Podcast appearances and mentions of Grant Imahara

#1 ACS #1979 (feat. Grant Imahara, James Mitchell, Gina Grad and Bryan Bishop) Recorded 01-03-2017 – Release Date 01-04-2017 #2 ACS #343 (feat. Shooter Jennings, Teresa Strasser and Bryan Bishop) Recorded 06-13-2010 – Release Date 06-14-2010 #3 ACS #1882 (feat. Alex Arato, Gina Grad and Bryan Bishop) Recorded 08-09-2016 – Release Date 08-10-2016 Hosted by Superfan Giovanni Request clips: Classics@adamcarolla.com Subscribe and Watch Clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdamCarollaCorner

#1 ACS #1979 (feat. Grant Imahara, James Mitchell, Gina Grad and Bryan Bishop) Recorded 01-03-2017 – Release Date 01-04-2017 #2 ACS #343 (feat. Shooter Jennings, Teresa Strasser and Bryan Bishop) Recorded 06-13-2010 – Release Date 06-14-2010 #3 ACS #1882 (feat. Alex Arato, Gina Grad and Bryan Bishop) Recorded 08-09-2016 – Release Date 08-10-2016 Hosted by Superfan Giovanni Request clips: Classics@adamcarolla.com Subscribe and Watch Clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdamCarollaCorner

This week we begrudgingly return to the world of White Rabbit Project to find out which piece of 2016 technology Kari, Tory & Grant think is most annoying. Join us as we discuss beeps, drones & data harvesting!Meanwhile we've both watched the last 2 episodes of Doctor Who, the first new episode of House of the Dragon. Lewis has also been to see what some are calling the greatest show on earth - Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

#1 ACS #1346 (feat. Richard Marx, Alison Rosen and Bryan Bishop) (2014) #2 ACS #778 (feat. Deaf Frat Guy, Fred Weintraub, Alison Rosen and Bryan Bishop) (2012) #3 ACS #1238 (feat. Jo Koy, Kristian Harloff, Mark Ellis, Alison Rosen and Bryan Bishop) (2014) #4 ACS #2579 (feat. Chris Kattan, Gina Grad and Bryan Bishop) (2019) #5 ACS #1130 (feat. Paul Scheer, Alison Rosen and Bryan Bishop) (2013) #6 ACS #1979 (feat. Grant Imahara, James Mitchell, Gina Grad and Bryan Bishop) (2017) Hosted by Superfan Giovanni Request clips: Classics@adamcarolla.com Subscribe and Watch Clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdamCarollaCorner

This week we return to everyone's least favourite Mythbusters spinoff for an episode which sets out to tackle a series of heists, varying from impressive to embarrassing.  Join us as we do our own (much better) rankings, discuss how bad the hosts are this time & decide if any of the stories are actually heists at all.Sam has also been watching the new eleventh season of Futurama, and gives us a rundown of his first impressions. Meanwhile Lewis has been watching Danny Boyle's Beatles tribute Yesterday.We've also both managed to watch the entirety of Marvel's Secret Invasion and give our rundown of the series as a whole, trying desperately to find bright moments in an altogether dull experience.00:00 Intro & Catchup (SDCC News)09:00 Project News (Mexican RainWave)14:12 White Rabbit Project (2016) "Heists!"01:51:57 Personal Projects (Futurama Season 11, Yesterday, Secret Invasion).Thanks to Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio for the synths.Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

Today, we're looking at the final episode of Star Trek Continues. "To Boldly Go. Part 2." So how does this episode hold up against other series finales such as "All Good Things" and "What You Leave Behind". And how well does this episode tie together Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Motion Picture. There's a lot to talk about, including some cool stories shared with me by director James Kerwin. Audio Player control at bottom of page. ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven. I'm Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars. And I am a Nerd. This is episode 107 of the podcast. Today, we're talking about the final episode of Star Trek Continues. “To Boldly Go, Part 2.” bringing our coverage of this show to a close.   The description on IMDB reads The iconic mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise comes to an end, as Kirk and his crew battle the ultimate adversary.   This teleplay was written by Robert J. Sawyer and James Kerwin. With story by Vic Mignogna, Robert J. Sawyer and James Kerwin. It was directed by James Kerwin And it first aired on the 13th of November 2017.   We pick up in a very tense situation from last episode's great cliffhanger. Kirk is unwilling to relinquish his bridge. He, Spock, and Uhura all try to fight back. To no avail. Even the security officer's phasers are useless against Lana's powers.   And then the big surprise twist happens. Smith's eyes go silver. She is uplifted as well. This was nicely foreshadowed in the last episode where they mentioned that she was holding Garry's hand when they passed through the barrier. I felt then, that she was holding something back. She uses the same lightning force powers that Lana was using. We saw Gary Mitchel and Elizabeth Denher use them in “Where No Man Has Gone Before”. She forces Lana and Sentek to retreat to the Kongo.   So … it seems Smith wasn't quite so unaffected as she claimed. I think this is a very cool development. But it raises a lot of questions. Where does Smith sit in the esper scale? Has she always been affected, but has been hiding it, or have her powers only just now manifested. And if so, why?   Kirk asks security to escort her to sickbay. At first, she's taken aback. After all, she's one of the good guys right. She helped them against Lana. But after a moment of thought, she relents. It's probably a good idea. She understands the potential threat she represents. She sees things from Kirk's point of view. Maybe she'd even do the same thing in his place. She voluntarily goes with security.   The big question is, why are they just sitting there. Why have they not destroyed the Enterprise and her crew? McCoy has the answer. It takes time for uplifted  espers to grow in their powers. Perhaps they're biding their time until they all reach full strength.   Bones has a medical defence that might help with the illusions. Scotty recommends keeping their distance as the espers don't have unlimited range with their powers. The Kongo's engines are offline. The crew must have shut it off before they were overpowered. Maybe the espers don't know how to get them going again.   Kirk hasn't slept for two days. McCoy doesn't argue. Usually Kirk would be wrong, but not this time. He needs to keep going. I'm not sure McCoy is right, actually. As Riker says in Best of Both Worlds, you can't fight the enemy at the same time you're fighting your own fatigue. Lack of sleep impairs human decision making. I know my mind is absolutely useless after putting in a day of work, and Kirk has been going much longer than that. Yes, the situation is critical, but for the moment, it's quiet, This might be the perfect time for Kirk to catch 30 minutes of sleep while the enemy regroups. Of course, there's a lot to accomplish while they have this time. Coming up with defences, a plan of some sort. There are no good or easy answers, which is probably why McCoy is not arguing with him.   In five years, 73 people have died under Kirk's command. He remembers the exact number. Of course he would.   McCoy says “we'll stop them” but that's not the point. “At what cost, Doctor?” Kirk asks. That's what's really on his mind. It's fitting for Kirk to reflect back on the cost of his five year mission as it's nearing its end. Especially at a moment like this, when it looks like that cost is about to skyrocket. But there's more to it, as we'll soon discover.   McKenna goes to see Smith. Everyone is afraid of her. Understandably. Contact with Gary, at the time of his uplifting left some residual energy in her. She didn't uplift at the time, probably because she doesn't have the psi rating necessary. But her proximity to the barrier now has reactivated that residual energy enough to uplift her.   Smith has developed telepathy. She can read McKenna's mind. She can feel the power flowing through her, but she claims to not be dangerous. She would never hurt anybody.   But McKenna can't know that for sure. Gary shows early signs of megalomania quite quickly. Denher much less so. She still retained her humanity despite temptation to the contrary. Why?   Was it that Denher was intrinsically a better person? What is because Denher had a lower psi rating than Gary? If that's the case, it looks good for Smith as she seems to have a lower rating still.   So far, it's looking like Smith has a good chance of keeping her humanity long term. But there are no guarantees here. We just just don't know.   Charvanek comes to see Spock. It seems she is still trying to pursue a relationship with him. A relationship he was tempted to enter into in the past, but resisted.   She asks Spock to come with her when her ship departs. The mission of the Enterprise is almost over. His job is complete. It's a logical time to make a change in his life. She tempts him with the promise of unification between Romulans and Vulcans. A promise that will consume him a century from now. But why would a Romulan commander want reunification? She is as he would want her to be, not as she truly is. This is not Charvanek. When Spock resists the illusion, it disappears.   Other illusions are being used against the crew. An order to Checkov to lower shields and head into the barrier. Even Kirk's preoccupation with the deaths of crew under his command.   I'm glad these moments were included. The greatest weapon Lana's espers have is their mental abilities. Their ability to confuse and manipulate the crew of the Enterprise. They should be using it every change they get. Probably a lot more than we see on screen. With that many espers, and so many on board the Enterprise susceptible to them, it's actually a miracle they don't blow up their own ship.   This is one weakness I see in Deep Space Nine, actually. Now DS9 is my favourite of all the Star Trek shows, and I love everything to do with the Dominion War and the changelings. But their greatest strength was not the military might of their ships, or the fighting acumen of the Jem Hadar. Their greatest weapon was the ability to infiltrate the Federation. We saw a little hint of the potential they possessed in Homefront and Paradise Lost. And that was only 4 changelings. They should have used these infiltration tactics a lot more during the war. We know the blood screenings were not entirely effective. The Federation wouldn't have stood a chance.   The reason I bring all this up is just to praise this episode for including these scenes.   The battle begins. The Kongo fires on the Enterprise. The starboard nacelle is damaged. The Romulans join the fight but then move off.   The espers might need a minute to recharge their powers.   The nacelle needs 30 minutes to repair. Kirk orders a risky cold restart. The esper's powers cannot deflect multiple simultaneous strikes. But two vectors will not be enough. Three would do the job, but they don't have a third ship….or do they?   Kirk orders the crew to prepare for a risky procedure. One they have never before attempted. Scotty will re-start the engines. They will separate the saucer from the Stardrive. Spock will command the saucer. Kirk, the secondary hull.   Obviously, this is something that TNG did, but TOS never did.  I was already aware that Gene Roddenberry had intended that the TOS Enterprise be able to separate. They didn't really have the budget to make it a reality until Encounter at Farpoint. What I didn't realise, until it was pointed out by James Kerwin, is that Kirk referred to the process, which they called “Jettisoning”, not “Separating” in two different TOS episodes. “The Apple” and “Savage Curtain”.   Spock points out that it will be very difficult to re-integrate the ship after this. But not impossible I like this approach. It shows that while yes, the original Enterprise COULD separate the two sections, it wasn't a routine operation like on the Enterprise D. It's a last resort. Not necessarily indeed to be undone. Kirk describes it as “jettisoning the stardrive section.” So it's not the same as in TNG.  I like this a lot.   This gives the final episode of Star Trek Continues quite an epic feel. Now they can conduct a three-pronged attack on the Kingo.   And it's working. The Kongo's power is decreasing.   Kirk is commanding the stardrive section from Auxilary control, which was seen from time to time in the original series. The set was built for episode 3 “Fairest of Them All”.  Director James Kerwin shared a story with me. The Auxilary control set was re-assembled for the finale, not having been used in a couple of years. But the buttons and lights on the helm console had deteriorated due to humidity and dust. They no longer worked, and they had to film in two days.   Kermin checked the travel manifest and realised that Grant Imahara, who played Sulu, was flying in that day. Grant was an electrical engineer by trade. Kermin called him on his mobile phone and said “Grant, I'm so sorry, I know you have a day off before you need to film, but could you please come to set now and try to repair the auxiliary control helm console? He gladly did so and made it work beautifully. So when we see Sulu pressing the aux control helm buttons, and the lights on the console flashing, that was Grant's work.   The Kongo hails the Enterprise. We hear some ominous music. Music that is very reminiscent of the score from Star Trek The Motion Picture. A very nice touch.   This episode was the third time Andy Farber wrote and recorded original music for the show. Starting to integrate some themes from The Motion Picture was a deliberate charge from Mignongna to Farber. This episode is, afterall, the missing gap between TOS and TMP. A handing of the torch. What he did was incredible. He weaved these different styles of music together in an impressive and wonderful way. You hear it clearly during the saucer separation.   What made this extra special was the inclusion of Craig Huxley. This man has deep connections to Star Trek. He played Peter James Kirk - the nephew of James Kirk, and also appeared in the episode “and the children shall lead.” He invented a very unique musical instrument that featured heavily in the score of Star Trek The Motion Picture. The blaster beam. The longest stringed instrument ever. You probably know what I'm talking about. The score for TMP had these deep resonant sounds like nothing you've heard before or since. Those sounds came from this unique instrument. Jerry Goldsmith discovered this instrument and wanted to use it in his score. It was also used in Star Trek 2 and 3, and even Back to The future and Alien. I was surprised to hear that, because to me, those sounds are uniquely synonymous with The Motion Picture.   They brought Huxley back to perform some blaster box for the score of this episode, and man does it make a difference. It impacts me on such an emotional level, because of the link to The Motion Picture.   The Kongo's original crew, including their captain, are alive in the cargo bay. Lana is going to use them as leverage to negotiate.   They want McKenna to beam aboard the Kongo, in exchange for the Kongo's captain. If she doesn't they'll decompress the hanger deck. It's a classic prisoner exchange, like in Generations. But who will it benefit most? McKenna is willing to go. Sentek gives only one minute. Spock tries to contact Kirk but Uhura can't get through the interference.   McKenna is trained in mediation. She can find a way to a win-win situation.   Spock is in command. He has to make a decision. This could be a deception. The Kongo crew may not even be there. McKenna urges Spock to listen to his feelings, rather than his logic. Interestingly, I would have thought that his emotions would want him to protect McKenna, his friend. But he relents and agrees to the exchange. Mckenna for Captain Azmi.   This raises the important question of why they want McKenna so much.   As soon as McKenna beams away, it is revealed that the lifesigns were an illusion. There are no crew to be saved. Sentek lied. When Spock confronts him about this, saying Vulcans never lie, Sentek says they both know that is not true. And I can't argue with that. They now have a valuable hostage. One for whom Spock has affection. And that may be motivation enough for the espers wanting the exchange.   Lana orders Spock to stand down or McKenna will die. Spock agrees.   The Kongo warps out of the system.   Can things possibly get any worse?   Lana brings food to McKenna, which gives her the opportunity to try to reason with her. McKenna says there is room for everyone in the Federation. She'll do all she can to help them find acceptance. Lana points out that time after time, humanity has turned its back on self-improvement. After all they've done, Lana knows there is no place for her and her people in the Federation. She may be right. I can't imagine many in the Federation would be keen to welcome these people, given the danger they possess.   Lana sees her and her people as humanity's successors. She doesn't want to assimilate into the Federation. She wants to replace it.   With help from the Romulans, the Enterprise has been re-attached into one piece. They're now in pursuit, but they're a long way behind.   Starfleet has requested help from both the Klingons and the Romulans. Both have said no. McCoy's medical defence is ready to help them focus. This is important for the story, because otherwise, sooner or later, someone on the ship would succumb to an illusion. The good guys have to have a chance to succeed at some point. Uhura has a way to circumvent the esper's subspace disruption, so they'll be able to communicate and coordinate.   The Enterprise will be working with the Exeter and the Potempkin. The only other two constitution class ships in service.   Spock apologises for his recent decision. Kirk confirms he would have done the same thing in his place. Smith wants to help. Kirk isn't convinced it's a good idea. Her power is growing quickly. But is her ego growing with the power? There seems to be no evidence of that so far.   Five years ago, Smith watched Kirk make impossible choices to protect his crew. That set something in motion in her.  He showed her what it means to serve.   Originally a yeoman, Smith left and got her commission so she could return to the Enterprise and serve her crew. This is what she's meant to do - help. Either Smith is a very good actor, or she is still herself. Still a good person. It's a great speech and a very nice character moment for Smith.   If things weren't already bad enough, it seems the Exeter and Potempkin have both been destroyed. They fired on each other. The espers powers of illusion have grown significantly. Probably greater even than what Gary's were before he died.   This episode is doing a fantastic job of taking the tension and ramping it up further and then further.   Uhura and Spock have come up with another way to shield the Enterprise from the illusory power of the espers. It will be limited, but might buy them some time.   But without the other two ships, time to do what?   When they see the Kongo on screen, we hear another booming note from the blaster beam. So effective.   Smith is going to try to use her powers to force her way through the Kongo's shields in order to beam over there.   Kongo has started firing. Spock has located McKenna. Smith is on it. The scene where she storms into the Kongo engine room and throws the espers aside is awesome. She has become a powerful superhero and I love it. Who would have thought, looking at the character in Star Trek's second pilot, that she would end up here. But now it's two against one, and their powers have had a lot more time to grow than hers. As they zap her, her eyes seem to dim. So she starts to fire all her power into the ship's engines. The espers run. Her eyes fade to normal. Her lifesigns are gone. She used the last of her energy to burn out the Kongo's systems.   And this brings the story of Smith to an end. She dies a hero. She fulfils her dreams. She is able to serve in the most powerful way, doing what nobody else could have done.   When I think back on this episode, I always remember another death, that we'll talk about shortly. But after this time through, Smith's death will stick with me just as much, maybe even more. This death is just as emotionally impactful. This is the moment when the good guys win.   James Kerwin really enjoyed shooting Smith's sacrifice. He and actress Kipleigh Brown had been working together on film projects for many years, and both started working on Star Trek Continues at the same time, episode 3. He was glad to give the character an honourable send-off.   Not only did Kipleigh Brown write the previous episode, “What Ships are For”, she also wrote Smith's farwell speech to Kirk.   The Romulans are firing killing shots at the Kongo. But they still have someone over there. The Romulans, like their Vulcan cousins, it seems, are very pragmatic in this situation. They're not willing to risk the galaxy just for McKenna.   The visuals of the damages Kongo with it's decks exposed looks awesome. Reminds me of the remastered effects in The Doomsday Machine.   Even Charvanek,who is still aboard the Enterprise, doesn't approve of Tal's actions. Now the Romulan ship is firing at the Enterprise too.   The Enterprise takes some very significant damage. Casualty reports coming from all over the ship. As the saucer is mangled, and sparks flare all over the bridge, we get an epic sense of disaster you wouldn't see in any other episode of TOS. This is the finale. It all ends here. This nicely gives an added reason for the ship to undergo a major refit prior to TMP.   Charvanek disables the weapons on her ship, relieving Tal of his position.   The Kongo hails. They're in bad shape. Even Lana has lost the silver from her eyes. “Well fought, Kirk,” she says. “For a moment we knew the freedom of infinity.”   Their reactor is building up. Scotty needs a minute to beam McKenna out. He doesn't get it. He's half got her, but having  trouble re materialising her. It looks like Spock has done it, but it still doesn't work. Spock's emotions come out as he hits the console.   McKenna is still standing there, shimmering, allowing them to have a tearful goodbye.   Kirk apologises and thanks her.   Spock approaches. It's a painful moment for him. She says something to him, although it isn't overly apparent to me in this scene. We get hints of music from Star Trek 2. Fitting. This scene really tears me apart. McKenna herself seems to have a quiet acceptance of her death. She has a smile that seems to say “Thanks for trying.” She is remarkably brave in the face of her imminent death. Were I in her situation. I'd probably be horrified. McKenna fades away. Dead. It makes narrative sense that McKenna would die in this episode. Over the course of this fourth season, she has become an important part of the show. Part of this family. It makes no sense that she wouldn't be around in the movies. It's logical that she would die. I guess the same is true for Smith. And in a story of this magnitude, there needs to be loss. There has to be a price for victory.   In the end, McKennma's death was kind of senseless. She wasn't able to make a difference, although it does serve an important story purpose as we'll see in a minute. But Smith's death was critical to their victory. They never would have won without her. In a very real sense, she is the hero of this story.   The Enterprise crawls home on its hands and knees. She has come home. But it's not the triumphant moment they had anticipated. Their recent losses, how close they came to disaster, it all weighs heavily on them. Kirk's log is spoken with a very sombre voice. We see the spacedock in orbit, where she'll stay until her refit is complete and Kirk takes her out to confront V'ger.   We see a TOS shuttle fly over the golden Gate Bridge in a scene that otherwise could have come from the motion picture.   Admiral Nogura, who we hear about in the motion picture, but never see, congratulates Kirk on completing his five year mission, and on saving the galaxy. It's cool to have that character appear in this episode.   In the show, we didn't see the Enterprise crew saving the entire galaxy. They tended to deal with smaller scale issues most of the time. But it's very fitting that they have faced and overcome such a threat in their final story.   Kirk still feels the cost acutely. Based on Kirk's experiences with McKenna, Kirk calls the experimental counsellor program a success. It should continue. Starfleet ships from now on will have counsellors on board.   Kirk looks at a series of models, from Cochrane's Phoenix, to the NX-01, We see the USS Discovery, the constitution class, and finally, the constitution refit, as the TMP theme starts to play.   I get goosebumps.   Now, potentially, Discovery shouldn't be seen here, as that ship was classified when it travelled into the future. Of course, Discovery season 1 was brand new when this episode was made, so that canon hadn't been established yet. Personally, I think it's not out of the question for an admiral to still have a crossfield class model in his office. It was still a part of Starfleet history. Nogura would have been active in Starfleet during the time of Discovery. And I think it's worth it for the emotional resonance of seeing it in the lineup. It's nicely ties old and new Trek together.   The Enterprise will be refit from the keel up. The crew will be given promotions. And the Federation council has voted to reinstate the enterprise Delta as the official insignia of Starfleet.   Kirk says Scotty always thought it reminded him of the port and starboard warp signatures of Cochrane deceleration. I can't help but wonder if this is a nod to the novel Star Trek Federation. To Kirk, it's an arrow. Rising upward and outward.   I was never a fan of the alternate insignias for other ships, and I believe, neither was Rodennberry. I remember reading somewhere, and I don't remember where, so take this with a grain of salt, but I seem to remember Roddenberry wanted the crew of other ships to have the familiar delta, but the costume designer kept making new insignias, probably because he wanted to express his creativity.   For me, this is a part of canon I tend to try to ignore. It's clear that in most of Star Trek, the delta is intended to be the logo for all of Starfleet, and always has been. But, those alternate insignias are part of canon. And they were further canonised by both Enterprise and Strange New Worlds. Later Star Trek established the delta was used as the general Starfleet logo both prior to Kirk's five year mission, and again afterwards.   James Kerwin resolved this by having Nogura say that in honour of the Enterprise, they were RE-establishing the delta as the official starfleet logo.   This episode makes it all work here in a fitting way.   Kirk is questioning whether his time has ended. He is not the same person he was. He's suffered a lot of loss. His preoccupation with the loss of people under his command may have been brought on by the espers, but these feelings are real. He expects more of himself than he's able to give any longer. He could never be happy with that.   This makes him more receptive to what Nogura is about to offer him.   We see the Enterprise crew assembled in the same room where Kirk briefs them in TMP. It's fascinating seeing those colourful TOS uniforms in a background plate that looks like it's taken directly from TMP. I do love the transitional moments like this.   Kirk emerges in his motion picture admiral uniform. Like most people, I'm not a big fan of the TMP uniforms, but the one exception is Kirk's admiral uniform. I like that a lot. I kinda wish the movie had just used that uniform for everyone.   Kirks makes a speech. He has been promoted to admiral and chief of Starfleet operations. That's the bad news. The good news is that they will continue to reach deeper into the stars. Explore more new worlds. Venturing further into the final frontier.   Our greatest adversaries, he says, are ourselves. We have much to learn about what's out there, but also about what's in here. The experience with the espers has cemented that lesson.   Now the music goes full TMP.   The next thing the episode needs to do is set up where McCoy and Spock will be at the start of the movie.   McCoy says he's done. He's seen enough death. What he hasn't seen is his daughter in five years. He's leaving Starfleet and going home. I feel that McCoy's departure hasn't been as well set up as Spocks, which we'll get to in a minute. But his reasons are sound. Particularly the family thing 5 years is a very long time to not see your child. We don't know the exact details of his family in the prime universe canon, but it has been established through the years, particularly in books, that McCoy had a family. The Kelvin movies made his marriage and divorce canon. I can't begin to imagine not seeing your child for five years, but I applaud him for doing something about it now. This works really quite well for me, but I think it would work even better had there been a little more foreshadowing through the season. Seeing McCoy start to lament the lost time with his daughter. Realising how great that cost had become.   Of course, this isn't the end of their friendship. And there's a nice little nod to Drake. There's an acknowledgement of the awkward but strong friendship that exists between Spock and Bones when he invites Spock to join them.   Spock tells Jim what McKenna said to him before she was lost in the transporter beam. “Forgive yourself.”   A difficult thing. McKenna encouraged Spock to pay attention to his emotions. He did so. He made an emotional decision, ignored his logic and allowed her to beam over.   That decision cost many lives, including hers.   Spock doesn't know how to deal with the guilt and regret he's feeling. All he knows how to do with emotions is suppress them. And that leads him to make the decision to undergo the Kholinar. He will purge all his remaining emotions.   This whole Kholinar thing seemed to come from nowhere in The Motion Picture. So Spock's arc in this episode makes a whole lot of sense. It retroactively makes Spock's arc in TMP even better. I absolutely love what the episode does here. It's brilliant character work.   Kirk will see his two friends at dinner. But there's one last thing he has to do. He goes to the bridge of the Enterprise. Now shut down and empty. And he looks at it. Says goodbye. While Kirk says goodbye to his command, we say goodbye to a bridge that we will never see again - not in this form.   It's a powerful scene. It holds similar emotional resonance as the poker scene at the end of “All Good Things.”   The episode hangs there. Gives Vic the time just to look and react.   We finish with a captain's log. Kirk's last. At least for now.   Then we pull back on a shot of the Enterprise in spacedock, as the music becomes very TMP sounding.   There is no music over the ending credits, just the ambient sound of the bridge.   This episode does everything a series finale should do, and it does it in style. We had a huge story with epic stakes. Powerful impacts for our characters. A sense of full-circle as we link back to the beginning, and a setting up for what will come after.   I'd put this one right up there with the best of the Star Trek Finales, “All Good Things” and “What you Leave Behind.” This is certainly orders of magnitude better than “Endgame.”   I've loved Star Trek Continues as a whole, but this final two-parter epitomises the reasons I love this show so much.   I have to give a huge congratulations to the cast and crew. To everyone who made this labour of love a reality. This show has a special place in my heart, and I'm deeply grateful to those who created it.   I would like to acknowledge the tragic passing of actor Grant Imahara who played Sulu. He passed away on the 13th of July 2020 at just 49 years of age   I'd like to say a huge thankyou once again, to James Kerwin for reaching out to me, and generously answering my questions and sharing some cool stories. Thanks, James.   Here ends my coverage of Star Trek Continues.   So what next? Well it seems crazy not to jump right into Star Trek The Motion Picture after this. I've covered all the TNG movies on the podcast, but I haven't covered the TOS movies. So I'll make my way through them.   I also have some ideas of things I can do along the way. I've been thinking of revisiting the original Transformers cartoon from the 80s, which I have powerful childhood memories of. See if there's anything in them worthy to discuss as an adult. I'd likely cover more than one episode in a podcast, and probably not go into as much recap detail as I've been doing with Star Trek. The idea is something I can do a little more off-the-cuff. Something that will take less time as I try to focus more on the fiction writing.   I'm also thinking of giving periodic updates on my reading of DC Comics, using the DC Universe Infinite app.    Anyway, there's plenty more to come, so I hope you'll find something of interest in the future of Nerd Heaven.   Until next time, Live Long and Prosper. Make it so.  

This week on 8111, Don Bies! Don grew up in Chicago and discovered a love for movies at an early age when he first saw Frankenstein. He became fascinated with movie monsters, monster make up, special effects, and filmmaking. He loved pouring over the latest issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland.  After high school, Don considered college but eventually decided against it and worked in the local community theater doing set design, prop design, directing and even some acting. A family connection led to a friendship with another Chicagoan, Keith Edmier, who was making his own monster makeup and film likeness make-ups. They both corresponded with Dick Smith (the Godfather of modern makeup effects) and drew inspiration and encouragement from him to pursue working in film. Don soon moved out to California where he landed his first job working on David Cronenberg's remake of "The Fly" with Keith Edmier for Chris Walas.  While there he became good friends with Jon Berg, John Gazdik, Michael Owens, and Howie Weed. Through Jon Berg he met several people at ILM. In 1987 Don was hired to operate R2D2 for Lucasfilm publicity events. Don later headed up the Lucasfilm archives for seven years working alongside Nelson Hall and Grant Imahara. When George began making the prequels, Don went to work on set for all three films and even did a stint in the ILM model shop. Today Don works for KGS making highly realistic  trauma training manakins for military and first responders.  Don Bies is incredibly creative and a truly autodidactic problem solver. He's had an amazing career and it was an absolute blast to talk with him. 

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Star Trek Continues is a fan-made Star Trek series of professional quality. We begin a new series talking about this incredible show with the pilot episode "Pilgrim of Eternity" Star Trek Continues does exactly what the name suggests, it continues TOS giving us a mythical 4th season, filling in the gap between Star Trek and Star Trek The Motion Picture. In "Pilgrim of Eternity" Michael Forest returns in the role of Apollo, the god-like alien that first appeared in the TOS episode "Who Mourns for Adonais".   Watch the episode I'm discussing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G-ziTBAkbQ&t=423s ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven.  I'm Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars. And I am a nerd.   This is episode 95 of the podcast. Today, we begin a new series, looking at the first episode of Star Trek Continues. “Pilgrim of Eternity.”   And if you'd like to check out my original science fiction, head over to AdamDavidCollings.com/books   The description on StartrekContinues.com reads Apollo returns to wreak havoc on Kirk and the Enterprise in the first episode of the new series.   The teleplay was written by Steve Frett and Jack Travino With story by Vic Mignogna and Jack Marshall   It was directed by Vic Mignogna And it first aired on the 26th of May 2013.   So with so much new Star Trek, with so much other classic sci-fi on TV, why cover a fan-made series?   The first answer to that is that right now, every bloke and his dog is talking about Discovery, Picard, Strange New Worlds. I've found it very difficult to stand out amongst so many podcasters and youTubers who are so much better than I am? I can't break into that.  But there aren't so many who have done an in-depth series of podcasts on Star Trek continues, in the way that I do. It's a beloved show, but I feel like there's more room to place myself in that niche.   The second, and more important answer, is that I love the show and want to watch it again and share my thoughts.   If you haven't seen Star Trek Continues before, you can watch all 11 episodes for free. They're all on youTube, and you can also download them to play locally from StarTrekContinues.com   There are a number of fan-made Star Trek shows. They all seemed to emerge after the cancellation of Enterprise. After 18 years of non-stop new Star Trek on TV, we were suddenly in this void where there wasn't any Star Trek. It was weird.   So the fans stepped up and made their own Star Trek. It was a time of great creativity and expression. So many people worked hard to share their love of the franchise. And keep it alive.   There was a lot of good stuff, but I think Star Trek Continues stands out as one of the best, if not the best. It's won a ton of awards, and has been praised by Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. He considers the show canon and says his father would probably agree.   It all got started when Vic Mignogna directed an episode of Star Trek Farragut. He went into partnership and took part ownership of their sets, and set up some studio space where it could all live. Then he went about making his own show, assembling some very talented people around him.   So let's talk about this first episode, which of course, is a sequel to the original series episode Who Mourns for Adonais. Quite a few of Star Trek Continues stories were follow-ups to TOS episodes.   We begin in an unexpected place. A cowboy is holding Kirk at gunpoint. An old-fashioned revolver. He threatens to shoot Kirk. And for a brief moment, I'm wondering, am I watching the right episode? Star Trek has certainly done wild west planets before. But this is the one with Apollo, right?   It's a common story-telling technique to start right in the middle of a tense moment like this. They call it in media res. And it's effective. Things are cleared up quickly when we hear Scotty's voice say “Freeze program.” Turns out, this is a holodeck. A very early experimental prototype of a holodeck.   But wasn't the holodeck first invented just before Encounter at Farpoint, you may ask? Certainly the crew of the Enterprise seemed amazed by its newness.   Well, I think this works.  Voyager made it clear that as a child, Janeway played the holoprogram, Flotter. That was clearly before Farpoint. And Star Trek The Animated Series featured something very much like a holodeck. Most people dismissed the animated series as not canon back in the old days. I've even heard somewhere that Gene Roddenberry did not consider it canon. But people seem to be much more accepting of it these days. And it has been referenced multiple times in TNG, Picard, Lower Decks, maybe Discovery too. On top of all that, this is not a proven technology. It's certainly not something that is in everyone's homes. So I think we can accept that holographic entertainment has been around for some time, but in more primitive forms. The holodeck on the Enterprise D took things to a whole new level, and was soon enhanced even more by the Bynars.   In any case, I think it's pretty cool to think that Scotty may have been one of the early minds responsible for what would eventually become the holodeck. It's also nice to see Kirk enjoying some play time off duty.   The over-working hero is a bit of a tired trope at this point. And it's certainly not a healthy thing to emulate in real life.   The Enterprise is investigating a series of space-based power stations that have been drained of power and gone offline. Kirk heads to the bridge.   The casting of this show was phenomenal. The first two characters we see are Kirk played by series creator Vic Mignogna and Scotty played by Chris Doohan, the son of James Doohan, who played Scotty in the original series.   Having Chris Doohan resume his father's role is a big asset to this show. And it's not just about name recognition. He does a great job of it, and that voice is eerily familiar.   Vic also does a fantastic job of Kirk. Of all the actors, other than Shatner, who have played Kirk, I think Vic is the one that convinces me the most, that he's the same guy. I'm very curious to see how Paul Wesley goes playing the role in season 2 of Strange New Worlds.   While many fan productions used a lot of ameteur actors, Star Trek Continues fills its sets with professional, or at least, experienced, actors. And it shows. That's no slight against any of the other fan-produced shows. But this one has some very good performers.   So we pick up with Kirk as he enters the bridge. And you have to admire this set. You'd swear you were back on the set of the original series. It looks phenomenal.   Spock is in the captain's chair, played by Todd Haberkorn. Now I have to admit, I have a bit of a harder time accepting this guy as Spock. And it's nothing to do with the actor's performance. He does a great job. He does everything right. But Spock is a particularly hard character to pull off, just because Leonard Nimoy had such a unique presence to him. The look.The voice. Nobody else can truly be Spock in the way that Nimoy did. Todd Haberkorn, Zachery Quinto and Ethan Peck have all done remarkable jobs at it, but none of them have managed to make me fully believe they are truly the same person as was portrayed by Nimoy. But at some point, you just have to suspect your disbelief and accept this is the same person.   While the characters speculate on what has happened to the power station, a strange object appears. Like a big spikey rock surrounded by green glowing energy. Is it a ship? A probe?   While on the bridge, we see Sulu, portrayed by Grant Imahara, of Mythbusters fame, who has sadly passed away since the conclusion of this show, Checkov, portrayed by Wyatt Lenhard, and Uhura, portrayed by Kim Stinger. They all do a good job of portraying these characters in a realistic way, based on roles' previous occupants.   And then McCoy walks in, portrayed by Larry Nemecek. He'll be replaced later by another actor. But Larry Nemecek is a big name in Star Trek fandom. He's written a lot of Star Trek reference books. He's appeared in a number of fan productions, and a small role in the final episode of Enterprise. And he was a creative consultant on Star Trek Continues through it's run. McCoy is another character that's really hard to recast. I think the only actor who's ever come close to truly convincing me is Karl Urban. Again, nothing against Larry's performance here, but DeForest Kelly had such a presence, with his face and his voice. It's hard to replicate.   The object starts draining the Enterprise's power. Kirk has no choice but to destroy it with a photon torpedo. There are two lifeforms in the centre of thing. Kirk doesn't want o kill them, but in the end, it's a case of self-preservation.  The torpedo has done the job, but sadly,there are no lifeforms. McCoy expresses what we're all feeling in this moment. He knows it had to be done, but it's hard to see the taking of any life, even if it's to save our own.   That's when a appears in a flash of bright light. Apollo, with a woman in his arms. And he's a lot older than when we saw him last, but played by Michael Forest, the same actor that played the role all the way back in the 60s.   And that's when we cut to credits. The opening credits for Star Trek Continues are very reminiscent of the TOS credits. But featuring some much more impressive visuals of space phenomenon, thanks to around 50 years of advancement in visual effects technology.   And this is probably a good time to talk about music. One of the big things that strikes you immediately with this show, other than the sets and costuming, is the music. How faithful to the original series it sounds. That really over the top bombastic kind of music that had in the 60s. It sounds very Star Trek. And a lot of it is. They used a lot of original music recorded for TOS in this show. But they did some very clever editing. To make the music effectively fit the scenes, Vic would chop it up, move bits around, extend or contract it. And even compose and play his own original music to edit in seamlessly. All in all giving a very authentic TOS sound to the show, but still unique and custom made for Star Trek Continues. The music feels like it belongs. It's really clever what they did.   In some later episodes, they move up to a whole other level in terms of music, but we'll get to that.   So it turns out, the old woman with Apollo is Athena. Another of the Greek gods. We didn't see her on Pollux, back in the original story, but I guess he'd re-connected with her since then.   She's dying. It's a very heartfelt scene as they bid a final farewell to each other.   She vanishes, leaving nothing behind but a brooch, which Uhurua picks up. Even Apollo doesn't know where she's gone. She's just … gone.   McCoy and Scotty's reactions to Apollo are quite telling. The ever compassionate doctor, McCoy wants to get him to sickbay, not that he knows what he can do for an ageing Greek god.   Scotty is hesitant about Kirk allowing this creature on the ship. Scotty's met him before. Scotty has seen what Apollo was capable of. McCoy was there too, but Scotty was very close to the young woman that Apollo had under his thumb.   A quick external shot shows that something has gotten itself onto the hull of the Enterprise. Something from that artefact they destroyed, which presumably, is where Apollo and Athena came from.   That stuff is gonna cause a lot of problems. They're not going anywhere until it's removed. Sulu thinks they can go out and dissolve it with hand phasers.   Kirk feels somewhat responsible for whatever has happened to Apollo. It was Kirk who rendered him powerless two years ago. He and Spock can't speculate on how he has aged so much in this short amount of time.   And this is when we hear the computer voice for the first time, played by none other than Marina Sirtis of Deanna Troi fame. She doesn't try to mimic MAjel Barett's voice, which I think would have been a mistake. Her voice is a welcome familiar one to any Star Trek fan and I think it works nicely for the computer voice. It's also fitting given that Sirtis played Barett's on-screen daughter on The Next Generation.   They'll continue to make improvements and tweaks to the digital model of the Enterprise, but it already looks really good. Very recognisable as the ship from the original series.   The sickbay set looks good. Just as you'd expect it. All the sets on this show are absolutely spot on.   In addition to recasting all the old favourites, Star Trek continues introduced a number of new characters. We meet one in this scene. Doctor Ellse McKennah, the newly assigned ship's counsellor, played by Michele Specht, who was in a relationship with Vic at the time, but they are no longer together.   I really like McKennah. The character is a fantastic addition to the TOS cast, and she's played wonderfully by Specht.   The thing about bringing in a new character like this is that the show can give her a complete character arc, from beginning to end. And she definitely has that.   Back in the days of the original series, an episode like this might very well introduce a character like McKennah. She's be a part of the plot of that episode, but you'd likely never see her again after that. It was the nature of episodic TV back in the 60s. But Star Trek continues does the exact opposite, making her a regular and giving her arguably more character development than any of the characters had in TOS.   McCoy has found something interesting. The extra organ he had, which humans don't, it's barely detectable. That could explain a lot.   Apollo gives us a little exposition. His people created a place called The Realm which would give them the energy to live out their retirement for eternity. An alternative to the energy they previous received from being worshipped. But it didn't work. Instead of giving them energy, it sapped them of it. Their sanctuary became a prison.   It seems that's where he disappeared off to when he left Pollux IV. Perhaps the artefact was the physical manifestation of the realm in our universe. When they sensed the Enterprise approaching, Athena sacrificed the last of her energy to help them both escape the realm. That's why she died on arrival.   So this explains the power station and the rapid ageing.   Kirk is concerted that Apollo will once again desire their worship, to keep himself alive. But that is something they cannot give. But he no longer seeks it.  He just wants them to take him to a planet where he can live among the locals, as one of them, and die with the sun on his face.   But Kirk sees a big risk in this. He may trick the local population into worshipping him, like he did in ancient Greece. This is something Kirk isn't willing to risk. Even though Apollo swears he will won't do it, Kirk says no to his request.   Of course, if he were to seek worship, it would only be to keep himself from dying. But then, that's no different to what he did in the past. It's an interesting situation.   Kirk wants McCoy to make sure Apollo is as powerless as he claims. He has little time for welcoming McKennah aboard, and wants her to help McCoy.   Next we see Sulu and Simone phasering the stuff off the hull, live action performance integrated with an exterior view of the ship. While more modern shows like Enterprise had previous done similar shots, this is a first for TOS. We never would have seen anything like this back in the day.  Shooting in front of a blue screen was quite doable, but the shooting model of the Enterprise just wasn't detailed enough to provide a backdrop.   The interesting thing here is that Simone is played by Jamie Bamber, who was Lee Adama on Ronald D Moore's rebooted Battlestar Galactica, which I love. The amusing thing is that Lee's callsign was, of course, Apollo. So that's quite fitting.   The original series EVA suits look totally authentic. Just as ridiculous as they looked in TOS, but very faithful, which is a good thing. But it's a shame that for all of his brief appearance, Bamber is behind the grate of that helmet, so you can barely tell it's him. Something goes screwy with the phasers and YY is plunged out into space. Sulu's report to the Enterprise is not very effective. He says “emergency” and then lets it hang for several seconds. No explanation of what the emergency is. No indication of what he needs from then. Finally after what feels like an eternity, he requests an emergency beam out.” This kind of thing has been common in Star Trek for a long time. It used to drive me crazy in TNG. The crew were so slow to react to things it was painful. They should all have died well before the show ended.   Anyway, this is our first look at Star Trek Continues' transporter effect. It looks pretty authentic to what we saw in TOS.   McKennah goes to talk with Apollo. If anyone could use some counselling, it's somebody with a terminal condition. She mentions that Lieutenant Carolyn Palomys. The only mortal woman to ever spurn his love. Sadly, she's no longer alive. After her experience with Apollo she left the Enterprise. She died helping colonists affected by a plague. So that's a nice nod to her character. A noble sacrificial wasa a fitting way for her to go out. Apollo explains that they never sought out another planet where they might find worshippers, because they were so heartbroken when humanity, who they loved deeply, rejected them. And this adds a lot more texture and depth to the relationship. Far from just being evil overlords, they had deep feelings. A real connection to the humans that worshipped them. And they felt a great sense of loss and grief when that relationship ended.   The problem that Sulu and Simone experienced seems to be related to the power drain. Scotty is quick to blame Apollo. I can understand why, given his past experience, but he's being a little blinded by his emotions. His prejudice against Apollo. A likely cause is probably the very stuff they were cleaning off the hull. It was part of the realm artefact.   The next set we see is the briefing lounge. I'd tell you good it looks, how accurate to the original, but you're probably getting bored of me saying that.   A lot of the conflict in this episode comes from Scotty blaming Apollo for everything that's going on, and the others disagreeing. Even McCoy agrees with Spock, which evokes a few comical raised eyebrows.   I have to say, I think Scotty is being led a little too much by emotion and assumption right now. If he'd stop and think things through a bit more, he'd see that there are other possibilities. Others, that are more likely given the current evidence. But then, we've all been Scotty. Haven't we?   I think a lot of Scotty's perspective comes from the feelings he had for Carolyn. And while Apollo had nothing directly to do with her eventual death, he probably played a part in her leaving Starfleet. So in some way, Scotty may blame him.   Kirk wants the opinion of his senior officers, Spock, McCoy and Scotty. Spock suiggests letting Apollo go, giving him “just enough rope” to hang himself.   Now, Scotty is providing a valuable and necessary alternative opinion to Spock and McCoy. Kirk doesn't blame him for distrusting Apollo. But his outburst before he leaves the briefing room does cross a line, and certainly isn't in character with who he usually is. Just further evidence that this is personal and emotional to him.   Kirk as ever, sits in the middle, trying to take the advice of both sides. Ultimately agreeing with Spock, but tempering his actions with some of Scotty's caution.   It seems that everyone agrees that it is the realm itself that took the energy from  Simone and Sulu's suits. The real question is whether Apollo is controlling it or not.   The prime directive will not allow Kirk to put a creature like Apollo on an unsuspecting world, whether he truly intends to set up church or not. Apollo accuses the Federation of lacking the compassion they pride themselves on. And this can sometimes be a valid criticism. Certainly in The Next Generation, the way the Enterprise D crew implemented the prime directive definitely lacked compassion, and was sometimes downright immoral, in my opinion.   Apollo is glad to know that he was remembered, showing footage of the Apollo mission. But as a mythological figure, not a deity.   The episode picks up on an important element of Uhura's character. Her love of singing in the mess hall for her crewmates, and in a rather flirty seductive kind of way if I may say so. Kim Stinger can sing. And again, the set looks perfectly authentic to me. She has kept the brooch safe, knowing it was important to Apollo. When she tries to give it back, he tells her to keep it.   And then he praises her voice. At that moment, Uhura realises that Apollo was the greek god of music. How must that feel, to be complimented on someone who has a high level of ability or authority themselves in that field? And while Apollo may not be a god in a true sense, he is an extremely long-lived being of immense knowledge and experience. There are likely many things you could learn from sitting down with him. Imagine what you could learn about ancient earth history from somebody who was there!   And then he unexpectedly bursts into song. Moments like this rarely work for me. Question - are the characters in the show able to hear the stringed instrument that is accompanying him, or is that just for the audience's benefit? When watching a music, my father-in-law will often joke, “where's that music coming from?” Watching a musical definitely requires an extra level of suspension of disbelief, but it works because of the genre. But having a moment like that in a show like this, that's a whole other thing.   The crewmembers in the mess hall are quite taken by Apollo, for the reasons I just mentioned.   Unfortunately, Scotty has found that the corrosive debris from the realm has gotten into more of the Enterprise's systems than just the hull. Not good news.   So McKenna comes to Kirk's quarters to see if they can finally have that chat, but is shocked and taken aback to find he's not wearing a shirt. This kind of moment is taken directly from the original series. I found it juvenile then, and I find it juvenile now. McKenna actually seems a little flustered throughout the entire scene after this awkward beginning.   McKenna and Kirk have something in common. A need to prove themselves. Kirk, as he was the youngest Starfleet officer to make captain at the age of 32, and McKenna, as Starfleet's first on-board counsellor. It may seen kind of ludicrous that up until this point Starfleet haven't had anyone on board to look after the mental health of the crew, but this show is based on the original series, and in the 1960s, menstrual health was thought of very differently than it is today. Of course, there was Doctor Denher, in Where No one has Gone before, but perhaps she was just on board conducting scientific research, rather than taking patients from amongst the crew.   McKernna has a specific recommendation regarding Apollo. She believes in his sincerity. She believes he has changed, from what he once was. The recommendations that Kirk grant Apollo's request is implicit but unspoken.   And Kirk takes that onboard. He always takes the opinions of his crew on board, but he needs more if he's to risk Apollo become what he was in the past.   McKenna makes a decent point that within all of us, there is the potential to do good or bad. Apollo is no different in that regard.   And Apollo doesn't really have the powers he once had. So is he any more dangerous than a human begin? Well, we've seen in the original series the damage a single human being can do on a primitive world. Apollo has been worshipped as a god, and that desire to be so again was still very strong in him recently.   But being weakened, and seeing his friends die, that's the kind of thing that does change a person. He's facing death himself.   McKenna seems to be quite emotionally involved in this situation. Perhaps more so than is professional.   When  Spock calls Kirk to come to the rec room, he follows a trope you often see on TV, especially in Star Trek. He won't explain what's going on, he simply says “you should see for yourself.” Now I understand why a line like that works for a script. You don't want to bog things down in exposition. You want the audience to see if for themselves. But from an in-character point of view, I can see no reason why Spock should refuse to explain himself here. Is it that hard to say “Apollo is telling stories and the crew are entranced?” It seems a little insubordinate. Could they not have Spock's line “You need to come to the rec room, and then cut to the next scene? Maybe that would be an awkward transition.   Now I get that Kirk is concerned that the crew are enthralled by Apollo. He's worried that Apollo is up to his old tricks, wanting to be admired by lowly humans, but in the end, all he's doing is telling a story. He's doing it dramatically, but how is that any different than Uhura singing and rubbing foreheads with the males in the audience? It's a performance.   He's not actually doing anything wrong.   But the way Kirk yells “Apollo!” and then “we need to have a word.” It seems overkill for the situation. Not that Kirk shouldn't have a word with him, but it's a little overdramatic. But it's very Shatner.   It's interesting. I'm finding that I'm not entirely sure how to judge this show. By 60s standards, or by today's standards? This is a modern show, but it's being made with deliberate 60s aesthetic and sensibilities. The scene with MacKenna walking in on shirtless Kirk is another example of that.   I feel that as the show goes on, it will find a balance between modern writing and acting, but still maintain its place in the 60s inspired 23rd Century. I think it's possible, that the makers of the show, on this first episode, are still finding their way themselves. And that's perfectly understandable.   The trouble is they do such a good job of it. Everything about this, the sets, the hairstyles, the music. Honestly, if I didn't know better, I'd easily be convinced that this was made around 50 years ago.   The professionalism behind this fan-made production is seen on every level. That's why I'm podcasting about it, basically treating it no different than any other professional TV show.   Anyway, despite what I said earlier, Kirk is proven correct. They're barely into their conversation before Apollo declares Kirk unworthy and sweeps him away with telekinetic powers. So … not so powerless after all.   It seems Apollo is unchanged. He still craves humanity's worship. I'll be honest. He had me fooled along with McKenna.   He says he wants what he's always wanted. Humanity's love. Kirk counters that humanity never loved him. They feared him. No god should survive on fear.   The word worship means to give worth to something. To ascribe to another, that which it is worth. What it is rightly due.   On that level, in my opinion, Apollo fails to meet the standard of a god. He had demonstrated time and again that he is not worthy of what he craves.   It's McKenna who shorts him with a phaser, to rescue Kirk. But she's clearly torn up about it. Personally, I don't think she's spent enough time with Apollo to become near as emotionally caught up with him as she has. I think that's a flaw in this episode. McKenna is being portrayed as extremely over-emotional. Again, this is how a 60s TV show might portray a female character. So... I'm not sure if the episode should be criticised or praised for this. It's so confusing. This is actually the last we'll see of McKenna in this episode, as she's led away, in her grief, by Uhura.   Spock has an interesting perspective on all this. He feels on some level, Apollo cannot control his actions. That lifeforms generally find it very difficult to change their ways, to change deeply embedded behaviours. And he's right about that. Changing your ways is not easy. Even if you're determined. You try, you fail. Hopefully, you try again. It is often tragedies that make the difference. But the, Apollo has been through a lot of tragedy in recent time.   Kirk is determined that Apollo's therapy will not be at the expense of the crew of the Enterprise.   Apollo is voluntarily restrained. He believed he could control the deepest ancient drives within himself by sheer force of his will. But he lost control. As Spock said. And this all makes a lot of sense. Often we can't change the things about ourselves that we want to change just by force of will. We need to look outside of ourselves, to the support of friends, professional help, and yes, maybe even God.   Despite all of this, Kirk and Apollo now agree that Kirk can't, and shouldn't trust Apollo.   Kirk sees no alternative than to just leave Apollo restrained until he dies. But Apollo has another idea. That extra organ in his body, that humans don't have. It allows him to channel the power, but it apparently serves another purpose. It's what converts mortal worship into energy.    This whole idea of converting something as intangible as worship into energy is a pretty high-concept idea, but it's been done before. This is how the Ori in Stargate SG-1 get their power. Apollo now knows he can't control this organ. But he doesn't want to let it control him.    And then McCoy quotes Matthew 5:29. The idea is that if there is something in your body, or your life, that causes you to sin, get rid of it. This is exactly the wisdom Apollo is coming to. Better to not have that organ than to fight a losing battle against it.  Sometimes, the battle is best avoided. He wants McCoy to surgically remove the organ.   McCoy is hesitant. He can remove an organ easy enough, but this is an alien. He doesn't understand Apollo's physiology. The risks are impossible to predict. But Apollo is willing to accept those risks.   So, they go for it. And Scotty is having success getting rid of the gunk in the ship.   It's looking like all their problems might just be solved.   Now that Apollo likely no longer has the will to seek worship, he wants to revisit the idea of re-settling him on a planet somewhere. And being Kirk, he wants input from his most trusted advisors.   McCoy and Spock are both convinced. But Scotty still warns caution. They only have Apollo's word that removing the organ will make a difference. And that's true. There's still some emotion bubbling below the surface, but Scotty has got it more under control now. He's a little more reasonable. And he admits, he's not sure what the alternative is.   They still have no consensus. Kirk doesn't need consensus, of course, but with a decision as important as this, he'd like it. Scotty's words have really made Kirk think.   If they don't make a decision soon, Apollo will die on board the ship anyway. It seems his end is pretty close. Even if they take him to a planet now, he probably won't have enough time to cause much trouble.   I'm pretty sure Star Trek Continues is the first fan-made show to reconstruct the Jefferies tube set. It's pretty awesome, with the shot looking down the tube at him working. I love it.   Uhura gets zapped by her console. Apparently, she didn't move away from the console quick enough after Scotty's warning. I can't help but feel Scotty should have given the warning earlier.   And if the bio-bed readings are to be believed, Uhura is dead.   We know the show won't leave her dead, but despite that, Larry and Vic sell the drama of the moment with their performances.   Apollo sees Uhura drop the brooch.  He uses what energy he has left to bring Uhura back to life. Does that mean he lied about the organ? More likely, without the organ, he couldn't convert any more worship to power, but he still had a little energy left in him. Energy he needed to recover from his surgery.   Turns out it's not that simple. He has more energy now than before the surgery. McCoy can't explain it.   They have an interesting theory. Apollo's species can draw energy from sacrifice. They may have assumed that because worship empowered them, it was the only thing that did so. But without the organ that converts worship, his body now must pull energy from other sources.   Apollo has found another way. A better way. The energy he draws from sacrifice is less than what he once enjoyed, so no more thunderbolts, as McCoy puts it, but if he restrains himself from all that, he should be able to prolong his life indefinitely. A God sacrificing himself for humanity. That sounds familiar.   And even Scotty is convinced. It's a nice emotional moment he he finally nods.   The episode wraps in a very TOS way, with Kirk summing up the moral and theme of the story, and then he and McCoy sharing a silly joke at Spock's expense. I wasn't a bit fan of those kinds of endings, but it's very authentically TOS. But then, when you'd expect the credits to roll, the camera lingers on the planet.   One Year Later. We get a nice little epilogue scene as Apollo helps a local family, and we see his face is now younger. This scene wasn't necessary, but it was welcome. I really enjoyed it.   Another little tidbithere, Doug Drexler appeared in this episode as Paladin. I'm honestly not sure who that character was, but … he was in there. Drexler is a visual effects artist who was instrumental in the Berman era of Trek. He also did that beautiful opening credits footage for this show.   Also, I have to saw that Bones and Spock grew on me through this episode.   Tod Haberkorn has a very different face and voice to Nimoy, but it's the performances of both of these guys that ultimately sold me that they were these characters.   As a modern production, mimicking something of an older style, this is nothing short of fine art. The  detail, the artistry, it's all so well done. But what would I think if I were to judge this episode as if it were the beginning of TOS season 4?   It's not one of the great episodes of Star Trek. It probably wouldn't be one of the classics, but it's a better than average TOS story. It had some nice drama, some difficult decisions for the characters to wrestle with, and it gave a fitting ending to a guest character from a previous story.   All in all, I think Pilgrim of Eternity was something of a triumph, worthy of much praise, but it's not the best of what Star Trek Continues has to offer. This show is only going to get better, according to my memory.   So let's see what the show has in store for us in episode 2 - Lolani. I'll see you then.   In the meantime, have a great 2 weeks, live long and prosper. Make it so.  

In this week's episode we've been forced back into the tyrannical regime of White Rabbit Project! Join us as we plan our intricate escape from this tedious show whilst discussing 6 fantastical jailbreaks with our friends Kari, Tory and Grant!Sam has watched the first episode of Ms Marvel and animated marvel Arcane, whilst Lewis updates us on Agents of SHIELD as well as watching Rush and The Bubble.00:00 Into & Catchup02:23 Project News (JJ Abrams Series In Trouble & Microsoft's Indie Demos)14:18 White Rabbit Project (2016) "Jailbreak"01:11:03 Personal Projects (Glastonbury Festival, Ms Marvel, Agents of SHIELD,  Rush, The Bubble & Arcane)Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

In this week's super-powered episode we've watched the first episode of Netflix's White Rabbit Project, a Mythbusters spinoff where the team try to replicate various things from pop culture.. and history!This time the team are focusing on Super Powers including Super Strength, Flight & (most disappointing of all) Mind Control. Tune in to hear our thoughts on this short-lived series as we rank the real-life powers and criticise the show in general.Also Lewis has finally gotten round to watch The Lighthouse and Sam has read the League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Comic.00:00 Intro & Catchup03:40 Project News (Star Wars Remake & Brie Larson's Secret Project)12:25 White Rabbit Project01:26:05 Personal Projects (The Lighthouse, Thor 4 Trailer, New King Gizzard, Death On The Nile, League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Comic)Contact us:https://linktr.ee/theprojectprojectpod

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Hello! This episode sure is a sound for sore ears...  You want two weeks to get caught up on episodes?  You got it! Episode #590 Segmented Thusly:    Movie Monologue = Red Heat, Krull and Starship Troopers.   Television Talk = Squid Game (Season 1?)   Game Gabbin' = The Outer Worlds   Internet Intercourse = Storytime with Seth Rogan, A Tour of Grant Imahara's Shop w/ Adam Savage, Isaac Asimov on The David Letterman Show (1980) and Zee Bradshaw: Why no Large Characters?

He was one fifth of the Mythbusters, Sulu on Star Trek: Continues. A widely admired and loved man who was passionate and determined. Sadly, a brain aneurysm took his life way too soon last year.This is That Time When we sat down with Grant Imahara in 2014 at Supanova Brisbane. Catch this interview in full […] The post That Time When We Met Grant Imahara appeared first on Trekzone.

 LISTENIn this episode, the OGs make love subs for some of the great sidekicks in history. From Sancho Panza to Harley Quinn, the OGs are serving up well-deserved love for the oft-forgotten. Also... Matt Frewer is the Robin Williams of Matt Frewer. Dollar babies. Henchman temp jobs. Was John the Baptist Jesus' sidekick? Batman burned through a LOT of Robins. Finally, we pour one out for the late, great Grant ImaharaJoin the conversation (and see our artifact album) on our Facebook: facebook.com/oldguyswholovethings and talk to us via email: oldguyswholovethings@gmail.comOLD GUYS MERCH: https://www.redbubble.com/people/oldguys/exploreOLD GUYS WATCH CLUB (YouTube playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_lfD1EhrKokbJiiyG9mYVI8gvBslswEvOLD GUYS SPOTIFY PLAYLIST:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4cChDIOuO6HfHo9QryZQKd?si=e3E0JXlxQSOx21T9gbwmjQFind Shawn online: http://www.gruegallery.com  and  https://www.shawndooleyart.com and http://www.dooleyfreelancedesign.comFind Eric online:  http://www.epschwartz.com (all music by Eric)

Support Trivia Club through: https://www.paypal.me/russelharder Become a Patron at: https://www.patreon.com/triviaclub LIVE from the Trivia Clubhouse with a selection of questions that you can answer at home, to keep you safe and entertained, and all you need is a pen and paper! Your host Russel Harder, the man with the bow-tie, will give you the questions and then we'll mark our papers! You can play along with a group or by yourself, and you can be as active as you'd like in the chat! Just remember these Cardinal Rules: 1) Be smarter then the internet you're on. Answers and scores won't be tracked by Trivia Club, though we welcome you to post your scores once you're finished. If you cheat to "win" you're only cheating yourself. 2) DON'T ANSWER IN THE COMMENTS! We want to keep that competitive spirit sharp, so no spoilers. 3) The only other rule of Trivia Club... is tell EVERYONE about Trivia Club! Find out all about Trivia Club at: www.triviaclub.ca Follow us on Instagram at: www.instagram.com/TriviaClubCA Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TriviaClub Subscribe to Trivia Club on YouTube: goo.gl/8xrkx6 Subscribe to Trivia Club on iTunes: goo.gl/Uj5G4L Follow Trivia Club on Soundcloud: @triviaclub

Support the show! http://patreon.com/magicmics Visit our sponsor: http://www.coolstuffinc.com  Check out the twitch channel: http://twitch.tv/magicmics Visit our subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/magicmics Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/magicmicscast Like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/magicmics Want the 2hr+ NSFW Extended experience? Support us on Patreon!   Airdate - 12/30/2020 First Pick #1 Dumbest WotC Move (last year’s winner: MPL Confusion)   Ikoria/Commander combo spoiler season Companion mechanic (Reuben) (Evan) Creator Program decision making (Erin)  Competitive MTG Dream Dying Double Masters snafus Secret Lair: The Walking Dead   #2 Smartest WotC Move (last year’s winner: Command Zone)     Magicfests & EW Online (Erin) (I would like to add Eternal Weekend to this or the god accounts. Fabulous idea. Added!) (Reuben) (Evan)   Handling of COVID-19 Jumpstart Banning, removing racist card images from Gatherer Mythic Odysseys of Theros   #3 Hashtag of the Year (last year’s winner: #ThankYouBDM)   #shillfessor #MagicCompanion #Noursish #TwitchBlackout   #mtggothgirlsquad (Erin) (Reuben) (Evan)   #ElectMoreNerds   #4 In Memoriam   Thomas Gianni (MTG Artist: Abeyance, Manriki-Gusari) James Takenaga (SoCal Judge, player; age 39) Angela Chandler (SW RC Judge; age 42) Gabe Walls (PT top 8er, age 33) Reckful (Twitch streamer, age 31) AnnaMaeStreams (MTG streamer) Grant Imahara (roboticist, 49) CFBE staff page Lots of FLGSs  Companion Rule Change (June) Standard: Agent of Treachery, Fires of Invention (June), Wilderness Reclamation/Growth Spiral/Teferi,Time Raveler/Cauldron Familiar (August) Modern: Oko, Mox Opal, Mycosynth Lattice (January), OuaT (March), Arcum’s Astrolabe (July) Brawl: Golos (March), Teferi, Time Raveler (August) Legacy: Underworld Breach (March) Historic: Oko, OuaT, Veil of Summer (March), Agent of Treachery, Fires of Invention, Winota (June), Nexus of Fate, Burning-Tree Emissary (July), Wilderness Reclamation/Teferi, Time Raveler (August) Pauper: Expedition Map, Mystic Sanctuary (July), Kethis/Inverter of Truth/Walking Ballistae/Underworld Breach (August) Commander: Lutri (April, before release), Flash (April) MTGO Leagues: Gyruda (April) 7 cards with racist histories banned in all formats (June)   #5 Most Hated Card (last year’s winner: Field of the Dead)   Spacegodzilla, “Death Corona” (Reuben) Agent of Treachery Arcum’s Astrolabe Teferi, Time Raveler   Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath (Erin) (Evan)   Negan, the Cold-Blooded   #6 Most Loved Card (last year’s winner: Pteramander)     Shark Typhoon (Erin) (Evan)   Pack Leader Tinybones, Trinket Thief (Reuben) Charix, the Raging Isle   #7 Drama of the Year (last year’s winner: Forsaken: Nissa and Chandra)   Ikoria prerelease delay The “C(ovid)” word we don’t say Statement on Spacegodzilla BLM MTG Artist Cancellations Mythic Invitational Championship Tape Delay   Secret Lair: The Walking Dead (Erin) (Reuben) (Evan)     #8 Artwork of the Year (last year’s winner: War of the Spark Japanese Liliana, by Yoshitaka Amano)   Marrow-Gnawer (Secret Lair: Year of the Rat) - Jenn Ravenna   Sublime Epiphany (M21) - Lindsay Look (Reuben) (Evan)   Tinybones (Jumpstart) - Jason Rainville (Erin)  Exploration (box topper, Double Masters) - Mark Poole Demonic Tutor - Douglas Shuler (sold for $186,000) Damnation (Secret Lair) - Seb McKinnon ($38,000)   #9 Coverage Moment of the Year (last year’s winner: MC1 Finals: Burchett wins, BDM interview, Rich Hagon speech)   LRR Post-Pre-Release Good Morning Magic, with Gavin Verhey   Wu’s roommate in the background of the PT Finals (Erin) (Reuben) (Evan)   Mani Roasts Day9 over Arboreal Grazer on Mythic Invi Hot Singles In Your Area, with Hoogland https://www.twitch.tv/magic/clip/BombasticBelovedQueleaTBCheesePull TCC’s $116k Trans Lifeline Day   #10 Format of the Year (last year’s winner: Pioneer)   Standard Historic   Webcam Commander (Erin) (Reuben) (Evan)   8-Player Arena Draft Jumpstart Remastered sets (Amonkhet, Kaladesh)   #11 Set of the Year (last year’s winner: Modern Horizons)   Theros: Beyond Death Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (Erin) Zendikar Rising Commander 2020 M21 Core Set Secret Lair(s)   Jumpstart (Reuben) (Evan)     #12 Card of the Year (last year’s winner: Oko, Thief of Crowns)   Lurrus, the Dream-Den Agent of Treachery Fires of Invention Thassa’s Oracle   Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath (Reuben) (Erin) (Evan)   Omnath, Locus of Creation   Gather the Townsfolk   Jeremy Noell’s Newest Addition: https://twitter.com/jeremynoell/status/1343711658687012864?s=20

Don Bies, President of the Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation, joins the show to talk about Grant Imahara's life, his impact and how his family and friends intend to carry on his memory. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Highlights from the history of The Adam Carolla Show: 1. RCS PSA (2018) 2. Adam talks about the movie 'Youngblood' (2014) 3. David Wild (2014) 4. Grant Imahara (2017) 5. Robert DeNiro themed Rotten Tomatoes Game(2016) Hosted by Chris Laxamana and Giovanni Giorgio Support the show: Visit TommyJohn.com/Classics Visit Geico.com Visit MadisonReedMr.com and use code Carolla Visit Lifelock.com and use promo code Adam Request clips: Classics@adamcarolla.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/chrislaxamana https://twitter.com/giovannigiorgio INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/chrislaxamana1 https://twitter.com/giovannigiorgio Website: https://www.podcastone.com/carolla-classics Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/carolla-classics/id1454001697?mt=2

1. RCS PSA (2018) 2. Adam talks about the movie 'Youngblood' (2014) 3. David Wild (2014) 4. Grant Imahara (2017) 5. Robert DeNiro themed Rotten Tomatoes Game(2016) Hosted by Chris Laxamana and Giovanni Giorgio Support the show: Visit TommyJohn.com/Classics Visit Geico.com Visit MadisonReedMr.com and use code Carolla Visit Lifelock.com and use promo code Adam Request clips: Classics@adamcarolla.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/chrislaxamana https://twitter.com/giovannigiorgio INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/chrislaxamana1 https://twitter.com/giovannigiorgio Website: https://www.podcastone.com/carolla-classics Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/carolla-classics/id1454001697?mt=2

Disclaimer: This episode was recorded before a lightning strike to the main editing PC caused a temporary lapse in production. Jokes may be subject to temporal displacement Those darn witch doctors in Sudan are up to their old tricks again! Frot not, the hunks are here to put the kibosh on the clit-chopping and bring dance back to the war-torn country. In bleaker news than genital mutilation, Eric Andre put out the worst standup set of the year and we review it so you don't have to. Finally the hunks would like to pay respects to a true hunk of legend: Grant Imahara. We pray he is busting god's myths in heaven and wish his family the best. ALL THAT AND MORE THAN YOU PEASANTS DESERVE IN TH

Today we are examining some babyloss myths in honor of Grant Imahara, one of the hosts of Mythbusters and an amazing scientist who recently passed away. You will learn how to use the scientific method to really question things you have been told about grief.  If you don't like the results you are getting when you believe these myths, I'm going to show you how to let some of them go. For a free 30 minute session, click here to schedule:  https://smoothstonescoaching.com/free_mini If you have any questions, let me know here: https://smoothstonescoaching.com/work-with-me If you would like to share your baby's story on the podcast, submit here: https://smoothstonescoaching.com/podcast-submissions Music provided by ZingDog / Pond5 Photo by Wil Stewart on Unsplash

They're is a los of a great individual that influenced apt of science enthusiasts. We also explore marketing in the Anime market in a way to digest branding and entertainment. Enjoy. Share the love, any is appreciated. paypal.me/lifetechsundry PayPal Option - Appreciate The Hustle: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/billing/plans/subscribe?plan_id=P-68R23389SU157874NL5IHMDA Or: Ko-fi site: https://ko-fi.com/lifetechsundry Videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx21upZpwvUnhwIaNT1N7Aw --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ltspod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltspod/support

This week Ryan undergoes the Ganzfeld effect while Christian and Brackston talk about the passing of Grant Imahara. Find all of our social links at thequestionathand.com. Join The Question at Hand Podcast Discord! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thequestionathand/message

alt title "Hashtag Wishbone" In which we discuss; movies we hate, Farewell to Grant Imahara, Star trek: lower decks, Project power, The one and only Ivan, Metallica S&M2 SW; the bad batch, #wishbone, 7days to die and Paper Mario origami King

* If ju wud lajk sam wajn Dżery- rosyjscy prankerzy dzwonią do Prezydenta Andrzeja Dudy * Korona z głowy nie spada- Wirus może zagościć na dłużej * Zenek czy Żenek- bardzo krótko o discopolowej hagiografii, która trafia z kina na cyfrowe ekrany * Bez państwa, bez nadziei- australijski serial o uchodźcach "Stateless" * Ten Azjata z "Pogromców mitów"- zmarł Grant Imahara, światowy specjalista od R2D2, konstruktor maszyn udających potwory, gracz w Dungeons & Dragons i ogólnie fajny gość

In this episode the guys discuss every day things that they find strange, the tragic passing of Grant Imahara and other obscure topics.

Apologies for sounding like we are trapped down a well!The Nerds discuss The Rock vs The Ultimate Warrior, Kurt Angle vs Chris Jericho, HBK vs Edge, and HHH vs Daniel Bryans. Along with sharing their thoughts on and remembering Grant Imahara.

Your Gamer Friends are coming at you hot, because we are literally melting in New York right now. “Logging On,” we’re breaking down the Xbox Summer Games Event, including Halo: Infinite, Everwild, Tell Me Why, Grounded, The Outer Worlds, and Fable. We’re also talking about the releases of Ghost of Tsushima, Paper Mario: The Origami King, The Sims 4: Nifty Knitting, and Ooblets. Also on the docket is G4’s return, Madden 21, Rocket League, Metacritic changes, and Ubisoft’s binders full of women.“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we’re pouring one out for Grant Imahara and chatting Halloween Horror Nights, Project Power, transformative justice, and San Diego Comic-Con’s biggest announcements… that we care about.In “Party Chat” this week, we’ve got friend of the show and longtime listener Nerdy the Sensei joining us to have a longform chat about both The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima! Apologies in advance for mispronouncing Tsushima and most other Japanese words.Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here in two weeks.Links:Games and Online Harassment HotlineWhat is Transformative Justice?Empire State of Bacon PancakesThere’s Also Version A In Different Languages!History of JapanBroken People, Broken WorldsNerdy’s Gummies

Recently, there's been conversations about who should play Storm any upcoming X-Men movie. Well, that got us to thinking. If we had our way, who would we cast for other roles? This week, we discuss the classic set of X-Men characters and who we'd love to see cast!We also discuss work woes, the current coin shortage, and pay respects and condolences to Grant Imahara and Naya Rivera, whom we lost over the last few weeks.

Welcome to episode 144, now with new graphics (if you watch our YouTube channel) This week TheSuffolkRam has broken his sea legs by joining Skazz and Zaber on his first voyage sailing the Sea of Thieves. We talk about the mechanics and some of the interesting tactics you can do in ship to ship combat.  TheSuffolkRam revisit a game hes previously discussed with The Light Keeps Us Safe a Procedural generated robot stealth game. Sadly it looks like it been abandoned by the devs. He also talks about the short indie game Paratopic  He also follow up from his last discussion of the Warhammer 40k Pre-order, the chaos of its release and how Games Workshop are responding. Finally we talk about the sad death of Grant Imahara, who passed away from a brain aneurysm  We also discuss the FPS C&C game Renegade   Notes: Cartoonist pirate action in Sea Of Thieves Robot stealth-em-up The Light Keep Us Safe Strange and short indie game Paratopic One of the best Mythbusters: Grant Imahara Command and Conquer in first person with C&C: Renegade  You can join us on our next Podcast Livestream on YouTube and Twitch on 1st August 2020 at 21:30 (GMT+1) Also, check out Skazz's and Ram's Twitch channel for our Tuesday games night at approximately 20:00 (GMT +1)

Ken and Becca riff on some recent dev/tech news: Grant Imahara, of Mythbuster fame, and his passing (RIP), tech solutions for beauty companies impacted by Coronavirus, SQL tricks, podcasts we're really into, and a short rant from Ken on serverless. The post TechChat Tuesdays #6: July 28, 2020 appeared first on Chariot Solutions.

In this episode the guys welcome their friend Abby from Boston to discuss her thoughts on watching ST: Discovery with no prior viewings of any Star Trek show or movie. Before that, the guys discuss: the passing of Naya Rivera and Grant Imahara, Deadpool 3 possibly getting a PG-13 rating, Hayden Christensen rumored to be joining cast of Obi-Wan series, a couple of new animated series Bad Batch and Lower Decks, and of course they talk about the celebrity filled "ramake" of Princess Bride and Henry Cavill becoming even more hot by assembling a computer.Stay tuned for the end where they all do a Happy Ending for the Netflix movie Old Guard.   All of this plus Nerd Grabs and a lot of bad puns. So grab a large stiff drink and come walk with us on our nerd journey. Please feel leave comments on our Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages!! We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments, or questions!!   ~Nick, Robb, and Kevin~ PRODUCERS NOTE: There is some issues with the audio where instead of recording from our mics it recorded from the computer. Not really sure what happened there.   BEST 3SOME ON FACEBOOK Best 3some Ever on INSTAGRAM Best 3some Ever SWAG SHOP CORPORATE MARK (B3E CLOTHING PARTNER)     Intro music: Strings and Blips by Adam Selzer, vocied over by Amanda Day Exit music: Little Clubthing by Pure Black Stabbers, voiced over by Amanda Day Best 3some Ever is produced, and copyrighted, by KALE WHINN PRODUCTIONS LLC

Does anybody read this? Probably not. In case you do, here's what this episode is all about... Our non-spoiler and spoiler reviews of VelociPastor on Amazon Prime as well as the highly anticipated PS4 exclusive, The Last of Us Part II. We also discuss news from this week in the world of entertainment, including so many more movie delays, remembering the lives of Regis Philbin and Grant Imahara, and more! Enjoy! TIMECODES... The Toms: Entertainment News (2:10) Non-Spoiler Review of VelociPastor (26:58) Spoiler Review of VelociPastor (38:41) Non-Spoiler Review of The Last of Us Part II (49:39) Spoiler Review of The Last of Us Part II (1:07:44) What Are Ya Doin'? (1:42:11) SUPPORT RACIAL EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL... Donation Links Black Lives Matter Minnesota Freedom Fund George Floyd's Family Ahmaud Arbery's Family SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS... Email: tomppodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU2jjOm3gwTu2TVDzH_CJlw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/That-One-Movie-Podcast-535231563653560/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOMPPodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tomppodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tomp/support

On this episode of the Extraordinary Culture podcast We, We Got What You Need! July brings yet another month of Quarantine, To pass the time we BS about Comic-Con going Digital, the current shortage of change and ASK the question, “Has Lady Antebellum ever heard of Google” If 2020 wasn’t already bad enough, we lost two entertainment legends in Regis Philbin and Grant Imahara. We also wish Biz Markie a speedy recovery in his illness. In “Not My Disney Park” news, Walt Disney World reopens while Disney Shanghai closes. In other entertainment news, Disney decides to postpone the releases of Mulan, and the new Star Wars and Avatar features. Universal Studios cancels Halloween Horror Nights due to COVID-19 and we discuss the major decision making that went into these plans. Hamilton is on Disney+ and three history majors give their take on it. Unsolved Mysteries is back! Damn that music is still creepy! Star Wars announces a new animated featuring the BAD BATCH! Dan and Dan make a difficult decision regarding Star Wars. Burger Records (the record label) closes due to some alleged inappropriate behavior. In other music news, we talk about some recent releases and Dan and Rick discuss Chris Demakes new podcast. In the wide, wide world of sports, Rey Mysterio loses an eye in a really bad PPV. Baseball is back with some new rules, a team without a home and a new date for the LA All Star Game. Washington DC Football Club is the temporary name of the DC NFL team and we give our thoughts on potential names and the impact on other pro sports teams. Take a listen because We, We Got What You Need! #exoculture #exocult #extraordinaryculture #extraordinaryculturepodcast #kayfabeculture #podcast #podernfamily #music #movies #sports #craftbeer #beer #iecraftbeer #socalcraftbeer Find the latest episodes of The Extraordinary Culture Podcast on PodOmatic, iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and YouTube. Thanks to our sponsors @crownandstache @made_riverside @orangecircleoptometry email us at exocast@yahoo.com check us out www.extraordinaryculture.weebly.com

Hello friends! We hope you all enjoy this week's episode were we discuss the Red Table Talk between Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith, and the entanglements that ensued. We also want to pay our respects to Naya Rivera and Grant Imahara - two fantastically wonderful individuals who have had profound impacts on us but both who have unfortunately passed away - our thoughts are with their friends and family at this time. And here's some links of places that need some support right now. Protesters in Portland, Oregon are facing secret police forces. Demonstrators are being arrested and abducted by unidentified government agents. Please donate to their bail funds if you can:https://www.gofundme.com/f/pdx-protest-bail-fund?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheetOrhttps://www.blackresiliencefund.comPreviously incarcerated residents in the state of Florida are now allowed to vote, but must pay a fee before doing so. Some can not afford to pay the fee, you can donate here to help them: https://wegotthevote.org/finesandfees/ --- Twitter: I Saw A Magpie - @saw_magpie Arri - @arrithecupcake Stephen - @s_j_devlin Facebook: @isawamagpie Gmail: isawamagpie@gmail.com --- We hope you've enjoyed this week's podcast, and we will be back next week with more nonsense! Arri, Stephen, and Tantalus x

In this episode: Changes at the rectory (3:35); The death of Grant Imahara (7:50); The Twitter Bitcoin hack (17:48); X-Files retrospective review (21:23); Warrior Nun Netflix review (31:37); Heaven, hell and purgatory explained (39:39); Tolkien and CS Lewis (53:28); Star Wars: The Bad Batch (56:54); Facebook Reels vs. TikTok (60:59). The post The Secret of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory, Warrior Nuns and the X-Files appeared first on Father Roderick.

In this episode: Changes at the rectory (3:35); The death of Grant Imahara (7:50); The Twitter Bitcoin hack (17:48); X-Files retrospective review (21:23); Warrior Nun Netflix review (31:37); Heaven, hell and purgatory explained (39:39); Tolkien and CS Lewis (53:28); Star Wars: The Bad Batch (56:54); Facebook Reels vs. TikTok (60:59). The post The Secret of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory, Warrior Nuns and the X-Files appeared first on Father Roderick.

Four years ago, over the course of three days, film crews documented the musical Hamilton as performed by nearly its entire original Broadway cast. Eventually, Disney bought the distribution rights to the movie and planned to release it in theaters next fall. But then there was a pandemic, and people were stuck in their houses, and the film dropped on Disney+ earlier this month. And: Kanye West is running for president. Unless he isn't. But maybe he is. Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take: Grant Imahara, Host of 'MythBusters' and 'White Rabbit Project,' Dies at 49 This Pickle Is a CakeWelcome to the viral world of hyper-realistic cake slicing videos. 26 Hilarious Tweets About All Those Cakes We're Seeing On The Internet"Are we human? Or are we cake?" TikTok users panic as Trump admin considers banning app Far Side creator Gary Larson publishes first new cartoons in 25 yearsAfter coming out of retirement, the cartoonist says digital technology has allowed him to rediscover the fun of drawing In Conversation: Thandie NewtonAfter decades onscreen, nothing surprises the Westworld actress, though what she’s ready to share will surprise you. This Profile of Charlie Kaufman Has ChangedHow do you write about Hollywood’s most self-referential screenwriter at a destabilizing moment in history? It takes more than one draft. How 'Inception' Redefined Christopher Nolan Could U.S. Theaters Stay Closed Until Mid-2021? Walt Disney World's Reopening Video Didn't Go Over So Well GUESTS: Taneisha Duggan - Producing associate at TheaterWorks Jacques Lamarre - A playwright and director of client services at Buzz Engine Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We examine the impact COVID-19 is having on the decisions to close businesses and send children back to school. Mourning mothers who share a bond they never wanted speak out. TikTok's content creators on a possible ban in the US. And we remember Grant Imahara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the panel mourns the loss of Grant Imahara, discusses some new Star Wars news, prepares for SDCC@Home, gets ecstatic for the coming of Usagi Yojimbo to Netflix and checks out the new streaming channel PeacockTV, which also happens to be the home of a new animated series called "Cleopatra in Space"... based on the graphic novels created by our special guest Mike Maihack!Mike Maihack interview begins at [42:08]The Podcast is Real is a World Gone Geek ProductionTwitter: @WorldGoneGeekHost: Jeffrey "groundedGeek" Ford. @groundedGeekGuest Hosts: Yuta Hsu @kohyutaFind him on YouTube at "Yuta and the Uke"Allea StefanSpecial Guest:Mike Maihack @mikemaihackMike's website: Operation Space Cat90 Second Geek RantWe want to hear your take! Excited about something? Read something on the internet you want to rebut? All you have to do is articulate it in 90 seconds or less and YOU could be featured on a future episode of the podcast! Submit here: www.speakpipe.com/worldgonegeekFor more information on anything we talked about today, check out these great sources:SDCC at HomeBadges and signageSchedulesRead comics for free with a library card at: Hoopla DigitalThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpChartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

The Hake Report, Tuesday, July 14, 2020: RIP to Grant Imahara of MythBusters (a liberal showbiz engineer), and to Marc Angelucci, lawyer and Men's Rights Activist. James argues with callers including Earl in the first hour, and Maze in the second.  The great young writer Blake Neff got smeared as “racist, sexist, and homophobic” by liberal “journalists” worse than him. Right on to Tucker Carlson for calling it “wrong,” not “racist” or “sexist.”  Hour 2: Roosh V. banned on YouTube! Don't be dismayed. A “bi”(?) actress Naya Rivera has now died, leaving behind a 4-year-old son to his father, her ex-husband. A woman reportedly told a BLM group that “All Lives Matter” and was allegedly done-in for it! Louie from ID does not like the N-word.  At the end, Art from OH brings up Will Smith and Jada Pinkett who reportedly cheated on her husband while separated.  CALLERS Earl from Michigan being a mess.  Maze from Dayton, OH being a mess.  Louie from Idaho wonders how the n-word is ok with blacks and in music.  Art from Ohio calls in about Will Smith and news about his cheating wife. He also talks about an angry female driver who put her child's life at risk by speeding and racing.  LINKS LIVE VIDEO: YouTube | DLive | Periscope | Facebook | Mixer | Twitch PODCAST: Apple | Podcast Addict | Castbox | Stitcher | Spotify | PodBean | Google ... Call in! 888-775-3773, live Sunday through Friday 9 AM (Los Angeles) thehakereport.com/show  Also see Hake News from JLP's show today.  BLOG: https://www.thehakereport.com/blog/2020/7/14/the-death-of-nice-people-dont-be-dismayed-tues-71420  VIDEO: https://youtu.be/GCha-HD8ICY 

Jared gives a quick rundown of day 1 of the Carolina Hurricanes training camp. As well as a breakdown of the expanded playoff roster, including the interesting new additions. He also gives his thoughts on his favorite football team, the New England Patriots, signing former league MVP Cam Newton. Jared also discusses the recent passing of Myhtbusters/The White Rabbit Project star Grant Imahara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Jeremy, and Jeremiah sit down with Grant Imahara in the Green Room. Listen in as they chat about Grant's journey from R2, to Mythbusters, and beyond... Also featured this week: Jeremy discloses the Mediajuice Method, and the process of pre-production. And in this week's Cutscene segment the guys chat about the resurgence of live productions for television and tease a new and improved Script Notes segment, coming soon! You can find all the links you need by going to: Mediajuice.com!   Produced by Jeremiah Isley

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will intrerview Grant Imahara of Mythbusters. During their time on the long-running Emmy-nominated hit show "MythBusters,” Kari, Tory and Grant worked together as The Build Team to prove/disprove all sorts of scientific myths and urban legends. Now, the threesome is back again hosting a new unscripted Netflix original series called "White Project Rabbit" premiering globally Friday, December 9. 

First off we apologise for doing a clip show. This week due to scheduling (and a lack of a guest host) John Dee has cobbled together a collection of interviews he has done over the years. Featured talent: Danny John-Jules, Craig Charles, Robert Llewellyn, Terry Farrell, Nicole DeBoer, Grant Imahara and John Jarratt. As always … Continue reading

This week, Gigaom columnist Tom Cheredar is our guest as we discuss hackers posting personal data from infidelity site Ashley Madison, the NSA's best friend is AT&T, Does Amazon overwork its employees, selections from POTUS's playlist, giant robots!... and much much more. What We're Playing With Andy: The Last of Us Tom: Jawbone Up Headlines Samsung unveils jumbo phones to compete with iPhone Android M's name is Marshmallow, and it's version 6.0 NSA Spying Relies on AT&T's ‘Extreme Willingness to Help' Hackers Finally Post Stolen Ashley Madison Data Don't gloat about the Ashley Madison leak. It's about way more than infidelity Everything you say and do is public: five rules for living with the internet Audible Book of the Week You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost): A Memoir by Felicia Day Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Good Day by Nappy Roots Hot Topics Comcast to launch digital-video platform Watchable Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace ​NYT report says it's tough (often brutal) working for Amazon Silicon Valley Thinks Amazon Sounds Like a Great Place to Work Jeff Bezos responds to brutal NYT story, says it doesn't represent the Amazon he leads Don't be surprised at how Amazon treats its workers Music Break: My Favorite Things by John Coltrane Final Word Obama releases a Spotify #POTUSPlaylist The Drill Down Videos of the Week MegaBots adds Grant Imahara, BattleBots founders, X-Prize founder Peter Diamandis, NASA, Autodesk, & more to Giant Robot challenge Boston Dynamics' Atlas Robot Tested Outside Intro/Outro: Live It Up by The Isley Brothers Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan.

Grant Imahara, from Discovery Channel's Mythbusters, comes on the show to talk about blowing stuff up, zombie defense, Legos and Star Wars!