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Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner in episode 2, season 5 of Lower Decks streaming on Paramount+, 2024. Photo Credit: Paramount+

Star Trek brings back fantastic gimmick for new Star Trek: Lower Decks book

T'Lyn may have been added late but she is a vital member of the Lower Decks crew

Beckett Mariner can show us that glory isn't everything in life

A live-action comedy Star Trek show will only further harm the brand

The Orville: New Horizons -- “Future Unknown” - Episode 310 -- A celebration is underway aboard the ship on the season three finale of “The Orville: New Horizons”. Dr. Claire Finn (Penny Johnson Jerald), Capt. Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane), and Issac (Mark Jackson), shown. (Photo by: Gilles Mingasson/Hulu)

3 Star Trek clones we think you would really enjoy

30 most iconic sayings the Star Trek franchise has given us

Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine in "Surrender" Episode 308, Star Trek: Picard on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Trae Patton/Paramount+. ©2021 Viacom, International Inc. All Rights Reserved.

10 couples that should be a thing in Star Trek

Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine in "Dominion" Episode 307, Star Trek: Picard on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Trae Patton/Paramount+. ©2021 Viacom, International Inc. All Rights Reserved.

7 Star Trek characters who deserve their own movie

378599 50: The cast of the science fiction television series, "Star Trek: Voyager." Front row: Kate Mulgrew (as Captain Kathryn Janeway). 2nd row, from l-r: Jeri Ryan (as Seven of Nine), Ethan Phillips (as Neelix), Roxann Dawson (as Lieutenant B''Elanna Torres). 3rd row, from l-r: Garrett Wang (as Ops/Commander Officer Harry Kim), Robert Picardo (as The Doctor), Robert Beltran (as First Officer Chakotay), Robert Duncan McNeill (as Lieutenant Tom Paris) and Tim Russ (as Tactical/Security Officer Tuvok). (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Delivered by Online USA)

Watch: Hilarious parody about Star Trek: Voyager’s Threshold

Shauna Smith, dressed as Zorak from Space Ghost, rides an escalator during Day 2 of Phoenix Fan Fusion on Friday, May 24, 2019, at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix.3771737002 Phoenix Fan Fusion

Flashback Friday: That one time Zorak dressed up as Gowran from Star Trek and yelled at Mark Hamil

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 03: Levar Burton and Sheperd S. Doeleman attend the 2020 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on November 03, 2019 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize)

LeVar Burton accepts pro wrestler’s challenge for PBS Championship

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - JUNE 25: Maurice LaMarche (L) and Rob Paulsen voices of Pinky and the Brain attend a Animaniacs panel during the ID10T Festival at Shoreline Amphitheatre on June 25, 2017 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

Flashback Friday: That time the Animaniacs roasted William Shatner

LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 11: Cosplayer dressed as Gorn and cosplayer dressed as Captain Kirk participate in the 11th Annual Official Star Trek Convention - day 3 held at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

William Shatner reviews famous impressions of him on Star Trek

1999 Tim Allen stars in the new movie "Galaxy Quest." Photo Dreamworks

Simon Pegg of Star Trek is trying to launch a Galaxy Quest TV series

Star Trek: Next Generation characters at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. The show is made up of set pieces, ship models, and outfits used during various Star Trek shows and movies, is on display at the museum from Feb. 2 through April 7, 2019.Trekkie Memorabilia Comes To Children S Museum

Hilarious fan video reveals the problem with the ComBadges of Star Trek

THE SIMPSONS: The Simpsons board the wrong ride on a trip to "Dizzneeland" and are transported through the galaxy to Kang and Kodos' home planet in the second part of the all-new "The Saga of Carl Carlson/The Man Who Came to be Dinner" one-hour season finale episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, May 19 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. THE SIMPSONS ª and © 2013 TCFFC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Did You Know? The aliens from the Simpsons were named after Star Trek characters

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: TV personality Steve-O, actor William Shatner and former professional boxer Mike Tyson onstage at Comedy Central's Roast of Charlie Sheen held at Sony Studios on September 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

Watch: Mike Tyson punches William Shatner in new commercial

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 23: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO BOOK COVERS) (L-R) In this image released on May 23, V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Jimin, and J-Hope of BTS, winners of the Top Selling Song Award for 'Dynamite,' pose for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, broadcast on May 23, 2021 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Billboard Music Awards 2021 via Getty Images)

Korean pop group BTS jokingly takes credit for Vulcan salute

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 03: LeVar Burton attends the 2020 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on November 03, 2019 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Ian Tuttle/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize )

Watch: LeVar Burton hilariously teams up with Ryan Reynolds in new ad

LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 08: Actors Robert Beltran and Garret Wang at the 14th annual official Star Trek convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 8, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Watch Star Trek parody: Saturday Night Live’s Starcharter Andromeda

LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 11: Actor John de Lancie, who played the character "Q" on the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation," speaks at the Star Trek convention at the Las Vegas Hilton August 11, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Hilarious video sums up every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation

AEW CEO Tony Khan, alongside AEW talent Kenny Omega

Star Trek is everywhere these days, even in pro wrestling

SINGAPORE - MARCH 29: Shoppers wearing protective masks walk past a James Bond upcoming movie 'No Time To Die' advertising billboard on March 29, 2020 in Singapore. The Ministry of Health has reported 70 new COVID-19 cases in a new high, bringing the country's total to 802. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)

Some spy movies absolutely qualify as science fiction

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Tim Russ of Star Trek Voyager poses with members of the 501st Star Wars cosplay group at Yuri's Night Los Angeles held at California Science Center on April 6, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

A Star Trek vs. Star Wars crossover film would be a terrible idea

TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 31: Two women look out from a restaurant window at Gundam, an 18meter tall giant robot on permanent display at Odaiba on May 31, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. Odaiba is a large artificial island on Tokyo Bay. During the 1990's the island was developed into a major commercial, leisure and tourist hub. The island has the closest seashore accessible from the metropolitan area of Tokyo, attracting many visitors looking to enjoy the beachside atmosphere. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Japan has a working Gundam robot and it’s awesome

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 03: Actresses Molly Hagen (L) and Deborah Levin pose with attendees, dressed as "Star Trek" themed Minions characters from the "Minions" movie, during the 18th annual Official Star Trek Convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 03, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

New video from Certifiably Ingame tackles Star Trek interspecies coupling

LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 03: Chelsea Rayl (L) and Jessica Kemble, both of Nevada, dressed as Starfleet characters from the "Star Trek" television franchise, attend the 17th annual official Star Trek convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 3, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

TrekCulture ranks every Redshirt death in Star Trek and it’s glorious

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 06: Kevin Conroy speaks on stage during Batman Beyond 20th Anniversary at New York Comic Con 2019 Day 4 at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for ReedPOP )

Batman the Animated Series does not qualify as science fiction