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June

Here is an editorial on the future of Star Trek in light of the end of SNW and the probable Paramount-Skydance merger, and on the direction the franchise should and should not take in my view.

Eaglemoss published a series of well-researched and nicely illustrated Shipyards books until the bankruptcy in 2022. I compiled a list of errors initially for myself, which I'm going to share now: Errata of the Eaglemoss Shipyards Books.

Two more old articles by Jörg improved and updated: Observations in TNG: "Unnatural Selection" and Observations in TNG: "A Matter of Honor".

Here is a new ranking, of my 10 Favorite Alien Ship Designs.

Strange New Worlds will end after its fifth season, consisting of only six episodes. Although I usually don't extrapolate but strictly base my assessment on canon evidence, it is just too tempting to speculate how the direct prequel to TOS will end in a few years. Also read further news and thoughts on the upcoming season 3.

Numerous improvements and some new findings in the two old articles Observations in TNG: "The Schizoid Man" and Observations in TNG: "Loud as a Whisper".

Everything is set at EAS for Strange New Worlds season 3, which will begin on July 17 with two episodes, "Hegemony II" and "Wedding Bell Blues". See the rest of the episode titles and some previews.

 

May

Several new entries and many other improvements in another article: Observations in TNG: "Identity Crisis".

Twitter/X has cut all ties with the outside world and doesn't allow me to auto-post EAS news any more. I won't post site updates manually over there, but I'm not planning to leave the network either. Going somewhere else is currently not very tempting and would force me to work on tedious technical issues for several days when I would much rather like to create content.

On another technical note, the Follow-it newsletter doesn't work any longer (it is a paid plan now). If you have subscribed and you are getting annoying e-mails from them instead of the EAS feed, I am sorry there is nothing I can do. Please unsubscribe.

Two more old articles by Jörg are up to date now. Here are Observations in TNG: "Elementary, Dear Data" and Observations in TNG: "The Outrageous Okona".

The recent Red Alert! Experience at Universal Studios featured the Enterprise-D bridge from PIC season 3 as the main attraction. Here is a report by our reader Uli, with impressions and side-by side comparisons of the sets.

Two more Voyager season 6 retro reviews, of "One Small Step" and "The Voyager Conspiracy".

After working on it for ten years, I have reached an important milestone. All EAS articles are now free from hideous old Frontpage formatting and ready for the future. While I was going to recode it anyway, I combined the three parts of our big survey of Planets in TOS and TOS Remastered to one.

Continuing the update of old articles in season 2. Here are Observations in TNG: "The Child" and Observations in TNG: "Where Silence Has Lease".

Here are two more Voyager season 6 retro reviews, of "Riddles" and "Dragon's Teeth".

Two more old articles have been expanded and upgraded: Observations in TNG: "Conspiracy" and Observations in TNG: "The Neutral Zone". Each of them includes about 40 new or enhanced images.

There are numerous supplements and improvements in Jörg's article Observations in TNG: "Night Terrors", with some 60 new or improved images. I have also added a small "Section 31" gallery.

Final update with images from the Official Starships Collection in the galleries about the Nebula Class, Abramsverse Federation Vessels and Abramsverse Alien Vessels.

 

April

I have reworked two more of Jörg's TNG season 1 observation articles: Observations in TNG: "Symbiosis" and Observations in TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris". Both now include references from the latest Trek series.

Here is a new article with an illustrated list of Voyager's Maquis Crew. We also investigate whether the number of identified Maquis members fits with statements in the series.

Hair is a thing in Star Trek, from Shatner's toupee he already wore in TOS over Ilia's bald head to Peck-Spock's beard. Here are ten hairstyles that were, well, not so successful or that have not aged well in my view: 10 Worst Star Trek Hairstyles.

When I launched this website in 1998, the design problems or uncertainties of the original Enterprise such as the orientation of the bridge were known for decades and had already been investigated in detail. But I feel EAS isn't complete without a comprehensive article on the topic. So here it is: Design Issues of the Original Enterprise.

I have upgraded two more of Jörg's old observation articles: Observations in TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom" and Observations in TNG: "Skin of Evil".

Two more Voyager season 6 retro reviews, of the Doctor's hilarious daydreams taking an unexpected turn in "Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy" and of Tom's fatal attraction to a manipulative shuttle in "Alice".

An EAE Award goes to MeWho Rob, for creating the legendary System 47 screensaver and other stunning LCARS animations with an incredible level of variations and of detail.

The new Strange New Worlds season 3 trailer promises a lot of fun but also exemplifies some inherent problems of the series. Read my full comment.

 

March

I have added more images from the Official Starships Collection to several galleries, such as of the Galaxy class and the Sovereign class.

Several additions and improvements in Jörg's article on Observations in TNG: "Galaxy's Child".

Two more Voyager retro reviews, of Seven's encounter with her past companions in "Survival Instinct" and B'Elanna's journey to Klingon hell in "Barge of the Dead".

I have added considerations on the USS Equinox to the article on Starship Size Issues.

Complete redesign of the Journal of Applied Treknology. Although there have been hardly any updates in recent years, the bad colors and tiny font sizes as well as the ghastly code (thank you, Frontpage!) annoyed me so much that I spent several days to recode it. Please tell me if there are display problems with certain browsers or devices. While I was at it, I also added six new designs.

I have updated the Links and added a new link for each one I had to remove. Do good and visit another Trek site today!

The Episode Master List now allows to create different forms of diagrams (bar chart, histogram) with filtered or sorted episode data. Let me know if there are any problems with any browser.

 

February

Here are two more Voyager retro reviews, of "Warhead" with Harry and the stubborn bomb and of the exciting multilayered conflicts in "Equinox I/II".

Find numerous additions and improvements in Jörg's article on Observations in TNG: "First Contact".

Two more TNG season 1 observation articles have been upgraded: Observations in TNG: "Coming of Age" and Observations in TNG: "Heart of Glory".

I have uploaded about 100 high-resolution photos of studio miniatures to the Starship Gallery, such as of several Federation shuttles, of Deep Space 9 or of the USS Yamaguchi. Please follow the signs to see all updates.

Jörg identifies the Paintings and Photos in Picard's Study in PIC season 1 in a new article.

I have improved two more of Jörg's oldest TNG observation articles with more references and better pictures: Observations in TNG: "Home Soil" and Observations in TNG: "When the Bough Breaks".

Just a quick note that I have added the ships and other facts from "Section 31" to various pages of the site.

 

January

Final update to the EAS Fleet Yards: high-resolution orthos of Asia class, Eclipse class and Asia refit.

Here is my full-spoiler review of "Section 31" with Michelle Yeoh. The comments are open, as are the guest reviews. Please share your opinion on the streaming movie. Anyone who thinks it doesn't suck?

Here is a new list: All Star Trek Movies Ranked. Feel free to post your personal order in the comments.

I have added more columns to the Episode Master List, such as "Air date" and "Episode ID", which allow to sort the episodes and movies in still different ways.

Proud to present the configurable Episode Master List of all currently 907 episode/movie reviews at EAS, with links to the review pages and pictures. I may add more columns and more filter functions in the future. The script is linked from each episode index page, such as the one of Lower Decks and should facilitate finding a particular episode a lot. Note that the default series order is EAS-specific (the same as they appear in the menu). As I mentioned, its is possible to add more options but that will require external data I don't have yet.

Happy New Year 2025! I haven't prepared new content yet, but here are some highlights from 2024 you may have missed. There is an article identifying the Chinese Writing in Noonien Soong's Labs. Jörg explores The History of the Betazoid Emblem. All Fleet Charts are up to date (for the first time in years). Also, be sure to check out many new images in the Starship Gallery. And as always, the Starship Database is complete with all designs from the latest seasons (DIS, PRO, LOW).

 

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