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This Week in Trek Episode 274, “Broshakehug”

This Week in Trek Episode 274, “Broshakehug”

| January 24, 2017 | 0 Comments

News

TODAY is the first day of shooting on DSC!!!

James Frain cast as Sarek

DSC delayed again.

Check out a new Kickstarter by Jason and Ashley – jupiterjetcomic.com

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/cbs-paramount-settle-lawsuit-star-trek-fan-film-966433

The Amazon Echo now accepts the following attention commands: Alexa, Amazon, Echo and now COMPUTER.

Asteroid 391257 renamed after Wil Wheaton. Orbits between mars & jupiter.

#StarTrek ‘s @SirPatStew to voice 💩 emoji in #TheEmojiMovie

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: When @starmike finally meets @TheTrekNerd will u: give a handshake, hug each other, or give each other the Vulcan salute?

Star Trek in pop culture:

New species discovered: The Klingon Newt

00:22

Episode insight: TNG: The Survivors

Character insight – Travis Mayweather

Subspace communications

Ken P.

This Week in Trek Episode 273, “Molly’s a biter”

This Week in Trek Episode 273, “Molly’s a biter”

| January 17, 2017 | 0 Comments

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Soundboard is OUT. Soundplant is in.

Enterprise BluRays come out Feb 14. $77.99

DSC starts filming at the end of the month

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: What do u think the best TOS episode name is?

Darrell: Bread & Circuses

Star Trek in pop culture:

The Great Buck Howard

00:08

Last week in Trek

Episode insight: DS9: Time’s Orphan

Character insight – Tripp

Subspace communications

Thoren’s TWiTrek Episode Guide:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWUJXbg-ShYgZLfBWIqCih3G_DgFdujgkZsrDsFllxA/edit#gid=1

This Week in Trek Episode 272, “Seven of Nine Costanza”

This Week in Trek Episode 272, “Seven of Nine Costanza”

| January 10, 2017 | 0 Comments

News

JJ Trek 4 has been pitched, but nothing more.

Star Trek Cruise underway

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Do u personally consider TAS cannon?

Darrell: I consider them approximations or interpretations of cannon.

Star Trek in pop culture:

Leonard Nimoy for the Edmonton Telephone Beeper

00:30

Episode insight: VOY: S5 – Think Tank

Character insight – Hoshi Sato

Subspace communications

This Week in Trek Episode 271, “Frankincense, myrrh, and Saurian brandy”

This Week in Trek Episode 271, “Frankincense, myrrh, and Saurian brandy”

| January 5, 2017 | 0 Comments

News

Judge Denies Axanar Its Fair Use Defense

Polar Lights reissue with improvements “50th Anniv”

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: What is the most embarrassing thing you have done for the love of Star Trek?

Star Trek in pop culture:

William Shatner does a WoW commercial.

00:30

Episode insight: TOS: Is There in Truth no Beauty

Character insight – Dr. Chaotica

This Week in Trek Episode 270, “What’s the transfer rate of a Vulcan Mind Touch?”

This Week in Trek Episode 270, “What’s the transfer rate of a Vulcan Mind Touch?”

| December 29, 2016 | 0 Comments

News

Star Trek Timelines is now free-to-play on Facebook.

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Should the uniforms in the new Trek series stay the same as in TOS or should they be modernized (pockets!)?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Futurama: Where no Fan Has Gone Before. S4, E12, 2008. Both the Futurama ship & Enterprise crash on a planet & the crews meet.

00:45

Episode insight: TAS: The Infinite Vulcan

Character insight – New Year’s

Subspace communications

This Week in Trek Episode 260, “Tan’Ru the druid”

This Week in Trek Episode 260, “Tan’Ru the druid”

| October 18, 2016 | 0 Comments

News

More non-news?

CBS Actor announcements to come soon?

Star Trek Encylopedia is out today

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: What Trek character do u think u relate to the most? For me, it is Geordi…someone who never gets the girl.

Star Trek in pop culture:

Garfield & Friends, Horrible Mind-Rotting CRAP from the 80s

00:16

Episode insight: TOS: The Changeling, S2

Character insight – Grand Nagus Zek

This Week in Trek Episode 259, “Here’s to you, Mr. Episode Request Guy”

This Week in Trek Episode 259, “Here’s to you, Mr. Episode Request Guy”

| October 11, 2016 | 0 Comments

News:

NYCC

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Who would you go to to get advice on a personal problem: Counselor Troi or Dr. McCoy?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Parks & Rec S2 E21

00:15

Episode insight: TNG: Ensigns of Command

Character insight – Ensign Kellogg

Subspace communications

This Week in Trek Episode 258, “Polar Lights’ Lights”

This Week in Trek Episode 258, “Polar Lights’ Lights”

| October 4, 2016 | 0 Comments

News

ST Beyond commentary track only on itunes, not Bluray??

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Who do u think had a better working relationship: Kirk/Spock or Picard/Riker?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Crossing Jordan, S1, E5

00:14

Episode insight: VOY: Virtuoso, S6

Character insight – Lt. DaSalle

This Week in Trek Episode 255, “Could be a bird, could be a balloon”

This Week in Trek Episode 255, “Could be a bird, could be a balloon”

| September 6, 2016 | 0 Comments

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Tiered CBS All Access pricing

Roddenberry Vault now available for preorder on Amazon.

12 episodes and scene fragments from them. Interviews.

Commentary & Isolated music tracks. 3 Blu-rays. $76.99. Can you wait for the inevitable price reduction?

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: I think my biggest problem with the movie Generations is not that Kirk died. It is the dark rooms on the ship.

Star Trek in pop culture:

Dead Snow 2 –

00:17

Episode insight: TOS: The Man Trap

Character insight – Vedek Bareil Antos

Subspace communications

This Week in Trek Episode 252, “Vorta and the Minions”

This Week in Trek Episode 252, “Vorta and the Minions”

| August 16, 2016 | 0 Comments

News

The Smithsonian Channel will air a special entitled Building Star Trek, about the restoration of the Enterprise on September 4

50 years of Star Trek is available on the history channel.

Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: I watched the 50th Trek anniversary show on The History Channel. It said TAS kept Trek alive. Do u agree?

Star Trek in pop culture:

Outrage. 2009.

00:12

Episode insight – DS9 – Rocks and Shoals

Character insight – Board games