Welcome to This Week in Trek

Welcome to This Week in Trek

Good day, Trek fans. I’d like to welcome you to “This Week in Trek”, a podcast and web site about one of the most prolific franchises in television and movie history – Star Trek. Each show, Darrell and I will talk about why Trek is so important to us, analyses of episodes, what it was [...]

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Episode 96, Stardate 1306.19, “Abe Lincoln – Klingon Hunter”

News

George Takei’s FB feed is written by a comedian (partially)

‘Trek Nation’ Special Edition 2 DVD set Coming in July

200 items being auctioned off by a collector (items numbered 220-420) http://www.icollector.com/ScreenUsed-Summer-2013_as26841_p5

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Episode 95, Stardate 1306.11, “Here’s to you, Mr. Self-Destruct Computer Voice Guy”

News

Brent Spiner as himself: Nickelodeon show Wendell & Vinnie “Swindle & Vinnie” will air Thursday at 8:30 ET/PT.

Ten Forward:

What do you want from a new tv starship design?

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Episode 94, Stardate 1306.4, “No sleep makes the show better”

News

http://www.trektoday.com/content/2013/06/star-trek-into-darkness-box-office/

Star Trek The Wine

Ten Forward:

What’s your favorite / least favorite sound effect?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Kalan Johnson: Standup comedian Moshe Kasher: Live in Oakland

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Episode 93, Stardate 1305.28, “Cloaking DRM”

News

From Paul Fox: http://www.today.com/food/star-trek-beer-boldly-goes-where-no-brew-has-gone-6C10038820

Canada’s Delancey Direct to celebrate the centennial of Vulcan, Alberta

“Vulcan Ale is Episode One, a Klingon beer will be Episode Two, and a third beer yet to be announced will be Episode Three.”

Licensed from CBS.

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Episode 92, Stardate 1305.21, “Bowling alley is extra”

News

Star Trek Into Darkness finally released in the US

Facebook campaign to get Enterprise season 5 on Netflix.

@TheDeniseCrosby now on Twitter!

http://m.ign.com/articles/2013/05/16/how-rights-issues-killed-a-new-star-trek-tv-show

The Astronomical Cost of Building the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE

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Episode 91, Stardate 1305.14, “So there”

News

The TOS Galileo Shuttle’s retirement home post-restoration is going to be at NASA in Houston TX.

Will be at @SpaceCityCon in August. http://www.space.com/21003-star-trek-galileo-shuttlecraft-museum.html

ENTERPRISE Season 2 coming to Blu-ray August 20 in the US/Canada, August 19 in the UK, August 21 in Australia

Star Trek Into Darkness soundtrack on iTunes

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Episode 90, Stardate 1305.7, “Beergineering”

News

www.AreYouThe1701.com: Darrell and Mike win with #The1701!

Darrell knows the entire movie front to back (spoilerama!)

Atom-sized Star Trek logos

More clips

STID soundtrack available for preorder. ON. VINYL.

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/programs/movies/2013/may/04/

http://www.michaelgiacchinomusic.com/soundtracks/star-trek-into-darkness.html#.UYPPQ7TVRM7

startrek.com offering email addresses for $15/yr

http://www.startrekemail.com

Star Trek Into Darkness Gets “Action Movie FX” App

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPkByAkAdZs

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Episode 89, Stardate 1304.30, “This week in Pon Farr”

News

www.AreYouThe1701.com: Post an Instagram or Vine to Twitter with #The1701 inspired by Star Trek or the future. Go back to www.AreYouThe1701.com to complete your sign up. Will you be one of the chosen few?

Spoilers abound. To see or not to see?

TNG: Redemption parts 1 & 2 & season 4 preorder on Blu-Ray July 30.

Lots and lots of clips

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Episode 88, Stardate 1304.23, “The coffee planet”

News

Into Darkness has premiered in Australia. Opens May 9 there.

Rotten Tomatoes: “A good percentage of its 145 minutes is spent in subterranean near-darkness.”

Spoiler-free review http://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/1cxu09/

BoBW this Thursday

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Episode 87, Stardate 1304.16, “Those aren’t nuns”

News:

New trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness!

Music clip from the concert in Switzerland

Original phaser prop sells for $231,000. http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/06/showbiz/star-trek-rifle-auction/index.html

Ten Forward:

What’s your favorite prop?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Boomerang, 1992 Eddie Murphy. He and his girlfriend are snuggled up on the couch watching Star Trek.

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