24 more things Star Trek fans should be thankful for this season

Thanksgiving is all about being thankful for what we have in life, and Chad Porto got the ball rolling for Star Trek fans earlier today with his "24 things that Star Trek fans should be thankful for this Thanksgiving" post. Trek fans have had a lot of ups this year (yes, some downs as well), and we have a lot to look forward to in the coming year. .Overall, there are a lot more reasons to be grateful for this franchise than not. So I wanted to add twenty-four more things we have to be thankful this Thanksgiving!

1. The versatility of the series. Star Trek offers something for everyone.
2. Season 2 of Prodigy (and hopefully season 3)
3. More Star Trek coming next year
4. Ethan Peck’s Spock
5. Kate Mulgrew’s return to Star Trek as Admiral Janeway
6. Robert Picardo coming to Starfleet Academy
7. William Shatner’s return as Captain Kirk in Unification
8. That Anson Mount didn’t get the part of Gabriel Lorca
9. That Star Trek: Discovery gave us Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
10. Star Trek: Lower Decks going out with a bang with one of its best seasons yet
11. Another season of Strange New Worlds
12. Tig Notaro coming to Starfleet Academy
13. Michelle Yeoh returning as Philippa Georgiou
14. Unification giving us a chance to see a Spock and Kirk goodbye
15. Fan conventions
16. New talent coming to the Star Trek family
17. Legacy actors who love Star Trek today as they did when they started
18. Gates McFadden’s “InvestiGates” podcast
19. The D-Con Chamber with Connor Trinneer and Dominc Keating
20. Star Trek binges
21. That Star Trek is a family
22. That Star Trek is never-ending
23. Great artists who share their love of Star Trek so we can all enjoy it

Honestly, this list is never-ending. We're so fortunate to have fallen in love with this franchise and to be able to continue to watch our favorite episodes and look forward to even more Star Trek in the future. We might not all agree on everything to do with Star Trek, but we do all agree that this is one of the best franchises in entertainment history!