This Week in Trek | A Star Trek Podcast

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

Michael Gaines — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:54:25 +0000

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?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Airheads 1994 – Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley. Three band members hold radio station DJs hostage until they agree to play their demo tape. When a band member can’t decide what to say when he finally has the mic, this happens.

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Episode insight: TNG S1: 11001001

Character insight: Nero

Subspace communications

1000 Questions

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

Michael Gaines — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:45:12 +0000

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”

Michael Gaines — Tue, 28 May 2013 22:20:59 +0000

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.

Ten Forward:

What’s your favorite “Going to warp” effect?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Scooby Doo

Episode insight: DS9: The Way Of The Warrior part 2

Character insight: T’Pau

Subspace communications

1000 questions

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

Michael Gaines — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:47:22 +0000

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

Ten Forward:

I’m glad CBS and Paramount are separate Treks. Paramount can make the big huge mega-events, and CBS can make the cerebral thought-provoking Roddenberry-style Trek.

(but it causes problems – see above) but only if they try to integrate the two.

Star Trek in pop culture:

JJ Abrams on John Stewart

Movie Insight – Star Trek Into Darkness

Subspace communications

Episode 91, Stardate 1305.14, “So there”

Michael Gaines — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:12:56 +0000

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

Ten Forward:

DS9’s original CGI files have been found for a possible conversion to HD. They look great in HD, but you can see some edges from the low polygon count. Other than multiplying the polygons, should the files be improved in other ways?

Star Trek in pop culture:

The president stole a line from Trek 2009 for his Ohio State University commencement speech.

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Episode insight: DS9: The Way Of The Warrior part 1

Character insight – Sarek

Subspace communications

1000 questions

Episode 90, Stardate 1305.7, “Beergineering”

Michael Gaines — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:24:47 +0000

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

Ten Forward:

I’ve heard JJ wants any future tv series to be in his timeline. I’m afraid the studios will agree and we’ll never see original timeline ever again.

Star Trek in pop culture:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (current CGI series) Leonardo is a fan of an animated TV show that looks exactly like Trek’s TAS. In this clip, he’s saying the lines along with the show (just like I do sometimes).

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Episode insight: TNG: Darmok

Character Insight – Spock

Subspace communications

1000 Questions

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

Michael Gaines — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:19:32 +0000

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

Ten Forward:

What’s your favorite/least favorite series and/or season for music (other than the main theme)?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Conan O’Brien with guest Ty Burrell. Dec 7, 2012, Conan was on an early TNG episode, lurking in the shadows (Too Short a Season) with only his hair showing. Or was he? It’s visual, but this is great stuff anyway.

Episode insight: VOY S7: Body & Soul (Suggested by Icewarm)

Character insight – Solok

Subspace communications

1000 Questions

Episode 88, Stardate 1304.23, “The coffee planet”

Michael Gaines — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:15:56 +0000

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

Ten Forward:

How many theme planets can we name? (Native American planet, Chicago planet, etc)

Star Trek in pop culture:

Children’s Hospital – comedy show started on the WB in 2008 and began airing on Adult Swim 2010

A couple of Trek cosplayers show up. One as a klingon, and one as Kirk. Mean spirited.

Episode Insight: “A Piece of the Action” from TOS S2

Character insight: Locutus of Borg

Subspace communications

1000 questions

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

Michael Gaines — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:40:46 +0000

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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This Week in Trek Episode 86, “My grandma takes Dytalix B”

Michael Gaines — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:26:18 +0000

News

INTO DARKNESS premiere is April 23rd in Sydney, Australia.

New trailer next weekend with Oblivion

Copy/pasted smoke poster http://www.treknews.net/2013/04/09/new-star-trek-into-darkness-international-poster/

@Marina_Sirtis now on Twitter!

Ten Forward:

What’s your favorite planet?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Whose Line is it Anyway (UK)

Episode insight: ENT: Daedelus S4

Character insight: Elim Garak

Subspace communications

Collectables:

Darrell: Franklin Mint 1992 City onthe Edge of Forver diorama http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/woodbridge/antiques-art-collectables/franklin-mint-star-trek-the-city-on-the-edge-of-forever-sculpture/1003021100

Mike: Star Trek iPhone 4 (boo) cases from entertainement earth