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The Orville: The Best Trek?

When The Orville premiered in September 2017, the critics hated it, fans loved it, and soon the Internet was all abuzz with the notion that Seth MacFarlane had just created

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Star Trek, Issue #3 in Review

There is an old TV narrative trope where an unusually large amount of airtime is suddenly spent on a minor character and signals an upcoming death knell for said character.

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Strange New Worlds’ “The Illyrian Enigma” Issue #2 in Review

IDW Publishing have begun a storyline for Strange New Worlds designed to fit nicely between the cliffhanger ending of Season 1 and the upcoming Season 2 premiere. This series of

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Interview with Sleepy Klingon actor David Orange

“A SLEEPY KLINGON dozes before his scanners. A bottle in front of him tells the story.” — Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country screenplay Although he appeared only in a

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“Star Trek, issue #2” Comic in Review

This second issue of IDW Publishing’s currently ongoing series of Star Trek comics follows up on the first issue’s cliffhanger ending. As such, it proceeds from the Hephaestus Nebula sadly

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Star Trek: Picard Season 1 in Retrospect

Back in 2020, the first season of Star Trek: Picard was a highly anticipated return for the beloved character of Jean-Luc Picard and for the Star Trek franchise as a

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Interview with Composer Jay Chattaway

I recently had the honor of interviewing Jay Chattaway, a longtime music composer for Star Trek from 1990 to 2005. WarpFactorTrek: When did you know your path was that of

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Enterprise’s “Dear Doctor” in Review

In this review by Matt and Elaine Sweatman, Elaine’s comments are in italics. In Star Trek: The Next Generation’s fourth season episode “Data’s Day”, the events of the story are

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in Retrospect

To me, Star Trek has always primarily been about the voyages of the starship Enterprise. So, when Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered in 1987, it was easy for me

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Interview with J.G. Hertzler

A few days before Christmas, Mr. J.G. Hertzler agreed to an in-depth Zoom interview for Warp Factor Trek. However, when the dark waiting room screen transitioned into his country home

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