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Assimilation (Star Trek: Picard, S2 E3) was recommended by Hauke he/him, who said: While it's very hard to pull out individual episodes of Picard (especially the first two seasons) on my current rewatch this one stood out to me.Having narrowly escaped the horrible Confederation of the alternate 2400, the crew travels back to 2024 to correct the timeline. “Let's see what has been lost in the wake of your fear” Q whispers to Picard again as they jump to the past.Assimilation sets up the character arcs for the rest of the season.Raffi is racked with guilt and anger for Elnor's death early in the episode.Seven, gets to experience not being met with fear since the timeline hop means she was never assimilated.Rios immediately gets into some good trouble meeting the charming doctor Teresa.And Jurati, still racked with guilt over killing Maddox in season one is doing something difficult and dangerous: impressing the Borg Queen (played in this iteration by the magnetic Anne Wershing who sadly passed away in early 2023).Fear, Hope, guilt, forgiveness. Picard season two is about all these things, deeply personal to both Picard and Stewart, and it doesn't get enough credit.“ Move backward to go forward. Shatter to mend. The past is now.”Assimilation first aired on March 17, 2022, written by Kiley Rossetter & Christopher Monfette, and directed by Lea ThompsonSeven distracts the Magistrate long enough for the group to overpower and kill him and his officers. The ship comes under attack, and the Queen takes advantage of the situation to directly connect herself to the ship's computers. She destroys their pursuers and slingshots the ship around the sun, creating a wormhole to 2024. She tells Picard that they must find "The Watcher" in Los Angeles who knows what Q changed to cause the new timeline. The ship crashes near Chateau Picard in France, and the Queen diverts all power to sustain herself. Elnor dies of his wounds, and Raffi angrily blames Picard before departing with Seven and Rios to start searching for the Watcher. Rios's transporter malfunctions and he is knocked out, waking up in a clinic that secretly treats undocumented immigrants. Before he can leave, immigration officers raid the clinic and arrest both Rios and his physician, Teresa. Rios's communicator is left behind. Despite Picard's warnings, Agnes connects her mind to the Queen and learns the exact location of the Watcher before she can be assimilated, impressing the Queen.The Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky)Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon.Find us at joyoftrek.com · Twitter · Facebook

When Tuvok starts having distracting visions, he takes Captain Janeway on a mind meld to his own past, under the command of Captain Sulu on the USS Excelsior! We're going back to the future's past when Flashback goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by - . Get the whole collection of Chateau Picard in time for "Star Trek: Picard" and get the UFP medallion FREE when you use code "RODDENBERRY" at checkout.

When Tuvok starts having distracting visions, he takes Captain Janeway on a mind meld to his own past, under the command of Captain Sulu on the USS Excelsior! We're going back to the future's past when Flashback goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by - . Get the whole collection of Chateau Picard in time for "Star Trek: Picard" and get the UFP medallion FREE when you use code "RODDENBERRY" at checkout.

When Tuvok starts having distracting visions, he takes Captain Janeway on a mind meld to his own past, under the command of Captain Sulu on the USS Excelsior! We're going back to the future's past when Flashback goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by - . Get the whole collection of Chateau Picard in time for "Star Trek: Picard" and get the UFP medallion FREE when you use code "RODDENBERRY" at checkout.

Dan Hitch wanted Traps,Dan Hitch wanted HiJinks,Dan Hitch wanted ActionWhat he got was a pretty poor DnD campaign that had more Dungeons than Drones. Not to say there weren MANY Drones.Jurati talks down the Borg Queen and Rios proves he is staying in 2024 - NO QUESTION!

Following on from our weekly discussions, welcome back to our Star Trek Picard Season Two Wrap Up and we also crown the Season 2 Ten Forward Pub Quiz champion. Picard Season Two Wrap Up Thanks for joining us throughout this season. We pick up on your feedback and discuss some of the good and bad things from season two of Star Trek Picard. We are excited to return for Season 3 with most of the Next Generation cast. Star Trek Picard Season Two Ten Forward Pub Quiz Answers Episode 1 “The Star Gazer” Question: What are the five salutations given between Picard and Laris over a glass of red wine at Chateau Picard? (5 points) Na Zdorovie, Noch Ein, Sláinte, Santé, Cheers big ears.Episode 2 “Penance” Question: What is the name of Dr Jurati's virtual companion cat? (1 point)Spot 73Episode 3 “Assimilation” Question: What cookies does Rios try and bribe the child with in order to get his communication badge back? (1 point)Peanut Butter CookiesEpisode 4 “Watcher” Question: What three items connected by the number 15 provide Picard and Juratti with their clue to when the divergence will happen? (3 point)15 Beads on the Abacus, 15th Volume of Encyclopedia Britannica; Chateau Picard Pinot Noir 1915Episode 5 “Fly Me To The Moon” Question: How many seconds does Q predict it will take for Adam Soong to sit down to hear his offer? (1 point)Seventeen SecondsEpisode 6 “Two of One” Question: What is the type of shuttle and what nickname does Renée Picard call the shuttle as Jean-Luc tells her to look up as he tries to calm her down? (2 points)OV165 shuttle, Nickname = SpikeEpisode 7 “Monster” Question: What bar does Queen Jeratti go to in this episode? (1 point)Deacon's BarEpisode 8 “Mercy” Question: Before he meets the Vulcans, what is the name of young Agent Well's lost puppy that he calls out for in the woods? (1 points)MaggieEpisode 9 “Hide and Seek” Question: In Chateau Picard as Rafi and Seven prepare to storm La Serena, what three weapons do they have to take on the dozen Borg drones that stand in their way? (3 points)A knife, a corkscrew and an Ice Pick.Episode 10 “Farewell” Question: What astronaut does Tallinn replace to speak with Renee Picard before take off? (1 Point)Maya Orlando Thanks so much to all of you who entered the Ten Forward Pub Quiz. The listener who has won the Pub Quiz is.... VICTOR SELLERS - Congratulations Victor!!! Follow us and Subscribe to the Podcast Thanks so much for joining us for our Star Trek Picard Season Two wrap up Podcast. We really do hope you enjoyed our chat. If you did please subscribe to TV Podcast Industries on any of the links from this page and why not share the podcast with other people. You can also support us by going to https://patreon.com/tvpodcastindustries and donating to the running of the podcast. As always thank you so much for all the support. We hope you'll join us for the next show we're covering. There's lots to come from comic book adaptations of all types in June from The Boys Season 3 and Ms. Marvel to the Umbrella Academy. We'll speak to you soon Derek, Chris and John TV Podcast Industries

Jean-Luc Picard ist immer noch nicht im Ruhestand angekommen, auch wenn er es zu Beginn der 2. Staffel durchaus ruhig angehen lässt. Die Ruhe hält nicht lange an, und er muss wieder in Aktion treten, und mit ihm sein bunt zusammengewürfelter Haufen, der Jean-Luc schon in der 1. Staffel zur Seite stand. Diesmal geht es durch Zeit & Raum: Mit neuen und alten Freunden und Feinden (und auch neuen mit alten Gesichtern) durch eine düstere, totalitäre Alternativ-Realität ins Jahr 2024, nach L.A., aufs Chateau Picard – und wieder zurück ins 25. Jahrhundert. Wir haben Picard auf dieser Reise Hin & Zurück begleitet und unterhalten uns heute darüber. Achtung, Spoiler-Warnung! Wir reden ungehemmt über die 2. Staffel STAR TREK PICARD.

Picard and his allies evade the Borg and Adam Soong on the grounds of Chateau Picard as Picard reconciles with his haunted past.

Another penultimate episode as we discuss Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode 9 Hide And Seek in our latest spoiler filled chat podcast. Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode 9 Podcast Synopsis Executive Producers: Michael Chabon & Kirsten Beyer & Akiva Goldsman & Alex Kurtzman Episode Written by: Matthew Okumura and Christ Derrick Episode Directed By: Michael Weaver The Borg Queen, Soong, and the drones beam to La Sirena while Picard, Tallinn, Raffi, and Seven beam to Chateau Picard and are joined by Rafi, Teresa and Ricardo who have escaped La Sirena. Surrounded by drones the group are pinned down. In the gun fight Rios is injured and is transported along with Teresa, and her son to safety at Tallinn's apartment. Agnes's consciousness blocks the Queen from the ship's systems and stalls her using a fractal lock in the form of an Elnor security hologram. Having split up to get to La Sirena, Seven and Raffi arrive at the ship and try to use the ship against the Queen, but she mortally wounds Seven. Meanwhile back in the chateau Picard and Tallinn escape from Soong and the drones in the tunnels beneath the house. Picard recalls his mother having a mental break while they were playing hide-and-seek in the tunnels when he was a boy, after which she ended her own life. Discussing this with Tallinn helps Picard come to terms with it. But Soong catches up with him and corners them in the conservatory where Piicard's mother killed herself, but Rios beams back and forces him to flee. Back in La Sirena, with Seven bleeding out, Agnes pleads with the Borg Queen to save Seven, to have compassion. Agnes convinces her to build a new more resilient Borg collective through salvation rather than assimilation, to truly become a new Borg Queen. The new Queen heals Seven by adding her to the collective, and then departs in La Sirena for the Delta Quadrant, leaving a message for Picard: there must be two versions of Renée, one who will fly the Europa mission and one who will die How We Discuss Star Trek Picard. Each of your hosts chose a BIG moment, their Medium sized moment and a small moment for the episode under the headings of The Prime Directive, The Omega Directive and their Number 1 moment. Star Trek Picard Pub Quiz We're bringing it back for our Star Trek Picard Pub quiz. Send in your answer to each of the questions to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com The person who answers the most questions correctly throughout the series will win some Star Trek related goodies on the final podcast after Episode 10. Ten Forward Pub Quiz Season 2 Question 9: In Chateau Picard as Rafi and Seven prepare to storm La Serena, what three weapons do they have to take on the dozen Borg drones that stand in their way? Leaving Feedback for Star Trek Picard Leave us a voicemail here, join our Facebook group and leave your thoughts on the spoiler posts there https://facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries or let us know what you think by emailing us at feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com. Follow us and Subscribe to the Podcast Thanks so much for joining us for our Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode 9 Podcast "Hide And Seek". We really do hope you enjoyed our chat. If you did please subscribe to TV Podcast Industries on any of the links from this page and why not share the podcast with other people. You can also support us by going to https://patreon.com/tvpodcastindustries and donating to the running of the podcast. As always thank you so much for all the support. We'll be back with the Star Trek Picard Season 2 finale next week. We're also concluding our coverage of the latest Marvel show "Moon Knight". The final episode is out on Disney plus on Wednesday the 3rd of May. We hope you'll listen along with us. You can follow that and all of our podcasts on tvpodcastindustries.com. https://open.spotify.com/show/53ieidnddiHlBawz9huu8l Derek, Chris and John TV Podcast Industries

The penultimate episode of season 2 of “Star Trek: Picard” is here! Jason and Scott are conflicted. Some of it seemed pretty obvious, but was it affecting? Why has there not been more Jurati and Borg Queen up until now? Where is this season going to end up? Join us for a very slow walking tour of the tunnels beneath Chateau Picard. Host Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

The penultimate episode of season 2 of “Star Trek: Picard” is here! Jason and Scott are conflicted. Some of it seemed pretty obvious, but was it affecting? Why has there not been more Jurati and Borg Queen up until now? Where is this season going to end up? Join us for a very slow walking tour of the tunnels beneath Chateau Picard. Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

Big J, Renzo, and Dag do what they do best as they rip apart Picard Season 2 Episode 5 "Fly Me to the Moon". Honestly, we don't know how we survived all the deep cuts that came up in this episode. Is there a vintage of Chateau Picard from 2286 "The Year of the Whale Probe"? How much minutia is sufferable before it becomes insufferable? Do you think this Borg Queen is the most effervescent and menacing antagonist we've seen? Also, a new classical blunder is discovered: Don't leave the Borg Queen alone on you spaceship when the timeline is on the line. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beyondtrekpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beyondtrekpodcast/support

Fireside Chat #5 with Erik & Paul, they pop the cork on a bottle of  2017 Chateau Picard Cru Bourgeois Bordeaux. It's from an estate in the heart of the world-renowned Saint-Estèphe region in France. It is an 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot blend that is subtly smoky and spicy with a bright, fresh, clean-tasting style. The wine spends 14 months in oak, 70% seasoned and 30% new. 

EPISODE 398 Star Trek Double Feature, We discuss Star Trek Discovery episode "Species 10-C" and Star Trek Picard episdoe "Penance". Craig Spurrier and Spencer Brewer from Star Trek Wines, join us for our fifth of six fireside chats. Erik and Paul pop the cork on a bottle of Chateau Picard Old Vine Zinfandel, and review the taste, feel, look, and colletcable bottle. Star Trek Birthday's and Fan Shout-Outs, Let's See What's Out There. 

After two long years, Star Trek: Picard is back. And the former Enterprise captain has brought with him the Borg Queen, Guinan, and *in exasperated Picard voice* Q. So is the Season 2 premiere any good? Listen and find out! We also have one of our biggest collections of Red Shirts ever. So pour a glass of Chateau Picard and listen to the newest TR3!

Welcome back fellow Trekkers and Trekkies for our Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode 1 Podcast. We discuss the season 2 premiere "The Star Gazer". Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode 1 Podcast Synopsis Executive Producers: Michael Chabon & Kirsten Beyer & Akiva Goldsman & Alex Kurtzman Story by: Akiva Goldsman & Terry Matalas Episode Directed By: Douglas Aarniokoski One and a half years after becoming a synthetic life on Coppelius, Admiral Jean Luc Picard has returned to tending his vines with Laris at Chateau Picard and leading Starfleet Academy. Aboard the newly refitted Star Gazer, Captain Rios and his crew discover a spatial anomaly with a simple message. They want to join the Federation but only if they can deal directly with Admiral Picard. How We Discuss Star Trek Picard. Each of your hosts chose a BIG moment, their Medium sized moment and a small moment for the episode under the headings of The Prime Directive, The Omega Directive and their Number 1 moment. Star Trek Picard Pub Quiz We're bringing it back for our Star Trek Picard Pub quiz. Send in your answer to each of the questions to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com The person who answers the most questions correctly throughout the series will win some Star Trek related goodies on the final podcast after Episode 10. Ten Forward Pub Quiz Season 2 Question 1: What are the five salutations given between Picard and Laris over a glass of red wine at Chateau Picard? Leaving Feedback for Star Trek Picard Leave us a voicemail here, join our Facebook group and leave your thoughts on the spoiler posts there https://facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries or let us know what you think by emailing us at feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com. Follow us and Subscribe to the Podcast Thanks so much for joining us for our Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode 1 Podcast about "The Star Gazer". We really do hope you enjoyed our chat. If you did please subscribe to TV Podcast Industries on any of the links from this page and why not share the podcast with other people. You can also support us by going to https://patreon.com/tvpodcastindustries and donating to the running of the podcast. As always thank you so much for all the support. We'll be back with Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode 2 "Penance" next week. We're also covering the adult animated show "The Boys Presents: Diabolical". You can follow that and all of our podcasts on tvpodcastindustries.com. Derek, Chris and John TV Podcast Industries

  And we're back with one of the few episodes we're both recording in person and not over Zoom! This week, we start to episode by enjoying (?) a glass of Chateau Picard, which Mike and Johnson give a mixed review - but the bottle is so cool! We then dive into this week's Prodigy episode, which thankfully gives us a slightly less annoying Dal, but perhaps a more stereotypical portrayal of a Ferengi on Star Trek. We then spend WAY too much time going into off topic - which includes an extensive discussion of the series finale of The Expanse. This segues into a discussion as to whether or not we can compare The Expanse to Star Trek, and perhaps some of the lessons that Star Trek can learn. But then a larger question is posed - what's going to be the next great sci-fi show? Mike and Johnson need suggestions!

  And we're back with one of the few episodes we're both recording in person and not over Zoom! This week, we start to episode by enjoying (?) a glass of Chateau Picard, which Mike and Johnson give a mixed review - but the bottle is so cool! We then dive into this week's Prodigy episode, which thankfully gives us a slightly less annoying Dal, but perhaps a more stereotypical portrayal of a Ferengi on Star Trek. We then spend WAY too much time going into off topic - which includes an extensive discussion of the series finale of The Expanse. This segues into a discussion as to whether or not we can compare The Expanse to Star Trek, and perhaps some of the lessons that Star Trek can learn. But then a larger question is posed - what's going to be the next great sci-fi show? Mike and Johnson need suggestions!

Kayla sat down with Howard Jackowitz and Craig Spurrier of Wines That Rock, makers of officially licensed Star Trek Wines. Their team is made up of real Star Trek fans who have worked with CBS, the Klingon Language Institute, and even some Star Trek writers to create top-quality products that feel like they are taken right out of the Star Trek universe. And they don’t skimp on what’s inside the bottle. Not only is the packaging cool, but the wine is also delicious and meant to be enjoyed. The trio discusses the wines, the bottles, and the history of how these products were made. We highlight the newest wines in the Star Trek Wines lineup, a Kanar red wine blend, and a United Federation of Planets Andorian Blue Chardonnay. In particular, the story behind the making of the Kanar bottle makes you realize just how much Wines That Rock cares about authenticity. One of only a handful of original bottles still in existence plus a metal stopper prop used in TNG’s “The Wounded” were used to create 3D models. Brand new Kanar bottles were produced at a glass forge in Italy, making these really unique. You can purchase all of the Star Trek Wines and the Chateau Picard wine crate at StarTrekWines.com. GIVEAWAY: Enter to win! TrekMovie and Wines That Rock have teamed up to give away some amazing Star Trek Wines prizes, including a Chateau Picard wine crate ($199), a Kanar bottle (empty) with topper and glass stopper ($45), a Federation metal medallion wine label ($20), and a $300 Star Trek Wines gift card! Learn more about the wines, the contest, and ENTER TO WIN here.

Kayla sat down with Howard Jackowitz and Craig Spurrier of Wines That Rock, makers of officially licensed Star Trek Wines. Their team is made up of real Star Trek fans who have worked with CBS, the Klingon Language Institute, and even some Star Trek writers to create top-quality products that feel like they are taken right out of the Star Trek universe. And they don’t skimp on what’s inside the bottle. Not only is the packaging cool, but the wine is also delicious and meant to be enjoyed. The trio discusses the wines, the bottles, and the history of how these products were made. We highlight the newest wines in the Star Trek Wines lineup, a Kanar red wine blend, and a United Federation of Planets Andorian Blue Chardonnay. In particular, the story behind the making of the Kanar bottle makes you realize just how much Wines That Rock cares about authenticity. One of only a handful of original bottles still in existence plus a metal stopper prop used in TNG’s “The Wounded” were used to create 3D models. Brand new Kanar bottles were produced at a glass forge in Italy, making these really unique. You can purchase all of the Star Trek Wines and the Chateau Picard wine crate at StarTrekWines.com. GIVEAWAY: Enter to win! TrekMovie and Wines That Rock have teamed up to give away some amazing Star Trek Wines prizes, including a Chateau Picard wine crate ($199), a Kanar bottle (empty) with topper and glass stopper ($45), a Federation metal medallion wine label ($20), and a $300 Star Trek Wines gift card! Learn more about the wines, the contest, and ENTER TO WIN here.

Picard S1, E3: Three former Starfleet officers, all hounded by the ghosts of their former service, and an expert in artificial life forms walk in to a bar. Well, no, they walk into each other. And Picard tells them it is crucial they abscond from Earth and find Bruce Maddox to see how he created Dahj; Meanwhile Dahj’s sister, Asha, continues to work on a Borg cube in Romulan space and carry on a relationship with an undercover Starfleet... Tal Shiar... *something*… covert agent. It’s high stakes espionage, folks. Chateau Picard is attacked, Asha gets a mystic reading, and there are drugs. It’s a trip. Also: Hugh is back!!!http://patreon.com/setphasers http://instagram.com/setphaserspodcast 

We're boldly going where no man has gone before and talking Star Trek! Returning guest, Allison Arcos, joins me to talk about the CBS All Access show, Star Trek: Picard. Here's a short summary for Picard: 14 years after his retirement from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) is living a quiet life on his vineyard, Chateau Picard. When he is sought out by a mysterious young woman, Dahj (Isa Briones), in need of his help, he soon realizes she may have personal connections to his own past. We had so much to say that I split our conversation into two parts. This episode is part one, where we talk about the world of Picard and the setup for the series. We include some details about the show, but this episode is generally spoiler free. We'll go more in depth and more spoiler-y in part two. A Few Things We Discuss In The Episode: Being tourists to the universe of Star Trek Picard reckoning with his past Who gets to have an opinion? What makes someone a ‘fan'? The smart people at CBS All Access Anything we mentioned or recommend in this episode will end up in the show notes, which you can find at casuallyobsessedpodcast.com/picard. Casually Obsessed is hosted and produced by Chelsee Bergen. The theme music is 'I Dunno' by grapes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chelsee-bergen/message

Yes, this is the "Shut up, Wesley" episode, and that just needs to be said right at the top. We're not watching Leaving Las Vegas today; I don't know if we could take it, but we can celebrate Nicolas Cage like a good podcast should. Shawn talks Star Trek Beyond to put us back on topic. The verdict stands that Brent Spiner makes this whole episode work, and a bottle of Chateau Picard makes Matt work for this show. Are you a fan of the beach more as a concept than a reality? Then Minh is your guy. He and Anakin Skywalker are NOT excited about the prospect of sand. The secret password for this episode is "Crystalline Entity". Don't forget it! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Losing the Peace. The Federation has won the war. The Borg, once humanity's most lethal enemy, are gone forever. However, new challenges arise as the people of the Federation deal with the aftermath of the greatest, most unimaginable loss of life, leading to the displacement of countless Federation citizens. Will Starfleet have won the war only to lose the peace they've struggled so valiantly for? In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther are joined by The Edge's Brandi Jackola to talk about Losing the Peace by William Leisner. We talk about Crusher's role in the story including flashbacks to her past, the refugee situation on Pacifica, Chen and Taurik's grief, Choudhury's journey, the grim reminder to listen to our better angels, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings. At the top of the show, we discuss the newly-revealed cover of *Agents of Influence* by Dayton Ward and respond to listener feedback from The Babel Conference for Literary Treks 298: Utopia is a Series of Choices. News Agents of Influence Cover (00:02:16) Listener Feedback (00:07:08) Feature: Losing the Peace Having Not Read the Books Before (00:13:47) Starting at Chateau Picard (00:18:58) Beverly Helping Others Selflessly (00:23:52) Refugees on Pacifica (00:31:27) Chen and Taurik’s Grief (00:40:25) Choudhury Coming to Terms (00:45:55) Listen to our Better Angels (00:51:45) Kadohata and Her Family (00:56:55) Captain Hernandez Reference (00:59:54) Ratings (01:01:02) Final Thoughts (01:09:30) Hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson Guest Brandi Jackola Production Bruce Gibson (Editor and Producer) Dan Gunther (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

Losing the Peace. The Federation has won the war. The Borg, once humanity's most lethal enemy, are gone forever. However, new challenges arise as the people of the Federation deal with the aftermath of the greatest, most unimaginable loss of life, leading to the displacement of countless Federation citizens. Will Starfleet have won the war only to lose the peace they've struggled so valiantly for? In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther are joined by The Edge's Brandi Jackola to talk about Losing the Peace by William Leisner. We talk about Crusher's role in the story including flashbacks to her past, the refugee situation on Pacifica, Chen and Taurik's grief, Choudhury's journey, the grim reminder to listen to our better angels, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings. At the top of the show, we discuss the newly-revealed cover of *Agents of Influence* by Dayton Ward and respond to listener feedback from The Babel Conference for Literary Treks 298: Utopia is a Series of Choices. News Agents of Influence Cover (00:02:16) Listener Feedback (00:07:08) Feature: Losing the Peace Having Not Read the Books Before (00:13:47) Starting at Chateau Picard (00:18:58) Beverly Helping Others Selflessly (00:23:52) Refugees on Pacifica (00:31:27) Chen and Taurik’s Grief (00:40:25) Choudhury Coming to Terms (00:45:55) Listen to our Better Angels (00:51:45) Kadohata and Her Family (00:56:55) Captain Hernandez Reference (00:59:54) Ratings (01:01:02) Final Thoughts (01:09:30) Hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson Guest Brandi Jackola Production Bruce Gibson (Editor and Producer) Dan Gunther (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

Eine Schachtel in einer Schachtel in einer Schachtel voller Geheimnisse: Adrian und Eve spitzen die Ohren und lauschen alle Geheimnisse aus, die auf dem Artefakt, dem Kubus der Borg, und der La Sirena in der 6. Folge Picard "The Impossible Box" vor sich gehen. Mit einer kurzen Historie der Borg und Spoilern zu dieser und bisherigen Folgen. Engage! Intro music: https://soundcloud.com/william-j-lepetomane/astro-twist Ansehen könnt ihr euch "Star Trek: Picard" hier bei Amazon Prime: smile.amazon.de/gp/video/detail/B083SS4NTF/ Timecodes: 0:01:18 News 0:03:56 Borg-Infos 0:09:00 Synopsis "The Impossible Box" 0:12:33 Kommentare zur Folge 0:41:13 Unbekannte Signale aus dem Internet Gute vollständige Timeline der Borg findet ihr hier:
https://borgcollective.fandom.com/wiki/Collective_Chronological_Timeline

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Episode 206 is Star Trek Picard (2020) At the end of the 24th Century, and 14 years after his retirement from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard is living a quiet life on his vineyard, Chateau Picard. When he is sought out by a mysterious young woman, Dahj, in need of his help, he soon realizes she may have personal connections to his own past.

Walter Koenig talks about pulling back from the con circuit and what he thinks of Trump's America, a team of scientists has figured out how long it would take to fill the Enterprise with tribbles, and you can tour Chateau Picard from Star Trek: Picard with the L.A. Away Team. All that, plus this week's Trek trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

Walter Koenig talks about pulling back from the con circuit and what he thinks of Trump’s America, a team of scientists has figured out how long it would take to fill the Enterprise with tribbles, and you can tour Chateau Picard from Star Trek: Picard with the L.A. Away Team. All that, plus this week’s Trek trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

This week we’re branching out to the final frontier of streaming services: CBS All-Access. And what better way to celebrate a foray into the unknown than by watching yet another Star Trek spinoff. Come, listen in, and let us sweep you away to Chateau Picard.

Picard Episode 3 InterTREKtional coming right up ***SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS*******Picard enlists his frenemy Raffi, bad-boy Captain Rios, and our fav Dr. Anges Jurati to finally engage in his space adventure. Dr. F*ckboy seems to only exist in a state of sexy-danger-flirting, even with his sister...? Soji plays Tarot-Cataan with a Romulan-ex-Borg mythologist, as Chateau Picard gets a surprise visit. Join us as we discuss all this and more! Visit our Pod Fan to buy us a coffee, and hear our bonus episodeEpisode CitationsJoin our Podcast Group

Aaron Gallo, Eric Berry, and Eric Dewey are back to talk about Star Trek: Picard. What did we think about episodes two and three? Listen to find out. Enjoy a glass of ’86 Chateau Picard and join us as we escape into the Star Trek Universe!

Aaron Gallo, Eric Berry, and Eric Dewey are back to talk about Star Trek: Picard. What did we think about episodes two and three? Listen to find out. Enjoy a glass of ’86 Chateau Picard and join us as we escape into the Star Trek Universe!

This week the guys go that extra mile and talk about the second episode of Star Trek: Picard for twice as long as the actual runtime of the episode. Jason takes the opportunity to drink a bottle of Chateau Picard while they discuss parables, space Juggalos and sheer fucking hubris. Voyager 2 Shut Down - https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/world/voyager-2-operations-scn/index.html Owen Wilson in Loki - https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/owen-wilson-tom-hiddleston-loki-disney Life Size Baby Yoda - https://nerdist.com/article/baby-yoda-life-size-sideshow-collectibles-star-wars/ We present to you, the space Juggalo:

This week on Priority One --- We dive into Picard Premier Promp… and circumstance. Star Trek Online’s 10th Anniversary now live with missions, new ships, and new ways to spend your money!! Of course, in On Screen we reunite with old friends and talk about Star Trek Picard’s premiere episode: Remembrance…  And of course, we can’t sign off without sharing your incoming messages. Of course, as always, before we wrap up the show, we’ll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website! This Weeks Community Questions Are: CQ: What do you think Guinan has been up to since Star Trek: Nemesis? AND CQ: Did you enjoy the 10th anniversary episodes? Where do you think the Star Trek Online story is going now? TREK IT OUT by Shane Hoover Executive Shuffle at ViacomCBS It’s been a little less than two months since the formation of the new ViacomCBS, home to the Star Trek franchise. And now an article from The Hollywood Reporter gives us the rundown on a number of staffing shake-ups at the company. So far, one of the biggest impacts was felt in the CBS Ad Sales teams, which underwent a series of layoffs and promotions earlier this month. Also announced recently was the departure of Amy Doyle, who served as General Manager of MTV, VH1, CMT and Logo. Perhaps the highest profile change will be the arrival of George Cheeks, who leaves behind a co-chairman position at NBC Entertainment. Cheek’s move comes as a bit of a surprise to many, given that he was promoted to the co-chair position only three months ago. It’s speculated that Cheeks is arriving to be groomed as a replacement for CBS CEO Joe Ianniello. Ianniello was an ally of ousted CBS CEO Les Moonves, who fought Shari Redstone on the Viacom merger. When the merger was achieved, his position was placed beneath the authority of Viacom CEO Bob Bakish. So, the expectation is for Ianniello to head for the exit doors while Cheeks steps in as the head of the CBS house.  It’s not unusual for corporate mergers to kick off a period of restructuring, so the changes aren’t really surprising. And while we can’t say what the shuffling at ViacomCBS will mean for Star Trek specifically, it certainly seems like the company has been putting its full weight behind the franchise with development and marketing efforts. With many Wall Street investment advisors listing ViacomCBS as a stock to watch for 2020, there’s plenty of reason to be optimistic that Trek’s future is secure. A Personal Invitation to Picard Season 2 Sir Patrick Stewart has teased invitations of a Season Two guest spot throughout the course of several interviewers this past week.  But if you’re a viewer of ABC TV’s “The View”, you may have seen by far the most touching invitation. Appearing on the show to promote his new series, Sir Patrick briefly took control of the conversation to declare that he had a formal invitation. Stewart addressed host Whoopi Goldberg, saying “Alex Kurtzman, who is the senior Executive Producer of Star Trek: Picard, and all of his colleagues - of which I am one - want to invite you into the second season.” The invitation was met with boisterous cheers from the studio audience and a joyful hug from Goldberg.  Whoopi Goldberg, well known to Trekkies for her role as TNG’s Guinan, was moved near to tears by the invitation. She told the studio that Star Trek was “One of the great experiences of my life”, adding “I had the best time ever!” Picard Delta Popping Up If you’re a Trekkie in New York or Los Angeles, you had a special chance this past week to participate in the buzz of the show. A large stage emblazoned with the show’s title and a huge Starfleet delta was set up in each city for fans to get photo ops. In New York, the pop-up appeared in Times Square, and in LA it appeared in The Grove. If you were a lucky fan in LA, you might even have bumped into one of the show’s stars, Jonathan Del Arco, who continues his role as Hugh from TNG. The star posted a photo of himself and his dog at the Starfleet Delta, along with a caption of “I’m an actor but I’m also a fan... also Roxy was hoping to meet Number One.” There doesn’t seem to be a published schedule for the installation, so keep an eye on the @StarTrekCBS Twitter account to catch the Starfleet Delta when it lands somewhere near you. Chateau Picard Jean Luc wakes to the sound of songbirds and an enthusiastic greeting from Number One. Crossing the antique wood floors of the Chateau, he throws open the heavy curtains and gazes out across acres of wine grapes. The early morning sun sets a golden glow to the mists clinging to the hills of… Southern California’s Santa Ynez Valley?? Yes, Captains, that’s the truth behind the gorgeous filming of Star Trek Picard’s Chateau Picard winery. In the show, the family winery nestles in beautiful La Barre, France. In reality, the LA based film crew looked a little closer to home. So we’ve learned from a recent article published in Wine Spectator magazine. The magazine spoke to the general manager of the Sunstone Winery, Dave Moser, who said that the production team were looking for a location that resembled a real French chateau. The winery was a great fit, with the property’s villa built from architecture and pieces brought to the States from southern France. Naturally, the staff of the winery were bound to silence by Non-disclosure agreements until after the show was released. According to Moser, filming was achieved by overhead drones and a few shots of Picard and Data in the vineyard themselves. He described the cast and crew as humble, nice, and very accommodating. On the subject of expected interest from Trekkies, Moser said, “We encourage all the Trekkies and Trekkers to come visit us. It should be quite a few interesting weeks if not months.” Star Trek Online and Gaming News by Anthony Cox Star Trek Online: Legacy Launches Star Trek Online’s Tenth Anniversary celebration is here with a brand new two part episode. Team up with Seven of Nine 12 years after the events of Star Trek Picard and bring Michael Burnham along for a series of trials that will span the game’s 10 year history. The action mostly takes place on or near the planet Excalbia, seen in the Original Series episode, “The Savage Curtain,” but through the Excalbian matter reorganizing abilities you’ll revisit several key moments in both Star Trek Online and Star Trek television. These episodes are a self proclaimed love letter to the past and future of Star Trek Online. We’re going to take a dive into all of the content released for the 10th anniversary, so if you haven’t had the chance to play along, you might have to save yourself from the spoil-pedos we’re about to fire. Finally, You Can Play as the Borg. Kinda. Also launching along with the 10th Anniversary celebration, was the Borg Lock Box. Inside is a chance to acquire some of the more requested items since the game launched. The lock box includes all of the standard R&D packs and boosts, but each box also contains a Borg Datacore that contains some information about the Borg collective along with a non-combat holographic Borg drone to accompany you on your travels. There are new captain’s traits for adapting your defenses and offenses in space and on the ground. Liberated Borg duty officers with interesting active duty abilities are also available. Borg technology kits frames and modules can give your captain all those fun Borg abilities we’ve seen in the television shows, and you can add to your arsenal with the Assimilated Plasma Weapons pack. Of course you’ll be able to complete your Borg look by checking out the Lobi store for the Borg Exoskeletal Frame for Borg costume and the Biological and Technological Distinctiveness Extractor weapon. And the grand prize of the Borg Lock Box is none other than the Liberated Borg Command Juggernaut, similar to the Borg ship seen in The Next Generation episodes Decent Parts 1 & 2. Liberated Borg Command Juggernaut This bad boy features a Commander Tactical/Command station and a Lt. Tactical/Miracle Worker Station. It also comes with the Universal Console, Disruptive Topological Matrix, which when activated deals plasma damage to nearby enemies and inflicts Viral Disruption for a short duration. This console also provides a boost to Plasma damage and Hull Regeneration. The starship trait is Enhanced Nanite Regeneration. If slotted, activating a captain or bridge officer heal ability on yourself will gain a significant boost to hull regeneration. The boost increases in value the more hull your ship is missing. The Borg Juggernaut comes with an innate ability, Plasma Disintegrator, which fires a massive plasma bolt at your target which explodes on contact dealing a devastating amount of plasma damage to everything nearby. Fun Fact: Any foe who comes into contact with this bolt or explosion will disintegrate when defeated instead of warp core breaching. For a full list of the lock box items and stats of the Borg ship, trek out the show notes. Tenth Anniversary Legendary Starship Bundles It wouldn’t be a proper Cryptic celebration without the need to talk yourself out of giving them more money. On February 13th, the 10th Anniversary Legendary Starship bundle will be available to purchase in the C-store on PC and then on March 3rd for console players.. Filled with some of the most sought after ships, this bundle includes new variations of the “hero” ships from the Star Trek universe. As of this recording only the Galaxy Class Legendary Command Exploration Cruiser and the Defiant Class Legendary Pilot Warship have been revealed, but rest assured that this pack will likely include many of the starships that have starred in our favorite Star Trek movies and tv shows across all of the multiverses. The Legendary Command Exploration Cruiser does come with the Enhanced Engineering Systems space set. Previously only available for Federation characters from the tier 4, 5, and 6 versions of the Exploration Cruiser. It also comes with the T6 cruiser ability and trait package along with a brand new account wide starship trait, “Make it so.” The Legendary Pilot Warship comes with the Stealth Fighter space set, again previously available on the tier 4, 5, and 6 versions of the Defiant.  Again, this ship comes with the warship ability and trait package and comes with the “Overpowered and over-gunned account wide starship trait.  Both of these ships come with all available visual variants including the new USS Ross variant for the Galaxy and the “nose art” variant for the Defiant. The “nose art” version allows you to add preset graphics to the nose of the Defiant, similar to old WWII bombers or the famous Defiant development patch designed by United States Air Force Top Gun artist Johnny Hawk for Doug Drexler’s DS9 Technical manual.  The closer we get to February 13th the more ships that will be revealed as part of this bundle. Now you’re probably wondering how much it’s going to set you back for this bundle. Well, hopefully you’re sitting down, not driving, and no where near any sharp objects.  The standard bundle, which includes 10 tier 6 ships, over 20 ship costume variants, including a new exclusive variant for each ship, all of the consoles and traits from previous versions of the ship, brand new traits, and 10 ship slots, is priced at 30,000 zen, with an introductory sale price of 19,500 zen. There is a premium bundle available, which includes everything we just mentioned, plus 10 master keys, 10 infinity R&D packs, 10 Enhanced Universal Tech Upgrades, 10 Phoenix prize packs, 100 Lobi, 1 Epic Phoenix Pize token, 10,000 Dilithium, and the exclusive title, “Legend of the Quadrants,” all for 45,000 zen, with an introductory price of 29,300 zen. If you’re still conscious after that sticker shock, be sure to trek out the show notes for more details and to see the newly revealed ships. 10 Year Infographic Cryptic also released a fun infographic with some highlighted stats for the game. Of all accounts created, 41% are on PC, 33% are on Playstation 4, and 26% are on Xbox. There are 615 playable starships in the game. So far, close to 30 million tribbles have been bred. Captain Kurland “was here” over 62 million times, and Star Trek Online leeds episodic Star Trek with 183 playble episodes. That’s 5 more than The Next Generation. The infographic also featured all of the Trek celebrities to voice characters in the game. All but a few voicing the same characters they played on television. Free Starfleet Uniform from Star Trek: Picard If you haven’t already, be sure to claim your free 2399 Starfleet uniform in game. The uniform, as seen in Star Trek: Picard, is the latest on screen version of the iconic costume. Complete with matching combadge, this uniform will only be free for a limited time, to be sure to get yours from the promotions tab in the C-store.

This week on Priority One --- We dive into Picard Premier Promp… and circumstance. Star Trek Online's 10th Anniversary now live with missions, new ships, and new ways to spend your money!! Of course, in On Screen we reunite with old friends and talk about Star Trek Picard's premiere episode: Remembrance…  And of course, we can't sign off without sharing your incoming messages. Of course, as always, before we wrap up the show, we'll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website! This Weeks Community Questions Are: CQ: What do you think Guinan has been up to since Star Trek: Nemesis? AND CQ: Did you enjoy the 10th anniversary episodes? Where do you think the Star Trek Online story is going now? TREK IT OUT by Shane Hoover Executive Shuffle at ViacomCBS It's been a little less than two months since the formation of the new ViacomCBS, home to the Star Trek franchise. And now an article from The Hollywood Reporter gives us the rundown on a number of staffing shake-ups at the company. So far, one of the biggest impacts was felt in the CBS Ad Sales teams, which underwent a series of layoffs and promotions earlier this month. Also announced recently was the departure of Amy Doyle, who served as General Manager of MTV, VH1, CMT and Logo. Perhaps the highest profile change will be the arrival of George Cheeks, who leaves behind a co-chairman position at NBC Entertainment. Cheek's move comes as a bit of a surprise to many, given that he was promoted to the co-chair position only three months ago. It's speculated that Cheeks is arriving to be groomed as a replacement for CBS CEO Joe Ianniello. Ianniello was an ally of ousted CBS CEO Les Moonves, who fought Shari Redstone on the Viacom merger. When the merger was achieved, his position was placed beneath the authority of Viacom CEO Bob Bakish. So, the expectation is for Ianniello to head for the exit doors while Cheeks steps in as the head of the CBS house.  It's not unusual for corporate mergers to kick off a period of restructuring, so the changes aren't really surprising. And while we can't say what the shuffling at ViacomCBS will mean for Star Trek specifically, it certainly seems like the company has been putting its full weight behind the franchise with development and marketing efforts. With many Wall Street investment advisors listing ViacomCBS as a stock to watch for 2020, there's plenty of reason to be optimistic that Trek's future is secure. A Personal Invitation to Picard Season 2 Sir Patrick Stewart has teased invitations of a Season Two guest spot throughout the course of several interviewers this past week.  But if you're a viewer of ABC TV's “The View”, you may have seen by far the most touching invitation. Appearing on the show to promote his new series, Sir Patrick briefly took control of the conversation to declare that he had a formal invitation. Stewart addressed host Whoopi Goldberg, saying “Alex Kurtzman, who is the senior Executive Producer of Star Trek: Picard, and all of his colleagues - of which I am one - want to invite you into the second season.” The invitation was met with boisterous cheers from the studio audience and a joyful hug from Goldberg.  Whoopi Goldberg, well known to Trekkies for her role as TNG's Guinan, was moved near to tears by the invitation. She told the studio that Star Trek was “One of the great experiences of my life”, adding “I had the best time ever!” Picard Delta Popping Up If you're a Trekkie in New York or Los Angeles, you had a special chance this past week to participate in the buzz of the show. A large stage emblazoned with the show's title and a huge Starfleet delta was set up in each city for fans to get photo ops. In New York, the pop-up appeared in Times Square, and in LA it appeared in The Grove. If you were a lucky fan in LA, you might even have bumped into one of the show's stars, Jonathan Del Arco, who continues his role as Hugh from TNG. The star posted a photo of himself and his dog at the Starfleet Delta, along with a caption of “I'm an actor but I'm also a fan... also Roxy was hoping to meet Number One.” There doesn't seem to be a published schedule for the installation, so keep an eye on the @StarTrekCBS Twitter account to catch the Starfleet Delta when it lands somewhere near you. Chateau Picard Jean Luc wakes to the sound of songbirds and an enthusiastic greeting from Number One. Crossing the antique wood floors of the Chateau, he throws open the heavy curtains and gazes out across acres of wine grapes. The early morning sun sets a golden glow to the mists clinging to the hills of… Southern California's Santa Ynez Valley?? Yes, Captains, that's the truth behind the gorgeous filming of Star Trek Picard's Chateau Picard winery. In the show, the family winery nestles in beautiful La Barre, France. In reality, the LA based film crew looked a little closer to home. So we've learned from a recent article published in Wine Spectator magazine. The magazine spoke to the general manager of the Sunstone Winery, Dave Moser, who said that the production team were looking for a location that resembled a real French chateau. The winery was a great fit, with the property's villa built from architecture and pieces brought to the States from southern France. Naturally, the staff of the winery were bound to silence by Non-disclosure agreements until after the show was released. According to Moser, filming was achieved by overhead drones and a few shots of Picard and Data in the vineyard themselves. He described the cast and crew as humble, nice, and very accommodating. On the subject of expected interest from Trekkies, Moser said, “We encourage all the Trekkies and Trekkers to come visit us. It should be quite a few interesting weeks if not months.” Star Trek Online and Gaming News by Anthony Cox Star Trek Online: Legacy Launches Star Trek Online's Tenth Anniversary celebration is here with a brand new two part episode. Team up with Seven of Nine 12 years after the events of Star Trek Picard and bring Michael Burnham along for a series of trials that will span the game's 10 year history. The action mostly takes place on or near the planet Excalbia, seen in the Original Series episode, “The Savage Curtain,” but through the Excalbian matter reorganizing abilities you'll revisit several key moments in both Star Trek Online and Star Trek television. These episodes are a self proclaimed love letter to the past and future of Star Trek Online. We're going to take a dive into all of the content released for the 10th anniversary, so if you haven't had the chance to play along, you might have to save yourself from the spoil-pedos we're about to fire. Finally, You Can Play as the Borg. Kinda. Also launching along with the 10th Anniversary celebration, was the Borg Lock Box. Inside is a chance to acquire some of the more requested items since the game launched. The lock box includes all of the standard R&D packs and boosts, but each box also contains a Borg Datacore that contains some information about the Borg collective along with a non-combat holographic Borg drone to accompany you on your travels. There are new captain's traits for adapting your defenses and offenses in space and on the ground. Liberated Borg duty officers with interesting active duty abilities are also available. Borg technology kits frames and modules can give your captain all those fun Borg abilities we've seen in the television shows, and you can add to your arsenal with the Assimilated Plasma Weapons pack. Of course you'll be able to complete your Borg look by checking out the Lobi store for the Borg Exoskeletal Frame for Borg costume and the Biological and Technological Distinctiveness Extractor weapon. And the grand prize of the Borg Lock Box is none other than the Liberated Borg Command Juggernaut, similar to the Borg ship seen in The Next Generation episodes Decent Parts 1 & 2. Liberated Borg Command Juggernaut This bad boy features a Commander Tactical/Command station and a Lt. Tactical/Miracle Worker Station. It also comes with the Universal Console, Disruptive Topological Matrix, which when activated deals plasma damage to nearby enemies and inflicts Viral Disruption for a short duration. This console also provides a boost to Plasma damage and Hull Regeneration. The starship trait is Enhanced Nanite Regeneration. If slotted, activating a captain or bridge officer heal ability on yourself will gain a significant boost to hull regeneration. The boost increases in value the more hull your ship is missing. The Borg Juggernaut comes with an innate ability, Plasma Disintegrator, which fires a massive plasma bolt at your target which explodes on contact dealing a devastating amount of plasma damage to everything nearby. Fun Fact: Any foe who comes into contact with this bolt or explosion will disintegrate when defeated instead of warp core breaching. For a full list of the lock box items and stats of the Borg ship, trek out the show notes. Tenth Anniversary Legendary Starship Bundles It wouldn't be a proper Cryptic celebration without the need to talk yourself out of giving them more money. On February 13th, the 10th Anniversary Legendary Starship bundle will be available to purchase in the C-store on PC and then on March 3rd for console players.. Filled with some of the most sought after ships, this bundle includes new variations of the “hero” ships from the Star Trek universe. As of this recording only the Galaxy Class Legendary Command Exploration Cruiser and the Defiant Class Legendary Pilot Warship have been revealed, but rest assured that this pack will likely include many of the starships that have starred in our favorite Star Trek movies and tv shows across all of the multiverses. The Legendary Command Exploration Cruiser does come with the Enhanced Engineering Systems space set. Previously only available for Federation characters from the tier 4, 5, and 6 versions of the Exploration Cruiser. It also comes with the T6 cruiser ability and trait package along with a brand new account wide starship trait, “Make it so.” The Legendary Pilot Warship comes with the Stealth Fighter space set, again previously available on the tier 4, 5, and 6 versions of the Defiant.  Again, this ship comes with the warship ability and trait package and comes with the “Overpowered and over-gunned account wide starship trait.  Both of these ships come with all available visual variants including the new USS Ross variant for the Galaxy and the “nose art” variant for the Defiant. The “nose art” version allows you to add preset graphics to the nose of the Defiant, similar to old WWII bombers or the famous Defiant development patch designed by United States Air Force Top Gun artist Johnny Hawk for Doug Drexler's DS9 Technical manual.  The closer we get to February 13th the more ships that will be revealed as part of this bundle. Now you're probably wondering how much it's going to set you back for this bundle. Well, hopefully you're sitting down, not driving, and no where near any sharp objects.  The standard bundle, which includes 10 tier 6 ships, over 20 ship costume variants, including a new exclusive variant for each ship, all of the consoles and traits from previous versions of the ship, brand new traits, and 10 ship slots, is priced at 30,000 zen, with an introductory sale price of 19,500 zen. There is a premium bundle available, which includes everything we just mentioned, plus 10 master keys, 10 infinity R&D packs, 10 Enhanced Universal Tech Upgrades, 10 Phoenix prize packs, 100 Lobi, 1 Epic Phoenix Pize token, 10,000 Dilithium, and the exclusive title, “Legend of the Quadrants,” all for 45,000 zen, with an introductory price of 29,300 zen. If you're still conscious after that sticker shock, be sure to trek out the show notes for more details and to see the newly revealed ships. 10 Year Infographic Cryptic also released a fun infographic with some highlighted stats for the game. Of all accounts created, 41% are on PC, 33% are on Playstation 4, and 26% are on Xbox. There are 615 playable starships in the game. So far, close to 30 million tribbles have been bred. Captain Kurland “was here” over 62 million times, and Star Trek Online leeds episodic Star Trek with 183 playble episodes. That's 5 more than The Next Generation. The infographic also featured all of the Trek celebrities to voice characters in the game. All but a few voicing the same characters they played on television. Free Starfleet Uniform from Star Trek: Picard If you haven't already, be sure to claim your free 2399 Starfleet uniform in game. The uniform, as seen in Star Trek: Picard, is the latest on screen version of the iconic costume. Complete with matching combadge, this uniform will only be free for a limited time, to be sure to get yours from the promotions tab in the C-store.

Into The Cold - A Star Trek: Picard Podcast The First Episode of Star Trek Picard Has Arrived and I don't know about you guys, but I'm so excited! I've got more questions than ever. And I need to talk it out! I'm joined by Brandon and Cam and we're going to get into episode 1 - "Remembrance". Episode Synopsis: "At the end of the 24th Century, and 14 years after his retirement from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard is living a quiet life on his vineyard, Chateau Picard. When he is sought out by a mysterious young woman, Dahj, in need of his help, he soon realizes she may have personal connections to his own past." - Courtesy CBS There's lots more to come so remember to subscribe and keep your eyes peeled to the feed! Visit us at ExplodingEarths.com/IntoTheCold for more info on the show!

Jean Luc Picard is back! We've been waiting a long time for this, and it's finally here. In this episode we discuss the premiere of Star Trek: Picard on CBS All Access. Major Spoilers!Shop FanDummies Merch: http://bit.ly/2XkMdau Check out our Star Trek Curated Store: http://bit.ly/36g4bhp Join our Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/2MNzuJt Check out our TeePublic Curated Store: http://bit.ly/tpubStore Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/36g9v4j If you're outside of the U.S., you can watch Picard on Amazon: https://amzn.to/32Nih9V 00:01:05 The Premise of Star Trek: Picard 00:02:21 Immediate Callbacks to The Next Generation 00:04:43 Number One 00:07:18 Chateau Picard and the Interview 00:11:12 Who is Dahj? 00:24:56 The Daystrom Institute 00:29:31 The Ending 00:39:59 Other Things We Liked 00:42:15 Cast We Haven't Seen Yet As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Into The Cold - A Star Trek: Picard Podcast The First Episode of Star Trek Picard Has Arrived and I don't know about you guys, but I'm so excited! I've got more questions than ever. And I need to talk it out! I'm joined by Brandon and Cam and we're going to get into episode 1 - "Remembrance". Episode Synopsis: "At the end of the 24th Century, and 14 years after his retirement from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard is living a quiet life on his vineyard, Chateau Picard. When he is sought out by a mysterious young woman, Dahj, in need of his help, he soon realizes she may have personal connections to his own past." - Courtesy CBS There's lots more to come so remember to subscribe and keep your eyes peeled to the feed! Visit us at ExplodingEarths.com/IntoTheCold for more info on the show!

It seems like everyone has their own streaming service any more. CBS decided to throw their hat in the ring with CBS All Access. They plan for their big draw to be the Star Trek franchise. The first big show made exclusively for their streaming service is Picard. This series picks up years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis and focuses mostly on Captain Jean Luc Picard. In the first episode we learn Jean Luc was able to retire from Starfleet. He is living on the grounds of his vineyard in France, Chateau Picard. We learn he left Starfleet over a disagreement in the the events during and after Nemesis were handled. After being re-introduced to Jean Luc, the story jumps over to Dahj. This character seems to be really getting her life set up the way she wants it with a good boyfriend and a great job lined up. That is until some assassins pop into her apartment and kill her boyfriend. They place something on her head and the readout tells them she hasn't been activated yet. They then place a bag over her head and we learn what they meant by activated. Something clicks in her mind and she takes out all the assassins with the bag on her head. She has visions of Jean Luc so she searches him out. She finds him, but decides to leave so she doesn't endanger him. Jean Luc searches through the Starfleet archives to try to find out what is happening. Dahj rejoins Jean Luc only to be jumped by more assassins. One of their helmets is damaged enough that you can see they are Romulans. Dahj's luck runs out and one of the assassins is able to take her out before he dies.Jean Luc also finds out they may be able to restore Data from just a few neurons. The story jumps to another new character. It appears Dahj has a twin sister, Soji. This sister appears to be working with the Romulans as she is talking to one in the middle of a hangar full of Romulan ships. The big reveal is at the end of the episode as they pan out from Soji in the hangar to reveal the location is actually..... ON A BORG CUBE! dun, dun DUNNNN! We really liked the first episode. There was a lot of nostalgia seeing some of the Star Trek: The Next Generation people/events. According to the previews we will be seeing a few more before the end of the season. Have you seen episode 1 yet? Did we miss any references/easter eggs? Let us know in the comments. We have a Google Voice number where you can call and leave us your thoughts. If they are good, we will use them on the show. The number is (575) 323-1332. SUBSCRIBE to watch more videos like this one! LET'S CONNECT! -- Talk Nerdy to Me Facebook -- Zia Comics Facebook -- Zia Comics Twitter -- Zia Comics Instagram -- Talk Nerdy to Me website -- Zia Comics website -- Zia Comics Patreon LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST! - iTunes - Stitcher - Google Play #StarTrek #Picard #Data #DAhj #Soji #Starfleet

At the end of the 24th Century, and 14 years after his retirement from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard is living a quiet life on his vineyard, Chateau Picard. When he is sought out by a mysterious young woman, Dahj, in need of his help, he soon realizes she may have personal connections to his own past.

Star Trek Picard has released its first episode - Remembrance. And I'm here to dig deep and talk about it. After giving a brief spoiler-free review, I dig deep and discuss the episode in detail. Remembrance is an emotionally satisfying journey into the later life of Jean-Luc Picard. It maintains a beautiful balance between old and new. There is plenty of nostalgia for die-hard Star Trek fans, but everything is there for a reason. The story being told is new and will feel satisfying to newcomers to the franchise. ----more---- Welcome to Nerd Heaven. I’m Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars. And I am a nerd   Can you believe it? We’re finally here. The first episode of Star Trek Picard has released! It’s out in the wild and we’ve seen it.   I’ll admit I found it kinda hard to concentrate on work yesterday, knowing it was available and just waiting for me to watch it, but I muddled through.   So today, we’re talking about Remembrance, the first episode of Star Trek Picard.   The description on IMDB is At the end of the 24th Century, and 14 years after his retirement from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard is living a quiet life on his vineyard, Chateau Picard. When he is sought out by a mysterious young woman, Dahj, in need of his help, he soon realizes she may have personal connections to his own past.   This teleplay was written by Akiva Goldsmith and James Duff Story by Akiva Goldsmith, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman and James Duff Directed by Hanelle M Culpepper And first aired on the 23rd of January 2020.   Make it so   Before I go deep into this episode, I thought I’d share a few spoiler-free thoughts. I loved this episodes. It was a delight to watch. It was lovingly crafted with exquisite attention to detail. The episode maintained a near perfect balance between the old and the new. There was a lot of nostalgia in this episode, but the story wasn’t chained to it. It wasn’t indulgent. The episode told a fresh and new story with a much-loved character. That’s not to say that the nostalgic elements weren’t integral to the plot. Everything was there for a reason. But I think a non-star trek fan could sit down and watch this, apart from perhaps a little disorientation from a dream sequence, and not just follow the story, but feel like they’ve had a satisfying experience.   The story builds slowly, giving itself time to really focus on character.   So if you’re on the fence about checking this show out, let me wholeheartedly recommend it to you.This is one of the good ones.  I signed up for a new streaming service so I could watch this. I don’t regret that decision.   From here on we’re going full spoilers, so if you haven’t seen this episode, stop listening, and go watch Star Trek Picard.   The episode opens with a dream sequence.  But the very beginning is a couple of beautiful shots of nebulae with the song Blue Skies playing in the background. This provides a beautiful link to the very last time we saw Picard on screen at the end of Star Trek Nemesis, when he was in his ready room, and B4 started to sing the song. It’s also very emotionally evocative of Data, because he sang that song at Riker and Troi’s wedding. But to Picard, that song represents the hope that maybe a part of Data survived in B4. A hope that he desperately wants to be true.   And then we see the Enterprise D. In all her glory. And she looks beautiful.   This dream sequence is all a bit messed up, which is exactly how dreams are.  Picard and Data are on the Enterprise D, but Data is in his Enterprise E uniform. Picard is old and wearing civilian clothing. And then suddenly, they’re not in a nebula, they’re in orbit of Mars. Picard was an admiral, in command of the Verity when Mars was attacked. I’m sure you’ve had dreams like this. I know I have. This is probably the most realistic dream sequence I’ve ever seen in a movie or TV show.   I kinda wish these scenes had not been spoiled in the trailer. I would have wet myself if I hadn’t known they were coming.   I imagine the conversation Picard has with Data about his tell was probably a real conversation they had at some point. Or perhaps, Picard did notice Data’s tell but never spoke about it. We can’t really know. But dreams do pull on real stuff from our lives.   And then we’re in the present, meting Number One, who we’ve all fallen in love with in the trailers. Right? Looking at Picard during the TNG era, I never really saw him as a pet person. But now, living his retirement on Earth, I can see it. His whole life Picard has been surrounded by people that depend on him. Now, he’s alone, with only his two Romulan friends for company. It makes sense to me that he would want a pet. I know the choice of a pit-bull was due to Patrick Stewart’s passion for the breed, but it works for me. And people mellow as they get older.   It’s a thrill to be back here at the Picard vineyard. It brings back memories of the episodes Family and All Good Things.   Then we switch to Boston, which looks pretty cool. Did you notice the big glowing Ferengi symbol on one of the high-rises? I just did as I paused. That’s cool. Of course the Ferengi would have a business presence on Earth.   By the way 99 percent of this episode is set on Earth. It’s rare that we get a really good look at 24th-century earth, and I’m loving it. Yes, I want to get out into space, but I do enjoy seeing beauty of earthin Star Trek’s future. I always have, and we get to see it so rarely.   So we’re introduced to Dahj for the first time. She’s at the highpoint of her life. She’s just been accepted into the daystrom institute, and she’s very much in love with her boyfriend. You know that happiness isn’t gonna hang around for long, right?   By the way, we get a few instances in this episode of 21st century colloquialisms. Dahj actually calls her boyfriend “Dude”. And then he says “that’s pretty cool”. This feels really out of place in the 24th century. But at the same time, it lends a sense of realism. So I think I can accept it, but, maybe “dude” is a step too far for me.   Then the masked figures bean in and kill the boyfriend. This scene feels genuinely dangerous. I’m feeling the same fear that Dahj is feeling. The music, the editing, the acting, it all just feels thrilling. Compare this to action scenes on The Next Generation, and they become laughable. This show is much more  sci-fi drama than sci-fi action, but when the need arises, they do action, and they do it well.   This scene is a little dis-orienting. Dahk is very much the viewpoint character here. She doesn’t know what’s going on, and we experience that through her eyes. And we’re just as shocked as she is when she suddenly goes all terminator and kills the intruders.   The emotional realism when she runs to her boyfriend’s dead body is perfect, and again, much better than what we saw in most of TNG.   Now we have a brand new opening credit sequence to talk about. I’d heard this described as rather “James Bond-ish” which isn’t a bad descriptor, but I’d just say it feels very much like the opening credits of a modern TV show. Very artistic. Lots of images, representing different things. The sky cracks into pieces at the start, and then those pieces fill in a whole in Picard’s face at the end like a jigsaw puzzle. I’m not sure what that is meant to be symbolic of yet, but it does feel very symbolic.   I think a lot of what we’re seeing will make more sense as the season goes on. But it all looks great. They’ve followed the same kind of mould as Star Trek Discovery, in that all the guest star, written by etc credits that you’d traditionally see after the credits, overlaid on the story, are in the title sequence, so there are no words on the story itself. The music is very sedate. Fitting for the show I think. Not very memorable, melodically, which again, is kinda modern. It takes a while to develop an affinity for these modern themes, I feel. It certainly doesn’t move me like, the theme from The Crown, for instance, but it’s nice music. I’ll report back on this as the show goes on.   And just as Discovery gave a nod to the TOS theme at the end, this music gives a nod to the TNG theme at the end. And also, notice rather than the traditional “Based upon Star Trek Created by Gene Roddenberry” it says “Based upon Star Trek The Next Generation created by Gene Roddenberry. Nice touch, showing us that they really are all-in for the particular Star Trek that made me a hard-core fan.   I like the location they used for chateau Picard. It’s not the same as what we’ve seen before, but it’s beautiful, and it works.   And then Picard speaks french to number one in a rather cute scene that show he’s just like our cat. He loves to hunt birds and them them into the house. It’s nice to finally hear Picard speak french. I enjoyed that touch.   So meet Laris and Zhaban. Two Romulans that live and work at Chateau Picard. If you haven’t read the Star Trek Picard Comics, then this might be really confusing to you. We first meet these characters on a Romulan colony world which Admiral Picard has come to help evacuate. They’re former Tal Shiar operatives that worked with Picard and have obviously becomes his friends. I’m still waiting for book 3 to come out so I don’t understand all the backstory of how they came to be here, but I at least know them. This must be a little disorienting for those who haven’t read the comic. The way they’re doing Romulan eyebrows is a little different on this show. I don’t really mind it. Helps distinguish Romulans from Vulcans. Alex Kurtzman has promised that we’ll see some TNG style Romulans in the show, with the v-shpaed forehead ridge. Canonising the fact that some Romulans have them and some don’t. Makes sense to me. Afte their ancestors left Vulcan, they undoubtedly intermarried with some other species. Plus, there are variations among humans, so across a vast star empire, it makes sense there would be variations among Romulans too.   The replicator looks cool. Very similar to the TNG replicators.  The effect suggests the object is being built up molecule by molecule like an advanced 3d printer. It doesn’t quite fit with the established understanding of how they work, which is more akin to transporter technology, but it looks cool. Maybe they’ve found this is a more efficient way of doing it.   And notice that the computer interfaces on this show are very reminiscent of the LCARS okudagrams used inthe Berman era. The sound effects too. The aesthetic of this show all feels like a logical extrapolation of the berman era 20 years on. Replicators, transporters, shuttles. And we learn that Picard is now having his earl gray decaffinated. Interesting. As I understand, people often sleep less as they get older. (either that or they sleep all the time). But I can imagine that as a 94 year old (yes, that’s Picard’s age) he may have found reason to adust his favourite beverage slightly.   I love how Laris mothers Picard. Very amusing. The TV interview is an effective way to get out quite a lot of exposition in a dramatic way. This show is introducing us to a brand new era in the Star Trek universe, and we’ve got quite a lot of catch up on. The interview scene pulls double duty, getting this information across, but also showing a lot of Picard’s character. Very nicely done. I loved the little images of Picard from the past. Two from the TV series, and two from the movies. And we learn that since retirement, Picard has been writing history books. He left his day job to become  an author. A man after my own heart.   This brings us to the supernova that destroyed Romulus, which, of course, connects us to the narrative of JJ Abram’s Star Trek 2009 movie, co-written by Alex Kurtzman. We’ve always known that this even took place in the original prime timeline, in which TOS, TNG, DS9 and Voyager all took place. When nero and spock were pulled into the singularity and thrust back to the 23rd century, they created the new timeline in which those Kelvin movies are set. But now, we get to see the ongoing consequences that event had on the prime timeline, which I think is really cool.   That was a massive event. Liken it to 911 but even that falls short. We learn that when it happened, some in the Federation opposed helping the Romulans. Feeling the resources of the Federation could be put to better use than helping a former enemy. Now this is really interesting. I’ll be honest. I have a hard time buying that.  First of all, this is Star Trek. Resources are basically limitless. But let’s put that aside because that never really made a lot of sense anyway. We’re talking about the potential extinction of an entire sentient species. This is the Federation. Do-gooders of the galaxy. And I don’t mean that with derision. The federation is a very moral organisation which values compassion and peace. If it were the Jem Hadar, at the height of the Dominion War, I could maybe buy it more. But the Romulans? Let’s not forget they were our allies during the war. And relations only improved after the whole Shinzon incident in Nemesis. I don’t think the Romulans posed any significant threat to the Federation at this point. Could anyone in the Federation really not look with compassion on a former enemy and help save them.   Of course, in the real world, people have many different opinions on issues, so again, this adds a greater sense of realism to the Star Trek universe, so I’m with that. But even in the real world, let's say Russia, who were once considered the enemies of the western world. If some natural disaster was going to destroy eastern europe, and a western country had some means of saving them, would anybody argue against helping those people? Civilians? Children?   But then I realise I think the writers are trying to connect this with the real-world issue of refugees, which has been a hot-button topic for a number of years, in many countries. Don’t worry, I’m not going to divert into real world politics.   So I guess there could be debate and disagreement in the Federation council regarding this. I also very much buy that Jean Luc Picard would want to help those in need, regardless of who they were. And while physical resources such as food as ships are near limitless due to replicator technology, the availability of habitable planets to house that many Romulan citizens would be a very real concern.    I do like when the interviewer says “Romulan lives” And Picard replies “No. Lives.”   And this is where we learn about the attack on Mars. A group of rogue synths (androids) attacked Mars and destroyed the rescue armada (there’s that word again) being constructed at Utopia Planitia. This has me worried for Gerdi. He was at Utopia Planitia in charge of that construction project. Is he still alive. Man, I hope so. There were two major consequences of this attack.   Firstly, it destroyed Starfleet’s ability to evacuate those Romulans. The fleet they were building was gone.   Second, the Federation placed a ban on the development of synthetic or artificial life forms. I’m not sure why we have to introduce this new term, synthetic, into Star Trek Lore. What’s wrong with Android? Although we’ll get into more of this later.   But the real reason Picard resigned from Starfleet is that they went back on their decision to help the Romulans. They didn’t rescue them. This is a complex issue and we don’t know all the facts. But with that rescue fleet destroyed, did they even have the ability to help? On one hand, no. I mean, if their existing fleet was sufficient for the job, they wouldn't have been building new ships in the first place. They probably couldn’t have rescued everyone as they had planned to do, but I am sure they could have rescued someone. But it seems they just gave up. They became inwardly focussed, mourning the loss of the many many who died on Mars. I can understand Picard resigning over this. “It was no longer Starfleet”, Picard passionately says. He likens the rescue of the Romulans to Dunkirk, where allied forces retreated from France into England during world war 2.   All of this just feels like it’s adding some gritty realism to the Star Trek universe, which I’m with.   Then Dahj comes to Picard at his estate. She saw his interview, but something in her mind flashed like lightning and told her to seek him out. That she’d be safe with him. This is the big msyery of episode one. I love how Picard responds to her. This werid stranger turns up in his front yard and starts crying. He immediately responds to her with compassion. He takes her into his home. Most importantly, he listens. That’s Jean-Luc Picard. Picard was always a compassionate man, but as he’s mellowed with age, I think he’s become much more empathetic. He becomes even more, someone we’d all like to know. At this point, I’m already wondering if she is synthetic. But she’s bleeding, so she can’t be, right?   Then we get our second dream sequence, and we’re treating to Data and Picard int their original TNG uniforms. Yay. Data is painting, which is something he’s always been known for. Picard’s mind is trying to tell him something. Something he isn’t yet willing to consciously admit. The visual similarity between Dahj, and Data’s daughter, from the TNG episode The Offspring, is hard to ignore. I really liked the way they used Data in this episode. My theory was always that Data wsa a hallucination, a sign of Picard’s developing Irumodic Syndrome. I’m still not completely discounting that as a possibility for the future, but his appearances here have all been in dreams. It has been done in a way that feels natural to me.   So Picard goes off to the Starfleet archives to investigate. And as we get our first real hint of Star-Trekiness, or at least, of Starfleet-iness, we hear hints of the TNG theme (which, of course, is actually the theme from Star Trek The Motion Picture, credited that way in the end credits, by the way).   I like the holographic index in the archives. Given the prevalence of holographic technology in the 24th century, it makes perfect sense to me that an archive would have a holographic librarian.   This is the scene the fans have been waiting for. From the moment we first hear that Door whoosh sound, the show allows us to really dwell, for a moment, in unadulterated nostalgia. But in a way that again feels completely natural. And if you were new to Star Trek, you’d just think, ok , this is some old things of Picards. But to us, every item in this room holds meaning, brings back memories. We see his model of the Stargazer from his ready room on the Enterprise. A klingon batleth and daktag. And notice, these are the original designs, not the re-designs from Discovery, which, I suppose, were simply 23rd century equivalents. We also see the book that was displayed in his ready room. Shakespear? Probably. There’s a model of the Enterprise E, The Captain Picard day banner, models of the captain’s yacht, and Enterprise D. What else did you spot?   So the reason Picard came here was to see a painting Data gave him. It looks like Dahj. Data called it Daughter. So….this was a painting of Lal? Dahj calls her mum, further confirming that she is human. But when her mum tells her to go back to Picard, even though Dahj never mentioned that, we have doubts again. Who and what is this girl? The floating holographic interface doesn’t look very TNG, but i’m cool with that. Remember back in the DS9 episode, The visitor, was set somewhere around this time, and Bashir remarks to Dax about how he doesn’t know how they ever manage dusing 2d interfaces. This is a natural progression of 24th century technology.   We see a few Starfleet uniforms in the background. We don’t get a really good look at them. I’m sure we’ll see more in subsequent episodes. We know from the trailers that Picard will go to Starfleet headquarters. So I’ll talk about them when we get a closer look.   At this point, Picard has figured it out. She knows what Dahj is. He tells her all about Data. He believes Dahj is a synthetic. It all makes sense when he lays out the evidence. All her memories of her childhood and family, are implanted. But Picard doesn’t belittle those memories. He calls them beautiful. He refers to Dahj as something that is lovingly and deliberately created. And I really like that. And although he doesn’t fully understand the nature of the connection, after all, Lal died, Picard is at a point where he is willing to consider Dahj as family. You are dear to me, he says.I will never leave you. I’m loving this stuff. This is emotional. It’s great character drama, and as a parent, I’m connecting with it strongly. At the same time, at this point I’m dying to understand the mystery. Did data secretly build a second Dahj back in the day? One that survived? Or is it something else? Then we switch into thriller mode again. First of all, I love how Picard is struggling up the stairs. OF course he is. Even with 24th century medicine, he’s in his 90s. I like that the show allows Picard to be old. How many shows do we get with elderly heroes like this?   This action scene is fantastic. I feel like I’m watching a big screen action movie. Brilliantly done. When Dahj does a superman jump, we’re left with little doubt that Picard is right about her. But what’s with that bleeding? Let’s talk about the new transporter effect. I don’t mind it. It’s still somewhat reminiscent of the TNG transporter effect. But it’s very quick. Again, I can buy that. It seems a logical advance that would occur in the technology.The sound effect still has hints of the old sound, but perhaps sounds a little too hologrammy to me. But I’m with it. This is a new era with a new aesthetic. But that aesthetic doesn’t feel like it came out of nowhere.   And then the big shock that I did NOT see coming. The romulan puts his disruptor on overload. It explodes. And Dahj dies. I thought she was gonna be a major character in this show, and she didn’t make it to th end of the first episode. That was shocking. And she Isa Briones played her death wonderfully. The fear on her face. The horror as she realised she was about to die. That hit me. Not to mention Picard’s reaction.   Now we need to talk about something. Dahj has been experiencing and expressing a lot of emotion. She didn’t even know she was an android. Data, as we know, was incapable of feeling emotions, at least until he installed the emotion chip that Soong developed later in life. So this android is more advanced than data. Remember, also, though, that Lal was able to experience emotions, or at least a reasonable simulation of them just before she died. That was explained as a glitch in her positronic brain. Anyway, this is something to keep in mind. Somebody has the ability to create android with emotion. When he wakes up, Picard has a character growth moment, as he realises he hasn’t been living, he’s been waiting to die. I wonder if he remembers at this moment, a conversation he once had with James T. Kirk, about making a difference.   So he heads off to the Daystrom institute to talk to an expert about whether one can make an android out of flesh and blood.   And can I just point out how awesome all of the sets on this show look. Brilliant.   And here we meet another main cast member of this show. Doctor Agnus Jurati. She’s the expert. She says a flash and blood android was in their sights, but a sentient one, not for a thousand years. This kind of makes sense. A body is just a body. The impressive thing about an android like data was not the mechanical arms and legs. It was the brain. The mind. When it comes to creating life, that’s the hard bit. That’s the bit that matters. The mind. And potentially, the soul. I can buy that in the 24th century, that can manipulate biological matter to an extent that they can create a body out of bio matter. One that would bleed, like a true biological organism. But creating a positronic brain like Data’s is something only one person ever achieved. Doctor Noonian Soong. And nobody has ever been able to duplicate his work.   This is why I think maybe the word synthetic could work. Because it’s more than just android. It’s talking about synthetically created biological organisms with robotic brains.   And now we learn the fate of B5. He’s been disassembled and put in a drawer at the Daystrom Institute. I wonder why they dismantled him. Jurati tells us what we already knew, that B5 is an inferior copy of Data. And we learn that sadly, Data’s neural network didn’t take in B4’s primitive brain. Almost all of it was lost. And then we get an exciting name drop. Bruce Maddox, from the TNG episode Measure of a Man. Maddox was trying to follow up on Soong’s work. He wanted to dismantle Data to learn more so he could create more soong-type androids. Data refused, believing the procedure too dangerous, as Maddox needed more research. That, of course, lead to the court case where Data’s rights as a sentient life form were established.   Data and Maddox continued to keep in contact over the  years. He’s occasionally mentioned in TNG. It seems he kept working and eventually recruited Doctor Jurati. They came close to succeeding, and then mars happened, and the ban on the creation of synths. That understandably crushed him. He was no longer allowed to finish his life’s work. The guy was a jerk in TNG when we first met him, but I’m feeling sympathy for him now. Will we see him in a future episode. Man, I hope so.   Let’s talk about this ban on creating synths. As I understand, we’re not talking about taking away anything from synths that already exist. We’re talking about making it illegal to create more. Was this an over-reaction? Possibly. Picard certainly thinks so. But I can understand the feat that drove that decision. To this day, nobody knows why those synths attacked mars. You can’t blame an entire race for something done by a finite number. Obviously. But at the same time, we’re not talking about people. We’re talking about machines. And probably not even sentient machines, as they’re still trying to crack that nut. Created by technology. Created by flawed imperfect humans. Was there some kind of failure of glitch in the technology that lead to this tragedy? We don’t know. I’m not sure where I stand on this issue right now, but I can see both sides.   Maddox disappeared after the ban. Even Jurati doesn’t know where he went.   Because nobody is clever enough to duplicate Soong’s work, any new sentient android would have to be created from data   Jurati then tells us about the theory of fractal neuronic cloning. Maddox believed all that data was could be re-created from a single positronic neuron. Kind lof like re-created a human from a strand of DNA in one of its cells.  So the theory is that Maddox created Dahj using this method, and modelled her appearance after the painting of Lal. They’re created in pairs. Twins. Why this is the case, I don’t know. The episode doesn’t do a good job of explaining that. I can’t see a logical reason why the technology would require you to make two. Hopefully this will be explained more in future episodes.   And as Picard comes to the conclusion that there is another one out there somewhere, we leave him, as the episode cuts away from Earth for the last scene. But now, it seems, Picard has a goal. A mission. This will guide us logically into the plot of episode 2, and perhaps, the entire season.   The new Romulan ship looks pretty cool. Very birdlike. The voice we hear as it flies by sounds very Klingon to me, but I assume it’s supposed to be Romulan.   This new location is referred to as the “Romulan Reclamation Site.” What that means, we have no idea. We briefly meet another major character, a Romulan named Narek. And then we meets Doctor Soji Asher. Who looks exactly like Dahj. The twin! I think she’s a psychologist.   We get a little backstory about Narek. He had a brother that he lost recently. There’s not a lot to say about this. We don’t know what part this character will play in the show. It’s essentially a cameo.   And that brings me to something about this show. This very much feels like a story about Jean-Luc Picard. There are other characters around him, of course, and they’re important, but this is much less an ensemble show than any other Star Trek. Most of the cast, we haven’t actually met yet.   They tried to do that with Discovery, but Discovery can’t quite decide whether it’s the story of Michael Burnham, or a kind of lower decks ensemble show. I get the impression this show is much more certain of its identity.   And as the camera zooms out, in a shot reminiscent of Star Trek First Contact, we learn tat this Romlan Reclamation Site is actually a damaged Borg cube. Interesting!   The credits mention somebody played a tellarite. I missed that.   I haven’t talked much about the music, so let me just say that I really liked it, and I think it fits the show well. It’s a lot less generic than the berman-era music, which I know a lot of people complain about, but there are a few hints of TNG-era music. I thought I heard a hint of something from Generations.   So that was the first episode of Star Trek Picard. Let’s go into some summary thoughts about the episode. In short, I loved almost everything about it. I loved the tone. I loved the aesthetic. I loved the character focus.   In a way, this show is giving us the equivalent of what the movies gave us for TOS. There was quite a big gap between the original series and the original movies. Not so with TNG. They were filming the final episode, and then practically the next day there were filming the first movie. In a way that was good because we saw continuity. We travelled with these characters from Encounter at Farpoint through the Nemesis.   But we didn’t get to grow old with the characters like we did with Kirk, Spock and Bones. We saw them grow and change. Become old. We saw the world around them change. The look and feel of the original movies and very different than that of the original series.   But Star Trek Picard is giving us that opportunity with the Next Generation characters, and potentially, with Voyager and DS9 as well. We know Seven of Nine is returning. I live in hope that we’ll see someone from Deep Space Nine at some point during the planned 3 seasons of this show. And honestly, after Picard ends, I hope we get more of this era.   I’ve been wanting to return to the 24th century for about 20 years. And I can’t believe it’s finally happened. We’re getting to see a future for my favourite era of Star Trek, the Berman era.   If you’re coming to this, looking for TNG, you’re not going to find it. They’ve told us that all along. This isn’t planet of the week. They haven’t even left Earth yet. The creators described this as a ten hour movie. If that’s not the kind of thing you like, you might be disappointed, but I love this kind of thing.   So I’m really pumped and I can’t wait for next week so I can have another helping of Star Trek Picard.   What about you? What did you think of the show? Feel free to leave me a comment wherever you’re listening to this. (or watching)   So what other nerdy stuff is happening in my life? Well, I recently started walking to Mordor. You see, I’m quite overweight. My job involves sitting at a computer all day, and most of my other interests also involve sitting at a computer. So, that’s really very unhealthy. I need to move a lot more during the day. I thought a fun, nerdy way to motivate me to exercise more, (you’kow, other than not dying) would be to retract Frodo and Sam’s journey from the shire to Mordor to destroy the one ring. I’ve got the Walk to Mordor app on my phone, which has all the distances calculated, with various milestones along the way, from the story. Whenever I go for a walk, I log the distance and it fells me how far I have to go. I started at Bag end, and I’ve just passed through Tookland. In about 35 kilometers, I’ll have an encounter with the black rider. You remember that scene in the movie where they hid under the log with the black rider looming over them. It was terrifying. That’s in my future. Anyway, it seems to be working. I’m finding myself wanting to go for walks. And as I do, I imagine myself on an epic quest through fantastical countryside. The imagination is a powerful thing, and it’s interesting the tricks you can play on your own brain. I’ll keep you up to date on my progress through middle earth in future podcasts.   But for now, I’m gonna say goodbye, until next time, when we meet with our friend Jean-Luc once again.   Have a great week. Live long and prosper.   Make it so.  

Star Trek: Picard is finally released! Ariel, Norm, and Kishore commemorate the show's debut by opening a bottle of Chateau Picard and reviewing the pilot episode. We dive into light spoilers throughout the discussion, so watch the pilot before jumping in! What did you think of the episode and the direction the show is taking?

Jean-Luc Picard is back! Your Vulcan Hello crew will be here every week to talk through all ten episodes of “Star Trek: Picard” right away. This week, we ponder the twists and turns of Data’s story, admire Picard’s need to always be surrounded by people he can give orders to, question the use of the canine Number One as a way to decide if drifters are welcome at Chateau Picard, and a whole lot more. Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

Jean-Luc Picard has returned to Star Trek! At the end of the 24th century, and 14 years after his retirement from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard is living a quiet life on his vineyard, Chateau Picard. When he is sought out by a mysterious young woman, Dahj, in need of his help, he soon realizes she may have personal connections to his past. In this episode, Wes and Clay break down the very first episode of the series! This episode was streamed live on YouTube and then re-cut to air as a podcast. If you'd like to view the streams, subscribe to our YouTube channel via the link below! Are you looking for older episodes? Find this and every other episode at The Pensky Podcast! Thanks for listening. Stay connected: • https://thepenskyfile.com/links/ • e-mail: thepenskyfilevideo(at)gmail.com

Spoiler Filled Picard Episode 1 Chat It's been over 20 years since Patrick Stewart played Jean-Luc Picard. He returns to his most iconic role in Star Trek Picard Episode 1. We discuss "Remembrance" in full spoiler filled detail so make sure you've watched the episode before listening to the podcast. Jean-Luc Picard meets Dahj https://open.spotify.com/episode/37F69bJIqkLscMM7aBJZAZ Our Star Trek Picard Podcast is available on Spotify Watching The Episodes Star Trek Picard is available to watch on CBS All Access in the US and Canada. Follow this link to sign up https://www.cbs.com/all-access/ Outside of the US Picard is available to stream on Amazon Prime in over 200 countries including the UK and Ireland. Picard Episode 1 was made available at 11.01pm GMT on Friday 24th of January. We'll keep an eye on future episodes to see what time they release. Follow this link to sign up https://www.primevideo.com Official Star Trek Picard Episode 1 Synopsis Teleplay Written by: Akiva Goldsman and James Duff Episode Written by: Akiva Goldsman & Michael Chabon & Kirsten Beyer & Alex Kurtzman with James Duff Episode Directed By: Hanelle M. Culpepper At the end of the 24th Century, and 14 years after his retirement from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart ) is living a quiet life on his vineyard, Chateau Picard. When he is sought out by a mysterious young woman, Dahj (Isa Briones), in need of his help, he soon realizes she may have personal connections to his own past. How We Discuss Star Trek Picard. Each of your hosts chose a BIG moment, their Medium sized moment and a small moment for the episode under the headings of The Prime Directive, The Omega Directive and their Number 1 moment. Star Trek Picard Pub Quiz begins After the success of our Pub Quiz on our Watchmen Podcast we're bringing it back for our Star Trek Picard Pub quiz. Send in your answer to each of the questions to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com The person who answers the most questions correctly throughout the series will win some Star Trek related goodies on final podcast after Episode 10. Star Trek Pub Quiz Question 1: What common piece of jewelry is featured in the episode? And what does it represent? Leaving Feedback for Star Trek Picard Leave us a voicemail here, join our Facebook group and leave your thoughts on the spoiler posts there https://facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries or let us know what you think by emailing us at feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com. The cut off for feedback is two minutes to midday GMT (11:58am) each Tuesday. We'll discuss feedback podcast out each week before the next episode. Follow us and Subscribe to the Podcast Thanks so much for joining us for our Picard Episode 1 Podcast. We really do hope you enjoyed our chat. If you did please subscribe to TV Podcast Industries on any of the links from this page and why not share the podcast with other people. You can also support us by going to https://patreon.com/tvpodcastindustries and donating to the running of the podcast. As always thank you so much for all the support. We'll be back with Star Trek episode 2, "Maps and Legends" after it airs on the 30th of January. Derek, Chris and John TV Podcast Industries Date Recorded: 22/01/2020Date Published: 23/01/2020MP3, 84.56 min. 96kbps, 58.5 MB

Spoiler Filled Picard Episode 1 Chat It's been over 20 years since Patrick Stewart played Jean-Luc Picard. He returns to his most iconic role in Star Trek Picard Episode 1. We discuss "Remembrance" in full spoiler filled detail so make sure you've watched the episode before listening to the podcast. Jean-Luc Picard meets Dahj https://open.spotify.com/episode/37F69bJIqkLscMM7aBJZAZ Our Star Trek Picard Podcast is available on Spotify Watching The Episodes Star Trek Picard is available to watch on CBS All Access in the US and Canada. Follow this link to sign up https://www.cbs.com/all-access/ Outside of the US Picard is available to stream on Amazon Prime in over 200 countries including the UK and Ireland. Picard Episode 1 was made available at 11.01pm GMT on Friday 24th of January. We'll keep an eye on future episodes to see what time they release. Follow this link to sign up https://www.primevideo.com Official Star Trek Picard Episode 1 Synopsis Teleplay Written by: Akiva Goldsman and James Duff Episode Written by: Akiva Goldsman & Michael Chabon & Kirsten Beyer & Alex Kurtzman with James Duff Episode Directed By: Hanelle M. Culpepper At the end of the 24th Century, and 14 years after his retirement from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart ) is living a quiet life on his vineyard, Chateau Picard. When he is sought out by a mysterious young woman, Dahj (Isa Briones), in need of his help, he soon realizes she may have personal connections to his own past. How We Discuss Star Trek Picard. Each of your hosts chose a BIG moment, their Medium sized moment and a small moment for the episode under the headings of The Prime Directive, The Omega Directive and their Number 1 moment. Star Trek Picard Pub Quiz begins After the success of our Pub Quiz on our Watchmen Podcast we're bringing it back for our Star Trek Picard Pub quiz. Send in your answer to each of the questions to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com The person who answers the most questions correctly throughout the series will win some Star Trek related goodies on final podcast after Episode 10. Star Trek Pub Quiz Question 1: What common piece of jewelry is featured in the episode? And what does it represent? Leaving Feedback for Star Trek Picard Leave us a voicemail here, join our Facebook group and leave your thoughts on the spoiler posts there https://facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries or let us know what you think by emailing us at feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com. The cut off for feedback is two minutes to midday GMT (11:58am) each Tuesday. We'll discuss feedback podcast out each week before the next episode. Follow us and Subscribe to the Podcast Thanks so much for joining us for our Picard Episode 1 Podcast. We really do hope you enjoyed our chat. If you did please subscribe to TV Podcast Industries on any of the links from this page and why not share the podcast with other people. You can also support us by going to https://patreon.com/tvpodcastindustries and donating to the running of the podcast. As always thank you so much for all the support. We'll be back with Star Trek episode 2, "Maps and Legends" after it airs on the 30th of January. Derek, Chris and John TV Podcast Industries Date Recorded: 22/01/2020Date Published: 23/01/2020MP3, 84.56 min. 96kbps, 58.5 MB

On today's show: Terry Farrell affirms that Jadzia Dax was pansexual, Star Trek nights at the ballgame come to St. Louis and San Francisco, and what's coming next after Chateau Picard wine? All this plus this week's Trek Trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Twitter: @dailytreknews Instagram: @dailytreknews

On today’s show: Terry Farrell affirms that Jadzia Dax was pansexual, Star Trek nights at the ballgame come to St. Louis and San Francisco, and what’s coming next after Chateau Picard wine? All this plus this week’s Trek Trivia! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Twitter: @dailytreknews Instagram: @dailytreknews

(NSFW!) the Obi Wan show, Krypton and Lobo are dead, more Marvel podcasts, Snake Eyes, CBS Viacom, Loot Crate dead, Chateau Picard, Kerry finally saw Spider-Man, our new theme, Los Espookys, Truth Seekers, Star Trek VR, Star Wars land, ghost giraffe, D and D, lots more

(NSFW!) the Obi Wan show, Krypton and Lobo are dead, more Marvel podcasts, Snake Eyes, CBS Viacom, Loot Crate dead, Chateau Picard, Kerry finally saw Spider-Man, our new theme, Los Espookys, Truth Seekers, Star Trek VR, Star Wars land, ghost giraffe, D and D, lots more

(NSFW!) the Obi Wan show, Krypton and Lobo are dead, more Marvel podcasts, Snake Eyes, CBS Viacom, Loot Crate dead, Chateau Picard, Kerry finally saw Spider-Man, our new theme, Los Espookys, Truth Seekers, Star Trek VR, Star Wars land, ghost giraffe, D and D, lots more

(NSFW!) the Obi Wan show, Krypton and Lobo are dead, more Marvel podcasts, Snake Eyes, CBS Viacom, Loot Crate dead, Chateau Picard, Kerry finally saw Spider-Man, our new theme, Los Espookys, Truth Seekers, Star Trek VR, Star Wars land, ghost giraffe, D and D, lots more

After last week's MEGA-blowout 500th episode, it's nice to get back to normal as we talk about The Boys, Rage 2, James Wan, Myke Cole, G.I. Joe, Disney+ Remakes, Alienstock Festival, Zombie Skittles, Marvel's Adventure Into Fear, A Game of Netflix, Universal's Epic Universe, Ernie Colon, Disney+Hulu, Turn of the Haunting, Pyros, Chateau Picard, and The Troop. So choose a Skittle, it's time for a Geek Shock!

Guest: Dr. Baptiste Journaux Besides captaining the Enterprise, the thing that Jean-Luc Picard is most famous for is his affection for wine. Coming from a long line of winemakers in La Barre, France, we see Jean-Luc returning to Chateau Picard in the TNG episode "Family" and once again to retire from Starfleet in the 2019 Star Trek: Picard trailers. But what does it take to make wine? Are there scientific principles that govern its taste and color? And what can we infer about the state of the world in the 24th century from the wine bottles in the Picard trailer? Mike welcomes Dr. Baptiste Journuax to Strange New Worlds for a deep dive into the science of wine. Cheers! PBS Nova article about savagnin blanc's unchanging genetics: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/savagnin-blanc-genetics Get your own Chateau Picard wine: https://startrekwines.com/ Follow us on Twitter! Mike: @Miquai Baptiste: @B_jour

Torgo is gone due to footstuff so instead we've brought in Professor Biggs and Vernon to talk about the Star Trek Convention, HBO Kidnaps the Doc, CW Seed Live, a Serkis of Venom, The Stand+, Epic Universe, Pyros, Chateau Picard, Truth Seekers, Pacific Rim: The Ride, D&D getting a leader, Heathen and Red Light/Green Light including: Event Horizon, I Know What You Did Last Summer, neXT, Console Wars, Masters of Doom, Wanderers, and Ameri-Scares. Who's this one? It's time for a Geek Shock!

Into. The Wormhole. Hot. After an unxpected teaser trailer for the upcoming Star Trek: Picard show, we decided to uncork our treasured bottle of 2249 vintage Chateau Picard and talk about it! Listen to our hopes, our dreams, our speculation, our anger at the fandom, and so much more as we discuss the long awaited return of El Capitan! Into the Wormhole is brought to you by our backers on Patreon! Join us today at www.patreon.com/wormholepodcast! 

This week, we’re Trekking Out “Star Trek: Picard”’s First Official Teaser Trailer! Then we’re trekulating about Picard’s filming schedule, what Marina Sirtis knows about her former Captain’s series, and the Orville gets a VR tour. In our Star Trek Online and gaming news, we speculate on what changes might be coming to Star Trek Online. Of course, as always, before we wrap up the show, we’ll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages!   This Weeks COMMUNITY QUESTIONS are: What do you think is the big change coming to Star Trek Online that Al talked about? Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website!

This week, we're Trekking Out “Star Trek: Picard”'s First Official Teaser Trailer! Then we're trekulating about Picard's filming schedule, what Marina Sirtis knows about her former Captain's series, and the Orville gets a VR tour. In our Star Trek Online and gaming news, we speculate on what changes might be coming to Star Trek Online. Of course, as always, before we wrap up the show, we'll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages!   This Weeks COMMUNITY QUESTIONS are: What do you think is the big change coming to Star Trek Online that Al talked about? Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website!

In this episode our hero shows how still alive he is by going on and on about Linda Hamilton did you know that the coolest version of Beauty and the Beast is the Ron Perlman Linda Hamilton version that's just the opinion of the host however Terminator is discussed in this episode as always this is a comedy show intended for the purposes of humor and this is a way better episode than the last one yesterday he was pretty bad today better also speaking of Terminator 6 hopefully this one doesn't suck and last but not least the Picard trailer yes and yes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-lozano/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adrian-lozano/support

It's Captain Q and Big Sexy minus Craig J. as we undergo our latest mission into the Delphic Expanse (yes, I'm currently watching Enterprise on Netflix). We had to launch at the last minute due to the breaking news we just received: PATRICK STEWART IS RETURNING TO STAR TREK! Break out the vintage Chateau Picard, this is cause for celebration...or is it cause for concern? On this episode, we discuss Stewart's return, what stories could possibly be told regarding a 78 year-old Starfleet officer and best of all: what guest stars would we hope Sir Patrick will convince to apear?! We also address some potential nonsense regarding a rumor of the Borg queen's appearance on Discovery! So beam on up to the U.S.S. Internet, grab a glass of LaBarre's best and join in the conversation! Patrick Stewart To Return To Star Trek: https://goo.gl/qzo22u Borg Queen Discovery Season 2 Trailer: https://goo.gl/7pA5Fo And look for THE RED SHIRTS on  Facebook Twitter and now on YOUTUBE: goo.gl/8PLK9M Subscribe to see reviews of each and every episode of Star Trek Discovery!

Finish that bottle of Chateau Picard '49 and let the mudslinging begin as we pay a visit to "Family"!Author Jeffrey Lang is back on the show to talk about one of Star Trek: The Next Generation's most offbeat and heartfelt episodes. Picard has escaped the clutches of the Borg and saved the Federation once again, but he can't win the battle against the memory of his traumatic experience without the tough love of his estranged brother, Robert . . . and a well-timed mud fight.Join us as we look at one of TNG's only epilogues, an episode that was literally underrated, but one that shows, more than any other, the true, beating heart of Trek. Along the way, we talk about the growing maturity in storytelling of TNG's middle years, the key performances that make this episode work, the small flashes of continuity afforded on a procedural show, and how sometimes being screwed up is exactly right.Plus, we discuss the horse thief Crusher, Gene hating Picard's fear, the best old guy fight in sci-fi television, the drawbacks of synthehol, the myth of the effective admiral, whether Kennedys cry, the literal lost art of matte painting, Jeff checks TV Guide circa 1991 for Macguyver times, and Kal posits the existence of exoeconomists!Make Atlantis Dry Again!Check out Jeff's fascinating Trek novels!The Left Hand of Destinyhttps://amzn.to/2uvj27DSection 31: Abysshttps://amzn.to/2NoFqX6Force and Motionhttps://amzn.to/2LhPUKEHear our live episode with Melinda Snodgrass from CONvergence 2018!https://www.patreon.com/posts/20122260Be our nephew on Facebook and Twitter!http://www.facebook.com/eistpodhttp://www.twitter.com/eistpodBuy us some Chateau Picard on Patreon!http://www.patreon.com/eistpodSubscribe to the show on iTunes!https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/enterprising-individuals/id1113165661?mt=2

Finish that bottle of Chateau Picard '49 and let the mudslinging begin as we pay a visit to "Family"!Author Jeffrey Lang is back on the show to talk about one of Star Trek: The Next Generation's most offbeat and heartfelt episodes. Picard has escaped the clutches of the Borg and saved the Federation once again, but he can't win the battle against the memory of his traumatic experience without the tough love of his estranged brother, Robert . . . and a well-timed mud fight.Join us as we look at one of TNG's only epilogues, an episode that was literally underrated, but one that shows, more than any other, the true, beating heart of Trek. Along the way, we talk about the growing maturity in storytelling of TNG's middle years, the key performances that make this episode work, the small flashes of continuity afforded on a procedural show, and how sometimes being screwed up is exactly right.Plus, we discuss the horse thief Crusher, Gene hating Picard's fear, the best old guy fight in sci-fi television, the drawbacks of synthehol, the myth of the effective admiral, whether Kennedys cry, the literal lost art of matte painting, Jeff checks TV Guide circa 1991 for Macguyver times, and Kal posits the existence of exoeconomists!Make Atlantis Dry Again!Check out Jeff's fascinating Trek novels!The Left Hand of Destinyhttps://amzn.to/2uvj27DSection 31: Abysshttps://amzn.to/2NoFqX6Force and Motionhttps://amzn.to/2LhPUKEHear our live episode with Melinda Snodgrass from CONvergence 2018!https://www.patreon.com/posts/20122260Be our nephew on Facebook and Twitter!http://www.facebook.com/eistpodhttp://www.twitter.com/eistpodBuy us some Chateau Picard on Patreon!http://www.patreon.com/eistpodSubscribe to the show on iTunes!https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/enterprising-individuals/id1113165661?mt=2

"Can you learn to see in the dark, Captain?" - Shinzon It was a dark movie. Literally and figuratively.  It ended up being the last of the Star Trek movies with the TNG cast.  But was it a worthy finale?? This week, the Trek Geeks will give their take on Star Trek: Nemesis.  Their memories of the 2002 film are not as positive as other feature films, and they will jump right into the reasons why this was a less than stellar big screen exit for Picard and his crew. Prime Directive violations, dark sets, "tired" acting.  This list goes on and on.  But fear not, there are plenty of things that the Geeks liked, and they will get into those too! Plus, perhaps the biggest announcement ever from our good friends at Star Trek Continues dropped this week!  Also, a familiar face recently got to test out the new Star Trek Bridge Crew virtual reality game.  What did she have to say? In addition, if you are attending San Diego ComicCon or STLV, you may want to make some room for a new con exclusive Holiday Keepsake ornament!  Finally, QMx is releasing a replica of a classic TOS piece of furniture and we have all the details for you! It's all in Episode 106 of Your Independent Star Trek Podcast! We hope you'll join us as we raise a glass of Chateau Picard! FIVE YEAR MISSION We can't thank FIVE YEAR MISSION enough. We are truly grateful to them for allowing us to use their music for every episode of Trek Geeks. You really should check them out--they're writing and recording one original song for each episode of  the classic Star Trek series from the 1960's. Warp on over to their website at FiveYearMission.net and check out all of their fantastic albums!  You can hear them all: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, The Trouble with Tribbles, and of course, the amazing Spock's Brain!  Plus, here is a little secret...they are working on Year 4 right now! Here’s a rundown of the Five Year Mission songs you'll hear in this episode! Themes The Cage – [Track 1] – Year One The Trouble With Tribbles 6 – [Track 6] – The Trouble With Tribbles Bumper Music Errand of Mercy - [Track 11] - Year Two Awful Lot of Trouble - [Track 4] - Spock's Brain The Return of the Archons - [Track 6] - Year Two SPECIAL THANKS The Trek Geeks Delta was designed by Aaron Harvey. You can find him on Twitter @GeekFilter and please check out his podcast, "Saturday Morning Trek," on Trek.FM!

"Can you learn to see in the dark, Captain?" - Shinzon It was a dark movie. Literally and figuratively.  It ended up being the last of the Star Trek movies with the TNG cast.  But was it a worthy finale?? This week, the Trek Geeks will give their take on Star Trek: Nemesis.  Their memories of the 2002 film are not as positive as other feature films, and they will jump right into the reasons why this was a less than stellar big screen exit for Picard and his crew. Prime Directive violations, dark sets, "tired" acting.  This list goes on and on.  But fear not, there are plenty of things that the Geeks liked, and they will get into those too! Plus, perhaps the biggest announcement ever from our good friends at Star Trek Continues dropped this week!  Also, a familiar face recently got to test out the new Star Trek Bridge Crew virtual reality game.  What did she have to say? In addition, if you are attending San Diego ComicCon or STLV, you may want to make some room for a new con exclusive Holiday Keepsake ornament!  Finally, QMx is releasing a replica of a classic TOS piece of furniture and we have all the details for you! It's all in Episode 106 of Your Independent Star Trek Podcast! We hope you'll join us as we raise a glass of Chateau Picard! FIVE YEAR MISSION We can't thank FIVE YEAR MISSION enough. We are truly grateful to them for allowing us to use their music for every episode of Trek Geeks. You really should check them out--they're writing and recording one original song for each episode of  the classic Star Trek series from the 1960's. Warp on over to their website at FiveYearMission.net and check out all of their fantastic albums!  You can hear them all: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, The Trouble with Tribbles, and of course, the amazing Spock's Brain!  Plus, here is a little secret...they are working on Year 4 right now! Here’s a rundown of the Five Year Mission songs you'll hear in this episode! Themes The Cage – [Track 1] – Year One The Trouble With Tribbles 6 – [Track 6] – The Trouble With Tribbles Bumper Music Errand of Mercy - [Track 11] - Year Two Awful Lot of Trouble - [Track 4] - Spock's Brain The Return of the Archons - [Track 6] - Year Two SPECIAL THANKS The Trek Geeks Delta was designed by Aaron Harvey. You can find him on Twitter @GeekFilter and please check out his podcast, "Saturday Morning Trek," on Trek.FM!

Nemesis.Star Trek Nemesis is generally considered one of the weaker entries of The Next Generation feature films, as well as the entire Star Trek movie franchise. The story mixed together action sequences, the idea of "dark mirrors" for Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Lt. Cmdr. Data, and attempted to send off the Enterprise-Echaracters to their next stage of life (or death, in the case of one android). Daniel, Darren, and Phillip examine the multiple aspects that did not work in the film, what parts they enjoyed, and how this movie predicted the look and feel of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek into Darkness. Pour a glass of Romulan Ale or Chateau Picard, and join Earl Grey for Next Gen's final journey. HostsDaniel Proulx, Phillip Gilfus, & Darren MoserEditor / ProducerDarren Moser Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Coordinator Will Nguyen ChaptersFinale to TNG? (00:03:02)  Issues (00:10:30)  Deleted Scenes (00:22:25)  TNG Movies (00:28:30)  Being Positive (00:33:34)  Conclusion (00:47:16)   Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm