This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast

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Episode 406, "25 years or 50,000 light years" Aug 24, 2019

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News
Nichelle Nichols Farewell Celebration
May 1–3 at the Marriot Burbank Hotel
Weekend admission tickets start at $75 and are available at uhura.space.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: This just hit me....the one character I want to see most in the Picard show.....more so than Q...is the Enterprise!

Star Trek in pop culture:
White Van Man. UK. S1 E2 2012. The guys visit a freelance web site designer in her home which is all done up like the Enterprise.

Last week in Trek

Episode insight: ENT: S3 Doctor’s Orders

Subspace communications

Episode 405, "Is there a doctor in the house?" Aug 17, 2019

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News:
CBS & Viacom together again.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Would you have less appreciation for a birthday present if you were told it was replicated when it was given to you?

Star Trek in pop culture:
American Dad - 0914. Stan’s wife is talking to him when she realizes he isn’t listening.

Last week in Trek

Episode insight: VOY: Meld S2 E16

Subspace communications

Episode 404, "Episode not found" Aug 10, 2019

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STTMP 40th anniv: Fathom Events. Original widescreen aspect ratio in 500+ theaters and include the behind-the-scenes documentary short “The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture.” The dates: Sept. 15 and 18 (tickets here).
"#StarTrekLowerDecks takes place on the U.S.S. Cerritos... the speciality of the Cerritos is second contact... Second contact, you're showing up to the planet, you're finding all the good places to eat... You're like the Yelp of Starfleet."
Nickelodeon animated show announces a writers room of 9.
3 of the short treks will be pike related. Up from 2.
Writing for Star Trek: Picard S1 is complete.
Star Trek: Picard Book And Comic Prequels in November

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: What one person from Picard’s past you do not want to see in the new Picard series?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee 606. Jamie Foxx.

Episode insight: TNG: S7 Preemptive Strike

Character insight - Li Nalas

Episode 403, "Pizza the Hutt" Jul 27, 2019

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News
Patrick Stewart used these words to describe the Picard show: Darker, renegades, motley. 8 filmed, 2 to go.
DSC S3 E3 filming now.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Which historical figure used in Trek made you roll your eyes the most: Amelia Earhart in Voyager, Samuel Clemens in TNG or Abraham Lincoln in TOS?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Pizza Hut UK 1995

Last week in Trek

Episode insight: VOY: S2 E1, The 37s

Character insight - Captain Rudolph Ransom

Subspace communications

Episode 402, "This is the Force" Jul 20, 2019

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News
DSC: 4 emmy nominations: Makeup, Effects, Title Design, Sound Editing.
TNG Remastered Blu-ray $63 Amazon.
50th anniversary of the moon landing
DSC S2 soundtrack on iTunes
TMP DC 4K may be coming
If you’re outside the US and can’t access video via Twitter, go to Star Trek.com.
https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/20/picard-dog-star-trek/
BREAKING: @TheCWSupergirl vet David Ajala (Manchester Black) joins #StarTrekDiscovery series cast in Season 3, details to follow…
https://twitter.com/startrekcbs/status/1152654822870413312?s=21 “So furry it tickles.”
Lower Decks: https://www.startrek.com/news/lower-decks-cast-and-character-designs-sdcc-hall-h-jerry-oconnell-tawny-newsome-jack-quaid
Troi, Riker, Seven, Data (B4), Hugh returning
https://twitter.com/StarTrek/status/1152671148372480001

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Would you have rather they recast Dr Crusher with a new actress instead of using Pulaski as a replacement doctor for season 2 of TNG?

Star Trek in pop culture:
House S4, E12. Two doctors are reviewing test results and chatting.

Last week in Trek

Episode insight: TNG: S3 The Enemy

Character insight - Vosk

Episode 401, "Trek Tree" Jul 13, 2019

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News
Picard and his dog (no.1)
17 panels at SDCC that will touch on Trek in some way. https://trekmovie.com/2019/07/12/star-trek-related-events-at-san-diego-comic-con-2019-a-guide/
Hallmark Ornaments finalized: NCC-1701 refit with lights 32.99. Saru/Burnham talk 29.99. Tribble 19.99 purrs badly and vibrates. All available for preorder now.
24” Aluminum & fiberglass Enterprise D model coming from Chronical Collectibles only $2000.00. Preorder now.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Were you surprised that Gene Roddenberry didn’t make Picard a ladies man like he did Kirk when TNG aired?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Seinfeld. Kramer is fighting little kids in a karate studio when Elaine walks in.

Last week in Trek

Episode insight: DS9: S7, E1 Image in the Sand

Episode 400, "Shacting" Jul 06, 2019

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News
DSC: Filming in Iceland / scotland?
Soundtrack for DSC S2 July 19. 39 tracks.
All of the shows in-work will have a large presence at SDCC. Prepare for big news.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: If given the opportunity, would you moderate a Star Trek panel at Comic-Con?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Seinfeld. From one of the comedy club show openers.

Last week in Trek

Episode insight: TOS: S2, The Omega Glory

Character insight - Trek actors in The Orville

Subspace communications

Episode 399, "Tempest Keep was merely a setback" Jun 30, 2019

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News
Michael Chabon Named Showrunner Of Picard Show bit.ly/2NxffTl
Star Trek Blu-Ray 4K Target set

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: I recently watched “Mirror, Mirror” again and you can clearly see the stunt double faces in the fight in sickbay. It was a little distracting to me. Did they do too good of a job with the remastered version of TOS?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Hot in Cleveland - S4 E6. Betty White. 2 clips. One before a movie date and one after.

Last week in Trek

Episode insight: ENT: S4 The Aenar

Character insight - Crewman Rossi

Episode 398, "Don't share your kazoo" Jun 23, 2019

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News
Section 31 writer’s room fully engaged.
Section 31 will begin filming after Discovery S3 wraps filming.
Future Trek shows will be filmed in Toronto.
Nickelodeon show (CGI - not cel) is about “a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation.”
4 Short Treks before DSC S3, then 2 more.
One just announced - Pike Enterprise short, “Chaos Theory”
Soundtrack for DSC S2 in July

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: If you are throwing a party and invited every Trek character you can think of, which one do u think would overstay his or her welcome?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Quantum Leap S4. A Leap for Lisa. The person Sam Beckett lept into is accused of violent crimes against a certain person’s wife.

Last week in Trek

Episode insight: TNG S1, Angel One

Character insight: Robin Lefler

Episode 397, "Who's the dog and who's the pony?" Jun 16, 2019

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News
Today is Captain Picard Day
“What We Left Behind” available for pre-order on Amazon. Out on Blu-ray and DVD on August 6.
Guide to STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES, a new hardcover behind-the-scenes book, coming this September.
Tarantino still wants to do his Trek movie.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Do you think that TOS overdid it in the use of wigs? Especially with the women?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Wish I Was Here (2013). In this scene, two actors are given scripts to read to audition for a bad sci-fi show and this is part of their conversation about it.

Episode insight: VOY S7, E12. Repentance

Character insight - Lyndsay Ballard / Jhet'leya

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