Daily Star Trek News

Star Trek: Picard producer Akiva Goldsman says it’s a blessing to continue working with writing staff amid COVID-19 restrictions, and they’re trying to be thoughtful of how current events affect storytelling for season 2, and Star Trek: The Next Generation is out NOW on Pluto TV and you should definitely go watch it. All that, plus this week in Trek history! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

William Shatner reveals that his next music album - after his upcoming blues album - will be “autobiographical”, and he wouldn’t mind Chris Pine playing him in a biopic. It’s a day full of William Shatner stories, plus Trek trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

CBS All Access releases a trailer for the upcoming animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks, friends and colleagues sing Sir Patrick Stewart’s praises for his 80th birthday, and Deep Space Nine’s Armin Shimerman recalls his experience filming "Far Beyond the Stars". We’re catching up on the weekend’s Star Trek news! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Star Trek heads to Comic-Con@Home with a mega-panel featuring Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks and yes, Strange New Worlds, Discovery’s Doug Jones talks about what he wants for Saru’s future, and why he collects toys of himself, and I’ve got the answer to Tuesday’s trivia question. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Robert Picardo says there are “absolutely no plans” for him to appear in Star Trek: Picard season 2, Deep Space Nine’s Andrew Robinson tells TrekMovie.com about falling in love with the character of Garak, and I’ve got the weekend’s virtual Star Trek events. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Star Trek: The Next Generation will soon be available to stream for free with ads on Pluto TV, Star Trek parody/fan film starring James McAvoy, Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan beams onto YouTube, and I’ve got this week’s Klingon-themed Trek history. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Sir Patrick Stewart is writing a memoir, the tabletop RPG Star Trek Adventures is getting a new Klingon core rulebook, and I’ve got this week’s Klingon-themed Trek trivia. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Star Trek: Lower Decks has finally set a premiere date, Cryptic Studios, makers of Star Trek Online, celebrate 20 years with a new Klingon-centric story update, and a monument to Voyager’s Captain Janeway has broken ground in Bloomington, Indiana. We’re catching up on the Star Trek news we missed last week! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Julia is from Russia, and remembers when Star Trek (along with a lot of other Western shows) flooded into the country after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Her interest in Star Trek was really ignited by a chance showing of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in 2017, though, and it’s been burning strong ever since. This is Julia’s Star Trek story. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Peter recently joined Twitter to connect with other Trek fans, and is keeping busy with virtual panels, watchalongs and fan discussions. This is Peter’s Star Trek story. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Mark has been out of work and is using the time to catch up on Star Trek. He sees quarantine as “a blessing in disguise” because of it. This is Mark’s Star Trek story. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Rebecca knows it’s important to stay connected to Trek and enjoys watching YouTube videos and listening to podcasts. And while she’s not one for a watchalong, she finds that leaving comments and interacting via email works, too. This is Rebecca’s Star Trek story. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Today’s Star Trek Story comes from Andrew, who enjoys taking part in Twitter watchalongs, and who says that watching old episodes of The Original Series makes him nostalgic for his childhood, watching TOS in his parents’ basement. This is Andrew’s Star Trek story. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Star Trek: Voyager’s Tim Russ reflects on his time in the franchise, and being a Black Vulcan, ViacomCBS announce that SpongeBob SquarePants is coming to CBS All Access in a big way, and I’ve got the answer to Tuesday’s trivia question. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

You can win a walk-on role in Star Trek: Picard, and fight food insecurity at the same time, Sir Patrick Stewart and Henry Cavill trade stories about their iconic roles in Star Trek and Superman, and I’ve got the weekend’s virtual Star Trek events to look forward to! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

John Billingsley cites “understandable fatigue” for weak Star Trek: Enterprise ratings, Discovery’s Red Angel suit will soon be winging its way to Star Trek Online, and I’ve got this week in Trek history. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Director Hanelle Culpepper describes Star Trek: Picard as a “character-driven series with Picard at the heart”, Star Trek parody film Unbelievable!!!!! gets picked up for domestic distribution, and I’ve got this week’s Trek trivia. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Star Trek: Voyager’s Robert Duncan McNeill and Garrett Wang look forward to discussing “Threshold” and “Tuvix” on their podcast, Zachary Quinto says he’s “not really attached to” Star Trek anymore, but would still be “thrilled” to reprise his role as Spock, and it’s not too late to apply for the very last Cocktails with Kate, with Kate Mulgrew. We’re catching up on the weekend’s Star Trek news! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

New Star Trek: Lower Decks images reveal action and margaritas, and creator Mike McMahan hints at possible Next Generation cameos, ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish hopes to attract younger audiences with CBS All Access’s “super service” transformation, and I’ve got the answer to Tuesday’s trivia question! Today’s Daily Star Trek News is sponsored by Podcorn. Connect directly with brands and start monetizing your podcast today at podcorn.com. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Zachary Quinto helps launch the Kindness Initiative at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, a Star Trek fan builds a working a LCARS-style display, plus instructions so you can make one yourself as well, and I’ve got the next week of virtual Star Trek events! Today’s Daily Star Trek News is sponsored by Podcorn. Connect directly with brands and start monetizing your podcast today at podcorn.com. Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews