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Star Trek’s 2009 Reboot Changed Everything
Star Trek has been an important fixture of sci-fi TV for decades, and alongside its continued existence, movies have helped further flesh out the characters. But in both the movies and TV, the early 2000s weren’t kind to the franchise: 2002’s Star Trek: Nemesis was a critical and commercial disaster, and Star Trek: Enterprise had…
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Strange New Worlds’ Season Finale Emulates Another Star Trek Hallmark, for Better or Worse
“Experimental” is a word that has defined much of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ second season. From tackling head-on iconic Star Trek episodes with its own takes, to bold plays with format like its Lower Decks crossover or last week’s musical episode, this season has been unafraid to take swings, even when they don’t quite…
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Jesus Goddamn Christ, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Strange New Worlds has prided itself in its first season on a somewhat sense of ephemerality — that even at its direst of stakes, our enterprising heroes would come out the other side and move on to the next big adventure. This week’s penultimate episode of the season proved just how scary and incredible the…
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Strange New Worlds Is the Star Trek Show I, a Non-Trek Fan, Have Been Waiting For
It is a strange feeling to get excited about a show I technically don’t care about. Or at least I shouldn’t. Star Trek is a franchise that I’ve never been particularly into, and what I know about it has mainly been gleaned by osmosis during 20 years of covering nerd news. It was just enough…