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Following the announcement that Star Trek: Strange New Worldswill be ending after Season 5, one of the show’s stars is reacting to the news. The news that the fifth season will be the last for the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, led by Captain Christopher Pike, comes as Season 3 is set to premiere July 17, 2025 on Paramount+.

Paramount+ announced June 12 that Strange New Worlds had been renewed for Season 5 -- but also that Season 5 will be the show's final season. It's a very early decision on the show's fate, since Season 3 has yet to launch and Season 4 isn't expected until 2026. But actor Anson Mount, who plays Captain Pike, is already sharing his thoughts on the news.

Mount took to Instagram to express his gratitude for the series. In a post that pictured the actor in full Captain Pike uniform, complete with his signature hair, Mount wrote: “I grew up...

Star Trek Captains William Shatner and Anson Mount hilariously debate who really replaced Jeffrey Hunter's Captain Christopher Pike in Star Trek: The Original Series. Hunter was the initial actor cast as the lead of Star Trek in its original 1965 pilot, "The Cage." However, NBC ordered Star Trek to be retooled, with every actor replaced except for Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock. When Star Trek premiered in September 1966, William Shatner was the series lead as Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise.

On X, William Shatner replied to a post from Anson Mount about Captain Pike's replacement on Star Trek. Mount started the exchange by sharing a funny meme of Jeffrey Hunter's Captain Pike in "The Cage" telling Spock, "Next episode I'm being replaced by a dude whose overacting could probably make even you laugh out loud." Anson tagged Shatner, joking "Not sure who this one is aimed at.

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Obviously inspired by the 2020 pandemic, Staycation is a brilliantly dark-humoured look at that bizarre point in time where the world stood still and people argued about what was the “truth” about the situation on a daily basis. In fact Russ Emanuel’s film is probably the most on-the-nose “retelling” of that time – but with a wonderful skewed, laugh out loud, look at how insane the pandemic was. Only the pandemic is not of the “flu” variety – it’s more a zombie apocalypse, with the viruses victims here turning into “wanderers” (aka zombies).

The film’s central narrative follows Professor Edward Bellows (Sean Kenney), a lead virologist striving to develop a cure for the deadly Nix virus. Opening...

Star Trek: The Cruise VIII is now underway with fans celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: Voyager. Celebrities will include most of the Voyager cast, and based on a report from Trekmovie, the first day is off to a grand start. As always, the celebrity guests for next year's cruise have already been posted on the Star Trek: The Cruise website and it's no wonder there are a lot of Star Trek actors and surprise guests aboard.

Next year will be the 60th anniversary celebration of the beginning of Star Trek. Star Trek: The Original Series debuted in 1966, and both William Shatner and Walter Koenig will be aboard to help celebrate. Also included from The Original Series are Sean Kenney who played Captain Pike in The Menagerie, Sandra Gimpel, who portrayed the Salt Vampire in The Man Trap, and Bobby Clark who played the Gorn in Arena. This could...

A harsh reality about Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) was exposed in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, but this trait also makes the Captain of the USS Enterprise admirable. Directed by Valerie Weiss and written by Dana Horgan, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 2, "Ad Astra Per Aspera" dealt with the court-martial of Lt. Commander Una Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romijn) Aka Number One. Una was nearly drummed out of Starfleet and imprisoned for lying about being a genetically engineered Illyrian.

One of the best Star Trek courtroom episodes ever, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' "Ad Astra Per Aspera" began with Captain Pike taking it upon himself to save Number One. Pike recruited Neera Ketoul (Yetude Badaki) as Una's defense counsel. Despite her reluctance after her childhood falling out with Una, Neera took on the United Federation of Planets' tribunal on Number One's behalf. Thanks to Neera, and Una's forthrightness on the stand,...

Star Trek has one oddly specific death penalty that makes no sense. By the 23rd century of Star Trek: The Original Series, humanity no longer uses the death penalty as punishment, preferring to rely on incarceration and rehabilitation. Gene Roddenberry envisioned the Star Trek universe as a Utopian future. While later Star Trek series explored the darker aspects of Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets, no version of the Federation this side of the Mirror Universe employs capital punishment.

In Star Trek's original pilot episode, "The Cage," Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) and the USS Enterprise visit Talos IV where they encounter a powerful telepathic species known as the Talosians who could create incredibly realistic illusions. Although the Talosians tried to get Pike to remain on Talos IV, he remained too resistant to captivity, and they ultimately released him. After Captain Pike's experience, Starfleet issued General Order 7, forbidding...

Many of the great Captains in Star Trek have crossed through space and time, whether intentional or accidental, and met each other. Feature films, series premieres, and important franchise anniversaries are peppered with connections between different Star Trek captains, with time travel sometimes coming into play for captains from different parts of the Star Trek timeline. Star Trek captains in the same era, like the 24th-century setting of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager, can meet fairly easily, but it's still exciting to see captains from different shows interact.

With Star Trek's longevity, we're not counting every single Star Trek character to hold the rank of captain. It's a given that Star Trek characters who have become captains after being series regulars, like Captain William Riker (Jonathan Frakes), have met their own commanding officers. Star Trek captains who didn't lead a...

Star Trek's very first villains established a theme that would continue in every Star Trek TV series and movie throughout the franchise. Star Trek's original pilot, "The Cage," was produced in 1964, introducing the USS Enterprise commanded by Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter). Although NBC rejected "The Cage" and ordered a second pilot that became Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Cage's" events canonically predate the known events of the 23rd century seen in Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and the first six Star Trek movies. Hence, the denizens of Talos IV are Star Trek's original villains who aren't really villains.

Star Trek isn't defined by a simplistic 'good vs. evil' paradigm. While the Starfleet Officers of Star Trek are inherently noble and open-minded, they can fall prey to all manner of weaknesses in human nature. Conversely, Star Trek...

Captain Christopher Pike had two instances in Star Trek where he wanted to quit being Captain of the USS Enterprise. Pike was originally portrayed by Jeffrey Hunter in Star Trek's original, rejected pilot, "The Cage." Sean Kenney portrayed a grievously injured Fleet Captain Pike in Star Trek: The Original Series' "The Menagerie." Over 50 years later, Captain Pike returned to Star Trek canon when he was played by Anson Mount in Star Trek: Discovery season 2. Mount's popularity led to his receiving his own spinoff about Captain Pike's voyages aboard the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Star Trek's "The Cage" was overhauled to become Star Trek: The Original Series, with Jeffrey Hunter's Captain Pike replaced by a brand-new leading man, William Shatner's Captain James T. Kirk. However, "The Cage" established much of the basic foundation of Star Trek, where the Captain of the Enterprise was in...

Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine has a touching connection to Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. In the 1990s, when Star Trek: Deep Space Nine aired, Christopher Pike wasn't the fully realized character that Star Trek: Discovery season 2 and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds made him out to be. Instead, DS9's references to Captain Pike were deep-cut nods to Star Trek history, because Pike had only appeared in two Star Trek: The Original Series stories before Star Trek replaced Pike with Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner).

After the first pilot episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Cage", NBC executives wanted Gene Roddenberry to change the entire cast of Star Trek: The Original Series. The first Captain Pike actor, Jeffrey Hunter, abandoned playing Pike for a movie career, so Star Trek built a story around Hunter's unwillingness to return.

William Shatner's Captain James T. Kirk replaced the original Captain of the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek: The Original Series, Captain Christopher Pike, who was played by Jeffrey Hunter. Hunter starred in the first Star Trek pilot that creator Gene Roddenberry wrote and produced for NBC studios, "The Cage". Star Trek's original pilot featured Captain Pike as a prisoner of the Talosians, highly intelligent aliens intent on keeping Pike on Talos IV as a mate for Vina (Susan Oliver), whom they'd rescued from a downed starship 18 years earlier. The Talosians would provide for Pike's every need and want through their impressive telepathic skill, but Pike would be trapped in the fantasy with Vina.

According to NBC execs, "The Cage" was "too cerebral" for 1960s audiences, with a focus on the questions raised by a difficult morality play, instead of the pulpy, sci-fi action-adventure series - "Wagon Train to...

Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) changed a lot between the end of Star Trek: Discovery season 2 and the start of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Captain Pike was re-introduced in Star Trek: Discovery season 2, along with Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck), and Number One (Rebecca Romijn). The Starship Enterprise trio proved to be so popular, Star Trek fans clamored for Pike, Spock, and Number One to get their own spinoff. This resulted in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which premiered in 2022 and has become the flagship Star Trek series on Paramount+.

Star Trek: The Original Series' two-parter, "The Menagerie," establishes that Fleet Captain Christopher Pike (Sean Kenney) is horribly disfigured by delta rays and confined to a mechanical wheelchair. Pike's injuries occur as he saves several Starfleet cadets. Star Trek: Discovery season 2, episode 12, "Through the Valley of Shadows" added an unexpected twist: Captain Pike learns of his dark future from a...

Anson Mount prefers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to stick with Captain Christopher Pike's established canon instead of deviating from the inevitable tragedy waiting for Pike in Star Trek: The Original Series. Less than a decade after Strange New Worlds, Fleet Captain Pike (Sean Kenney) suffers a horrific accident that leaves him disfigured and trapped in a wheelchair. Pike became aware of his future in Star Trek: Discovery season 2, and Chris was burdened by his existential crisis in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1.

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Appearing on stage with his Star Trek: Strange New Worlds cast mates Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, Carol Kane, and Melanie Scrofano at Stlv: Trek to Vegas, Anson Mount answered a fan question about the possibility that Strange New Worlds could change Pike's canon and destiny. Noting that the actors don't decide the direction of the show or their characters,...

Before there was William Shatner, there was Jeffrey Hunter. The actor may not be a household name today, but when "Star Trek" was in its infancy, he was a rising star in Hollywood – and an undeniable heartthrob. Hunter famously played the Enterprise's original captain, Christopher Pike, in Gene Roddenberry's first "Star Trek" pilot, but he didn't return when the show was given a second chance to perfect its first impression, leading Roddenberry to come up with the Captain Kirk character instead. The reason for Hunter's exit? Well, it depends on who you ask.

The second "Star Trek" pilot was made nearly 60 years ago at this point, so it's no surprise that some of the details of its creation have been muddled or lost over the years. There's no shortage of information about Hunter's involvement with the show, but accounts of his exit differ wildly. It's common knowledge that when...

Lt. Spock's secret hijacking of the USS Enterprise adds an intriguing twist to his relationship with Lt. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Kirk and Spock's Chief Engineers play crucial roles in their respective ship thefts, highlighting the importance of teamwork in their adventures. Will Kirk ever find out about Spock's criminal actions? Only time will tell if this revelation will inspire Kirk's own daring heist in Star Trek III.

I wonder if Lt. James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) ever finds out Lt. Spock (Ethan Peck) stole the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. One of the most exciting aspects of Strange New Worlds, to me, is getting to watch the younger Kirk and Spock grow into the eternal best friends they are in Star Trek: The Original Series. Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 6, "Lost in Translation," got the ball rolling when Ensign Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding...

Anson Mount's Captain Pike made Star Trek: Discovery season 2 more popular, reintroducing a classic character to a new audience. Mount's excitement and social media presence boosted support for the show, evoking nostalgia and appealing to diverse audiences. His portrayal of Pike led to fan demand for a spin-off series, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which is now one of Star Trek's best new shows.

Star Trek: Discovery season 1 was a hit, but introducing Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike made Star Trek: Discovery season 2 even more popular. Discovery's premiere in 2017 ushered in a new era of Star Trek TV shows. The diverse cast of characters on Star Trek: Discovery made it popular with a new generation of Trekkers. Mount ensured that popularity didn't fade through his excitement about being a part of the Star Trek franchise and the continued support for his rendition of Captain Pike, who...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds should give Captain Pike a happier ending. Anson Mount's portrayal of Pike made him a better character who deserves a brighter future. Strange New Worlds has already altered canon, making it possible to save Pike.

I hope Star Trek: Strange New Worlds finds a way to save Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) from his tragic fate, even if that means breaking Star Trek canon. Star Trek: The Original Series' two-part episode, "The Menagerie," revealed that Fleet Captain Pike, who commanded the USS Enterprise before Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) took over, suffered a horrific and debilitating injury while rescuing several Starfleet cadets, leaving the former captain confined to a wheelchair and unable to move or speak on his own.

Although Spock (Leonard Nimoy) helps ensure his former Captain has a chance at a happy ending on Talos IV, Pike's life with Vina (Susan Oliver) is mostly an illusion.

The world of Hollywood is an intricate web of opportunities. Moreover, coming into the spotlight and proving one’s acclaim opens up a plethora of options to jump over between franchises and expand a career that seemingly has no bounds. Boasting such a galactic crossover is one Star Trek star whose sole merit spearheaded the future of the franchise.

Rather, such was his acting prowess that the studio refused to greenlight the prequel Star Trek: Strange New Worlds series if he were not a core part of it.

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Revolving around the era when Captain Christopher Pike commanded the USS Enterprise, the show followed the events of the character after his appearance in season two of Star Trek: Discovery. Yet there never was an initial plan to expand his role beyond that outing. However, a talent showcase turned the course of...

Susan Oliver's role as Vina in Star Trek's unaired pilot led to a love story with Captain Pike in "The Menagerie". Vina and Pike's storyline in "The Cage" was canonized by "The Menagerie", paving the way for future Star Trek series. Susan Oliver, who played Vina, had a successful career in TV and film, with a late career connection to Star Trek: Tng.

Susan Oliver played Star Trek's first ever captain's love interest in the unaired Star Trek: The Original Series pilot, "The Cage". Rejected by the network for being too cerebral, "The Cage" saw Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) get captured by the Talosians, who believed that he could be a worthy mate for Vina, and tested the couple in a variety of scenarios. Pike's resistance convinced the Talosians that he and Vina would not repopulate their planet after all. After Lucille Ball saved Star Trek...

Bruce Greenwood brings accessibility, openness, and wisdom to the role of Captain Pike in Star Trek, contrasting with the original portrayal. Jeffrey Hunter's original Captain Pike was more brooding and ambivalent about his place in Starfleet. Anson Mount revitalizes the character of Captain Pike in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, showcasing greater nuance and emotional depth.

Star Trek's (2009) Bruce Greenwood discusses how his movie version of Captain Christopher Pike differs from Jeffrey Hunter's original in 1965’s unaired Star Trek: The Original Series pilot, "The Cage." Appearing alongside later Star Trek veterans Leonard Nimoy and Majel Barrett, Hunter stars as Captain of the USS Enterprise – a precursor of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner). Styled as straighter laced and more brooding than subsequent versions of the character, Hunter’s Pike was rejected by NBC for being “too intellectual” (read: boring). Bruce Greenwood introduces the alternate timeline Pike, bringing accessibility,...

Captain Pike's history and future have been explored in Star Trek, revealing his time at Starfleet Academy, his home in Montana, and his relationship with Captain Marie Batel. Pike served as a test pilot and security officer before becoming the Captain of the USS Enterprise, showing his diverse skills and experiences. He had a close relationship with Number One and Lieutenant Spock, viewing them as trusted friends, and he has been to Talos IV, where he encountered the Talosians and Vina.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) is a legendary Captain of the USS Enterprise, but he was already an accomplished Starfleet Officer long before. Between Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Discovery, and Strange New Worlds, viewers have learned quite a bit about Captain Pike's history (and future). Star Trek fans first met Captain Pike (played by Jeffrey Hunter and Sean Kenney...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has successfully reinvented classic Star Trek characters and offers the possibility of introducing more in season 3. The prequel series brilliantly reimagined characters like Captain Christopher Pike and Ensign Nyota Uhura, adding new layers to their characters. There are several characters from Star Trek: The Original Series, including Carol Marcus, Gary Mitchell, and Janice Rand, who could make an appearance in Strange New Worlds.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has successfully reinvented and reimagined several classic Star Trek characters, but there are still many characters they could add in season 3. Not only are there multiple main characters from Star Trek: The Original Series that have yet to make an appearance, but there are also fascinating characters who only pop up in one or two episodes of Tos. The events of Strange New Worlds are still a few years out from Tos, leaving the possibility for younger...

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Killing off Captain Batel in Strange New Worlds Season 3 would be a mistake, as she has become an important and fascinating character. Captain Batel adds depth to Captain Pike's character and serves as an ideal romantic foil for him. There are possibilities for Captain Batel to live in Season 3, such as purging the Gorn gestating inside her or using new medical research on the Gorn developed by Nurse Chapel and Dr. M'Benga.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2's finale set up the death of Captain Marie Batel (Melanie Scrofano), but this would be a big mistake and wouldn't be in the best interests of the show. Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 10, "Hegemony," brought back the fearsome Gorn, who attacked the colony world of Parnassus Beta where Captain Batel and the USS Cayuga...

Where to Watch Powered by Captain Marie Batel has a busy schedule as captain of the USS Cayuga but manages to find time for her on-again-off-again relationship with Captain Christopher Pike. She serves in the Judge Advocate's Office for Starfleet and was involved in arresting Number One and serving as the prosecutor during her trial. Unfortunately, Captain Pike's future has already been laid out, indicating that his relationship with Captain Batel is destined to be short-lived due to his tragic fate revealed in "The Menagerie."

Melanie Scrofano's Captain Marie Batel has become a welcome presence whenever she pops up in an episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Since her introduction in Strange New Worlds' pilot episode, Captain Batel has been involved in an on-again-off-again relationship with Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount). When Pike took a break from Starfleet after the events of Star Trek: Discovery season 2, he...

Captain Pike's future in "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" is teased to be tragic, with his girlfriend potentially facing a fatal mission in the season 2 finale. The arrival of a formidable starship belonging to the Gorn hints at a war that may result in casualties, including Captain Batel and her crew. The fate of Captain Pike's relationship with Batel is uncertain, as "Star Trek: The Original Series" suggests they ultimately separate before Pike's accident and transfer to Starbase 11. Where to Watch Powered by

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 9, "Subspace Rhapsody".The ending of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' musical episode, "Subspace Rhapsody" has teased another future tragedy for Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) before his accident in Star Trek: The Original Series. It was already established in Star Trek: Discovery season 2 that Pike has foreknowledge about the sacrifice he will later make.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds reinvented Captain Christopher Pike for the better, and Anson Mount truly breathes new life into the character. Originally played by Jeffrey Hunter, Captain Pike was introduced in the unaired pilot of Star Trek: The Original Series titled "The Cage." Though this episode is widely available to watch now, many Trek fans met Captain Pike (Sean Kenney) in the two-part Tos episode "The Menagerie." These episodes use footage from "The Cage" to tell the tragic story of Captain Pike's last mission, and this story has become an important part of Star Trek lore.

Before Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) took over command of the USS Enterprise, Christopher Pike served as her Captain, embarking on a five-year mission to explore the final frontier. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds follows Captain Pike's journey and brings more depth to his character, as well as the rest of his crew.

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 4 - "Among The Lotus Eaters"Captain Batel (Melanie Scrofano) is a great girlfriend for Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, but Star Trek canon says this relationship sadly can't last. Batel was introduced in Strange New Worlds' series premiere. She is the Captain of the USS Cayuga, and Strange New Worlds season 2 later established Batel is an officer in Starfleet's Judge Advocate General's office.

Captain Batel had to follow her orders to arrest Pike's Number One, Commander Una Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romijn), in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1's finale, and Batel served as the prosecutor at Una's court-martial in Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 2, "Ad Astra Per Aspera." Despite the friction this caused between Batel and Chris, they maintained their relationship until Pike torpedoed it in Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 4, "Among the Lotus Eaters.

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 2 - "Ad Astra Per Aspera"Number One (Rebecca Romijn) won her trial in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 2, but Captain Christopher Pike's (Anson Mount) reaction makes his dark future even sadder. In "Ad Astra Per Aspera," Commander Una Chin-Riley was court-martialed for lying to Starfleet about being a genetically-modified Illyrian. Starfleet wanted to throw the book at Una with charges of sedition and 20 years imprisoned in a Federation penal colony, but Number One's lawyer, Neera Ketoul (Yetide Badaki), brilliantly won Una her freedom.

Captain Pike went above and beyond to help Number One during her court-martial in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. It was Pike who risked his life in the Vaultera Nebula to recruit Neera, an Illyrian civil rights attorney who was childhood friends with Una Chin-Riley. But Neera and Una had a falling out when...

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 1, "The Broken Circle"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 premiere sets up Spock's theft of the USS Enterprise in the classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Menagerie". In that seminal Tos 2-parter, Commander Spock (Leonard Nimoy) abducted the critically wounded Fleet Captain Christopher Pike (Sean Kenney) and absconded with the USS Enterprise. Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Commodore Jose Mendez (Malachi Throne) followed the Enterprise to the restricted planet Talos IV, and Spock was put on trial for his uncharacteristic actions.

During Spock's court-martial, it was revealed that he was acting out of loyalty to his former commanding officer. Learning of Pike's tragic accident, the Talosians offered him sanctuary on Talos IV and Spock made plans to bring his former Captain to the restricted planet. Such loyalty to his former commanding...

As in the real life Navy, there are some differences between the role of Commodore and Fleet Captain in the Star Trek universe. There have been several Starfleet Commodores over the years, with the most notable being Commodore Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) in Star Trek: Picard season 3. The role of Fleet Captain is less represented across Star Trek history, with only two Starfleet officers known to have held the position: Fleet Captain Christopher Pike (Sean Kenney) and Fleet Captain Garth (Steve Inhat). A century later, Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) was offered the position of Fleet Captain of the ill-fated Texas-class line of starships.

While Fleet Captain is a promotion, it's unclear if it outranks Commodore, but both ranks sit underneath Vice Admiral in the Starfleet hierarchy. In Naval tradition, a Fleet Captain was essentially Chief of the Admiral's staff, which is why the title was retired in favor of Chief of Staff.

The upcoming crossover between Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds could shatter the Temporal Prime Directive, wrecking canon in the process. Ensigns Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) and Bradward Boimler (Jack Quaid) will be sent back in time to the 23rd century at some point in Snw season 2. As keen students of Starfleet history, the pressures of keeping their knowledge of the future to themselves could prove to be too much, especially for the anxiety-ridden Boimler. Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) already knows about his own death, and this foreknowledge could accidentally trigger Boimler or Mariner to provide unsolicited additional information.

Knowing Boimler, his anxiety over blabbing details about the USS Enterprise crew's futures will actually cause him to reveal far more information than he would if he kept a cool head. Mariner, meanwhile, will likely follow the advice of Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), who once...

Two great Star Trek Captains, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Christoper Pike (Anson Mount) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks), never becoming Admirals is a tragedy. Every Star Trek TV series essentially centers on its Captain, and many of those heroic Starfleet leaders have gone on to be promoted to Admiral. When Star Trek: The Motion Picture continued the story of Star Trek: The Original Series, Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) was reintroduced as Admiral Kirk, Chief of Starfleet Operations, which set the mold for other Captains to follow.

The next Star Trek Captain to become Admiral was Star Trek: Voyager's Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew). Admiral Janeway was made official in Star Trek: Nemesis when she gave Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the USS Enterprise-e orders to go to Romulus. Admiral Janeway plays an even more vital role now in Star Trek: Prodigy.

Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) is the latest Star Trek character to be promoted to the role of Commodore, following in the footsteps of many Starfleet officers. The Commodore rank is one of many Naval terms adopted by Starfleet over the years, and Geordi is the first regular Trek character to be given the rank. A Commodore is placed between Captain and Rear Admiral in both the real-life Navy, and the fictional Starfleet, and is the most junior of the flag officer ranks.

In Naval terms, a Commodore is the officer in charge of more than one ship. As the officer in charge of the Athan Prime Fleet Museum, Geordi earned his Commodore rank because he's in charge of the various legendary starships housed in the museum's collection. While the Commodore rank is relatively rare in both the modern Navy, and the history of Starfleet, Geordi isn't the only character to hold the rank.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) may not be the sort of infamous lothario that Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) was, but he’s had a few important romantic relationships. Originally played by Jeffrey Hunter, Pike was the commanding officer of the USS Enterprise in the first pilot episode for Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Cage." Hunter declined to return for the second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," and was replaced by Shatner's Kirk. Pike - played by Sean Kenney under heavy makeup - played an important part in the Tos season 1 episode "The Menagerie," but otherwise became a Star Trek footnote.

Captain Pike's stature in the franchise grew exponentially when Mount took over the role in Star Trek: Discovery season 2, which took place about a decade before the events of Star Trek: The Original Series. Discovery's version of Pike...

Star Trek has found great success in recasting many of its iconic characters with different actors. Due to real-world issues such as actor availability, contract negotiations, and advanced age, various characters have been recast across the various Star Trek movies and TV shows. For example, a salary dispute led to Kirstie Alley's Saavik from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan being recast with Robin Curtis for Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. Other supporting or minor characters had been recast, such as casting James Cromwell to play the Star Trek: The Original Series character Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact.

It wasn't until J.J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek movie, however, that the franchise proved it was possible to recast the original crew from Star Trek: The Original Series, which seemed previously blasphemous to longtime Trekkers. The poor reception to Star Trek: Nemesis in 2002 led Paramount...

The original Star Trek Captain, Christopher Pike has been portrayed by four actors in TV and movies, and in two different timelines. Pike predates James T. Kirk (William Shatner) as the Captain of the Enterprise, but his version of Star Trek never made it to series. NBC demanded Star Trek be retooled, and Pike was a casualty of the changes. Yet Captain Pike returned in Star Trek: The Original Series, the J.J. Abrams Star Trek movies, and the Starfleet exemplar has found new vitality in Star Trek on Paramount+.

Captain Pike is defined by the tragedy that befalls him when he is no longer Captain of the Enterprise. Pike is horribly disfigured and confined to a wheelchair when he rescues Starfleet Cadets during a freighter accident, where Chris is bombarded by delta radiation. Star Trek: Discovery season 2 retconned Pike to have a detailed foreknowledge of his dark future, and...

What Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) learned about Spock (Ethan Peck) in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1's finale explains Pike's (Sean Kenney) emotional reaction to Spock's (Leonard Nimoy) mutiny in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode, "The Menagerie." Spock risked his Starfleet career to deliver Fleet Captain Pike to Talos IV in "The Menagerie." The telepathic Talosians used their powers to allow Pike to live out his days in an illusion after he was horribly disfigured in a delta ray accident.

Star Trek: Discovery season 2 introduced the fascinating wrinkle that Pike knows about the terrible future awaiting him, thanks to a Klingon time crystal. Strange New Worlds expanded on this knowledge, revealing that Pike learned the full details, exact date, time, and even the names of the Starfleet Cadets he saves when he's bombarded by crippling delta rays in 2266. In Strange New Worlds season 1's finale,...

As a prequel series, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has already changed or added new context to many aspects of Star Trek: The Original Series. Strange New Worlds season 1 takes place roughly 6-7 years before Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) takes command of the USS Enterprise from Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount). Many key Tos players such as Spock (Ethan Peck), Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), and Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush) are also already aboard the Enterprise during Strange New Worlds.

Strange New Worlds has earned raves and won over new and old fans for exemplifying the bold spirit of Star Trek: The Original Series while simultaneously updating and modernizing it. Indeed, with its serialized, genre-bending format, perfectly cast characters, and anything-goes style of space adventure, Strange New Worlds is as if the original Star Trek was made in the present day. But Strange New Worlds is a prequel that takes bold swings,...

If it were this Jeopardy clue, you’d know the 'answer in the form of a question' immediately: “Watercolors, oils, and clay.” You’d answer, “What are art mediums?” But what if the list actually read something like this? “Watercolors, oils, clay … and Lego?” Would the question leave you stumped? Not if you’re one of these famous artists who create and fashion stunning pieces of modern art sculpture not in clay, bronze, brass, or glass, but out of Lego bricks. Yes, Lego bricks like the ones you step on painfully in children’s bedrooms.

Many of these now-famous artists began playing with Lego as children, moved on to Lego sets, finally straying away from the confines of instruction manuals to create their own unique builds. They realized that once you leave the instructions behind, there are no limits to Lego.

From Corporate Law To Lego Artist

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Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3, Episode 9 - "Trusted Sources"The worst place in Starfleet has finally been revealed by Star Trek: Lower Decks when Ensign Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) is kicked off the USS Cerritos. Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3, episode 9 introduces Captain Carol Freeman's (Dawnn Lewis) new initiative: Project Swing By. Meant to herald a new wave of crucial Second Contact missions of the California-class starships, Freeman mistakenly believed Mariner jeopardized her project by telling derogatory tales about the Cerritos to a Federation News Network reporter.

Mariner is transferred to Starbase 80, the absolute worst place in Starfleet. Starbase 80 was referenced previously in Star Trek: Lower Decks as a space station far off in deep space where the dregs of Starfleet are sent, and it's a place even Mariner feared. After Beckett is transferred, a Starbase 80 shuttle docks in the Cerritos to fetch her, and they're as bad as expected,...

Exclusive: Today at the Star Trek convention The 56-Year Mission: Las Vegas put on by Creation Entertainment, the Gene Roddenberry Estate and and the cloud graphics company Otoy Inc. offered Trekkies a first look at the results of a year of production work on the Roddenberry Archive — unveiling the first interactive, life-sized recreations of the famed spacecraft known as the Starship Enterprise. 1:1 scale Enterprise models and sets have been recreated according to Star Trek canon, to visualize the history of Star Trek in new holographic mediums, so that future generations can experience franchise creator Roddenberry’s legacy with the highest levels of immersion and historical fidelity.

While at Bally’s for the convention, Otoy showcase an immersive “The Cage” experience, enabling viewers to explore the first deck of the Enterprise created by Roddenberry for the initial pilot of Star Trek. The fully immersive, interactive, 360-degree experience allows audiences to...

This post contains spoilers for the season finale of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."

If one thing remains true about Spock across many decades and several iterations, it's that the trusty half-human, half-Vulcan holds logic in the highest regard. That's why it's so surprising to revisit "The Menagerie," a season 1 episode of "Star Trek: The Original Series" that sees Leonard Nimoy's Spock break rank and hijack the Enterprise to help his former captain, Christopher Pike.

On one level, having Spock court martialed for commandeering the ship is a nifty way to use repurposed footage...

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No ship or crew gets anywhere without its captain, and in truth, that captain dictates the tone of the journey, not only the success of the mission.

As Captain Christopher Pike, in command of the USS Enterprise on Paramount+'s new series, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Anson Mount steps into a role previously taken on by other actors, but never with the fan anticipation that greeted the premiere of this series.

Speaking virtually with TV Fanatic and other outlets on a recent press day, Mount expresses gratitude and wonder at becoming a part of the Star Trek culture and family.

In terms of broadcast history, Pike is the first captain Star Trek floated for the Enterprise. Before William Shatner portrayed Captain James T. Kirk on the premiere in 1966, Jeffrey Hunter played Pike on the first pilot episode, "The Cage."

The pilot didn't test well, and "The Cage" never aired.

No show has mined more canonical information from unused material than "Star Trek." Case in point: The new series "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" is based on characters and events from the two-part original series episode "The Menagerie," wherein a non-verbal and wheelchair-using Captain Pike (Sean Kenney) hijacked the Enterprise (with Spock's help) to return to the planet Talos IV where he had gone on a mission a few years prior to his injuries. In "The Menagerie," audiences saw -- in turn -- repurposed footage from "The Cage," the original "Star Trek" pilot wherein Spock (Leonard Nimoy) was still on board, and the Enterprise was captained by Pike...

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Making good on their promise to deliver a singular virtual fan experience, the cloud graphics company Otoy has mounted its first project under a sweeping rights deal with “Star Trek” creator The Roddenberry Estate.

Variety reported last summer that Otoy would produce everything from holographic and digital renderings of the famous Starship Enterprise vessel to TV and movie sets. In its first staging, the company has reunited the living original cast and crew of the first-ever “Star Trek” pilot for a rendering of a founding set.

In an episode titled “The Cage,” director Robert Butler provided extensive behind-the-scenes materials to help in the recreation. Additional team returning included Sean Kenney, who played Captain Pike beginning in “Star Trek: The Menagerie,” and Chris Hunter, son of Jeffrey Hunter, who played Captain Pike in the pilot. Sandy Gimpel, who played a Talosian alien, and Dave Blass, production designer for “Star Trek: Picard,...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is poised to serve the quintessence of the spacefaring franchise: The voyages of the U.S.S. Enterprise—albeit during the captaincy of James T. Kirk’s immediate predecessor, Christopher Pike (Anson Mount). The Paramount+ series—spun off from Star Trek: Discovery—has announced the start of its production and revealed its primary cast. Interestingly, one newcomer in particular bears a noteworthy resemblance to a forgotten character from original Star Trek pilot “The Cage,” whose general era this series will showcase.

An announcement by Paramount has officially welcomed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds cast members Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding (Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill), Jess Bush and Melissa Navia. However, the characters this new quintet will portray have yet to be revealed. While the majority of the diverse bunch do not seem to line up with established characters from “The Cage,” blonde-haired,...

This is one for the C-movie connoisseurs among you.

For those of you who don’t know (you won’t), there’s a new sci-fi spoof on the way called Unbelievable!!!!! It stars Snoop Dogg, 42 former Star Trek actors, Michael Madsen, and a ficus on a skateboard. That ought to answer all of your questions.

In the can for what appears to have been an eternity (some of the footage dates back as far as 2013), the film does at last have a release date. I say at last, but I’m not sure it was at the top of anyone’s list of movie treasure troves. Anyway, if you’re feeling particularly trashy (there’s no shame in that), sit down for Unbelievable!!!!! in an online premiere this August 1st. The premiere will also come with a virtual convention.

Two more items on the agenda to go through. One is the trailer,...

Indie Rights has acquired domestic distribution rights to Unbelievable!!!!!, the Steven L. Fawcette-helmed sci-fi film that stars Snoop Dogg and over forty former Star Trek cast members from the movies and TV series. The company will also launch foreign sales at the Virtual Cannes Film Market on June 24.

The pic stars Kirk Stillwood, a puppet created by the Chiodo Brothers. It follows the crazy exploits of four off-beat astronauts (one is a marionette) who travel to the Moon on a rescue mission to determine the fate of two Space Agency comrades who have not been heard from in several days. The individuals they find at the Lunar Base are not who they appear to be and, through acts of trickery and deception, nearly succeed in killing them. Soon the astronauts find themselves trying to save the Earth from Plant Aliens!

Additional co-stars include Michael Madsen, and Gilbert Gottfried, with cameos from Robert Davi,...

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for “Star Trek: Discovery” Season 2, Episode 1, “Brother.”]

The Season 2 premiere of “Star Trek: Discovery” definitely feels like the beginning of something. “Brother,” launching Thursday on CBS All Access, is all about establishing a new status quo, a new chain of command, and most importantly a new mission focused on exploration over conflict. Where that mission will take this ambitious yet flawed series, however, is as yet a mystery.

Picking up moments after Season 1 ended, Captain Pike (Anson Mount) of the U.S.S. Enterprise (you may have heard of it) comes on board Discovery with news from Starfleet — the Enterprise has been disabled by massive systems failure, so he’s taking command of the good ship Discovery to investigate some odd signals that “have the Federation’s hackles up.” That quest leads the Discovery to a rescue mission on a crumbling asteroid, but no real answers as yet to what those signals might be,...

The U.S.S. Discovery will be getting a new captain in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery. Following the shocking twist about Captain Lorca at the end of the last run – spoilers: he turned out to be an evil Mirrorverse doppelganger – a popular figure from Trek history is now taking over the reins of the ship.

If you’ve been keeping up, you’ll know that we’re talking about Christopher Pike, the previous captain of the Enterprise before James T. Kirk. Inhumans star Anson Mount is joining the cast to fill the role and will be the fourth actor to play the part after Jeffrey Hunter in The Original Series pilot “The Cage,” Sean Kenney in subsequent episodes and Bruce Greenwood in the Kelvin timeline movies.

Now, to get us ready to meet the latest version of Pike, CBS has released a new promo which sees Mount...