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Upcoming Episodes
| Date | Episode | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 08-21 | SNW 3x07 | "What Is Starfleet?" |
| 08-28 | SNW 3x08 | "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans" |
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| TBA | SFA 1x01 | TBA |
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Okay so apparently I’m a Trekk_er_ by the modern definition, which used to be called Trekk_ies_ back when carrying pagers around was still in the future.
About DS9, yes that link with Babylon 5 is well known in these parts. But Paramount converted it into an actual bona fide Trek show. The constant parade of aliens through their stationary setting made it feel more alien than the rest of the franchise, and their position at the edge of Federation space. But that’s what the show was metaphorically, too: on the edge of the franchise, on the border between Trek and non-Trek in a way that could be thoroughly enjoyed by both groups.
Discovery wasn’t on the border of the franchise in the same way. It was more like an infiltrator, like if they had just made Babylon 5 but with Starfleet uniforms and no other changes.