This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast

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Episode 206, "Borg Army Knife" Sep 22, 2015

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News
New Trek 3 release Date: July 22.
Enterprise D Virtual Tour in Unreal Engine 4 https://youtu.be/uK9ijZeHWjI
Red Shirt Diaries E12
http://www.theredshirtdiaries.com

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: If u could travel to the 24th century and do one thing, what would it be? For me, visit a Doctor and get 100% fit.

Star Trek in pop culture:
Funk Funk by Cameo
00:33

Episode insight: VOY: S5 Dark Frontier (part 1)

Character insight - Renlay Sharr

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 205, "Fargenügen" Sep 15, 2015

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News
COPD film by Julie Nimoy & David Knight. http://www.copdfilm.com
Red Shirt Diaries S2E1 is up - also Behind the scenes!

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: What is the best Trek episode that you are just tired of watching again? For me it is Space Seed.

Star Trek in pop culture:
The Mentalist (2009) “Red Rum”. People staking out a house get orders to wait 10 minutes then go in.
00:19

Episode insight: ENT: Stigma

Character insight - Dmitri Valtane

Subspace communications

Episode 204, "Needs more cowbell" Sep 10, 2015

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Our interview with Ashley Robinson who plays Ensign Williams from The Red Shirt Diaries. Season 2 starts Monday! http://www.theredshirtdiaries.com

News
Next episode of Star Trek Continues (5) debuts at SLCC Sept 25, and for everyone else the next day.
William Shatner to write a book about Leonard Nimoy: “Leonard: A 50 Year Friendship” and is due for release in 2016 by St. Martin’s Press.
The Smithsonian is looking for photos taken prior to 1976 to help with the restoration. I sent in my 3 from 1974. http://blog.nasm.si.edu/behind-the-scenes/enterprise-goes-back-in-time/
http://ottens.co.uk/forgottentrek/

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Why does the Romulan cloaking device look like Nomad? Surely they could have made a better prop even in season 3.
Cuz it was Nomad, Sargon, Flint’s servantbot

Star Trek in pop culture:
American Dad. Patrick Stewart made many appearances. Here’s one.

Episode insight: TNG: Where Silence Has Lease

Episode 203, "Bernsen Q" Sep 05, 2015

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Special guest Ronnie Talbott from Big Brother US 11 joins us

News
SyFy’s FaceOff - Star Trek
http://www.treknews.net/2015/09/03/boston-red-sox-star-trek-night-fenway-park/
http://www.treknews.net/2015/08/30/william-shatner-to-write-leonard-nimoy-biography/
Leonard - a 50-year friendship
Star Trek Renegades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE2Wgop9VLM

Ten Forward:

What would be your favorite holodeck program?

Star Trek in pop culture:
That 70s show

Episode insight: TNG - Deja Q

Episode 202, "Hypnotoad" Aug 24, 2015

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News
Netflix has replaced the awful version of TNG episodes with the remastered HD!
Yvonne Craig passed away Aug 17, age 78. Marta on Whom Gods Destroy.
Lydia Wilson added to the cast. Hasn’t done a lot. Look on IMDB.

Ten Forward:
Jay Funktastic on Twitter: Do you think they will ever do a 2009 Star Trek style reboot of TNG?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Stag. 2013. A comedy about pranks played at stag parties. Not funny, but there is this.
00:25

Episode insight: TAS: Mudd’s Passion

Subspace communications

Episode 201, "HI, JIM!" Aug 18, 2015

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News
William Shatner will host 'Star Trek’s' first-ever official cruise fxn.ws/1J1Zc0G
Crashed starship set seen in Vancouver. disq.us/8oad3u Related to pile of broken trees?
Free Syracuse Univ Star Trek class coming this fall. ow.ly/2buybs
Star Trek Restoration - Recieved bridge set pieces from Star Trek the Experience.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Do u think Spock could mind meld with Data? He did with Nomad and V'Ger. This is what keeps me up at night!

Star Trek in pop culture:
Forever. ABC, 2015. “Social Engineering” 00:08

Episode insight: TOS: The Conscience of the King

Character insight - Toral

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 200, "Let's do the time warp factor 7 again" Aug 11, 2015

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News
Photos out: White wig, White faced alien with black wrestler mask markings, pile of broken trees.
StarTrek: The Cruise: To Launch In January 2017
STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA is coming back!— trekne.ws/1IQ4hsJ pic.twitter.com/XOIAkTM36J
Casting call in Dubai for extras for new #StarTrek movie
Credit Cards To Be Released In September
trekne.ws/1K7jWF3 pic.twitter.com/13rFVBjqeI

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Is there any Trek tech that you are surprised that hasn't been invented yet?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Sent in by M’Ress: Bolt. Disney. 2008.

Episode insight: TOS: The Cage

Character insight

Subspace communications

Episode 199, "Let the Sunshine in" Aug 04, 2015

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Special guest this week: Sunshine Reardon

News
Star Trek Las Vegas is this weekend!

Ten Forward:
Would you still be doing your career?

Episode Insight: DS9 S1 “Captive Pursuit”

Character insight - with Darrell?

Subspace communications

Episode 198, "Fix it in post" Jul 28, 2015

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News:
No news this week

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Do u think Trek would do better if the TV and movie rights was owned by one studio instead of two?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Top Gear - BBC - S20, E3. They’ve built a hovervan & have to take it through locks on a river. His crew has to get out to operated the locks while he operates the hovervan.
(Clip: 00:18)

Episode insight: TNG: Conundrum

Character insight - Keenser

Subspace communication

Ken P.

Episode 197, "The search for milk" Jul 21, 2015

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News
William Shatners’ Chaos on the Bridge - Documentary about the problems behind the making of TNG. $8 on Vimeo.
MegaBloks is going to announce a Star Trek set soon.
http://tinyurl.com/alphageekupgrade
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/alpha-geek-media-streaming-server-upgrades#/story

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Which Trek drink do u think would be the most popular if available: Saurian Brandy, Roluman Ale or Raktajino?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Song by Peter Paul & Mary: Virtual Party
(Clip: 00:28)

Episode insight: TAS: Eye of the Beholder

Character insight - Chakotay

Subspace communications

Ken P.

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