Star Trek
Beam us up and let's boldly go, it's time to talk Star Trek! There was a time—before the MCU, endless parades of new Star Wars material, and internet subcultures—that the most mainstream shorthand for “nerd” was “Trekkie.” And the nerd culture of today (read: mainstream pop culture) owes a huge debt to the original “gallivant around the galaxy” franchise. Same with us here in real life! Without Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and the crew of the Enterprise exploring the final frontier, we might not have Bluetooth or Alexa technology. Not to mention that time a hated Star Trek episode predicted brain function before real scientists.
The franchise has its missteps, sure. The 2010s films seemed allergic to being Star Trek movies. Doubling down on 9/11 conspiracy theories isn't great. But when Star Trek works, Star Trek rules. Though we are pretty bummed we never got to see William Shatner fight Jesus.
The Big Twist in Star Trek: Picard Was ... $79 Stock Footage?
To cheaply go, where no man has gone before.
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20 Is 'Star Trek' Promoting a 9/11 Conspiracy Theory ... Again?
Make It (Another Crazy Truther Allegory) So
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Now 'Star Trek' Fans Can Get Hammered on Picard's Wine
And it tastes better than Kirk's homemade moonshine
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No, Trump Did Not Rip-Off Star Trek For His Space Force Logo
They’re still a bunch of plagiarists though.
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The Secret Recipe For Making A 'Star Trek' Movie Work
How do we get the series back on track?
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Tarantino May Beam Himself Out of That 'Star Trek' Project
Tagline: Set your phasers to: 'Yeah, I saw that coming'
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Captain Picard Has A Dog Now, But Where's His Fish?
'Star Trek' is about to boldy go where the 'Beethoven' franchise has already gone.
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Why Time In The Star Trek Universe Makes No Freaking Sense
It appears that the entire 'Star Trek' universe has adopted Earth's system of time ... but why?
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Why The New 'Star Trek' Series Is The Best One Ever Made
'Star Trek: Discovery' may be the most important and relevant iteration of the franchise since the first one.
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7 Crazy As Heck Ideas Star Trek Almost Went With
We're kind of sad we never got to see Patrick Stewart rocking a wig and a French accent.
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9 Hidden (And Insane) Star Trek Background Details
No one can blame the new 'Star Trek' movies for muddying up the franchise. That bar was already set pretty high.
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4 Ways To Fix The Star Trek Franchise
There certainly needs to be a lot less lens-flaring.
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5 Things Star Trek Fans Must Admit About The Film Franchise
We're not saying the new Star Trek film is guaranteed to be terrible, but it doesn't take a genius to see where the series is headed.
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5 Ways Star Trek's Federation Was An Evil Empire
No matter how bad the movies got, it was the 'Star Trek' television series that showed how evil the Federation really was.
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5 Ways 'Star Trek' Was Rebooted Wrong
Reboots. When they work they combine old fans with new viewers. When they don't they combine horror movies with asshole genies, bringing back exactly what you asked for but it's changed and awful inside.
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