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.

Also: Managing childbirth expectations, online assumptions, reviving Star Trek, Left Behind flaws, and David Bazan.

These fan-made works ensure that Star Trek keeps journeying on into the unknown.

Ian Grey celebrates the subversive nature of the despised Trek series.

Discussing ‘Star Trek: Federation’ and ‘Star Trek: Final Frontier.’

My latest Christ and Pop Culture article looks at the flaws in Star Trek’s vision of a flawless humanity.