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Hero Within and Hallmark Unveil Star Trek Convention Exclusive Merch for SDCC 2024 (blog.trekcore.com)

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Why fed ship do not have dedicate landing team, but send bridge crew on dangerous mission ? (sh.itjust.works)

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Just why send bridge crew. Those crew are important and mean to stay on the ship. Unless the mission required someone on the top like first-mate, you should send your boarding team or land team on mission.

Most of the eps, I see a dangerous mission with 2-5 bridge crew member. Sometime it is include both captain and first mate.

Sometime, it is fighting sorties, a first mate said: I need volunteer who is trained in close combat. And multiple bridge crew go with him. The next scene is the crews start shoting handgun in some dangerous place, maybe they also teleport inside enermy ship (boarding action), and sometime is fighting kungfu.

Why not send a sergeant and handful of soldiers ? The ship is quite big but there are no spare personel to send ?

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Interview — Exploring Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 with Creators Kevin & Dan Hageman (Spoiler Alert!) (blog.trekcore.com)

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A "test" to judge Star Trek shows (startrek.website)

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You've heard of the "Bechdel-Wallace test" and its potential value to some people in measuring various media in a given context.

I propose a measure we'll call the "Captain and Crew Test"....

I was enduring -- yes, that's the word I'll choose -- an episode of a certain Trek show and found myself thinking that I seem to enjoy Star Trek shows where the captain isn't the center of attention for the continued story, rather the crew as a whole (including the captain as professionally and relatively required) works together on the story of the day or is portrayed in multiple dimensions without the commanding officer present.

So, here's my attempt at codifying this "Captain and Crew Test":

The episode/show has to have at least two crew members (i.e. not the captain) essential to the story,
who interact with each other without the captain,
about the story without specific direction from the captain

I think these "rules" could use some adjustment and addition, but I think you get what I'm proposing/suggesting/inciting.

UPDATE 2024-07-04 04:35:34 UTC: Check out the quick and amazing work by @[email protected] to compile a subset of the percentage of lines for each character in a few Star Trek shows.

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[Hageman brothers interview] Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2’s Janeway Could’ve Captained the Enterprise (But Kate Mulgrew Said No) - IGN (www.ign.com)

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[Prodigy spoilers] 30 Years Later, Star Trek Finally Pays Off Its Strangest Sci-Fi Twist (www.inverse.com)

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Interview: Celia Rose Gooding on Uhura and belonging in 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' - Awards Radar (awardsradar.com)

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Starship Noise Generator (dexcube.gitlab.io)

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I wanted some ambience for an upcoming Star Trek Adventures game, so I whipped up this simple web app.

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Index: Prodigy Season 2 Episode Discussions (startrek.website)

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These are the discussion threads for season two of Star Trek: Prodigy. Since people are likely to go at their own pace, use this index to join the conversation when you can!

2x01 & 2x02 "Into the Breach"

2x03 "Who Saves the Saviors"

2x04 "Temporal Mechanics 101"

2x05 "Observer's Paradox"

2x06 "Imposter Syndrome"

2x07 "The Fast and the Curious"

2x08 "Is There in Beauty No Truth?"

2x09 & 2x10 "The Devourer of All Things"

2x11 & 2x12 "Last Flight of the Protostar"

2x13 "A Tribble Called Quest"

2x14 "Cracked Mirror"

2x15 & 2x16 "Ascension"

2x17 "Brink"

2x18 "Touch of Grey"

2x19 & 2x20 "Ouroboros"

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x19 & 2x20 "Ouroboros" (startrek.website)

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Loglines

Part I: A desperate Asencia launches an all-out attack on the Federation that will destroy subspace, while Wesley and the cadets try to correct the timeline.

Part II: The cadets fight Asencia in a battle for control of Solum and the future – but a sudden invasion by a destructive species complicates their end-game.

Part I written by: Kevin Hageman & Dan Hageman & Aaron J. Waltke

Part I directed by: Sean Bishop

Part II written by: Kevin Hageman & Dan Hageman & Aaron J. Waltke

Part II directed by: Ruolin Li

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x18 "Touch of Grey" (startrek.website)

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Logline

Admiral Janeway devises a clever plan to liberate her crew from Asencia's prison, where they're trapped with an angry captive from the Loom.

Written by: Jennifer Muro

Directed by: Sung Shin

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x17 "Brink" (startrek.website)

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Logline

As war looms between the Federation and Solum, Gwyn proposes to lead the cadets on an undercover mission to gather intelligence and rescue Ilthuran.

Written by: Diandra Pendleton-Thompson

Directed by: Ruolin Li

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x15 & 2x16 "Ascension" (startrek.website)

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Loglines

Part I: Just as the Protostar and Voyager crews bring their mission to a close, a former enemy suddenly resurfaces with surprising new powers.

Part II: Overwhelmed by Asencia's mysteriously advanced weaponry, the Protostar and Voyager crews take a series of calculated risks that endanger the cadets.

Part I written by: Erin McNamara & Jennifer Muro & Diandra Pendleton-Thompson & Keith Sweet II & Aaron J. Waltke

Part I directed by: Sung Shin

Part II written by: Alex Hanson

Part II directed by: Sean Bishop

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x14 "Cracked Mirror" (startrek.website)

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Logline

The Protostar's reunion with Voyager has unexpected side effects, bouncing the crew between alternate realities – including the mirror universe.

Written by: Erin McNamara

Directed by: Ruolin Li

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x13 "A Tribble Called Quest" (startrek.website)

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Logline

While harvesting bosonite on a barren world, the crew encounters aggressive, genetically-modified tribbles – and the Klingon scientist who created them.

Written by: Keith Sweet II

Directed by: Sean Bishop

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x11 & 2x12 "Last Flight of the Protostar" (startrek.website)

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Loglines

Part I: Thanks to Wesley Crusher's timely intervention, the cadets find the Protostar – but the ship's marooned guardian isn't eager for their assistance.

Part II: Chakotay and the cadets devise a bold but perilous plan to relaunch the Protostar. Before the ship can fly, however, it will first have to sail.

Part I written by: Diandra Pendleton-Thompson

Part I directed by: Ruolin Li and Andrew L. Schmidt

Part II written by: Alex Hanson & Aaron J. Waltke

Part II directed by: Sung Shin

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x09 & 2x10 "The Devourer of All Things" (startrek.website)

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Loglines

Part I: Finally arriving at the coordinates, the Infinity crew discovers a hidden planet – and the long-awaited identity of their mysterious messenger.

Part II: On the run from their time-erasing pursuers, the Infinity crew and their new ally search for an escape. The Voyager embarks on a rescue mission.

Part I written by: Jennifer Muro

Part I directed by: Sung Shin

Part II written by: Aaron J. Waltke

Part II directed by: Sean Bishop

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x08 "Is There in Beauty No Truth?" (startrek.website)

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Logline

The crew detours to a colony of non-corporeal entities, who offer Zero an opportunity to obtain a physical body. Janeway discovers Dal's real intentions.

Written by: Keith Sweet II

Directed by: Ruolin Li and Andrew L. Schmidt

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x07 "The Fast and the Curious" (startrek.website)

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After using a Borg conduit to travel through time faster, Dal and his friends find themselves at the mercy of a demanding Kazon.

Written by: Erin McNamara

Directed by: Sean Bishop and Sung Shin

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x06 "Imposter Syndrome" (startrek.website)

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Logline

Hoping to hijack the Infinity before its scheduled destruction, Dal and the crew create hologram doubles to cover for their absence.

Written by: Diandra Pendleton-Thompson

Directed by: Sung Shin

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x05 "Observer's Paradox" (startrek.website)

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Logline

Reunited on Voyager and under strict supervision, the gang must decode a secret message their mysterious benefactor left with Murf.

Written by: Jennifer Muro

Directed by: Ruolin Li and Andrew L. Schmidt

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x04 "Temporal Mechanics 101" (startrek.website)

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Logline

Although separated by decades, the Infinity and the Voyager crews band together to save Gwyn's life. A mysterious messenger reaches out to Gwyn.

Written by: Keith Sweet II

Directed by: Ben Hibon

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x03 "Who Saves the Saviors" (startrek.website)

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Logline

Traveling through the time rift, Dal and the crew search for Chakotay on Solum. With the support of her father, Gwyn challenges Ascencia.

Written by: Erin McNamara

Directed by: Sung Shin

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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Prodigy | 2x01 & 2x02 "Into the Breach" (startrek.website)

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Loglines

Part I: Dal and his friends board Janeway's starship to investigate the wormhole created by the Protostar. Tired of his training, Dal longs for some action.

Part II: Gwyn runs into a familiar foe on the planet Solum. Janeway reveals the true stakes of their mission to Dal and his friends.

Part I written by: Kevin Hageman & Dan Hageman

Part I directed by: Ben Hibon

Part II written by: Aaron J. Waltke

Part II directed by: Patrick Krebs and Andrew L. Schmidt

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Archer knew what he was doing (startrek.website)

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Trip: A poop question, sir? Can't I talk about the warp reactor or the transporter?
Archer: It's a perfectly valid question.

In season one of ENT's "Breaking the Ice", the crew of the NX-01 records a video for Ms. Malvin's class of fourth graders back on Earth, and one of the questions is what happens when someone aboard the ship flushes the toilet, which Archer throws to Trip, and Trip is concerned the kids are going to think he's the ship's sanitation engineer.

Now, because Archer is an awkward goober in this episode, it seems like he's reading the questions off the cuff, with no one other than the possible exception of Ms. Malvin herself, having first vetted them. However, at the start of the recording, Archer announces that he's the one who selected the questions so he knew going in that the, as Trip puts it, "poop question," would be in there. Also before the recording Archer told Trip that he needed to there to participate as opposed to dealing with the large amount of work that was on his plate. What's more, we know from the start of the episode that Trip's nephew is one of the fourth grade students in Ms. Malvin's class.

So, my theory is that Archer made the intentional choice to have Trip answer a question he knew the engineer would find to be embarrassing, specifically to diminish him in the eyes of his nephew. Why would he do this extremely petty thing to someone who is ostensibly his friend and most loyal officer? Probably because he sucks and wanted to put Trip in his place for some imagined slight, just like he later has an outburst with the Vulcan captain whom he invited to dinner.