A young Starfleet academy student speaking to her fellow students

Tawny Newsome and Cirroc Lofton Honor Sisko’s Legacy in ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’

We speak with Star Trek: Starfleet Academy episode 5 co-writer Tawny Newsome and returning Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Cirroc Lofton on honoring Captain Sisko and Avery Brooks in this week’s Starfleet Academy.

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‘Section 31’ Cast and Creatives on the Ethics of Star Trek’s Most Clandestine Organization

There has been much discussion within the Star Trek Universe about the morality and ethics of the Starfleet clandestine operatives of Section 31.

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The Cast of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Discuss the Fifth and Final Season

We speak with the main cast of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 on what adventures wait for the USS Cerritos.

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The Cast and Executive Producers of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ on the Final Season

We speak with series stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Wilson Cruz, Mary Wiseman, Blu De Barrio, Doug Jones, David Ajala, and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise about what to expect in Star Trek: Discovery Season 5.

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The Case for Shared Cinematic Universes

Late last night, a game-changing shock wave was sent through the internet when Beyoncé dropped a brand new album when no one was looking!

Also, Sony Pictures revealed it was expanding its Amazing Spider-Man cinematic universe with separate movies focusing on Venom and the Sinister Six. And while the Spidey announcement is not quite the game changer that Queen Bey’s new album is (in fact, it’s more of a game-follower, but more on that later), it’s definitely a smart move on Sony’s part. How well Marc Webb and Avi Arad (and the nerd rage-inducing duo that is Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci) execute this move, however, remains to be seen.

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10 Things That Need to Change in Spec-Fic, a Pan-Medium Gripe

Note: I am using Spec-Fic to encompass everything from fantasy, to sci-fi, to spy-fi, horror, and other things related to the fantastic genres. None of this “Neal Stephenson said science fiction isn’t a genre” stuff, please.

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