star trek: the next generation

10 Favorite Fictional Love Relationships: Healthy or Toxic?

Chelsea Thatcher

Here are five love stories that need to be removed from the romance pedestal and five that are actually worthy of the hashtag #couplegoals. 

Uhura using her earpiece on the bridge of the Enterprise on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Hailing Frequencies Open: 3 STAR TREK Podcasts

Avery Kaplan

For this week's Trek Tuesday, Geek Girl Authority explores three Star Trek themed and/or adjacent podcasts.

Riker and Soren on Star Trek: The Next Generation

T4TNG: The Accidentally Trans STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Episode

Avery Kaplan

This week, Trek Tuesday explores Star Trek: The Next Generation's "The Outcast," the show's "accidentally trans" episode.

L: Gray Tal. C: Jadzia Dax. R: Odan's new host, Kareel. From Star Trek.

STAR TREK: The Trans Trill, Explained

Avery Kaplan

For this week's Trek Tuesday, we're examining the history of Star Trek's Trill, and why they're considered a trans allegory.

L: O'Brien after 20 years in the matrix. C: Janeway thinks she's part of the workforce. R: Old Man Picard (probe edition). From Star Trek.

STAR TREK: 5 Alternate Lives

Avery Kaplan

Here are five Star Trek episodes where our Starfleet heroes live lives that are alternative to their true realities.

L: Trip visits the alien holodeck on Star Trek: Enterprise. C: Riker enters the Enterprise-D's holodeck on The Next Generation. R: Uhura and Sulu enter the rec room on The Animated Series.

STAR TREK: Tracing the Holodeck’s History

Avery Kaplan

For this week's Trek Tuesday, we're surveying the development of the holodeck across the Star Trek Franchise history.

L: T'Pol. C: Riker. R: Locarno. All returning guest stars on Star Trek: Lower Decks.

STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS: 16 Returning Franchise Characters

Avery Kaplan

For this week's Trek Tuesday, we are counting down 16 legacy Franchise characters who returned on Star Trek: Lower Decks.

All the Picards on the Table: Jean-Luc’s Wild Card Appearances

Ollie Kaplan

It’s been one complete revolution around the sun (almost), and that means Star Trek: Picard is about to warp back onto our ...

L: Brunt. C: Shran. R: Weyoun. All from Star Trek and played by Jeffrey Combs.

STAR TREK: Guest Star Spotlight on Jeffrey Combs

Avery Kaplan

This week, we're spotlighting the king of Star Trek guest stars, Jeffrey Combs, who has appeared in nine roles across four series.

Lwaxana Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation, wearing a pink frilly dress.

Geek Girl Authority Crush of the Week: LWAXANA TROI

Avery Kaplan

This week's Geek Girl Authority Crush of the Week goes to Lwaxana Troi, the outspoken and unapologetic Federation Ambassador.

L: Rasmussen holding a phaser. C: Spock and his lover. R: Telek R’Mor. All from Star Trek time travel episodes.

STAR TREK: 8 Episodes Wherein Time Is Out of Joint

Avery Kaplan

In "honor" of Daylight Savings Time, here are 8 Star Trek episodes in which time is out of joint, from TOS to Prodigy.

Ensigns Sam Lavelle, Sito Jaxa, Taurik and Nurse Alyssa Ogawa seated around a Ten Forward table as waiter Ben stands nearby.

STAR TREK: 5 Episodes From Different Perspectives

Avery Kaplan

Here are five Star Trek episodes featuring different perspectives than the usual starring characters bring. Did we include your favorite?

L: Landru's "human" projection. C: Les Buenamigo. R: Remmick with a parasite in his mouth.

STAR TREK: 4 Bad Leaders

Avery Kaplan

Here are four leaders from Star Trek who abuse their authority and put Federation citizens and Starfleet officers in danger. Did we include your (least) favorite?

Georgiou whispers in someone's ear. The someone is bald with tattoos and some kind of metal device on their skull in Star Trek: Discovery.

Alex Kurtzman Shares Details on STARFLEET ACADEMY and SECTION 31

Avery Kaplan

Star Trek Franchise executive producer and overseer Alex Kurtzman has shared new details about what's coming up next. Read what we know so far!

A closeup of Star Trek actor and director Jonathan Frakes as William T. Riker. He smiles.

STAR TREK: All the Episodes and Movies Directed by Jonathan Frakes

Avery Kaplan

Here is every Star Trek episode and movie directed by Jonathan Frakes, who you may know as William T. Riker from The Next Generation.