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Star Trek Day Stuff
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Paramount had quite a lot to share with fans during their Star Trek Day livestream.

They've published a summary on StarTrek.com but we'll take a look at new footage and major news.

Footage:

Picard season three was given a February 16, 2023 premiere date and Prodigy an October 27 return date for the second half of its first season.

Strange New Worlds announced the addition of comedic actress Carol Kane to its cast.

Interesting choice.

Does it signal intent for the series to lean more into comedy, like Stargate's SG-1 and Atlantis?

Or dare we say it - yes we do - The Orville?

Wil Wheaton is returning to the character of Wesley Crusher in massive multiplayer online roleplaying game Star Trek Online.

Another interesting choice.

This time playing mirror universe Emperor Wesley.

Emperor sure beats ensign, but in our universe he eventually effectively became a god.

In a proverbial pissing contest, our Wesley could literally make this emperor's you-know-what simply drop off.

Being entirely serious, he makes perfect sense as an actor and character for this game.

The Prodigy clip includes a great line.

Having shown Admiral Kathryn Janeway on a vessel pursuing Prodigy where holographic Janeway assists its crew, holo-Janeway says:

The real me is hunting us with a quantum slipsteam Dauntless class starship?

Good luck with that.

Quite.

[ Main Image: Star Trek Prodigy. Credit: Paramount via YouTube. ]

References

Paramount Plus (September 9, 2022). Live Stream Star Trek Day 2022 | Paramount+. YouTube.

Paramount Plus (September 9, 2022). Star Trek: Lower Decks | U.S.S. Wayfarer Saves The Day (Exclusive Clip) | Paramount+. YouTube.

Paramount Plus (September 9, 2022). Star Trek Online: Ascension Teaser Trailer. YouTube.

Paramount Plus (September 9, 2022). Star Trek: Picard | Final Season Sneak Peek | Paramount+. YouTube.

Paramount Plus (September 9, 2022). Star Trek: Prodigy | Murf's Metamurfosis (Exclusive Clip) | Paramount+. YouTube.

Paramount Plus (September 9, 2022). Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Ortegas Preps For An Away Mission (S2 Exclusive Clip) | Paramount+. YouTube.

Paramount Plus (September 9, 2022). Star Trek Universe | The Star Trek Family Remembers Nichelle Nichols | Paramount+. YouTube.

StarTrek.com (September 8, 2022). All the Star Trek News & Reveals from Star Trek Day 2022.