Jun 9, 2026

Before there was streaming Trek or “immersive experiences,” there was something almost unbelievable: an officially licensed Star Trek stage play in London in 1994.

This week on The Trek Files, Larry Nemecek welcomes actor Adrian Cohen (credited at the time as Adrian Neil), who played Mr. Spock in the ambitious...

Jun 2, 2026

Thirty years ago, Star Trek: First Contact brought one of the franchise’s most important moments to life: humanity’s first meeting with the Vulcans. This week on The Trek Files, host Larry Nemecek welcomes actor, writer, and Does It Fly? co-host Tamara Krinsky for a uniquely personal look behind the scenes of that...

May 26, 2026

The Trek Files welcomes back visual effects veteran Stuart Ziff for a firsthand trip into the making of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. This time, the documents are original production call sheets from April 1986, detailing the now-legendary “B-Tank” shoot where the Klingon Bird-of-Prey splashed down into San...

May 22, 2026

Before Star Trek: The Motion Picture reached theaters, its visual effects production was already becoming legendary… for all the wrong reasons.

This week on The Trek Files, Larry Nemecek welcomes visual effects veteran Stuart Ziff for a firsthand account of the chaotic early days of TMP production under Robert Abel &...

May 19, 2026

What if Star Trek had spun off into a full-blown sitcom starring Lwaxana Troi?

To kick off Season 15 of The Trek Files, Larry Nemecek welcomes actor, writer, comedian, and Star Trek: Lower Decks star Tawny Newsome for a deep dive into an early-1990s pitch centered on Majel Barrett Roddenberry’s Betazoid ambassador.