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Wrath of Khan Creates Star Trek's Biggest Plot Hole, and the Real-Life Explanation Is Hilarious

How Khan recognized Chekov in The Wrath of Khan is Star Trek's biggest plot hole since he wasn't in the TOS episode. Walter Koenig has the answer.

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A Complete History of Star Trek's Klingons in The Original Series Era

The Klingons are some of Starfleet's best enemies, but the Star Trek aliens have a long history dating back before even the Federation or Starfleet.

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10 Best Star Trek Spinoffs, Ranked

Star Trek has endless spinoffs from The Original Series spanning decades, such as Star Trek: Discovery, Picard, and Star Trek: Lower Decks.

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Is Star Trek: Strange New Worlds a Prequel to TOS?

Strange New Worlds occupies a carefully chosen place in the Star Trek timeline. Though set before The Original Series, there are some deviations.

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The 20 Most Powerful Star Trek Species, Ranked
The 30 Most Powerful Star Trek Species, Ranked

Star Trek extends across a vast universe and multiple timelines full to the brim with powerful, and often dangerous, alien species.

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Gene Roddenberry Named George Takei's Character Sulu for an Important Reason

Star Trek: The Original Series' characters are legendary, so it's a surprise that Gene Roddenberry struggled to find the right surname for Sulu.

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William Shatner's Quick Thinking Saved Star Trek's Interracial Kiss Milestone

Star Trek's Kirk and Uhura shared the first high-profile interracial kiss on American TV, but only because William Shatner was particularly crafty.

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10 Star Trek: TOS Characters Fans Want To See In Strange New Worlds Season 2

Fans are super excited about Strange New Worlds Season 2 and would love to see appearances from TOS characters like Dr. McCoy, Scotty, and Kor.

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10 Best Sci-Fi Series With The Worst Special Effects

Poor special effects can ruin the viewing experience of intriguing sci-fi TV, like in the MCU's recent She-Hulk: Attorney At Law.

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Star Trek Original Series Cameo In the Picard Finale, Explained
Star Trek: Original Series Cameo In the Picard Finale Explained

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 is a celebration of The Next Generation, but the show's finale includes a cameo from an Original Series cast member.

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15 Star Trek Retcons That Improved The Franchise

Star Trek's canon has changed several times over its long life, with some of these changes leaving the whole franchise much better off.

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10 Forgotten Eras Star Trek Should Explore

Star Trek is a celebrated sci-fi show with many untold stories. Fans would enjoy seeing the franchise explore what happens in different eras.

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10 Spooky Star Trek Episodes To Watch For Halloween

Star Trek using campy tropes and borrowing from the horror genre is a tradition that can be traced back to The Original Series.

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Star Trek: 8 Times Actions Spoke Louder Than Words

Star Trek is a show full of beautiful, grandiloquent speeches, but it's sometimes the quieter moments that speak the loudest to the series' themes.

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Star Trek: 8 Times The Heroes Couldn't Be Trusted

Whether by psychedelic drug or transporter accident, Star Trek has seen its fair share of crew-related incidents.

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Star Trek: 10 Most Wholesome Characters, Ranked

Whether synthetic beings or flesh and blood humanoids, Star Trek has shown humanity across all walks of life.

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Star Trek: 5 Characters Who Are Good Role Models (& 5 Who Aren't)

A large percentage of Star Trek characters are good role models. Others are upstanding people, yet they shouldn't be emulated.

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Star Trek: 10 Best Original Stories In The Comics

With hundreds of issues to pour over, it can be intimidating to pick a story to start within Trek's long history of comic books.

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Star Trek: 5 Ways DC's TOS Comics Were Better (& 5 Their TNG Ones Were)

Debates still occur over who had the better run of comics at DC. Was it the continuing mission of Kirk or the brave new worlds of Picard?

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Star Trek 10 Things That Don't Really Hold Up Today
Star Trek: 15 Things That Don't Really Hold Up Today

Fans can recognize when something is outdated, and for many, that is part of the fun of Star Trek.

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