https://www.cbr.com Read up on the latest Star Trek: Strange New Worlds News, Reviews and Features from the team at CBR. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 19:20:17 GMT en-US hourly 60 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has complex origins. It technically began as a spinoff for Star Trek: Discovery, with Captain Pike, Mr. Spock, and Una Chin-Riley lending the crew of the Discovery a hand during the second season. Shortly thereafter, that series moved forward into the 32nd century, leaving Strange New Worlds to continue telling Star Trek stories in the era it left behind. That also places the series in an odd place in the franchise's timeline.

]]> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 22:20:12 GMT https://www.cbr.com/strange-new-worlds-prequel-star-trek-tos/ Like the infinite galaxy, it seems like there will be no end to Star Trek’s popularity. The Original Series introduced the world to Gene Roddenberry’s inclusive vision of the universe, but it didn’t mean that Captain Kirk and Starfleet didn’t have foes to fight. The franchise introduced numerous species that had a fearsome reputation in the galaxy. Since The Original Series, Star Trek has widened its reach with the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV programs and films.

]]> Wed, 27 Dec 2023 21:40:17 GMT https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-species-powerful-ranked/ More than half a century after creator Gene Roddenberry first launched the starship Enterprise, Star Trek is still going strong. In fact, 2023 was maybe the biggest year yet for his universe, with Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds all debuting new seasons. All these new series mean plenty of new episodes added to the canon. While each one is likely someone's favorite episode ever, it's time to run down the best episodes of the year.

]]> Wed, 27 Dec 2023 19:20:17 GMT https://www.cbr.com/best-star-trek-episodes-2023/ The beauty of storytelling in Star Trek is that it has decades of history and characters to call upon to tell new stories. In 2023, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Lower Decks and, of course, Star Trek: Picard brought back a number of fan-favorite legacy characters in wonderfully clever ways. While every character return is a gift, some reverberated more strongly in the Star Trek fandom.

]]> Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:20:15 GMT https://www.cbr.com/best-star-trek-legacy-character-returns-2023/ With all the new Star Trek programming coming out on Paramount+, one of the undisputed standouts amid this growing resurgence is Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Returning for its second season this past summer, Strange New Worlds maintained the high bar quality and took even greater creative swings. Just in time for the holidays, Strange New Worlds Season 2 will be released in a variety of home video formats this December, the most impressive of which is a limited edition 4K UHD steelbook perfect for any fan.

]]> Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:30:18 GMT https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-2-blu-ray-review/ In all of Star Trek, few aliens are mentioned as frequently -- with as little screen time -- as Rigellians. First mentioned in the TOS episode, "Journey to Babel," referring to their similar physiology to Vulcans, Rigellians weren't seen in the franchise until one was listed as a background character in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. In fact, the idea of what a Rigellian is has become rather convoluted over the years, as different versions have shown up or been referred to from one series to the next. One Trek series could solve the riddle of who, or what, the Rigellians are.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:50:17 GMT https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-rigellains-explained/ With Star Trek: Discovery closing its successful run after five seasons, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds looks to carry the banner for the venerable science fiction franchise moving forward. The series first premiered in 2022 to great acclaim, centered around the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike a few years before the events of The Original Series. Season 2 ended on a cliffhanger, with members of the crew abducted by the sinister Gorn and Pike disobeying Starfleet orders to go after them.

]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:50:16 GMT https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-3-what-we-know/ The producers of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds made a very interesting choice in Season 2. Sandwiched between the hilarious crossover episode with Lower Decks and the equally silly (in a perfect Star Trek way) musical episode is perhaps the series' heaviest story. "Under the Cloak of War" brings a Klingon general who defected to the Federation on the USS Enterprise. On the Season 2 Blu-ray, the producers made another interesting choice: they cut the scene where Dr. Joseph M'Benga and Nurse Christine Chapel truly meet each other.

]]> Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:00:20 GMT https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-klingon-war-cut-scene/ When Star Trek: Strange New Worlds debuted, it was a return to episodic storytelling for the universe created by Gene Roddenberry. The series in the third wave are heavily serialized, but the show that pioneered that storytelling shift was Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. One element of Strange New Worlds' larger story was Una Chin-Riley's arrest for being an augment, echoing a similar storyline on Deep Space Nine. How that unfolded connected the series together to show how Starfleet's attitude towards genetically augmented individuals changed over time.

]]> Sun, 12 Nov 2023 13:00:19 GMT https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-una-chin-riley-gene-modification/ Star Trek's long-time formula for success includes a knack for catchphrases, particularly Star Trek: The Original Series. Lines like "beam me up" and "fascinating" carry a pithy summation of the universe's details while providing easy insight into the colorful and memorable characters. Later series have developed such catchphrases more organically, though they're still delivered with suitable theatricality.

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