Daily Star Trek News

The Section 31 Star Trek spinoff has assembled a writer’s room, Star Trek boss Alex Kurtzman says the Picard Borg storyline will be unique and different, and StarTrek.com’s got a primer on the difference between Romulans and Remans. We’re catching up on the weekend’s Star Trek news! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

“Visual futurist” Syd Mead is to be honored by the Art Directors Guild, Creation Entertainment has announced STLV 2020, and I’ve got both weekend events and Trek history to cover! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Star Trek: Year Five is getting a Valentine’s Day special, and it’s something of a businessy-business episode, as CBS launches children’s programming on CBS All Access, and we finally have a closing date for the ViacomCBS merger. All that, plus the week’s Trek trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

A promo clip for Star Trek: Picard shows off a new character’s swordsmanship, the Picard Countdown comic book series is out this week, and what’s happening with CBS stock after the Viacom merger? All this and more, catching up on the weekend’s Star Trek news! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Sir Patrick Stewart is bringing his solo version of A Christmas Carol back to New York for two nights only, two new busts of Captains Picard and Pike are available to pre-order, and CBS All Access is expanding its original content team. All this, plus the answer to Tuesday’s trivia question and your weekend podcast playlist! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

William Shatner is to be recognized with one of Canada’s highest honors, Sir Patrick Stewart shares his support for the International Rescue Committee, and NASCAR champ Tyler Reddick nearly named his son after a Star Trek character. All this, plus the Star Trek events in YOUR area to look forward to this weekend! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Paramount Pictures cuts a deal with Noah Hawley to direct Star Trek 4, Sandbox VR officially launches Star Trek: Discovery - Away Mission, and the Kelvin Timeline Mirror Universe is coming to Star Trek Fleet Command. All that, plus this week in Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Amazon’s Alexa thinks Picard is the best Star Trek captain, naturally, there’s a legal fight brewing over whether “Oh the Places You’ll Boldly Go!” is fair use, and HBO’s new Avenue 5 trailer looks like Star Trek meets Veep. All that, plus this week’s Trek trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Ethan Peck and Anson Mount reflect on their time as Star Trek’s Spock and Captain Pike, there’s one Star Trek cast member George Takei wouldn’t have round for dinner, and CBS snags the rights for the UEFA Champions League. All this and more, catching up on the weekend’s Star Trek news! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Get a peek at some new clips for the upcoming animated Short Treks, CBS have teamed up with The Television Academy Foundation to offer a new Star Trek-themed Hollywood internship, and streaming service Pluto TV has added three new CBS Interactive channels to its free, ad-supported lineup. All this, plus the answer to Tuesday’s trivia question and your weekend podcast playlist! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Sonequa Martin-Green stars in the upcoming Netflix Christmas film Holiday Rush, Star Trek: Picard showrunner Michael Chabon writes for The New Yorker, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture illustrator Jack Johnson will receive a lifetime achievement award. All this, plus the Star Trek events in YOUR area to look forward to this weekend! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Star Trek: Lower Decks star Jack Quaid says “it’s just like a fun show in space”, George Takei has booked himself on a Christmas cruise, and you can be there too, and CBS has just missed its third-quarter Wall Street estimates. All that, plus this week in Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

It’s a Patrick-Stewart-palooza! Sir Patrick lends his voice to a new kids bedtime story app, he tells fans at Comic Con Paris that he’s “embarrassed” by Brexit, and new regulations prompt him to urge the UK government to relax restrictions on medical marijuana prescriptions. All these stories, plus the week’s Trek trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Star Trek: Discovery’s Anthony Rapp just got engaged, Discovery newcomer Adil Hussain describes being welcomed into the cast, and Star Trek: The Animated Series is leaving Netflix at the end of November. We’re catching up on the weekend’s Star Trek news! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

William Shatner and Brent Spiner are among the stars supporting END EPILEPSY Live! this weekend, Star Trek Online players raise nearly $75,000 to support breast cancer awareness, and the Mother of Klingons herself, Mary Chieffo, teaches you how to speak a little Klingon. All this, plus the answer to Tuesday’s trivia question and your weekend podcast playlist! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Why is Captain Pike in handcuffs in the teaser trailer for the next Short Treks episode? George Takei recounts why Gene Roddenberry was reluctant to tackle gay issues in Star Trek, and The Orville adds a new face to its regular cast. All this, plus the Star Trek events in YOUR area to look forward to this weekend! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Alex Kurtzman addresses 50 years of Star Trek diversity and inclusion, Anthony Rapp may have just tweeted himself into a new video game, and Michelle Yeoh reveals how Discovery helped her land Last Christmas. All that, plus this week in Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Sir Patrick Stewart gets inducted into the Walk of Fame in Lucca, Italy, Jonathan Frakes would maybe like to appear on The Orville, and Jim Lanzone, head of CBS Interactive, is stepping down. All that, plus this week’s Trek trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Turns out today is a good day to feel like you wanna die. I’m under the weather so instead of a show, I’m convalescing with a cuppa and all the streaming services. I will be back tomorrow with more Star Trek news and all the normal stuff…and In the meantime, please make sure you spend today being good to yourself, because self-care is cool. Oh yeah, and live long and prosper.

Star Trek: Discovery is making a positive economic impact in Toronto, the city’s Mayor John Tory dresses as a Starfleet Admiral in tribute, and Star Trek writer Brannon Braga is making his feature film directorial debut, for Hulu. All this, plus the answer to Tuesday’s trivia question and your weekend podcast playlist! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews