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Episode 176, "She was a bad spy" Feb 24, 2015

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News
Thursday Leonard Nimoy admitted to hospital with severe chest pain.
MTBF = Mean Time Between Failure - how often something has to be replaced.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: If an alien race came here offering advanced tech, should we refuse it by the principal of the prime directive?

Star Trek in pop culture:
We watched the ending credits of that one Simpsons-like Star Trek episode, but there was actually some dialog in the episode itself… and here it is. [Suggested by Stewart in Utah] (S26, E10)
(Clip: 00:46)

Episode insight: ENT S1: Two Days and Two Nights

Character insight: Vic Fontaine

Subspace communications

Episode 175, "Banana Equivalent Dose" Feb 17, 2015

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News:
Funko action figures coming soon. pic.twitter.com/9sKNPZ7DFG
Huge Star Trek auction - propworx: http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/66488_propworx-star-trek-auction-iv
Actual Star Trek coin currency on island nation of tuvalu: http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2015/02/10/beautiful-star-trek-coins-let-buy-actual-stuff-island-nation-tuvalu/ (Tuvalu is halfway to Hawaii from Australia)
Star Trek Continues has an engine room set! fb.me/7lnLFYZ9S
Star Trek Continues Ep4 Premiere! Phoenix Comicon! We are excited and thrilled to... fb.me/3AsLNHaQF (A Piece of the Action sequel?)

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Who do you think is more advanced, Data or The Doctor?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Being Human. S2, E5. Here, Sally is trapped in someone else’s body and uses her knowledge about someone’s favorite TOS movie to prove it. And it involves Trek.
(Clip: 00:37)

Episode insight: TNG: Galaxy’s Child

Character insight - Schran

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 174, "Kenny G LaForge" Feb 10, 2015

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News
Smithsonian Enterprise restore: Twirly nacelle lights might be made to work. Last restore, pylons were hollowed out & wiring harness was moved inside. Top of saucer has original paint.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Which do u think has caused the most controversy of not being shown on TOS: a bathroom or the bowling alley?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Bob & Doug McKenzie Great White North Album
(Clip: 00:37)

Episode insight: TNG S3: Booby Trap

Character insight - Alexander

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 173, "Spoonus III" Feb 03, 2015

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News
Filming to begin April 15, 2015.
Bryan Cranston (WW BB) in talks to be the bad guy.
Original TOS phaser prop expected to fetch $60,000 at auction Feb 21. Liveauctioneers.com. $40,000 opening bid. “Midgrade, 1 of 2 surviving” I know there are 2 heroes and 2 or more midgrades and stunt versions. Several nice costumes too.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: In your opinion, what are three items that any die hard Trek fan must have?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Casper: A Spirited Beginning. 1997. Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin, Rodney Dangerfield. In this clip, the kid is welcoming a woman to the house and being all friendly. She picks up a picture of him as a Klingon & this happens.
(Clip: 00:11)

Episode insight: TNG S7: Parallels

Character insight - Saavik

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 172, "Clown Town" Jan 27, 2015

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News
How Many Lens Flares Are There in J.J. Abrams' STAR TREK Movies? - Video
Simon Pegg to co-write Trek 3 with Doug Jung

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Which Trek series do u think had the best and worst security personnel?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Two Broke Girls (CBS) Sent in by Thorenx
(Clip: 00:47)

Episode insight: Voy S2: The Thaw

Character insight - David Markus

Subspace communications

Episode 171, "Phaser beam computers" Jan 20, 2015

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News
Darrell is watching To Be Takei on Netflix.
Star Trek Continues Launches Kirkstarter 2.0 To Fund New Episodes

Ten Forward:
What DO those logos mean in the TOS insignias?
Star: Command - like “jason of”
Basketball (or atom / chemical / orbiting objects)
E is for engineering, styled to resemble a bolt
Lights of Zetar - Scotty has a basketball insignia on a red shirt.

Star Trek in pop culture:
Jobs. 2013. Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad. - This is the conversation between Jobs and Woz that named Apple Computer.
(Clip: 00:55)

Episode insight: DS9, S4: The Quickening

Character insight - Miles O'Brien

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 170, "Treknado" Jan 13, 2015

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News
RUMOR: Universal Orlando Eyeing ‘Star Trek’-Themed Attraction
http://www.trektoday.com/content/2014/11/trek-actors-in-war-of-the-worlds-fundraiser/
CW Would like to be the home of a new Trek Series

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Does romance belong in Trek? Are the episodes that deal with personal relationships the weakest?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Listener David Taylor sent this in. Patrick Stewart on NPR’s Wait Wait don’t tell me explaining why he didn’t have a French accent.
(Clip: 00:32)

Episode insight: TOS: The Way to Eden

Character insight - Keiko O'Brien

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 169, "Marvel, not Marvel" Jan 06, 2015

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News
Star Trek 3’s release date is July 8, 2016.
Roxanne Dawson tweeted: “Star Trek is Paramount’s (and CBS’s) Marvel, and they don’t even know it.”
NCC-1701 model is now at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center where they have a giant x-ray machine for determining fatigue and repairs needed. Infra-red photography has determined the paint is cracking due to shrinkage.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: If u were offered a job as a consultant for the next Trek series but had to quit your current job and move, would u?

Star Trek in pop culture:
The Simpsons
Ricochet (1991) An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop. Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T. This is your typical cops at the carnival scene.
(Clip: 00:32)

Episode insight: ENT: Stratagem

Character insight - Leah Brahms

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 168, "Plausibabble" Dec 23, 2014

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News
‘Fast & Furious’ Director Justin Lin set as director for ‘Star Trek 3′

Collectibles
Star Trek ice cube tray fun

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: What are you most tired of seeing on Trek: Transporters malfunction, Holodecks go haywire or time travel mishap?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Treasure Planet. Disney 2002
(Clip: 00:17)

Episode insight: VOY, Drone

Character insight - Christmas

Subspace communications

Ken P.

Episode 167, "Italia VII is for pizza" Dec 18, 2014

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News
Bob Orci says a time travel story was never considered.
Paramount wants Trek to be more like Guardians of the Galaxy.

Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Is there any canon that tells what happened during the last 2 years of the 5 year mission?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Beavis & Butthead - suggested by a listener
(Clip: 00:17)

Episode insight: TNG, S6: The Chase

Character insight - Pvt.W. Wooods

Subspace communications

Ken P.

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