Podcasts about kelvinverse

Thursday marks the anniversary of Star Trek (2009), and we're heading back into the Kelvin Timeline! Join us as we revisit the highs and lows of JJ Abrams' Star Trek films—from thrilling reboots to controversial twists. We're sharing our favorite (and least favorite) moments across Star Trek (2009), Into Darkness, and Beyond—and reading your picks too!Whether you're Team Prime or Team Kelvin, this one's for you.

Rob and Kev were actually standing on the bridge of Federation HQ in "Erigah"; you just couldn't see them for all the Breen! While they were there, they debated whether or not the Breen Dreadnought was the biggest starship we've seen to date. Other big ships they discussed: the Fesarius (TOS), the Narada (Star Trek 2009), the Romulan Warbird (TNG), the Jem'Hadar Battleship (DS9), the Enterprise-J (ENT), the Borg cube (TNG) and the USS Vengeance (Star Trek Into Darkness).DIS 5×07 ErigahStarship size comparison chartsTOS 1×02 The Corbomite ManeuverTOS 2×13 The Trouble with TribblesTOS 1×28 The City on the Edge of ForeverFesariusTranyaClint HowardStar Trek (2009)NaradaTNG 1×26 The Neutral ZoneD'deridex class warbirdTebokDS9 6×22 ValiantJem'Hadar Bat tleshipENT 3×18 Azati PrimeUSS Enterprise NCC-1701-JUniverse classTNG 2×16 Q WhoBorg cubeStar Trek Into DarknessUSS VengeanceAlexander MarcusConstitution class (Kelvinverse) (00:00) - Episode 56: Big ships (DIS 5×07 Erigah) (00:48) - DIS 5×07 Erigah (11:37) - Big ships (14:06) - TOS 1×02 The Corbomite Maneuver - Fesarius (19:11) - Star Trek (2009) - Narada (23:40) - TNG 1×26 The Neutral Zone - D'deridex class warbird (27:53) - DS9 6×22 Valiant - Jem'Hadar Battleship (33:27) - ENT 3×18 Azati Prime - USS Enterprise-J (37:27) - TNG 2×16 Q Who - Borg cube (37:38) - Star Trek Into Darkness - USS Vengeance Music: Distänt Mind, Brigitte Handley

Star Trek 2009 is fifteen years old today (at the time of this recording)! Come celebrate the occasion with the SNP crew, who take a look back at what made this film special and the foundation it laid down for future Trek.Plus, a look at the casting, the Enterprise, story elements, and more.As always, your mailbag and so much more on this bonus edition of Strange New Pod!Send us a Text Message.Support the Show.

We're talking about the Star Trek Discovery Season 5 trailer, maman. Also there are some updates for Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds, Section 31 and Legacy plus a whole lot more...Saying Goodbye to Gary Graham and Kenneth MitchellDiscovery Season 5 Trailer | https://youtu.be/6Fi7ZePgh8kSonequa Martin-Green Teases “Big Thing” And Familiar FacesCast For ‘Star Trek: Section 31' TV Movie Announced As Production StartsMike McMahan And Tawny Newsome Tease Unexpected Cameos In ‘Lower Decks' Season 5'Lower Decks' Season 4 Arrives On DVD And Blu-ray In AprilPaul Wesley On Kirk Preparation and Evolution'Star Trek: Legacy' Updates From Michelle Hurd, John de Lancie and Dave BlassZoe Saldana Reiterates That Paramount Wants Kelvinverse Cast Back For One Last FilmCate Blanchett And Rami Malek Might Have Starred In Noah Hawley's Shelved Star Trek MovieTerry Matalas Nominated For Writers Guild Award For ‘Star Trek: Picard'‘Star Trek: Picard' Wins 4 Saturn Awards, ‘Strange New Worlds' Wins 1‘The Archive' Star Trek Spatial Experience Released For Apple Vision Pro | https://youtu.be/gggNizSkaDM | https://youtu.be/fhgNIaatDHI | https://youtu.be/wYD2pkDukfMHosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker

Paramount continues to promise us that Star Trek 4 is on the way. Now, a prequel set in the Kelvinverse (wouldn't that be the Romulan War or Enterprise?) has been announced.The SNP Crew, along with our collective, goes through our wants and don't wants  for potential Kelvin films.All that and so much more on episode 170 of Strange New Pod!Support the show

A disappointing "Star Trek: Legacy" update, maman. But also, we have news of a Picard movie, a Kelvinverse prequel, and a proper Kelvinverse 4th (but FINAL!?) installment? Wild happenings, maman. But wait, also, "Prodigy" is doing well on Netflix! Like. Everywhere. And what hope doth we have of Dr. Phlox making an appearance on "Strange New Worlds"? We'll see, maman. Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker

The Cardassians complete their rewatch of TOS films (1-6 and the 1-3 Kelvinverse) with the watching of Star Trek: Beyond. Where does it rank? Tune in to find out.

John and Scotto review the second and most controversial of the Kelvinverse movies, Star Trek Into Darkness.John’s Rating – 3 BrainsScotto’s Rating – 3.5 BrainsStream Downloadhttps://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/https://archive.org/download/ztoep511/ztoep511.mp3IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1408101/Trailerhttps://youtu.be/mdgRx94W5koNext timehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086756/

We're joined by Cosplayer and D&D Player, Linda McGarrigle, to discuss new Blockbuster release, Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves, Starring Captain Kirk of the Kelvinverse himself, Chris Pine.   Matt praises the stand alone nature of the film and Pine's ability to laugh at himself, Liam has a breakdown regarding the state of modern movies, while Linda guides us through the world of D&D and offers her player perspective on this big screen adaptation.   So take a roll of the dice and join us, the game has just begun!   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   Linda can be found at @lindamcg on Instagram and @LindaMcG on Twitter Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com/ Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production sound support 

Join the SNP crew as they try to pitch the much-rumored TNG Kelvinverse film in three acts. Rhianna Herd from The Duras Sisters Podcast joins the team for this one.Follow The Duras Sisters Podcast:Twitter | Instagram | TikTokSupport the show

Anika and Liz don their blue shirts and do a deep dive into depictions of depression in Star Trek. (Please note this includes discussions of suicide and self-harm.)  The early years: Dr Elizabeth Dehner Badmirals Spock's stories can be a metaphor for a lot of things, but the emotional repression to depression pipeline is definitely one of them (Anika has a whole THING about The Motion Picture and Spock's arc, it's amazing) The 90s: A counsellor on the bridge Stories that are explicitly about mental health Lwaxana Troi Sometimes the problem is not the depiction in the series, but the (ableist) reaction of fans Anika presents a very strong argument for B'Elanna having an anxiety disorder Post 9/11 (ENT and the Kelvinverse films)Liz says T'Pol was the first female Vulcan character when clearly she meant first female Vulcan regular, don't @ us ENT reverts to a very masculine type of story: men deal with feelings through avoidance and sex, while T'Pol is literally too emotional ENT and the AOS era: a time of magical healing vaginas as substitute for mental health care The Trek RenaissanceDiscovery and Picard tell explicit stories about mental health, with varying levels of success Prodigy and Lower Decks tell implicit stories SNW takes us back to the manly man stories of the ENT era Harmful and helpful depictionsfandom ableism Liz has an UNPOPULAR OPINION about the depiction of Seven in Picard "I'm gonna say something mean about Katrina Cornwell." Specific episodes we talk about include: "The Loss" (TNG) "Dark Page" (TNG) "Emissary" (DS9) "It's Only A Paper Moon" (DS9) "Night" (VOY) "Extreme Risk" (VOY)

Jeff and Mike to a turn and end up in the Star Trek multiverse with JJ Abrams 2009 take. Join the guys has start to wrap up Star Trek month.

Hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton get pampered by Edosians while delving into the latest episode of Lower Decks, Room for Growth. From sexy holodeck crime fantasies to wacky hallucinations and Delta shift plots, there's plenty of animated hijinx to discuss. Plus, the hosts debate what exactly is going on with the fourth Kelvinverse film, as well as preview the upcoming Star Wars series, Andor.    Join our Facebook page for exclusive content such as videos and bonus episodes. And you can also visit our blog, or follow us on Twitter and YouTube! Send any other questions, topic ideas or feedback to subspacetransmissionspod@gmail.com! Related Podcast Episodes: The Many Faces of Brent Spiner  Star Trek Beyond The Strange State of the Star Trek Film Franchise Join us next week as we grapple with the latest episode of Lower Decks S3, Reflections!

The Pod-wraiths, Matt and Elyse, take over Sam Watches Star Trek to discuss the 2016 film Star Trek Beyond. You can find more Matt and Elyse Star Trek content on their podcast The Pod-wraiths: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast.

Season 10 kicks off with a bang with Star Trek Into Darkness!  We'll be discussing the Kelvinverse as a whole, what went wrong with Cumberbatch's "Khan" & much more. One of the Sequelisers has been wanting to fix this film for nearly 10 years...and now, they finally get their chance! Website: www.sequelisers.com Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord Monthly live streams: www.sequelisers.com/live-streams Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams

It was a busy week on Paramount Mountain as a lot of news was shared about the future of the Star Trek franchise.Girafe, Hawk, and Julian break down the big news that Star Trek 4 is in development, with the Kelvinverse cast set to reprise their roles. With production supposedly getting underway later this year, will it actually happen? Will all of the cast return? The crew attempts to answer all these questions and more.Then, it's SNP's review of Discovery episode 409, "Rubicon." What happens when Michael and the crew go on the hunt for Book and Tarka? Why has Commander Nahn returned to the ship, and why did the episode fail to meet expectations this week?All that and more on episode 68 of Strange New Pod!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/astrangenewpod)

A new Star Trek film has been announced for production late 2022 starring the original Kelvinverse cast! We get into our thoughts, our hopes, and we also talk about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. There is a connection, in case you were wondering...

It's our final show of 2021! Join Brittany, Erik, Giraffe, and Julian as they deep dive Discovery's mid-season finale, "...But to Connect."Zora's sentience is at the forefront this week after withholding some sensitive data. The question is also posed and put up to a vote: Destroy the DMA in a preemptive strike, or follow the coordinates and make first contact with its creators? We review the episode and try to make sense of Giraffe's Kelvinverse theories.Plus, the Strange New Loop, our favorite Trek moments of 2021, and our New Year's resolutions on episode 61 of A Strange New Pod.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/astrangenewpod)

                                 Hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton pine for Pine and crew while analyzing Paramount's bizarre mishandling of the film franchise since Star Trek Beyond. From Tarantino's much-hyped pitch, to the stalled return of Chris Hemsworth to the Kelvinverse and a mysterious script by Discovery writer Kalinda Vazquez, the duo examine each of the studio's recent attempts and debate their creative potential and odds of ever beaming onto the silver screen.  Right-click to download.Read more »

Hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton hurl exercise axes (axercise?) at each other while returning to the Mirror Universe for Terra Firma, Part 1! From Georgiou's intriguing evolution, to Kelvinverse crossovers and Carl the magical door man, the duo reflect upon all the big developments from Discovery's latest hour. Then, special guest Dale Deruiter of the Outrage Factory podcast swings by to talk about this season, as well as Lower Decks, Picard and a whole lot of Elnor, and the CamDaleOrton Report weighs in on chapter 15 of The Mandalorian, The Believer. Right-click to download.Read more »

THIS WEEK ON THE NERDY VENOMS.... The Private and Blerdwords continue their verbal Transformers sparring match as Bernie Bros find out there's no way Sanders can still win! In other news: Warner Media pours gasoline over themselves with a lit match! Star Trek's 4th Kelvinverse film is a complete trainwreck, and Bill Shatner writes words more embarassing than Tekwar! All that and the news on this week's Nerdy Venoms! THIS WEEK'S THEME SONG: Weird Al Yankovic -- "Dare to be Stupid" (A. Yankovic)

Into the Kelvinverse with Jim, Ade, Chris, and Jason! Why is this "Turkish Star Trek?"

Welcome to another episode! In this episode we take a look at The Q Gambit where the Kelvinverse crew meets Q. We chat with artist Tony Shasteen about this story and as a bonus talk to Hero Collector Rich Handley about the Star Trek graphic novel line!

We discuss the third film in the Kelvinverse, how it stacks up against Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness (which we discussed in Episode 9, “Into Geekness”), and how much we love Jaylah—“I like the beats and shouting.” —October 2016

Hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton, along with special guest Mike Herman, crank up the Beastie Boys while debating the complicated legacy of the Kelvinverse and the varying strengths and weaknesses of the three flashy films it produced. They also ponder the likelihood of whether we'll experience any more adventures set in J.J. Abrams' reimagined 23rd century.Right-click to download!Read more »

Part three of our Star Trek Voyager: The Next Generation movie trilogy The last two episodes we have grafted the Kelvinverse movie framework onto the Voyager crew. What ended up happening was the next generation of Voyagers commanding the Voyager-A. We have already done Star Trek 09 and Star Trek Into Darkness. This week Star Trek Beyond is added to the adventures of Miral Paris and Naomi Wildman.

Part three of our Star Trek Voyager: The Next Generation movie trilogyThe last two episodes we have grafted the Kelvinverse movie framework onto the Voyager crew. What ended up happening was the next generation of Voyagers commanding the Voyager-A. We have already done Star Trek 09 and Star Trek Into Darkness. This week Star Trek Beyond is added to the adventures of Miral Paris and Naomi Wildman.

Phillip, Daniel and Darren discus their plans for a Kelvin Timeline Star Trek IV with time travel, saving the coral reef, present day jokes and the space shuttle Enterprise.

Phillip, Daniel and Darren discus their plans for a Kelvin Timeline Star Trek IV with time travel, saving the coral reef, present day jokes and the space shuttle Enterprise.

On this episode of Star Trek Universe Podcast, we jump into recent news to discuss when the new Picard series will premiere, where it will shoot (why that's good for fans), and why it will be "extremely different from 'Discovery'"! We learn that more 'Short Treks" will be coming in between 'Discovery' season 2 and the new Picard series and that Michael Dorn has stipulations if he's going to make an appearance (as well as plans for his own Worf series, if it comes to that).We also get into recent comments by Nicholas Meyer about his involvement (or lack thereof) in season 2 of 'Discovery', and we learn the title of the rumored Khan mini-series, 'Star Trek: Ceti Alpha V'! Anson Mount announces that 'Star Trek: Discovery' will have 14 episode instead of 13, and 'The Brightest Star' writers promise answers to fans left looking for answers about the Kelpians!John Cho and Chris Pine give their updates as to the future of 'Star Trek 4', but they may have a rocky road ahead of them as J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot contract with Paramount expires in March 2020! What could that mean for the Kelvin timeline?Oh, and Megan Fox is acting like she doesn't know where her Star Trek starring role rumors are coming from.Get every episode at https://www.startrekucast.com

Is 'Star Trek: Section 31' to be the Next Live-Action Series!? Will Megan Fox be in the next Kelvinverse film!? The Picard-series showrunner feels a responsibility to the canon, but what does that mean? Plus, 'Discovery' is now available on iTunes!Star Trek Universe Podcast #006 - Is 'Star Trek: Section 31' to be the Next Live-Action Series!?E-mail: StarTrekUCast@gmail.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/startrekucastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/STUPodcast/Official Site: StarTrekUCast.com

Caleb Alexander-McKinzie from Southern Fried Geekery sits down with Jason and DAP as they speak on Red Hood and the Outlaws by Scott Lobdell, Dexter Soy, Alisson Borges, Veronica Gandini, and Trevor Hairsine; Catwoman #2 by Joëlle Jones and Laura Allred; Image-O-Rama: Crowded #1 by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, Ted Brandt, and Tríona Farrell; Mirka Andolfo's Unnatural; Gideon Falls by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, and Dave Stewart; Terminator: Sector War by Brian Wood and Jeff Stokely; Star Trek-O-Rama: with Star Trek: Discovery Annual by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, Ángel Hernández, and Mark Roberts; the Kelvinverse and a Kirkless movie; Star Trek: Discovery from CBS All Access; Eight Million Ways to Die from John K Snyder III and IDW; plus a whole mess more!

This week on the Shuttle Pod, your podcast crew discuss what’s on the horizon for the Star Trek franchise. And, a lot is brewing. Oh Captain, My Captain (and Discovery Season 2) Earlier this week, CBS announced the casting of a well-known Star Trek character for Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery sure to have the fan base buzzing. Anson Mount is set to play the determined Captain Pike of the USS Enterprise, a ship whose redesign we got a glimpse of at the tail end of the Season 1 finale. He certainly looks the part, but he’s got some piercing eyes to fill (have I stretched that metaphor too far?). The news comes after a deluge of cryptic clues about the next season of Discovery gleaned from panel appearances and interviews at last month’s WonderCon. Matt, Brian, and Kayla break down all we learned, with just a light dusting of pithy commentary. A Script Too Far For The Kelvinverse? While still not much more has come to light since we last spoke about the next Trek movie back in December (check out our podcast about that). There are some little bits of information that have come out as the Kelvin cast are out and about promoting other projects. Perhaps the biggest bit of information that’s come to light is that there are at least 2 possible pitches for the next movie: the Patrick McKay & JD Payne script JJ Abrams hyped during Beyond’s press junkets; and the Quentin Tarantino/Mark L. Smith project. We had suspected Pegg and Jung were asked for a sequel idea. In December 2016 Simon Pegg tweeted a tease of Simon and Doug sitting in the Bad Robot offices, but of course no context and no follow up. Pegg has now clarified that his tweet was not about Trek, saying: “Doug [Jung] and I were never going to write the fourth [Star Trek]. That was never the deal. Doug and I are doing something together at Bad Robot, which I probably can’t talk about just yet.” Star Trek’s Real Life Parallel Universe: CBS/Paramount Many Trek fans know that Star Trek is a split franchise. CBS holds all of the television and merchandising rights, while Paramount makes the feature films. The companies have had a long and complicated history, and it seems they may be getting the family back together. CBS and Viacom (Paramount’s parent company and previous parent company to all of Star Trek) are currently in talks to merge back together. What does this mean for the franchise?

This week on the Shuttle Pod, your podcast crew discuss what’s on the horizon for the Star Trek franchise. And, a lot is brewing. Oh Captain, My Captain (and Discovery Season 2) Earlier this week, CBS announced the casting of a well-known Star Trek character for Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery sure to have the fan base buzzing. Anson Mount is set to play the determined Captain Pike of the USS Enterprise, a ship whose redesign we got a glimpse of at the tail end of the Season 1 finale. He certainly looks the part, but he’s got some piercing eyes to fill (have I stretched that metaphor too far?). The news comes after a deluge of cryptic clues about the next season of Discovery gleaned from panel appearances and interviews at last month’s WonderCon. Matt, Brian, and Kayla break down all we learned, with just a light dusting of pithy commentary. A Script Too Far For The Kelvinverse? While still not much more has come to light since we last spoke about the next Trek movie back in December (check out our podcast about that). There are some little bits of information that have come out as the Kelvin cast are out and about promoting other projects. Perhaps the biggest bit of information that’s come to light is that there are at least 2 possible pitches for the next movie: the Patrick McKay & JD Payne script JJ Abrams hyped during Beyond’s press junkets; and the Quentin Tarantino/Mark L. Smith project. We had suspected Pegg and Jung were asked for a sequel idea. In December 2016 Simon Pegg tweeted a tease of Simon and Doug sitting in the Bad Robot offices, but of course no context and no follow up. Pegg has now clarified that his tweet was not about Trek, saying: “Doug [Jung] and I were never going to write the fourth [Star Trek]. That was never the deal. Doug and I are doing something together at Bad Robot, which I probably can't talk about just yet.” Star Trek’s Real Life Parallel Universe: CBS/Paramount Many Trek fans know that Star Trek is a split franchise. CBS holds all of the television and merchandising rights, while Paramount makes the feature films. The companies have had a long and complicated history, and it seems they may be getting the family back together. CBS and Viacom (Paramount’s parent company and previous parent company to all of Star Trek) are currently in talks to merge back together. What does this mean for the franchise?

“Everybody remember where we parked!”, the Shuttle Pod crew goes to find a “nuclear wessel” as they do a look back at the success and general all around love Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home gets from fans and the movie going public alike. Listen in as Brian, Jared, Kayla, and Matt discuss their memories of the movie, how it holds up today, and how the success of The Voyage Home helped sow the seeds for the return of Trek on TV with Star Trek: The Next Generation.

There are good Star Trek episodes, there are bad Star Trek episodes, there are forgettable Star Trek episodes, and then there are the just plain weird ones. This week, the Shuttle Pod crew went back to the well of oddball episodes and we each chose a weird episode of Star Trek on television to rewatch and analyze. For Volume 2 of The Best of the Weird, we watched the The Next Generation episode “Sub Rosa” (Dinnae light that candle!), Voyager’s “The Thaw“, The Animated Series “The Magicks of Megas-Tu” (Friend Kirk!), and we wrap it up with The Next Generation‘s “Home Soil” (we’re all just “ugly bags of mostly water”).  

The Shuttle Pod crew has a final Star Trek: Discovery episode to wrap up the season. We look back at the development of Discovery, starting all the way back in November 2015, and how it changed after the loss of the person who initially conceived the show, Bryan Fuller. First seasons are always a little rough, and creating a first season of an entirely new Star Trek show — the first show since since Enterprise was canceled and CBS split from Viacom – makes for even more challenges. Listen in as Jared, Kayla, and Matt discuss the trials and tribulations of Season 1 of Star Trek: Discovery.

The whole Shuttle Pod crew is back this week to discuss the season one finale of Star Trek: Discovery. So, take our hand (sorry) and dive into this season’s last episode of Shuttle Pod At The Disco. Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 15 – Debuted Sunday February 11th, 2018 Written by Aaron Harberts and Gretchen J. Berg and Akvia Goldsman Directed by Akvia Goldsman After a rocky penultimate episode and with so many narrative threads left in the balance, did Discovery pull off a satisfactory conclusion to its inaugural season? The short answer is yes… and no. There really isn’t a short answer, which is why we droned on for an hour and a half dissecting what worked — and what didn’t — in this last week’s finale. In general, many of the pieces that were there were utterly fantastic. As always, the actors brought their A game. The sets on Qo’nos were perhaps some of the best we’ve seen in any Trek TV show, ever. Tilly delighted as always, and her performance was only boosted by the addition of a familiar face who enhanced to a comedic overtone that really worked (plus Tranya). But, think about this episode too hard, and the foundation — the parts of the storyline meant to tie the season’s arc into a nice bow — starts to crumble. Victory comes much too easy for our heroes, and as an audience, we’re not really convinced of why things worked out the way they did. As Jared so aptly pointed out, “they haven’t earned this.”

Jared, Brian, and Kayla come together once again this week to discuss the penultimate episode in Star Trek: Discovery‘s first season, which kind of felt like a long setup for next week’s finale. Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 14 – Debuted Sunday February 4th, 2018 Written by Lisa Randolph Directed by David Solomon None of your hosts were particularly enthralled with the latest installment of Discovery. Lots of loose ends were left hanging or cut awkwardly short in an episode that felt like filler leading up to next week’s big finish. Can the show wrap everything up next week? The pseudo-resolution to the Tyler/Voq/Burnham storyline was welcome in principal (we haven’t heard from our dear friend Voqler in a couple of weeks now), but the soap-opera overtones of Tyler and Burnham’s heartfelt reconciliation left something to be desired. Discovery seems like it wants to struggle with the ethical issues surrounding Voqler (who, as Voq, killed a man) but instead seems to sweep them aside in favor of everyone just being glad to see their old pal Ash (who, again, killed a man as Voq) in an awkward mess hall scene led by Tilly. In this storyline, Stamets seems to be the only one acting rationally, and Anthony Rapp lays on a great bit of emotional acting in the confrontation between his character and the now de-Voqed Tyler. It was great to see Admiral Cornwell back again. The scenes in the briefing room (so Star Trek!) and between Cornwell and L’Rell were particularly fun. But, just like the other threads of this episode, we’re left feeling like the characters in the story have lost their minds. A Vulcan and human admiral conspire with a treacherous genocidal maniac to win a war against the Klingons? And they do so by parading said maniac around as a fallen war hero, which was a mentor to many of the people now serving on the Discovery? The writers may have kept some of the pieces from us, but it’s hard to imagine a world in which this makes much sense or leads to a satisfying conclusion. All-in-all, your Shuttle Pod crew was left confused and dismayed. But, of course, the show has one more chance to pull this all together. What could possibly await us this coming Sunday?

Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 13 – Debuted Sunday January 28th Written by Ted Sullivan Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi Brian, Jared, and Matt discuss the fourth and final episode in the Mirror Universe arc, a beautifully directed, briskly paced installment that featured strong performances from the cast. We dive into that, as well as some things we weren’t too thrilled with. We also discuss what bringing Mirror Georgiou back to our universe could mean for the Klingon War arc, and speculate about how the season is going to tie up all the many threads with just two episodes left. Transport over during an ion storm, and join us as we discuss the latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 12 – Debuted Sunday January 21th Written by Jordon Nardino Directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper Jared, Kayla, and Matt discuss the third episode in the Mirror Universe arc. We were a bit less enthusiastic about this episode feeling the shorter run time worked against it somewhat. The return of Michelle Yeoh is always welcome, and we think she does a fantastic job being an imposing Emperor, with a scary “fidget spinner of death.” A few new plot twists were revealed in this dark episode, one many fans have long suspected, and a few smaller unsettling bits too. Enjoy the threat ganglia! Don’t forget to tip your waiter! Onboard the Discovery, there were some quieter moments with Anthony Rapp (and Anthony Rapp) and Wilson Cruz that showcased their acting talents. We wonder just what is it that Stamets is experiencing in the Mycelial Network? We also ponder just what exactly did L’Rell do to Voq/Tyler? Join us as we discuss the latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 11 – Debuted Sunday January 14th Written by Lisa Randolph Directed by T.J. Scott Kayla and Brian sit down to discuss an exciting follow up to “Despite Yourself” which sees our heroes stranded in a strange dark universe where all Vulcans have fantastic facial hair. “The Wolf Inside” was packed full of plot development, much like the previous episode, even if the “surprises” it had in store were anything but. We were finally treated to a couple of big reveals, which is good fun, but really, where the episode shines is in between the manufactured shock. In particular, Shazad Latif delivered another absolutely stunning performance as Tyler — er, Voq — er, Voqler? Sonequa Martin-Green also offered a top notch performance as her character is dragged through some incredibly emotional turmoil. Burnham is taken nearly to her breaking point having to live and lead in the Terran Empire. Tyler was her last tether to normalcy, but even that was taken from her. Still, she upholds her Starfleet values and saves the lives of many innocent rebels fighting against the Terran Empire. A group, she believes, is a glimmer of hope in this otherwise desolate universe. Of course, her plans are cut short by the return of a fan favorite.

The entire Shuttle Pod crew is on deck to discuss the exciting return of "Star Trek: Discovery" from the Fall hiatus.

With Discovery on hiatus for a few more weeks, The Shuttle Pod crew examines a handful of news items that have come up since the last episode. The biggest by far were the reports of Quentin Tarantino pitching a story to J.J. Abrams for the next Star Trek movie. Tarantino is known to be an Original Series fan, but the movie could be about any part of the franchise. Is it a Kelvin Timeline movie? A TNG movie? Something altogether new? He’s got a story idea, but what are the chances he will direct it too? We put on our speculation hats and dive in! Back on Star Trek: Discovery news, we chat about the new soundtrack release, and how Discovery has made a number of “shows to binge this winter” lists. We also discuss the official announcement of a new version of The Twilight Zone for CBS All Access. The show is being developed by Jordan Peele (Get Out), Simon Kinberg (X-Men franchise), and Marco Ramirez (Daredevil). Come listen in as Brian, Jared, and Matt discuss. 

The Shuttle Pod Crew discusses the pros and cons of serialized and episodic TV, and how it relates to the Star Trek franchise and its newest member, Discovery. Historically, TV shows were told in a narrative where there’s a pilot as the backstory and no particular end in sight, with every story just fitting somewhere in the middle – kind of like comic books.  DVDs, DVRs, Internet resources, and notably streaming services have changed this, to where many shows (including comedies) will only do serialized storytelling over the entire season or series: you can’t just pluck one episode out of order and watch it because you’ll be lost. Listen in as we discuss the finer points of serialized versus episodic Trek.

Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 9 – Debuted Sunday November 12th Written by Bo Yeon Kim and Erika Lippoldt Directed by Chris Byrne Join us as Brian, Jared, and Matt talk episode 9 of Discovery, and since this is the Fall finale, we discuss our overall feelings about Discovery so far. “Into the Forest I Go” had some very pleasing story lines come full circle, with Burnham retuning to the Klingon “Ship of the Dead” and getting Captain Georgiou’s badge back, while looking like a badass taunting and fighting the Klingon leader Kol. Shazad Latif delivers a compelling performance as the tortured and sexually abused Tyler. L’Rell’s actions continue to intrigue us and Mary Chieffo continues to deliver the most dimensional Klingon character in the series. We all agreed that the Klingon war arc so far has been a little unsatisfying, we really needed more “showing” and less “telling.” Stamets makes a huge sacrifice to make 133 spore drive jumps in rapid succession, and Lorca continues to surprise us and manipulate, not just his crew, but also us the viewer. And of course we talk about that last fateful jump, what it means for the crew and just where they might be now, as we anxiously await for the return of Star Trek Discovery in January.  Listen in to hear our thoughts on the mid-way point of the newest installment of the Star Trek franchise!

If you want peace, prepare for this week’s Shuttle Pod podcast. Matt, Jared, and Kayla assemble a landing party to discuss the latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery. Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 8 – Debuted Sunday November 5th Written by Kirsten Beyer Directed by John S. Scott Join us as the Shuttle Pod crew dive into episode 8 of Discovery. Writer Kirsten Beyer’s first foray into writing for television was definitely a success. She was able to bring together a nice story, where we learn more about Saru and get to follow some of the other narrative threads as they weave through the central plot. There were a couple of nice Trek moments in this week’s installment. Our resident audiophile Matt immediately picked up on a familiar sound effect from “The Cage” (listen to the podcast to hear the effects compared). We also got a shout out to the first man in space, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. As Matt points out, it’s about time he had his own ship! The Klingon stuff this week felt a bit more exciting. Perhaps because scenes between Mary Chieffo’s L’Rell and Jayne Brook’s Admiral Cornwell were nothing short of fantastic television. Kayla says Cornwell might be her new favorite character, which makes her death(?) an interesting talking point. As always, we are left with lots of questions in this episode that felt very much like part one of a classic two-parter. What’s the deal with the Pahvoans? Will there be repercussions for Saru, who revealed he was in his right mind during his breakdown on the plant? Is Admiral Cornwell dead, or… not? What is L’Rell really angling for? And, of course, what will happen between Discovery and the Klingons!? Listen to the podcast to hear our thoughts.

The Shuttle Pod crew take a moment to look at the latest Star Trek news.

Kevin Riley, Ensign Rivers, K’Ehleyr, Mr. Mot. These are names not heard too often on Star Trek but it doesn’t mean that their characters are unimportant or unappreciated. This week, the Shuttle Pod crew welcome fellow TrekMovie editor Matt Wright to discuss some of our favorite minor characters.

You all knew it was coming. This week, the Shuttle Pod crew dive head first into what many call the worst Star Trek film ever made.

Star Trek: Discovery has officially left space dock. The Shuttle Pod crew react to the sets, costumes, aliens, and more in the first DSC promo video.

This week the TrekMovie crew examine Dr. Kate Pulaski, perhaps one of Trek’s least-loved major characters. She was mean to Data (“Dahta”), was condescending, and even dissed Picard her first day on the job. But, did Pulaski’s drama and conflict provide a missing aspect of the Enterprise crew that was sorely needed?

The Star Trek franchise has certainly changed over the course of its five-decades long existence. This week, the Shuttle Pod crew attempt to classify each “age” of Trek, in the style of the classical Ages of Man (as is done in comic books: golden age, silver age, etc). And, to do it, we use TrekMovie editor Jared Whitley’s series of articles, “The Five Ages of Star Trek” as a guide.

As 2016 comes to a close, the Shuttle Pod crew take a look back at Star Trek's 50th anniversary. How did Star Trek Beyond fare at the box office, and will there be a fourth Kelvin universe film? What do we know about Star Trek: Discovery and what does its success (or failure) mean for the franchise? And, what are Trek fans hopeful for for the 51st anniversary?

This week marks 25 years since Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, what would be the last film with the original crew, made its silver screen debut. Today, the Shuttle Pod do a rewatch and take a deep dive into a film that spoke volumes about the state of the world at the time, and perhaps even today.

Picard is the kind of captain who can energize his crew with an inspiring speech right around the climax of an episode. Is Picard the best speech-giver in all of Star Trek? This week, the Shuttle Pod crew take a look at Picard’s best speeches.

This week, the Shuttle Pod crew talk the future of our favorite franchise. Given Star Trek Beyond‘s performance at the box office, will there be a fourth Kelvin timeline film? Do Beyond‘s low box office numbers put more pressure on Star Trek: Discovery to keep the franchise afloat? And, what does the exit of fan favorite Bryan Fuller as show runner mean for the show’s future?

This week, the Shuttle Pod crew hop on the Captain’s yacht and head down to the planet of the Ba’ku. It’s a good thing Data is made to serve as a floatation device, because we’re taking a deep dive into Star Trek: Insurrection.

This week, Brian and Kayla hop onto the Shuttle Pod to talk about the recent big Star Trek convention, Mission: New York, as well as the latest and greatest in Star Trek video games. Brian even talks about his recent hands on experience with the upcoming Star Trek virtual reality game Star Trek: Bridge Crew.

On the 50th anniversary of The Original Series, the Shuttle Pod crew take the time to celebrate another birthday – 20 years of Star Trek: First Contact.

The Shuttle Pod crew recap their favorite moments of the 2016 Star Trek Las Vegas convention (including Whoopi Goldberg, Kirstie Alley, DS9 documentary news, and Women in Trek), and talk about their hopes for the upcoming Mission NY convention. Plus, we discuss the latest news for Star Trek Beyond and Star Trek: Discovery.

This week, the Shuttle Pod crew talk the most disappointing episodes of Star Trek – the episodes that were hyped up but ultimately didn’t deliver.

Some of the TrekMovie team had the privilege of attending the world premiere of Star Trek Beyond at San Diego Comic Con on July 20th. We were treated to a one-of-a-kind outdoor IMAX experience, complete with laser light show, fireworks, Conan O’Brien, and the San Diego Symphony performing the score to the film. Immediately after the screening, we sat down to record our first thoughts just minutes after the end credits.

TrekMovie and Trek.fm sat down with John Cho to talk Sulu, his family (including a deleted scene from Star Trek Beyond), and his hopes for the character of Sulu in ‘Star Trek 4’.

This week, the Shuttle Pod team talks our predictions for what we think we are likely to see in Star Trek Beyond.

This week, the Shuttle Pod crew welcome a very special guest: Gary Berman, co-CEO of Creation Entertainment, known to Star Trek fans for running some of the biggest Star Trek conventions in the world (including, of course, the annual Las Vegas convention).

Kayla, Brian, and Jared discuss one of the undisputed best episodes of Star Trek, and quite possibly the best series-ender ever (?!), TNG’s series finale “All Good Things…”.

This week, the Shuttle Pod crew sits down with Larry “Dr. Trek” Nemecek to talk about Star Trek history, what Trek means today, and what the future of the franchise holds.

The past week or so has been chock full of news surrounding both the upcoming film Star Trek Beyond and CBS’s new unnamed Star Trek television series. On this edition of the Shuttle Pod, Jared, Kayla, and Brian discuss the Beyond fan event, a new behind-the-scenes photo, rumblings that the upcoming TV series will take place in between Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and The Next Generation, and our latest TrekMovie poll. Plus, we talk about Bob Orci’s role in writing the original script for the third installment of the Star Trek reboot and Orci’s comments here on TrekMovie.

This week, join the Shuttle Pod crew to talk about the latest in the Axanar Lawsuit, the start to a very busy convention season, as well as the most recent news about Star Trek Beyond (of which there isn’t much).

Is Star Trek: Generations the worst Star Trek film ever? In this episode of the Shuttle Pod we simultaneously tear apart and defend the film that was meant to pass the torch from The Original Series to the crew of the Enterprise D, The Next Generation.

Trekkies were just treated to two big announcements concerning the future of the next Star Trek television* series, what we are currently calling Star Trek All Access: the announcement of Trek vet Nicholas Meyer as the first member of the writing staff and the addition of the caretaker of Star Trek’s legacy, Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, along with the COO of Roddenberry Entertainment, Trevor Roth, as Executive Producers. In this episode of the Shuttle Pod, Brian, Jared, and Kayla discuss what this means for the future of the franchise.

The crew of the Shuttle Pod dissects the biggest nugget of news we’ve had so far on the upcoming Star Trek television* series set to debut January 2017: the announcement that Trek vet Bryan Fuller will take the helm as showrunner.

Convention season is nearly upon us, and 2016 is shaping up to be one of the biggest years ever for Trek events. From Creation’s blow-out 50th anniversary bash in Vegas to CBS’s own Mission New York. In this installment of the Shuttle Pod, Kayla, Brian, and Jared talk Star Trek conventions and what you can look forward to this year.

The crew of the Shuttle Pod sat down with writer/director/all around brilliant guy James Kerwin, of Star Trek Continues fame to talk STC, honoring the vision of Star Trek TOS, space cartography, and more!

It’s officially 2016 and the 50th anniversary year of Star Trek. Kayla and Brian take this episode to look back on the biggest Trek news stories of 2015 and look ahead to what we are excited about in 2016.

Producer of the “Holy Trilogy” of Star Trek films (The Wrath of Khan, The Search For Spock, and The Voyage Home) in addition to The Final Frontier, Harve Bennett is arguably the reason that Star Trek is the strong franchise it is today. His passing earlier this year was overshadowed by the death of Leonard Nimoy who passed away just days before Bennett. This week on Shuttle Pod, we take a look back at Harve Bennett’s career and his impossible-to-overstate influence on the Star Trek franchise.

Star Trek Beyond isn’t the only highly anticipated science fiction movie coming out in the next few months. Of course, we are all gearing up for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which hits theaters in just a couple of short weeks. Over the years, Star Trek and Star Wars have acted like sister franchises, playing off of each other and apart from each other. This week, we take a look at these two iconic franchises and how they have helped or hindered each others’ success in the business of science fiction franchises and what creative decisions brought the two together or pulled them farther apart.

Star Trek is all about exploring strange new worlds and the wonders of the 20-something-th century. But, you know what’s cool about living in 2015? We ARE exploring strange new worlds! Right now! All over our galactic neighborhood called the Solar System (and even a little bit beyond thanks to Voyager). The focus of humanity’s space exploration efforts currently centers on Mars. Join us this week for our thoughts on how the history of Mars exploration is depicted in Star Trek as we talk with special guest Andrew Britton, a scientist with Malin Space Science Systems who studies Mars for a living.

Hey, everyone! There’s going to be a new Star Trek series! On television*! This week on Shuttle Pod, we dissect last week’s announcement about the 6th (or 7th) Star Trek series and speculate not only on the theme, characters, universe, and story of the new series, but also about how it will fare on it’s new platform as original content for CBS’s online streaming service, All Access. *Well, internet television.

Having premiered in January 1995, Voyager has been celebrating its 20th anniversary. Before that anniversary ends and the series becomes legal to drink, we at Trek Movie wanted to pause and reflect on the series much as we’d done with TNG two shows ago, answering the question what is Voyager’s legacy?

This week, a newsy addition of Shuttle Pod. Kayla, Brian, and Jared discuss Rick Berman’s maybe appearance in Vegas next year, news (or lack thereof) concerning Star Trek Beyond, and the latest on fan productions and new books. Plus, Jared introduces Treknecdotes.

The Next Generation may not be celebrating an important milestone (like VOY's 20 years this year or TOS's 50 years next year), but we felt it was time to take a look back at what is arguably the most commercially successful incarnation of the Star Trek franchise. This week, Brian and Jared are joined by Kayla Iacovino to talk about The Next Generation. How does it stand up to a modern audience? If you were to remake TNG for 2015, what would you change? What would you keep the same? The trio dive into topics such as characters, story lines, message, and even costumes, set dressings, and hair styles.

A few months ago, TrekMovie writer Jared Whitley made a casual comment that the TOS episode “The Changeling” was better than Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Fellow TM writer Brian Drew picked up the gauntlet Jared threw down, and the two decided to debate the respective merits of the two tales, which are similar in plot if not in tone, theme, or scope. To carry out the debate, we have inaugurated Shuttle Pod: The TrekMovie Podcast. Let us know in the comment section what you think about the debate and the idea of TM podcast in general.