Trek Mate: Ten Forward

The bar is a bit dusty, but Carnivore has once again stolen the keys from Sina to do a rare bar talk session with yet another Star Trek fan.

What is this?  A new episode?  Yes, thanks to one of our 5 listeners, Dan Hitch. On the eve of Star Trek Discovery, Dan decides to… Well, I’ll let you listen yourself to see what he says. You can find Dan at @hitch_daniel If you don’t like the episode, tell @firbob1 Tell Evil Dan – […]

One might assume that sex is pretty safe in the 24th century… but a new study commissioned by your friends at Ten Forward gathers vital statistics–statistics that demonstrate a surprising amount of risk… and we’re not just talking about the potential for unpleasant outbreaks in uncomfortable places… but the very real possibility of death, following […]

Lieutenant Dan and Carnivore J reconvene at the bar to discuss their favorite film score music from Star Trek and elsewhere.  Ten (10!) songs are featured… so tune in to find out what selections they made, and revel in the aural splendor!  

  This episode was recently rescued from the deepest vaults below Gringotts.  A few months back, Sina welcomed special guests Jennean Levitt and Megan Carmody to discuss the latest entry into the Potter-verse: the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (published in book format).  The boys were swept off by dementors and locked […]

Ten Forward: Episode 218 – Robert does San Francisco Last year Creation Entertainment created the 50 Year Mission Tour, a series of Conventions around the US culminating in December in San Francisco at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. We sent out roving reporter Robert Reyes to cover the first day of the convention to give us […]

  This week, Lieutenant Dan and Carnivore Johnson examine the long relationship between Star Trek and spirits.  We discuss favorite drinking moments in the series, and ponder such questions as why would a Vulcan drink?  And what exactly is synthehol?  The hosts partake a bit themselves – to get closer to the heart of the […]

Chris and Paul watch Devil in the Dark, and you can join them!!    

Ten Forward: Episode 215 – Top Ten Things I Love About Star Trek In this episode Firbob and Grand Moff Eeeboy (Paul and Chris) are back in the bar to actually talk trek! Chris came up with the topic Top Ten Things I Love About Star Trek and some of them are not so obvious. […]

This week, the Ex-Presidente and the reformed Evil Dan discuss favorite one-shot guest characters… with a side portion of tangents, a generous helping of DS9 worship, and some rampant speculation on the mysteries of Star Trek Discovery.  Pull up a glass!

Ten Forward: Episode 213 – The First Duty Real Time Review In this episode Firbob is back! He got stuck in a causality loop after trying to reply to a complaint he made to Ten Forward on twitter! Joined by Chris “The Galactic Dogie” Mitchell they press the button on the random episode generator which […]

Chris is in the bar with Sina – so they discuss one of Chris’ favorite things – Tom Clancy!  No not really, but yes, really. Hope you enjoy this episode where we discuss Tom Clancy, a Star Trek episode that is essentially Tom Clancy plus more bits and bobs (as Chris would say), and we […]

Sina and Chris return to the bar for a nice commentary track for Voyager S2 E20 – Investigations. Message Ends    

Sina and Dan and Ryan Porter in Ten Forward.  Their eyes open, their mouths sounding. Sina’s eyes, occasionally red, her face black due to Ryan and Dan. Sina, her arms wide with this episode. Enjoy!  

  Jarman, Dan, and Chris Johnson host this special Halloween episode.  Prepare to be disturbed.  AND we discuss 3 scary episodes! Well… creepy episodes. They’re unsettling at least. Honor demands you tune in!

Join Sina and Paul as they welcome Robert “the King” Reyes at the bar for a nice chat about different aspects of Trek, sportsball (!) and other random stuff. @RobertReyes, @queenkatblue, @firbob1, @tenforward1701  

  This may be a courtroom-themed episode, but there’s no reason to pass the bar (insert pinecone here… no, wait!). Come have a drink with Sina, Dan, and returning guest Les “Trekkie Jedi” Walker as we examine three episodes where our heroes must take the stand. We don’t make our opening remarks immediately, however.  There’s […]

I am Sina.  I am Queen Kat Blue. That Queen Kat Blue!  That Queen Kat Blue! I do not like that Queen Kat Blue! I do not like what she’s asking me to do! Will you read Green Lantern and Trek? I do not like Green Lantern and Trek! Why is she asking me to read that dreck? […]

So I finally finished my homework and edited the recording for Robert Reyes’ Day 5 recording.  A couple of notes: 1.  Many, many apologies to the people whose interviews had to be cut out of the final edit.  There were severe technical difficulties and some of the recording just was not usable.  If you were […]

Let’s start off your Monday with a Bar Adventure with none other than your host, Carnivore J, aka Chris Johnson (which by the way Chris, I don’t see ANYTHING wrong with Sully J, just saying, doesn’t matter if you are a grown ass man, Monsters Inc. is still awesome) and where was I? Oh yes! […]

  Sina, Not-So-Evil Dan, and Carnivore Chris Johnson are at it again, getting all literary about the newest Deep Space Nine eBook, “The Rules of Accusation” by Paula Block and Terry Erdmann.  We won’t spoil too much here, but know this: Quark’s shenanigans bring Odo out of retirement to do P.I. work on the station! […]

Ten Forward Episode 203 – Babylon 5 Talk No Sina again. QueenKatBlue has QueenKatGone , so that means no Trek Talk today. Instead we talk about a TV series that is widely regarded (even by Trek fans) to be better than Star Trek! Ye we are talking Babylon 5 written (almost entirely) by J Michael […]

Roving correspondent Robert Reyes stays up reeeeeeeaaaaallllyyyy late to give us a taste of the Saturday night after party at STLV50.  Special guest appearances by the Doctor of Love, James Roberts (Yay James!) and Ben McCulloch (I love Ben!), as well as many other fascinating STLV attendees. @Robert Reyes @tngrewatch (James)  

  Join Sina, Not-So-Evil Dan and Chris Johnson for a timely (TIMELY!) review of Star Trek Beyond. Special thanks go to Paul Wright for rescuing this recording and editing it into a respectable show. He earns the Platinum Pinecone Prize.

The Energizer Bunny, aka Robert Reyes, is back with Day 4 at STLV50!  And yes, Part 1 means there’s a Part 2 that’s coming. Thank you Robert! @RobertReyes

Robert Reyes is back with his coverage of Day 3 at STLV50.  Thank you very much Robert! All complaints to @RobertReyes, right Firbob?  

Special correspondent Robert Reyes returns to give us additional moments on Day 2 at STLV50. A big thanks to Robert!  @robertreyes

This week we bring you special correspondent Robert Reyes at the Star Trek 50th Anniversary convention in Las Vegas!  A great big thanks to Robert for giving those of us who aren’t at the convention a look at the excitement of the 50th anniversary party.

Ten Forward: Episode 200 Pt2 – TOS Season Three Desert Island Trek *WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT* Are you ready for more Sina punishment and Firbob bashing? Then listen on to the continuing onslaught of TOS Season 3. Joining them in their quest for the impossible is team Firbob’s team boring team mate, Jarman. Team Evil’s sole […]

Ten Forward: Episode 200 Pt1 – TOS Season Three Desert Island Trek *WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT* Way back in the distant past Evil Dan proposed an idea whereby Chris and Matt had to pick their worst 5 episodes of DS9 Season 5 and shipwreck them. On that episode Sina mentioned that she had not seen season […]

Episode 199 of Ten Forward is about sport, sorry.  

This week, Sina, Not-So-Evil-Dan & Carnivorous Chris Johnson delve deeply into three episodes where the crew is acting damned irregular.  What did the character’s wacky mind trips teach them?  Or us?  What opportunities were missed?  Why are Tasha Yar’s quarters full of dick statues? These questions and more get answered as we float downstream on […]

Sina is joined at the bar by Sarah and Caroline with Continuing Missions – we discuss progressive (and not so progressive) moments in Voyager and meander into other series while we have a few drinks.  Join us with your choice of adult beverage.    

Join Sina, Not-So-Evil Dan, and El Pero Caliente for a loving and irreverent look at the long history of fisticuffs in Star Trek, where our hosts learn that not all slug fests are created equal.

Ten Forward: Episode 195 – Trials, Troubles, Trbbles & Tribulations QueenKatBlue (Cat is spelt with a”K”) and The Pinecone couldn’t be bothered with preparation and thinking too much this week. And what with Sina having a bad week at work and Paul just finishing a long hike they decided to relax and watch an episode […]

Ten Forward: Episode 194 – Underrated Trek (Warning Adult Content) Usually Ten Forward is Family Friendly but be warned this episode is not! The Kat, El Pres and The Pinecone are joined by Positively Nerdy Ryan Porter to discuss an underrated episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Penises. But instead they get side […]

Sina, Dan and Chris Johnson aka CarnivoreJ from the UP2 and Continuing Missions podcast throw a parade for the TNG movie Insurrection.  Yes, you heard that right. Will Matt rain on our parade?   Listen and find out. Usual places: @queenkatblue, @dlevitt79, @mhansen0207, @carnivorej trekmatetenforward@gmail.com; forum.trekmatefamily.com; facebook.com/tenforwardpod    

Ten Forward: Episode 192 – The Killing Joke The Pinecone and El Pres are left alone with the keys to the bar. So guess what…. Yep you guessed it… they don’t pull up a chair and talk Trek. This week’s diversion is all about BATMAN! With a new straight to Blu-Ray, animated version of the […]

This episode, well, Dan drinks at the bar (but what’s new about that?!?) and so does Sina (!!!), so you know what that means… Nice bar conversation of celebrities who have guest starred in Star Trek and celebrities who were in ST before they hit it big.  Dan and I meander into and out of […]

Join Sina, Dan and Scott as we discuss Greg Cox’ Pike Era book A Child of Two Worlds. Who liked it?  Who didn’t?  What is the Firbob Award and who won it?  All this and more in this latest installment of book club. Scott’s blog is:  graylog.wordpress.com Dan in all his Evilness can be reached […]

Yes!  Ben is back in the bar with Chris Johnson, aka Carnivore J. The boys have a relaxed chat, meandering in and out of Star Trek topics, plus other interesting stuff. Come have a drink with them. A great big thanks to Chris (@carnivorej) for this episode.  You and Ben are always welcome at the […]

This week we skip back a few episodes to back fill the eipisode numer that Firbob missed, which is nice… We are joined by Les AKA Trekkie Jedi to discuss the First Officers of Trek, and to rank them in some sort of order, the final outcome of which may shock you. Find us in […]

This week on Ten Forward, Evil Dan was left alone, he made a show, that’s all I know, I’m just posting this thing. @tenforward1701 @dlevitt79 I’m guessing that the image is relative to the show

Ten Forward: Episode 187 – Wesley Crusher/Will Wheaton Profile The Pinecone is on his own this week. That’s the problem with real life. The Ten Forward hosts all have a real life and sometimes it gets in the way of podcasting. Last week we couldn’t find anyone who wasn’t working or busy. This week was […]

Ten Forward: Episode 185 – Convention Tips Today The Pinecone and Histrionic Spock (being the only convention goers on Ten Forward) (ok apart from Matt), part with some tips on what to do at conventions. Some of you may be going to the 50th Anniversary convention in your own country and may want get some […]

This week Not So Evil Dan and Sina try to figure out the disgraceful nature of James’ choices for his Ship Wreck Trek. Can anybody take the Biscuit Challenge by the way? You can yell at James by tweeting him here:  @tngrewatch or posting on forum.trekmatefamily.com Usual places: @queenkatblue & @notsoevildan, I mean @dlevitt79   […]

Evil Dan is in charge of the bar and he has an Evil Plan for Chris, Paul & Matt (or at least 2 of the 3). How many did you get? Usual places: @dlevitt79, @chriscantfly, @firbob1, @mhansen0207 trekmatetenforward@gmail.com, facebook.com/tenforwardpod    

Ten Forward: Episode 182 – Book Club – Q In-Law A Pinecone, An Avacardo, El Ottro and the Evil One all walk into a bar. After a few drinks they start to talk about Star Trek the Next Generation book, Q In-Law by Peter David. Only to be interrupted by an buffalo wing eating, beer […]

Sina, Dan and Matt discuss the many loves of William T. Riker, and some other stuff that’s funny. Warning, adult language and themes. Usual places: @queenkatblue, @dlevitt79, @mhansen0207, @tenforward1701, trekmatetenforward@gmail.com, facebook.com/TenForwardPod Complaints: @firbob1 and @chriscantfly (Crikey!)  

Well at least I am a Bad Ass Hostess, don’t know about the other guys that show up at the bar every now and then. This week I have most everyone with me except the Pinecone – something about watching the Super Bowl instead of recording with us.  The rest of us discuss Bad Ass […]

Mr. Smug on a Stick is back! No, I don’t mean either Chris or Matt (today anyway).  I’m talking about Dukat.  Join the boys and me (Sina) while we discuss the great DS9 episode, “Civil Defense.” Usual places: @queenkatblue, @chriscantfly, @mhansen0207 Complaints to @firbob1 trekmatetenforward@gmail.com, facebook.com/TenForwardPod