This Week In Trek: A Star Trek Podcast

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News Short Trek Ask Not 2 animated shorts next month TAS gone from Nextflix Dec 1. The countdown has begun: Only 68 days until Star Trek: Picard DSC S2 is out on blu-ray NOW! 34.99 on Amazon, but wait & it’ll be cheaper. Star Trek Command Training Program (internship) https://www.emmys.com/foundation/programs/internship/startrek/apply Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: What is your preferred way that Trek shows are made: episodic, 2-3 episode arcs, or a whole serialized season? Star Trek in pop culture: SCTV “Check Please” fake commercial for a new series (1977?) Last week in Trek Episode insight: Enterprise S3: Hatchery Character insight - Calvin Hudson

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News We’re number two! ⅓ scale Spock $1500 coming in 2020. Darksidetoy.com Nov 14 is the next Short Treks with Captain Pike. “Ask Not” Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: If you were in the 24th century, would you have riskier hobbies knowing that the medical advancements can heal you better in case of an injury? Boxing for example. Star Trek in pop culture: Drunk History (Comedy Central) on Nichelle Nichols. Last week in Trek Episode insight: TOS: S1, Tomorrow is Yesterday Character insight: Icheb

News Picard is not age appropriate Lower Decks is canon Characters are fans of Data and Janeway Not good for 5 year olds Room for 90s cameos 10 episodes, 30m each Autobiography of Janeway coming out Art of Discovery coming out Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Do u think the viewing audience could have related better to how far TOS was in the future if the Gregorian calendar was used instead of Stardates (which to me was confusing and inconsistent)? Star Trek in pop culture: Who invented the Klingon language? Mark Okrand tells us. Last week in Trek Episode insight: TNG: Sins of the Father Character insight - Rebecca Romjin

News Galaxy Quest documentary coming out. https://www.fathomevents.com/events/never-surrender Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: I think we can agree that Scotty is the best Trek engineer in all of the Trek series. Who do you think is the 2nd best? Star Trek in pop culture: South Park S3 E2. It’s Sunday so here’s a bible quote. Sort of. Last week in Trek Episode insight: VOY: Latent Image

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Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News All about Star Trek at NYCC: Discovery Season 3 trailer! Picard trailer! Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: What one thing would you change about the design of the TOS Enterprise? For me it would be the deflector dish. Star Trek in pop culture: Party Down S1 E10. A catering service is preparing food. Last week in Trek Episode insight: ENT S1: Terra Nova Character insight: Cameron

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News Aron Isenberg’s son: Retail WoW server Area 52, this sunday 9/29 at 7-8pm PST. I want to invite ALL of you there to gather in game and honor him with me, the friends HE had in wow, Malissa, and my mom. My dad played horde ONLY for 15 years. https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/d8z22z/im_aron_eisenbergs_son_i_want_to_invite_everyone/ Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Which holodeck program would like to experience: Dixon Hill from TNG, Captain Proton from Voyager or Vic Fontaine from DS9? Star Trek in pop culture: DirecTV commercial from 2006 with William Shatner Last week in Trek Episode insight: Voy S2: Initiations Subspace communications

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News Aaron Eisenberg has passed A GoFundMe campaign has been established to help Aron's widow, Malissa, deal with funeral expenses. https://www.gofundme.com/f/aron-eisenberg-memorial Setphaserstorun.com October 20, 2019, the Cast and Crew from Star Trek Discovery will be in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon to raise funds for The Alzheimer's Society. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Which Star Trek captain’s chair do you think is the most comfortable to sit in? Star Trek in pop culture: Aron Eisenberg on early reception of DS9. Last week in Trek Episode insight: DS9 S7: Shadows and Symbols Character insight - Nog Subspace communications

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News Smithsonian: Enterprise studio model will be off display beginning October 7 when the portion of the hall where it is displayed closes for renovation. It will remain in safe storage and will return in 2024/2025. DSC won Saturn Award for Best Streaming Science Fiction, Action & Fantasy Series. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: What is the worst death scene you have seen on Trek? For me it is the transporter accident in TMP. I still get the chills today every time I see it. Star Trek in pop culture: Video Game Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time. Near the start of the same before ratchet enters the Zoni temple, Qwark (yes Qwark - one of the game’s heros) says something Trek related. Last week in Trek Episode insight: TNG: Ship in a Bottle Char

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News Kelvin timeline trilogy 4K $34.99 on Amazon. Blu-ray slightly more. NYCC 90 minute Discovery / Picard panel Oct 5. DSC S2 blu-ray out Nov 12 in North America, and a bit later elsewhere. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: I think it is safe to say the “The Best of Both Worlds” is the best two part episode on TNG. What do you think is the worst two part episode on TNG? Star Trek in pop culture: Ricardo Montalban on Animaniacs 1995. Voices a villain & slips into a familiar character. Episode insight: TNG: Elementary, Dear Data Character insight - Ensign Giusti

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News Nichelle Nichols Farewell Celebration May 1–3 at the Marriot Burbank Hotel Weekend admission tickets start at $75 and are available at uhura.space. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: This just hit me....the one character I want to see most in the Picard show.....more so than Q...is the Enterprise! Star Trek in pop culture: White Van Man. UK. S1 E2 2012. The guys visit a freelance web site designer in her home which is all done up like the Enterprise. Last week in Trek Episode insight: ENT: S3 Doctor’s Orders Subspace communications

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News: CBS & Viacom together again. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Would you have less appreciation for a birthday present if you were told it was replicated when it was given to you? Star Trek in pop culture: American Dad - 0914. Stan’s wife is talking to him when she realizes he isn’t listening. Last week in Trek Episode insight: VOY: Meld S2 E16 Subspace communications

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News STTMP 40th anniv: Fathom Events. Original widescreen aspect ratio in 500+ theaters and include the behind-the-scenes documentary short “The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture.” The dates: Sept. 15 and 18 (tickets here). "#StarTrekLowerDecks takes place on the U.S.S. Cerritos... the speciality of the Cerritos is second contact... Second contact, you're showing up to the planet, you're finding all the good places to eat... You're like the Yelp of Starfleet." Nickelodeon animated show announces a writers room of 9. 3 of the short treks will be pike related. Up from 2. Writing for Star Trek: Picard S1 is complete. Star Trek: Picard Book And Comic Prequels in November Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: What one person from Picard’s past you do not want

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News Patrick Stewart used these words to describe the Picard show: Darker, renegades, motley. 8 filmed, 2 to go. DSC S3 E3 filming now. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Which historical figure used in Trek made you roll your eyes the most: Amelia Earhart in Voyager, Samuel Clemens in TNG or Abraham Lincoln in TOS? Star Trek in pop culture: Pizza Hut UK 1995 Last week in Trek Episode insight: VOY: S2 E1, The 37s Character insight - Captain Rudolph Ransom Subspace communications

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News DSC: 4 emmy nominations: Makeup, Effects, Title Design, Sound Editing. TNG Remastered Blu-ray $63 Amazon. 50th anniversary of the moon landing DSC S2 soundtrack on iTunes TMP DC 4K may be coming If you’re outside the US and can’t access video via Twitter, go to Star Trek.com. https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/20/picard-dog-star-trek/ BREAKING: @TheCWSupergirl vet David Ajala (Manchester Black) joins #StarTrekDiscovery series cast in Season 3, details to follow… https://twitter.com/startrekcbs/status/1152654822870413312?s=21 “So furry it tickles.” Lower Decks: https://www.startrek.com/news/lower-decks-cast-and-character-designs-sdcc-hall-h-jerry-oconnell-tawny-newsome-jack-quaid Troi, Riker, Seven, Data (B4), Hugh returning https://twitter.com/StarTrek/status/1

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News Picard and his dog (no.1) 17 panels at SDCC that will touch on Trek in some way. https://trekmovie.com/2019/07/12/star-trek-related-events-at-san-diego-comic-con-2019-a-guide/ Hallmark Ornaments finalized: NCC-1701 refit with lights 32.99. Saru/Burnham talk 29.99. Tribble 19.99 purrs badly and vibrates. All available for preorder now. 24” Aluminum & fiberglass Enterprise D model coming from Chronical Collectibles only $2000.00. Preorder now. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Were you surprised that Gene Roddenberry didn’t make Picard a ladies man like he did Kirk when TNG aired? Star Trek in pop culture: Seinfeld. Kramer is fighting little kids in a karate studio when Elaine walks in. Last week in Trek Episode insight: DS9: S7, E1 Image in the

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News DSC: Filming in Iceland / scotland? Soundtrack for DSC S2 July 19. 39 tracks. All of the shows in-work will have a large presence at SDCC. Prepare for big news. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: If given the opportunity, would you moderate a Star Trek panel at Comic-Con? Star Trek in pop culture: Seinfeld. From one of the comedy club show openers. Last week in Trek Episode insight: TOS: S2, The Omega Glory Character insight - Trek actors in The Orville Subspace communications

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News Michael Chabon Named Showrunner Of Picard Show bit.ly/2NxffTl Star Trek Blu-Ray 4K Target set Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: I recently watched “Mirror, Mirror” again and you can clearly see the stunt double faces in the fight in sickbay. It was a little distracting to me. Did they do too good of a job with the remastered version of TOS? Star Trek in pop culture: Hot in Cleveland - S4 E6. Betty White. 2 clips. One before a movie date and one after. Last week in Trek Episode insight: ENT: S4 The Aenar Character insight - Crewman Rossi

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News Section 31 writer’s room fully engaged. Section 31 will begin filming after Discovery S3 wraps filming. Future Trek shows will be filmed in Toronto. Nickelodeon show (CGI - not cel) is about “a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation.” 4 Short Treks before DSC S3, then 2 more. One just announced - Pike Enterprise short, “Chaos Theory” Soundtrack for DSC S2 in July Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: If you are throwing a party and invited every Trek character you can think of, which one do u think would overstay his or her welcome? Star Trek in pop culture: Quantum Leap S4. A Leap for Lisa. The person Sam Beckett lept into is accused of violent crimes against a certain person’s

Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Review spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit?usp=drive_web#gid=1 News Today is Captain Picard Day “What We Left Behind” available for pre-order on Amazon. Out on Blu-ray and DVD on August 6. Guide to STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES, a new hardcover behind-the-scenes book, coming this September. Tarantino still wants to do his Trek movie. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Do you think that TOS overdid it in the use of wigs? Especially with the women? Star Trek in pop culture: Wish I Was Here (2013). In this scene, two actors are given scripts to read to audition for a bad sci-fi show and this is part of their conversation about it. Episode insight: VOY S7, E12. Repentance Character insight - Lyndsay Ballard / Jhet'leya