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Star Trek musical parodies have been a thing since the Shatner days, but no official Star Trek musical has ever been released officially. That's about to change, though, as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 will feature the first ever Star Trek musical episode, Paramount announced. Called Subspace Rhapsody, it will be the ninth episode of the season and debut on Paramount Plus on August 3rd at 7PM ET.   The news dropped at San Diego Comic-Con during the Star Trek Universe panel, along with a video (below, US only).…

Crossovers are hard. The balance of time, fandom-winking wishlists, and the need to have things still actually matter to your characters can make smashing together heroes from across a franchise a challenge—a challenge Star Trek hasn’t been afraid to rise up to in the past. It’s good news then, that Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks’ collaboration is a successful balancing act that represents Trek at its best.Weirdest Thing Star Trek Star LeVar Burton Has Signed“Those Old Scientists”—released almost a whole week early to…

There might not be any actors or big casting announcements at San Diego Comic-Con this year, but Paramount Plus did find one way to surprise fans. It’s dropping the next episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds five days early. The episode also happens to be the very anticipated crossover episode featuring the live-action version of some of the cast of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Having already seen this episode, I can confirm this is all exactly as delightful as it sounds.With the actors on strike, SDCC has been much more…

Ever since Strange New Worlds’ second season was announced, the big draw has been the crossover episode with animated sitcom Lower Decks. It would see Tawny Newsome (Mariner) and Jack Quaid (Boimler) taking their until-now animated characters into live action. Following an early screening at Comic-Con, the episode is now available to watch on Paramount Plus. The following article contains spoilers for “Those Old Scientists.” There’s an SNL sketch where William Shatner, as himself, exhorts a room full of Star Trek fans to…

Saturday, July 22 – Episode 207, “Those Old Scientists”Thursday, July 27 – Episode 208, “Under the Cloak of War”Thursday, August 3 – Episode 209, “Subspace Rhapsody”Thursday, August 10 – Episode 210 (Season Finale), “Hegemony” Saturday, July 22 – Episode 207, “Those Old Scientists”Thursday, July 27 – Episode 208, “Under the Cloak of War”Thursday, August 3 – Episode 209, “Subspace Rhapsody”Thursday, August 10 – Episode 210 (Season Finale), “Hegemony” FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial…

The end may be coming for Star Trek: Discovery—in March, word came that the series will wrap up in early 2024 after its fifth season—but plenty of thrills will be packed into its final mission. Thanks to San Diego Comic-Con, we have a new trailer that offers the best glimpse of season five’s treasure-hunt mystery since last year’s New York Comic Con tease.Strange New World's Melissa Navia Talks Flying the Enterprise | io9 InterviewAt San Diego Comic-Con today, Paramount revealed the first extended footage from season 5,…

Screenshot: ParamountSan Diego Comic-Con has been very good to Star Trek in recent years, and even as Hollywood labor movements mean the franchise’s stars are sitting out of the action in Hall H this year, there was still plenty to be excited about in Star Trek’s new panel—like a long awaited first look at the return of Lower Decks.Strange New World's Melissa Navia Talks Flying the Enterprise | io9 InterviewAfter an up-and-down season 3 largely left our Ensign heroes where they started the season, this latest adventure…

Screenshot: ParamountNot to be outdone by last year’s Comic-Con announcement that Strange New Worlds would team up with Lower Decks for a crossover episode in season 2, this year the latest Trek series returned to San Diego to go one weirder: the Enterprise is getting downright lyrical.How Has Ortegas Changed and Grown Coming into Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 | io9 InterviewToday Paramount confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con that the upcoming ninth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ sophomore season would be…

Image: ParamountIt’s been 50 years since Star Trek: The Animated Series boldly brought the classic Enterprise crew to the second dimension—and while Trek’s animated legacy certainly has ups and downs right now, it’s not stopping Paramount from celebrating in a suitably animated fashion.Strange New Worlds' Melissa Navia Talks About Star Trek Fan Reactions | io9 InterviewAnnounced today at San Diego Comic-Con, Paramount confirmed that it is partnering with creative consultant Casper Kelly—who worked on the Star Trek: Short…

Screenshot: ParamountWhen Paramount made the shocking decision to go back on a greenlight for season 2 and remove season 1 from its own streaming service, Prodigy suddenly and infamously became the first Star Trek show in a generation where episodeslargely legally inaccessible to view in the United States. In a slight bit of good news today, that’s no longer the case.How Has Ortegas Changed and Grown Coming into Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 | io9 InterviewAt San Diego Comic-Con during, ironically, a panel…