SUBSPACE RELAY

NEWS & BLOG

Ship's notices from the Starship Nomadic crew and the Captain's Log: our own articles, essays and retrospectives.

FEATURED LOGIVFILM RETROSPECTIVE

Star Trek IV: Why the One with the Whales Still Matters

Nearly forty years on, The Voyage Home is still one of Star Trek's warmest, funniest and most welcoming films.

READ THE LOG6-minute read

BEHIND THE SCENES6 MIN READ

How the producer behind the Horta, the Gorn and the Klingons helped give Star Trek its heart and its humour.

ESSAY4 MIN READ

What would we strive for if we already had enough? Star Trek answers with curiosity, knowledge and each other.

DEBATE · FOR5 MIN READ

One side of fandom's oldest argument: the case for keeping the story straight.

DEBATE · AGAINST5 MIN READ

And the other side of the argument. Read both, then pick a side.