Star Trek: Picard isn’t just catching us up with what Jean-Luc has been up to in the years since we last saw him onscreen, but a cavalcade of Trek characters—among them the namesake of Picard’s new pupper and former second-in-command of the Enterprise, Will Riker. But returning to his iconic role caused a lot of stress for Jonathan Frakes.

When will Adam Savage not live the life every nerd wishes he or she could? Hopefully that answer is never, because then we wouldn't be able to swoon over such feats of fandom as wiring up Captain Kirk's chair in one day.

The uber futuristic sound of a laser blaster comes from some very low tech metal on metal ...

In pieces... for now.

They plan to have it available by January 2016... and I want it!

When I first wrote these words, the Internet was alive with the death of Leonard Nimoy. I couldn’t post them here...

Tory assembly member Darren Millar’s question to economy minister Edwina Hart about alien craft over Cardiff airport answered in Star Trek language

Like many fans of the franchise, Michael Gummelt has some ideas about why and how Star Trek should return to TV. But unlike any other fans, he'll have a chance to pitch his concept to Paramount.

If you're working for the government, how would you handle UFO-related questions? You could choose to give a non-answer or deny that anything like that even exists. Or, if you’re the Star Trek-lovi...

A conformation that IDRIS ELBA is joining Star Trek!

Beginning with “The White Iris,” episode four.

William Shatner uses a charity scavenger hunt and collects over 6,000 selfies to create this pictorial tribute to Leonard Nimoy.

Lydia Wilson has joined the cast of Paramount and Skydance's "Star Trek Beyond."

In an outtake from a special 3-D cinema event, Peter Capaldi and Wil Wheaton compare iconic consoles.

  Bank of Canada is pleading with Star Trek fans to stop “Spocking” its five dollar bills. Since Leonard Nimoy’s death, Canadian folks have been “Spocking” the hell out of the five dollar bill that features a portrait of Canada’s seventh prime minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Sir Wilfrid now sports, on certain bills at least, pointy ears, the signature Vulcan haircut and eyebrows and Spock’s mantra “Live long and prosper.”

Star Trek Beyond shot a big action scene and we’ve got an exclusive first look, including the new Starfleet uniforms and a major new character in the franchise!

Reads just like any script of the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.