This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast

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Episode 236, "There are two parts!" Apr 27, 2016

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News
CBS Trek to film in Toronto in the fall.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Are u worried that the Trek movie is almost 3 months away and so little is known about it?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Power Rangers Turbo
00:14

Episode insight: TNG: Chain of Command, Part 2, S6

Character insight - Gul Madred

Subspace communications

Episode 235, "Casual Friday" Apr 22, 2016

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News
Star Trek Horizon sequel stopped by CBS. $250,000 budget. Their original film’s budget was $50,000.
Amazon: TOS-59.99, TNG-159.99
ST2 WOK Director’s Ed. Blu-Ray June 7th.
TAS coming to Blu-ray, (but why?)
Star Trek Continues. Help it continue.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Do u think season 3 of TOS could have been better if it had a bigger budget or better writers?

Star Trek in pop culture:
The Simpsons: S18, Ep: Homerazzi
00:28

Episode insight: TNG: Chain of Command, Part 1, S6

Character insight - M'Pella

Subspace communications

Episode 234, "Cautiously Optimistic" Apr 13, 2016

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News
Rumor: CBS Trek prime universe before TNG.
Beyond trailer to debut at May Fan Event in Los Angeles.
4terryfarrell is on Twitter.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Would u like to see a different spaceship design for the next Enterprise? Not 2 nacelles and a saucer section?

Star Trek in pop culture:
White Van Man - Episode Turf
00:18

Episode insight: DS9: Visionary. S3, E17. Suggested by listener JP “Wig-end”

Character insight - Jae

Subspace communications

Episode 233, "The Cilantro Syndrome" Apr 05, 2016

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News:
Today is First Contact day
Star Trek promo poster seen at Cannes

Ten Forward:
Would u rate The Best of Both Worlds Part 1 cliffhanger one of the best cliffhangers shown on TV?

Star Trek in Pop Culture:
Fringe

Episode Insight: TOS S3: “The Paradise Syndrome”

Character insight: McCoy

Subspace communications

Episode 232, "I'm the last person to ask about cosmetics" Mar 29, 2016

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Sunshine Reardon joins us again as guest host!

News
MAC cosmestics announced a new Star Trek line.
Star Trek II and the two JJ movies coming to 4K.

Ten Forward:
Should the new show's uniforms have pockets?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Scooby Doo

Episode insight: Voyager S1: Prime Factors

Character insight - Chekov

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 231, "The pretty ship is gone" Mar 22, 2016

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Special guest Sunshine Reardon joins us!

News
Whoopi Goldberg will be at Star Trek Las Vegas’s 50 year celebration.
Don’t forget - Trek Continues' Indigogo
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/star-trek-continues
Star Trek: TAS coming to blu-ray
Star Trek: 50 artists, 50 years at SDCC

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Do u think it is better for the captain to go on away missions like in TOS rather than stay on the ship like in TNG?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Boston Legal

Episode insight: Star Trek-TAS S1E1 - Beyond the Farthest Star

Character insight - Amanda Grayson

Ken P.

Episode 230, "Home Depot ain't gonna give us free lumber" Mar 15, 2016

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Our interivew with Vic Mignogna from Star Trek Continues.

http://www.startrekcontinues.com
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/star-trek-continues

Episode 229, "Some kind of..." Mar 08, 2016

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News
CBS Trek: Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth Announced As Executive Producers.
Netflix & Amazon wanted to pay lots for New Trek series.
Star Trek Continues Indiegogo
Star Trek ultimate Voyage

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: What futuristic tech item used on TOS would you consider outdated by today's standards?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Legends of Tomorrow. S1, E7. Suggested by listener Chicago Tom
00:18

Episode insight: VOY S1 E9: Emminations

Character insight - Private Hamboyan

Subspace communications

Episode 228, "Star Trek: 5000" Mar 01, 2016

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News
Nicholas Meyer named as a consulting producer & staff writer for new CBS Trek. “Different Direction”
Trek Talks speaker series explores Star Trek's influence on technology, science, society, culture and more. http://www.startrek.com/trek_talks
Pulaski Day is the first Monday in March. It’s a Chicago thing & that’s all I know about it.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Surely by the 24th century there will be a cure for baldness. That means Picard choses to be bald, right?
A: Gene Roddenberry - By the 24th century we’ll no longer judge people by their appearance.

Star Trek in pop culture:
Survivor's Remorse :: Six - A basketball player is discussing product endorsement deals with friends.
00:18

Episode insight: TNG S2: Unnatural Selection

Character insight - Fitzpatrick

Subspace communications

Episode 227, "First lactose intolerant captain" Feb 23, 2016

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News
Tickets on sale for the Star Trek con in NYC
Axanar mess

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Which would u rather do, spend time in the holodeck with Lt. Barclay or visit Risa with Commander Riker?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Drop Dead Diva S6 E5

Episode insight: TNG S6: Starship Mine

Character insight - Damar

Subspace communications