this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2023

17 points (94.7% liked)

Star Trek Social Club

10679 readers

443 users here now

r/startrek: The Next Generation

Star Trek news and discussion. No slash fic...

Maybe a little slash fic.

New to Star Trek and wondering where to start?

Rules

1 Be constructive

All posts/comments must be thoughtful and balanced.

2 Be welcoming

It is important that everyone from newbies to OG Trekkers feel welcome, no matter their gender, sexual orientation, religion or race.

3 Be truthful

All posts/comments must be factually accurate and verifiable. We are not a place for gossip, rumors, or manipulative or misleading content.

4 Be nice

If a polite way cannot be found to phrase what it is you want to say, don't say anything at all. Insulting or disparaging remarks about any human being are expressly not allowed.

5 Spoilers

Utilize the spoiler system for any and all spoilers relating to the most recently-aired episode. There is no formal spoiler protection for episodes/films after they have been available for approximately one week.

6 Keep on-topic

All busmittions must be directly about the Star Trek franchise (the shows, movies, books, etc.). Off-topic discussions are welcome at c/Quarks.

7 Meta

Questions and concerns about moderator actions should be brought forward via DM.

Upcoming Episodes

Date	Episode	Title
11-28	LD 5x07	"Fully Dilated"
12-05	LD 5x08	"Upper Decks"
12-12	LD 5x09	"Fissure Quest"
12-19	LD 5x10	"The New Next Generation"
01-24	Film	"Section 31"

Episode Discussion Archive

In Production

Strange New Worlds (TBA)

Section 31 (2025-01-24)

Starfleet Academy (TBA)

In Development

Untitled theatrical film

Untitled comedy series

Wondering where to stream a series? Check here.

Allied Discord Server

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

Star Trek Merchandise Roundup: New Books, Build-a-Bear Releases, Pins, Keychains… and Klingon Bandages?! (blog.trekcore.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

10 comments fedilink hide all child comments

top 9 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I wish they'd branch out more with their merch and collaborate with companies like Lego instead of some cheap knockoff Lego company for example.

It seems like Star Trek has always had weak merch that kept it relegated to 'nerd' status while properties like Star Wars have super popular merch even with 'normies.' I have a whole wall dedicated to my nerdy hobbies yet only one or two Star Trek items (even thought it's definitely my favorite property) because it's just not very appealing merch. I'm unfortunately not going to buy a Build-a-Bear as a nearly 40 year old man. They keychain is cool but how lucrative is selling keychains? Who do they expect to buy this stuff?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They finally got licensing in place with Playmobil, but only for the really high end collector-niche Enterprise and Klingon ship model play sets. Unlike other Playmobil lines, the Star Trek one doesn’t include the less expensive entry level sets that kids might get as gifts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And I'm their exact target demographic (adult fan of Lego, huge Star Trek fan) but won't buy Playmobil sets because they don't have the quality, look, or appeal of Lego. Seems they've bounced the IP around to various Lego competitors over the years with little success.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The BlueBrixx sets look pretty cool, but from what I understand they're difficult to get if you're not in Europe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Our kids were Playmobil’s exact target market at 8 years old.

They saved up gift money to buy the sets, but had to make do with the planetary explorer sets that existed at the time since there were no Star Trek sets.

Not to say that fan collectors might want that kind of thing too, but our kids would have actually played with them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That’s what I wish for Pokémon. Highest grossing franchise in the world, works with knock-off legos.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Aren't they owned by Nintendo too? Kinda surprising since they have Mario, Donkey Kong, and the consoles

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Nintendo owns a large part at least. I didn’t about it that way. Also didn’t know there were DK Legos!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Dropping a line to say that the Star Trek: Lower Decks — USS Cerritos Crew Handbook is finally available for preorder in Canada via Amazon.ca.

Previously Titanbooks webpage had sent all North American purchasers to order from the US Amazon site.

I had tried earlier through a local independent comic store with no success. It’s not clear that Titanbooks is set up distribution with independents, or at least not to those across borders.

load more comments