Annotations for *Star Trek: Discovery* 5x10: “Life, Itself” (SPOILERS)
The title was first used in the context of the Progenitors in TNG: “The Chase” when Picard remarked, “[The puzzle] is 4 billion years old. A computer program from a highly advanced civilisation, and it's hidden in the very fabric of life itself.“ In DIS: “Red Directive” the phrase was used in conjunction with saying...
Attended the Discovery series finale screening in Beverly Hills. Amazing time. ( startrek.website )
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Discovery | 5x10 "Life, Itself"
LoglineSeries Finale. Trapped inside a mysterious alien portal that defies familiar rules of time, space, and gravity, Captain Burnham must fight Moll – and the environment itself – in order to locate the Progenitors’ technology and secure it for the Federation. Meanwhile, Book puts himself in harm’s way to help Burnham...
The Ready Room: "Life, Itself" (Michelle Paradise and Sonequa Martin-Green interview) ( www.startrek.com )
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Wrapping Up Season 3 Production, Work on Season 4 Begins Spring 2025 ( blog.trekcore.com )
Canon Connections: DIS 5x09 - Lagrange Point
• This episode was directed by Johnathan Frakes, who starred in the ENT episode, “These Are the Voyages...”...
Me at age six, at Star Trek: The Experience ( startrek.website )
Here is me at Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Hilton. This was 1997 (spring or summer). I got to go on The Klingon Encounter (which may have been the only ride-type attraction at the time). The line to enter was lined with status of Borg (First Contact had just come out the previous November)....
Interview: Blu Del Barrio On Adira’s ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Journey And Why It’s Fun When Jonathan Frakes Directs ( trekmovie.com )
Preview The ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season (And Series) Finale With New Images, And Clip From “Life, Itself” ( trekmovie.com )
Patrick Kwok-Choon Reflects on Gen Rhys and Discovery's Groundbreaking Path to the Future ( www.startrek.com )
Got a “All Good Things…” tattoo for my birthday. ( startrek.website )
My birthday was last week (May 17). Decided to get my first tattoo, which I wanted to be Trek related. As a kid my family had a VHS tape with a recording of “All Good Things…” (and for unknown reasons, “Caretaker”). So I have seen the episode a dozen times. It is my favorite episode of the franchise. The image I’m...
Jörg Hillebrand breaks down the history of the Betazoid emblem ( tenforward.social )
I just wanted to highlight this as the latest of many, many examples of the incredible research Jörg puts into everything that he does.
Dr. Pulaski Appreciation Post ( startrek.website )
I don't know whether it's a popular opinion or not, but I think Dr. Pulaski was a great character and I found her much more interesting than Dr. Crusher. I don't know if it was down to the writing or the performance but Pulaski is one of the best parts of season 2 and I would have been happy to see her character continue....
Star Trek: Discovery Beats Picard & Rises Higher In Nielsen Streaming Top 10 ( screenrant.com )
tl;dr ST Discovery is doing well in the ratings, despite cancellation being announced already....
Star Trek 3 Is Finding Its Way Back to Theaters ( gizmodo.com )
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Discovery | 5x09 "Lagrange Point"
LoglineAfter Moll and the Breen capture a mysterious structure that contains the Progenitors’ power, Captain Burnham must lead a covert mission to retrieve it before the Breen figure out how to use it....
The Ready Room: "Lagrange Point" (Blu del Barrio and Jonathan Frakes interview) ( www.startrek.com )
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Marvel Sets Vision Series for 2026 With Paul Bettany, ‘Star Trek: Picard’ EP Terry Matalas as Showrunner (EXCLUSIVE) ( variety.com )
Oh heavens, whatever shall we do - it seems Legacy is dead
Annotations for *Star Trek: Discovery* 5x09: “Lagrange Point” (SPOILERS)
The title refers to points of gravitational equilibrium in space between two gravitationally massive objects, named Lagrange points after Italian scientist Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736-1813). Five Lagrange points can be defined for two bodies. Lagrange points are well known in science fiction as locations where orbital colonies...
Canon Connections: DIS 5x08 - Labyrinths
• The episode opens on L’ak’s funeral. Because he stabbed himself in “Mirrors”, and then intentionally overdosed on the drugs meant to cure him in “Erigah”....
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Taps Academy Award-Winning Actress Holly Hunter ( www.startrek.com )
Preview ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Episode 509 With New Images And Clip From “Lagrange Point” ( trekmovie.com )
Interview: ‘Discovery’ Writer Eric J. Robbins On Efrosians And More Star Trek Connections In “Labyrinths” ( trekmovie.com )
Star Trek: Day of Blood - Shaxs' Best Day nominated for 2024 Eisner Award ( startrek.website )
The 2024 Eisner awards for the comics industry announced the nominees a couple days ago, and the Day of Blood tie-in issue, Shaxs' Best Day by Ryan North and Derek Charm is among the nominees for Best Single Issue/One-shot....