I don’t want to get too excited in this time of contraction in the entertainment industry, but it’s exciting that they’re opening the door to this era.

The presence of a young Rachel Garrett seems to suggest it (she was likely born around 2300, so the movie could take place around 2330).

I don’t know if we’ll see any actual maroons, though - I think they’re operating outside of the Federation.

quick get Sam Witwer on the phone

the Discovery-era

Well, this seems poised to be set sometime after “The Undiscovered Country,” which is actually one of the more interesting aspects for me.

My plan is to go in expecting a goofy action movie, and hopefully I’ll find at least parts of it more compelling than that.

I’ve always felt that the Georgiou character is potentially interesting, and I liked her Discovery send-off. Of the “new” characters, Alok sounds interesting, and I’m looking forward to seeing what they do with Garrett.

I’m giving myself 50/50 odds of enjoying it.

I clicked hoping for a shot of the “Academy” set and left disappointed, but it’s a neat article regardless. The opening anecdote is great:

Olivia Chow has a model starship in her office.

It’s the USS Toronto, a Parliament-class vessel slightly bigger than her hand. An accompanying plaque features a quote from her husband, Jack Layton, who died in 2011.

“Always have a dream that will outlast your lifetime,” it reads.

Layton, the former federal NDP leader, was a fan of “Star Trek.”

I’d like to know where the model came from - was it a gift?

I swear, they must do it on purpose.

Don’t a ton of the episodes deal with life outside the federation, boldly go where no (hu)man has gone before and all that? Hell, DS9 took place on a space station outside the federation…

I think it’s a stretch to say that they do. The primary characters are nearly always Starfleet/Federation characters, and the events of the episodes are generally seen through their eyes, even if they are technically outside the Federation. The main exception would be the DS9 Ferengi episodes, but there’s really only a handful of those.

Risa was part of the Federation. Unless that was retconned with nu-trek or something…

The only reason Risa came up in the article is because the pitch of the new show is that it’s set on a resort planet, and people unfortunately lack imagination and assumed that meant Risa, even though the pitch also said it was set outside the Federation.

This interview confirms that the setting is not, and has never been, Risa.

We’ll see how it all pans out. I feel somehow skeptical that the Federation perspective won’t worm its way in there somewhere.

I’m seeing credible-seeming rumours that Lego has acquired the license, but nothing official yet…

I’ll let Luther Sloan take this one.

We search out and identify potential dangers to the Federation…we deal with them.

They certainly believe they’re protecting the Federation.

Honestly, if there’s one character whose upbringing I’d like to see, it’s this one.

At least once more, as always.

And yet it endures. Unlike the Terran Empire, which fell centuries ago. Were you aware that the distance between our two universes started expanding sometime after your departure? There hasn’t been a single crossing in over 500 years. You didn’t know that, did you? You’re all alone now.

There’s definitely a lot of wiggle room in there.

Hmm yes I did expect it would go without saying, but the extra reminder can’t hurt.

to shreds, you say

A mild counterpoint, because I totally get where you’re coming from:

Section 31 is probably the one setting that should be high stakes, all the time. Like them or not, this is kind of what they do.

This makes me think that the flashbacks to Georgiou’s childhood seen in the trailers might be directly related to the main plot, rather than something that’s just there to provide character insight.

I was thinking that it’s interesting that crossovers with the Mirror Universe stop completely at some point around the 27th Century. There’s a story there.

One has to dig into the novels for some of this, but Picard took his promotion to oversee the evacuation plans, so in theory, Starfleet already knows about the supernova and is beginning their initial evacuation effort.

The Utopia Planitia fleet was a major project, but evacuations took place even before the fleet was built - Elnor’s colony was an evacuee settlement, and Laris and Zhaban stuck with Picard after he rescued them.

I had been hoping that such a major re-evaluation of Starfleet’s mission would affect this show, but it was not to be.

TrekCore is reporting that The Ready Room is coming to an end with this episode.

I wish I could say I was surprised, but the vastly decreased frequency of episodes was a red flag.