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The Thaw. Over the years Starfleet crews have faced off against a dizzying array of opponents. Mainstream baddies like Klingons, Romulans, and Borg are formidable but straightforward. Technical glitches like holodeck malfunctions or sentient silicon are also fairly routine. But what happens when your opponent isn't something tangible but rather an emotion? We've gone on yellow alert against out own imaginations, but when the personification of Fear comes around it's not quite so easy to just stop thinking about it. As the Clown said, when your only reality is an illusion, then illusion is reality. In this episode of The Ready Room we're joined by Megan Calcote of Educating Geeks, Miles McLoughlin of The Scifi Diner, and Charlynn Schmiedt of To The Journey to discuss Voyager's encounter with Fear in the second-season episode "The Thaw," the mixed fan reception this episode has gotten over the years, the unique nature of the story and the visuals—including the Marvin Rush's inspiration as the director—the importance of having a hologram around, and how fear can both benefit and cripple us under different circumstances. In our news segment we share our thoughts on the ten best Klingons as selected at One Trek Mind Live at Star Trek Las Vegas, recap convention cosplay, and discuss Brannon Braga's thoughts on Seven of Nine and her role on Voyager. Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact News Brannon Braga talks about Seven of Nine (2:41) And the ten best Klingons are… (15:54) Star Trek Las Vegas Cosplay recap (26:36) Sponsor: Audible (37:08) Feature: The Thaw Intro and Synopsis (40:52) Mixed Fan Reaction to a Crazy Clown (43:53) Bringing Imagination to Life (50:12) It's Handy to Have a Hologram (55:45) The Nuances of a Holographic Janeway (1:04:23) Overcoming Fear (1:12:28) Creative Approaches to Fear (1:21:06) Final Thoughts (1:27:49) Closing and Feedback (1:35:35)
Andorians. Something alien, something blue. If that's a must-have for you, then you've come to the right place as we discuss various aspects of Star Trek's antennae-donning Federation founders. In this episode of Trek News & Views Colin is joined by Miles McLoughlin and Michael Clark to look at the unique Andorian coupling system—which involves eight antennae (or four people if you prefer to count that way). We also discuss how Shran helped mould our current view of Andorians, whilst also touching on the Aenar and Enterprise. On a tangent we ask if one of the faces of God in Star Trek V is William Shatner and if there is a court case concerning Romulan Ale and Andorian Ale.
This week The Delta Quadrant takes a detour….. Into Darkness!! That’s right, we review the awesome new movie. This is a loooong show folks, but we just had to do this film justice. (it clocks in at just under 3 hours) We are joined by special guest Miles McLoughlin. We really can’t wait to hear […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR! We star the year with a look at a Geek Fights Favorite. 20 years ago Star Trek moved beyond the voyages of the starship Enterprise and into a new era! Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Josh Perrigo George Jackson and Miles McLoughlin as they discuss the BEST STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE CHARACTER. It's a celebration of humans, Trill, Klingons, Cardassians, Bajorans, Changelings and a ton of Ferengi. May you walk with the Prophets. and with the brackets: PDF and Excel format.
Time Travel on Deep Space Nine. If you’re going to talk about time travel in Star Trek, then it’s going to take some time. And thus, in this week’s Trek News & Views, we offer the third installment in our podcasting slingshot around the sun. Colin is joined by Miles McLoughlin of the SciFi Diner Podcast, Max Hegel of Commentary Track Stars and Commentary: Trek Stars, and our TOS Editor Drew Stewart to discuss the various excursions through time taken by the crew of DS9. Plus, they examine in detail the build quality of American refrigerators.
Time Travel, Part 2. This week Colin is joined by our own Drew Stewart, Miles McLoughlin of SciFi Diner, and Mike & Max of Commentary Track Stars for the second part of their discussion of time travel in Star Trek.
Time Travel. This week Colin is joined by our own Drew Stewart, Miles McLoughlin of SciFi Diner, and Mike & Max of Commentary Track Stars to discuss time travel in Star Trek.
TNG Seasons 4 - 6. This week we’re joined by Charlynn Schmiedt from The Delta Quadrant, Miles McLoughlin from SciFi Diner, and Mike from Commentary Track Stars to discuss our favorite episodes from Star Trek: The Next Generation seasons four through six.
Through mountains of snow and mounds of gifts, Kevin Bachelder, Scott Hertzog, and Miles McLoughlin (yes, we conned Miles into doing it) brings you the second episode of the currently named Genre Viewing Challenge. The name is subject to change based on YOUR vote. That's right, our Christmas Gift to you is to allow you to chose the name of the joint venture between the Scifi Diner and Tuning Into SciFi TV Podcasts. We had tons of suggestions form you folks and we narrowed them down to our top ten. Now it is up to you. See below to vote.
Through mountains of snow and mounds of gifts, Kevin Bachelder, Scott Hertzog, and Miles McLoughlin (yes, we conned Miles into doing it) brings you the second episode of the currently named Genre Viewing Challenge. The name is subject to change based on YOUR vote. That's right, our Christmas Gift to you is to allow you to chose the name of the joint venture between the Scifi Diner and Tuning Into SciFi TV Podcasts. We had tons of suggestions form you folks and we narrowed them down to our top ten. Now it is up to you. See below to vote.