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**This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast**

Insight and news about the world of Star Trek from Michael Gaines and Cara Donley

Latest Episodes:

Episode 311-Discovery Edition, "USS How you doin'?" Oct 15, 2017

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Our thoughts on Episode 5, "Choose Your Pain"

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Episode 311, "Claws-trophobic" Oct 10, 2017

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News
How was NYCC?
There is a listing for Star Trek Discovery on Google Play. Not available yet.
Shatner set tour
DSC source of technobabble statement.

The Orville: Last episode was a kinda crappy copy of TNG’s “A Matter of Time”.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Do u think the actors were embarrassed/ashamed while filming "Plato's Stepchildren"?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Sent in by Lucas Brown (Twitter). Friends S8, E14. They’re locked out of the apartment and can’t think of a way in.
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Episode insight: TAS: Once Upon a Planet

Character insight - J. Hayes

Episode 310-Discovery Edition, "Lorca give Ripper a sock...Ripper free!" Oct 08, 2017

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Our thoughts on Episode 4, "The Butcher Cares Not For The Lamb's Cry"

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Episode 310, "Voji Howser" Oct 03, 2017

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News
Discovery: Season 2: 2019? (Alex Kurtzman)
DSC: Mia Kirshner to play Spock’s mom (Amanda)
Lorca’s Tribble was originally written to be a german shepard.
Orville: They just keep getting better & better. Though the last one was a vastly better version of “For the World is Hollow”.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Which Trek line had the most emotional impact: “There are 4 lights” or “I have been and always shall be your friend”.

Star Trek in pop culture:
Swindle (2013)
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Episode insight: VOY S7: Critical Care

Character insight - Kasidy Yates

Episode 309-Discovery Edition, "Spock or Not Spock" Oct 01, 2017

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Our thoughts on Episode 3, "Context is for Kings"

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Episode 309, "They're all Tauren!" Sep 26, 2017

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News
Discovery happened. 9.6 million viewers
Discovery episode 15 started filming yesterday.
No technobabble. Yay!!
Anovos DSC uniforms $425 thru Oct 1. $500 after that. Ship in summer 2018.
Orville: They just keep getting better & better.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Who do u think is the most intimidating captain in Trek? For me, it is Sisko.

Star Trek in pop culture:
Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me - NPR, Sep 9. Discussing badly named gov’t programs

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Episode insight: TNG, S7: Dark Page

Character insight - Alice and the white rabbit

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Episode 308-Discovery Edition, "It was always Burnham since the world was turnin'" Sep 25, 2017

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Our thoughts on Episodes 1 and 2 of Star Trek: Discovery

Episode 308, "Zoom and enhance" Sep 19, 2017

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News
Discovery will have a mirror universe episode (directed by Frakes?)
Disc First 4 episode titles:
“The Vulcan Hello”
“Battle at the Binary Stars”
“Context is for Kings”
“The butcher’s knife cares not for the lamb’s cry”
First 2 hours shown tonight at 5pm.
50th anniversary TOS Polar Lights 1/350 model has amazing decals where originals were crappy.

Orville: Better than last week.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Is it unfair to try to apply today's moral standards to a show that was made in the 60's?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, 2009.
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Episode insight: DS9, S5: Rapture

Character insight - Admiral Gregory Quinn and Dexter Remmick

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Episode 307, "There's dust everywhere!" Sep 12, 2017

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Discord: https://discord.gg/HsFXzA

News
Discover Music preview! US ONLY [clip] 2:22
Anovos Enterprise uniforms now available & shipping. $500.
Two clips!
Thoughts on CBSAA as we approach 9/24:
Cuts out the middle-man. People are used to cable packages and such. Model is changing because….
People expect things for free nowadays, but people have to put food on the table.
Ironically, it’s the “DVR Generation” that skips commercials that caused this. Stuff’s gotta get paid for. Regular people work on the show, too.
I want to see the show survive, and paying CBS will help.
Trek fans cite “IDIC”, but “IDIC” falls apart when money is on the line.
Orville: NBC’s “Too cerebral” doesn’t apply. Good Trek makes you think. That’s not happening here.
Orville: Mike watched it

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: What is the best way for you to enjoy an episode of Trek: with family, with friends, or by yourself?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Book: Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts. This is from the audio book. (Thanks to Anisha)
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Episode insight: TAS: More Tribbles, More Troubles

Character insight - The Sphere Builders

Episode 306, "Traveler Mystery Tour" Sep 05, 2017

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News
“The blue that dominates the Federation interface designs on Discovery will apparently evolve to something more TOS-like and colorful”
New trailer mentions “You are explorers” and “fortune favors the bold”.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Compared to the first two seasons of TOS, do u feel the acting dropped significantly in the 3rd season?

Star Trek in pop culture:
TV Show: Ground Floor S1, E3
Part1: Guy explains how he is going to sit in a chair a certain way to impress the boss
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Part2: The actual chair is very wide with arm rests, so he jumps over the back, ending up doing the splits on top of the arm rests.
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Episode insight: TNG: S7 Journey’s End

Character insight - Dr. Lewis Zimmerman

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