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'Trek Wars' Trailer Mash-Up: The Millennium Falcon Vs The USS Enterprise

Another day, another variation on the final trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens . We've seen the original Star Wars trilogy presented like The Force Awakens , and someone else decided to cut footage from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with the score for the trailer. Now one more has just arrived, and I'm surprised it took this long.

Trek Wars is a mash-up of J.J. Abrams ' rebooted Star Trek franchise and the director's tackling of the Star Wars saga with The Force Awakens . And it's edited in such a way that it makes it feel like the two iconic sci-fi properties are at war with each other. Check it out!

Here's the trailer for Trek Wars: The Darkness Awakens from Zenlike Productions :

This Trek Wars trailer comes from the same editor who delivered the fantastic renditions of Big Hero 6 mashed up with The Avengers: Age of Ultron and also Guardians of the Galaxy mashed up with Jurassic World . This YouTuber makes some very clever cuts with the right audio making it even better. There's a part of me that thinks he has a future in editing real trailers, if they're not doing that already.

I would say that seeing Star Trek and Star Wars would certainly fuel the fire between Trekkies and Warsies (the latter being a word that I just made up), but most fans will tell you that there isn't really a rivalry between the two groups of sci-fi nerds. Sure there are friendly arguments here and there, but why can't we just all enjoy two different, successful sci-fi sagas that make us all happy. Of course, if you just don't like J.J. Abrams, well, you've been screwed since 2009. But that'll change with both Star Trek Beyond and Star Wars: Rogue One in 2016

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𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧: 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙠 𝙫𝙨. 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙨? Each week, we pit an episode of Star Trek versus an Episode of Star Wars, going in chronological release order. We also talk sociology, philosophy, gender dynamics, and get very, very political each week. Will we ever answer the question?

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Okay, so a whole bunch of your friends have screamed at you. “WHAT?! YOU HAVEN'T SEEN STAR WARS?!” Shoot, you might not even know what Star Wars is! And that's okay. You get to take your first step into a larger world. And, when you loo…

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The only Trek podcast in the galaxy that reviewed an episode from all 5 live action series at the same time! We have now reviewed every episode of TOS-ENT and those can be found in Seasons 1-7. We now have also covered the movies (Season 8) and Season 9 covers all of Treks newest series, including Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Prodigy, and Strange New Worlds! The original premise had us reviewing an episode from The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise every podcast. Jeremy, his teenage son Connor, Jordan, and friends discuss each episode, provide insights, comedic takes, and fun facts, then score it on a scale of 1-10. The Overall score of each episode is determined by taking the average score of the three hosts, and the average score by those who rated the episodes over at the Star Trek Wars FaceBook Page. Join our page, listen to the podcast, and join the fun as we celebrate all of Star Trek. The Good (Amok Time), the bad (Shades of Gray), & the ugly (Threshold)!

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JAN 20, 2024

From There to Here: 10th Anniversary Special

Star Trek Wars, now older than any Ocampa! In part 1 of the 10th Anniversary Special, Jeremy and Connor reminisce about the early days of the podcast, catch up on their current Trek statuses, and announce their plans for the future of the podcast. Stay tuned for the 2nd part of the celebration where Jordan and Joselyn watch and discuss Enterprise's Broken Bow, releasing soon! In this episode Jeremy and Connor discuss: Early days of Star Trek Wars Catch up on Classic and Modern Trek Discuss the Top and Bottom episodes of each season Unveil the Top rated Star Trek episodes of 2023 Announce plans for the podcast in 2023 Talk to us using (720)372-4019 or through Speakpipe! Please leave a 5 Star Review on iTunes to have your review read on air, plus a chance to win sweet STW swag! Talk to us on Twitter @TheStarTrekWars Join us at our Facebook Group Page to rate the episodes and be part of the cast at https://www.facebook.com/groups/startrekwars/ Email us at [email protected] Buy sweet Star Trek Wars Merchandise!

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From There to Here: Broken Bow

The 10th Anniversary of Star Trek Wars continues as Joselyn watches the Series Premiere of Enterprise for the first time with Jordan as her guide. The two discuss the episode and playback listener voicemails celebrating the decade in podcasting, while a big Cameo closes things out! It's good to be back! As the Enterprise theme says, " The road goes ever on and on, over rock and under tree.." After you listen, join Jeremy and Chelsea as they discuss all things Classic Trek by becoming a Patreon Member at the $3 a month level. New episodes drop twice a month! https://www.patreon.com/startrekwars Talk to us using (720)372-4019 or through Speakpipe! Please leave a 5 Star Review on iTunes to have your review read on air, plus a chance to win sweet STW swag! Talk to us on Twitter @TheStarTrekWars Join us at our Facebook Group Page to rate the episodes and be part of the cast at https://www.facebook.com/groups/startrekwars/ Email us at [email protected] Buy sweet Star Trek Wars Merchandise!

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FEB 4, 2024

Next in Q-ueue: Demon

Hello and welcome to the first episode of a new reoccurring Special we call Next in Q-ueue, where we revisit a classic Series episode as voted by you guys at home! Its a new year and a new vibe at Star Trek Wars, and that means NO MORE Cynicism! In tonights episode, Jeremy and Chelsea watch "Demon", a late Season 4 episode of Voyager. What does Jeremy think about the episode upon rewatching it? What does Chelsea think now that she's seen it for the first time? How did it fair when it was initially reviewed back in 2017? Find out all that and more as the episode ends with 3 more spins from the Great Wheel of the Galaxy to determine what you guys can vote for next time! Join the Council and start voting and leaving comments with the potential of having your comments read on air! https://www.facebook.com/groups/startrekwars/ You can support us by becoming a Patreon Member here! https://www.patreon.com/startrekwars Talk to us using (720)372-4019 or through Speakpipe! Please leave a 5 Star Review on iTunes to have your review read on air, plus a chance to win sweet STW swag! Talk to us on Twitter @TheStarTrekWars Email us at [email protected] Buy sweet Star Trek Wars Merchandise!

FEB 18, 2024

The All Apologies Tour, pt.1

In part 1 of a Special two part episode, Jeremy and Connor discuss opinions they had about The Original Series, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise, including episodes, characters, and overall thoughts about the series that have changed during their time on Star Trek Wars. They also discuss what they’ve watching outside of Star Trek and the most recent Trek episodes Connor has watched. Strange New Media (1:10) Have you Trekked, Brother? (8:55) -A Taste of Armageddon (TOS) -Balance of Terror (TOS) -Squire of Gothos (TOS) -Darmok (TNG) -A Matter of Time (TNG) -The Wounded (TNG) All Apologies (33:57) Join the Council and start voting and leaving comments with the potential of having your comments read on air! https://www.facebook.com/groups/startrekwars/ You can support us by becoming a Patreon Member here! https://www.patreon.com/startrekwars Talk to us using (720)372-4019 or through Speakpipe! Please leave a 5 Star Review on iTunes to have your review read on air, plus a chance to win sweet STW swag! Talk to us on Twitter @TheStarTrekWars Email us at [email protected] Buy sweet Star Trek Wars Merchandise!

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FEB 25, 2024

The No Apologies Tour, pt.2

“And now…the conclusion.” In the second Part of two specials, Jeremy & Connor move on to discuss their "No Apologies" picks, going over opinions and thoughts they had about classic Trek (The Original Series, The Next Generation , Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise) that has remained true and unwavered throughout the years. Plus Jeremy plays an excerpt from the tell all novel based on Connor's whereabouts during the year he took off from Star Trek Wars, reveals his secret segments alluded to in part one, reads your comments and in a stunning development, the final fate of Guns N Roses "Nightrain" is decided. The Bootneck: (02:15) a very real excerpt from the first book of the Connor Reed series of novels. No Apologies: (07:26) Tonight’s main topic. Not all our opinions were wrong, some held up. What were they? Nightrain: The Last Stop. (59:07) Jeremy revisits one of his most controversial opinions on Star Trek Wars and gives his final verdict. Nightrain by Guns N Roses, great actually, or still terrible? Comments: (1:03:23) thanks for writing in on tonight’s topic! Here’s what you had to say. Closing credits:(1:06:56) Thanks for listening and to all that participated. Heres what's coming up next. Join the Council and start voting and leaving comments with the potential of having your comments read on air! https://www.facebook.com/groups/startrekwars/ You can support us by becoming a Patreon Member here! https://www.patreon.com/startrekwars Talk to us using (720)372-4019 or through Speakpipe! Please leave a 5 Star Review on iTunes to have your review read on air, plus a chance to win sweet STW swag! Talk to us on Twitter @TheStarTrekWars Email us at [email protected] Buy sweet Star Trek Wars Merchandise!

MAR 11, 2024

Next in Q-ueue: Bar Association

We're back for the second episode of Next in Q-ueue, where we revisit a classic Series episode voted for by you guys at home! In tonights episode, Jeremy and Chelsea are joined by Connor to watch and discuss "Bar Association", a Season 4 episode of Deep Space Nine. Thanks to Unionizing we at Star Trek Wars no longer have to record long, grueling episodes. No sir, now we can say what we want while keeping the run time to a tight 54 mins! Now we can We answer the biggest questions, such as what does Jeremy think about the episode upon rewatching it? Was this very first episode of Star Trek Chelsea ever saw and If so, what does she think now that she actually likes Trek? Did Connor fake his enthusiasm for this episode just to tell his haunting "Diner story"? Who had bad job experiences that could’ve used a union? How did the episode fair when it was initially reviewed back in 2017? Do we like this episode? Well, does B.B. King have 15 children? Spoiler alert, apparently yes to both I'm told? Find out all that and more as the episode ends with 3 more spins from the Great Wheel of the Galaxy to determine what you guys can vote for next time! Join the Council and start voting and leaving comments with the potential of having your comments read on air! https://www.facebook.com/groups/startrekwars/ You can support us by becoming a Patreon Member here! https://www.patreon.com/startrekwars">Patreon Talk to us using (720)372-4019 or through www.speakpipe.com="" startrekwars"="">Speakpipe! Please leave a https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/star-trek-wars-reviewing-original/id803723490?mt=2">5 Star Review on iTunes to have your review read on air, plus a chance to win sweet STW swag! Talk to us on Twitter https://twitter.com/TheStarTrekWars">@TheStarTrekWars Email us at [email protected] Buy sweet http://www.redbubble.com/people/startrekwars">Star Trek Wars Merchandise!

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Distant past [ ]

An Atomic bomb is used during the Time of Awakening on Vulcan

Orbital bombardment of the Vaadwaur homeworld

Slaver war : one billion years ago ( TAS : " The Slaver Weapon ")
Arretan final war: 500,000 years ago ( TOS : " Return to Tomorrow ")
Orbital bombardment of Iconia : 200,000 years ago ( TNG : " Contagion "; DS9 : " To the Death ")
Unspecified Mesopotamian battle in which Flint fought : c. 39th century BC ( TOS : " Requiem for Methuselah "))
A series of conflicts on Beta III : ended c. 39th century BC ( TOS : " The Return of the Archons ")
Battle of Thermopylae : 480 BC ( DS9 : " What You Leave Behind ")
Final battle at Mount Seleya
Conflict on Solais V : started around 1500 years before 2365 , still ongoing in that year. ( TNG : " Loud As A Whisper ")
Battle of Clontarf : 1014 ( DS9 : " Bar Association ", " It's Only a Paper Moon ")
Crusades ( DS9 : " Q-Less ")
Hur'q invasion : c. 14th century ( DS9 : " The Sword of Kahless "; ENT : " Affliction ")
Battle of Orelious IX
Ventax II period with wars: ended 1367 ( TNG : " Devil's Due ")
Orbital bombardment of Vaadwaur homeworld : 1484 ( VOY : " Dragon's Teeth ")
Overthrow of the Klingon Second Dynasty - 16th century ( DS9 : " You Are Cordially Invited ")
Pueblo Revolt : 1680 ( TNG : " Journey's End ")
Spanish reconquest of areas lost in the Pueblo Revolt : ca. 1690 ( TNG : " Journey's End ")
Eminiar-Vendikar War : started c. 18th century , ended in 2267 ( TOS : " A Taste of Armageddon ")
American Revolution : 1775 – 1783 ( TOS : " The City on the Edge of Forever "; TNG : " The High Ground ")

Conflicts of the 19th century [ ]

Washington crossing the Delaware, time stream

George Washington crosses the Delaware during the American Revolution

A scene from the American Civil War

Human slave uprising on a Skagaran colony ( ENT : " North Star ")
Denobulan-Antaran wars (end date) ( ENT : " The Breach ")
Battle of Trafalgar : 1805 ( TNG : " The Best of Both Worlds "; Star Trek Generations )
Battle of Waterloo : 1815 ( VOY : " The Thaw ")
Battle of the Alamo : 1836 ( DS9 : " Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night ")
Battle of Pine Mountain : 1864 ( VOY : " Death Wish ")
Battle of Fort Hindman ( TOS : " The Cage ")
Battle of Hampton Roads ( TOS : " The Cage ")
An unspecified war fought on 892-IV (before 1868) ( TOS : " Bread and Circuses ")

Conflicts of the 20th century [ ]

Earth 's First world war

Nuclear Weapons development, part of cold war strategy

Anthracite strike of 1902 : 1902 ( DS9 : " Bar Association ")
World War I : 1914 – 1918 ( TOS : " The City on the Edge of Forever " et al )
Gang violence in Chicago – 1920s ( TOS : " A Piece of the Action ")
Dunkirk ( PIC : " Remembrance ")
Battle of Britain : 1940 – 1941 ( DS9 : " Homefront ")
Pearl Harbor attack ( TNG : " The Enemy ")
French Resistance ( VOY : " The Killing Game ")
Brush Wars : ~ 1960s ( TOS : " A Private Little War ")
Civil Rights Movement ( DS9 : " Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang ")
Watergate ( DS9 : " Q-Less ")
Unspecified Asian coup d'etat : 1968 ( TOS : " Tomorrow is Yesterday ")
Iran-Contra Scandal ( TNG : " The Ensigns of Command ")
Tiananmen Square protests ( ENT : " Storm Front, Part II ")
Earth Cold War : ~ 1947 – 1991 ( TOS : " A Private Little War ", DS9 : " Our Man Bashir " et al )
Operations in North Africa ( ENT : " Hatchery ")

Conflicts of the 21st century [ ]

The Bell Riots

A court during the Post-atomic horror

Vulcan annexation of Weytahn : 2097 ( ENT : " Cease Fire ")
World Trade Center attack: 2001 ( ENT : " Storm Front, Part II ")
Nakan massacre ( VOY : " Memorial ")
Irish rebellion - ended in 2024 with the Irish Unification of 2024 ( TNG : " The High Ground ")
Bell Riots : 2024 ( DS9 : " Past Tense, Part I ", " Past Tense, Part II ")
Unrest amongst students in France: 2024 ( DS9 : " Past Tense, Part I ", " Past Tense, Part II ")
Xindi Civil War : c. 2030s ( ENT : " The Council ")
World War III : 2026 - 2053 ( TOS : " The Savage Curtain " et al )
Post-atomic horror : second half of 21st century ( TNG : " Encounter at Farpoint ")
Kzinti Wars : c. 2060s ( TAS : " The Slaver Weapon ")
Earth - Terra Nova dispute: ended 2083 ( ENT : " Terra Nova ")

Conflicts of the 22nd century [ ]

The Xindi probe strikes Earth

Battle of Andoria , the final battle in the Vulcan-Andorian conflict

22nd century

Border Incursions of 2112 : 2112 ( ENT : " Cease Fire ")
Coridanite civil war: 2150s ( ENT : " Shadows of P'Jem ")
A series of three Andorian intrusions of P'Jem : last one in 2151 ( ENT : " The Andorian Incident ")
Andorian orbital bombardment of P'Jem: 2152 ( ENT : " Shadows of P'Jem ")
Andorian re-occupation and defense of Weytahn : 2152 ( TNG : " Cease Fire ")
Battle of Andoria : 2154 ( ENT : " Kir'Shara ")
Dominion - Teplan conflict ( DS9 : " The Quickening ")
Unspecified conflict in which the Denobulan Infantry was involved ( TNG : " Cease Fire ")
Krenim - Rilnar conflict ( VOY : " Year of Hell, Part II ")
IKS Somraw raid on Xarantine outpost: 2151 ( ENT : " Sleeping Dogs ")
A colony of Tessic's species conflict with Klingon marauders : Ended 2152 , ongoing for "five seasons " ( ENT : " Marauders ")
Periodic coups on Xantoras , including one in 2153 ( ENT : " The Breach ")
Klingon Empire internal struggle: until 2151 ( ENT : " Broken Bow ")
Tandaran - Suliban conflict: started in 2044 , ongoing as of 2152 ( ENT : " Detained ")
Zobral's clan rebellion: 2150s ( ENT : " Oasis ")
Temporal Cold War : 2151 ( ENT : " Broken Bow " et al )
Outbreak of violence aboard the Seleya : 2152 ( ENT : " Impulse ")
Outbreak of violence aboard Vaankara : 2152 ( ENT : " The Expanse ")
Triannon War : Ended in 2153 ( ENT : " Chosen Realm ")
Battle of Azati Prime ( ENT : " Azati Prime ", " Damage ")
Augment Crisis : 2154 ( ENT : " Borderland ", " Cold Station 12 ", " The Augments ")
Bombing of United Earth Embassy : 2154 ( ENT : " The Forge ")
Bombarding of T'Karath Sanctuary : 2154 ( ENT : " Awakening ")
Babel Crisis : 2154 ( ENT : " Babel One ", " United ", " The Aenar ")
Terra Prime crisis: 2155 ( ENT : " Demons ", " Terra Prime ")
Battle of Cheron ( TNG : " The Defector ")
Federation-Klingon Cold War ( TOS : " Errand of Mercy " et al )
Borg assimilation of Species 262 : late 22nd century ( VOY : " The Omega Directive ")

Conflicts of the 23rd century [ ]

Klingon invasion forces on Organia

Battle of the Mutara Nebula , Khan Noonien Singh 's final stand

Battle of Donatu V : 2245 ( TOS : " The Trouble with Tribbles ", DIS : " The Vulcan Hello ")
Raid on Doctari Alpha ( DIS : " The Vulcan Hello ", " Lethe ", " Will You Take My Hand? ")
Mass execution of colonists on Tarsus IV : 2246 ( TOS : " The Conscience of the King ")
Battle of Axanar ( TOS : " Whom Gods Destroy ")
Bombing of Vulcan Learning Center
Suicide attack on Sarek
Battle of the Binary Stars ( DIS : " Battle at the Binary Stars ")
Attack on Corvan II ( DIS : " The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry ")
Battle at Pahvo ( DIS : " Into the Forest I Go ")
Battle near Xahea : 2257 ( DIS : " Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2 ")
Gorn attacks on Finibus III and the USS Enterprise : 2259 ( SNW : " Memento Mori ")
Battle of Caleb IV : c. 2260s ( DS9 : " Once More Unto the Breach ")
Pralor - Cravic war: ongoing as early as 2222 and at least until 2372 ( VOY : " Prototype ")
Borg assimilation of the El-Aurian homeworld : mid-23rd century ( TNG : " Q Who ", " I Borg ", Star Trek Generations )
Neutral Zone Incursion : 2266 ( TOS : " Balance of Terror ")
Klingon invasion of Organia ( TOS : " Errand of Mercy ")
Gorn attack on Cestus III : 2267 ( TOS : " Arena ")
Interplanetary conflict in the region of Altair VI : ended ca. 2267 ( TOS : " Amok Time ")
Planet killer intrusion in Federation space: 2267 ( TOS : " The Doomsday Machine ")
Destruction of all life in the Malurian system by Nomad ( TOS : " The Changeling ")
Coup on Capella IV : 2267 ( TOS : " Friday's Child ")
Conflict between the Hill People and a neighboring tribe on Neural : 2267 – 2268 ( TOS : " A Private Little War ")
Conflict between Southside Territory and Northside Territory on Sigma Iotia II : ongoing in 2268 ( TOS : " A Piece of the Action ")
Elasian - Troyian war - started "decades" before 2268 , possibly ended in that year ( TOS : " Elaan of Troyius ")
Tralesta Massacre : 2268 ( TNG : " The Vengeance Factor ")
2268 - removal of all Zeons from the Ekosian capital
Disrupter 's rebellion: Ended 2269 ( TOS : " The Cloud Minders ")
Klingon Fight with V'ger : 2270s ( Star Trek: The Motion Picture )
Attempted Son'a takeover of Ba'ku : 2270s ( Star Trek: Insurrection )
Battle of Klach D'kel Brakt : 2271 ( DS9 : " Blood Oath ")
Battle of the Mutara Nebula : 2285 ( Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan )
Battle of Genesis : 2285 ( Star Trek III: The Search for Spock )
Feira incident : before 2287 ( Star Trek V: The Final Frontier )
Albino raids on Klingon colonies: 2290s ( DS9 : " Blood Oath ")
Ansata struggle for independence; started 2296 , ongoing as of 2366 ( TNG : " The High Ground ")
Battle of Khitomer : 2293

Conflicts of the 24th century [ ]

Wreckage after the Battle of Wolf 359

The First Battle of Chin'toka , part of the Dominion War

24th century

Tomed Incident : 2311 ( TNG : " The Neutral Zone ")
Son'a conquest of Tarlac and Ellora species: 2320s ( Star Trek: Insurrection )
Alpha moon - Beta moon conflict: ongoing since 19th century, ended 2337 ( TNG : " The Host ")
Mordan IV civil war : 2319 – 2359 ( TNG : " Too Short A Season ")
Raids on the Haru outposts ( DS9 : " Past Prologue ")
Raid on Pullock V ( DS9 : " Shakaar ")
Liberation of Gallitep labor camp : 2357 ( DS9 : " Duet ")
Destruction of a Cardassian orbital drydock around 2360 ( DS9 : " Waltz ")
Kendra Valley Massacre ( DS9 : " The Collaborator ")
Kiessa Monastery massacre ( DS9 : " Ties of Blood and Water ")
Dominion annexation of Yadera Prime ( DS9 : " Shadowplay ")
Setlik III massacre : ~ 2347 ( TNG : " The Wounded " et al )
Attempted Cardassian annexation of Minos Korva ( TNG : " Chain Of Command, Part I ", " Chain Of Command, Part II ")
mining of the Beloti sector ( TNG : " Ethics ")
"Constant border disputes" in the sector containing Draygo IV : ongoing in 2370 ( TNG : " Homeward ")
Battle of Narendra III : 2344 ( TNG : " Yesterday's Enterprise ")
Khitomer Massacre : 2346 ( TNG : " Heart of Glory ", " Sins of The Father ", " Birthright, Part I ")
Klingon raid in which Neral 's family was killed: 2350 ( DS9 : " Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges ")
Klaestron Civil War : mid-24th century ( DS9 : " Dax ")
Gentonian trade wars : mid-24th century ( TNG : " Violations ")
Norkan Campaign : mid-24th century ( TNG : " The Defector ")
Todfrey Campaign
Robmeybur Rebellion
Endemic feuding on Acamar III : ongoing until the mid-24th century ( TNG : " The Vengeance Factor ")
Tholian Attack on a Federation starbase : 2353 ( TNG : " The Icarus Factor ")
Battle of Maxia : 2355 ( TNG : " The Battle ", PIC : " Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2 ")
Battle at Castal I
Destruction of Galen IV colony
Parada Civil War : started 2358 , ongoing in 2370 ( DS9 : " Whispers ")
Federation-Tzenkethi War : c. 2360s ( DS9 : " The Adversary ", " Paradise Lost ")
Rekag-Seronia dispute: 2360s , intensified in 2369 ( TNG : " Man Of The People ")
Klingon raid into Federation space: 2362 ( TNG : " Aquiel ")
Antican - Selay wars: ongoing as of 2364 ( TNG : " Lonely Among Us ")
Destruction of the USS Drake : 2364 ( TNG : " The Arsenal of Freedom ")
Operation Lovely Angel : 2365 ( TNG : " Peak Performance ")
Civil war on Daled IV : ongoing for centuries in 2365 ( TNG : " The Dauphin ")
Battle of Zambrano
Husnock attack on the Rana IV colony : 2366 ( TNG : " The Survivors ")
Destruction of a station in the Cuellar system
Destruction of a Cardassian warship and a supply ship
Kriosian struggle for independence: ongoing in 2367 ( TNG : " The Mind's Eye ")
Lysian - Satarran conflict: ongoing in 2368 , started "decades" before ( TNG : " Conundrum ")
Battle of Mempa ( TNG : " Redemption II ", DS9 : " Apocalypse Rising "
Kriosian - Valtese conflict: ongoing for centuries as of 2368 ( TNG : " The Perfect Mate ")
Cardassian attack on Solarion IV : 2368 ( TNG : " Ensign Ro ")
Ktarian takeover attempt of Starfleet: 2368 ( TNG : " The Game ")
Ennis - Nol-Ennis war: ongoing in 2369 ( DS9 : " Battle Lines ")
Breakdown of government on Tilonus IV : 2369 ( TNG : " Frame of Mind ")
Paqu - Navot dispute: 2369 ( DS9 : " The Storyteller ")
Destruction of two Ferengi freighters by Cardassians in the Igo sector : 2369 ( TNG : " Realm Of Fear ")
Overthrow of government on Malaya IV : somewhere between 2328 and 2370 ( TNG : " Inheritance ")
Proxcinian War : c. 2370s ( DS9 : " Business as Usual ")
Attempted coup d'état by the Alliance for Global Unity on Bajor : 2370 ( DS9 : " The Circle ", " The Siege ")
Destruction of the Bok'Nor : 2370 ( TNG : " The Maquis, Part I ")
Orias assault: 2371 ( DS9 : " Defiant ")
Attacks on Veloz Prime and Quatal Prime : 2373 ( DS9 : " For the Uniform ")
Marquis annihilation: 2373 ( DS9 : " Blaze of Glory ", VOY : " Hunters ")
Voyager-Kazon conflict : 2371 - 2373 ( VOY : " Caretaker " et al )
Battle of Veridian III : 2371 ( Star Trek Generations )
Conflict between USS Equinox and the Krowtonan Guard : 2371 ( VOY : " Equinox ")
Two week Bajoran government standoff with Shakaar : 2371 ( DS9 : " Shakaar ")
Breen privateer raid on Free Haven : 2372 ( DS9 : " To the Death ")
Rogue Jem'Hadar raid on Deep Space 9 : 2372 ( DS9 : " To the Death ")
Conflict involving the Manchovites : armistice before 2373 ( DS9 : " Business as Usual ")
Palamar conflict: ongoing in 2373 ( DS9 : " Business as Usual ")
Q Civil War : 2373 ( VOY : " The Q and the Grey ")
Year of Hell : 2374 ( VOY : " Year of Hell ", " Year of Hell, Part II ")
Romulan seizure of the USS Prometheus ( VOY : " Message in a Bottle ")
Territorial dispute in the Goren system : 2375 ( Star Trek: Insurrection )
Battle of the Briar Patch : 2375 ( Star Trek: Insurrection )
Brief war between beings Doctor Chaotica and beings of the fifth dimension : 2375 ( VOY : " Bride of Chaotica! ")
Conflict between USS Equinox and nucleogenic lifeforms : Ended in 2376 ( VOY : " Equinox ", " Equinox, Part II ")
Battle in the Bassen Rift : 2379
Attack on Mars : 2385 ( ST : " Children of Mars ", PIC : " Remembrance ")

Dominion cold war and war [ ]

Massacre on New Bajor : 2370 ( DS9 : " The Jem'Hadar "
Battle of the Omarion Nebula : 2371 ( DS9 : " The Die is Cast ")
Attempted United Federation of Planets coup by Vice Admiral Leyton : 2372 ( DS9 : " Homefront ", " Paradise Lost ")
Destruction of Korma outpost: 2372 ( DS9 : " Return to Grace ")
First Battle of Deep Space 9 : 2372( DS9 : " The Way of the Warrior ")
Battle at Ganalda IV 2373 ( DS9 : " Nor the Battle to the Strong ")
Battle of Ajilon Prime : 2373 ( DS9 : " Nor the Battle to the Strong ")
Second Battle of Deep Space 9 : 2373 ( DS9 : " Call to Arms ")
Dominion taking control of Kepla sector : 2373 ( DS9 : " Valiant ")
Battle of Torros III : 2373 ( DS9 : " Call to Arms ")
Battle of the Tyra system : 2374 ( DS9 : " A Time to Stand ", " Inquisition ")
Operation Return : 2374 ( DS9 : " Favor the Bold ", " Sacrifice of Angels ")
Raid on the Coridan system 's dilithium mines ( DS9 : " One Little Ship ")
Battle of Betazed : 2374 ( DS9 : " In the Pale Moonlight ")
Romulan strikes on fifteen bases along Cardassian border: 2374 ( DS9 : " In the Pale Moonlight ")
Three Second Fleet attacks on Betazed : 2374 ( DS9 : " The Sound of Her Voice ")
First Battle of Chin'toka : 2374 ( DS9 : " Tears of the Prophets ")
Battle of Monac IV : 2375 ( DS9 : " Shadows and Symbols ")
Siege of AR-558 : 2375 ( DS9 : " The Siege of AR-558 ")
Raid on Trelka V : 2375 ( DS9 : " Once More Unto the Breach ")
Battle of Ricktor Prime : 2375 ( DS9 : " Field of Fire ")
Invasion of Septimus III : 2375 ( DS9 : " Strange Bedfellows ")
Breen attack on Earth : 2375 ( DS9 : " The Changing Face of Evil ")
Second Battle of Chin'toka : 2375 ( DS9 : " The Changing Face of Evil ")
Attack on Avenal VII : 2375 ( DS9 : " Tacking Into the Wind ")
Battle of Rondac III : 2375 ( DS9 : " The Changing Face of Evil ")
Attack on Tevak shipyards ( DS9 : " Tacking Into the Wind ")
Mission to Kelvas facility ( DS9 : " Tacking Into the Wind ")
Dominion destruction bases of the rebellion ( DS9 : " The Dogs of War ")
Attack on Jem'Hadar barracks at the Cardassian capital city ( DS9 : " The Dogs of War ")
Destruction of Lakarian City
Razing of Cardassia Prime

Conflicts involving the Borg [ ]

Caatati -Borg conflict: assimilated in the early 2370s . ( VOY : " Day of Honor ")
Encounter at System J-25 ( TNG : " Q Who ")
Destruction of New Providence colony and the USS Lalo ( TNG : " The Best of Both Worlds ")
Engagement at the Paulson Nebula TNG : " The Best of Both Worlds ")
Battle of Wolf 359 : 2367 ( TNG : " The Best of Both Worlds, Part II " et al , DS9 : " Emissary ")
Battle in Earth orbit ( TNG : " The Best of Both Worlds, Part II ")
Rogue Borg attack on Ohniaka III : 2369 ( TNG : " Descent ")
Rogue Borg attack on MS I colony : 2369 ( TNG : " Descent ")
Battle of Sector 001 : 2373 ( Star Trek: First Contact )
Borg- Species 6339 conflict: started 2371 , ongoing as of 2375 ( VOY : " Infinite Regress ")
Borg-Species 8472 War : 2373 – 2374 ( VOY : " Scorpion ", " Scorpion, Part II ")
Borg - Species 116 conflict: centuries, until c. 2374 ( VOY : " Hope and Fear ")
Borg- Species 10026 conflict: 2375 ( VOY : " Dark Frontier ")
Borg- Brunali conflict: ongoing in 2376 ( VOY : " Child's Play ")

Delta Quadrant regional conflicts [ ]

Kazon uprising against the Trabe : 2346 ( VOY : " Initiations ", " Alliances ")
Battle of the Pyrithian Gorge
Alsaurian resistance movement ; started at the latest in 2360s , active in 2372 ( VOY : " Resistance ")
Banea - Numiri conflict: ongoing in 2371 ( VOY : " Ex Post Facto ")
Etanian - Nezu conflict: 2373 ( VOY : " Rise ")
The Clash : ongoing for over a decade in 2374 ( VOY : " Nemesis ")
Great War : beginning in late 2374 ( VOY : " Living Witness ")
Iden's Rebellion : 2377 ( VOY : " Flesh and Blood ")
Lokirrim Photonic insurgency : ongoing in 2377 ( VOY : " Body and Soul ")
Conflict between: Aksani , Antarian , Chessu , and one more species: ended before 2377 ( VOY : " Drive ")
Vojean - Wyngari conflict: started 2378 ( VOY : " Q2 ")

Conflicts of the 25th century [ ]

Theft from Daystrom Station ( PIC : " The Next Generation ")
Shrike attacks the USS Titan -A and the SS Eleos XII in the Ryton system ( PIC : " The Next Generation ", " Disengage ", " Seventeen Seconds ", " No Win Scenario ")
Titan' s raid on Daystrom Station ( PIC : " Bounty ")
Shrike captures the Titan ( PIC : " Dominion ", " Surrender ")
Battle of Frontier Day

Conflicts of the (possible) future [ ]

Battle of Procyon V

26th century

Battle of Procyon V ( ENT : " Azati Prime ")

30th century

Temporal Wars ( DIS : " Die Trying ", " Terra Firma, Part 1 ", " Terra Firma, Part 2 ", " Face the Strange ")

31st century

Temporal Cold War ( ENT : " Broken Bow " et al )
Riots on the Kyrian and Vaskan homeworld ( VOY : " Living Witness ")

33rd century

War involving the V'draysh and Alcor IV ( ST : " Calypso ")

Conflicts with indeterminate dates [ ]

Unspecified battle between the Klingon Defense Force and a Borg cube

Kohm - Yang war: implied to be millennia before 2267 ( TOS : " The Omega Glory ")
Galactic Wars : 2269 ( TAS : " The Infinite Vulcan ")
Gorn attack on the SS Puget Sound : 2230s or 2240s ( SNW : " Strange New Worlds ", " Memento Mori ")
Trabe conquest and subjugation of Kazon : before 2346 ( VOY : " Initiations ", " Alliances ")
Battle of Prexnak : before 2374 ( DS9 : " The Magnificent Ferengi ")
Ersalrope Wars : before 2364 ( TNG : " The Arsenal of Freedom ")
Kenzie Rebellion : before 2366 ( TNG : " The High Ground ")
Violent rebellion resulting in the independence of Mexico from Spain . ( TNG : " The High Ground ")
Andorian-Tellarite conflict ( ENT : " Babel One ")
Attack on Station Salem-One : before 2366 ( TNG : " The Enemy ")
Final war on Cheron : between ca. 47,732 BC and 2268 ( TOS : " Let That Be Your Last Battlefield ")
Six conflicts in which the Mizarian were conquered, in the three centuries before 2366 . ( TNG : " Allegiance ")
Ghorusda Disaster : before 2266 ( TNG : " Tin Man ")
Koinonian Wars : "centuries" before 2366 ( TNG : " The Bonding ")
Talosian nuclear holocaust": "thousands of centuries" before 2254 ( TOS : " The Cage ")
Tarellian Civil War : prior to 2364 ( TNG : " Haven ")
Saltah'na power struggle: before 2369 ( DS9 : " Dramatis Personae ")
Dominion conquest of the T-Rogorans : before 2370 ( DS9 : " Sanctuary ")
Borg- Sakari conflict: some time before 2373 ( VOY : " Blood Fever ")
Based on assimilated individuals, both Klingons and Romulans seem to have had undocumented encounters with the Borg. ( Star Trek: First Contact , VOY : " Unity ")
Uprising of Human slaves on a Briori planet: fifteen Human generations before 2371 ( VOY : " The 37's ")
Motali Empire - Bara Plenum war: before 2375 ( VOY : " Think Tank ")
Forceful displacement of Native Americans from their ancestral lands: centuries before 2370 ( TNG : " Journey's End ")
Warlike period on Zeon : ended "dozens of [Zeon] generations" before 2268 ( TOS : " Patterns of Force ")
The Spanish , Dutch , and the Portuguese had engaged in conquest under the guise of exploration. ( TNG : " Time's Arrow, Part II ")
Attacks on the Diana and USS Muleskinner : Before 2364 ( TNG : " The Naked Now ")
Triacus marauder attacks on the worlds of Epsilon Indi ( TOS : " And the Children Shall Lead ")
The Aquans had apparently been attacked by their progenitors, known as " air-breathers ", centuries prior to 2269 . ( TAS : " The Ambergris Element ")
Destruction of Gol : prior to the Time of Awakening ( ENT : " Kir'Shara ")
Andorian renegade action in the Triangulum system ( TNG : " The Survivors ")
Wars on Earth over Black pepper, paprika, mustard seed, cayenne, and other such resources. ( ENT : " Rajiin ")

Involving the Klingon Empire [ ]

Battle of Tong Vey ( DS9 : " Rules of Engagement ")
Failed Klingon invasion of the Breen : during the Klingon Second Empire ( DS9 : " 'Til Death Do Us Part ")
Klingon annexation of Raatooras : some years before 2153 ( ENT : " Judgment ")
Klingon conquest of Krios Prime : after 2152 ( TNG : " The Mind's Eye ")
Battle of HarOs : before 2370 ( TNG : " Parallels ")
Betreka Nebula Incident : " ages " before 2372 ( DS9 : " The Way of the Warrior ")
A battle at Korma Pass : during the life of Kor , before 2372 ( DS9 : " The Sword of Kahless ", " Once More Unto the Breach ")
An attack on Romulus : during the life of Kor , before 2372 ( DS9 : " The Sword of Kahless ")
Romulan boarding of ShiVang's flagship ( DS9 : " Once More Unto the Breach ")
Conquest of the Zora Fel ( DS9 : " Apocalypse Rising ")
Liberation of Vrax ( DS9 : " Apocalypse Rising ")
A Klingon-Romulan battle at Tranome Sar ( TNG : " A Matter Of Honor ")
A Klingon-Romulan battle in which Klag's father was captured ( TNG : " A Matter Of Honor ")
Romulan attack on a Klingon outpost ( TNG : " Face Of The Enemy ")

During Kahless' life [ ]

Battle of Qam-Chee ( DS9 : " Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places ")
Battle of River Skral ( DS9 : " The Way of the Warrior ")
Kahless slaying of the Fek'Ihri ( DS9 : " The Sword of Kahless ")
Battle at Three Turn Bridge ( DS9 : " Let He Who Is Without Sin... ")

Involving the Romulan Star Empire [ ]

A hundred year long war between the Vulcans and the Romulan Star Empire ( VOY : " Death Wish ")
"A hundred campaigns" a centurion claimed to have fought together with his Commander , previous to 2266 . ( TOS : " Balance of Terror ")
A battle involving the Romulan commander Chulak at Galorndon Core before 2370 . ( VOY : " The Thaw ")
Battle of Vorkado : before 2377 ( VOY : " Workforce, Part II ")

Alternate timelines [ ]

German forces occupy Washington, DC

Earth destroyed by the Xindi

Nazi Germany conquest of Earth ( TOS : " The City on the Edge of Forever ")
Nazi conquest of France , Belgium , and the Netherlands
Battles in Virginia
American resistance
American counter-offensive in southern Virginia, eastern Pennsylvania, and at the Ohio River
Nazi invasion of Russia and capture of Moscow
Nazi operations in Africa
American counter-offensive, crossing of the Ohio River
Alternate reality invasion of Federation space by the Borg before 2370 ( TNG : " Parallels ")
Federation-Klingon War : c. 2340s – 2366 ( TNG : " Yesterday's Enterprise ")
Zahl conquest of the Krenim Imperium ( VOY : " Year of Hell ")
Klingon Empire conquering of the Romulan Star Empire in the anti-time future ( TNG : " All Good Things... ")
Xindi destruction of Earth: c. 2154
Xindi destruction of Mars , Alpha Centauri , and Vega colony
Xindi destruction of a Human convoy in the Mutara system : 2165
Battle of Ceti Alpha V : 2165
" The Visitor " showed hostilities between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, and while war was not mentioned, these seemed serious enough that Starfleet was forced to hand over control of Deep Space 9 .
Given Admiral Janeway's confidence in " Endgame ", her assertion that the Borg are no longer a threat to the Federation as of 2404 might have been proven in combat.
"Endgame" also mentioned a seemingly serious conflict between Voyager and the Fen Domar in the 2380s .
" Shockwave " showed a future where Earth was in ruins in the 29th century , but did not specify if this was the result of direct conflict.

Alternate reality [ ]

Vulcan destroyed by Nero

Attack on the USS Kelvin : 2233 ( Star Trek )
A battle between the Narada and 47 Klingon ships: 2258 ( Star Trek )
Destruction of Vulcan : 2258 ( Star Trek )
Battle of Earth : 2258 ( Star Trek )
Klingon conquest of two planets, and incidents involving Klingons firing on Starfleet ships half a dozen times. ( Star Trek Into Darkness )
Mudd Incident : 2259 ( Star Trek Into Darkness )
Attack on the Daystrom Conference Room at Starfleet Headquarters : 2259
Confrontation in the Ketha Province : 2259
Battle of Luna : 2259
Battle of Altamid : 2263 ( Star Trek Beyond )
Attack on Krall's base : 2263 ( Star Trek Beyond )
Attack on Yorktown : 2263 ( Star Trek Beyond )

Mirror universe [ ]

Shotgun used by Zefram Cochrane (mirror)

Zefram Cochrane sets off Terran expansion into space

Capture of the T'Plana-Hath : 2063 ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly ")
The Terran Empire 's conquest of the Vulcans , Andorians , Tellarites , Denobulans , and Orions : between 2063 and 2155 ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly ")
Battle at Tau Ceti : ca. 2155 ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly ")
Battle of Vintaak : 2155 ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly ", " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II ")
Unnamed battle between Terran Assault Fleet and rebels: 2155 ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II ")
Destruction of the ISS Avenger ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II ")
Hoshi Sato 's coup d'etat : 2155 ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II ")
Gabriel Lorca 's attempted coup: before 2257 ( DIS : " Despite Yourself ")
Destruction of Qo'noS : before 2257 ( DIS : " Will You Take My Hand? ")
Destruction of rebel ships in the Porathia system : 2257 ( DIS : " Despite Yourself ")
Razing of Harlak ( DIS : " The Wolf Inside ")
Battle for the ISS Charon ( DIS : " What's Past Is Prologue ")
Gorlan rebellion: before 2267 ( TOS : " Mirror, Mirror ")
Terran conquest of Bajor ( DS9 : " Crossover ")
Klingon-Cardassian Alliance conquest of the Terran Empire ( DS9 : " Crossover ")
Battle of Terok Nor : 2372 ( DS9 : " Shattered Mirror ")

Averted conflicts [ ]

Aldea cloaked itself to go unseen by marauders and other hostile passers-by who might rob and plunder ( TNG : " When The Bough Breaks ")
Around 2257 , insurrection was of the Klingon high council against L'Rell was thought to be brewing. This was at least temporarily averted with the help of Section 31 . ( DIS : " Point of Light ")
Ekosian Final Decision : aborted at the last minute in 2268 ( TOS : " Patterns of Force ")
Some time before 2269 , Garth of Izar ordered the annihilation of Antos IV inhabitants; his crew refused the order ( TOS : " Whom Gods Destroy ")
2356 : Haakonian invasion of Talax : The Talaxians were anticipating this invasion, but it was averted by the Talaxian surrender. ( VOY : " Jetrel ")
In 2365 , conflict nearly broke out between Atlec and Straleb ( TNG : " The Outrageous Okona ")
A Romulan invasion of Vulcan was planned but averted in 2368 ( TNG : " Unification II ")
A 2370 Maquis attack on Aschelan V ( VOY : " Dreadnought ")
A 2370 Maquis attack on Bryma ( DS9 : " The Maquis, Part II ")
In 2372 Garak attempted an unauthorized orbital bombardment of the Founders' homeworld using the USS Defiant ; he was caught ( DS9 : " Broken Link ")
Shortly before the Federation-Klingon War , representatives of Federation worlds along the Klingon unsuccessfully called for a Federation preemptive strike ( DS9 : " Broken Link ")
A Kelvan invasion of the Milky Way ( TOS : " By Any Other Name ")
In 2373 , the Regent of Palamar planned a campaign on Nassuc 's homeworld, but was killed before it could begin ( DS9 : " Business as Usual ")
In 2375 , during the Dominion War , Chancellor Gowron was set on ordering an attack on Sarpedion V , but was ultimatly talked out of it ( DS9 : " Tacking Into the Wind ")
In 2375 , during the Dominion War chancellor Gowron proposed a major offensive, but later a new chancellor came to power who had previously strongly opposed the idea ( DS9 : " When It Rains... ")
In 2376 , an autarch on Kelis' homeworld prepared for war with a neighbor; the war was averted ( VOY : " Muse ")

Accounts of conflicts proven to be false [ ]

Alleged advance scouts for the Ferengi invasion of Earth

In 1947 , Nog managed to bluff the United States Army by suggesting a Ferengi invasion of Earth was imminent ( DS9 : " Little Green Men ")
After the USS Enterprise was attacked (and managed to evade) Ekosian missiles in 2268 , the Ekosian government spinned this event as the successful defeat of an attack by multiple Zeon spacecraft ( TOS : " Patterns of Force ")
Under the influence of the Beta XII-A entity , Pavel Chekov falsely believed he had a brother, Piotr Chekov , who had been killed by the Klingons on Archanis ( TOS : " Day of the Dove ")
The Beta XII-A entity created a false memory of an agricultural colony on Beta XII-A being destroyed by Klingons ( TOS : " Day of the Dove ")
In 2367 elements in the Federation feared that the Cardassians would try to annex the Igo sector ; this proved to be incorrect ( TNG : " Realm Of Fear ")
In 2368 , Romulan Admiral Alidar Jarok defected to the Federation with information that a Romulan invasion of Federation space was being prepared. However, the admiral had been fed false intelligence to test his loyalty ( TNG : " The Defector ")
New Berlin Colony reported a Borg attack in 2369 ; they proved to be mistaken ( TNG : " Descent ")
Eris claimed to have been a citizen of a planet called Kurill Prime which was conquered by the Dominion in 2370 ; however, her story was a fabrication ( DS9 : " The Jem'Hadar ")
After Seven of Nine modified her alcove to double as a cortical processing subunit , she incorrectly deduced that USS Voyager was trying to establish a military presence in the Delta Quadrant ( VOY : " The Voyager Conspiracy ")
The Romulan Senator Vreenak was lead to believe that the Dominion was planing an invasion of the Romulan Star Empire , however, the incriminating evidence turned out to be fake ( DS9 : " In the Pale Moonlight ")
The Praetor Campaign , a Starfleet -opposed Romulan expansionist mission which was part of a holoprogram of a fictional future based on William T. Riker 's thoughts and expectations. Also mentioned was an Excalbian Campaign , which may or may not have been military in nature ( TNG : " Future Imperfect ")
The Museum of Kyrian Heritage 's depiction of the Great War involving Kyrians , Vaskans , and USS Voyager was an example of revisionist history , as the incident did not happen in that way. ( VOY : " Living Witness ")

Hypothetical [ ]

In 2151 , Vulcan diplomat Tos claimed that the Klingons would have sent a squadron of warbirds to attack Earth had he not negotiated for the transport of Klaang 's corpse to Qo'noS . ( ENT : " Broken Bow ")
The ailing Chancellor K'mpec warned Captain Jean-Luc Picard that his potential successor , who had poisoned him, would be capable of leading the Klingon Empire into war against the Federation . ( TNG : " Reunion ")
Commander William T. Riker warned DaiMon Lurin that his seizure of the USS Enterprise -D risked a war between the Ferengi and the Federation, only for Lurin to claim no affiliation with the Ferengi Alliance . ( TNG : " Rascals ")
Captain Picard speculated that a spatial anomaly in the Devron system was a ploy by the Romulans to start a war. ( TNG : " All Good Things... ")
In a simulation conducted by the Dominion , Subcommander T'Rul threatened war in response to the Romulans being excluded from treaty negotiations between the Dominion and the great powers of the Alpha Quadrant including the Federation . ( DS9 : " The Search, Part II ")
The Duras sisters had ambitions to "reconquer" the Klingon Empire with a trilithium weapon which ended with their demise in the Battle of Veridian III . ( Star Trek Generations )
Prior to the Battle of the Omarion Nebula , Cardassian observers considered that Romulan movements along the Cardassian-Romulan border were preparations for an invasion of the Cardassian Union . ( DS9 : " Improbable Cause ")
Jadzia Dax suggested that the attack on the Founders' homeworld could plunge Romulus and Cardassia into war with the Dominion. ( DS9 : " The Die is Cast ")
Both Enabran Tain and Vice Admiral Toddman anticipated that, in the event that the Founders were destroyed, the Jem'Hadar would stage a counterattack against the Alpha Quadrant . ( DS9 : " The Die is Cast ")
Dominion experts predicted that, had a group of rogue Jem'Hadar succeeded in activating an Iconian gateway , they would launch an insurrection and seize control of the Dominion within a year before attacking the Federation. ( DS9 : " To the Death ")
Starfleet ordered the USS Enterprise -E to patrol the Romulan Neutral Zone , ostensibly for the event that the Romulans took advantage of the situation caused by the upcoming Battle of Sector 001 . ( Star Trek: First Contact )
Kai Winn Adami understood that Starfleet could not protect Bajor at the cost of planets such as Vulcan , Andor , Berengaria and Earth. ( DS9 : " In the Cards ")
The EMH Mark II of the USS Prometheus clarified to the Doctor that the Federation and the Romulans were not at war in 2374 . ( VOY : " Message in a Bottle ")
The Dominion's successful invasion of Betazed left them in a position to threaten Vulcan, Andor, Tellar and Alpha Centauri . ( DS9 : " In the Pale Moonlight ")
The Dominion attempted to establish a supply line to the Argolis Cluster through Betazoid space, which would have allowed them to attack Vulcan. ( DS9 : " The Reckoning ")
Rom feared that a communications blackout was caused by a Dominion invasion of Ferenginar . Major Kira Nerys countered that it could not have been taken without first conquering the surrounding star systems like Irtok and Clarus . ( DS9 : " Profit and Lace ")
Luther Sloan of Section 31 anticipated that, in the aftermath of the Dominion War, the Federation and the Romulans would emerge as the two powers vying for control of the Alpha Quadrant, affirming Doctor Julian Bashir 's observation that he was already planning for the next war. ( DS9 : " Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges ")
During the Battle of Cardassia , the Female Changeling believed that her surrender would invite the " solids " to cross into the Gamma Quadrant and destroy the Great Link before being convinced otherwise by Odo . ( DS9 : " What You Leave Behind ")
Captain Jean-Luc Picard anticipated that the Romulans would have invaded a crippled Federation had Shinzon succeeded in using the Thalaron generator to wipe out all life on Earth. ( Star Trek Nemesis )

Fictional [ ]

Earth's continents destroyed

Doctor Chaotica 's attempted conquests of Earth ( VOY : " Night ")
Invaders from the Ninth Dimension ( VOY : " Homestead ")
Hippocrates Noah 's attempt to destroy the Earth's continents ( DS9 : " Our Man Bashir ")
Hirogen's Klingon simulation ( VOY : " The Killing Game ", " The Killing Game, Part II ")
Massacre of Ferris VI ( DS9 : " Life Support ")
Trojan War ( TOS : " The Squire of Gothos ")

Other and unsure [ ]

An unknown ship, firing its cannons for unknown reasons

The vast majority of species assimilated by the Borg were presumably, at least briefly, in conflict with them.
When taken together, the short life expectancies of Jem'Hadar , together with the fact that very few don't die in battle, would suggest that the Dominion is constantly involved in conflict, even beyond those seen. ( DS9 : " To the Death ")
Argelius II was very violent before its Great Awakening . It is unknown if this violence extended to armed conflict. Skorr can similary be assumed to have been involved in many conflicts before their awakening. ( TOS : " Wolf in the Fold ", TAS : " The Jihad ")
Ekosians were a said to be a warlike people until at least a few years before 2268. ( TOS : " Patterns of Force ")
By 2366 , Chrysalians had been at peace for ten generations. ( TNG : " The Price ")
Kelvans were implied to have a tradition of conquest. ( TOS : " By Any Other Name ")
Remans were said to have historically been known as great warriors, and as such presumably fought in a number of conflicts, even before the Dominion War . ( Star Trek Nemesis )
The hordes of Persia were mentioned. ( TOS : " The Squire of Gothos ")
According to Malcolm Reed , war was brewing on Gosis' species homeworld in 2152 .( ENT : " The Communicator ")
War loomed on Epsilon Canaris III in 2267 ; the Federation tried to prevent this, but the outcome is unknown. ( TOS : " Metamorphosis ")
2367 saw a Salenite miner dispute on Pentarus V ; it is unclear how far this went, but it was said they were very prone to violence. ( TNG : " Final Mission ")
During the Dominion War , several Starfleet missions into Cardassian space had not returned. While not explicitly said, presumably this was the result of battle. ( DS9 : " The Magnificent Ferengi ")
The Cardassian wars caused many deaths on Camor V . However, the exact cause was not explicitly stated. ( TNG : " Bloodlines ")
The fact that Romulans in the 2150 held a strict doctrine of unlimited expansion would suggest that they engaged in conquest in the period before the Earth-Romulan War . ( ENT : " The Aenar ")
The N'Kree were attempting to recruit the Silver Blood USS Voyager into their battle fleet in either 2374 or 2375. ( VOY : " Course: Oblivion ")
A particular sailing ship firing was seen in both the Guardian of Forever and the resetting time stream . ( TOS : " The City on the Edge of Forever ", ENT : " Storm Front, Part II ")
Armenia and Belgium were said to have been located on "natural invasion routes." ( TOS : " Errand of Mercy ")
Trelane asked Kirk if Uhura was " a Nubian prize, taken on one of your raids of conquest...? " ( TOS : " The Squire of Gothos ")
The Vaadwaur apparently raided and conquered many species before their defeat in the 15th century. This included conflict with the Talax-ilzay , and possibly the Turei . ( VOY : " Dragon's Teeth ")
Warlords were known to operate on Preenos and Kelis' homeworld . ( ENT : " Oasis ", VOY : " Muse ")
The Carnelian minefield was presumably deployed in the context of some conflict. ( TNG : " Legacy ")
Ramses , Julius Caesar , Alexander the Great , Lee Kuan , and Krotus were individuals known to have pursued power and conquest. Genghis Khan , Maltuvis , and Ferris were not explicitly said to have engaged in conquest, but were nonetheless compared to some of these people. ( TOS : " Patterns of Force ", " Whom Gods Destroy ", " The Savage Curtain ")
Quark mentioned a Minnobia - Vek war as part of a plot, and given the circumstances most likely would not dare to make names up. ( DS9 : " Business as Usual ")
Luther Sloan claimed that his son was killed in a Dominion attack on a Federation convoy, but subsequent events called this into question. ( DS9 : " Inquisition ")
Quark alluded to Emperor Worf 's plans for mass destruction, genocide, and other things. ( DS9 : " The Emperor's New Cloak ")
In 2375 , Weyoun 7 stated that the Romulan colony in the Unroth system was ripe for attack, but this was not followed up. ( DS9 : " Strange Bedfellows ")
Paul Stamets implied a large number of battles had been fought in order to corner the supply of dilithium . ( DIS : " An Obol for Charon ")
The Cardassian Liberation Front debated attacking Adarak Prime , but no decision was seen to be reached. ( DS9 : " When It Rains... ")

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Live long and party: Jedi and Klingons unite for ‘Trek Wars’ burlesque show in Syracuse

Updated: Aug. 03, 2023, 1:49 p.m. |
Published: Aug. 03, 2023, 10:30 a.m.

Wesley Claire performs during the Salt City Burlesque's "Fire and Ice Ball II" at the Palace Theatre , Syracuse, NY, Saturday February 17, 2018. Scott Schild | [email protected] SYR

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Prepare for a night filled with Star Wars lore, Spock ears, comic books, fishnets and body positivity. After almost a year of planning, two local performers will host Trek Wars, a “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” themed burlesque show at the The Palace Theatre on Aug. 12.

Eerie Rottica and Gina the Machina became ‘sisters’ after performing a duet as the twins from “The Shining ‘’ and have been stuck together ever since. After years of working together, the two performers, also members of Salt City Burlesque, created Sinisisters Burlesque. Merging their love for all things sci-fi and nerd burlesque, or nerd-esque, the duo will host Trek Wars, their first big production.

“The concept for the show theme emerged as a collision of interests between Gina Machina, a devoted Star Trek fan, and myself, more of a Star Wars fan,” Rottica said. ”We couldn’t resist the idea of combining these iconic universes and kind of playing up this feigned rivalry. We both like both of the franchises, but we’re playing up there, like, who’s better? And thus, Trek Wars was born.”

Trek Wars is a burlesque show and a mini-convention for “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” fans. Before the official show, at 5 p.m., The Palace Theatre will be filled with vendors selling comic books, “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” memorabilia, collectibles and clothing and Funko Pops! There will be multiple raffles to win merch as well. Attendees can also get the full convention experience by arriving in costume -- cosplay is highly encouraged.

“Rather than just a burlesque show, we wanted to make it more of an experience, more of an event and bring in some aspects of community and passion,” Rottica said.

Some vendors include Goblin Market Studio, which takes 360 videos and prints 3D miniatures, Funky Town Comics, “Vampire Girlfriend” author Mike Gibson and more.

Tickets for the burlesque show and the convention cost $34 ; the event is for anyone 21 or older.

The burlesque show will start at 7 p.m. and includes 16 tribute performances to both franchises. Some characters, such as Darth Vader, Captain Kirk or Padmé Amidala, may be easy to recognize. But, committing to the lore of each franchise, Liz Leidenfrost, or Sizzlin Liz, is going full out by showing love to a lesser-known character from “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”

“With a really specific theme like this, you really want to hit on the reference, like you don’t just want to do something that’s vaguely Star Wars or Star Trek-ish,” Leidenfrost said. “You really want to get nerd points and embody that character.”

Like many of the performers, Leidenfrost is no stranger to nerd-esque and has previously performed in a “Star Trek” themed burlesque show. Regardless of prior experience, Leidenfrost said she’s made a completely new costume and act for her performance.

Most burlesque shows are associated with strip tease and dancing, and Rottica has assured the show will include these types of performances. However, the Sinisisters set out to make Trek Wars more than a burlesque show but a fun, comedic and obviously sexy night for sci-fi enthusiasts, burlesque lovers, or anyone curious to see what burlesque is all about.

“I think that there is like a sexy, maybe not sexual, but like sexy, risqué element to these shows that had been kind of immortalized in pop culture, and that have become kind of an awakening of some people,” Leidenfrost said. “So I think that it’s not a far stretch to incorporate that element more and to develop something that is funny and silly or clever, but that also ends up having a salacious payoff at the end.”

For Rottica, she wants the night to be an uplifting experience to celebrate nerd culture, burlesque and body positivity.

“It’s also about a lot of self-love,” Rottica said. “We don’t have just a cast of cookie-cutter performers who all have a certain body type; we’re celebrating all body types and showing everyone that you can be confident and get up on stage and take your clothes off and get cheered for it and celebrated.”

As a child, Isa Reese, also known as Little Mx. Bunny, loved watching “Star Wars.” One of the most notable characters that stuck out to Reese was Diahann Carroll in the “Star Wars Holiday Special.”

“As much as I love Star Wars, I wanna honor one of our Black nerdy characters, but I was like, there aren’t that many in Star Wars,” Reese said.

In 1978, Carroll was one of the few Black characters in the “Star Wars” universe. Reese wanted to perform as Carroll’s character because Caroll also acted as a mysterious entertainer in the episode. In Reese’s burlesque act, she has created a musical mix that combines the song performed by Carroll in the episode and Doja Cat’s “Cyber Sex.”

“I’m really excited that there will not just be me, but there’ll be other folks representing Black nerdy people,” Reese said. “It’s both intimidating and an honor to be one of the few POC people in a mostly white burlesque space.”

After creating his Darth Vader act in October of 2022, Christopher Lantry, who goes by the stage name Chrissy Bunz, was asked by the Sinisisters to perform at Trek Wars. Sticking to primarily athletic moves and stunt work, in his performances, Lantry always wears a pair of stilettos and uses burlesque to showcase both his femininity and masculinity.

“I’m definitely expressing myself in ways that I think that a lot of straight males might be afraid to,” Lantry said. “A lot of being a guy in a sense, like, you don’t want to talk about your feelings a lot of times or show a feminine side, and I’ve taken that and gone hyper-speed, really exaggerating it. The hope is that maybe other people in daily life will kind of catch up in the middle.”

Not putting boundaries on what’s deemed attractive or acceptable for burlesque, the show will include performers of all shapes, sizes, sexualities and genders. Rottica says the goal of Trek Wars isn’t to get rich. Overall, she’s happy with a few hundred people attending and for everyone to walk away with a new love for live entertainment and burlesque.

“We’re not trying to make a profit or go crazy with it. That’s usually not how it goes for burlesque shows,” Rottica said. “We’re kind of lucky if we break even. So I just want to entertain people and have everyone have a good time and leave feeling like they had an awesome experience.”

What: Trek Wars burlesque show

Where: The Palace Theatre, 2384 James St.

When: Saturday, Aug. 12; Mini-convention from 5-7 p.m.; Burlesque show from 7-10:30 p.m.

How much: Tickets are $34.09 and can be purchased online .

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Star Trek vs. Star Wars: which one is better in 2023?

For as long as both entities have existed, fans of science fiction and fantasy have debated the merits of Star Trek and Star Wars . But for most of the 45 years that the two franchises have overlapped, Star Trek and Star Wars haven’t actually had much in common, apart from their cosmic setting. Star Trek is an aspirational sci-fi series set in humanity’s future, while Star Wars is a bombastic fantasy adventure that takes place in a far-off galaxy. One has primarily lived on weekly television, while the other has broken big-screen box office numbers.

Star Trek and Star Wars have both leaned heavily into fan service

The streaming era has let both franchises experiment.

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However, in recent years, both Star Trek and Star Wars have become tentpoles for their parent companies’ subscription streaming services , Paramount+ and Disney+ , respectively, each pumping out a steady stream of content in an ever-widening array of formats. This has led them to encroach further into each other’s territory than ever before. Star Trek vs. Star Wars is no longer an apples-to-oranges comparison — they are directly competing products, sharing some of the same ambitions and struggling against the same environmental forces.

We will likely never settle on which space franchise is the greatest of all time, but we can take a moment to ask: Which is better right now?

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Studios have become increasingly risk-averse during the streaming era, and that’s meant relying on recognizable brands with loyal fanbases who will remain subscribed to a service as long as there are new releases within their favorite fictional universe. However, this dependence has also left streamers at the mercy of those same fans, who can now use social media to converse with creators or even make demands. While this can lead to crowd-pleasing moments like the return of popular characters or the inclusion of fan-promoted memes back into the product, it can also create a feedback loop in which creators continue to serve audiences slight variations on whatever fans say they like rather than expanding their worlds or telling new stories.

Over the past two years, both Star Trek and Star Wars have released series that are representative of this shamelessly fan-oriented approach. In 2022, Paramount+ released the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , a prequel series set aboard the original USS Enterprise and starring Anson Mount as Captain Kirk’s predecessor Captain Christopher Pike. This series was prompted by a vocal fan campaign after legacy characters Pike, Mr. Spock, and Number One were featured in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery in 2019. A petition to give these characters their own spin-off received over 30,000 signatures, eventually leading to Strange New Worlds receiving a series order. Happily, the fans were right about this one, and Strange New Worlds has become more than just a nostalgic throwback to classic Trek , but exactly the shot in the arm the franchise needed. The series retains the episodic format of pre-streaming Trek series, but benefits from modern production values, a charming cast, and a sense of joy and wonder that the serialized Trek shows Discovery and Picard have yet to deliver.

The recent third season of Star Trek: Picard has also been a serious crowd-pleaser, reuniting the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation for one last 10-hour adventure. Though certainly the most recursive and least imaginative new installment of Trek’s streaming era, it has been wildly popular among fans, well-received by critics, and is the first Trek series to make a dent into Nielsen’s weekly Top 10 streaming charts. A petition to launch a sequel series featuring Picard ’s younger cast members has surpassed the one that demanded a spin-off for Pike’s Enterprise, with over 44,000 signatures to date. There is a vocal online contingent that wants to hand the keys to the franchise to this season’s showrunner, gushing Star Trek fanatic Terry Matalas.

The current state of the Star Wars Galaxy should be a warning against that particular future for Star Trek . While ascended fan and George Lucas apprentice Dave Filoni has produced some of the best Star Wars television, such as the animated Star Wars Rebels and the incredible final season of The Clone Wars , his insistence upon building every new series directly on the back of the last one has left the Star Wars galaxy feeling both smaller and more confusing than it has in decades. Characters’ stories weave between animated and live-action series, making each product harder to follow on its own. Important character beats for the main characters of The Mandalorian are resolved in The Book of Boba Fett . Ahsoka is a live-action spin-off for the popular Clone Wars character, but is also a sequel to Rebels , seeded in a number of Mandalorian episodes . Die-hard fans will have no trouble following this and delight in getting to see their favorite animated characters brought to life in live-action follow-ups, but this comes at the expense of what has always been Star Wars ’ greatest advantage over Star Trek : accessibility.

Meanwhile, the desire to tickle fans’ nostalgia glands with returning characters from the franchise’s past has resulted in creative misfires like the most recent Star Wars feature film, The Rise of Skywalker , the underwhelming Obi-Wan Kenobi streaming series, and the ghoulish practice of digitally applying the faces of young Mark Hamill or the late Carrie Fisher onto new actors. These are indications that even the unstoppable forces of time and death will not dissuade Disney from recycling the most popular Star Wars elements ad infinitum. That way lies madness.

Point: Star Trek

Prior to the streaming wars, Star Trek and Star Wars each had their own clearly defined lanes. Star Trek was weekly television that occasionally spun off into feature films, aimed at adults but also fostering a family audience; Star Wars was a film series that very rarely dabbled in TV, fun for all ages but plainly angling for a toy-buying audience. There had never been a Star Trek series specifically for kids (not even the short-lived 1970s Star Trek: The Animated Series ), nor had there been a Star Wars release that was made solely for adults. Over the past two years, however, both franchises have set their sights on the other’s target audience, with encouraging results.

In 2021, Paramount+ and Nickelodeon debuted Star Trek: Prodigy , a 3D animated action-adventure series aimed at kids under 12. Sporting a cast of colorful alien teenagers and a decidedly Star Warsian tone, Prodigy explores the Star Trek Universe from the perspective of complete outsiders, making it a perfect on-ramp for a young new fan. Prodigy is like no other Star Trek show before it, and yet it is still essentially Star Trek — a show about curiosity, cooperation, communication, and tolerance — winning it the enthusiastic approval of many adult Trekkies. It’s also a lot of fun, the sort of show that could easily capture the same sort of audience that The Clone Wars garnered during its earliest, most kid-friendly seasons. Naturally, it has spawned a toy line and a tie-in video game but is unlikely to compete with Star Wars to become a merchandising juggernaut.

Conversely, 2022 saw the release of Andor , the first Star Wars offering that feels totally adult-targeted. While still not explicitly sexual or any more graphically violent than the feature films, Andor is a slow, dense, character-driven drama that would bore most kids to tears. It is, nevertheless, one of the best new shows on television, the sort of series that could ably compete with Succession or Better Call Saul in the acting, writing, and directing categories at next year’s Emmys. Even after the relatively gritty Rogue One: A Star Wars Story , to which Andor serves as a prequel, few fans predicted that a new Star Wars series would emerge that had so little interest in being commercial or toyetic.

And yet, its radical politics and revolutionary vigor are a perfect modern extrapolation of George Lucas’ original intent behind Star Wars , a film inspired by the Vietnam War in which the well-armed, well-funded government and military are the bad guys. It’s the side of Star Wars that was buried under mountains of merchandise as Lucas built his own Empire. Rival Star Trek has always been more overtly political, but with Andor , Star Wars has delivered an incisive dose of agitprop that would make Gene Roddenberry blush.

Point: Star Wars

The streaming bubble is forcing Star Trek and Star Wars to pump the brakes — and that’s good

As recently as 2022, both Disney and Paramount were betting the farm on streaming, spending unbelievable sums to pump out new installments of their most expensive franchises year-round. Disney+ debuted three live-action event series ( The Book of Boba Fett , Obi-Wan Kenobi , Andor ) and a set of animated shorts ( Tales of the Jedi ), totaling 23 weeks of new Star Wars content on the app. That same year, Star Trek hit critical mass, with a whopping 51 new episodes premiering on Paramount+ across all five of their ongoing series ( Discovery , Picard , Lower Decks , Prodigy , and Strange New Worlds ). As both services continue to hemorrhage money, it’s become clear that this breakneck pace of new content is not sustainable. Returning Disney CEO Bob Iger has ordered Lucasfilm and Marvel to slow the rollout of their planned streaming series in favor of more theatrical releases, and a trio of new Star Wars films was announced at 2023’s Star Wars Celebration event. Meanwhile at Paramount, Star Trek: Section 31 , once planned as an ongoing series, is being retooled as a TV movie, with plans for new standalone Trek specials every two years . This strategy may allow Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman’s “Phase Two” of streaming Star Trek to explore new angles for the franchise without committing each of them to a pricey ten-episode season order.

While it’s true that a more conservative approach to either franchise could result in fewer big swings like Andor , it could also strike a blow against mediocrity. During the peak streaming era, mediocre installments like Picard season 2 or The Book of Boba Fett did little damage to their streamers’ credibility, as there was always another release right around the corner that might potentially make up for it. This pattern could continue uninterrupted for years, with a steady stream of good, fine, or outright bad Star Trek or Star Wars and very little great Star Trek or Star Wars . The less we get, the more valuable each new chapter will be, and the more invested everyone — from creators to fans — will be in its quality.

Individually, both upcoming franchises’ upcoming slates represent an exciting variety. Star Trek ’s most uneven pillars, Discovery and Picard , are wrapping up, but Strange New Worlds , Prodigy , and the animated sitcom Lower Decks continue to go boldly in markedly different directions from each other (though Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks have a crossover episode coming up this year). Section 31 promises to be something totally new for Trek , a spy-fi adventure starring Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh. A new series, Starfleet Academy , is also in early development. Across the divide, Star Wars has the hotly anticipated Ahsoka coming out this summer, with more Andor and The Mandalorian on deck. Star Wars: Visions , the exciting anthology of animated shorts created by studios around the world, is back for another season this year, and the trailer looks positively dazzling. Middling animated series The Bad Batch is coming to an end, seemingly putting the Clone Wars-adjacent era to bed for a while, while upcoming series The Acolyte and the three unnamed feature films will each take place in a different time periods, expanding a galaxy that has started to feel strangely claustrophobic.

Both of these upcoming slates look promising, but the sheer variety of announced Star Wars projects is simply too enticing to deny. However, whatever your individual preference, fans of space sci-fi will have plenty to argue over for years to come.

Point and overall winner: Star Wars

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Few actors have given more to popular culture than Harrison Ford. Over the course of his decades in Hollywood, Ford has starred in everything from high-minded prestige movies to some of the most well-known blockbusters in the history of movies. In that career, Harrison has given us two different all-time great blockbuster characters.

First, he was Han Solo in the Star Wars films, and then, a few years later, he introduced us to Indiana Jones. Both franchises have had long legacies that extended all the way into the present, but the question of which character is Ford's greatest role is still hotly debated. Thankfully, we've come up with a foolproof way to arrive at an answer. Which character is more central to the franchise?

Few science fiction franchises have made as enormous a cultural impact as Star Trek. Trek’s language and visual iconography, from “warp speed” to your phone’s built-in “live long and prosper” emoji, are ubiquitous even to people who have never seen the show. It’s the original organized “geek culture” fandom, and the birthplace of fan fiction and cosplay as we know it. The stigma of Trekkies as unwashed, socially awkward outcasts has dissipated as sci-fi and comics culture has gone mainstream, but Star Trek itself can still be intimidating to outsiders due to its massive scale and dense mythology of more than 800 episodes and films. Though it’s possible to explore the Star Trek universe on your own, it is best navigated with the aid of a guide. And, if you don’t happen to have a Trekkie in your life to chart your course with you (which they absolutely love to do), we’re here to offer three options as to how to get started, depending on how you like to digest stories.

Course No. 1: The sampler platter

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Marvel's 2024 slate is also getting a big shake-up, with Captain America: Brave New World moving away from its summer opening slot on May 3, 2024, to July 26, 2024. The Thunderbolts movie is shifting from July 26, 2024, to December 20, 2024, the former release date for Avatar 3. That will make it only the second MCU movie to be released in December after Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Star Trek vs. Star Wars

Star Trek , originally a TV series, is a space western science fiction that centers around a crew who serves in Starfleet , a space-based peacekeeping and humanitarian armada. Star Wars , originally a trilogy, is a space opera fantasy franchise set in the distant past of a fictional galaxy, revolving around princes, princesses, knighthood, and chivalry. Both these highly popular and successful franchises are now being revived with new movies directed by J.J. Abrams.

Until the recent movies, Star Trek has been more of a cult phenomena than Star Wars , and therefore did not have the same level of mainstream fandom and cultural influence. Star Wars is grander in scope and has a complex web of political agendas, alien species, personal feuds, and galaxy-wide domination. The Star Trek world is modern, sleek, and shiny, while some of Star Wars' settings are dirty and grimy.

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Originally a television series, Star Trek has generally used the same basic plot setup: an altruistic crew is placed in situations of moral dilemma, which are often allegorical nods to current social and political issues. Issues covered include imperialism, war and peace, racism, class warfare, feminism, and human rights. The core characters, Captain Kirk , Spock, Scotty, Uhura, and Pavel Chekov, comprise humans and humanoid alien species. Star Trek only gained mainstream fame after the release of its films in 2009 and 2013. The video below briefly touches on the history of Star Trek :

Star Wars uses archetypes of the fantasy genre, such as princesses, knighthood, and chivalry, and action unfolds in a contest between good and evil. The Star Wars universe is laden with political science elements and historical inspiration. The plot climax of the Rebel Alliance fights for freedom from the Galactic Empire was drawn from the fall of the Roman Republic and the formation of an empire. This 10 minute video gives a retrospective look into the original trilogy of Star Wars :

Science and Fantasy

Common belief is that Star Trek is science fiction, while Star Wars is science fantasy. The technology in Star Trek is supposed to be at least loosely grounded in science or potential future science , rather than supernatural forces or magic. The most visible technologies include personal communication and triangulation devices (inspirations for modern day smart phones), warp drive travel for space ships, and teleporting ( “Beam me up, Scotty” ). The chief technologist for Google Earth has said that the tricorder’s mapping capability was one inspiration for Google Earth.

Star Wars , on the other hand, is not focused on the real-world viability of its science, as it is more science fantasy than science fiction. One of the core elements of its stories is the existence of the “Force”, an omnipresent energy that surrounds all living things and that can be harnessed by those with special abilities. The Force allows for acts of telekinesis, mind control, clairvoyance, and precognition, and can also make a person more physically capable.

Production History

After two Star Trek pilots were made, the original series aired for three years in the late sixties. Despite a fervent fan base, ratings were disappointing, and the show was canceled. Except for an animated series in the mid 70s, no new Star Trek productions were released until the first feature film in 1980. This revived the franchise , and 11 more movies followed, along with overlapping television series running until 2005. The Star Trek reboot films in 2009 and 2013 directed by J.J. Abrams brought a new style to the franchise, and functioned as broad-appeal blockbusters, rather than just being events for long-standing fans of the show.

Unlike Star Trek , Star Wars began as a motion picture rather than a television series. Universal Studios first agreed to make George Lucas’s Star Wars in 1971, but it took several years and multiple script revisions for the project to begin. The original film was finally released in 1977 to worldwide fanfare and became a pop culture phenomenon. Two sequels were released at three year intervals. 16 years after the third film, the first film in a new prequel trilogy was released. A third trilogy has recently been announced: Star Wars Episode VII will be released in 2015, and is being directed by J.J. Abrams, the same director who was in charge of the Star Trek reboot.

Political and Social Elements

When Roddenberry conceived the original show, he did so with a highly progressive, liberal agenda in mind, reflecting the counter culture movement sweeping the nation in the 1960s, although he was not totally forthcoming with the television networks about this element of the show. Star Trek was Roddenberry’s vision of what society could become in the future if humanity learned from its past mistakes. It was one of the first shows to have a mixed race cast.

Star Wars is a classic epic of good versus evil. The Jedi use the Force for good, while the Sith use the Force for evil. Star Wars functions less as commentary on specific social issues, but operates on the grander operatic struggle of dark vs light, dictatorships versus democracies, etc. However, many have attempted to draw parallels between Star Wars and the reality of history and politics , as seen in this video :

Pop Culture and Legacy

Star Trek has a devoted cult following of hardcore fans known as “Trekkies”. There are various Trekkie conventions all over the world where fans dress up in costumes and may have a chance to meet cast members, or to discuss the issues of the show. Some Trekkies even learn the show’s constructed language , Klingon. There was a Star Trek -themed attraction in Las Vegas for 10 years. Two museum exhibits of props travel the world. A NASA space shuttle was named after the crew’s ship , the Enterprise.

The Star Wars movies have expanded into a massive web of spinoffs and products, including books, video games , made-for-TV movies, comic books, animated series, theme park attractions. Even several animal species have been named after Star Wars characters. References to Star Wars are common in movies and the media.

Famous Quotes

"KHAAANNNN!" -Captain Kirk
"It can be argued that a human is ultimately the sum of his experiences." --Benjamin Sisko
"I would be delighted to offer any advice I can on understanding women. When I have some, I'll let you know." -Captain Picard
"Excuse me… Excuse me. I’d just like to ask a question… What does God need with a starship?" -Captain Kirk
"What we leave behind is as important as how we’ve lived. After all, Number One, we’re only mortal." -Picard "Speak for yourself, sir. I plan to live forever. -Riker
The truth is usually just an excuse for a lack of imagination. -Garak
"May the Force be with you."
“Do. Or do not. There is no try.” -Yoda
“Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.” -Luke Skywalker
“You don’t need to see his identification … These aren’t the droids you’re looking for … He can go about his business … Move along.” - Obi-Wan Kenobi
“Use the Force, Luke.” - Obi-Wan Kenobi
“I find your lack of faith disturbing.” -Darth Vader
“Fear is the path to the dark side…fear leads to anger…anger leads to hate…hate leads to suffering.” -Yoda
“When I left you, I was but the learner, now I am the master.” -Darth Vader “Only a master of evil, Darth.” -Obi-Wan Kenobi
“I’ve got a very bad feeling about this.” - Han Solo
“Wars not make one great.” -Yoda
“A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack.” -Yoda

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10 Fundamental Differences Between Star Wars & Star Trek

Star Trek and Star Wars are similar, but there are fundamental differences make it seem like they belong in two different genres.

Star Wars has long been one of pop culture's biggest franchises, a juggernaut that brought sci-fi to the masses in a way few other movies or TV shows have. Star Wars has left an indelible mark on the world with over eleven movies , multiple TV shows, comics, and novels. However, for Star Wars to run, Star Trek had to walk.

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Whether it be its award-winning TV shows or its many movies, Star Trek has been a standard-bearer for complex sci-fi concepts. Star Trek and Star Wars are similar, but there are fundamental differences make it seem like they belong in two different genres.

10 Star Wars Takes Place In Another Galaxy And Time

Star Trek takes place in the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th centuries in the Milky Way galaxy, with humanity having joined other interstellar races to ensure peace and prosperity for as much of the galaxy as possible. Star Wars, on the other hand, doesn't take place in the Milky Way. It doesn't even take place close to contemporary times.

Each movie begins with the words, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away." This huge difference sets the stage for every Star Wars movie, but doesn't exactly clear up when it takes place.

9 Star Trek Feels More Futuristic While Star Wars Feels Weirdly Contemporary

Star Trek' s characters, especially the human ones, represent an evolution that completely recasts society. While not every species is as enlightened as those of the Federation, like the Klingon, Ferengi, or Cardassians, the characters don't seem like ordinary people. They act as if they come from a society that has evolved.

Even though it takes place in another galaxy, Star Wars feels contemporary in many ways – a dirty, corrupt galaxy with characters that the viewer can relate to. There are differences between the Jedi and the Sith and how they comport themselves , but Star Wars and Star Trek characters have massive differences in viewpoint.

8 In Star Trek, Technobabble Saves The Day

Star Trek emphasizes the science in "science fiction" way more than Star Wars. Even the original series, which was more known for philosophy , used a lot of technobabble, something later shows and movies would lean into. Star Trek shows even brought on science advisors to give the show's science some grounding as time went by.

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"Reversing the polarity" of something is one of many tropes that Star Trek brought to the pop culture lexicon. There are so many episodes where Data, O'Brien, or Scotty employ some hardcore technobabble that saves the day, using science to solve problems.

7 Star Wars Is Way More Mystical

Star Trek likes to use realistic-sounding science to solve problems, but Star Wars goes in a completely different direction. While there is a lot of high technology in Star Wars , it's not nearly as important to the plots of the shows and movies as the mysticism is.

The main crux of Star Wars is the conflict between the light and dark sides of the Force, as exemplified by the Jedi and the Sith . While not every bit of Star Wars lore deals with mystical parts of the universe, it's much more prevalent than in Star Trek, where the amount of actual mysticism is just about nil.

6 Star Trek Plays With Philosophy And Questions Morality In Complicated Ways

The Star Wars Universe is a black and white place where there are good and evil, but very few shades of grey in between. Star Wars is extremely simplistic with its outlook on things, and while it sometimes tries to grasp deeper topics, it rarely manages to do so in a thoughtful way.

Star Wars is as subtle as a brick to the head. Star Trek has always been known for getting more philosophical, musing on the nature of morality. Star Trek delves into how a futuristic society should comport itself, how people should treat each other, and more.

5 Star Wars Is More About The Spectacle Than Anything Else

The limit of television production budgets means that Star Trek isn't as visually stunning as Star Wars . Some of the most memorable parts of Star Wars have been the explosive action, fantastic set pieces, and the lightsaber battles. Spectacle has always been one of the most important parts of Star Wars, overshadowing just about everything else.

4 Star Trek Characters Are More Realistic

One of Star Trek's strengths over Star Wars is how realistic the characters can be in comparison. Part of this is how much more screen time Star Trek characters get than Star Wars ones. With Star Wars, there's not enough time to get too far into the characters – even the TV shows concentrate more on the action than the characters for the most part.

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Star Trek 's characters go through so much more than Star Wars' because there's more content . This makes the characters more realistic, allowing audiences to understand them and their complexities better.

3 Star Wars Is All About War

Star Wars has a big difference with Star Trek right in its name – the word war instead of trek. This focus on war has stayed with Star Wars throughout its existence; pretty much every piece of Star Wars media deals with conflict.

The only parts of Star Wars canon that hasn't entirely dealt with war are The Mandalorian and The Phantom Menace – both of which have conflict and looming war at their core. This focus on war limits the stories that Star Wars can tell. While it makes for exciting viewing, it doesn't make for diverse storytelling.

2 Star Trek Is About Exploration And Learning To Get Along

Star Trek has always gone in a different direction. Most Star Trek shows are about exploration and bringing people together, shining light on contemporary issues. While there are conflicts in Star Trek, it's not the focus, and even when it was – like in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – it was more about the price of war and how it affected those who fought it than the war itself.

While newer Star Trek shows get flack because they focus more on the action than the philosophy and exploration, for the most part, Star Trek is more humanistic in its approach to fiction and storytelling.

1 Star Wars Is Inspired By Joseph Campbell's Monomyth Structure

When George Lucas wrote Star Wars and structured the story, he borrowed heavily from Joseph Campbell's Hero With A Thousand Faces. Campbell looked at myths from around the world and found a similar story structure. Lucas used this structure when creating the Star Wars narrative, which helped the stories resonate with audiences worldwide.

This familiar story structure helped the Star Wars Saga scratch an itch for heroic storytelling that made it appeal to a broader audience. Combining Campbellian monomyth with science fiction was an inspired choice, one that paid dividends.

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Megalopolis looks like francis ford coppola finally made a star wars movie, lord of the rings animated movie first look images: massive armies assemble outside 2 iconic middle-earth locations.

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009) outranks three Star Wars movies on Rotten Tomatoes' Best 300 Movies of All Time list.
Star Trek (2009) rebooted the film franchise with new thrills and effects, influencing the live-action series on Paramount+.
Abrams' transformation of Star Trek into Star Wars led to directing The Force Awakens.

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009 ) ranks higher than three Star Wars movies on Rotten Tomatoes Best 300 Movies of All Time list. Star Trek (2009) rebooted the dormant film franchise after the critical and box office failure of Star Trek: Nemesis in 2002. Abrams' reboot infused the Star Trek movie franchise with new visceral thrills and blockbuster visual effects , and it was followed by two sequels, 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness and 2016's Star Trek Beyond . Star Trek (2009) is also the basis for the visual and storytelling styles of the live-action Star Trek on Paramount+ series.

In May 2024, Rotten Tomatoes released an updated list of the "300 Best Movies of All Time". Among a slew of Academy Award-winning pictures, superhero films, and critical darlings, four movies from Star Trek and Star Wars - two of the most popular and enduring science fiction franchises ever - made the list. Incredibly, amidst competition including the beloved classics Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back , as well as Star Wars: The Force Awakens , Star Trek (2009) came out on top according to Rotten Tomatoes.

J.J. Abrams directed Star Trek (2009) and 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens as well as 2019's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek relaunched the movie franchise and reintroduced audiences to Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise.

J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek 2009 Ranks Higher Than 3 Star Wars Movies On Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time

Higher than star wars: a new hope, the empire strikes back & the force awakens.

Star Trek (2009) ranks at #120 on Rotten Tomatoes' Best 300 Movies of All Time List. Star Trek is 3 spots higher than Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, George Lucas' original Star Wars movie from 1977. Star Trek (2009) is also 19 spots higher on Rotten Tomatoes' ranking than Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, which has long been considered the greatest Star Wars movie of all. Finally, Star Trek is a whooping 158 spots above Star Wars: The Force Awakens , which was also directed by J.J. Abrams.

Star Trek (2009) is the only Star Trek movie on Rotten Tomatoes' Best 300 list. Surprisingly absent from Rotten Tomatoes' ranking is Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , which Trekkers generally consider as the greatest Star Trek movie. The Wrath of Khan only has an 87% Fresh Rate on Rotten Tomatoes, shockingly, compared to Star Trek (2009) 's 94%. In a sampling of other genre films Rotten Tomatoes ranked, Star Trek (2009) also slots higher than Avengers: Endgame (#142), Raiders of the Lost Ark (#159), Best Picture Academy Award winner Oppenheimer (#199), and 2012's The Avengers (#286).

Star Trek Outranking Star Wars On Rotten Tomatoes Is Ironic

J.j. abrams turned star trek into star wars.

Star Trek (2009) outranking the three Star Wars movies on Rotten Tomatoe s' 300 Best Movies of All Time list is ironic because J.J. Abrams' reboot is seen as his turning Star Trek into Star Wars . Abrams is a lifelong Star Wars fan who was not familiar with Star Trek when he took the gig to direct 2009's reboot. Abrams' visual wizardry and emphasis on kinetic action over the thoughtful morality plays Star Trek is known for made Star Trek (2009) extremely appealing to mainstream audiences, as did his recasting the iconic crew of the Starship Enterprise with younger actors like Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and Zoe Saldana.

Star Trek actually has more movies than Star Wars.

J.J. Abrams' turning Star Trek (2009) into Star Wars helped land him the job of directing Disney's Star Wars: The Force Awakens , which was a billion-dollar success. Meanwhile, Star Trek (2009) is the 11th Star Trek movie ; despite being primarily a TV franchise, Star Trek actually has more movies (13 with more on the way) than Star Wars (11 with more on the way). Star Wars' TV ventures are increasing, but Star Trek far outpaces the galaxy far, far way with more than 900 episodes and counting of its various TV series. Rotten Tomatoes will likely revamp its list in the future but, for now, Star Trek (2009) has the surprising bragging rights of ranking higher than a pair of the most beloved movies in the Star Wars franchise in the 300 Best Movies of All Time.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes

Star Trek (2009) is available to stream on Paramount+

William Shatner Urges Star Wars Fans to "Grow Up" and Join the Federation in Light-Hearted Star Wars Day Post

William Shatner has made it his annual duty to gently roast fans of "the other" sci-fi franchise on their special day.

Celebrating Star Wars Day , William Shatner playfully teases fans to "grow up" and join the Federation in Star Trek .
Shatner's documentary You Can Call Me Bill sheds new light on his life and career with high praise from fans.
Despite regrets over Star Trek V , Shatner's legacy remains strong, forgiving his misstep due to his lasting contributions.

As Star Wars fans celebrated “May the Fourth” with several franchise-related trailer releases, posters and more, William Shatner offered his support for the cause – with a playful sideswipe at the “children” who follow the Lucasfilm saga. As he has done several times in the past, Shatner shared a social media post to both help fans along in their celebration, and also remind them that there is always the Star Trek franchise waiting for them to “grow-up” into.

Star Wars Day is a long-standing tradition among fans of the tales of Jedi and Sith lords, and it has become expected that several reveals about the future of the franchise will be shared by Lucasfilm to mark the occasion. However, along with this, the event has become known for William Shatner’s lighthearted homages to the space saga while keeping the friendly rivalry between the sci-fi giants alive.

Fans Celebrate Star Wars Day Reacting to Final Trailer for The Acolyte, Sith Revealed Along with Official Poster

On his X/Twitter account, Shatner shared a tongue-in-cheek post that gently teased Star Wars aficionados with a call to eventually "grow up" and join the Federation, the interstellar government from Star Trek .

Last year, when asked about the lack of a dedicated day for the Star Trek franchise , the former Captain Kirk star wittily remarked that Star Trek is celebrated "364 days of the year," and that the Star Wars fans could “have their day.”

William Shatner Recently Released a New Documentary About His Life

As someone with a 70-year career under his belt, William Shatner has earned himself the right to do things his way, and he often does. Last month, the sci-fi icon released the new documentary William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill , which finally sees the actor opening up about his life and career as only he can.

As someone who has been the focus of many documentaries over the years, this was a chance for Shatner to take a deep look at himself and the life he has lived. While the actor had to be coaxed into making the documentary, it became a hit among fans of the icon, landing a Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score of 87% and an even more impressive 94% approval rate from audiences. Many praised the documentary for finally revealing the man behind the myth, with even die-hard Star Trek fans making note that they learned a lot they did not know about Shatner from the biography that did not just follow the regular narrative of such documentaries.

The "Cursed" Movie That Doomed William Shatner's Career as a Serious Actor

Of course, there will always be one main thing that William Shatner continued to be associated with, and that is the character of Captain James T. Kirk. Even now, the actor continues to share his thoughts and stories about his time as the Captain of the USS Enterprise, even recently opening up about one of the biggest Star Trek regrets relating to his highly criticized directorial effort, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

“I wish that I’d had the backing and the courage to do the things I felt I needed to do. My concept was, ‘Star Trek goes in search of God,’ and management said, ‘Well, who’s God? We’ll alienate the nonbeliever, so, no, we can’t do God.’ And then somebody said, ‘What about an alien who thinks they’re God?’ Then it was a series of my inabilities to deal with the management and the budget. I failed. In my mind, I failed horribly. When I’m asked, ‘What do you regret the most?,’ I regret not being equipped emotionally to deal with a large motion picture. So, in the absence of my power, the power vacuum filled with people that didn’t make the decisions I would’ve made.”

In the grand scheme of things, Shatner’s small misstep has been mostly forgiven thanks to his many other contributions to the franchise over the decades. For those who have not yet heard Shatner’s story from his own mouth, William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill is available now on VOD.

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Why is 'Star Wars' Day on May 4? What is it? Here's how the unofficial holiday came to be

'may the force be with you,' or 'may the 4th be with you' saturday is "star wars" day, the unofficial celebration of the beloved space opera that falls every year on may 4..

Once simply a campy sci-fi series of the 1970s and 80s, "Star Wars" has grown into an omnipresent pop culture behemoth with its own theme park and a never-ending stream of movies, television series and merchandise.

But if you still can't quite get enough of the galaxy far, far away, the iconic franchise has its own holiday, too – even if it's one entirely made up.

Saturday is "Star Wars" Day , the unofficial celebration of the beloved space opera that falls every year on May 4. That means plenty of "Star Wars" festivals in cities across the nation , special deals from retailers looking to capitalize on the hype and – fingers crossed! – perhaps an announcement or two from Disney about the future of the franchise.

Here's everything to know about "Star Wars" Day.

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Why is May 4 'Star Wars' Day?

It's no accident that "Star Wars" Day is celebrated on May 4.

Anyone who is a fan of the series knows well that Obi-Wan Kenobi and other Jedi often use the phrase, "May the force be with you," as a sentiment of good will. Well, as fans have come to realize, the phrase can sound a lot like "May the 4th be with you" – and a holiday was born.

So, yes, the date on which "Star Wars" Day is celebrated every year is based solely off of a pun.

When did 'Star Wars' Day start?

Because it originated as a fan holiday, "Star Wars" Day has no official origin or even commencement year.

The earliest uses of the phrase “May the 4th Be With You” dates to 1978, one year after the release of " Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope ," according to StarWars.com . It didn't take long for the vernacular of the film to become ingrained in American popular culture, as “May the force be with you,” had been appearing on buttons, posters and other items for months after the film's release.

By that summer, newspaper writers used the phrase as a gimmick to mark Independence Day celebrations on July 4, according to StarWars.com.

Another one of the earliest uses of the phrase came on May 4, 1979, when a London newspaper writer congratulated Britain’s new prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, on her first day of office, StarWars.com says. In a full-page ad the writer said, “May the Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations!”

The phrase resurfaced once again in July 2005, weeks after the release of " Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith ." A marketing push to bring audiences back to theaters inspired a newspaper ad with Yoda in front of a patriotic background of red-white-and-blue fireworks with the phrase, “May the Fourth Be With You,” at the top.

But the concept didn't really start taking off until the advent of social media as users began using it in hashtags. Though it began as a way for fans to host themed parties or revisit the films, retailers were quick to take advantage of the trend with marketing pushes of their own.

Where to watch 'Star Wars' shows, movies

Because May 4 falls on a weekend this year, it may be the perfect time to kick back and host a "Star Wars" marathon.

All 11 of the live action films – the three trilogies and two standalones, " Rogue One " (2016) and " S olo " (2018) – are available to stream on Disney+ .

Starting May 4, "Star Wars" fans will also be able to watch all nine films that comprise the "Skywalker Saga" in select theaters nationwide to celebrate the 25th anniversary of " Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ."

Disney, which acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, has tirelessly churned out plenty of "Star Wars" content in the ensuing years, including both live-action and animated series that are also available on its streaming platform.

Just in time for "Star Wars" Day, the latest series, the " Tales of the Empire ," will hit Disney+ on Saturday. The animated series created by Dave Filoni follows two characters in different time periods as they fight the evil Galactic Empire.

Check out the trailer here:

Monthly subscription rates for Disney+ start at $9.99.

Eric Lagatta covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. Reach him at [email protected]

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