There was the Picard maneuver. Then Riker straddling every chair on the Enterprise gave birth to the Riker maneuver.…
Fifty years is an enormous milestone, especially when you’re talking about the relatively short history of…
You may have noticed that io9 loves Star Trek. A lot. And we’ve had a lot to say about it this week—as well as over…
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Star Trek’s ideals don’t sit all that well with your average video game. Trek’s idealistic view of the future mostly…
Star Trek could have been gayer. But in the ‘80s I didn’t care. I was twee and my biggest Star Trek concern in 1987…
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Star Trek isn’t really known as a comedy, and on its face, neither is The Voyage Home. It’s about the Earth being…
We’ve written a great many words about the 50th anniversary of Star Trek this week, we thought maybe it was time for…
Having already restored the original Starship Enterprise and put it back on display, the Smithsonian National Air…
Leonard McCoy is famous for many things. Mostly announcing that someone is dead and insulting Spock in ways that…
It’s linked to your mobile phone rather than a ship’s computer, but hey: This is the best attempt yet at getting a Tr…
As with so many franchises that have managed to last decades, there’s a wealth of Star Trek material out there for…
This episode should’ve never worked. It was a one-off, inconsequential story about characters we’ve never seen…
On September 8, 1966, exactly 50 years ago today, the very first episode of Star Trek aired on television. More than…
It’s a good idea to make sure your affairs are in order before beaming down to a mysterious new planet wearing a red…
This is a prank played on Kirk in the Animated Series episode “The Practical Joker.” Of all the beings with amazing…
When most people think of Star Trek, they of course think of Kirk and Spock. This isn’t surprising, as they were the…
Or your least favorite thing? Or your best memory tangentially related to Star Trek? Really, just treat this as a…
In the shadow of the USS Intrepid, far from the tourist traps of Time Square, is one of the best “experiences” you…
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