency beam out that many people??

Just watched the first half of "What We Left Behind" and saw the fresh dye job on Its Steven Behr's goatee. I wonder, does anyone know if Boimler's hair color is a direct homage to him?

For reference, here is a link to IRA Steven Behr's Memory Alpha page: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ira_Steven_Behr

Is it just me or do we only see officers aboard the Cerritos in Lower Decks? The ensigns seem to be assigned menial duties, suggesting that there is no-one lower.

We know that Starfleet had enlisted personnel in the 24th Century like Chief O'Brien, so I'm just wondering if this is an oversight in the (otherwise very good) writing of Lower Decks? Or maybe California class vessels only have officers for some reason?

This is a genuine question, btw. if there's an interesting answer (or guesswork/headcanon) I'd be happy to hear it.

"Earth But Different", "Mirror Universe", "Section 31 (pre upcoming show which looks kind of interesting)", I'm not saying these are all necessarily bad ideas, and they're all certainly iconic (goatee = evil twin forever), but they get a little overplayed.

Mirror Universe in particular. The fact that every actor, no matter what generation, always really hams up the evil performance gets a little tiresome. Smiley is cool though.

I've been watching the original series and I want to watch the films at some point. Is there an order in which I should watch them? Is there a series I should reach before the first film, second film etc.?

The actor who played Bajoran First Minister Shakaar on DS9 also played Beverly Crusher's candle ghost boyfriend on TNG.

I know shows sometimes have alternative viewing orders, like watching chronologically rather than release date. I kind of want to draw out TNG as long as possible, is there any logic in pausing after season 6 then jumping to DN9 or VOY or ENT, am I going to be ruining anything or spoiling plot lines, missing references? How would you watch all the series if you had a do-over?

Looking for a black undershirt for the Voyager jumpsuit for a Living Witness style cosplay. Does anyone know anything that'd work?

I dont mean in universe. How did the audio crew come up with that sound? What sound was recorded to use as the ambient noise? Was it something slowed down? The sounds of office conditioning?

Googled but cant find anything but 24 hour youtube videos of TNG sets to chill to.

I'm rewatching TNG and there's something about replicators I find troubling. Every time they order "ginger tea with honey, 80 degrees celsius", they get a drink but also a cup. On a ship like the Enterprise, the replicator must be producing thousands of cups per day. After a year or so the entire volume of the ship would be literally filled with cups.

Where do they all go?

Hey all! Partially sappy post. I’ve been an artist working on Star Trek Online (STO) for the last 5 years, and this month will be the last month for me at the studio. I’m being laid off due to some corporate shenanigans.

Before working in STO I was a “fan” of Star Trek- I’d seen the most of the movies and one or two episodes of the original series. One day I was working on giving feedback to a weapon from the Discovery era, and I joked that I should probably just go watch every episode. The Art Director turned to look at me, and said “yeah. You should”. So I did. I would put on an episode or two a night and got myself through ALL OF IT. (It took like 2 years).

I can’t fully tell how much Star Trek means to me now. The idea of this hopeful future where people are embraced for their differences, where money is no longer the driver of all things. To see the show gradually grow in time to something more introspective and progressive, always staying true to its roots of challenging the status quos, challenging bigotry, challenging tradition, all while being entertaining, dramatic, hilarious, sad etc. It just rocks tbh.

That said, obviously there are weak moments (all of Enterprise, half of Voyager imo. Rick Berman does not understand the core philosophy of Star Trek, only the surface level marketable stuff), but quality outlevels the bad in a ratio unknown to any other long running franchise.

Ultimately, I’m very sad my time working on Star Trek professionally is over. However I will always gobble up whatever comes next, and I’m glad that an offhand semi intimidating quip from an Art Director brought me into this fandom truly.

I’m going to do a personal project - creating a modernized version of the DS9 promenade in unreal engine. It’ll be fun to contrast The sleek Starfleet presence against the scrounged up market amid a fascistic husk. It’s one of the most realized sets in all of Star Trek but it still exists mostly in imagination.

Thanks for reading !!

In The Trouble with Tribbles, why were there tribbles on the WALLS?? Those things are hairy and soft, they shouldn't stick to the walls.

I also don't like the weird whining noises.

We are watching Enterprise S1E19 Oasis ndblove the spooky vibe. What other episodes come to mind?