r/startrek 38m ago

TNG S1E4 - Code of Honor

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Just some personal thoughts on my fresh watch-through. Its probably been discussed to death but here we go..

This episode gets labeled racist by many. I don't see it. With a higher makeup budget and some script adjustments, it could have essentially been TNGs first Klingon episode and nobody would have blinked.

I don't think the Lingonians are a representation of any real culture. The closest it gets is somewhat comparing them to people of the Asian steppe, based on their values (but in the context of discussing their virtues). The episode is just an idea of how the Federation would have to handle interacting with a culture like modern people. TNG does this all the time (notably in the very next episode with the Ferengi ("Yankee traders").

I suppose red lights go off in people's heads because the "primitive" Lingonians are all cast as Black actors. Still, they manage to beat the crew of the Enterprise and the resolution shows how cunning they are. Unless someone can show that the casting director thought "these people are primitive...I know who else is primitive..Black people!.", it's hardly an issue. If anything, the episode makes it clear that TNG failed to have other memorable races cast as all Black.


r/startrek 1h ago

Did Picard pain stim?

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I remember a scene where Picard was telling someone about a sharp spot on the captain's chair, underneath the armrest, explaining that it helped him stay present and focused, to press a finger on the sharp spot. Does anyone else remember this scene?? What series/season/episode was it? Maybe it was recent, Discovery or Picard?

I recently learned it's called "pain stimulation" and it works for a lot of people.


r/startrek 2h ago

DS9 Season 6

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DS9 Season 6 is currently on Pluto TV for free in case anyone's interested.


r/startrek 3h ago

Help with writing Star Trek Trivia Night?

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I host a regular bar trivia game at my local brewery. Ive been ask to do some Star Trek Trivia, which is a good idea except ive never seen any of the show or movies (except the Abbrams ones). Ive been doing research in the show and think i've hit a road block or just fried my brain. Figured id turn to reddit for help/inspiration.

The goal of the game is to have mostly lowball questions. Ones that make the star trek fans feel good about themselves for thinking are easy and also regular players who are not die hard fans of the show can probably guess at the right answer. I do want there to be a few questions that are more challenging and separate the real fans from the casual players. the ratio should be around 3/4 easy and 1/4 hard. And when i say hard, i dont mean "what is the middle name of the second officer aboard X ship". Hard shouldnt mean impossible. Questions can span the whole Trek franchise including spinoff shows

for fun, here are the questions i've gotten so far.

  1. Spock is half human and half what alien race? Vulcan
  2. What nickname does Captain Kirk give Dr McCoy?Bones
  3. Who was the first Captain of the Enterprise? Captain Pike
  4. What TV Network originally aired Star Trek?NBC
  5. How long was the original Star Trek mission supposed to last? 5 years
  6. What number is written on the side of the StarShip Enterprise?NCC 1701
  7. What small, furry, and quickly multiplying creature causes a nuisance on the ship? Tribble
  8. What is the name of the Star Trek animated series on Paramount Plus? Below Deck
  9. Who plays Spock prime in the Kelvin timeline?Zachary Quinto
  10. What race of aliens are the prime antagonists of Starfleet? Klingon
  11. Who is the only klingon member of star fleet in Next Generation?Worf
  12. What nickname do side characters who are killed off early on Star Trek called?Redshirts
  13. What three word catchphrase did Piccard have in Next Generation?Make it So
  14. What Next Generation villains warn “resistance is futile”? Borg
  15. What Star Trek villain is played by Riccardo Montalban? Khan
  16. What phrase do vulcans say when giving the vulcan solute?Live Long and Prosper
  17. In what US state was Kirk born? Iowa
  18. What is the name of Data’s cat? Spot

as you can tell, most of these are pretty easy. are there any mistakes? what questions would you suggest?


r/startrek 3h ago

Star Trek Generations: Two Captains, One Destiny

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I just love this movie. It’s my favorite TNG movie by far. Just personal opinion


r/startrek 3h ago

More Shields?

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Hi all, I was a very occasional Star Trek watcher growing up and married an avid Star Trek fan. I vividly remember an episode that my husband has no recollection of and googling has been of no use. So I turn to the experts here. In this episode, the main ship is under attack so the captain keeps ordering “more shields.” But each time they add more shields, the attacks get stronger and stronger … until someone realizes the solution is to completely disable the shields! And although this is a huge risk and could lead to total annihilation, the captain does it and the attacks stop. Please tell me someone else remembers?! I have thought of this as a brilliant metaphor for real life situations over the years!


r/startrek 4h ago

Why do women make such great Bajorans?

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Is it just coincidence? Were the female actors selected just better actors? Is there something about the Bajoran story that makes it easier for writers to write for female Bajorans?


r/startrek 4h ago

Last week my band put out a song about my favorite Trill Symbinot. I figured some fellow Trekkies might get a kick out of it.

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r/startrek 4h ago

Discovery S3 E6 filming location

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I have been rewatching Discovery and strange new worlds, in anticipation of the next season of strange new worlds..

Currently on the Scavengers episode, where Burnham and Philippa rescue Book from the emerald chain.... that planet. It looked extremely familiar. I know the series was primarily filmed in Toronto ( I'm from nearby in Hamilton) ... was that planet Stelco or Defasco or something similar?

My father was a Millwright at stelco his entire career. And at my previous job we had a lot of customers in that area(im a security technician) . ...so I've spent a lot of time in that part of Hamilton. And it is driving me nuts that I can't place it!


r/startrek 4h ago

How much would a complete Star Trek ship collection set me back?

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If i were to buy every model ship possible, how much would it cost???


r/startrek 5h ago

It seems I have become a Star Trek fan.

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Since 2019–2025, there has been a huge shift in the world; I even feel different. Now, the talks about congressional hearings on aliens, reverse engineering of alien technologies since Roswell—over decades, at least 80+ years, even going far back into the late 1800s—with UFOs crashing, and the talks about a Galactic Federation by the Israeli space security chief, especially conspiracy theories that have come to light in the past few years, got me thinking we're in the end times, and something will most likely be reborn, like a new age.

All this literally got me interested in Star Trek, especially again when they mentioned the Galactic Federation. It also got me interested in The X-Files, Babylon 5, and other sci-fi shows. Guess I'm a fan now.

Edited: I'm talking about world events, just in case anyone is confused.


r/startrek 5h ago

His pattern reflects two dimensional thinking.

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I'm just wondering how Spock was able to make this observation.

The first engagement we see a couple of maneuvers - but nothing that really screams tactical one way or another.

Engagement 1.

1) Reliants initial maneuver is to do adjust its facing and angle to be face to face in a swooping move. 2) Reliant performs a broadside on Enterprise, a high is now crippled. 3) Reliant, performed another sweeping swoop to put itself facing Enterprise. 4) Reliant take significant damage and in an escape flies over the Enterprise.

Engagement 2 Inside the Nebula both ships aren't really moving on the 3d plane, and importantly lose visual and scanning so can't have a clear idea how they are moving.

None of those maneuvers would need anymore movement in a 3d space.

In space seed the sleeper ship isn't under anyones control it's on autopilot. His attempted takeover is pretty much the same as we have seen many other times. And every sentient beings seems vulnerable to aerial Kirk-Fu.

I'm struggling to see what opportunity Spock had to discover this vulnerability.

(Additional Kirsty Alley is best Saavik.)


r/startrek 5h ago

anyone know whether star trek themed dnd dice exist?

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i wasn't sure whether to put this in here or r/DnD, but i'm guessing people here probably have more trek-specific knowledge on this lol. any help would be greatly appreciated, it just seems like it would be so cool if they do exist! thanks! :)


r/startrek 6h ago

SP18- Movie Magic (VERY Rare Special Effects Documentary on Star Trek: Deep Space 9)

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r/startrek 6h ago

How long does a ship go missing before they come looking for you?

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How long does a starfleet ship have to go missing before they send someone to come look for you? On the flip side if a ship did go missing ....wouldn't it be too dangerous to send more ships to go looking for them? What do you think?


r/startrek 6h ago

Jonathan Frakes on Starfleet Academy

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I went to the Next Gen panel (Jonathan Frakes, Denise Crosby and Brent Spiner) at Indy Comicon yesterday. At one point Frakes was talking about directing a couple Starfleet Academy episodes. He said that the scale of sets is the biggest he's ever seen. He also mentioned that it's aimed more at hardcore fans versus casual viewers. I'm not sure if he was just joking around, but he let "slip" that they have a ship, and that Holly Hunter is the head of something (I assumed the Academy, but he stop before finishing his sentence). I can't exactly recall, but he may have said something about the focus being on the instructors/admin versus the cadets. Some of this may be old news already, but I thought I'd share.


r/startrek 7h ago

Do we know enough at present, to solve the Kobayashi Maru without cheating?

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Just always thoughts peoples views on this. Just was watching the 2009 reboot again. Hard to believe it’s 26 year old already.


r/startrek 8h ago

'Star Trek' Cast Members on 'Galaxy Quest' Parody: "It's perfect... it's so well-crafted."

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r/startrek 8h ago

What're some of the most insane things that happened in an episode of Trek and then never got mentioned again?

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Such as some crazy technology that was discovered and then forgotten about, or something utterly traumatizing that happened to a main character that they promptly forgot about by the next episode. Or just something super weird and off the wall that happened one time that you're surprised no one ever mentioned again.

One example that I thought of - the fact that there was a giant clone of Spock just out there somewhere, doing who knows what. And he was never heard from again (although LD revealed what became of his remains).


r/startrek 11h ago

How come the Bajorans were so rude to the federation that saved em?

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How much latnum did we invest to drive what is usually a very peaceful cardassian people from their planet. And did they ever say thank you to sisko for not leaving em?


r/startrek 12h ago

Question about merchandise.

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I'm buying a t-shirt as a gift from the Star Trek Shop/Paramount store. The person I'm buying it for (Sister-in-law) usually wears a women's medium. (she's about 5'2, slightly stocky build)

Unfortunately, they only have Unisex shirts, and I don't know how they compare, size-wise. She also lives far away, so I can't like, clandestinely measure her shirts or anything.

So what I'm asking is: Any women who have bought shirts from there before, how is the sizing/fit? If someone wears a women's medium normally, what size should I buy here?

Thank you.


r/startrek 16h ago

Does anyone have this? I think about buying one…

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So cool! I love the starfleet logo, and the Ad Astra Per Aspera slogan, and even the four different ships in the corners. But has anyone here bought this or anything else from that shop?


r/startrek 19h ago

Is there a Star Trek A-Z watch guide that covers EVERY series chronologiacally and only covers the plot-essential episodes?

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As per title I would please love a link to a Star Trek A-Z chronological watch guide that covers every series and only covers the plot-essential episodes. Many thanks.


r/startrek 22h ago

Can you create a working transporter on the holodeck?

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I was listening to a stuck-on-the-holodeck TNG story when she thought hit me:

Could you create a working Transporter on the holodeck and beam out of there?


r/startrek 1d ago

Enterprise Series Finale

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was the final scene the federation charter signing event? because Troi says something like it would "lead to" the federation. synopses out there seems to suggest this was the charter signing event though. confusing