About this episode

This episode features discussions on recent Star Trek news, including Andy Weir's remarks and the future of the franchise.

On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Sam Nelson to discuss all the latest Star Trek news. This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web: Deadline: Andy Weir Apologizes To Alex Kurtzman Over 'Star Trek' Remarks (08:36) io9: 'Starfleet Academy' Season 3 Could Have Done the 'Voyager' Sequel Episode of Robert Picardo's Dreams (17:45) TrekMovie: Romulan War, Col. Green, Borg Queen's Origin: Writers Reveal Untold 'Star Trek: Enterprise' Season 5 Stories (23:31) TrekCore: Nacelle Unveils Newest STAR TREK Action Figure Preview: Dr. McCoy, To-Scale Biobed Accessory, and Bridge Turbolift Alcove (30:47) In addition, stick around to hear Sam discuss how he is embracing the unknown over the future of the Star Trek franchise in the wake of the cancelation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, and Alex discusses enjoying watching a lot of Star Trek as he gears up to launch a brand new podcast (but don't worry, WeeklyTrek isn't going anywhere!) *** Do you have a wish or theory you'd like to share on the show? Tweet to Alex at @WeeklyTrek, or email us with your thoughts about wishes, theories, or anything else…

People in this episode

Host: Alex Perry

Guest: Sam Nelson

Topics covered

• Star Trek news
• Andy Weir
• Starfleet Academy
• Star Trek: Enterprise
• Star Trek action figures

Keywords

• Star Trek
• Andy Weir
• Starfleet Academy
• Star Trek: Enterprise
• Star Trek news
• TrekCore
• action figures

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Deadline, io9, TrekMovie, TrekCore

Books & works: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek

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