Warping into the future, Discovery has taken us far away from what we know about the Star Trek Universe and found strange new worlds in once familiar territory. Following a season of rebuilding the show as we re-discover the galaxy, we’re taking the deepest of dives into Discovery’s third season including full episode reviews; special features focusing on the new crew and new technologies plus a point by point overall season breakdown!
Inspired by the new era for Discovery and for Starfleet, we’ll also be looking back at the Admirals who managed to break the “Bad Admiral” trope and go right back to the beginning of Starfleet’s travels into the final frontier as our Retro Review travels back to the events of Broken Bow.
The “Disco Inferno” Edition Also Includes:
- ON SCREEN: Including Season 5 of the Expanse, the return of For All Mankind, Woman In Motion and more including Challenger: The Final Flight.
- UNIVERSE: Introducing the new crew for Strange New Worlds and more including Lower Decks on Prime and Picard’s home release.
- REC DECK: Reviewing Medium, Little Nightmares 2, STO’s House Reborn and more including the best in new sci fi books and comics!
- FLEET ALERT!: A look back at the highs and lows of a very difficult year for all plus Meet the Fleet featuring Churchill’s CO and SFCHQ!
….and a whole lot more including reviews of the best in film, TrekLit, Sci Fi Books, Comic Book Spotlight, Gaming and plenty more
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Some Scary Ship! The Griffin Incident; Strange New Worlds S4E02
Returning from a conference for future leaders of Starfleet, Spock and La'an (with Kirk hitching a ride) find a long-lost ship adrift. The USS Griffin's disappearance nine years prior had never been explained, becoming a bit of folklore within the fleet. Stum,bling upon it by chance, the trio board the ship hoping to find an answer to the mystery only to get more than they bargained for... Writers: Robbie Thompson Director: Axelle Carolyn I'll preface this now by pointing out I love creepy sci fi settings.. The isolation of being trapped on a derelict ship with no escape and no one to call for help has always been something I've enjoyed from the obvious Event Horizon, even to old classics like The Thing. So I was excited for this one by the trailer alone and can't say I was disappointed! […]
Mars Attacks! Valles Marineris; Strange New Worlds S4E01
Since losing Batel at the end of the last season, life for the crew of the Enterprise hasn't stopped. Mainly because Pike won'd let them. Racing from mission to mission without even a water break in between, the crew are getting a little run down after six months of back to back nonsense. And it's all because of Pike running away from the loss and burying himself in adventure to keep the grief at bay. As Admiral April pops over for a chat, and to offer Pike a promotion he doesnt seem too interested in, a break doesn't seem to be coming any time soon. Writers: Henry Alonso Myers, Alan B. McElroyDirector: Chris Fisher Sent to investigate some new weird space stuff, things go completely mental when the Enterprise gets pulled into it and thrown, Caretaker style, into an unfamiliar […]
Mark Mitchell; 1969-2026
It's with great sadness we report that our Director of Operations, Mark Mitchell, has sadly passed away suddenly earlier this week. Mark was one of our longest serving members and a huge part of what helped shape what SFCQ2 is today. Having served in leadership as a CO, throughout fleet support and originating the role of Director of Administration, Mark's unyielding dedication to the club and his multiple contributions over the decades undoubtedly make him worthy of his Legend handle. From writing the entire base for our modern Academy to being vital in the fleet restructure, to offering support and advice to countless members to support leadership and direction, Mark's efforts serve, and will likely continue to serve, as the backbone of everything that makes Q2 with his primary goal always being to offer the best of everything and push […]
Gamma Quarter 2403 Promotions & Citations
Throughout it’s entire existence SFC has grown, evolved and thrived due tot he commitment and passion of our officers and crew. Keen members can make a huge difference within their unit or the fleet as a whole, and we like to ensure members are rewarded and recognised for all they bring to the organisation. Starting this quarter, we're opening every new period within the fleet celebrating those who have made an impact and engaged in being a positive influence in their unit or in Q2 overall. The most obvious form of rewards comes from our naval-based rank structure. Utilising the same base rank structure seen on screen, SFC takes members through their journey as a Starfleet officer by giving members a chance to rise throughout the ranks from Ensign to Captain. Having had an active and exciting year, Lt Commander […]
A Fistful of ‘Spirk’
We've been spoiled with Spock in the past few years with Discovery introducing a younger iteration of the character long before he became the refined man of logic that made him famous, and continued that story through Strange New Worlds and his time under Captain Pike's command. As Strange New Worlds continues, giving more history to the original series line up and the early meetings of Spock and Kirk as it makes way for the beginning of the Kirk era, we thought we'd look back at some moments that made the partnership one of the most popular combinations in science fiction. JOURNEY TO BABEL TOS Season 2 Spock's got a bit of an issue with sharing. Secret brother who was shunned. Secret sister who's fate was classified. And despite trusting the Enterprise crew with his life, it was clearly only […]
Site & Service Updates July 2026
It's been a strange year as we adapt to then changing landscape of the Star Trek franchise with recent corporate shenanigans in the media industry, as well as adjusting to and anticipating new regulation sin our home base of the UK which has taken up more brain power than we'd expected!Still, despite distractions, we've been working away in the background with a revised Admin schedule to ensure at the very least every Sunday we can check off some items on the to do list and keep everyone updated on the changes whether minor, major or a bit pointless! On Screen Additions After being placed on the low priority list for a while, the On Screen Mission Log section has begun taking shape. Previously the On Screen section had it's own section per show since the launch of Discovery, however with […]
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It's been a long road getting from last year to here. But finally Comms is here! And it's the end of an era in more ways than one.
SFCQ2 Comms: Make It Snow | December 2021
We're in a bit of a time warp for our final issue of Comms this year! Initially scheduled for Summer, the universe had other plans and delays from COVID, life changes and a lack of time kept the issue pushed back until it became, not just a snapshot of the Summer, but an accidental collection of everything we've loved and looked forward to in the latter half of the year! One of those time warping moments came with Discovery, which was scheduled to begin on Netflix, subsequently pulled, then placed on Amazon for an extra £20 season buyout. With some UK fans split between the change up and some waiting for the full launch of Discovery on Paramount Plus, we've previewed what we expect, what theories we have and whats to come for those awaiting the Paramount Plus Release! We've […]
Discover a New Future: Comms Feature Roundup For Discovery’s Third Season.
Taking their Trek through space far beyond any era we've seen in Star Trek, the flagship show Discovery wrapped it's third season earlier this year and to celebrate, our last issue of Comms took the deepest of dives into the season with reviews, analysis and special features of the crew's discovering the wonders and threats of the 32nd century. Strange new worlds and breaking past the final frontier is star Trek's domain. For Discovery, it's third season took that to the extreme as the crew ventured beyond their comfort zone, beyond everything they knew to explore the future of the Federation. The third season for Discovery was a new beginning. Again. The show has reinvented itself more than once in it's just three-season run, from a prequel pilot before even seeing the titular ship, to having a captain who represented everything […]
SFCQ2 Comms: Tomorrow Is Yesterday | October 2020
As the crew of the Discovery leap forward towards the far future, we’re putting our focus on the wondrous tales of time travel throughout Star Trek and beyond! In our Retro Review we look at one of the most loved time travel movies in Star Trek, The Voyage Home, as well as another 80’s classic with Back to the Future in our On Screen feature. Plus we look back at the best Time Travel episodes in the Star Trek Universe, and pick out some of our favourite films from sci fi to comedy! In the present, Stephen Lester takes is through Lower Decks first few episodes; we review the latest in media including the Boys, Umbrella Academy, Wasteland and loads more in books, movies, games and comics! The TOMORROW IS YESTERDAY Also Includes ON SCREEN | Taking a peek at the best […]
SFCQ2 Comms: Impossible Things | May 2020
Reflecting on the inaugural series of Star Trek Picard, we take a deep dive into how the former Captain returned to adventuring the stars analysing the good, the bad and the history of the new era. And as we review the future, we also celebrate the past as Captain Pike makes his return to the the screen in Strange New Worlds! In Impossible Things we also take a look at the Picard-centric novel, Last Best Hope, look back at the first time we met Hugh in our Retro Review, explore the connections between Picard and previous Generations and have the fleet sound off on the show in our Officer Debrief The Impossible Things Edition Also Includes ON SCREEN | Taking a peek at the best and worst of recent TV and Cinematic outings including Red Dwarf the Promised Land, Altered […]
