The Golden Age of ‘Star Trek’ is Over. What Next?

On March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 By Mark PerigardIn TVLeave a comment

The cancellation of “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” was inevitable.

When White House Chief Nazi Stephen Miller took time out of his busy schedule of harassing immigrants to blast the show in January, he was telling David Ellison, owner of Paramount, to eliminate this “woke” garbage.

Ellison readily gutted CBS News to appease Miller’s boss, Geriatric Joffrey, so that he wouldn’t object to any of their multi-billion dollar mergers.

This show didn’t stand a chance.

Miller’s objection was a siren call for the incels to review bomb the fledgling show about a group of racially diverse young people coming into their own in Starfleet.

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Patrick Stewart, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (Photo: Paramount)

On its 30th anniversary, revisit the legendary ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ episode that saved the franchise

On June 19, 2020October 7, 2020 By Mark PerigardIn Features

“Star Trek: The Next Generation” suffered a wobbly launch.

Many fans questioned why a sequel series was needed when so many stars from the original series were game and willing to slip into those familiar Federation uniforms.

The first two seasons of “Next Gen” were rough, but in its third season, the series found its own path to the stars with such memorable episodes as “Deja Q” and “Yesterday’s Enterprise.”

But no fan, casual or not, was prepared for “The Best of Both Worlds.”

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