Darren, Daniel, and Phillip are marooned on Ceti Alpha 3 with only their expansive knowledge of Star Trek, and a sense of humor, to keep them alive. Join the tr...
Holidays in the Star Trek UniverseAs 21st Century Earth approaches the festive season, the trio ask - what are the holidays of the Star Trek future?Throughout many series, we have seen small references to our current holidays. How are they celebrated by Starfleet personnel? Has the meaning changed? And outside of Terran culture - what holidays have we seen on screen? And what others must also exist?Join us in a celebration of holidays past, holidays present, and holidays yet to come!
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353 - Movie Poster Review
Star Trek Movie PostersWhat better discussion to have on an audio podcast than the review of Star Trek visuals?The trio takes a journey into the wayback machine to review all the movie posters from the 13 feature films in the franchise (6 TOS, 4 TNG, and 3 Kelvin-verse) - with a bonus add-on for the upcoming "Section 31" TV movie. How were all these movies advertised? Especially in the age when movie trailers could only be found at movie theatres? What "spoilers" did the posters give? How much did they lie to us? What could have been improved? Which ones remain your favorite?Make space on your wall and join the discussion about Trek's movie posters.(Source for images: Trekcore - https://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/)
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352 - Favorite Characters
New-New Trek Favorite CharactersWith Trek fans "of a certain age", it can be tempting for your list of favorite characters to be cemented from the 1990s and earlier. In order to shake things up, the trio look at post-JJ films era of television series and pick their favorite characters from "Discovery," "Lower Decks," "Prodigy," "Strange, New Worlds" and "Picard". Which characters stand out the most from each series? What about "secondary" characters who we enjoy? Do any of this "new crop" of adventurers take the place of our old top 10 favorite characters? Who did we wish we could see more of?Log into Paramount+ and let us know your top 5 characters from the 21st Century-produced shows.
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351 - Trekvember is Not a Thing
Georgiou and Disco Season One"Star Trek: Section 31" will arrive January 24 of next year, centered around the Mirror Universe version of Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh). The trio revisit the introduction of both versions of the character, the "Prime" Captain Georgiou and the "Mirror" Terran Emperor, in the first season of "Star Trek: Discovery."What did we think of both of these characters? What meaning did they have for Michael Burnham? Would we have like to see more or less of each version? How do their first impressions predict what we may see in "Section 31"? What does a Burnham-less Georgiou look like?Join us as we board the vertical transporters of the USS Shenzhou to revisit season one of Disco and the introduction of the Georgiou character.
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350 - Wrapity-uppity
Lower Decks Season 5 CatchupThe final season of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" began this month - a bittersweet moment for the animated series.The trio look at the first four episodes - looking at what made them laugh and what portents may have been dropped about how this show will end. They focus on each character, their remaining storylines, and whether the remaining episodes will be more in the spirit of "The Next Generation" or "Deep Space Nine."It's so hard to say goodbye - but join them as they enjoy "Lower Decks" final episodes.
Darren, Daniel, and Phillip are marooned on Ceti Alpha 3 with only their expansive knowledge of Star Trek, and a sense of humor, to keep them alive. Join the trio as they discuss 50 years of Trek TV series and feature films.
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