Tag: Star Trek: Discovery
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‘Silence of the Lambs’ Sequel Series ‘Clarice’ Set for CBS
CBS has given a series order to “Clarice,” a drama that will follow FBI agent Clarice Starling a year after the events of “The Silence of the Lambs,” where her character originated in the literary saga by Thomas Harris.As reported by Variety, the series will hail from executive producers and writers Alex Kurtzman (a writer…
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‘Star Trek: Discovery’: How Tig Notaro Best Embodied Starfleet’s Values in Season 2
“Star Trek” has a history of bringing in unexpected stars, all drawn to the franchise by their passion for the source material. And with the latest iteration, “Star Trek: Discovery,” that tradition has continued in a number of respects, but none more interesting than the casting of Tig Notaro as engineer Jett Reno, introduced in…
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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 Ends With an Episode That is Everything ‘Trek’ Should Be
It’s been a long road, Star Trek: Discovery fans, but everything we’ve seen has led us to this point: the finale. “Such Sweet Sorrow: Part 2” has been an episode I’ve been anxiously anticipating all week. I didn’t know what to expect. Like everyone, I had some hopes, some theories, but nothing prepared me for…
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‘Star Trek: Discovery’: Season 2’s Game-Changing Twist Sets Up a Crazy Fresh Plan for Season 3
[Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for “Star Trek: Discovery” Season 2 Episode 14, “Such Sweet Sorry, Part 2.”]Many words could be used to describe the Season 2 finale of “Star Trek: Discovery.” One of them is not “quiet.” Picking up after last week’s cliffhanger ending, writers Michelle Paradise, Jenny Lumet, and Alex Kurtzman,…
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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Delivers “Such Sweet Sorrow” With the Penultimate Episode of Season 2
I am beside myself. Why am I writing in italics? Because I know no other way to describe my anxiety after seeing the penultimate Season 2 episode of Star Trek: Discovery, “Such Sweet Sorrow.” Billed as the first part of a two-part season finale, “Such Sweet Sorrow” increased the drama a thousand-fold. This episode had…
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‘Avatar’ Sequels Add Michelle Yeoh to the Sprawling Cast
Michelle Yeoh is heading to Pandora. The legendary actress, who recently earned critical acclaim for her roles in Star Trek: Discovery and last year’s Crazy Rich Asians, is the latest person to join the sprawling cast of James Cameron‘s mega-budget science fiction sequels to the highest-grossing movie in the world. Find out who she’ll play…
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Jean-Luc Picard Pilot Lands ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Director Hanelle Culpepper
Last August, CBS All Access announced that Patrick Stewart, who either through science or unspeakable witchcraft has not aged since 1992, would reprise his Next Generation role of Jean-Luc Picard for a brand new Star Trek series. Now, the network has landed its director for the series’ first two episodes and it’s a bit of…
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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Featurette Tells the Story of Captain Pike
Anson Mount, the latest actor to play the role of Captain Christopher Pike, sits down for a new Star Trek: Discovery featurette devoted to the character’s story. Pike has had an interesting trajectory in the Star Trek mythology, and Discovery is attempting to fill in some blanks in his backstory. Watch the Star Trek Discovery…
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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 Trailer: Meet Young, Bearded Spock
Hot off the heels of the CBS All Access show’s New York Comic-Con panel, Star Trek: Discovery has released the trailer for its sophomore season. And things are looking pretty hairy for the crew of the USS Discovery. Literally. The Star Trek: Discovery season 2 trailer gives us a glimpse at the new threats and…
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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 Trailer Reveals Bearded Spock and a Premiere Date
A new trailer for season 2 of CBS’ Star Trek: Discovery has been beamed up from New York Comic-Con. There’s a lot to process here in the new footage—a ton of action, the return of Michelle Yeoh’s Philippa Georgiou, Doug Jones being a monster delight as always—but the big news is the first appearance of…