Episode 167: Every Bribble Thing

The Topic is Trek

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Main Mission, Part 1

Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, Episode 12
“Last Flight of the Protostar, Part II”
Written by Alex Hanson & Aaron J. Waltke
Directed by Sung Shin

Subspace Chatter

• FINAL Issue: Star Trek Magazine Ends After 30 Years – Trek Central
• Star Trek Explorer #12: Gabrielle Ruiz and Playing the Vulcan Rendition of Mariner | Star Trek
• Star Trek Coffees Adds Janeway And Borg-Themed Blends Along With Line Of Collectible Mugs – TrekMovie.com
• Star Trek: Voyager | Coffee Black featuring Captain Janeway – Pop Culture Coffee
• ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 4 To Begin Filming Earlier Than Expected – TrekMovie.com
  What Paul Wesley’s Strange New Worlds Season 4 Reveal Means For Star Trek’s 60th Anniversary
• Watch Star Trek Stars Face Off With ‘Deadliest Catch’ On ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ – TrekMovie.com
• New York Comic Con: Star Trek, School Spirts Panels, Dexter Event Planned
• ‘Section 31’ And ‘Lower Decks’ Heading Up New York Comic Con Star Trek Universe Panel – TrekMovie.com
• The Star Trek Universe Returns to New York Comic Con 2024 | Star Trek

In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news…

(1) Turkey barn burns down in southern Alberta, taking thousands of turkeys with it | Watch News Videos Online

Here are links to XX additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. You’ll find articles on everything from XXX to XXX.

CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969) [3 seasons]

1. NBC was given four pilots of Star Trek: The Original Series to choose from
2. Walter Koenig says he never felt left behind while filming Star Trek: TOS
3. Star Trek’s Genius 1960s Story Trope Still Causes The Same Big Problem Today
   

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons]

5. Star Trek’s Original Borg Plan Was So Much Worse Than The Iconic Villains We Got
6. One Star Trek: The Next Generation Species Was Too Powerful To Ever Bring Back
7. Why Denise Crosby Quit Star Trek: TNG Before Season 1 Was Over

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999) [7 seasons]

8. Dr. Bashir Should Have Ended Star Trek: DS9’s Dominion War, But He Was A Liability

Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001) [7 seasons]

9. Paramount Executives Vetoed A Star Trek: Voyager Twist Involving Harry Kim

Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005) [4 seasons]

10. Enterprise’s Vulcan Flashback Retconned Star Trek History 22 Years Ago
11. Enterprise Breaking A Star Trek Rule Within Its First 3 Minutes Was Shocking For Its Time
12. Star Trek: Who Is Ambassador Soval?

STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024) [5 seasons]

13. Star Trek: Discovery – Kenneth Mitchell’s Roles, Explained
14. Podcast: All Access Talks To Doug Jones, Elias Toufexis, and Wilson Cruz about ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ – TrekMovie.com
15. I Forgot Star Trek: Discovery’s Detmer Was There Since The Beginning

Star Trek: Short Treks (2018 – 2020) [2 seasons]

16. Star Trek’s Forgotten Show With Only 22 Episodes Is The Franchise’s 3rd Best (According To Rotten Tomatoes)
    

Star Trek: Picard (2020 – 2023) [3 seasons]

17. A Controversial Star Trek: Picard Moment Was Improvised By Patrick Stewart
18. I’ve Never Seen A Star Trek Character Go From Hated To Beloved As Fast As This Guy

Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 – 2024) [5 seasons]

19. I’m Glad Star Trek Didn’t Reverse A Heartbreaking TNG Death
20. Star Trek: Lower Decks Illuminates Another Side of Starfleet | Star Trek
    

Star trek: Prodigy (2021 – present) [awaiting 3rd season approval]

21. Star Trek: Prodigy’s existence is tied to the future success of the franchise
    

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season announced]

22. Will a Star Trek: Strange New Worlds character erase herself from the timeline?
23. Strange New Worlds Season 3 Must Go Where No Kirk Has Gone Before
24. I Hope This Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Couple Doesn’t Break Up In Season
25. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Musical Worked Because Of 2 Genius Tricks3
26. After 57 Years, Star Trek Finally Made Captain Kirk’s Forgotten Talent Mean Something
27. 1 Strange New Worlds Musical Scene May Have Damaged Star Trek’s Timeline Ahead Of Season 3
28. 1 Strange New Worlds Musical Scene May Have Damaged Star Trek’s Timeline Ahead Of Season 3
29. A Strange New Worlds Detail You Probably Missed Honors Star Trek’s Original Captain Pike

Star Trek: Section 31 “streaming event movie” (no release date announced) [movie]

31. Sam Richardson’s Star Trek: Section 31 Role Has A Connection To The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (no release date announced) [season 1 in production]

32. Everything We Know About STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY – Nerdist

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

36. Nicholas Meyer blocked out memos he received from Gene Roddenberry during filming
37. Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan BTS Challenges Included Toxic Memos From Gene Roddenberry

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

38. Star Trek: Kirk’s Revenge On His Son’s Klingon Killer Missed 1 Important Detail
39. Leonard Nimoy Directed Star Trek’s Most Underrated Movie
40. Star Trek’s Scotty Made A Long-Awaited Confession Almost 20 Years After His TOS Debut
    

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1989)

43. Walter Koenig Is Absolutely Right To Criticize Star Trek: TOS’ Final Movie

Untitled Star Trek “origins” movie [currently on Paramount roster for 2025/2026]

51. Star Trek’s Upcoming Prequel Movie Is Pulling The Same Trick For The 4th Time

Untitled Star Trek Kelvin-verse movie [currently not on Paramount announced roster]

52. Star Trek’s Zachary Quinto Still Hoping for a Spock Return Despite Sequel Setbacks

OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio books and DVDs

Star Trek video games/board games

Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise

55. New Star Trek Action Figure Line Coming From Nacelle | Star Trek

Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines

57. See Lore Set Off A Reality Bomb In Preview Of ‘Star Trek’ #24 – TrekMovie.com
58. Star Trek Just Explained Q’s Entire Personality in a Single Sentence
59. Explore Star Trek Explorer #12 with an exclusive excerpt from the magazine
60. Star Trek Reveals The Enterprise’s New Design as a Full-Fledged Warship
61. IDW’s ‘Star Trek: Lore War’ will bring back Data’s evil brother in 2025 comics crossover event | Space

MISCELLANEOUS

Paramount+ News

62. Paramount+ Communications Team Dissolved As Layoffs Hit Streamer Hard
63. Paramount starts second phase of its planned layoffs – Los Angeles Times
64. Major Paramount Layoffs as Company Begins Phase Two of Cuts
65. Disney, Paramount layoffs 2024: hundreds lose legacy media jobs – Fast Company
66. Paramount’s Erin Calhoun Exits Ahead Of Next Round Of Layoffs
67. CMT Impacted By Paramount Global Layoffs
68. Paramount’s Pluto TV, France’s M6+ Strike Streaming Partnership
69. Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman on Paramount Global bid: “We wanted IP” | News | Screen
70. Larry Ellison, David Ellison and Paramount: Who’s Going to Run Studio?
71. Paramount Global Under New Leadership: The Ellison Influence – mxdwn Movies
72. Paramount+ to Launch in Thailand on Monomax
73. Barry Diller on Paramount Bid, AI and Consolidation
74. Mondo TV sells Monster Loving Maniacs Pay TV rights to Paramount Global Italy – Licensing International
75. Paramount Global’s Advertising Group Hit by Layoffs
76. How Paramount Global’s two openly-gay CEOs are blazing a trail, and helping the next generation | Fortune Europe
77. Planned merger of Super RTL, Nickelodeon withdrawn, says German cartel office | Reuters
78. IBC 2024: Pivot to Streaming Paying Off, Says Paramount Global CTO Wiser
79. Michelle Pfeiffer, Patrick J. Adams to star in ‘Yellowstone’ spin-off series, ‘The Madison’ | KBRX 102.9 FM

Star Trek related science news

80. Earth from space: Iconic ‘Star Trek’ symbol shines brightly in sea of muddy Arctic sea ice | Live Science

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

81. ‘The Quality of Life’: Consciousness and A.I. | Star Trek
82. 10 Ways The Streaming Era Has Improved Star Trek
83. Star Trek: 10 Greatest Filler Episodes
84. Every Star Trek TV Theme Song Ranked: From TOS and TNG to Discovery and Beyond | Den of Geek
85. All of Spock’s Romances and Love Interests From Star Trek, in Order
86. Star Trek Accidentally Created 2 Of Hollywood’s Biggest Current Stars
87. Star Trek Never Gave a Flying Fig About Your Sacred Timeline
88. Star Trek: 10 Greatest Filler Episodes
89. Two Star Trek Captains Can Pull Off Spock’s Vulcan Nerve Pinch
90. The Surprising Connections Between Star Trek and Batman (1966) | Star Trek
91. Star Trek: A List Of Popular Vulcan Cuisine
92. This Is Why Star Trek Will Forever Be My Perfect Comfort Show
93. Is the highest-rated Star Trek series on Rotten Tomatoes really the best

Actor Watch

95. Zachary Quinto’s New Medical Series Debuts With Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score
96. “It’s idiotic”: Even William Shatner Agrees Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry Would Despise the Mindless Morons Who Deny Global Warming Exists
97. Star Trek icon William Shatner says he’s seen as little of Star Trek “as possible”
98. Five Years Later, This Star Trek Star Remains the Franchise’s Greatest Ambassador
99. (9) Why Star Trek’s Original Captain Quit & Was Recast – YouTube
100. Kelsey Grammer’s Star Trek: TNG Cameo Was Because Of Captain Kirk
101. Star Trek’s William Shatner Says There’s Only One Way He’d Allow An AI Kirk
102. Star Trek’s George Takei & William Shatner Feud, Explained

Main Mission, Part 2

Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, Episode 13
“A Tribble Called Quest”
Written by Keith Sweet II
Directed by Sean Bishop

Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, Episode 14
“Cracked Mirror”
Written by Erin McNamara
Directed by Roulin Li

End Of Show

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