Yeah, I only really thought of them because (a) the Memory Alpha page for “Exoskeleton” mentioned them, and (b) people have been comparing Zeph here to the Borg since images first came out.

Disregarding the Borg, I can’t think of any others.

Zeph has moved into my head, and he’s not moving out.

Star Trek has certainly never shied away from “fun and silly” before. I think it’s good to have different flavours available.

As long as I enjoy this thing, it should be enough for me.

I don’t want to get too excited in this time of contraction in the entertainment industry, but it’s exciting that they’re opening the door to this era.

The presence of a young Rachel Garrett seems to suggest it (she was likely born around 2300, so the movie could take place around 2330).

I don’t know if we’ll see any actual maroons, though - I think they’re operating outside of the Federation.

quick get Sam Witwer on the phone

the Discovery-era

Well, this seems poised to be set sometime after “The Undiscovered Country,” which is actually one of the more interesting aspects for me.

My plan is to go in expecting a goofy action movie, and hopefully I’ll find at least parts of it more compelling than that.

I’ve always felt that the Georgiou character is potentially interesting, and I liked her Discovery send-off. Of the “new” characters, Alok sounds interesting, and I’m looking forward to seeing what they do with Garrett.

I’m giving myself 50/50 odds of enjoying it.

I clicked hoping for a shot of the “Academy” set and left disappointed, but it’s a neat article regardless. The opening anecdote is great:

Olivia Chow has a model starship in her office.

It’s the USS Toronto, a Parliament-class vessel slightly bigger than her hand. An accompanying plaque features a quote from her husband, Jack Layton, who died in 2011.

“Always have a dream that will outlast your lifetime,” it reads.

Layton, the former federal NDP leader, was a fan of “Star Trek.”

I’d like to know where the model came from - was it a gift?

I swear, they must do it on purpose.

Trek hasn’t really fleshed things out, but I would think that’s the goal of Bruce Maddox and other synth developers.

Ever since the Star Trek: Prodigy cancellation, I’ve suspected that Paramount+ is struggling when it comes to younger viewers, and this certainly seems to support that theory.

Don’t a ton of the episodes deal with life outside the federation, boldly go where no (hu)man has gone before and all that? Hell, DS9 took place on a space station outside the federation…

I think it’s a stretch to say that they do. The primary characters are nearly always Starfleet/Federation characters, and the events of the episodes are generally seen through their eyes, even if they are technically outside the Federation. The main exception would be the DS9 Ferengi episodes, but there’s really only a handful of those.

Risa was part of the Federation. Unless that was retconned with nu-trek or something…

The only reason Risa came up in the article is because the pitch of the new show is that it’s set on a resort planet, and people unfortunately lack imagination and assumed that meant Risa, even though the pitch also said it was set outside the Federation.

This interview confirms that the setting is not, and has never been, Risa.

We’ll see how it all pans out. I feel somehow skeptical that the Federation perspective won’t worm its way in there somewhere.

I’m seeing credible-seeming rumours that Lego has acquired the license, but nothing official yet…

I’ll let Luther Sloan take this one.

We search out and identify potential dangers to the Federation…we deal with them.

They certainly believe they’re protecting the Federation.

Honestly, if there’s one character whose upbringing I’d like to see, it’s this one.

At least once more, as always.

And yet it endures. Unlike the Terran Empire, which fell centuries ago. Were you aware that the distance between our two universes started expanding sometime after your departure? There hasn’t been a single crossing in over 500 years. You didn’t know that, did you? You’re all alone now.

There’s definitely a lot of wiggle room in there.

I thought metaphasic shields were theoretical…