How Star Trek dropped the ball by making its characters a little too perfect.

We run a risk when we write off the TV shows we watch as merely trivial entertainment.

This 1983 Star Trek novel contains a threat to two universes, bizarre alien technology, and a deeply emotional view of the Enterprise crew.

What could’ve been some cheesy service turned out to be one of Star Trek’s best and most human episodes.

One of my favorite Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes finds the fun in a goofy and bizarre plot.

Set a course for the feels, maximum warp.

The first Star Trek film contains some of the franchise’s most awe-inspiring scenes. At other times, it’s quite the snoozefest.

The Expanse, Picard, Marvel, Robotech, and more.

Oh, Picard… you had me at “Engage.”

Looks like a fitting tribute to Starfleet’s flagship (and my favorite fictional spacecraft).

Inventors, engineers, scientists, and astronauts have been inspired by Star Trek, so why not politicians?

What’s the difference between warp 9.6 and warp 9.975?

Make it so.

Also: Amazon’s new sci-fi titles, The Prisoner, VidAngel, Donald Trump takes on the NFL, Facebook and Russia, and much more.

Also: Artificial intelligence and “gaydar,” popular Star Trek episodes, Hollywood’s decline, Asian shoegaze, and imagining aliens.

It’s a stretch to say that “religion basically no longer exists” in the Star Trek universe.

Also: Screwing over creatives, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s narrative flaws, saving old TV shows, redeeming nostalgia, touring Apple’s new campus, hand-coding CSS, and a better pro-life approach.

Why should the new ‘Star Trek’ series tread old ground when it can boldly go where the franchise has never gone before?

Also, celebrating ‘M*A*S*H,’ the nerdiness of ‘Parks and Recreation,’ the mix tape’s legacy, and more.

Also: The design flaws of the U.S.S. Enterprise, sci-fi background, Facebook’s inadvertent cruelty, and some bonus links.