Episode 185: A New Day on the Mountain

15/08/2025 1h 11min

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Main Mission, Part 1



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds



Season 3, Episode 5“Through the Lens of Time”Written by Onitra Johnson & Davy PerezDirected by Andi Armaganian



Subspace Chatter




Paramount Movie Priorities After Merger: Top Gun 3, Star Trek



Terry Matalas Talks Writing ‘Star Trek: Legacy’ Pilot, Reveals How Todd Stashwick’s Shaw Returns – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek: Picard’s Terry Matalas Drops Details On His Potential Legacy Sequel Series, Including How Much Work He’s Put Into It | Cinemablend



Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Reveals Four-Year Plan for the Series



20 Years After Star Trek: Enterprise Ended, Scott Bakula Is Putting Together A New Archer 



Beloved ‘Star Trek’ Actor, 76, Is Virtually Unrecognizable in Recent Video



Exclusive: ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Producer Has A New Animated Trek Show Idea – TrekMovie.com




Here are links to 74  additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. 



CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)



Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969) [3 seasons]




William Shatner Called This Banned 57-Year-Old Star Trek Episode That Made TV History ‘Dull & Forgettable’ (He’s Wrong)




Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999) [7 seasons]




Star Trek character spotlight: There’s more to Odo than meets the eye




Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001) [7 seasons]




Strange New Worlds Just Made Star Trek: Voyager’s Most Controversial Episode Even More Important



Why Didn’t Star Trek’s U.S.S. Voyager Ever Run Out Of Anything?



Star Trek’s Species 8472 Explained




STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [5th/final season announced]




The Trial Of Una Chin-Riley. Star Trek’s Fictional Commentary On Who We Are Today.



‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’: Ethan Peck Talks Puppet Episode (Exclusive)



How Star Trek Can Save Strange New Worlds, In 6 Simple Steps 



A Holodeck Detective Story Goes Awry on This Week’s ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’



The cast of ‘Star Trek: Strange New World’ on puppets & dancing in season 4 | Comic Con 2025 – YouTube



3 Years Later, Star Trek Is Quietly Delivering On A Crucial Promise



Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 5 Reminds Us Of A Legendary Horror Story



‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Team Talks Very Meta Episode, Spock and La’an Kiss, More (Exclusive)



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ holodeck episode is Knives Out meets Galaxy Quest



‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 5: Cast Teases How It Will End in Final Season (Exclusive)



Star Trek Finally Answers A Decades-Old Mystery – ComicBook.com



Why Is Star Trek: Strange New Worlds So Obsessed With Giving Spock a Girlfriend?



Star Trek Legend Jonathan Frakes Breaks Down Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Holodeck Episode



Paul Wesley reveals the secret behind his hilarious William Shatner impression



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Scotty & Uhura’s First Team-Up



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds To End Without Every Member Of Kirk’s Enterprise



Strange New Worlds Season 3’s Romantic Subplot Had To Happen Thanks To Star Trek Canon



Star Trek’s First Holodeck Encounter Preceded Strange New Worlds by 110 Years



Theory: How The Gorn From “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Are Connected To The TOS Gorn In “Arena” – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Spock and La’an’s Romance Shocked The Actors



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Cast Praises Director Jonathan Frakes



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 5 – A New Evil Threat Emerges on the Enterprise



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds recap – season 3, episode 5



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 – “Through the Lens of Time” Review – Trek Central



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 305 “Through the Lens of Time” Review: Getting Lost in the Dark – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion



RECAP | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 305 – ‘Through the Lens of Time’



Star Trek Just Delivered Its Most Shocking Body Horror Scene Since The Next Generation, And Ewww



Star Trek’s Next Show Already Gave Every Voyager Fan A Big Reason To Celebrate



Scott Bakula Talks ‘Star Trek: United’; Producer Reveals More Details On Proposed Series – TrekMovie.com



Watch: How They Made The “Impossible City” From ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Episode 305 – TrekMovie.com



‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Bosses Explain Vezda, New Big Bad, and Batel’s Gorn Treatment (Exclusive)




Star Trek: Section 31 “streaming event movie” (2025) [movie]




‘Star Trek: Year One’ Would “Fill The Gap” Of Untold Stories Of Kirk’s Enterprise, EPs To Pitch To Skydance – TrekMovie.com




Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (coming 2026)




Holly Hunter And Robert Picardo On Their Centuries-Old Characters Leading ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ – TrekMovie.com



Meet the Cast of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | San Diego Comic-Con 2025



Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Everything You Need To Know About The Series



Star Trek’s Robert Picardo Notes The Major Change He Had To Adjust To When Returning For Starfleet Academy



Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – DS9 Tragedies Teased In New Trailer




Unannounced “Star Trek: Year One” series




‘Star Trek: Year One’ Would “Fill The Gap” Of Untold Stories Of Kirk’s Enterprise, EPs To Pitch To Skydance – TrekMovie.com




THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)



Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)




Star Trek V Made A Mockery Of An Iconic TOS Character




Star Trek (2009)




In 2009, Tyler Perry Took on a Completely Unexpected ‘Star Trek’ Role




Untitled Star Trek Kelvin-verse movie [currently not on Paramount announced roster]




Simon Pegg Teases 4th “Star Trek” Film in Kelvin Universe



Simon Pegg would “love” to do another Star Trek movie



Star Trek 4’s Production Changes Contributed To The Director’s Exit In Detailed Report




OTHER MEDIA



Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines




DC Releases SDCC K.O. Ashcan For Local Comic Shop Day 2025



After 23 Years, Star Trek Is Finally Giving Captain Janeway the Ending She Deserves



Star Trek Reveals Why Chief O’Brien Is Starfleet’s Most Important Officer



EXCLUSIVE | Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing Talk Star Trek: The Last Starship




MISCELLANEOUS



Paramount+ News




David Ellison Says Skydance Was ‘Not Involved’ in Trump-Paramount Settlement, Deflects When Asked About PSAs



Paramount Lot Likely Safe as New Owners Consider Asset Sales



David Ellison on CBS News Interference as New Paramount Charts Future



Brad Pitt, ‘Star Trek’ and a Possible Michael Bay Return: To-Do List for New Paramount’s Film Slate



New Paramount To Take “Holistic” Approach To Star Trek; Return To Big Screen A “Priority” – TrekMovie.com



Paramount’s ‘Star Trek’ Focus Is Back at the Movies—Including ‘Star Trek 4’ (Again)



Paramount Movie Priorities After Merger: Top Gun 3, Star Trek



Two New STAR TREK Movies in the Works and The Franchise is a High Priority For Paramount Pictures — GeekTyrant




Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous




9 Classic Sci-Fi Shows That Accurately Predicted the Future



Heavenly Voices – The New York Times



Star Trek’s 10 Best Borg Stories Ranked



What can Star Trek teach us about hope?



4 New Star Trek Series Pitches To Paramount/Skydance: What to Expect\



The Grimmest Ensign Deaths on ‘Star Trek’



Both ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ And ‘Starfleet Academy’ To Be Back In Production By Next Month – TrekMovie.com



Big Roddenberry Archive Update Includes ‘Star Trek: Phase II’ And ‘The Wrath Of Khan’ Mini-Docs + More – TrekMovie.com




Actor Watch




Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Actor Praises Jess Bush’s ‘Generous’ On-Set Presence



George Takei on Star Trek, internment camps, and life as a gay Hollywood icon – NBC Los Angeles



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Actor Dreams of Commander Riker Role in TNG Reboot



‘Star Trek’ Icon George Takei, 88, Opens Up About Past Trauma



Simon Pegg would “love” to do another Star Trek movie



Star Trek Star Confirms Spider-Man: Brand New Day Role With Perfect Photo – ComicBook.com




Main Mission, Part 2



Star Trek: Strange New WorldsSeason 3, Episode 6“The Sehlat Who At Its Tail”Written by David Reed & Bill WolkoffDirected by Valerie Weiss



End Of Show



It’s about time to refill the dilithium chamber and get on out of here. 




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