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 In the nearly 40 years since Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Star Trek: The Next Generation sparked my enthusiasm for Gene Roddenberry’s sci-fi saga, I’ve seen the franchise through its highs (the Dominion War arc on Deep Space Nine, the First Contact movie, the ongoing Paramount+ series Strange New Worlds) and its lows (the Voyager episode “Threshold,” the finale of Enterprise, the grim tedium of Picard’s first season). But through it all, there’s one phrase I’ve never said in reaction to any movie or series under the Star Trek umbrella — especially since it’s the rallying cry of so many bad-faith morons who monetize negativity on the internet. But the straight-to-streaming Star Trek movie Section 31 has driven a wedge into my soul, and my reaction is simple: “This is not Star Trek.” While it would still be boring, Section 31 might be better if you watched it without knowing anything about Star Trek history. This way, at least, you won't end up wondering how writer Craig Sweeny...