Episode 187: Pit Monster Sushi

26/09/2025 1h 9min

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Main Mission, Part 1



Star Trek: Strange New WorldsSeason 3, Episode 8“Four-And-A-Half Vulcans”Written by Dana Horgan & Henry Alonso MyersDirected by Jordan Canning




Subspace Chatter‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Stars, Paul Giamatti, And ‘Starfleet Academy’ Experience Coming To NYCC – TrekMovie.com



The Star Trek Universe Returns to New York Comic Con 2025



‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 4 Teased As Best Yet With More Kirk & Spock, And Something New For Una – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Showrunners Compare Season 4 To Season 3, And The Difference Making Them Behind The Scenes



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Promises Improvement Over Season 3



LEGO STAR TREK Leaks: Everything We Know About The USS Enterprise And Type-15 Shuttlepod Sets



Star Trek Die-Cast Models | Master Replicas – Starship Library Collection



Exclusive: ‘Strange New Worlds’ Showrunners Explain How They Just Rewrote Star Trek History – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Retcons Gorn, Impacting Kirk’s Original Series Fight” STAR TREK ONLINE: UNLEASHED  ARRIVES SEPTEMBER 23 ON PC” – Games Press



Help Hugh and Seven of Nine Take Down Threats in Star Trek Online’s Next Update, Unleashed | MMORPG.com



Jeri Ryan Returns As Seven For ‘Star Trek Online: Unleashed’ – 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]




Star Trek Movies Took The Wrong Lesson From TOS’ Best Episode



3 Star Trek: TOS season 3 episodes that make fans facepalm



‘Spock’s Brain’ is NOT the worst episode of the Star Trek franchise, or even of The Original Series




Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973 – 1975) [7 seasons]




5 Essential Star Trek: The Animated Series Episodes Fans Have To Watch




Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons]




Gates McFadden Talks Ghost Candle Orgasms And Jean-Luc/Beverly Relationship Status After ‘Star Trek: Picard’ – TrekMovie.com



Gene Roddenberry Initially Envisioned A Very Different Version Of Star Trek’s Wesley Crusher



Data’s Name Led To Gene Roddenberry Creating A New Star Trek Rule



Gene Roddenberry Wanted The Next Generation’s Most Controversial Character to Be Star Trek’s Yoda




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




The Star Trek: DS9 Character Who Only Spoke Once (And Only In Germany)




STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)



Star trek: Prodigy (2021 – 2024) [2 seasons]




Kate Mulgrew Still “Furious” About Cancellation Of ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’: “It Doesn’t Make Any Sense” – TrekMovie.com



The Only Star Trek Show to be Canceled Twice Made 1 Trek Legend “Furious” – ComicBook.com




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




Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Retcons Kirk & Spock’s Origin Story



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 10 Review — New Life and New Civilizations | Den of Geek



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Finale Review



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 finale recap



‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Finale Recap: Marriage Story



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 let its characters down



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Biggest Strength Could Become Its Greatest Weakness



Interview: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Showrunners Break Down S3 Finale, From Pike’s Future To Doctor Who – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 5 Filming Update From Showrunner



‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’: Celia Rose Gooding Teases Uhura Taking Risks in Season 4 | Arts & Entertainment | djournal.com



tar Trek: Strange New Worlds Confirms 1 Original Series Character Won’t Appear



5 Star Trek Secrets Spock Kept From Kirk Despite Their Strange New Worlds Mind Meld



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – No Pelia Spotlight Episode In Seasons 4 or 5



The Beat’s STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Postseason 3 Spoiler Roundtable



Star Trek’s Next Show Could Completely Destroy Trekkies, Forever



Watch: From Gorn To Zombies, Behind The Scenes With The Creatures Of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ S3 – TrekMovie.com



The Creatures of Season 3 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – YouTube



‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ showrunners explain Season 3’s intense cosmic horror finale (exclusive) | Space



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Bumpy Third Season Highlights a Core Problem in Modern TV – Reactor



10 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Highlights



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Bosses Want a Harry Mudd Episode and Are Still Trying to Get Shatner – TV Guide



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Showrunners Give Update on Captain Kirk Spinoff



Exclusive: Akiva Goldsman Gives ‘Star Trek: Year One’ Update: “It’s A Real Dream” – TrekMovie.com




Star Trek Scouts (2025 – present) 




Star Trek Just Revealed Surprise New Series Unlike Anything in Franchise History – ComicBook.com



Star Trek is Officially Launching a Brand New Series (With a Twist)



Surprise: ‘Star Trek: Scouts’ Animated Nick Jr. Series Debuts On YouTube – Watch First Episode – TrekMovie.com



Review: ‘Star Trek: Khan’ Audio Series Debuts Strong With An Intriguing Trip To Ceti Alpha V In “Paradise” – TrekMovie.com



REVIEW – Star Trek: Scouts’ First Adventures! – Trek Central



Watch: Episode 3 Of ‘Star Trek: Scouts’ Adds Fuel to Fan Theory Linked To ‘Lower Decks’ – TrekMovie.com




THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)



Star Trek: Generations (1994)




31 Years Later, Star Trek Fans Are Still Mad About 1 of Sci-Fi’s Most Important (& Controversial) Deaths




Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)




Tom Hardy Stole the Show in Star Trek Nemesis




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




Skydance Paramount Merger Has Zachary Quinto “Beating The Drum” For ‘Star Trek 4’ – TrekMovie.com



Simon Pegg Says a Fourth Star Trek Movie Is “Not Impossible”




Trek movies that never were, for one reason or another, [such as Tarantino’s movie]




Chances Of Another ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Reunion Are “Zero To None,” According To Marina Sirtis – TrekMovie.com




OTHER MEDIAStar Trek video games/board games




Star Trek: Bridge Crew was the ultimate ‘Trek’ game, and it needs a sequel. Make it so! | Space



Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown – Wishlist Now! | PS5 Games – YouTube




Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise




Fanhome’s Star Trek USS Dauntless Issue #10 – Review – Trek Central




Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines




Early Preview: ‘The Last Starship’ Brings Captain Kirk Back Into A Whole New Era Of Star Trek – TrekMovie.com




Star Trek Audio 




Interview: Kirsten Beyer On Writing An Iconic Villain As A Tragic Hero In ‘Star Trek: Khan’ – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek: Khan Reveals 8 Shocking Twists About Kirk & Khan’s Rivalry



Review: It’s Stories All the Way Down in ‘Star Trek: Khan’ Episode 2, “Scheherazade” – TrekMovie.com



WARP FIVE: Kirsten Beyer on Seeing Khan Noonien Singh Through New Lens



Star Trek: Khan Retcons Marla McGivers’ Story In The Original Series




MISCELLANEOUS



Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous




Star Trek Day 2025 Celebrations Included Colorado’s Governor, Seattle Statues, The NY Times, And Beyond – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek plans packed lineup for the franchise’s 60th anniversary, with Lego sets and YouTube show :: WRAL.com



Celebrate Star Trek Day With A Golden Enterprise G Model From Fanhome – TrekMovie.com



‘Star Trek’ franchise will boldly go down Colorado Boulevard in 2026 Rose Parade float – Press Telegram



Star Trek Loves Retcons & These 7 Are The Biggest Changes In 60 Years Of Lore – ComicBook.com



NickALive!: ‘Star Trek’ Boldly Goes Into Its 60th Year with Fan-Centric Anniversary Celebrations Throughout 2026



Star Trek Is Holding Sci-Fi Back For Its Most Important Audience



59 Years Later, Star Trek Can’t Stop Hinting It’s Actually Connected To Another Sci-Fi Canon



Star Trek Showdown: The Original Series vs. The Next Generation – Which is the Best?



Brannon Braga Says Star Trek TV Should Return To Longer Seasons Instead Of Short “Tinder Relationships” – TrekMovie.com



Watch: Entire ‘The Center Seat’ Star Trek Docuseries Now Streaming Online For Free – TrekMovie.com




Convention news/fandom




Star Trek: The Cruise announces 60th anniversary guests for 2026



Star Trek: NYCC 2023 – What To Expect From Starfleet Academy & Strange New Worlds




Actor Watch




At 94, William Shatner reflects on ‘Star Trek,’ real-life trip to space and more! – YouTube



Family of late ‘Star Trek’ actress sues southern New Mexico hospital



William Shatner’s Latest Series Role is a Huge Departure from Star Trek



The Dynamic Authenticity That William Shatner Brought to His Role as Captain James T. Kirk in ‘Star Trek’Passings



‘Star Trek: Voyager’ Co-Creator Jeri Taylor Remembered By The Emmys – TrekMovie.com



Tony Todd’s widow calls out Emmys for omitting “Star Trek” and “The Flash” actor from ‘In Memoriam’ segment



Loretta Swit’s Famous MASH Character Was Originally Played By a Star Trek Legend




Main Mission, Part 2



Star Trek: Strange New WorldsSeason 3, Episode 9“Terrarium”Written by Alan B. McElroyDirected by Andrew Coutts



End Of Show



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




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