Changes: 2020 (production)

Revision as of 18:20, 26 October 2020

Real world article
(written from a Production point of view)

For information about 2020 in the fictional Star Trek universe, please see 2020.

Table of Contents: January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December • Media

Events

January

9 January –
- Lan O'Kun dies.
- ST: "Children of Mars" premieres on CBS All Access.
- Star Trek Adventures - Gamma Quadrant by Modiphius Entertainment is released.
18 January – Robert Sampson dies.
23 January –
- Robert Harper dies.
- Star Trek: Picard's premiere, "Remembrance", and its The Ready Room aftershow air on CBS All Access.
28 January – Marj Dusay and Dyanne Thorne die.
29 January – Issue 3 of Star Trek: Picard - Countdown, from IDW Publishing is released.
30 January – the second episode of Star Trek: Picard, "Maps and Legends", and its The Ready Room aftershow premiere on CBS All Access.

February

3 February – Doug Knapp dies.
4 February – Star Trek: Year Five - Odyssey's End, from IDW Publishing, is released.
5 February –
- Kevin Conway dies.
- Edward Penn dies.
6 February – the third episode of Star Trek: Picard, "The End is the Beginning", and its The Ready Room aftershow premiere on CBS All Access.
7 February – Star Trek: Picard - Season 1, Chapter 1, from Lakeshore Records, is released in digital format.
11 February – The Last Best Hope, a Star Trek: Picard novel written by Una McCormack, is released.
12 February – Cheryl Wheeler Duncan dies.
13 February –
- Ryan MacDonald dies.
- the fourth episode of Star Trek: Picard, "Absolute Candor", and its The Ready Room aftershow premiere on CBS All Access.
18 February – Star Trek: Voyager 25th Anniversary Special, from Titan Comics, is released.
19 February – Issue 10 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
20 February –
- Claudette Nevins dies.
- the fifth episode of Star Trek: Picard, "Stardust City Rag", and its The Ready Room aftershow premiere on CBS All Access.
26 February – Valentine's Day Special Edition of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
27 February –
- Gene Dynarski dies.
- the sixth episode of Star Trek: Picard, "The Impossible Box", and its The Ready Room aftershow premiere on CBS All Access.

March

3 March –
- David Wise dies.
- James Otis dies.
- Star Trek: Kirk Fu Manual, by Dayton Ward, is released.
- Star Trek Starships Coaster Book, by Chip Carter, from RP Studio is released.
4 March – Popular Culture, Conspiracy Theory, and the Star Trek Text, from Lexington Books.
5 March – the seventh episode of Star Trek: Picard, "Nepenthe", and its The Ready Room aftershow premiere on CBS All Access.
10 March –
- The Higher Frontier, a Pocket TOS novel by Christopher L. Bennett, is released.
- Social Movements and the Collective Identity of the Star Trek Fandom, from Lexington Books, is released.
12 March – the eighth episode of Star Trek: Picard, "Broken Pieces", and its The Ready Room aftershow premiere on CBS All Access.
19 March – the ninth episode of Star Trek: Picard, "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1", and its The Ready Room aftershow premiere on CBS All Access.
25 March – Garret Sato dies.
26 March – the tenth episode and season 1 finale of Star Trek: Picard, "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2", and its The Ready Room aftershow premiere on CBS All Access.
27 March – Star Trek: Picard Official Collector's Edition, from Titan Comics, is released.

April

2 April – Exploring Star Trek: Voyager, from McFarland Publishing, is released.
3 April – Star Trek: Picard - Season 1, from Lakeshore Records, is released in digital format.
6 April – Erik Holland dies.
14 April – The Unsettling Stars, a novel by Alan Dean Foster set in the alternate reality, is released.
17 April – Beaming Up and Getting Off by Walter Koenig, from Jacobs Brown Press, is released.
30 April – Michael Keenan dies.

May

1 May – Else Blangsted dies.
3 May – John Mahon dies.
5 May – IncrediBuilds: Star Trek - Klingon Bird-of-Prey Book and 3D Wood Model from Insight Editions is released.
9 May – Geno Silva dies.
10 May – Martin Pasko dies.
12 May – Frank Bolle dies.
26 May – Richard Herd and Anthony James die.
27 May – Omnibus edition of Star Trek: Discovery - Aftermath, from IDW Publishing.

June

2 June – The first nine episodes of Star Trek: Short Treks are released on DVD and Blu-ray.
3 June – Issue 11 of Star Trek: Year Five from IDW Publishing is released.
9 June – Agents of Influence, a Pocket TOS novel by Dayton Ward, is released.
11 June – Mel Winkler dies.
23 June – Harry Basch dies.
30 June –
- The 2021 edition of The Star Trek Calendars from Universe Publishing is released.
- Star Trek: Discovery Guide to Seasons 1 and 2, Collector's Edition from Titan Comics is released.

July

1 July – Issue 12 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
2 July – The Ready Room's "Away Mission Special" premieres on CBS All Access.
7 July –
- The Star Trek ABC Book by Dennis Shealey, from Little Golden Books, is released.
- The 2021 edition of the Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendars from Universe Publishing is released.
- The 2021 edition of the Star Trek: Discovery calendars from Universe Publishing is released.
- The first edition of the Star Trek: Cats calendars from Universe Publishing is released.
14 July –
- Die Standing, a Pocket DIS novel by John Jackson Miller, is released.
- Star Trek: The USS Voyager NCC-74656 Illustrated Handbook, by Ben Robinson, from Random House is released.
14 July – Galyn Görg dies.
15 July –
- Maurice Roëves dies.
- Issue 1 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Too Long a Sacrifice from IDW Publishing is released.
21 July – Star Trek: Year Five - The Wine-Dark Deep from IDW Publishing is released.
31 July – Fighting for the Future: Essays on Star Trek: Discovery, from Liverpool University Press, is released.

August

4 August – The first edition of the Star Trek: Picard calendars, from Universe Publishing, is released.
5 August – Issue 13 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
6 August – Star Trek: Lower Decks, a new animated series, premieres with "Second Contact" and a The Ready Room special aftershow on CBS All Access.
11 August – More Beautiful Than Death, a novel by David Mack set in the alternate reality, is released.
13 August – the second episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, "Envoys", premieres on CBS All Access.
18 August –
- Ben Cross dies.
- Omnibus edition of Star Trek: Picard - Countdown, from IDW Publishing, is released.
19 August – Issue 2 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Too Long a Sacrifice, from IDW Publishing.
20 August – the third episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, "Temporal Edict", premieres on CBS All Access.
26 August – Star Trek: Hell's Mirror, from IDW Publishing, is released.
27 August – the fourth episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, "Moist Vessel", premieres on CBS All Access.

September

1 September –
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Art and Visual Effects, from Titan Books, is released.
- Star Trek Nerd Search: Quibbles with Tribbles, from Hero Collector, is released.
3 September – the fifth episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, "Cupid's Errant Arrow", premieres on CBS All Access.
9 September – Issue 14 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
10 September – the sixth episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, "Terminal Provocations", and The Ready Room special aftershow premiere on CBS All Access.
16 September – Merritt Yohnka dies.
17 September – the seventh episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, "Much Ado About Boimler", premieres on CBS All Access.
24 September – the eighth episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, "Veritas", premieres on CBS All Access.
29 September –
- Noby Arden dies.
- The 2021 edition of the Star Trek Daily Calendars, from Universe Publishing, is released.

October

1 October
- the ninth episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, "Crisis Point", premieres on CBS All Access.
- "Battle at the Binary Stars" airs on CBS, the first free-to-air broadcast of this episode in the US.
6 October – PIC Season 1 Blu-ray and DVD are released.
7 October – Issue 3 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Too Long a Sacrifice, from IDW Publishing, is released.
8 October – The tenth episode and season 1 finale of Star Trek: Lower Decks, "No Small Parts", and a The Ready Room special aftershow premiere on CBS All Access.
13 October – Pocket VOY novel To Lose the Earth, by Kirsten Beyer, is released.
14 October – Debt of Honor Facsimile Edition from IDW Publishing is released.
15 October –
- Star Trek: Discovery returns with "That Hope Is You, Part 1", the first episode of season 3, on CBS All Access.
- "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry" airs on CBS, the first US free-to-air broadcast of this episode.
21 October – Pamela Kosh dies.
22 October – DIS: "Far From Home" premieres on CBS All Access.

Media gallery

2019

Production timeline
Births • Deaths

2021

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 * [[23 January]] &ndash;
 ** [[Robert Harper]] dies.
-** {{s|PIC}}{{'}}s premiere, {{e|Remembrance}}, and its {{s|TRR}} {{after|Remembrance|aftershow}} air on CBS All Access.
+** {{s|PIC}}'s premiere, {{e|Remembrance}}, and its {{s|TRR}} {{after|Remembrance|aftershow}} air on CBS All Access.
 * [[28 January]] &ndash; [[Marj Dusay]] and [[Dyanne Thorne]] die.
 * [[29 January]] &ndash; [[Star Trek: Picard - Countdown, Issue 3|Issue 3]] of ''[[Star Trek: Picard - Countdown]]'', from [[IDW Publishing]] is released.
@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 ** [[Kevin Conway]] dies.
 ** [[Edward Penn]] dies.
-* [[6 February]] &ndash; the third episode of ''Star Trek: Picard'', {{e|The End is the Beginning}}, and its ''The Ready Room'' {{after|The End is the Beginning|aftershow}} premiere on CBS All Access.
+* [[6 February]] &ndash; the third episode of ''Star Trek: Picard'', {{e|The End is the Beginning}}, and its {{s|TRR}} {{after|The End is the Beginning|aftershow}} premiere on CBS All Access.
 * [[7 February]] &ndash; ''[[Star Trek: Picard - Season 1, Chapter 1]]'', from [[Lakeshore Records]], is released in digital format.
 * [[11 February]] &ndash; ''[[The Last Best Hope]]'', a ''{{dis|Star Trek: Picard|Pocket}}'' novel written by [[Una McCormack]], is released.
 * [[12 February]] &ndash; [[Cheryl Wheeler Duncan]] dies.
+* [[13 February]] &ndash;
-* [[13 February]] &ndash; the fourth episode of ''Star Trek: Picard'', {{e|Absolute Candor}}, and its ''The Ready Room'' {{after|Absolute Candor|aftershow}} premiere on CBS All Access.
+**[[Ryan MacDonald]] dies.
+**the fourth episode of ''Star Trek: Picard'', {{e|Absolute Candor}}, and its ''The Ready Room'' {{after|Absolute Candor|aftershow}} premiere on CBS All Access.
 * [[18 February]] &ndash; ''[[Star Trek: Voyager 25th Anniversary Special]]'', from [[Titan Comics]], is released.
 * [[19 February]] &ndash; [[Star Trek: Year Five, Issue 10|Issue 10]] of ''[[Star Trek: Year Five]]'', from IDW Publishing, is released.
@@ Line 84: / Line 86: @@
 === July ===
 * [[1 July]] &ndash; [[Star Trek: Year Five, Issue 12|Issue 12]] of ''Star Trek: Year Five'', from IDW Publishing, is released.
+* [[2 July]] &ndash; ''The Ready Room''{{'}}s {{after|Away Mission Special}} premieres on CBS All Access.
 * [[7 July]] &ndash;
 ** ''[[The Star Trek ABC Book]]'' by [[Dennis Shealey]], from [[Little Golden Books]], is released.
@@ Line 89: / Line 92: @@
 ** The [[Star Trek: Discovery Calendar (2021)|2021 edition]] of the ''[[Star Trek: Discovery calendars]]'' from Universe Publishing is released.
 ** The [[Star Trek: Cats Calendar (2021)|first edition]] of the ''[[Star Trek: Cats calendars]]'' from Universe Publishing is released.
+* [[14 July]] &ndash;
+** ''[[Die Standing]]'', a [[Pocket DIS]] novel by [[John Jackson Miller]], is released.
+** ''[[Star Trek: The USS Voyager NCC-74656 Illustrated Handbook]]'', by [[Ben Robinson]], from [[Random House]] is released.
+* [[14 July]] &ndash; [[Galyn Görg]] dies.
+* [[15 July]] &ndash;
+** [[Maurice Roëves]] dies.
+** [[Too Long a Sacrifice, Issue 1|Issue 1]] of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Too Long a Sacrifice]]'' from IDW Publishing is released.
+* [[21 July]] &ndash; ''[[Star Trek: Year Five - The Wine-Dark Deep]]'' from IDW Publishing is released.
+* [[31 July]] &ndash; ''[[Fighting for the Future|Fighting for the Future: Essays on Star Trek: Discovery]]'', from [[Liverpool University Press]], is released.
+=== August ===
+* [[4 August]] &ndash; The [[Star Trek: Picard Calendar (2021)|first edition]] of the ''[[Star Trek: Picard calendars]]'', from Universe Publishing, is released.
+* [[5 August]] &ndash; [[Star Trek: Year Five, Issue 13|Issue 13]] of ''Star Trek: Year Five'', from IDW Publishing, is released.
+* [[6 August]] &ndash; {{s|LD}}, a new animated series, premieres with {{e|Second Contact}} and a ''The Ready Room'' {{after|Premiere Special|special aftershow}} on CBS All Access.
+* [[11 August]] &ndash; ''[[More Beautiful Than Death]]'', a novel by [[David Mack]] set in the [[alternate reality]], is released.
+* [[13 August]] &ndash; the second episode of ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', {{e|Envoys}}, premieres on CBS All Access.
+* [[18 August]] &ndash;
+** [[Ben Cross]] dies.
+** {{dis|Star Trek: Picard - Countdown|omnibus|Omnibus edition}} of ''Star Trek: Picard - Countdown'', from IDW Publishing, is released.
+* [[19 August]] &ndash; [[Too Long a Sacrifice, Issue 2|Issue 2]] of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Too Long a Sacrifice'', from IDW Publishing.
+* [[20 August]] &ndash; the third episode of ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', {{e|Temporal Edict}}, premieres on CBS All Access.
+* [[26 August]] &ndash; ''[[Star Trek: Hell's Mirror]]'', from IDW Publishing, is released.
+* [[27 August]] &ndash; the fourth episode of ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', {{e|Moist Vessel}}, premieres on CBS All Access.
+=== September ===
+* [[1 September]] &ndash;
+** ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Art and Visual Effects]]'', from [[Titan Books]], is released.
+** ''[[Star Trek Nerd Search: Quibbles with Tribbles]]'', from [[Hero Collector]], is released.
+* [[3 September]] &ndash; the fifth episode of ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', {{e|Cupid's Errant Arrow}}, premieres on CBS All Access.
+* [[9 September]] &ndash; [[Star Trek: Year Five, Issue 14|Issue 14]] of ''Star Trek: Year Five'', from IDW Publishing, is released.
+* [[10 September]] &ndash; the sixth episode of ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', {{e|Terminal Provocations}}, and ''The Ready Room'' {{after|Midseason Special|special aftershow}} premiere on CBS All Access.
+* [[16 September]] &ndash; [[Merritt Yohnka]] dies.
+* [[17 September]] &ndash; the seventh episode of ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', {{e|Much Ado About Boimler}}, premieres on CBS All Access.
+* [[24 September]] &ndash; the eighth episode of ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', {{e|Veritas}}, premieres on CBS All Access.
+* [[29 September]] &ndash;
+** [[Noby Arden]] dies.
+** The [[Star Trek Daily Calendar (2021)|2021 edition]] of the ''[[Star Trek Daily Calendars]]'', from Universe Publishing, is released.
+=== October ===
+* [[1 October]]
+** the ninth episode of ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', {{e|Crisis Point}}, premieres on CBS All Access.
+** {{e|Battle at the Binary Stars}} airs on CBS, the first free-to-air broadcast of this episode in the US.
+* [[6 October]] &ndash; [[PIC Season 1 Blu-ray]] and [[PIC Season 1 DVD|DVD]] are released.
+* [[7 October]] &ndash; [[Too Long a Sacrifice, Issue 3|Issue 3]] of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Too Long a Sacrifice'', from IDW Publishing, is released.
+* [[8 October]] &ndash; The tenth episode and [[LD Season 1|season 1]] finale of ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', {{e|No Small Parts}}, and a ''The Ready Room'' {{after|Finale Special|special aftershow}} premiere on CBS All Access.
+* [[13 October]] &ndash; [[Pocket VOY]] novel ''[[To Lose the Earth]]'', by [[Kirsten Beyer]], is released.
+* [[14 October]] &ndash; ''[[Debt of Honor]]'' Facsimile Edition from IDW Publishing is released.
+* [[15 October]] &ndash;
+** {{s|DIS}} returns with {{e|That Hope Is You, Part 1}}, the first episode of [[DIS Season 3|season 3]], on CBS All Access.
+** {{e|The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry}} airs on [[CBS Television Network|CBS]], the first US free-to-air broadcast of this episode.
+* [[21 October]] &ndash; [[Pamela Kosh]] dies.
+* [[22 October]] &ndash; {{DIS|Far From Home}} premieres on CBS All Access.
 == Media gallery ==
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 File:Discovery Guide to Seasons 1 and 2 Collector's Edition.jpg|''[[Star Trek: Discovery Guide to Seasons 1 and 2, Collector's Edition]]''
 File:Star Trek Year Five issue 12 cover A.jpg|"[[Star Trek: Year Five, Issue 12]]"
+File:TRR 24.png|{{after|Away Mission Special}}
 File:Star Trek ABC Book cover.jpg|''[[The Star Trek ABC Book]]''
 File:2021 SOTL alt cover NX-01.jpg|''[[Star Trek: Ships of the Line (2021)]]''
 File:Star Trek Discovery Calendar 2021.jpg|''[[Star Trek: Discovery Calendar (2021)]]''
 File:Star Trek Cats Calendar 2021.jpg|''[[Star Trek: Cats Calendar (2021)]]''
+File:Die Standing cover.jpg|''[[Die Standing]]''
+File:Star Trek Voyager NCC-74656 Illustrated Handbook.jpg|''[[Star Trek: The USS Voyager NCC-74656 Illustrated Handbook]]''
+File:Too Long a Sacrifice issue 1 cover A.jpg|"[[Too Long a Sacrifice, Issue 1]]"
+File:Year Five Wine-Dark Deep cover.jpg|''[[Star Trek: Year Five - The Wine-Dark Deep]]''
+File:Fighting for the Future.jpg|''[[Fighting for the Future]]''
+File:Star Trek Picard Calendar 2021.jpg|''[[Star Trek: Picard Calendar (2021)]]''
+File:Star Trek Year Five issue 13 cover A.jpg|"[[Star Trek: Year Five, Issue 13]]"
+File:1x01 Second Contact title card.jpg|{{e|Second Contact}} and {{after|Premiere Special|aftershow}}
+File:More Beautiful than Death release cover.jpg|''[[More Beautiful Than Death]]''
+File:1x02 Envoys title card.jpg|{{e|Envoys}}
+File:PIC Countdown omnibus cover.jpg|''[[Star Trek: Picard - Countdown (omnibus)]]''
+File:1x03 Temporal Edict title card.jpg|{{e|Temporal Edict}}
+File:Hell's Mirror.jpg|''[[Star Trek: Hell's Mirror]]''
+File:1x04 Moist Vessel title card.jpg|{{e|Moist Vessel}}
+File:Star Trek TMP The Art and Visual Effects.jpg|''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Art and Visual Effects]]''
+File:Quibbles with Tribbles.jpg|''[[Star Trek Nerd Search: Quibbles with Tribbles]]''
+File:1x05 Cupid's Errant Arrow title card.jpg|{{e|Cupid's Errant Arrow}}
+File:Star Trek Year Five issue 14 cover A.jpg|"[[Star Trek: Year Five, Issue 14]]"
+File:1x06 Terminal Provocations title card.jpg|{{e|Terminal Provocations}} and {{after|Midseason Special|aftershow}}
+File:1x07 Much Ado About Boimler title card.jpg|{{e|Much Ado About Boimler}}
+File:1x08 Veritas title card.jpg|{{e|Veritas}}
+File:Star Trek Daily 2021.jpg|''[[Star Trek Daily Calendar (2021)]]''
+File:1x09 Crisis Point title card.jpg|{{e|Crisis Point}}
+File:PIC Season 1 Blu-ray cover.jpg|[[PIC Season 1 Blu-ray]]
+File:PIC Season 1 DVD cover.jpg|[[PIC Season 1 DVD]]
+File:Too Long a Sacrifice issue 3 cover A.jpg|"[[Too Long a Sacrifice, Issue 3]]"
+File:1x10 No Small Parts title card.jpg|{{e|No Small Parts}} and {{after|Finale Special|aftershow}}
+File:To Lose the Earth cover.jpg|''[[To Lose the Earth]]''
+File:Debt of Honor IDW.jpg|''[[Debt of Honor]]'' Facsimile Edition
+File:Searching for signals.png|{{e|That Hope Is You, Part 1}} and {{after|That Hope Is You, Part 1|aftershow}}
+File:Discovery crashed.jpg|{{e|Far From Home}} and {{after|Far From Home|aftershow}}
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