10 Greatest Star Trek Moments In 2025
1. Same Face, Same Message
2025 saw seismic changes in the movie industry and disappointing updates from Paramount in particular. The company's vow to get rid of DEI initiatives caused major worry, not just for people's livelihoods, but also what that might mean for the future of a franchise that, by its very nature, was diverse to its core.
Robert Picardo, who is returning to Star Trek as the Emergency Medical Hologram in Starfleet Academy, was quick to publish his comments on a Trek without DEI. In a nutshell, he affirmed that there is no Trek without DEI.
This was an especially timely reminder to those who fear that the new regime at Paramount will chuck the spirit of Star Trek out. They simply can't. Since its earliest days, Star Trek has espoused the morality of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Claiming otherwise displays a thorough misunderstanding of what Gene Roddenberry wanted this universe to be about. Trek has not always kept the torch aloft, though it has managed to weather many threats to it over the years.
Star Trek is, at its core, a hopeful vision of the future. If Picardo's comments are to be believed, then Starfleet Academy is set to keep that hope alive. If David Ellison is to be believed, then Star Trek is a priority.
Star Trek is special to so many of us that any threat to it feels like a threat to us all. This year, despite the world surrounding it, Star Trek has kept afloat, brought new eyes to itself, and promised an exciting future to come.
At the end of this year, the fact that Star Trek is going nowhere feels like the best moment of all.