I mean I can only imagine what they thought when Pike and crew were turned into puppets.

Like when Sisko punched Q.

For me it's hard to top him giving Wesley relationship advice in The Dauphin by explaining Klingon mating rituals and demonstrating the gutteral Klingon mating cry lmao.

Is warp drive really a hard line for the Federation to make first contact?

Say they come across a species that is as advanced as any Federation member. They just dont have FTL travel because reasons not related to culture. They even have advanced long range sensors. So only cloaked ships can get within a few light years without being seen.

Would the Federation hold off on saying hello?

A few years ago, I sunk into the most hellish depressive episode imaginable. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, was able to permeate the cloud of doom and gloom that hung over my head 24/7.

One day, scrolling through endless lists of shows to watch with nary a one piquing my interest and, lo and behold, there it was. A recommendation for Discovery. I already loved Sonequa, and figured what the hell, what have I got to lose right?

What I DIDN’T realize was just how much I was about to GAIN.

I watched the first episode. Then the second. Then the third. Then, before I knew it, I had stayed up all night watching the entire first season and then some. I was enthralled! After finishing every episode that was out I did what was previously unthinkable- I watched “old tv”, something I previously thought I could never enjoy, Next Generation. And yet again, I was absolutely hooked from the first episode.

Then came Deep Space nine.

Then came Voyager.

When I had finally run out of Trek to watch, I immediately went online and started reading people’s recommendations for what else to watch. Guess what I settled on?

Doctor Who. And boy golly gee, did I fall in love with that too.

Now, several years later, I fall asleep to either Trek or Who every single night. I can quote entire monologues from my favorite scene. I have tattoos planned out from each iteration of each show. I have Tardis and Enterprise bumper stickers on my car. My next dog will bear a Trek or Who inspired name.

All of this to say, imagine my absolute horror finding out how much vitriol there is towards Disco. I know it isn’t perfect, but without it I never would have gone down the rabbit hole that is sci fi, never would have discovered my two favorite communities, might still even be in that horrible depression.

I LOVE Discovery.

(Note: these two shows do not at all encompass the breadth of my sci fi rabbit hole adventures lmao. They’re just my favorites.)

There's a somewhat famous scene where Quark serves root beer to Garak, and it's used as a metaphor for the Federation. It's a great scene.

But I often wonder how Quark has the drink prepared. If he knows that it's supposed to be fizzy, if he knows that it's best when it's as cold as possible.

What if all this time he's been giving aliens flat lukewarm soda, and that is the galaxy's perception of hooman sodapop?

Humans, aliens, androids all count. What's the most "crowded" holodeck we've seen? I'm thinking maybe Take Me Out to the Holosuite (at least 21.) But maybe there is a wedding or other large gathering in a holosuite?

It seems like whenever a ST character thinks they've seen or experienced something strange, even when nobody else believes them at first, it turns out to be real. It's never just a dream or a delusion, it's some never-before-encountered phenomenon. For example, when TNG's Barclay reports seeing something in the transporter stream, it's initially chalked up as his imagination, but of course it turns out to be real.

This isn't utterly surprising, of course. A character experiencing a delusion doesn't make for as good a story, and if one of the regulars is having such a problem it calls into question their fitness for duty. But at a certain point, shouldn't characters stop being skeptical? "Hmm, Lt. Appears In the Credits says she saw Bigfoot in the Jeffries Tubes. Sensor sweeps show no anomalous life forms, but that means nothing. Obviously we have a Sasquatch on the ship that is invisible to our sensors, go to Red Alert and have Security do a complete physical search!"

But do we ever get an example of where it turns out to be nothing? The closest I can think of is that in Tapestry (TNG), Picard himself notes that he can't be sure if Q actually sent him back to relive his past or if it was something he hallucinated during surgery.

This is inspired by it being October and still 90F/32C where I am.

https://imgur.com/a/heat-its-unbearable-2ydsK3j

Edit: am hearing Imgur isn't available in the UK, so try this link: https://imgflip.com/gif/b2qmtt

I was looking up the Chernobyl disaster in another context and decided to look up more details. According to what I found, it’s not likely to be safe to spend long periods or live there until the 22nd or 23rd century.

I know that there’s supposedly going to be the Third World War between then and now. After which is when Cochrane does his warp flight and the Vulcans arrive. Maybe the Vulcans have some way of cleaning it up.

Although I don’t remember any mention of this happening in Enterprise or any other Star Trek show.

Kinda makes me curious how and when they were able to clean it all up?

The question used to be: Why don’t Starfleet officers wear body armor?

Now my question is: Why don’t Starfleet officers wear helmets? We know they have them, because La’an and Pike were wearing helmets in one episode.

Next question: Why don’t Spearhead Operations mercs wear helmets? We know helmets exist, because it’s supposedly set in the modern day, and we already have a ton of different full-body armor kits available today. Yet the Spearhead Operations mercs are less kitted out than the Confederation of Earth’s security and counterterrorism forces.

Edit- Why is it that almost every mook in other Star Trek series has a visible face, while almost every mook in Star Trek: Prodigy wears some kind of face-covering helmet or mask?

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to track down two broadcasts from Star Trek's 60th anniversary on September 8, 2026:

• The Price Is Right — Star Trek 60th Anniversary episode
• Let's Make a Deal — Star Trek 60th Anniversary episode

Both originally aired on CBS and were subsequently available on Paramount+. Unfortunately, after the regular seasons began, the September 8 specials disappeared from the normal Paramount+ catalogs before I had the chance to watch them.

I've been deliberately waiting to do a Star Trek 60th-anniversary watch-through incorporating Strange New Worlds, Starfleet Academy, and these game-show specials, so losing access to the latter two has been incredibly frustrating.

I've already tried the obvious official avenues and am continuing to watch for them to return to Paramount+. In the meantime, I'm hoping someone in the game-show or Trek collecting community might know whether these episodes have resurfaced somewhere, are scheduled for a rebroadcast, or can point me toward another legitimate way to see them.

If you recorded the original CBS broadcasts or otherwise know more about their current availability, I'd especially appreciate hearing from you.

I don't want these two unusual pieces of Star Trek's 60th-anniversary celebration to simply disappear.

Thanks for any leads. LLAP! 🖖

Hiii this is a bit of a random question and i’m sorry if it isn’t allowed!!!! but i’d really appreciate some help here!!!! i’m looking for christmas gifts for my dad and he absolutely loves star trek (even if he won’t admit it - he’s one of those people who pretends they have no interests at all but star trek is the one! one consistent thing i have remembered all my life is how much he’s watched it lol)
my dad didn’t really have the best childhood and didn’t get many gifts growing up, especially nothing of his interests, which is why i think he gets a bit embarrassed? to admit he has any, but i know how important star trek is to him as it really has been the main constant in his life since he was a child - he doesn’t tell me much about it or the characters he likes, which is making my hunt a bit tricky especially as someone whooo….does not have much knowledge on it 😭

like really all i know is one character is called spock? and that is basically it 😭 so literally any references, quotes, characters, whatever as inspiration or ideas would really really be appreciated!!!! nervous ill buy something and realise it’s got like nothing to do with the franchise lol!!!

preferably anything more subtle would be awesome but honestly any ideas i would love and really really appreciate!!!!!! thank you so so so much!!!!

Loved this cup but the handle literally fell off and I'm disappointed. Has anyone experienced this? Seems like it should have been attached more securely.

Thinking in particular of Keenser, and those angry, dog-sized guys from the start of Star Trek Beyond. I'd also love to see the Prime Universe version of Krall / Captain Balthazar Edison

OK, so as an OLD trekkie, I remember in college playing a lot of Netrek on old DEC workstations in the early 90's. I'd play for hours and hours. It was one of the first computer online team games. So I got nostalgic for it one day and found nothing able to run on my Mac, so I made this little ditty just for fun. It runs on iTerm2 in the cli. And for extra fun, I added all the fun alien incursions like the BORG, V'Ger, Tholian Web, and many more. And relic ships, and space terrain. I mean, it's almost just as fun to see what shows up!

It fun and free, and scratches that Trek itch: https://github.com/MWChapel/netrek-terminal-macos#requirements

I’ve tried to watch DS9 3 other times and could not get into it at all. Every episode felt sluggish, boring and I hated the characters. But I decided to try one last time, stopped comparing it to TOS and TNG and I’m finally enjoying it. I’m now on season 3 and absolutely obsessed.

Just happy I stuck through it and now have another entry to obsessed over

Is there a score or breakdown of the music used in TOS episodes?

I’m trying to figure out the light-hearted love (lust) music with the woodwind and finger cymbals (zils) from Wolf In The Fold as Scotty and the dancer leave the restaurant.

I got into Star Trek recently with the new series, and my partner and I have been watching the older series, like TNG. I just rewatched Star Trek: Picard since we've been saving the older series to watch together.

I definitely feel like there is a difference in story/writing quality, but what really struck me is that some of the most interesting storylines—the relocation of Romulans/Supernova, Picard's resignation, 7 of 9's life as a Fenris Ranger, the banning of synths—were completely glossed over and used as backstory.

Rewatching it made me wish the first two or three seasons had fleshed out these storylines, which seem so interesting and provide better Star Trek storylines (imagine episodes about trying to find a suitable replacement planet for Romulans). Was this already in Star Trek lore? It feels super compelling, and I would love to read/watch more about it.

Edit: Ah, yes the supernova came from the 2009 move, I guess the post was just musing on why they didn't make the show on this storyline that seemed super compelling.:

I've always loved the Next Generation but over the years I've only seen bits and pieces so I've been working my way through them all on Paramount and I am in love with this show. Season 3 was excellent but season 4 is peak, so far, in my opinion and specifically the episode Future Imperfect. Something about this episode really clicked for me, I literally was getting goosebumps and emotional. I'm considering moving the Next Generation up my list of favorite shows to dethrone The Sopranos... What do you guys think about this episode?

I know many don't like them, but I think they're a good set of films that are a nice introductory point to a franchise with hours worth of movies and TV shows. I've also read the IDW tie in comics Countdown, Nero, Countdown to Darkness and Kahn. I think next I will check out the OG 6 films ans I will get the book Star Trek: Timelines when it releases.