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Notable



The 50th Anniversary of United Federation of Phoenix



Main Mission, Part 1 (with an appropriate sound effect)



Star Trek: KhanEpisode 4“Magical Thinking”Written by Kirsten Beyer & David MackBased on a story by Nicholas MeyerDirected by Fred Greenhalgh



Subspace Chatter




Zachary Quinto’s Spock Comeback Hints At Another Vulcan Role In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds



Zachary Quinto Suits Up As Spock Again… But Not For Star Trek – TrekMovie.com



Paramount Dumps J.J Abrams ‘Star Trek’ Cast, Eyes New Direction | Cosmic Book News



I’ve Been Waiting Almost 10 Years For A Star Trek Beyond Sequel, And It Looks Like We Finally Have A Concrete Update On The Kelvin Timeline’s Future | Cinemablend



Paramount Reportedly Wants “Fresh” Take For Star Trek, Moving On From Another Kelvin Movie – TrekMovie.com



TOS Stars, Treksperts, And More Set To Celebrate Star Trek’s 60th At STLV 2026—Tix Already Selling Out – TrekMovie.com



STAR TREK Collectibles Roundup — EXO-6’s “First Contact” Worf, New Fansets Pins, and Fanhome’s Next Returning Starship Models



Master Replicas Brings Back Classic Star Trek Phaser and Communicator Replicas – GameSpace.com



Looking Ahead to 2026’s STAR TREK Books and Calendars



The Sound of Wrath: Star Trek: Khan audio drama director talks bringing the classic villain to life – TREKNEWS.NET | Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion



Supercon 2025 Badge Gets Vintage Star Trek Makeover | Hackaday



First Leaked Images of LEGO Icons 10356 Star Trek: USS Enterprise D | November 2025



First Leaked Images of LEGO Icons 40768 Star Trek: Type-15 Shuttlepod GWP | November 28th 2025



This 3600-piece Lego Icons Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise boldly goes where no Lego set has gone before | Stuff



LEGO’s new 3,600-piece Star Trek set primed to become major holiday gift



Engage! The Lego Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701-D model is here, and it is spectacular




In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news…Local Government and Community Updates




Election Results: Laurie Lyckman has been elected as the new Division 4 Councillor for Vulcan County in the recent municipal election.



Road Closure: The CP Railway crossing on 2nd Street South was scheduled for a temporary closure on November 4th and 5th for maintenance work.



Upcoming Meetings: The next Regular Council Meeting for the Town of Vulcan is scheduled for November 10, 2025.



Office Closures: The town office will be closed on November 11, 2025, for Remembrance Day.




Here are links to  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]




A Crucial Change Saved Star Trek’s 1960s Pilot Episode From Disaster



Star Trek’s most dangerous aliens (TOS S2, part 2)



3 times Mr. Spock thrilled Trekkies with his Vulcan powers (TOS season 1)



Captain Kirk’s most memorable fights (TOS, season 1)



3 Worst Star Trek: The Original Series Characters We’ll Never Forget – ComicBook.com



Star Trek Almost Lost One of Its Most Important Characters, and Then Martin Luther King, Jr. Stepped In



The 1966 Episode That Made Me Love Star Trek Is Hard To Watch Today



The City on the Edge of Forever is the best TOS episode (and this is why)



Did ‘Star Trek’ Creator Gene Roddenberry Really Hate NBC?



Star Trek’s most annoying characters (TOS, season 2)



Star Trek’s most annoying characters (TOS, season 3)




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




This Banned Star Trek TNG Episode Remains 1 of the Best in the Series



The Terrible Star Trek: The Next Generation Line That Irked Michael Dorn



Jonathan Frakes’ Top 10 Riker Performances in Star Trek



Why A Key Star Trek Creative Was Hesitant To Work On The Next Generation



Star Trek’s Marina Sirtis Thinks Troi And Worf’s Relationship Was Bad For Michael Dorn



Star Trek Fans Can’t Believe All the Continuity Plotholes In One of the Franchise’s Most Beloved Episodes (But Does It Matter?) – ComicBook.com



Best Star Trek: TNG characters (let the debate begin)



31 Years Later, This Star Trek: TNG Episode Quietly Remains Riker’s Best Story




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




Best Star Trek: DS9 characters (let the debate begin)




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




Star Trek Stars Set The Record Straight On Voyager’s Most Controversial Scene



30 Years of Frights: The 13 Creepiest Moments From ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek: Voyager Drew Inspiration from a Forgotten ’60s Sitcom | Den of Geek




Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005) [4 seasons]




20 Years Later, This 53% RT Star Trek Series Is Still 1 of Sci-Fi’s Biggest Failures



Rick Berman And Brannon Braga Defend The Controversial ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ Series Finale – TrekMovie.com



Exclusive: Star Trek Designer Reveals How The USS Voyager Was Influenced By ‘My Favorite Martian’ – TrekMovie.com




STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)



Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024) [5 seasons]




10 Best Episodes Of Star Trek: Discovery, Ranked – ComicBook.com




Star Trek: Picard (2020 – 2023) [3 seasons]




Star Trek: Picard Season 4 – Will It Happen? Everything We Know



The 7 Best Episodes Of Star Trek: Picard, Ranked – ComicBook.com




Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 – 2024) [5 seasons]




Completing Star Trek: Enterprise’s Epic Cast Comeback




Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season yet to premier, 5th/final season filming]




‘Star Trek: SNW’ Star Explains Why He’s Sad to Say Goodbye – Parade



Strange New Worlds’ Best Season 3 Moment Is Also a Big Star Trek Continuity Error



‘Strange New Worlds’ Creator Promises an Emotional Endgame Unlike Anything Star Trek Has Done Before



SNW showrunner hints at less offbeat episodes (but what about those puppets?)



Scotty’s Backstory Gets “Vivid” In ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 4; Things Get “Personal” For Uhura – TrekMovie.com



Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is still suffering the impact of this depressing season 1 twist




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




Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Must Rescue Michelle Yeoh From Section 31’s Failure




Star Trek Scouts (2025 – present) 




Where Does Star Trek: Scouts Take Place In Franchise Canon?



WATCH: Finn Returns In Disco-Themed ‘Star Trek’ Scouts’ Episode 7 – TrekMovie.com




Star Trek: Starfleet Academy [1st season early 2026 premier announced, 2nd season season in production]




Could Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Solve a Long-Running Captain Sisko Mystery?  | Den of Geek



Star Trek has surely plateaued with its 32nd-century setting



Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – 5 Big Mysteries It Could Solve From Past Series



Star Trek: Starfleet Academy must solve a 27-year-old Voyager mystery



Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: Everything We Know About Paramount+’s YA Star Trek Series – TV Guide




unannounced “Star Trek: Legacy” series




Star Trek: Picard’s Todd Stashwick Addresses Whether He’d Return to Legacy




Unannounced “Star Trek: United” 




Star Trek: United – Scott Bakula’s Comeback Tied To TNG Tragedy




THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)



Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)




Why Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry Hated The Character Of Saavik



Walter Koenig’s Simple Suggestion Probably Saved The Star Trek II Script




Star Trek (2009)




The Real Reason J. J. Abrams’ Star Trek Movies Had Time Travel



Mark Wahlberg Turned Down A Massive Star Trek Role For A Hilarious Reason




OTHER MEDIAStar Trek books, audio books, audio drama




Star Trek: Khan: Tim Russ on Making Tuvok More Audio Drama-Friendly



Star Trek: Khan episode 8 — a shocking truth comes out in the penultimate episode!



Takei Returns as Captain Suluin ‘Star Trek: Khan’ Audio Book – Rafu Shimpo



Review: ‘Star Trek: Khan’ Turns To Vengeance In Riveting Series Finale, “Eternity’s Face” – TrekMovie.com



Catch Up on Final Episodes of the STAR TREK: KHAN Audio Drama – TrekCore.com




Star Trek video games/board games




Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown is a dull, budget survival game, and I swear the show is so much better than this | PC Gamer




Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines




Star Trek’s Voyager Sequel Is Finally Giving Fans More Of The Show’s Most Underused Villains – ComicBook.com



Star Trek’s Original 5-Year Mission Has a Secret Comics Ending



Star Trek Is Ready to Fulfill a Dark Prophecy From Deep Space 9



Star Trek: The Last Starship Reveals the Klingon’s Worst Crime Against Earth



Star Trek Reveals the Most Important Part of Its Starships



Hailing Frequencies Open: STAR TREK: THE LAST STARSHIP



‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ Is Boldly Going Absolutely Hog Wild | Comic Book Club



IDW Preview: Star Trek: Red Shirts #4 | Comic Book Club



The Star Trek: TNG Crew Met The X-Men In This Forgotten ’90s Crossover




MISCELLANEOUS



Paramount, a Skydance Company, News




Streaming Sci Fi TV: Paramount+ Leans Heavy on Star Trek for Its Originals – Cancelled Sci Fi



David Ellison’s Hollywood Takeover: First Paramount. Is Warner Bros Next?



Paramount Sells Its Argentine TV Operation To Local Mogul | Radio & Television Business Report



Bill Owens Reveals Blunt Reply to Harris Interview Demand



Trump’s backing? Paramount’s Skydance is expected to acquire Warner Bros.’ Discovery – VOCO News｜Global Chinese Instant News Information Network



Pluto TV is Ending Support for Some Devices in November 2025 | Cord Cutters News



Taylor Sheridan To Leave Paramount For Film & TV Deal At NBCUniversal



Boston Blue Finds Partners Across the World – TVDRAMA



Paramount To Lay Off About 1,000 Workers In U.S. Wednesday; More Coming



Writers Guild Responds to Potential Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger



Writers Guild plans to oppose Paramount-Warner Bros merger, Bloomberg News reports | Reuters



Paramount Layoffs Begin: David Ellison Says Cuts Required In Order To Build



Ramsey Naito Exits As Paramount Animation President Amid Skydance Merger Shakeup



Why ‘Yellowstone’ Boss Taylor Sheridan Just Dumped Paramount+



Five Key Taylor Sheridan Shows Face Uncertainty At Paramount Amid $1 Billion Move To NBCUniversal



Paramount Signs 10-Year Lease at 1888 Studios in New Jersey Production Push – 95.9 The RAT



Don McGregor Set To Land Top Paramount Global TV Sales Role



Paramount Sued by Exec Who Claims He Was Fired for Being White, Over 50



Stephen Colbert Says He Still Hasn’t Processed CBS’s Shock Decision | HuffPost Latest News



Jon Stewart Re-Ups ‘Daily Show’ Deal Through 2026



Paramount TV Leadership Structure for Cable TV Brands After Layoffs



Lionsgate Distribution Chief Shaun Barber Exits for Paramount



Paramount Skydance TV Announces New Animation Exec Appointments | Animation Magazine



Paramount’s George Cheeks Unveils Cable TV Leadership Team



Paramount+ to stream PBR’s ‘Unleash the Beast’ in new five-year deal



Oliver named SVP, Product & Marketing for Paramount Global



Paramount Hit With Child Privacy Suit Over Pluto Video Streaming



Paramount Inks New Streaming Deal With TKO’s Professional Bull Riders




Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous




Star Trek’s Big Canon Problem Is Quietly Erasing 59 Years of Sci-Fi’s Best Fan Service



The Biggest Unmade Star Trek Movie Still Needs To Happen – ComicBook.com



The Space Review: Is Starfleet military or scientific? Yes.



Star Trek’s Unresolved Mysteries: 8 Questions Left Unanswered By Canceled Series



5 Star Trek TV guest stars you may have forgotten



Star Trek’s Bold Lessons For The United Nations



Three things Star Trek got right about AI



Star Trek’s best crossovers with other franchises



Star Trek open thread: The cost of building the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701



All 14 Star Trek Movies, Ranked By Rotten Tomatoes Score



Star Trek TV Shows Ranked By the Order You Should Watch Them In (If At All) – ComicBook.com



10 Worst Star Trek Stories Of All Time



Star Trek Must Finally End This Frustrating 9-Year Trend Before It’s Too Late



5 Star Trek “Facts” You Probably Believe (And Shouldn’t) – ComicBook.com



Whatever Happened To The Maquis On Star Trek?



‘Star Trek’: ‘Strange New Worlds’ and ‘Starfleet Academy’ Stars Are Out of This World in Our Portraits




Convention news/fandom




Meet Star Trek’s 3 most iconic actors at STLV 2026 (but it’ll cost you)



Beethoven, Star Trek, holiday music fill orchestra season – The Lansing Journal




Actor Watch




John Boyega Reveals The One Thing STAR TREK Does Much Better Than STAR WARS



Watch: Todd Stashwick Answers Our Burning Questions About ‘Star Trek: Picard,’ ‘Legacy,’ And Being A Meme – TrekMovie.com



The Clever Way Robert Picardo Earned His Star Trek: First Contact Role



WARP FIVE: George Takei on Sulu’s Legacy, Leadership, and the Lingering Wrath of Khan



William Shatner Learned A Valuable Lesson About Star Trek From Patrick Stewart




Main Mission, Part 2 (with an appropriate sound effect)



Star Trek: KhanEpisode 5“Imagination’s Limits”Written by Kirsten Beyer & David MackBased on a story by Nicholas MeyerDirected by Fred Greenhalgh



End Of Show



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