Hey, Star Trek fans: Got an itching to watch Captain Kirk go hand-to-hand with a Gorn? Or see Captain Picard's crew deal with the meddlesome, godlike Q? Or even catch the U.S.S Voyager's battles with Species 8472? Then head over to Hulu, where every single Star Trek episode is free until April.

Why the sci-fi bonanza? It's Hulu's "happy birthday" to the one, the only, The Shat:

"Today is William Shatner’s birthday, and Hulu is making every episode from every Star Trek series available to watch for free until the end of the month," reads a Hulu blog post from Friday. "Resistance is futile. Almost as futile as controlling a population of tribbles."

All these free episodes should be a great way to get amped for the upcoming blockbuster sequel Star Trek: Into Darkness, coming this May.

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Hulu is also tying the free episodes into a college basketball-style bracket tournament by asking users to vote on their favorite characters in head-to-head matchups. Spock or Seven of Nine? Q or Wesley Crusher? James T. Kirk or William Riker? Vote on Hulu's Tumblr — though we hope that last one is easy.

Note that the entire Star Trek collection is also available on Netflix, though only for paying customers.

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