Episode 354, "Indiana Picard and the Kingdom of the Crystalline Entity"

Published: Aug. 11, 2018, 11:10 p.m.

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News \n
(clip 1:09) Patrick Stewart announcing the new show (massive applause edited out).\n
CBS wants Star Trek to be on year-round, not necessarily many shows at once.\n
Season 1 of DSC is available for preorder now & ships in November. $50.\n
DCS Makeup designer Glenn Ketrick says the Klingons will be revamped again, some with hair, because the different houses are all genetically different.\n
Paramount salary negotiations with Chrises Pine & Hemsworth break down.

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Ten Forward:\n
Chris on Twitter: I think the odds are good that we will either see The Borg or Q in the upcoming Picard series. Both have had a huge impact on Picard and would bring in the Trek audience to watch. What are your thoughts on this?

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Star Trek in pop culture: \n
Stitchers. S1 E8. Someone writes down a molecular formula they\u2019ve memorized & asks what it means.

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