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BALANCE OF TERABYTES: TREK VIDEO GAMES w/ SCOTT & DAVID TIPTON Nov 04, 2022

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THIS VOYAGE, Treksperts MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (vfx producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director's Edition) and ASHLEY E. MILLER (screenwriter, Thor, X-Men First Class; showrunner DOTA: Dragon's Blood) are joined by THE BROTHERS TIPTON, legendary Star Trek comic book writers whose "The Mirror War" just wrapped up. Today, they'll talk the long, strange history of STAR TREK video games from text based adventures to vector graphics to virtual reality and Star Trek Online. It's a "fascinating" deep dive into video games plus the Treksperts respond to Mets Police question about what would have happened to the Enterprise if V'ger hadn't shown up.

Learn all that is learnable about Star Trek in Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross' THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION, available in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from St. Maritn's Press. And if you're a James Bond fan, don't miss NOBODY DOES IT BETTER, in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from Forge Books. And don't miss SECRETS OF THE FORCE, the definitive unauthorized, uncensored oral history of STAR WARS, now available in hardcover, digital and audio!! And don't miss THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE KILLED HIS DOG, the complete oral history of John Wick, Gun-Fu and The New Age of Action in hardcover and digital now.

Follow Inglorious Treksperts at @inglorioustrek on Twitter, Facebook and at @inglorioustreksperts on Instagram. And now follow the Treksperts Briefing Room at @trekspertsBR, an entirely separate Twitter & Instagram feed.

"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

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TREK AND CATCH FIRE w/ CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL Oct 28, 2022

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THIS VOYAGE, Treksperts MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians) and DAREN DOCHTERMAN (vfx supervisor, Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director's Edition) are joined by Halt & Catch Fire co-creator and showrunner CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL (Paper Girls, Lodge 49) as he talks about his new IDW comic, Star Trek: Defiant, as well as plans for his upcoming reboot of Max Headroom.

"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

SAXON, SYBIL & SAYLES BATTLE IT OUT BEYOND THE STARS w/ ALLAN HOLZMAN Oct 21, 2022

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WHOAH, NELLIE as the Decksperts, MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (vfx producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director's Edition) and ASHLEY E. MILLER (screenwriter, Thor, X-Men First Class; showrunner DOTA: Dragon's Blood) grab a chair on Deck 78 and are joined by Emmy Award winning filmmaker and author ALLAN HOLZMAN (director, Forbidden World, Survivors Of The Holocaust) as he talks about his new book, CELLULOID WARS, about the turbulent making of the 1980 sci-fi classic, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS. Plus: for you STAR TREK fans, get ready to hear way too much about the Great Bird's nude writers' rooms.

"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

F IS FOR FOTONOVEL w/ LASZLO PAPAS Oct 21, 2022

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THIS VOYAGE, Treksperts MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians) and DAREN DOCHTERMAN (vfx producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director's Edition) are joined by LASZLO PAPAS, the co-founder of Mandala Productions and publisher of the original STAR TREK FOTONOVELS, as he proves a fotonovel is worth a thousand words. Laszlo tells us of the incredible origins of the Fotonovel, how they picked the episodes they'd adapt and about the rise and fall of this peculiar publishing phenomenon. Nightwing, anyone? Plus his run-in with the Colonel. If you listen to only one Trekspets this year, make it this one as fill in the blanks on an unchronicled area of significant Star Trek publishing history. Until now.

Learn all that is learnable about Star Trek in Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross' THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION, available in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from St. Maritn's Press. And if you're a James Bond fan, don't miss NOBODY DOES IT BETTER, in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from Forge Books. And the Force is with SECRETS OF THE FORCE, the definitive unauthorized, uncensored oral history of STAR WARS, now available in hardcover, digital and audio!! And if you're an action and John Wick fan, run, don't walk to buy THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE KILLED HIS DOG, the complete oral history of John Wick, Gun-Fu and The New Age of Action in hardcover and digital now. Follow Inglorious Treksperts at @inglorioustrek on Twitter, Facebook and at @inglorioustreksperts on Instagram.

And now follow the Treksperts Briefing Room at @trekspertsBR, an entirely separate Twitter & Instagram feed. Subscribe to Treksperts Plus at Trekspertsplus.com.

"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times #StarTrek #TOS #TAS #TNG #DS9 #VOY #ENT #DISCO #PICARD #LLAP #comics

#IDW #Marvel #DC #GoldKey #Discovery #DeepSpaceNine #STTMP #StarWars #CaptainPike #StrangeNewWorlds #55YearTour #casting #ST55 #StarTrek55 #TheCage #StrangeNewWorlds #SNW #Voyager #Janeway #Enterprise #TheSearchForSpock #StarTrekIII #BSG #TMP #Trekkies #Alien #Aliens #DavidFincher #Fotonovels #Trekucation

AND THE CHILD SHALL LEAD w/ ROD RODDENBERRY Oct 14, 2022

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THIS VOYAGE, Treksperts MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians) and DAREN DOCHTERMAN (vfx supervisor, Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director's Edition) are joined by ROD RODDENBERRY, the son of Star Trek's creator Gene Roddenberry to discuss discovering the importance of STAR TREK to the world, the values of IDIC, the future of the Gene Roddenberry Archives and why he doesn't really dig DEEP SPACE NINE. Don't miss an insightful and "fascinating" deep dive into Rod's continuing mission to honor and celebrate Gene Roddenberry's continuing legacy.

NEXT VOYAGE: On the subscriber exclusive, DECK 78, the Decksperts are joined by Battle Beyond The Stars editor and author ALLAN HOLZMAN who shares stories about the making of the film as well as insights from his new book Celluloid Wars: The Making Of Battle Beyond The Stars. Only on Deck 78 for Treksperts Plus subscribers.

"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

ORGANIAN QUIZ SHOW LIVE w/ RAFE NEEDLEMAN (BONUS EPISODE) Oct 09, 2022

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SUBSCRIBE TO TREKSPERTS PLUS TODAY... and get every episode of INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS and our new podcast, INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS presents DECK 78 along with additional bonus content and surprises all season long. For more details, visit trekkspertsplus.com. THIS VOYAGE, Treksperts MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (vfx producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director's Edition) and ASHLEY E. MILLER (screenwriter, Thor, X-Men First Class; showrunner DOTA: Dragon's Blood) are joined by legendary Organian quizmaster RAFE NEEDLEMAN live at Star Trek Las Vegas where the author of The Official Star Trek Quiz Book unveils all new questions (and quips) for a very special live competition featuring special guests LAURA BANKS (actress, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), HAZEL HONEYSUCKLE (star, Absinthe at Caesar's Palace) and film critic SCOTT "MOVIE" MANTZ. You don't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime event proving that not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Learn all that is learnable about Star Trek in Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross' THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION, available in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from St. Maritn's Press. And if you're a James Bond fan, don't miss NOBODY DOES IT BETTER, in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from Forge Books. And don't miss SECRETS OF THE FORCE, the definitive unauthorized, uncensored oral history of STAR WARS, now available in hardcover, digital and audio!! And don't miss THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE KILLED HIS DOG, the complete oral history of John Wick, Gun-Fu and The New Age of Action in hardcover and digital now. Follow Inglorious Treksperts at @inglorioustrek on Twitter, Facebook and at @inglorioustreksperts on Instagram. And now follow the Treksperts Briefing Room at @trekspertsBR, an entirely separate Twitter & Instagram feed. "Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times #StarTrek #TOS #TAS #TNG #DS9 #VOY #ENT #DISCO #PICARD #LLAP #comics #IDW #Marvel #DC #GoldKey #Discovery #DeepSpaceNine #STTMP #StarWars #CaptainPike #StrangeNewWorlds #55YearTour #casting #ST55 #StarTrek55 #TheCage #StrangeNewWorlds #SNW #Voyager #Janeway #Enterprise #TheSearchForSpock #StarTrekIII #BSG #TMP #Trekkies #Alien #Aliens #DavidFincher

ALIENATED: THE ALIEN CYCLE w/ CHARLIE DE LAUZIRIKA Oct 07, 2022

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FIRE THE ROCKETS as the Decksperts, MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (vfx producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director's Edition) and ASHLEY E. MILLER (screenwriter, Thor, X-Men First Class; showrunner DOTA: Dragon's Blood) grab a chair on Deck 78 and sit down with Alien-ologist CHARLIE DE LAUZIRIKA as he talks about chronicling the Alien films for the ALIEN ANTHOLOGY Blu-Ray, the best and worst of the Alien films, and we swap stories about the evolution of the entire Alien saga and even ambush 20th Century President STEVE ASBELL at home to see if Fox would green light Alien as a film today.

"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

THE STARSHIP IS NOT LANDING (Season Premiere) Sep 30, 2022

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THIS VOYAGE, its the fifth season SEASON PREMIERE as Treksperts MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (vfx producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director's Edition) and ASHLEY E. MILLER (screenwriter, Thor, X-Men First Class; showrunner DOTA: Dragon's Blood) return to tell us why THE SHIP IS NOT LANDING as they question the most recent Star Trek marketing and promotional campaign and muse on the once and future Star Trek ushering in an all-new year of Inglorious Treksperts. Also: a preview of the new DECK 78 podcast and what to expect this season on INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS.

NEXT VOYAGE: On the subscriber exclusive, DECK 78, the Decksperts are joined by Alien-ologist CHARLIE DE LAUZIRIKA as he talks about chronicling the Alien films for the ALIEN ANTHOLOGY Blu-Ray and we talk about the evolution of the entire Alien saga and even ambush 20th Century President STEVE ASBELL at home to see if Fox would green light Alien today. Only on Deck 78 for Treksperts Plus subscribers.

"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

DECK 78: INTO THE BLACK HOLE (BONUS FREE PREVIEW) Sep 09, 2022

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Become a TREKSPERTS PLUS Paid Subscriber Today: <a href="https://anchor.fm/inglorious-treksperts/subscribe" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/inglorious-treksperts/subscribe</a>

Welcome to DECK 78: AN INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS PODCAST where the Treksperts, MARK A. ALTMAN (Pandora, Free Enterprise, The Librarians), DAREN DOCHTERMAN (Star Trek: DIrector's Edition) and ASHLEY E. MILLER (Thor, X-Men: First Class, DOTA Dragon's Blood) will dive into STAR TREK along with STAR TREK adjacent topics and pop culture obsessions.

In the future, you'll only get DECK 78 as an INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS subscriber. For $4.99 a month, you'll get new episodes of Inglorious Treksperts (which remains 100% FEE) along with access to our complete back catalog of episodes as well as our monthly-ish DECK 78 bonus episodes. The episodes can be heard on any of your favorite podcast platforms or RSS feed.

**FREE BONUS PREVIEW. FUTURE EPISODES OF DECK 78 ARE ONLY AVAILABLE VIA SUBSCRIPTION **

KHAN'S PET: LAURA BANKS UNBOUND (KHAN 40th TRIBUTE) Aug 25, 2022

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THIS EPISODE, Treksperts MARK A. ALTMAN (author, The Fifty Year Mission, writer/producer, Pandora, Agent X, The Librarians) and DAREN DOCHTERMAN (vfx producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director's Edition) continue their celebration of the 40th anniversary of THE WRATH OF KHAN with the Reliant's genetically enhanced super navigator, LAURA BANKS. Immortalized in Time Magazine as Khan's Pet in the first image released from the film in 1981, Banks shares her candid memories of working on The Wrath Of Khan, Nick Meyer, meeting Bill Shatner at 1982's Ultimate Fantasy Convention, working in B-Movies for Roger Corman, rebuffing the overtures of Jack Nicholson and being the captain's woman... and liking it. Banks new book "Close Encounters With Captain Kirk and The Making Of The Wrath Of Khan" comes out this month and you can find out more at laurabanks.com... and after hearing this episode, you know you'll want it.

Don't miss the Trreksperts as they beam down to CREATION'S STAR TREK LAS VEGAS CONVENTION August 25 - 28th. For more information, visit creationent.com. Special Guest: legendary triviamaster (and Organian) RAFE NEEDLEMAN!

NEXT WEEK: The fourth season of finale of INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS in the super-sized STARSHIP SMACKDOWN 2022 REDUX. Don't miss our last episode of season four before we conclude our five year mission next season.

Learn all that is learnable about Star Trek in Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross' THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION, available in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from St. Maritn's Press. And if you're a James Bond fan, don't miss NOBODY DOES IT BETTER, in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from Forge Books. And don't miss SECRETS OF THE FORCE, the definitive unauthorized, uncensored oral history of STAR WARS, now available in hardcover, digital and audio!! And this summer, it's THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE KILLED HIS DOG, the complete oral history of John Wick, Gun-Fu and The New Age of Action in hardcover and digital.

"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

During the pandemic, we are still recording remotely and not in the studio. As a result, the quality of the audio may not be up to our usual high standards. We trust you will nursemaid us through these difficulties. Please stay healthy and safe... and keep on Trekkin' - ingloriously, of course!

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