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Well, hello there and welcome into the Ringerverse, your Nexus feed for all things fandom.

I am Bellenberg, senior editor at The Ringer and ButtonMash host.

Also, your Master of Ceremonies here at Ringerverse Recommends.

We have a new year, and so we have a new edition of Ringerverse Recommends for you.

2026, coming in hot, we've had a ton to cover already.

Night of the Seven Kingdoms, Fallout, Wonder Man.

It has kept our feeds filled, which means that a few new releases have fallen through the cracks.

And so as always, we convene here at the end of the month to talk about some releases in the nerd culture space that we have appreciated, that we want to shout out,

that we haven't had a chance to devote an entire episode to.

Had a lot of choices to feature on this month's episode and our main conversation,

considered the new Star Trek show, Starfleet Academy.

I'm watching it. I'm a few episodes in. I've got mixed feelings. I'm not fully sold yet.

We'll consider it for a future month. I'm reserving judgment for now. Also, I am very happy

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