Picard

In the final season of Star Trek: Picard a lot of long-loved characters are expected to make their big returns (and possibly goodbyes) to the Star Trek universe. Earlier this year it was announced that almost the entire original cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation was going to be showing up in season 3. Now showrunner Terry Matalas is teasing even more characters from TNG showing up. As first noticed by TrekCore, Matalas recently appeared on the Inglorious Treksperts podcast and had a lot to say about the final…

Liza Picard, who has died aged 94, wrote a series of books on London’s social history. The success of the first, Restoration London (1997), stimulated a mini-boom of history books on everyday life in the capital. Her books began as a retirement hobby – she was 70 when the first was published – and Liza made her inspiration clear: “I have a practical mind. I have always been interested in how people lived. The practical details are rarely covered in social history books … The only answer appeared to be to write a book…

Screenshot: ParamountVoyager is a weird show for shore leave—the crew is exploring a previously unknown quadrant of space and trying to get home, so they can’t really just kick their feet up and relax on a nice planet somewhere. Instead, the series gave its crew digital hideways in the form of several holodeck programs throughout the show. Early on we had Chez Sandrine, a French pool bar, and we eventually got Neelix’s take on the Paxau Resort, a tropical hotel. But perhaps the most infamous and fun of all is the short…

There’s quite frankly a LOT of boldly going going on.Gif: ParamountTrying to keep track of what Star Trek is coming right now feels like trying to stop a tribble from procreating. Before even more new series get announced, here’s our guide of when to expect all the new Star Trek shows, the returns of familiar favorites, and what else is in the works right now. Engage!Star Trek Shows Currently Airing and Coming SoonStar Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1A prequel-sequel series—a prequel to the original Star Trek, a sequel…