This Week In Trek: A Star Trek Podcast

News Mike visited the Enterprise Bryan Fuller was pushed out because his scripts were months late & overbudget. Discovery S1: Klingon War. S2: Aftermath of Klingon War. S3: in work. Lootcrate Star Trek edition: Every other month starting Dec 2017. $39.99 for 1 or $34.99 for 6 - paid all at once. Anovos now has TNG skants (female only) @jbillingsly60 (Dr Phlox) is now on Twitter. http://www.bbcamerica.com/extras/star-trek-marathon-poll-whats-your-favorite-episode From @Asetisis Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Which Trek character do u think had the biggest impact in the series they were in: Spot or Porthos? Star Trek in pop culture: This Leapfrog learning toy may have borrowed from Captain Picard (thanks “how now” on twitter) 00:14 Episode insight: ENT: S3 Impulse Subspace communications

News Terry Farrell and Adam Nimoy are engaged QMX insignia badges $14.95 - not screen accurate, but better ones will come soon enough. I have one! http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/18/the-william-shatner-interview From @EKavlar (Raven 322) Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: What would be the synopsis of an episode of TOS written by you? Star Trek in pop culture: The Jean Claude Van Damme movie: Death Warrant. 1990. A computer nerd kid is helping his romantic interest do computer things. 00:15 Last week in Trek Episode insight: TOS: A Taste of Armageddon Character insight - Eclipses Subspace communications Discord: https://discord.gg/0igWZxupFC0N8mH4 Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/starmike

News http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Animated_Series Shortly before Fontana's report, NBC had replaced its old Nielsen rating system with a new and updated one. When they ran the original figures through their new system they found out much to their surprise that it had not only reached full penetration into their most coveted target audience, the male population between 18 and 45, but also that the series had been one of the most successful series the network had ever aired. The sickening realization hit upon the dismayed network executives that they had slaughtered the proverbial goose that laid the golden eggs, something that every fan at the time could have told them. Anovos: TAS Klingon tunic $50. Preorder now! Star Trek cruise: 2 cruises the first 2 weeks of Jan 2018. Complete Discovery merch licensing list: Simon & Schuster for a worldwide publishing program IDW for comics Titan Entertainment for souvenir magazines Disruptor Beam for a mobile game update to “Star Trek: Tim

News People on twitter should stop being awful and nasty to the DSC team. Nobody deserves hatred. “There will be technobabble”. The whole “No God” thing was a misunderstanding. It’s allowed. Commercial! https://twitter.com/startrekcbs/status/894641168230694914 James Cawley has a new Fan Film Academy http://trekmovie.com/2017/08/07/les-moonves-tells-cbs-investors-first-six-episodes-of-star-trek-discovery-are-terrific/ Kol has a Starfleet emblem. @isolinearchick noticed. TNG cast reunion (without Frakes) VOY cast reunion DSC panels Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Two more observations about The Inner Light: only had one story and ZERO action in it. A lot can be said about that. Which is a funnier episode: A Piece of the Action or The Trouble with Tribbles? Star Trek in pop culture: Suggested by Jordan McKinley Over the Hedge - 2006, one of the characters voiced by William Shatner This dialog happens during the end credits. 00:19 Last week in Trek Episode insight: Continuing the body-inhabiting theme - DS

News New EW article. http://trekcore.com/blog/2017/07/new-ew-issue-details-bryan-fullers-discovery-departure/ http://trekmovie.com/2017/07/27/more-details-on-the-war-with-the-klingons-in-star-trek-discovery/ Trek rehash: A disturbing trend. http://www.geekexchange.com/news/breaking-nicholas-meyer-working-on-khan-limited-series/ There will be tribbles on Discovery. Star Trek Continues: What Ships Are For Still can’t find EW issues on the newsstand. You can buy them on EW’s site. Is TOS “boring”? Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Which test would be the biggest failure for u: the Kobayashi Maru or the Psych test given at Starfleet Academy? Star Trek in pop culture: Futurama - discussing shoulder rings - like in DSC. (Thanks Cara) 00:13 Last week in Trek Episode insight: ENT S1: Unexpected Character insight: Ezri Dax Subspace communications

News So much Discovery news. https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan-35th-anniversary-54342 New Discovery trailer is up. Still no shot of the DSC bridge :D USS Europa Different Klingons? Klingon Death Scream (from TNG) Possible TOS-type uniform Shots of Mudd “Challenge your preconceptions or they will challenge you” (from ENT - Tucker’s Vulcan teacher) Blue phasers! :D Michael’s parents died so Sarek/Amanda adopted her. “We’re creating a new way to fly”. Better warp drive? New badges Composer Jeff Russo. No goofy theme song?? Season 2 coming? tvguide.com/news/star-trek… Doug Jones (Saru) has to walk funny because of the “hooves” his character has. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Over the past 300 episodes, what is the most important thing you learned about Trek from your cohost? Star Trek in pop culture: Family Guy - Big Man on Hippocampus. Clip: The family is on Family Feud. 00:33 Last week in Trek Episode insight: TNG: The Inner Light Character insight - The musical instrument

News In Manitoba Canada, the Personalized license plate: ASIMIL8 license plate revoked as offensive to native people. Lic plate frame says “WE ARE THE BORG. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.” The Justice Center for Constitutional Freedoms is advocating for owner to get plate back. http://www.cbs.com/shows/star-trek-discovery/news/1007366/star-trek-discovery-sets-course-for-comic-con-2017/ Also communicator & phaser close-up videos. See @startrekcbs Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Do u feel there should have been closure for all TOS characters? Star Trek in pop culture: The Defiant Ones, Part 3 - HBO. A recording industry bigshot talking about Jimmy Ee-oh-vee-nee of Interscope records fame. 00:13 Last week in Trek Episode insight: TOS S3: Turnabout Intruder Character insight - Jim Shimoda and Sarah MacDougal

News DSC on the Space channel in Canada. Space.ca Kirk Thatcher in Spider-Man Homecoming The Truth is in the Stars (2017) with William Shatner - Netflix - Star Trek’s influence on humanity. https://www.cnet.com/videos/star-trek-discovery-producer-alex-kurtzman-promises-unique-story/ Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: What is the longest period of time that went by without u watching any Star Trek? Star Trek in pop culture: Nothing Like the Holidays. 2008. 00:08 Last week in Trek Episode insight: TOS S2: Return to Tomorrow Character insight - Garak Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/0igWZxupFC0N8mH4 Mike's Patreon https://www.patreon.com/starmike

Special guest Cara (@Xandara) fills in for Darrell! News Discovery says lots of Klingons and Game of Thrones-type deaths. Don’t get too close to the characters. Follows the GoT/WTD model, but is this good? I say, let’ discuss! Kate Mulgrew at DCC https://youtu.be/rje9u4CRURk "There's very little of that 7 years that I didn't love… except the technobabble." https://twitter.com/ClareKramer/status/881244860782493697 Aron Eisenberg on Twitter How to break up: Star Trek style I'm sorry, but the easiest way is to ask her to chew your food for you. Trust me. ;) https://twitter.com/ShimermanArmin/status/880466012428054528 Armin Shimerman on Twitter Been absent for awhile.But I do have a proud announcement. I am the newest Shakespeare professor at the University of Southern Calif (USC) ! https://twitter.com/ShimermanArmin/status/880466012428054528 Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: What is the longest period of time that went by without u watching any Star Trek? Star Trek in pop culture: Simpsons Last week in Tre

News TNG Rule “Roddenberry’s Box”. No personal conflict in the 24th century. Hated by writers is thrown out. DSC uniform diagram is out. What do we think? http://trekmovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/TrekMovie_DSC_Uniform_Breakdown_21_6_17_777-article.jpg DSC Photo of transporter room is out. What do we think? http://trekmovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscew-transporter.jpg Producers of Discovery on the look of the show. Frakes to direct during season one. Pogo made his Picard/Data video private for some reason. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: What was your reaction when u found out what the T stood for in James T. Kirk? Star Trek in pop culture: ClockStoppers. 2002. Directed by Jonathan Frakes. Two kids have the ability to stop & start time. In this short scene, they decide to restart time after doing a bunch of naughty things. Last week in Trek Episode insight: DS9 S7: Badda Bing Badda Bang Character insight: Miles O'Brien

News DSC premier Sunday, Sept. 24 at 8:30 p.m. ET (Time approximate after NFL football). First 8 episodes will come out thru Nov 5, then in Jan, we get the other 7. We have not yet seen the Discovery bridge. The trailer was the Shenzhou. John DeLancie will guest star in Ep 9 of STC. STC Ep 9, 10, 11 are filmed and in post production. That’s all there is. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Worst case scenario: what is the one thing that they can do in Discovery that will make u stop watching it? Star Trek in pop culture: Another one From The Sarah Jane Adventures “The Empty Planet” (recommended by M’Ress) 00:05 Last week in Trek Episode insight: TNG: The Child Character insight - Julian Bashir

News Star Trek: Operation Enterprise is now open at Movie Park Germany. Federation Plaza is a 1 sq km area also containing a holodeck, 2 transporter rooms & an Ent D bridge. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Have u ever cancelled or rescheduled something very important so that u can watch Trek on TV? Star Trek in pop culture: The Flash - S3, E21 - suggested by Pastor McKinley & Chris on Twitter. 00:17 Last week in Trek Episode insight: TNG: Pen Pals Character insight - Kira Nerys Subspace communications Our Discord: https://discord.gg/0igWZxupFC0N8mH4

News Darrell got a car loan (there was no real news, so...) Star Trek VR Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Which Trek character would u choose to be stranded in the delta quadrant with your cohost? Star Trek in pop culture: Another one From The Sarah Jane Adventures (recommended by M’Ress) 00:08 Last week in Trek Episode insight: TNG: One of our Planets is Missing Character insight: Jake Sisko Subspace Communications

News DSC rank is TNG pips on metal badges. Harry Mudd to be on multiple episodes. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Which Trek alien race has zero chances of existing in real life? Star Trek in pop culture: From The Sarah Jane Adventures (recommended by M’Ress) 00:09 Last week in Trek Episode insight: DS9 Take me out to the holosuite - suggested by JP Wiegand Character insight - Odo

News WHAT: ZERO-G Roddenberry Adventures Flight with William Shatner DATE: Friday, August 4, 2017 TIME: 9am – 2pm WHERE: Las Vegas, NV COST: $9,950 plus 5% tax (per person) TICKETS: Tickets for this event can be purchased at www.gozerog.com. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Which Trek character do u think gives out the best advice? I vote for Guinan with McCoy a close 2nd. Star Trek in pop culture: (Thanks listener M’Ress) Dr Who - The Daleks seemed to have learned something from The Borg. 00:34 Episode insight: DS9 S2, E9: Second Sight Character insight - The Star Trek Discovery teaser

Our thoughts on the first Star Trek: Discovery trailer.

News: Firm DSC launch date this week? The Orville - Seth MacFarlane. Looks like a Futurama-like space comedy. This makes me sad because he should have made a Trek competitor. More Trek stamps from Canada: Photos of Kirk from WOK, Picard from BoBW, Sisko, Janeway & Archer each with a bad guy from their series. Also TOS shuttlecraft & Borg cube. April 27th. Star Trek Continues is now an official affiliate of CBS. DSC footage should be coming soon (tomorrow?) for CBS advertisers and affiliates. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: You suffered a near death injury while saving Kirk from the Gorn. Which Trek doctor do u want try to save your life? Star Trek in pop culture: Latest episode of Doctor Who. S10, E5: Oxygen. This is the very beginning of the episode. 00:28 Last week in Trek Episode insight: VOY S5, E7: Infinite Regress Character insight - Jadzia Dax Subspace communications Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/0igWZxupFC0N8mH4

News DSC: Since the writer’s strike was averted, CBS higher ups are back to saying early fall. Hallmark Picard/Data Keepsake ornament coming this summer. $29.95 USS Franklin w/lights from Beyond $29.95. Convention-exclusive ornament Enterprise C will be available at various cons. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: How well do u think Captain Riker would perform compared to the other 5 series Trek captains? Star Trek in pop culture: Last Saturday on SNL - Chris Pine barely in an awful sketch playing Shatner’s Kirk. 00:14 Last week in Trek Episode insight: Voyager S5, Bliss Character insight - Sarah Sisko Subspace communications

News Writers strike averted. Episodes being written now would have been affected. Casting news: Rekha Sharma, as Commander Landry, the ship’s security officer. Was in Star Trek Continues episode “Still Treads the Shadow”. Shatner at NYCC Sunday Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: What would u rather have: a piece of the original Enterprise model or a personal autograph from Gene Roddenberry? Star Trek in pop culture: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. S5, E3 The Replacement. Their friend is split in half by a demon. 3 Clips. They’re all kind of obvious. (The Enemy Within) Last week in Trek Episode insight: TNG: S1, We’ll Always Have Paris - One of Darrell’s faves when new Character insight: Ensign Culhane Subspace communications

News Nimoy COPD Film starting on PBS May 4 VR game Star Trek Bridge Crew from Ubisoft comes out May 30 for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive & Playstation VR. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Which TNG alien race deserved to be shown in more episodes: the Binars, the Sheliak, or the Pakleds? Star Trek in pop culture: Michael Okuda talks about the time Stephen Hawking visited the TNG set. Around 1994 00:28 Last week in Trek Episode insight: TNG S1 - Justice Character insight - Ensign Youngblood Subspace communications