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Rocklove Celebrates STAR TREK DAY With a Collection of New Pendant Necklaces

It’s been a year and a half since RockLove last stepped into the Star Trek world with their Star Trek: Picard Ro Laren Bajoran earring — but today, the jewelry company announced that they’ll be celebrating 2024’s Star Trek Day with a new line of themed pendant necklaces.
 
Starting this Sunday, September 8, RockLove will sell eight different Trek-themed sterling-silver necklaces featuring famous starships and iconography from the final frontier.
 

First is the classic Constitution-class Enterprise, which will retail at $115 and features “red enamel and two sapphire blue cubic zirconia crystals set into the warp nacelles, along with an additional blue crystal in the bridge.”

Next is the Enterprise-D, which will retail at $115 and features “two garnet red cubic zirconia crystals set into the warp nacelles, along with sapphire blue crystals emulating the glow of the navigational deflector.”

Following is the Deep Space 9 station, which is also priced for $115 and “hangs from an adjustable sterling silver cable chain complete with a lobster clasp and signature tag.”

Voyager fans will also get their Intrepid-class starship, with a $115 cost, that will come “accentuated with two garnet red cubic zirconia crystals set into the warp nacelles, along with sapphire blue crystals emulating the glow of the navigational deflector.”

The classic Galileo shuttlecraft necklace is slightly more pricey at $125, but it features “red enameled markings and two garnet red cubic zirconia crystals set into the twin nacelles” and “the articulated roof of the ship hinges open to reveal tiny seats within.”

One of the more higher-priced necklaces features the classic Starfleet communicator at $150, “crafted in solid sterling silver and plated with black rhodium and warm 14K yellow gold.” It also opens, as “the divot-textured cover is articulated, allowing it to open and reveal intricately carved details, accented by white, garnet red, and sapphire blue cubic zirconia.”

Of course, the Vulcan IDIC makes an appearance in this collection, as this $150 necklace has “a luxurious 14K yellow gold plate” and a “sparkling white cubic zirconia crystal” at its center.

The Klingon Empire is also included, with its own $125 necklace; it has “black rhodium plating on the handles and a distressed texture” to emulate a battle-worn look. This one is intended to be a unisex design, as the pendent “hangs from a 20 to 24 inch adjustable slender curb chain.”

In addition to all the necklaces, RockLove is also debuting a ‘spinner ring’ with a sculpted 23rd century hand phaser.

This ring features a sculpted phaser that remains stationary at the top, with an interior ring band set beneath it. As the inner band revolves, it creates the illusion of a spinning beam of energy. Inside the ring, the engraved command “Set phasers to stun” reflects the show’s ethos of prioritizing exploration and diplomacy over aggression.

All of these new Star Trek jewelry items will go live at the RockLove website on Sunday, September 8 at 9AM PT (12PM ET).

Keep coming back to TrekCore for all the latest in Star Trek merchandise news!

STAR TREK: PRODIGY Season 2 Canon Connections, Part II

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Star Trek: Prodigy’s second season contains an avalanche of references to previous Star Trek shows and movies to help center the show within the wider Star Trek canon, tease younger viewers about all the fun waiting for them in more than 900 other episodes of Star Trek, and reward the longtime fans and deepen their enjoyment of what they’re watching.
 
With 20 new episodes, we’ve revived our Canon Connections series to recap the references, callbacks, and other cool Star Trek ephemera — and today we’re taking on the next four Season 2 entries: “Observer’s Paradox,” “Imposter Syndrome,” “The Fast and the Curious,” and “Is There in Beauty No Truth?”.

“Observer’s Paradox”

The USS Cerritos — The Doctor says that he hasn’t seen a crew as dysfunctional as the warrant officers from the Protostar since the USS Cerritos, a direct connection between Prodigy and the other modern animated show Lower Decks. This also means The Doctor has visited the Cerritos at some point, and hopefully we see that in season five or a future comic.

Holographic Hallmarks — The Doctor’s personality from Voyager really starts to shine through in this block of episodes, with a modified callback to his Voyager catchphrase (“Please state the nature of the mentorship emergency!”) and a reminder about his penchant for opera. The ten-step Anti-Anxiety for Academy Hopefuls (AAAH) program also mirrors the Doctor’s multi-step social lessons he developed for Seven.

Combadge Circuitry — We see the internal circuitry of a Starfleet combadge, which is rare – though seen previously in “Brothers” (TNG), “Coda” (VOY), and “Caves” (Lower Decks).

Gillian the Whale — Gillian the whale is named for the 20th century human scientist Gillian Taylor who was instrumental in the return of whales to the 23rd century following the Cetacean Probe incident in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. There’s another Voyage Home callback with the idea that Murf’s language sounds different underwater, mirroring the Cetacean whale probe’s transmissions sounding like whale song when heard underwater.

Trebus — The “petroglyph used among descendants of the Ometepe Rubber Tree and Nicarao peoples of Earth, who now inhabit the ex-Federation colony on Trebus” is a quick summary of Chakotay’s backstory and the origin of the glyph that appears on the stone in his medicine bundle. Trebus is the location of Chakotay’s flashbacks in the Voyager episode “Tattoo.”

Janeway’s Ready Room — Admiral Janeway’s Ready Room includes a number of callbacks to Voyager, including a Voyager combadge, Queen Arachnia’s hair clip, Chakotay’s CHA-mood-ee river stone, a photo of her dog Molly (see in “Caretaker”), and the symbol of Bloomington, Indiana.

“Imposter Syndrome”

Astrometrics — The warrant officers are working on their “Astrometrics homework,” a field of study that Voyager advanced with its Borg technology enhanced Astrometrics Lab.

Violating Federation Treaties — Commander Tysses acknowledges that the fact that the Infinity cloaks is in violation of three Federation treaties, including most likely the Treaty of Algeron signed with the Romulan Empire that prohibits the use of Federation cloaking devices.

Doctor’s Opera — The Doctor hums “La donna è mobile,” which he famously adapted in one of his fantasies in “Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy” to subdue a ponn-farr addled Tuvok, and also mentions his rendition of “Questa o quella” which opens the Voyager episode “Renaissance Man.”

Hanonian Pickle — The only edible food during the Voyager crew’s brief stay on Hanon IV during “Basics Part II” has become an idiom.

“The Fast and the Curious”

Transwarp Conduit — The Infinity uses a Borg transwarp conduit to navigate more quickly to the coordinates they believe Chakotay is located at. These kinds of conduits with a fixed aperture have been seen a number of times, most prominently in Voyager’s “Endgame.”

Sto-vo-Kor — Gwyn’s cultural studies appear to be paying off, as she references the Klingon afterlife to Zero in trying to understand what is happening.

Kazon — The Kazon First Maje of the Oglamar is Ekthi. In addition to all the usual Kazon stylings, the Oglamar were previously seen (under a different First Maje) in the Voyager episode “Maneuvers” and “Alliances.” There’s also a reference to the Kazon practice of earning a name, first seen in “Initiations.”

Yamok Sauce — Hologram Dal, with Hologram Zero’s personality, particularly enjoys the taste of the popular Cardassian condiment that appeared frequently during Deep Space Nine.

“Have you got Ceti Eels for brains?” — Because that sounds unpleasant after what they did to Captain Terrell and Commander Chekov in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Time Freeze — Admiral Janeway’s posture during the time freeze, with Commander Tysses refilling her coffee, is an homage to “Blink of an Eye” where Janeway is time frozen in the same position with Neelix refilling her coffee.

“Is There in Beauty No Truth?”

Non-Corporeal Species — A number of non-corporal species have gathered on the planet including the Paxans (TNG’s “Clues”), Medusans (TOS’s “Is There in Truth No Beauty?”) and Calamarains (TNG’s “Deja Q”).

Spock’s Glasses — To be safe, the Infinity crew exit the ship wearing the same protective eyewear as Spock in “Is There in Truth No Beauty?” to protect themselves against inadvertently catching a glimpse of a Medusan.

Parrises Squares — After many, many mentions of Star Trek’s most famous made up game from the 24th century that gives only 3D chess a run for its money, we finally get to see some of the gameplay of Parrises Squares.

We’ll be back with more Canon Connections soon, covering the next four episodes of Prodigy Season 2. Did we miss any of your favorite connections? Share them in the comments below!

Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 is available to stream now on Netflix globally (excluding-Canada, Nordics, CEE, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Belarus, and Mainland China). The show can also be viewed on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Central and Eastern Europe.

STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE Theatrical Edition 4K Steelbook Coming in November

To celebrate the upcoming 45th anniversary of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Paramount Home Entertainment is bringing out the 4K edition of the film once more on home media — this time in a new Steelbook release in November.
 
Emblazoned with Bob Peak’s iconic rainbow theatrical key art, the new Steelbook will contain the theatrical edition of The Motion Picture on both 4K and Blu-ray formats, along with an art booklet which contains recreations of the original publicity material used to promote the film’s 1979 release.
 

This Steelbook will not contain the 2022 remastered version of The Director’s Edition, which is available separately in its own 4K Blu-ray set; it also will not contain the extended “Special Longer Version” which is only available in the multi-disc “Complete Adventure” box set (which also contains the theatrical and Director’s Edition of the film).

If you’ve already got a copy of the theatrical edition of The Motion Picture on 4K Blu-ray, then there’s nothing new here — but of course you if prefer the fancy Steelbook packaging or the included art book, which we know is a big draw to many physical media collectors, you can preorder the new Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K Steelbook today ahead of its November 19 release.

Come back to TrekCore often for the latest in Star Trek home media news!

2024’s STAR TREK DAY Kicks Off a Global Charity Awareness Campaign

September 8 is right around the corner, which means it’s going to be Star Trek Day once more — but this year will be a bit different compared to previous years of news, announcements, and franchise star-studded events.
 

2024’s Star Trek Day kicks off a global campaign called Take the Chair, Make an Impact to raise awareness and funds for three charity groups highlighting education and inclusivity in alignment with the values of the United Federation of Planets.

Sept. 3, 2024 – In celebration of “Star Trek Day,” the franchise announces “Take the Chair, Make an Impact,” a global campaign encouraging fans to embrace the optimistic vision of a brighter future and to give back to the inclusive community of fans that “Star Trek” has fostered over the years. The “Star Trek”franchise is making a donation to Code.org, DoSomething.org and Outright International, while also encouraging fans to take on the mission of giving back with this worldwide social activation.

 

On Sept. 8, 1966, “Star Trek” debuted for the first time on television andcreator Gene Roddenberry introduced audiences to a world that championed diversity, inclusion, acceptance and hope. Fifty-eight years later, “Star Trek” commemorates this important day and the franchise’s enduring legacy with the fifth annual “Star Trek Day” celebration, providing fans with a memorable way to enjoy and celebrate all things “Star Trek.”

 

This year, “Star Trek” has partnered with three worldwidenonprofits that embody the values of the franchise, including Code.org, giving every K-12 student the opportunity to learn computer science; DoSomething.orgfueling young people to change the world; and Outright International, advocating for LGBTIQ inclusion and equality globally. The “Take the Chair” campaign invites fans to see themselves in the iconic U.S.S. Enterprise captain’s chair and ask themselves, “What would I do if I were setting the course to the future?”

 

Fans will be able to engage through a digital experience available to fans worldwide on StarTrek.com. Throughout the month of September, 25% of U.S.product sales from select items on the official “Star Trek” shop will benefit these three nonprofits.

In addition, there will be three live events — in Chicago, Berlin, and Vancouver — to promote the new campaign.

Fans will be able to celebrate “Star Trek Day” at various pop-up events, including the Taste of Chicago located in Chicago, Ill., throughout the weekend of Sept. 6, which will feature the U.S.S. Enterprise captain’s chair, while on Sept. 8 activations in Berlin, Germany, at the ALEXA Mall and in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Richmond Centre will feature a modern architectural interpretation of the captain’s chair crafted from sustainable materials.

 

At all activations, fans are invited to “Take the Chair,” capture a photo, obtain a personalized mission and receive a limited edition enamel pin.

Finally, as has been the case for past Star Trek Days, Paramount+ will be making the series premiere episodes of (most) Trek shows available for free on multiple platforms — Star Trek: Prodigy excluded, since it is no longer distributed by Paramount+.

In honor of “Star Trek Day,” the premiere episodes of the following series and Short Treks will be available to watch for free in a special sampling occurring Sept. 7-13 on Paramount+ partner platforms (Amazon, Apple, Roku), Paramount+’s Official YouTube page, Pluto TV and on the Paramount+ free content hub (US only), episodes listed here:

 

STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES, “The Cage”

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, “Encounter at Farpoint Part I & II”

STAR TREK: VOYAGER, “Caretaker Part I & II”

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, “The Emissary Part I & II”

STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE, “Broken Bow Part I & II”

STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES, “Beyond the Farthest Star”

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, “Strange New Worlds”

STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, “Second Contact”

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, “The Vulcan Hello”

STAR TREK: PICARD, “Remembrance”

STAR TREK: SHORT TREKS – “The Girl Who Made the Stars,” “The Trouble with Edward,” “Ask Not,” “Runaway” and “Ephraim and Dot”

Keep checking back to TrekCore for all the latest Star Trek franchise news!

James Darren, STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE’s Vic Fontaine, Dead at 88

It’s sad news today for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine family as singer James Darren, who joined the series as hologram Vic Fontaine in 1998, passed away today at age 88.
 
Reported by Variety, the actor — who started his career in movies like Gidget and The Guns of Navarone, followed by TV roles in The Time Tunnel and T.J. Hooker — became part of Deep Space Nine’s recurring cast in the episode “His Way,” as 1960s lounge singer Vic Fontaine, a period-specific hologram who would appear 8 times in total.
 
Darren’s most recent Trek-related appearance was on The Shuttlepod Show podcast hosted by Star Trek: Enterprise alums Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating:
 

 
Of course, Darren was well known in Hollywood as an actor and singer well before his time in Deep Space Nine, and continued to perform in person in Las Vegas until the last few years (before the COVID pandemic). Darren released his last two albums following his stint on Star Trek, 1999’s This One’s From the Heart and 2001’s Because of You.

 
Following his initial appearance in “His Way,” Darren’s character Vic Fontaine served a central role in memorable episodes like “It’s Only a Paper Moon” — where he coached an injured Nog (Aron Eisenberg) through his war trauma — and “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang,” an Ocean’s 11-style Vegas heist that gave the Deep Space Nine cast one final fun adventure before the series’ 10-episode closing arc.

 
Darren is survived by his wife, three sons, and five grandchildren; our condolences to his family.

Check back to TrekCore often for all the latest in Star Trek franchise news.

WeeklyTrek Podcast #257 — STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Begins Production

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On this week’s episode of WeeklyTrek — TrekCore’s news podcast — host Alex Perry is joined by Make It So co-host Geoff Owen to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.
 

 
This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from TrekCore and around the web:

In addition, stick around to hear Geoff’s wish for more Star Trek content set between Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Alex’s belief that we should set our expectations low for what news might break on this year’s Star Trek Day.

WeeklyTrek is available to subscribe and download each week on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify — and we’ll be sharing the details of each new episode right here on TrekCore each week if you’re simply just looking to listen in from the web.

Do you have a wish or theory you’d like to share on the show? Tweet to Alex at @WeeklyTrek, or email us with your thoughts about wishes, theories, or anything else about the latest in Star Trek news!

Review — Hallmark’s 2024 STAR TREK Ornaments: ‘The Keeper’ and ‘Nexus Damaged’ USS Enterprise-B

As summer comes to an end, and Halloween merch has started to trickle into every major retailer, it means one crucial thing: it’s time to make plans to get your hands on all of this year’s Star Trek Hallmark ornaments!
 

One of the only ornaments to arrive for ‘Christmas in July’ was The Keeper, paying a lovely homage to the first Star Trek pilot, “The Cage.” The Keeper was the magistrate on Talos IV, and wore a necklace with a pendant that distinguished him from the other rank and file Talosians. He’s wonderfully recreated here in ornament form. The veins are nicely sculpted and painted, as is the necklace.

But the real standout for me is the texture of the Talosian robe. I was worried it may look a bit flat, based on the photo on the front of the box. In person though, it looks very cool. I think it’s going to look even better when hung on a lit Christmas tree. At approximately 4.5 inches tall, he seems bigger than some of the character ornaments from years past, settling in nicely between the giant 90s era sculpts of Picard, Janeway, etc. and the much smaller sculpts of Kirk, Spock, etc. from the 2010s era.

The Keeper is available now Hallmark.com, retailing for $19.99. (Thanks to the Hallmark team for sending us out this one for today’s review.)

 
The second summer Star Trek release was the ‘Nexus-Damaged’ USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B), a convention exclusive that debuted at San Diego Comic Con at the end of July. While a more widely-available edition will arrive this October, the Enterprise-B made this year’s slate to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: Generations… and I have to say, I am in love. Damage has never been more beautiful!

Seriously though, this is so nicely done. I’m still a bit haunted by the battle-damaged Enterprise-C from 2017, which looked a bit like a toddler had gotten a hold of a magic marker and scribbled on it. This time, Hallmark has gotten it so right. Just look at the scorch marks by deflector control! I’m so relieved.

Now I think I’ve said this before, but I am not a hardcore ship aficionado — so please don’t come for me if I miss an inconsistency here between the ornament and the movie version. To my adoring fandom eyes? She’s perfect. I think the glow of the nacelles is especially powerful and it will look so nice on the tree. And let’s be real, there’s no such thing as too many versions of the Enterprise on a Christmas tree. Bring ‘em, Hallmark! I want enough versions of the Enterprise to fill a full size tree.

The ‘Nexus Damaged’ Enterprise-B is a convention exclusive, so if you missed your chance to pick one up at San Diego Comic Con, there will be another shot this October at New York Comic Con — and with only 3200 pieces produced, you’ll need to resort to eBay to find one (likely at significantly marked-up prices) if you don’t make it to NYCC.

For everyone else, there will be a Spacedock-clean wide release of the Enterprise-B ornament available October 12 through the Hallmark website for $34.99 — so if the Nexus damage isn’t that important to you, this would certainly be the easier way to bring the Enterprise-B home for the holidays.

October will also bring the rest of Hallmark’s 2024 Star Trek ornament lineup, which includes Dr. Beverly Crusher from The Next Generation, Captain Pike from Strange New Worlds, ‘Spock Meets Data’ from “Unification II,” and small renditions of Spock and the Enterprise from Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

What’s your favorite of this year’s Hallmark Star Trek ornament offerings? Is there one you were really hoping for that didn’t make 2024’s lineup? Let us know in the comments below!

Win a Deluxe STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Vinyl Soundtrack Collection from Varèse Sarabande!

Earlier this summer, record label Varèse Sarabande announced a massive three-album vinyl collection celebrating the 10 anniversary of Michael Giacchino’s Star Trek Into Darkness expanded soundtrack — and while this big box set hits stores next week, some of you can win a copy in our new giveaway!
 

Our friends at Varèse Sarabande have generously shared three copies of this big vinyl collection for you loyal TrekCore readers — and yes, this giveaway is open to Star Trek fans around the world!

To have your shot at winning, just fill out the entry form below by 5pm ET on Friday, September 6. Once the entry period closes, we’ll email our three winners to get complete contact information for delivery — so watch your inboxes (and make sure that @trekcore.com email addresses won’t be caught in your spam filter)!

This contest has ended and our winners have been notified.

If you don’t get selected as one of our winners, don’t fret; fans in the US can order the three-record collection directly from the Varèse Sarabande website, while those of you in the UK can order the clear-vinyl international edition through Amazon. If you’re in another country, check with your local vinyl album stores for availability.

Special thanks to Varèse Sarabande for this giveaway opportunity!

STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Begins Production in Toronto

Nearly 18 months after the series was announced by CBS Studios and Paramount+, the show’s cast assembled today to officially begin active production on on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.
 
The last two four months have been filled with casting announcements for the show. The series started with two big-name headliners in Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti, then cadets Kerrice BrooksBella Shepard, George Hawkins were joined by Karim Diané, Zoë Steiner, and Sandro Rosta.
 
San Diego Comic Con also told us about some legacy characters coming back for the series, as the studio announced that Discovery’s Mary Wiseman, Oded Fehr, and Tig Notaro would be returning as Tilly, Vance, and Reno… and then most surprisingly, Star Trek: Voyager’s Bob Picardo was beaming back to live-action Trek as his holographic doctor character.
 
On social media today, Paramount+ shared these photos of the Starfleet Academy cast together for the first time, joined by franchise boss Alex Kurtzman, showrunner Noga Landau, and more.
 

Oded Fehr, George Hawkins, Zoë Steiner, Bella Shepard, Kerrice Brooks, Bob Picardo, Holly Hunter, Paul Giamatti, Gina Yashere, Sandro Rosta, and Karim Diané. (CBS Studios)

Rear: Producers Frank Saracusa and Gaia Violo, Bob Picardo, Gina Yashere, director Olatunde Osunsanmi, Zoë Steiner, Kerrice Brooks, Secret Hideout’s Aaron Baiers, showrunner Noga Landau, franchise boss Alex Kurtzman. Front: George Hawkins, Karim Diané, Sandro Rosta, Bella Shepard, Holly Hunter, Paul Giamatti, Oded Fehr. (CBS Studios)

Not pictured for today’s table-read photo (bottom image) are Tig Notaro and Mary Wiseman, likely indicating they will not be making an appearance in the Starfleet Academy’s first episode — which will be directed by Alex Kurtzman.

The series is billed as:

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves, and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.

There’s still a long way to go until Star Trek: Starfleet Academy lands on our screens, so stick around for all the latest news on the upcoming series as it breaks!

WeeklyTrek Podcast #256 — Justin Simien on the Live Action STAR TREK Comedy Pitch

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On this week’s episode of WeeklyTrek — TrekCore’s news podcast — host Alex Perry is joined by Sam Nelson to discuss all the latest Star Trek news.
 

 
This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from TrekCore and around the web:

In addition, stick around to hear Sam reflect on Star Trek’s impact following Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’s comments this week on Late Night With Stephen Colbert about the influence of Kathryn Janeway growing up, and Alex’s reflections on why it’s appealing to own production made and screen used props from the Star Trek shows.

WeeklyTrek is available to subscribe and download each week on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify — and we’ll be sharing the details of each new episode right here on TrekCore each week if you’re simply just looking to listen in from the web.

Do you have a wish or theory you’d like to share on the show? Tweet to Alex at @WeeklyTrek, or email us with your thoughts about wishes, theories, or anything else about the latest in Star Trek news!