This Week in Trek

This Week in Trek Episode 286, “Burger Commandant”

News

DSC Delayed: No longer late summer – It’ll be out when it’s ready.

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: What is your fav food to eat while binge watching Trek? Mine is butter popcorn with cheddar cheese sprinkle on it.

Star Trek in pop culture:

SNL Skit, 1976 – STAR TREK: THE LAST VOYAGE, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd

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Episode insight: TNG: S1, Coming of Age

Character insight – Torg

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This Week in Trek Episode 285, “The meaty center”

News

Video Game Gambling machine called “Star Trek Deep Space Nine Adventure” where people on different terminals have space battles. Coming soon to Atlantic City.

http://trekmovie.com/2017/04/10/no-michael-dorn-is-not-set-to-appear-in-star-trek-discovery/

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Do u think it would be good or bad if the Enterprise is shown in Discovery?

Star Trek in pop culture:

SNL – Love Boat: The Next Generation

Season 19, Ep. 12 (1994)

This is the last 30 seconds of an 8 minute skit.

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Last week in Trek

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Episode insight: VOY: Time & Again

Character insight – Ambassador Kamarag

Subspace communications

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This Week in Trek Episode 282, “Don’t twirl me”

News

MoviePark Germany, Operation Enterprise, TNG Themed Roller Coaster. Opening 2017. Now?

Remembering Leonard Nimoy: His Life, Legacy, and Battle with COPD – will debut next month at the Newport Beach Film Festival (Julie Nimoy)

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Which do u think is more menacing: Klingon Bird of Prey, Romulan Warbird or the Ferengi D’kora Marauder?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Jimmy Fallon 2 weeks ago

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Last week in Trek

Episode insight: TOS: The Lights of Zetar

Character insight – Dr. Arik Soong

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This Week in Trek Episode 281, “A Pacifistic Herbavore”

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Preorders now being taken for “The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard” coming in October for $22.07

Chris Obi doing more “going to work in Toronto” videos. So this klingon is also in Ep 2?

Pinmates TOS Enterprise bridge playset in the Playskool style $75 – limited to 500.

Star Trek: TMP vinyl soundtrack from LLL goes on sale at 3pm

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Did the thought of naming one of your children after a Trek character ever enter your mind?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Patrick Stewart on Sesame Street holding the letter B while in full Shakespeare garb.

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Last week in Trek

Episode insight: TAS: The Slaver Weapon

Character insight – William McKenzie

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This Week in Trek Episode 280, “Does it come with matching pants?”

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Jason Folly as captain Lorca, Mary Wiseman as Tilly, a Starfleet cadet

Anovos: Star Trek Insurrection formal mess dress now on sale. Available in either Captain’s single-tone or Officer’s two-tone style in the Command division 299.95

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Is there a Star Trek quote that is used a lot that u just don’t like?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Futurama S3 E11: Twilight Zone, William Shatner

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Last week in Trek

Episode insight: DS9: S7, Field of Fire

Character insight – Vice Admiral Chekote

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This Week in Trek Episode 279, “Very polite terminators”

News

DS9 soundtrack Vol2 on the way – 3rd qtr 2017

VOY Vol2 – 1st qtr 2018

Voyager 4-CD set from La La Land Records, order TODAY. Autographed.

What we left behind Indegogo campaign $389,623 11 days left as of last night

CBS sez DSC to release in early fall.

Mike was on G&T Show Sunday

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Which game would u like to play: 3D chess against Spock or Strategema against Data?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Futurama S3 E11: Fry & crew are inside the internet walking past web sites and they walk by oldtrek-vs-newtrek.web

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Last week in Trek

Episode insight: VOY: S2, Prototype

Character insight – Ben Sisko

Subspace communications

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This Week in Trek Episode 278, “Snakes in a torpedo”

News

Lead Klingon done with DSC – on to other projects. His filming completed?

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Is time travel a part of Trek like warp drive and phasers?

Star Trek in pop culture:

2 clips – Futurama 506 Less Than Hero. Poking fun at the holodeck.

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Last week in Trek

Episode insight: TNG: S7 Masks

Character insight – Darien Wallace

Subspace communications

Ken P.

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This Week in Trek Episode 277, “Yoyodyne Propulsion”

News

Mike is a dummy about the Discovery insignia.

http://www.startrek.com/article/discovery-adds-three-starfleet-officers

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: What did u think about Scotty’s engineering uniform in Trek 6?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Sherri Kidner

S1, E4 The Magicians

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Last week in Trek

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Episode insight: TNG: Up The Long Ladder aka The Buckaroo Banzai connection

Character insight – Diana Giddings

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This Week in Trek Episode 276, “Easy D”

News

Leonard Nimoy COPD trailer is out. By Julie Nimoy. http://www.rememberingleonardfilm.com

DS9 and VOY on DVD – why do we care?

DSC: Chris Obi – T’Kuvma, the lead Klingon, Emily Coutts – Conn Officer, Maulik Pancholy.

DS9 Documentary coming soon. DS9: What We Left Behind. Hosted by Ira Steven Behr. Announcement tomorrow?

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Who would u rather not play poker with: Riker or Kirk?

Star Trek in pop culture:

From the archives of 2014. Beavis & Butthead.

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Last week in Trek

Episode insight: ENT 3.4 – Rajiin

Character insight – Captain Archer

Subspace communications

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This Week in Trek Episode 275, “Fun will now commence”

News

DSC: New Logo and teaser!

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Which would u rather do: write a Trek episode or be a director in one?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Boomerang. 1992 Eddie Murphy

Episode insight: VOY S6: Ashes to Ashes

Character insight – Joe Sisko

Subspace communications

Ken P.

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