This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast

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Episode 186, "Pop goes the episode" May 05, 2015

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News
Grace Lee Whitney passed away this weekend.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: How good was the special effects on TOS as it aired originally in the 60's? Were they good for the time or bad?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Suggested by Mike Bogle: Lost, S1, E11, 16 minutes in. Thought we’d done it but maybe not!
(Clip: 00:36)

Episode insight: DS9 S6: The Magnificent Ferengi

Character insight - Yeoman Janice Rand

Ken P.

Episode 185, "What's the speed of gullibility?" Apr 28, 2015

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News
Pegg Confirms Idris Elba Will Play a "Kickass" New Character in "Star Trek 3" go.cbr.cc/1DAROGW pic.twitter.com/7uVSmZA0TH
Paramount: Galaxy Quest series coming to TV. Because they wanna do Trek but can’t because CBS owns it?
Star Trek: New Voyages - “Mind Sifter”
Principal photography finished on Red Shirts Diaries Season 2
Propworx auction this May is the complete set of Refit model filming miniature parts used to dress the 6-foot Enterprise-D filming miniature for the series finale "All Good Things". This set will consist of all 13 parts that were attached, including the main third nacelle.
Nominated Parsec award

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Has there been any note worthy plot twists in any episode in any Trek series? If so, what is your favorite?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Psych S2E1 - American Duo. Discussing a game show that’s a rip off of another game show.
(Clip: 00:13)

Episode insight: VOY S1: Ex Post Facto

Character insight - The Doctor

Ken P.

Episode 184, "We got hugs" Apr 21, 2015

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News
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti wear’s Captain Janeway uniform on the ISS. http://www.people.com/article/samantha-cristoforetti-astronaut-star-trek-uniform
Shatner Proposes $30 Billion Kickstarter Campaign To Save California From Drought cbsloc.al/1QbB1ny
Buy my phasers

Ten Forward:
Joseph Gates on Twitter - What is the worst thing that could be put in the next Star Trek film? Something that would make you hate it.

Star Trek in pop culture:
Royal Pain - Fools Russian (2012). In this clip, someone is being asked questions to see if they’re an alien. First thing he says (hard to understand) is “Picard ever get married?”
(Clip: 00:21)

Episode insight: DS9: In the Cards (Suggested by Barry)

Character insight - Private S. Money

Subspace communications

Episode 183, "Everything is better with blacklights" Apr 14, 2015

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News
Sanja Hays is on as Costume Designer. That was her role on all 7 Fast/Furious as well as Trek: Insurrection.
Cinematographer Stephen F. Windon from FF is also on board.
Sofia Boutella will be in a lead role.

Ten Forward:
Darrell on Twitter: Which series had the best team of actors? Rate each from best to worst.
Darrell Says: TOS, VOY, TNG, DS9, ENT

Star Trek in pop culture:
Parks & Rec
(Clip: 00:18)
Candorville comic is often Trek centric.

Episode insight: ENT: Vox Sola

Character insight: Boothby

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 182, "CBS needs a kick in the ass" Apr 07, 2015

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News
Trek - Green Lantern x-over.
William Shatner’s tv idea - a 50th anniv special focusing on the themes & ideas in Trek.

Ten Forward:
(Chris is our Guinan) Chris on Twitter: After doing the show for awhile, is there any Trek episode u would like to revisit to give another rating?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Larry Crowne (2011), Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts. After losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college. In this scene, Julia Roberts is the teacher. The guy talking is wearing a blue DS9 uniform.
(Clip: 00:52)

Episode insight: DS9: Waltz

Character insight - Kurn

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 181, "Check Your Dates" Mar 31, 2015

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News
Old news from 2006 passed off as new (Brian Singer’s Trek proposal).
'Trek 3' About Adventure, Exploration; Bob Orci’s Script Ignored disq.us/8mr04s pic.twitter.com/pWRgx4lcHZ
“Luther” and Thor star Idris Elba is in talks for the lead villain role in the upcoming Star Trek 3.
Adam Nimoy to produce & direct "For the love of Spock". (there’s also a 30 min one already on youtube)

Collectables
Got a reply from the Star Trek store about selling those old posters, and they completely misunderstood the question.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: When was the last time you found out something about TOS that surprised you?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Will Ferrell on The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Clip: 00:55)

Episode insight: TOS: Spectre of the Gun

Character insight:

Subspace communications: John Farrell

Ken P.

Episode 180, "Three False Starts" Mar 24, 2015

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News
Funko Pop Vinyl Gorn figure coming soon for the Star Trek series 2 collection. pic.twitter.com/XPfavleiYC
X-Files

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: What was it like meeting your first Trek actor/actress in person?

Collectables
Mike finally grabbed his Star Trek holy grail collectable-Lou Feck Enterprise poster from 1971.

Star Trek in pop culture:
God Bless America (2011). Written & Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. Starring Joel Murray & Tara Lynne Barr. No lead-in required.
(Clip: 00:43)

Episode insight: TNG: S5 Disaster

Character insight - Admiral Cartright

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 179, "Ctrl-Alt-Delete" Mar 17, 2015

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News
Anovos is releasing a small run (40) of Season 1 Kirk Wraps $750 (preorder): bit.ly/1wUNrK5
bringtrekback.com launched a Facebook & Twitter site. Visit and share with the hashtag #TrekBack pic.twitter.com/eeAGIEfcM6
DVD ONLY (BOO!!) Captain Kirk’s Boldest Missions, a 2-disc DVD set containing these 8 episodes: “The Corbomite Maneuver”, “The Conscience of the King”, “Balance of Terror”, “Space Seed”, “The City on the Edge of Forever”, “Mirror, Mirror”, “The Doomsday Machine”, and “Return to Tomorrow” along with special features: What makes a good captain?, The importance of the “Captain’s Log”, Captain Kirk’s Legacy, and an introduction by William Shatner and Joan Collins.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Have u ever been ridiculed for being a Trek fan? If so, how did you handle it? Vulcan death grip?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Suggested by James Warriner: (new) Hawaii Five-O. Season 1 Episode 19. A crime is under investigation at “Spec-tac-u-con”.
(Clip: 00:24)

Episode insight: VOY: Deadlock S2 E21 first aired tomorrow in 1996.

Character insight - Fairhaven

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 178, "Acme Android Company" Mar 10, 2015

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News:
Star Trek Spock magazine
Auditions open for next Trek film. Filming to begin June 3, 2015. fb.me/6uYytP8Fv
Music Of Star Trek Goes On Tour In 2016 1701news.com/node/786/music…
Joan Collins who played Edith Keeler in The City on the edge of Forever will be attending STLV Aug 6-9, 2015.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Which is worse, a good Trek episode that doesn't follow cannon or a bad Trek episode that does?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Castle - Episode: The Wrong Stuff
(Clip: 00:17)

Episode insight: TNG: The Offspring

Character insight - Doctor Soong's androids

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 177, "Live long and prosper" Mar 03, 2015

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Our insight on Leonard Nimoy.