This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast

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Episode 216, "Where's the magic mirror?" Dec 08, 2015

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News
The Star Trek Beyond trailer will play before The Force Awakens.
A new episode of The Red Shirt Diaries is up. http://www.theredshirtdiaries.com

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Does your love for astronomy come from being a fan of Star Trek?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Neil deGrasse Tyson is asked: Millenium Falcon or Enterprise? (Star Talk on NatGeo Channel)
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Episode insight: ENT: A Night in Sickbay

No character insight or subspace communications this week.

Ken P.

Episode 215, "This Week in Looney Tunes" Dec 01, 2015

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News
Idris Elba on ST: Beyond "In this film I'm doing now, 'Star Trek,' I'm doing like a two-hour prosthetic."
“Chaos On the Bridge” now on Netflix

Our mid-season 2 interview with Ashley V. Robinson and Jason Inman of "The Red Shirt Diaries"

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Since the next Trek series will be online, can it have more adult oriented content like Daredevil on Netflix?

Star Trek in pop culture:
The Simpsons: S8, E3. The Homer They Fall. This clip features comic book guy
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Episode insight: VOY: Resolution

Character insight - Kes

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 214, "Back into 2015..." Nov 17, 2015

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News
Star Trek: Beyond - Director Justin Lin says a trailer is coming “soon”.
[CLIP] Trailer is out. COPD: Highly Illogical- A Special Tribute to Leonard Nimoy 00:29. @nimoycopdfilm
Red Shirt Diaries

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Do u think the screen time used to develop Scotty, Chekov, Sulu, and Uhura was: enough, too much or needed more?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Entourage, 2015. Partway through the end credits, the movie resumes with George Takei presiding over a wedding. This is a tiny piece of that scene.
00:23

Episode insight: DS9: Paradise Lost

Character insight - Tom Paris

Ken P.

Episode 213, "Pizza & Grapes" Nov 11, 2015

Show notes

News
No new series news. Just lots of crazy speculation.
TOS on DVD 44.99. TAS 14.25 Amazon
New Red Shirt Diaries
AppleTV

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: What is your favorite performance of a Trek actor in a non Trek role?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Hulk And The Agents Of S.M.A.S.H - The Venom Inside. Cartoon. 2013
00:15

Episode insight: TNG: Perfect Mate

Character insight - Ranking the 5 themes

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 212, "Ensign Crankypants" Nov 03, 2015

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News
CBS All Access: New Trek Series Jan 2017, Alex Kurtzman. First episode on CBS, the rest on All Access. $5.99 / month.
Red Shirt Diaries Episode 18 - Arena
http://www.theredshirtdiaries.com
Secret Hideout
Adam Nimoy will be on Big Bang Theory Nov 5

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: In the new Trek movies did Kirk make at least one smart command decision? I can't think of any.

Star Trek in pop culture:
From Oct 30’s Jimmy Kimmel
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Episode insight: VOY S4: One

Character insight - Tuvok

Ken P.

Episode 211, "You can always name it Enterprise" Oct 27, 2015

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News
William Shatner & David Fisher “Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man”. Hardcover edition will be 288 pages, published by by Thomas Dunne Books. An audio CD will be recorded. Will be released on February 2, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
We were on Current Geek
Adam Nimoy will be Big Bang Theory with Wil Wheaton: (CBS) In "The Spock Resonance," recurring guest star Wil Wheaton will appear alongside Adam, an accomplished writer and director in real life, who asks Sheldon Cooper to be in a documentary about his beloved father, Leonard. While being interviewed, Sheldon struggles to suppress his emotions about his recent break-up with Amy, despite his overwhelming excitement for the sci-fi subject matter.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Was time travel overused? Would you have been more open to Time Travel episodes if they were used more sparingly?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Stargate SG1, sent in by Steven Van VulcanBerg. Discussing naming a ship.
00:15

Episode insight: ENT S3: The Xindi

Character insight - Kevin Riley (played by Bruce Hyde)

Subspace communications

Episode 210, "I am a bell. Ding, dong" Oct 20, 2015

Show notes

News
Beyond wrapped shooting Oct 16.
Red Shirt Diaries

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: What advice can u give a Trekkie that is in a relationship with someone that absolutely hates Trek?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Orphan Black, S3, E3 “Formalized, Complex, and Costly” It's a canadian show about clones who thought they were normal people. They find each other and try to figure out the mystery of their existence. This clip involves a Skype call between the clones.
00:10

Episode insight: TOS: The Savage Curtain

Character insight - B'Elanna Torres

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 209, "Blood Slurpees" Oct 13, 2015

Show notes

News
Red Shirt Diaries - Shore Leave

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: What are the odds that u think that the Enterprise will be destroyed in the next movie?

Star Trek in pop culture:
BoJack Horseman (A Netflix original cartoon), 2015. In this episode, BoJack is on a gameshow & this happens:
00:32

Episode insight: TNG: S6 Aquiel

Character insight - Neelix

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 208, "Wrong century" Oct 06, 2015

Show notes

News
TMZ posted a bunch of junk pictures
JUnk video of a helicopter doing aerial shots
Red Shirt Diaries - Balance of Terror w/ Brian Ibbott.
http://www.theredshirtdiaries.com

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: What do u think is the biggest misconception about Trek fans is?

Star Trek in pop culture:
The Librarians :: And the Heart of Darkness (2015)
In this episode, they find a house that grants wishes.
00:10

Episode insight: DS9: S1 Battle Lines (Suggested by Chris on Twitter)

Character insight - Harry Kim

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 207, "Story by Darrell" Sep 29, 2015

Show notes

News
Star Trek Continues Ep. 5 is out. “Divided We Stand”
http://www.startrekcontinues.com
Hallmark Ornament of ST2:WOK scene where Spock dies.
Red Shirt Diaries Episode 13 is up, and Darrell came up with the story!
http://www.theredsirtdiaries.com

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Would u have rather seen Star Trek Phase 2 on TV than TMP in the movies?

Star Trek in pop culture:
(Sent in by Identity 4) "Baseketball" (1998), starring Trey Parker, Matt Stone (those south park guys), and Jenny McCarthy.
In this scene, Matt and Trey play two stupid sports stars who try to save the life of a young fan in a hospital using a defibrillator.
00:09

Episode insight: VOY: S5 Dark Frontier (part 2)

Character insight - Seven of Nine

Subspace communications

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