Episode 354, “Indiana Picard and the Kingdom of the Crystalline Entity”

Michael Gaines | August 11, 2018

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News

(clip 1:09) Patrick Stewart announcing the new show (massive applause edited out).

CBS wants Star Trek to be on year-round, not necessarily many shows at once.

Season 1 of DSC is available for preorder now & ships in November. $50.

DCS Makeup designer Glenn Ketrick says the Klingons will be revamped again, some with hair, because the different houses are all genetically different.

Paramount salary negotiations with Chrises Pine & Hemsworth break down.

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: I think the odds are good that we will either see The Borg or Q in the upcoming Picard series. Both have had a huge impact on Picard and would bring in the Trek audience to watch. What are your thoughts on this?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Stitchers. S1 E8. Someone writes down a molecular formula they’ve memorized & asks what it means.

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