Warp Factor Trek

The news that Star Trek: Discovery will be returning for a fifth season was first announced on 18 January this year. The fifth season renewal came as a surprise to

The title of this episode refers to the name of the first Earth colony outside the solar system. The mission to learn the colony’s fate provides a glimpse into early

“I don’t like to lose.” – James T. Kirk While Star Trek: The Motion Picture had been incredibly successful with fans of the series, the less-than-stellar critical acclaim it received

Body-swapping is a common fictional-media trope – a “Freaky Friday” phenomenon where one’s essence, “spirit,” or personality has been exchanged with another’s. A switch is flipped, a wand is waved,

“It appears that hijinks are the most logical course of action.” – Spock, in T’Pring’s body We know T’Pring will backstab Spock in “Amok Time”, so it’s a bit of

It’s kind of a strange thing, to be a ship’s captain. When thinking of the word “captain,” I visualize the commanding officer piloting the ship. However, the captain actually relies

After several days of less-than-great news for UK-based fans of Star Trek, it appears they now have something to look forward to… First of all, we’ve had confirmation that not

“May the wind be at our backs.” – James T. Kirk Star Trek III: The Search for Spock was the first Star Trek movie I saw in cinemas. By that

Probably everyone has experienced some form of anxiety. An important factor is how much it interferes with each of our lives. Some days will be better than others. That’s okay.

In this review by Elaine and Matt Sweatman, Elaine’s comments will be in italics. Here’s an episode that lives up to its title. It offers an opportunity to have a