Trek Tuesday

Kara Zediker as T'Pau, Kirstie Alley as Saavik, Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham, Gabrielle Ruiz as T'Lyn, and Tara Rosling as T'Rina.

STAR TREK: 8 Women of Vulcan

Avery Kaplan

To celebrate International Women's Day Star Trek-style, Geek Girl Authority pays homage to the Women of Vulcan.

Left: Hunter from The Owl House dressed as a Cosmic Frontier character. Center: The Thermians aboard their recreation of the NSEA Protector from Galaxy Quest. Right: Miss Piggy in her Pigs in Space spacesuit. All three pay homage to Star Trek.

Alterna-Treks: 5 STAR TREK Homages

Avery Kaplan

Here are five instances of popular media paying homage to Star Trek, from Pigs in Space to Galaxy Quest and beyond. Did we include your favorite? Find out here.

Black and white line drawing of Worf, Number One and Geordi LaForge standing in the Enterprise-D transporter bay in a Star Trek comic.

Surveying 4 Random STAR TREK Comics

Avery Kaplan

For this week's Trek Tuesday, here is a survey of four semi-random Star Trek comics released from 1991 through 2014. Did we include your favorite issue? Read on!

L to R: Paul Scheer as Andy Billups (wearing Hysperian royal garb); James Doohan as Scotty on TNG; LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge; Tig Notaro as Jett Reno.

STAR TREK: 8 Engineers to Celebrate National Engineers Week

Avery Kaplan

We're showing our eight favorite Star Trek engineers some love for National Engineers Week. Click below to see who made the cut!

David Ajala as Book, Mary Wiseman as Tilly, Doug Jones as Saru, Sonequa Martin-Green as Burnham, Wilson Cruz as Culber, Blu Del Barrio as Adira and Callum Keith Rennie as Raynor in Star Trek: Discovery season 5.

9 STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Season 5 Predictions

Avery Kaplan

Here are nine predictions for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, the ultimate voyage of Captain Michael Burnham and her intrepid crew. How accurate will they prove to be?

L: Brunt (Jeffrey Combs) and Quark (Armin Shimerman) in Quark's childhood bedroom on Ferenginar. Center: romantic "lover" parasite from Star Trek: Lower Decks in a vat. R: Spock (Ethan Peck) and T'Pring (Gia Sandhu) embrace.

7 Romantic STAR TREK Episodes

Avery Kaplan

Here are seven Star Trek episodes about romantic relationships, from Star Trek: The Original Series through Strange New Worlds.

The Cosmic Koala sits in the center of a swirling vortex of blue and white energy with its eyes glowing in Star Trek: Lower Decks.

STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS: Who (or What) Is the Cosmic Koala?

Avery Kaplan

Why is he smiling? What does he know? For this week's Trek Tuesday column, we investigate the Cosmic Koala from Star Trek: Lower Decks and the Black Mountain. Read on to learn more!

George Takei's Head (George Takei) and Scott Bakula's Head (non-speaking) in conflict in Futurama. They are both flying Star Trek style ships.

8 STAR TREK References in the FUTURAMA DVD Movies

Avery Kaplan

Here are eight nods to Star Trek in the Futurama straight-to-DVD movies, from "Bender's Big Score" through "Into the Wild Green Yonder."

Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) touches the ship's plaque on the bridge of the USS Enterprise-D in Star Trek: Picard.

6 Juicy STAR TREK Tidbits From Patrick Stewart’s MAKING IT SO

Avery Kaplan

Here are six juicy Star Trek-related tidbits from Making It So: A Memoir by Patrick Stewart, which is available now.

Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) investigates Dr. Barry Mayfield (Leonard Nimoy) in "A Stitch in Crime."

Just One More Beam: 10 STAR TREK Actors on COLUMBO

Avery Kaplan

Check out our list of 10 Star Trek actors who guest-starred on Columbo, from William Shatner (twice) to Fionnula Flanagan. Did we include your favorite? Read more here.

L: Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) playing poker in the Star Trek: Picard finale. C: Lt. J-G Bradward Boimler (Jack Quaid) visits the Black Mountain on Lower Decks. R: An animated version of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) on Strange New Worlds.

8 STAR TREK Predictions for 2024

Avery Kaplan

Here are eight Star Trek predictions for 2024, from Star Trek: Legacy to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and beyond. Will they come to pass?

GGA’s 2023 STAR TREK Prediction Report Card

Avery Kaplan

Geek Girl Authority accesses the accuracy of our 2023 Star Trek predictions, which range from "right on" to "Steve Levy-level inaccurate."

Data Scrooge is visited by a Christmas Ghost in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

The Wrath of Dickens: STAR TREK and Charles Dickens

Avery Kaplan

Let's talk about some of the instances of the Star Trek franchise paying homage to one of Earth's greatest storytellers, Charles Dickens.

Jonathan Frakes as Riker, Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine, Sir Patrick Stewart as Picard, Brent Spiner as Data, LeVar Burton as Geordi, Michelle Hurd as Raffi, Michael Dorn as Worf, Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher and Ed Speleers as Jack Crusher in Star Trek: Picard season 3. They are all posing on the bridge of the Enterprise-D.

8 Things We Learned From the STAR TREK: PICARD Season 3 Commentaries

Avery Kaplan

Here are eight interesting behind-the-scenes nuggets we learned from the Star Trek: Picard season 3 commentaries.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture poster cover features Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Ilia (Persis Khambatta) in a rainbow.

Ranking the 6 Original Crew STAR TREK Movies

Avery Kaplan

Here are all six of the original crew Star Trek movies ranked, from The Motion Picture through The Undiscovered Country. Which one is your favorite?