Episode 168: I’ve Already Worn This Sweater!

The Topic is Trek

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Main Mission, Part 1

Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, Episode 15
“Ascension, Part I“
Written by Erin McNamara, Jennifer Muro, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, Keith Sweet II and Aaron J. Waltke

Directed by Sung Shin

Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, Episode 16
“Ascension, Part II”
Written by Alex Hanson
Directed by Sean Bishop

Here are links to 51 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]

1. William Shatner’s Favorite Star Trek Episode Is Also One Of The Show’s Most Controversial
2. This 1960s Star Trek Episode Was So Good, William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy Both Called It A Favorite

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

3. Star Trek: TNG’s Very First Scene Was A Huge Departure From The Original Series, But So Much Better
4. Michael Dorn Loved Making Worf Star Trek: TNG’s “Angry Outsider”
5. Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart Secretly Hated Jean-Luc Picard’s Pet Fish
6. Patrick Stewart’s Favorite Star Trek Episode Is A TNG Classic
7. The 11 Best STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Episodes
8. The Real Reason Leonard Nimoy Didn’t Want To Produce Star Trek: TNG
9. Star Trek: Who Is Rachel Garrett?
10. 10 Controversial Star Trek: TNG Episodes That Wouldn’t Fly Today

STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)

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

11. Star Trek: Discovery Asked Worf Actor Michael Dorn To Return

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

12. Hugh’s death in Star Trek: Picard was not the original plan
13. Picard Season 3 Was Right To Abandon A Star Trek Romance That Never Should’ve Happened
14. Star Trek: Picard’s TNG Reunion Is Why Season 1’s Cast Didn’t Return
15. Star Trek: Picard was originally going to be a Borg spin-off, according to Jonathan D

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

16. Everything We Know About Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5
    

Star trek: Prodigy (2021 – present) [awaiting 3rd season approval]

17. 7 Star Trek: Voyager Problems Chakotay’s Return Can Fix
    

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season announced]

18. Should Sam Kirk become a major role on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds?
19. 3 ways Star Trek: Strange New Worlds improved the Original Series
20. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds needs to bring in one iconic Original Series character

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (no release date announced) [season 1 in production]

21. Star Trek’s Next Show Can Reveal 2 Important Things Discovery Forgot
22. Should The Doctor be radically changed come Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

unannounced “Star Trek: Legacy” series)

23. We can safely assume that Star Trek: Legacy is not a priority for CBS

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

24. Why Carol Marcus Didn’t Return After Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
25. Star Trek Abandoning Its Greatest Technology Isn’t Khan’s Fault

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

26. Star Trek’s Robin Curtis Blames Leonard Nimoy For A Common Saavik Complaint
    Star Trek Beyond (2016)
27. Star Trek: Who Is Jaylah?

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

28. Zachary Quinto Unconcerned Over ‘Star Trek 4’ Time Gap, Could See Playing Spock In His 60s – TrekMovie.com

OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio books and DVDs

29. Review: Nana Visitor’s ‘Star Trek: Open A Channel: A Woman’s Trek’ Is The Book I’ve Been Waiting For – TrekMovie.com

Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise

30. Factory Entertainment Stuns with Its Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Phaser
31. Star Trek to launch a new action figure line but will it be successful?Replica
32. Nacelle will make new Star Trek action figures but will it be successful?

Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines

33. Star Trek’s Most Fearsome Weapon Just Got a Massive Upgrade, Threatening To Rewrite Its Entire Universe
34. Star Trek Just Gave Voyager’s EMH A Heartwarming New Purpose in Official Canon
35. A long-time Star Trek staple is coming to an end after 30 years
36. B’Elanna Torres Has an Awesome New Role in the Star Trek Universe, Completing Her Voyager Arc

MISCELLANEOUS

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

37. ign.com/articles/jon-lovett-loves-star-trek-and-you-should-too
38. Here’s The Status of Every STAR TREK TV Series and Movie
39. 3 staples of the Star Trek franchise that have been ended recently
40. Star Trek, Horticulture, and Healing | Star Trek
41. Star Trek lacks one story arc from it’s compendium of stories
42. 3 reasons why Star Trek fans accept Sybok over Michael Burnham
43. 5 Star Trek announcements we hope to get at the New York Comic Con
44. Star Trek Attraction And Hotel Rooms Coming To Turkish Theme Park In 2025 [UPDATED] – TrekMovie.com

Actor Watch

45. Leonard Nimoy’s 1988 interview on ‘Star Trek V’ – YouTube
46. Cast of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ implores Utah to export funeral potatoes – East Idaho News
47. Scott Bakula Talks About The “Burden” And “Challenges” Of Playing Captain Archer On ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ – TrekMovie.com
48. Star Trek 4 Gets Hopeful Update From Spock Star Zachary Quinto
49. Nicolas Cage Has One Condition For A Potential Star Trek Role
50. Star Trek’s Movie Cast Has The Right Attitude About Star Trek 4
51. ‘Star Trek: TNG’ cast implores Utah export funeral potatoes

Main Mission, Part 2

Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, Episode 17
“Brink”
Written by Diandra Pendleton-Thompson
Directed by Ruolin Li

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