Jack Kiely

3 weeks ago | whatculture.com | Jack Kiely

It's not quite April 5th, but the Official Teaser for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season three has just dropped. The first thing to say is that there's more than "a touch of analog[ue]". The framing device is 'retro-slide projector' (with clicks). Even the release date hasn’t gone digital. "Returns this summer" is all Paramount has been willing to say. These aren't your parents' dull holiday snaps, however. Far from it.

3 weeks ago | whatculture.com | Ellie Littlechild |Brandon Meece |Jack Kiely

In Star Trek: Picard, death is more than just a bad vintage of fermented mead.

3 weeks ago | whatculture.com | Jack Kiely

It's the news we've been waiting… and waiting for. When exactly is season three of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds coming out? It's been officially "[sometime in] 2025" since April 2024! Well, rather than keep wondering, sometimes it pays just to ask. That's precisely what one Dutch fan had the wherewithal to do about three weeks ago — not to Paramount, but to European streaming service SkyShowtime on their official Facebook account.

3 weeks ago | whatculture.com | Jack Kiely

The Doctor wasn't just a doctor. Designed by Lewis Zimmerman, the Emergency Medical Hologram was a technological marvel, programmed with over five million medical protocols, thousands of reference sources, the experience of 47 medical officers, and the medical knowledge of over three thousand cultures. In short, the Doctor was the medical database. Many in Voyager's crew would have questioned his self-proclaimed "splendid bedside manner," especially in the beginning.

1 month ago | whatculture.com | Sean Ferrick |Pedro Musella |Jack Kiely

He's the Star Trek shapeshifter who harrumphed his way into our hearts.