Star Trek: Discovery EPs tease the future of the Federation—and the show
[Warning: Some light spoilers for back half of Star Trek: Discovery follow, along with a lot of praise from the show’s EPs for Sonequa Martin-Green.]
CBS All Access beams up another season of Star Trek: Discovery
The road to CBS All Access was rocky for Star Trek: Discovery, which arrived nine months behind schedule when it debuted in September. The latest entry in the Star Trek franchise was supposed to launch CBS’ standalone streaming service, but ended up ceding that spot to The Good Fight after losing Bryan Fuller as its…
The Star Trek: Discovery cast plays our Trekker version of "Fuck, Marry, Kill"
The Star Trek franchise will be acquiring two more Starfleet captains after Sunday’s premiere of Star Trek: Discovery: Michelle Yeoh’s Philippa Georgiou and Jason Isaacs’ Gabriel Lorca. The show’s long history of prodigious captains lends itself to endless discussions and unanswered questions, but we only have one…
Mirror, mirror: The cast and EP of Star Trek: Discovery on capturing turbulent times
Visiting the set of Star Trek: Discovery on the day of a total solar eclipse seems like a serendipitous meeting of geeky and nerdy interests. (I even credit the event as being the reason why I’m able to sit in the captain’s chair at one point). But the show films in Toronto, which is well out of the path of totality,…
Star Trek: Discovery reveals its deep ties to the original series
Star Trek: Discovery docked at San Diego Comic-Con today, where the cast and executive producers revealed both the CBS All Access show’s ties to the original series, as well as how it will break new boundaries. The biggest news to come out of this afternoon’s panel concerns the lead character, Michael Burnham, played…
Sonequa Martin-Green says her Star Trek: Discovery character has “the Vulcan conflict”
While we’ve slowly been getting more details about the cast and premise of the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery (and completed the five stages of grief over the loss of Bryan Fuller behind the scenes), with the first trailer for the series suggesting things were not looking good for the U.S.S. Shenzhou. More…
Lots of celebrities would like to board Star Trek: Discovery
As Star Trek: Discovery inches toward its big debut—still just set for “some time” in 2017—everyone from beloved geek icons to stars of ratings juggernauts is requesting permission to board the latest series in the franchise. In an interview with Collider, series producer Alex Kurtzman said he has a list of actors who…
Star Trek: Discovery assigns new name and rank to its star
[Warning: Spoilers for last night’s episode of The Walking Dead.]
A wacky New Girl goes big on pranks but too small on rites of passage
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“Rumspringa” opens in classic New Girl style, with a made-up celebration and a momentous announcement. Together, Jess and Schmidt are hosting Big Dinner, “where the news is big and the dinner is regular-sized.” With awkward ceremony, they exchange tokens of their new career milestones: Jess presents Schmidt his new…
Star Trek: Discovery finally finds its lead in The Walking Dead’s Sonequa Martin-Green
After months of rumors and desperate searching—and a continually ticking clock—CBS has finally announced the lead for its upcoming Star Trek series, Discovery. Deadline reports that Sonequa Martin-Green—best known for her role as damaged survivor Sasha on The Walking Dead—will play the starring role, Lt. Commander…
