This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast

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**This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast**

Insight and news about the world of Star Trek from Michael Gaines and Cara Donley

Latest Episodes:

Episode 77, Stardate 1301.29, "Skype Implant Malfunction" Jan 29, 2013

Show notes

News:
Well, we don't really know who Cumberbatch is playing, do we?
JJ Abrams to direct Star Wars Episode VII

Ten Forward:
Early casting hopefuls for Star Trek: TNG from early 1987

Star Trek in pop culture:
E.T. and Sesame Street

Episode Insight: "Little Green Men" from DS9 S4

Character insight - Tasha Yar

Subspace communications

Collectables
Darrel - Star Trek USB Flash Drives
Mike - autographed laserdiscs

Episode 76, Stardate 1301.22, "The Sickness Factor" Jan 22, 2013

Show notes

News:
Star Trek Into Darkness TV spot during the Super Bowl's second quarter.
TAS on Blu-Ray? YES!

Ten Forward:
Does Seth MacFarlane’s Ted movie make him doing Trek series less likely?

Star Trek in pop culture:
The Big Bang Theory from Jan. 2013

Episode insight: "Regeneration" from Enterprise S2

Character insight - Porthos

Subspace communications

Collectables: Pajamas and lenticular cards

Episode 75, Stardate 1301.8, "Kling'n, KlinGON, Klingon" Jan 08, 2013

Show notes

News:
Man who got preview of Trek 2013, passed on Sat.
The Galileo Restoration
Star Trek: Enterprise BR cover released, out March 26.
“Best of Both Worlds” To Be Released As a Standalone Blu-ray This Spring
Into Darkness App (augmented reality) & Superbowl commercial

Ten Forward:
Foods of the 24th century? (Tribbles? Wheat?)

Star Trek in pop culture:
Whose line is it anyway S1, Ep 5. ABC Drew Carey, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie 1998
Teams of two. In this clip, one team is given 2 big brown shaggy pieces of carpet, which they roll into balls.

Episode Insight: The Trouble With Tribbles from TOS S2

Character insight: Tribbles

Subspace communications

Collectables: TRIBBLES!

Episode 74, Stardate 1301.2, "Nuclear Wussies" Jan 02, 2013

Show notes

News:
Dying Trek fan gets his wish to see the new movie.
Star Trek: TNG Pinball released for the iPad.
George Takei reads from 50 Shades of Gray.

Ten Forward:
The Star Trek Welcomittee.

Star Trek in pop culture: 50/50

Episode insight: "The Drumhead" from TNG S4

Character Insight: B'Ellana Torres

Subspace communications

Collectables: Star Trek slider puzzle mugs and TOS accessory set

Episode 73, Stardate 1212.19, "Traitorville" Dec 19, 2012

Show notes

News:
JJ says next year's film is "not for Trek fans"
New 2m teaser is up.
Our review of the 9m preview.

Ten Forward:
We talk (briefly) about the Enterprise going underwater.

Star Trek in pop culture:
Michio Kaku on transporters.

Episode Insight: "The Defector" from TNG S3

Character insight: Weyoun

Subspace communications

Collectables: Puzzles and expensive 2009 Enterprise replicas.

Episode 72, Stardate 1212.11, "The Stalagmite Syndrome" Dec 11, 2012

Show notes

News
Alice Eve is playing Carol Marcus. Cumberbatch is John Harrison.
New book on Enterprise-D coming out.
Star Trek 15-CD set is out, and awesome.
Quark is on Twitter! @ShimermanArmin

Ten Forward:
Did you know: Alexander Courage wrote the TOS theme, but did you know that Jerry Goldsmith was originally asked to do it, but was busy, so recommended his friend? What would the TOS theme have been like if the TNG composer had created it?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Futurama S4, E11 2002 “Where No Fan Has Gone Before” features all original TOS cast except McCoy & Scotty. Jonathan Frakes makes an appearance.
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Episode insight: TOS "What Are Little Girls Made Of?"

Character insight - Geordi

Subspace communications

Collectables - Propworks and Star Trek iMac poster

Episode 71, Stardate 1212.4, "Star Trek is a dessert topping, AND a floor wax" Dec 04, 2012

Show notes

News:
Star Trek Into Darkness poster revealed.
New trailer coming this Thursday, Dec. 6.
The iPad PADD app is updated, supports iPhone and iPod touch.
A Klingon Christmas Carol plaing in Chicago.
The real USS Enterprise decommissioned, and a new Enterprise (CVN-90) will take its place.

Ten Forward:
We talk about the TNG S2 theatrical event.

Star Trek in pop culture:
The Cage in German

Episode insight: "Observer Effect" from Enterprise S4

Character insight: Gary Mitchell

Subspace communications

Collectables: 24k Enterprise pizza cutter and Star Trek Pocketflix viewer

Episode 70, Stardate 1211.27, "Ermahgerd Trnslahtrrs" Nov 27, 2012

Show notes

News:
We have a synposis about the 2013 Star Trek movie!
What's with Robert Beltran?

Ten Forward:
What are clothes in the future supposed to be like?

Star Trek in pop culture:
Microsoft universal translator

Episode insight: "Dax" from DS9 S1

Character insight: Ambassador Soval

Subspace communications

Collectables: Star Trek Pez dispensers and some bizarre Star Trek 8mm movie viewer.

Episode 69, Stardate 1211.21, "This wee in trap" Nov 21, 2012

Show notes

News:
Nine minutes of Star Trek into Darkess to be played on the head of The Hobbit, in IMAX only.
Will Star Trek into Darkness be an alternate universe story?
Shatoetry on sale for 99c.

Ten forward:
Darrel watched Star Trek 2009 again.

Star Trek in pop culture: Act of Valor clip

Episode insight: "Scorpion part 2" from Voyager

Character insight: Captain Janeway

Subspace communications

Collectables: Mugato fitures and Star Trek Generations 2CD soundtrack

Episode 68, Stardate 1211.13, "Sounds like a wrestling move" Nov 13, 2012

Show notes

News:
Star Trek Enterprise is coming to Blu-Ray.
Star Trek into Darkness will have Dolby's new Atmos sound system.

Ten Forward:
Who owns Star Trek

Star Trek in pop culture:
Clips from this week's "Castle"

Episode insight: "Scorpion pt. 1" from Voyager

Character insight: Miles O'Brien

Subspace communications

Collectables: Star Trek cat tree and Monopoly

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