Podcasts about remans

Ever wanted to see TNG turn into a mindless action franchise? Yeah, neither did we, but here we are anyway. It's “Star Trek: Nemesis” on this very special episode of ST:TNGeez, Not Another Star Trek Podcast, and it's coming at you right about . . . NOW!The final frontier is reached at last as we enjoy this final “Next Generation” motion picture extravaganza! In an unexpected maneuver, the newly ascended praetor of the Romulan Empire requests a visit from the Enterprise E! Picard hightails it to the Romulan homeworld without the common courtesy of dropping off the newlywed Troi and Riker. What could be so pressing as to lead our classy captain to commit such a faux pas?  How about a coup that places the mysterious Shinzon in the role of predator of the empire backed by his equally mysterious Reman “brothers”? (Are there any female Remans? If so, where are they?) The command crew beams down to Shinzon's goth palace for a chat, and as a welcome gift, Shinzon offers some of his blood. Sounds gross until Bev analyzes the blood to discover that Shinzon is a clone of Jean-Luc! (Which is still gross, but at least there's a point to it, kinda.)Meanwhile, the Enterprise just happens to stumble onto yet another Soong-type android scattered across a desert planet. Picard drags Worf and Data on a dune buggy ride to retrieve the bits and reassemble them into an android that looks just like Data. They deduce it's a prototype that just happens to be named . . . B-4. Seriously. That's its name. It has the brain of a Pakled and a jumpsuit to match. Seems they don't make clones the way they used to. But things kick into gear when Shinzon begins to implement his master plan involving the deadly Thalaron radiation! How is B-4 linked to Shinzon and his master plan? What is his master plan anyway? Why does he need Picard's blood so badly? Why is his suit so tight? (that has to chafe!)  Do they not have dentists on Romulus? Found out in this all new episode of ST:TNGeez, Not Another Star Trek Podcast!Even more available at: https://tngeez.com

Join us as we bear witness the final big screen voyage of the Next Generation crew as we watch Star Trek Nemesis. It's the end of an era! But is it any good? The Redshirt Cinema Club team are divided, but their discussion includes the virtues of young Tom Hardy, where the Remans have been hiding all this time, and whether Star Trek has any big ideas that aren't crashing the ship or killing off the second-billed star of the franchise. Is Rob a Star Trek Fan yet? Listen to find out!Join the Redshirt Cinema Club!Follow us at x.com/redshirtcinemaGet in touch at redshirtcinemaclub@gmail.comWe'd love for you to watch along with us - here's what the schedule looks like:Star Trek: The Motion Picture 10/6/24Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 17/6/24Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 24/6/24Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1/7/24Star Trek V: Final Frontier 8/7/24Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 15/7/24Bonus Episode - Original Cast Star Trek Films Ranked 17/7/24Star Trek Generations 22/7/24Star Trek: First Contact 29/7/24Star Trek: Insurrection 5/8/24Star Trek: Nemesis 12/8/24Star Trek 19/8/24Star Trek Into Darkness 26/8/24Star Trek Beyond 2/9/24 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wilfried Remans coördineert de duurzaamheidsexperts binnen BNP Paribas met als doel kennis intern te verspreiden om zo klanten beter te begeleiden in hun transities. Bijvoorbeeld om die rechtvaardig te laten verlopen. Een ‘just transition' dus. En daar mag van Wilfried ook enige dwang bij toegepast worden, als zelfregulering faalt. Wilfried gaat ook in op een groot onderzoek naar hoe burgers de energietransitie beleven. 76% van de Nederlanders maakt zich zorgen over het klimaat maar ook over hun koopkracht. ESG-hosts Marloes Bergevoet en Aldert Veldhuisen praten met Wilfried over de afdwingbaarheid van het Parijs akkoord,  de rol van banken en zuinige Belgen. Shownotes

Telly Hughes joins the program, and we

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.03.01.530630v1?rss=1 Authors: Libe-Philippot, B., Iwata, R., Recupero, A. J., Wierda, K., Ditkowska, M., Gaspariunaite, V., Vermaercke, B., Peze-Heidsieck, E., Remans, D., Charrier, C., Polleux, F., Vanderhaeghen, P. Abstract: Human-specific (HS) genes are potential drivers of brain evolution, but their impact on human neuron development and disease remains unclear. Here we studied HS genes SRGAP2B/C in human cortical projection neurons (CPNs) in vivo, using xenotransplantation in the mouse cortex. Downregulation of SRGAP2B/C in human CPNs greatly accelerated synaptic development, indicating their requirement for human-specific synaptic neoteny. SRGAP2B/C acted by downregulating their ancestral paralog SRGAP2A, thereby upregulating postsynaptic levels of SYNGAP1, a major intellectual deficiency/autism spectrum disorder (ID/ASD) gene. Combinatorial genetic invalidation revealed that the tempo of synaptogenesis is set by a balance between SRGAP2A and SYNGAP1, which in human CPNs is tipped towards neoteny by SRGAP2B/C. Our results demonstrate that HS genes can modify the phenotypic expression of ID/ASD mutations through regulation of synaptic neoteny. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Episode 511 - ComicCorner is back! Uncle Jim and his treksperts review STAR TREK PICARD  #3 - the thrilling finale of the never-before-seen journey set between seasons two and three of the Paramount+ hit series Star Trek: Picard! Caught in a deadly crossfire between the Romulans and Remans, Seven of Nine and Picard must draw on their combined Starfleet and Rangers skills to save not only themselves but an entire planet! LOWER DEKC #3 - With the Cerritos under attack and Captain Freeman's away team accused of violating Starfleet's most upheld principle, can the crew prove their innocence? Or will they end up one of Dracula's infamous Draquiri cocktails? Beam aboard and witness the thrilling finale to the exclusive hit Paramount+ animated series tie-in! We also have Star Trek Birthday's, fan Shout-outs and Convention Calendar, set you phasers for fun, and call (646)668-2433. ENGAGE!

We're gonna set it straight, this neonate film series of all new Trek adventure with our ill communication about Star Trek 2009!New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz returns to the show this week to talk about the film series that turned Trek into a blockbuster and introduced a whole new generation to the adventures of Kirk and crew. When Romulus is destroyed at the end of the 24th century, the vengeful Nero is thrown into an alternate 23rd century, where his rampage takes the life of George Kirk. Now, George's son Jim will have to overcome his personal flaws and realize his destiny to take command of the USS Enterprise to save Earth and the Federation!As the TNG series of films wound down at the box office, Paramount returned to a question that had plagued the studio for over 20 years: "How could you ever recast Captain Kirk?" To finally answer that question, they turned to genre tv and film wunderkind JJ Abrams to give the familiar characters and world of Star Trek a makeover for the new millennium. The result was a zippy and stylish film that eschewed almost 50 years of continuity to instead boil the characters of Kirk, Spock, et al. to their essential qualities. The result was a reinvigoration of the Trek film franchise and a welcoming of the often niche property into the fraternity of cinematic popcorn blockbusters. In the first half of our conversation about Star Trek 2009, we talk about the process behind reimagining the franchise for a new audience, interfacing with nostalgia, the "Wars-ening" of Star Trek, the previous attempts to reboot the franchise, Abrams as a director, the film's exemplary casting, and the importance of a memorable score.We also discuss built-in doomscrolling, Medea Goes to Qo'nos, spacing in comfort, avoiding "the chompers", rotoscoping Spock, wife vs. Spielberg, the Raimi Trek that never was, mining torpedoes, missing Remans, replicator questions, the lonely French horn in space, a different kind of cantina scene, the Shatnerverse, Kirk's "Maverick moment", and 721 lens flares!Reverse the curse!Follow Alan on Twitter and get his new book "Two Degrees"!http://www.twitter.com/alangratzhttps://www.alangratz.com/writing/two-degrees/Learn the story behind your favorite Trek episodes with BackTrekking!http://www.twitter.com/backtrekkingSay HELLO to us on Facebook and Twitter and the Just Enough Trope Discord!http://www.facebook.com/eistpodhttp://www.twitter.com/eistpodhttps://discord.gg/WVvCHVWqzfBuy us a Slusho on Patreon and Ko-Fi!http://www.patreon.com/eistpodhttps://ko-fi.com/E1E01M2UASubscribe to the show on iTunes!https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/enterprising-individuals/id1113165661?mt=2

De sportredactie van De Limburger blikt terug op de afgelopen voetbalweek. Met aandacht voor onder andere de kansloze nederlaag van Fortuna Sittard bij PSV, de opmerkelijke overstap van Willem Janssen naar VVV en het gedrag van Ajacied Anthony. Aan tafel de clubwatchers Jack Martens (VVV), Jimmy Leenders (Roda JC) en Rob Sporken (Fortuna Sittard), en vaste sidekick Ivar Hoekstra.

Er staat weer een nieuwe aflevering van de MVV Maastricht podcast klaar! Deze keer spreken we met Mart Remans. Hoe bevalt het hem bij MVV, en hoe ziet hij de toekomst hier? En heeft Mart huisdieren? Je hoort het in deze aflevering van de MVV Maastricht podcast!

"The Book of Mysteries" - Jonathan Cahn Leviticus 14:1-9; Matthew 8:1-3; Remans 6:3-4; 1 John 1:7

In this episode Mark talks about the tenth film in the "Star Trek" film franchise: the 2002 American science fiction film "Star Trek: Nemesis". The fourth film, as well as the final film, to feature the cast of "Star Trek: The Next Generation", sees Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew of the USS Enterprise-E be sent on a mission of peace to the planet Romulus - the homeworld of the Romulan Star Empire, a longstanding enemy of the United Federation of Planets - after the Romulan senate is overthrown by a clone of Captain Picard, called Shinzon (played by Tom Hardy), who is the leader of the Remans - a slave race from the neighbouring planet Remus - and who along with some Romulan senators plotted to engineer a coup d'etat to seize power. However, Shinzon - whose body is slowly degeneating - urgently requires a blood transfusion from Captain Jean-Luc Picard in order to stay alive, which leads him to conspire to draw the Enterprise-E to Romulus so that he can capture Captain Picard and use his genetic material, and then wage war against the United Federation of Planets aboard an advanced warship, known as the Scimitar, equipped with a deadly biological weapon capable of exterminating the humanoid crew of a ship or the population of a entire planet. And the film also bids a sad farewell to a beloved character - who choses to sacrifice themselves instead of watching their captain, their crew, their friends perish. The film also stars Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, Levar Burton, Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, and Ron Perlman. And the soundtrack of the film was composed by the late great Jerry Goldsmith. --- 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/markthepoet/message

Animated Enterprise, Season Five. The first Star Trek series of the twenty-first century was canceled. Many fans have speculated about what a fifth season of Star Trek: Enterprise would have looked like. In this era with an animated “Star Trek: Lower Decks” and the upcoming “Star Trek: Prodigy,” we imagine a return of the NX-01 crew in a CG-animated series. Welcome to “Star Trek: Romulan War,” part of the new “Star Power Hour” on Cartoon Network. With a refit NX-01, the crew welcomes new members, fights Remans, and ... yes, there’s no theme song in this one, jeebus! Let us know what stories you would like to see in this second-chance Trek series!

Animated Enterprise, Season Five. The first Star Trek series of the twenty-first century was canceled. Many fans have speculated about what a fifth season of Star Trek: Enterprise would have looked like. In this era with an animated “Star Trek: Lower Decks” and the upcoming “Star Trek: Prodigy,” we imagine a return of the NX-01 crew in a CG-animated series. Welcome to “Star Trek: Romulan War,” part of the new “Star Power Hour” on Cartoon Network. With a refit NX-01, the crew welcomes new members, fights Remans, and ... yes, there's no theme song in this one, jeebus! Let us know what stories you would like to see in this second-chance Trek series!

Tread Perilously's annual Star Trek month concludes with an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise called "United." With Trip and Reed stuck on the Romulan droneship, Archer must convince Shran and the Tellarite ambassadors to work together. It might sound simple, but in the previous episode, one of the Tellarites aboard Enterprise shot Shran's life-mate. And once she succumbs to her wounds, the hot-tempered Andorian demands satisfaction. Will Hoshi and Mayweather figure out Andorian customs in time for Archer to intervene or will the Tellatire ambassador taste the cold steel of Shran's ice-axe? And will Trip and Reed figure out a way to take control of the drone? Erik and Justin are stunned to see Captain Archer make a positive change. They shower Shran -- and guest star Jeffrey Combs -- with praise. Fellow guest star Brian Thompson also wins high marks as a Romulan commander. Erik even praises the new Star Trek: Lower Decks! The appearance of Remans proves successful. The early Star Trek: Deep Space Nine uniforms get critiqued. Justin envisions "Trip-Hulk." The pair examine the Andorian blood-challenge and the species' cold-weather gear. Does it all add up to an episode of Enterprise Erik and Justin actually like?

OK we've seen it all - Probing Wormholes, Narissa goes over the edge, The Sutra Switch-off, Elnor gets emotional, and Seven Holds hands... It's Episode 10 of Picard - Hey - Send us your comments! Go to Starfleet Underground.com and click that Contact Us button! -Brought to you by Section 31- Nathan Adams Heather Ferris Rocky Robinson Fred Buetler Patrick Hall Chris Kim Warning! Spoilers for Star Trek: Picard S01-E10 1:00 Extra Large Crew today 1:10 Patrick Hall 1:30 Chris Kim Everyday is a good day to cry 2:00 Heather - Fred's tribbles make a mess 2:20 Tribble droppings are bigger than tribbles? 2:45 Man-scaping or Tribble? 3:08 Rocky - Not speaking of Man-scaping 3:50 Klingon Bidets - Hold on tight! 5:20 News of the week - Captain gets the story (phoned in!)- we talk anyway. 5:44 Season 2 Picard Writers 6:45 Discovery Post Production now working from home. Delays? 7:10 Video editing nerds discuss working from home 9:50 Writers are very productive working from home 10:15 Zoom meetings this week? Don't become the meme! 10:30 Home snack food room vs Work snack food room 12:20 Rumors 13:18 Captain Riker! (Twitter spoilers?) 14:20 Star Trek: Tribble 14:39 Sitcom like Cheers, but Quark's! 15:22 Whoopi and Q? 15:30 What's next? We can't wait! 16:20 Avengers vibe? 17:00 Wormhole with worms 17:37 Borg Directions not traveled 18:20 Kirk reborn? In the books at least? 19:00 Insurrection Alternatives 20:40 Discovery is coming soon. 21:00 Episode went ways expected and not? 21:12 Fascinating Spock Nod 21:37 Seven un-official news 22:00 Space Boner! 22:30 Season length vs Cinematic Episodes 23:20 10 Episode Story Arc vs one-off episodes 23:40 Captian Pike show? 25:50 The Orville 27:00 Probing Questions vs Questionable Probing 27:30 Seven vs. Narissa...Oh not yet. 27:50 Narek - sneaky bastard. 28:10 Enor's XBs conversation 28:50 Where Narissa ended up...Over the Edge? 30:47 Narissa's interest in brother's sex life? 31:35 Spock's look vs Narek? 32:33 Vulcans and Romulans (Don't talk about the Remans) 34:55 Jurarti sneaking and Optical security locks Another (EYE saw it!) 35:45 The Eyeball fetish 36:15 Androids...Powered by Ring! 36:36 When Soong tells Sutra 37:10 Sutra gets turned off. 37:30 Narek, Derrick, Elron, Enron, Elnor, whatever... 38:15 Imaginative Repairs 38:49 Heather's new assignment 39:30 Whip it out again! 40:00 Universal Boy Scout Screwdriver? 40:40 Whip out the lack of imagination 41:20 Monkey Paw 41:40 NOW we REALLY talk about Seven vs Narissa. 42:00 You're kinda pretty...Too bad you're a half-meat. 42:26 Narek - Self serving 43:50 Villain Writing 101 44:02 Elnor vs. Narek...The look like he will gut you from...It taint funny. 45:13 The Picard Maneuver 46:00 Picard back in the chair 46:46 Driving Manual vs Auto 47:22 Romulans shoot like Stormtroopers? 48:00 Sutra, you lost your data plan, bitch! 48:50 Picard's last conversation with Soji 50:13 When Riker came back 50:38 Heather called it! You were right! 51:42 Say Enterprise! SAY IT! Awww. 52:09 Worf predictions 52:30 Oh's Linked In profile. Oh is out! 53:22 Getting all those Romulan Ships 54:15 How fast these ships are 55:05 Alien Tentacles 55:50 Send in the hole probes for feeling around? 56:43 Butterfly! Symbol of rebirth. 57:10 Devastating moment 57:30 Raffi and Elnor 58:42 Balls-out Full Android! (or not) 1:00:09 Everything works, right? 1:00:35 Immortality...A can of worms? 1:01:36 Giving Data an ending...Blue Skies. 1:02:30 Rip out your heart, plunge it back in, rip it out... 1:03:56 Completing his journey to Humanity 1:05:01 The ending bridge scene 1:06:42 I love you too? 1:07:35 Picard Opening putting it all together 1:08:30 They didn't give him hair?! 1:09:30 Star Trek: Picard-Free! Until the end of April 23!!! Code: Gift Email: thecollective@starfleetunderground.com Website: starfleetunderground.com Twitter: twitter.com/StarfleetUnderG Instagram: instagram.com/starfleetunderground Facebook: facebook.com/starfleetunderground

Today we’re looking into one of the most successful, and definitely one of the most technologically-advanced cultures on Tamriel. They built spaceships, conquered most of the contintent, and had a ruler who was birthed out of a hill. Today we’re asking, what have the Remans ever done for us? Don't forget to send me any questions you have for the next episode, at any of the links below! Also, please take the Written in Uncertainty feedback survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/BBGZK2Z ---- Check out the blog post: https://writteninuncertainty.com/podcast/reman Talk Elder Scrolls lore with other fans at the Written in Uncertainty Discord: https://discord.gg/Jc3r99w Send me an email: writteninuncertaintypodcast@gmail.com Keep in touch on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aramithius Watch Written in Uncertainty videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQ9_UWzSiPvTcmcPmnE-hg Chat live during Elder Scrolls lore streams: https://www.twitch.tv/aramithius Support the show, and get early access to all Written in Uncertainty content, including exclusive access to my notes: https://www.patreon.com/writteninuncertainty Drop me a tip: https://www.ko-fi.com/aramithius Check out the rest of the Robots Radio Network: https://www.robotsradio.net --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/written-in-uncertainty/message

Star Trek Nemesis has a reputation for being a bad movie, and I won't dispute that, but it's important in terms of setup because this is the last time we saw Picard and his crewmates. So let's take another look at this movie and see what we make of it. Join me as I count down the 10 episodes and movies you should watch before Star Trek Picard. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AdamDavidCollings ----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 9 of the podcast and the second last instalment of the 10 episodes and movies that you should watch before star trek Picard Today, we’re looking at Star Trek Nemesis.A lot of people don’t like Nemesis. Let’s be honest, it’s the bottom of the barrel.I’ve joked in recent episodes that it’s “the movie everyone hates,” but I will freely acknowledge that there may be people who like this movie, and good on ‘em. There are some movies that many people hate, which I love, such as Batman V Superman, and I don’t like it when people comment that everybody hates that movie, because it’s just not true.So, if you Like Nemesis, I think that’s awesome. I’m not going to do an in-depth rundown of every little thing I think is wrong with this movie. Others have done that. If you’re interested in that kind of analysis, check out the video Star Trek Nemesis Lamentation by the youTuber Lorerunner. He does a much better job of it than I could. I will point out some issues along the way, but I’ll also try to point out some positives. So if this isn’t a well-loved movie, why am I talking about it? Well, it’s actually very important for Star Trek Picard. This movie is where we last saw the TNG characters, Picard in particular. This movie wraps up their stories. We already know from the trailer that Picard is acknowledging the things that happened in Nemesis. It’s picking up on these characters and showing us what has become of them since this movie ended. The IMDB description for this movie reads The Enterprise is diverted to the Romulan homeworld Romulus, supposedly because they want to negotiate a peace treaty. Captain Picard and his crew discover a serious threat to the Federation once Praetor Shinzon plans to attack Earth. And this movie first appeared in cinemas on the 13th of December 2002 Engage. Jerry Goldsmith wrote the music for this movie. He creates some extremely memorable themes in First contact and Insurrection. But nothing in the music stands out to me in Nemesis.The new big-screen version of the Romulan city, which we’ve seen previously as a painting, looks fantastic.This movie is the first mention we get of the planet Remus since the TOS episode Balance of Terror, which introduced the Romulans.This movie established that the planet Remus was home to another sentient species, the remans. That’s interesting, although funny they’ve never been mentioned, but then Starfleet doesn’t know a lot about the inner works of the Romulan star episode.I imagine that when the proto-Vulcans first arrived in this part of space, they subjugated the remans, who became the first subjects of the Romulan empire The face-melting scene as all the senators die was reasonably well done. Suitable creep and gross. Then we get the wedding scene. I really liked this. Riker and Troi are finally married. About time.Picard’s best man speech is suitable amusing, as well as emotional. It’s a nice character moment.And we get little cameo appearances from Guinan and Wesley. It was very nice to see Guinan again for the first time since Generations. Amusing that she’s been married 23 times. The Wesley thing is jarring by the lack of explanation. They cut most of his scenes When last we saw him, he left Starfleet to journey with the traveller. Now he’s back and in uniform. But, I’ve seen those cut scenes, and honestly, it was pretty weak. Apparently, he was off to be a junior engineer on a second rate ship. Probably best they cut it.Guinan mentions that Romulan ale is illegal. That bothers me because the trade sanction was lifted during the dominion war. I suppose it’s possible they re-instated it, but that’s the problem. This movie fails to acknowledge the changed relationship between the federation and the Romulans that happened as they were forced to work as allies against the dominion.And that annoys the heck out of me. Also, why is Worf on the enterprise? When last we saw HIM he had also left Starfleet to become federation ambassador to the Klingon empire. Now he’s back, in uniform and apparently serving on the enterprise. The explanation for his presence in First contact was great. The explanation in Insurrection was a total cop-out (Picard asks what the hell are you doing here) and we don’t hear his answer. In this movie, they don’t even acknowledge it. This irks me. Worf doesn’t want to be naked at the official wedding ceremony on Betazed (all guests are naked at traditional Betazoid weddings).Picard seems to think the reason someone would not want to be naked is because of their physique, that they may not have enough muscles.If I had to be naked in public, it’s not my physique I’d be worried about exposing.I REALLY feel to Worf here. He’s essentially ordered to ignore his feelings of modesty. And that sucks. In fact, Worf has only been used for un-funny comic relief so far in this movie. There’s nothing inherently bad about the B4 plot in this movie, except that it’s been done before. B4 just feels like an inferior copy of Lore. The stuff on the planet isn’t bad. The new shuttle looks pretty cool. And the dune buggy is kinda cool. Patrick Stewart looks like he’s having a ball. The over-exposed film is supposed to make the planet look alien. It doesn’t quite work for me.Funny how we first meet B5 in pieces. That’s exactly how we see him in the trailer for Star Trek Picard.Then the aliens show up. They look pretty cool. Especially considering we only see them very briefly. Nice effort.So much for the prime directive. Worf is shooting at them. Too bad if one of them died in the crash.I really enjoy the little appearance by Admiral Janeway. It makes good sense to me that she would be admiral now. After 7 years in the Delta Quadrant, she would probably welcome a desk job. Picard, on the other hand, ahs always wanted to remain on the bridge of his ship. (although we know he’ll eventually accept a promotion to Admiral as well.) Geordi asks Data how he feels about giving B4 all his memories.Data replies “I feel nothing.”Seriously? Is this season 1 Data? In my opinion, it was a mistake to ignore the emotion chip. Michael Piller wasn’t a fan and wrote that Data “left it behind” in Insurrection.In this movie, well, it’s like the chip never existed.All that character development undone. Shinzon’s ship, the scimitar looks pretty cool. Very mean. This is where the movie starts to drag.They beam onto the Scimitar and meet Shinzon, who surprisingly is not Reman, but human. A clone of Picard.The reveal is long and drawn out. Especially so given that the reveal falls completely flat because Tom Hardy doesn’t look like Patrick Stewart. Shinzon’s backstory is moderately interesting. I like how the plan to replace Picard was abandoned due to a change of government. Very believable. So he’s promising peace, but Picard doesn’t trust him. And He has a very dangerous weapon on board, based on Thalaron radiation.Shinzon’s viceroy tells him he’s wasting time. And I tend to agree. Get on with the story, guys. Ugh. and then we get the rape scene.First Shinzon wastes time having dinner with Picard, trying to convince him he wants peace.Then he decides to telepathically rape Deanna.WHAT?Are you telling me that if Picard had suffered a harsher upbringing, he’d be a rapist?This is creepy, and not in a good way.So B4 is Shinzon’s spy. Ok. Beverly’s new medical tricorder looks really good. Finally, it has a full-sized screen. About time. A tricorder is, after all, a scanning device, so it should have a decent-sized screen. One hour into the movie, things finally begin to happen.Picard is kidnapped, beamed aboard the scimitar.And Shinzon proceeds to detail his entire plan. It was a nice little moment when B4 comes in to see Picard and it turns out to be Data, here to rescue him. There’s a fun little action scene where they fly an attack shuttle through the corridors of the scimitar. A little silly, but fun. So, Picard was abducted, told all about Shinzon’s plan, and then rescue.And I’m left wondering, what was the point of it all?This story still hasn’t really done anything. It amuses me that Shinzon’s Romulan supporters keep criticising him for delaying. I find myself agreeing with them. Beverly finally explains what’s going on. Shinzon is dying because of a defect in his DNA. He needs a complete transfusion from Picard, the only one with compatible DNA.The plot of this movie isn’t just slow and uninteresting, it’s very convoluted. So, Shinzon asks the federation to send a ship. Then he has this big speech about wanting peace. All of this just so he can use Picard to heal himself. Luck the enterprise happened to be the closest ship.But when got his hands on Picard, after wasting time with dinner and drinks, he doesn’t take Picard’s blood. No, instead, he reveals his plan to attack the federation and then walks out of the room.And why does he want to attack the federation anyway?He has zero motivation for that. The Thaleron weapon is actually quite interesting.With their cloak, they can fly past every federation ship and kill the entire crew. They’ll never even know what hit them.That’s terrifying. I’m going to backpedal a bit on what I said about the music. Sure, there’s nothing in it as memorable as First contact or insurrection, but there’s still some reasonably good music. There’s a little thematic stuff between Data and Picard, comparing Shinzon with B4. It’s not a lot, but it’s something. I don’t mind the new design for the Romulan warbirds. And I like the green nebula in the background during the space battle.It’s clever how they use Troi’s empathic abilities to find the scimitar. Kind of gives her a little revenge for the mind rape. The Romulans join the fight against Shinzon and the Remans board the Enterprise.Worf comments to Riker that “The Romulans fought with honour.”That’s a big deal coming from Worf. He has always viewed the Romulans as being without honour.So nice touch there. I like the scene when the bride gets hit and the whole front window gets blown away. Bye-bye viewscreen. That was nicely done. Picard beats Shinzon by being unpredictablePicard actually knows Shinzon much better than Shinzon known Picard. Because Picard has his whole life to look back on, whereas, Shinzon has never been the person Picard is. He hasn’t gotten there yet. And I like that. Ramming the enterprise into the scimitar seems a pretty extreme thing to do. I sure hope they had time to evacuate the forward sections of the saucer.The crash itself looks pretty cool. Not as cool as the Enterprise D crashing on Veridian III, but still cool.And you probably noticed that Troi was at the helm when it happened.We’ve seen her at the helm of the Enterprise twice. The first time, she crashed the enterprise. The second, she rams it into another ship. Now, you could argue that neither was her fault, and in fact, the second time was a deliberate act, but still. It’s not a good flight record. But what does the ramming accomplish? It doesn’t stop Shinzon.Shinzon says “some ideas are worth dying for, aren’t they Jean-Luc.”In Picard’s case, yes, he’s willing to sacrifice his life and his crew to prevent Shinzon from destroying the federation.What is Shinzon sacrificing his life for? Killing the Enterprise crew, who were going to self-destruct themselves anyway, to destroy the scimitar. He won’t be around to kill anyone else after that. Maybe he thinks he’ll survive his sickness long enough to fix his ship and use his weapon on earth. I dunno.So I’m not getting a sense of his motivations. It doesn’t make any sense. So anyway, data uses the mobile transporter thing, which was foreshadowed earlier in the episode, to beam Picard to safety, and sacrifices himself to save everyone else. This is an emotional moment.Data’s wake is a good scene. I like how it calls all the way back to Encounter at Farpoint.Brent Spiner has explained that he felt he was getting too old to play Data and thought that a death scene would be a fitting way to farewell the character. Interesting that now, in the age of digital de-ageing, he’s going to reprise the role again. I also like when we see the shot of The Enterprise is spacedock, Goldsmith calls back to his slower arrangement of the motion picture/next generation theme, just like he used in that first movie. Fortunately, this panning shot of the ship doesn’t go for 15 minutes. Nice little moment between Riker and Picard as they part ways. Riker off to captain his own ship. The closing scene with B4 is ambiguous. He clearly doesn’t understand what Picard is trying to teach him, but then he starts singing blue skies. It seems something of Data may have survived in B4. So that’s where we leave our friends. Riker and Troi have left for their own ship, Data is dead, and the rest are presumably remaining with Picard on the Enterprise, which needs a major refit. Oh, and B4 has been re-activated, at least temporarily, by Picard. But from what we understand from Brent Spiner’s comments about the trailer, B4 has been disassembled again and placed in storage. I’m keen to know the story there. So that was Star Trek Nemesis. I’m sorry I didn’t find more positive things to say about it. Even though I wasn’t really keen on this movie, I’m glad that the new Picard show is picking up on elements from the movie.You see, this movie wasn’t the great send-off for TNG that we’d hoped for, not like Star Trek 6 was for TOS.So I’m very glad that the new show is going to give us a new (and surely better) send-off for at least some of these beloved characters. I’m really looking forward to finding out what happens next. It’s gonna be a wild ride. Well, we’ve only got one more movie left to watch before Picard.It’s JJ Abram’s Star Trek 2009, which is actually 10 years old now. Can you believe that?While most of the movie takes place in an alternate timeline, it establishes a very significant event that will have huge ramifications for the prime timeline, especially Picard. See you next.Live long and prosper.Make it so

The Section 31 Star Trek spinoff has assembled a writer's room, Star Trek boss Alex Kurtzman says the Picard Borg storyline will be unique and different, and StarTrek.com's got a primer on the difference between Romulans and Remans. We're catching up on the weekend's Star Trek news! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

The Section 31 Star Trek spinoff has assembled a writer’s room, Star Trek boss Alex Kurtzman says the Picard Borg storyline will be unique and different, and StarTrek.com’s got a primer on the difference between Romulans and Remans. We’re catching up on the weekend’s Star Trek news! Support Daily Star Trek News on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailystartreknews Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts For more great Star Trek podcasts: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com Website: https://www.dailystartreknews.com Email: info@dailystartreknews.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @dailytreknews

This week on Priority One --- We  trek out Toronto’s newest Admiral, who’s coming and going at CBS Interactive, George Takei’s early attempts at LGBTQ representation, and then Klingon’s get frozen? In Star Trek gaming, holograms have feelings too, Shalenak debriefs the players on Destination, and console captains get the Franklin! Of course, as always, before we wrap up the show, we’ll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website! This Weeks Community Questions Are: CQ: CQ: What do you think of “Let it Go”  in Klingon? Do you another favorite Klingon Pop Warrior song? AND CQ: Would you like Snoop Dogg to voice a character in Star Trek Online? If so, would he be a Starfleet Admiral, Klingon General, or Romulan Agent? Tell us. TREK IT OUT by Jake Morgan Mayor Tory Beams Into a Toronto School, Discovery Style Mayor’s log, stardate 47634.44. I find myself on a planet that is demonstrating - peculiar - customs. It appears the children, and in some cases adults, dress in costumes. Then they approach dwellings and ask for tricks or treats. In every case, treats are distributed, though more study may be required. Trick or Treat! This past week, many people around the world celebrated All Hallows Eve - or Halloween! If YOU celebrated by dressing as your favorite Star Trek character, then you weren’t alone. Toronto Mayor John Tory donned a blue Discovery Admiral Uniform while visiting school children this year, later explaining his motivation to the just-happened-to-be-there news crew. ”This is the uniform of a Star Trek Admiral. It is really in tribute to the show Star Trek, which a lot of people of course are very familiar with through all of its generations. But also people may not know that Star Trek: Discovery, which is the present series on television, is being produced here in Toronto. And they’ve made a huge contribution to the success of our film and television industry. They’ve spent more than 250 million dollars in Toronto. They’ve created 4000 jobs in the three seasons that they’ve been here. So it was my pleasure to be able to put on one of the Star Trek admirals uniforms.” The Motion Picture Association of Canada released an infographic of Star Trek’s impact on the Ontario economy, which included the creation of 4,199 local jobs and $257 million spent in local production costs! For a link to the interview and infographic, trek out the show notes! CBS Interactive CEO Jim Lanzone Leaves His Post Regardless of your feelings about CBS ALL ACCESS, or Star Trek’s residing on the platform, there is no denying CBS’s forward-thinking approach in instituting the service. Now the man in charge of overseeing the launch of the Video-On-Demand service, CBS Interactive CEO Jim Lanzone, is bidding the company adieu. On Monday November 4th, news outlets reported the 48 year-old Lanzone, who’s contract with CBS expires at the end of 2019, will leave CBS Interactive to become an executive-in-residence at Benchmark Capital. Filling the role of CEO will be former Chief Operating Officer of CBS Interactive, Marc DeBevoise. In a statement, Lanzone said ”It's been an honor to lead the CBS Interactive team for nearly nine years, and I’m thrilled that Marc will seamlessly continue the great work we’ve done together. Marc was one of the first executives I hired back in 2011, and he has been central to our digital transformation of CBS ever since. We've been planning this transition together since early in the year, and I know our team is in great hands going forward.” George Takei Explains Lack of LGBTQ Representation in TOS George Takei is an icon. Whether he is spouting his famous “OH, MYYY”,creating a presence on social media, raising awareness about the internment of Japanese Americans by the US government during World War II, acting as a leader for the LGBTQ community, or portraying Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, it’s clear that Mr.Takei is tireless....and he always has been. In an interview with PBS Newshour, Takei praised the original Star Trek for its bravery and diversity before recalling a conversation with Gene Roddenberry regarding the series tackling “the gay issue”. Takei said he stole a quiet moment with Roddenberry at a pool party, offering his suggestion as a liberal rather than a gay man, because he “was too closeted then”. “I said, You know, we’ve dealt with almost every social issue. Every civil rights, human rights issue and the gay issue is another important one. Have you ever considered addressing that? And he said, ‘you know you’re right.I’d like to do that but’, he said, ‘I’m walking a tightrope. The interracial kiss was very controversial [...], and so I’ve got to keep the show on to tell the stories that I’m telling which aren’t being dramatized metaphorically on any other show. I’ve got to keep the show on. And that, as you say, may be a bridge too far’” “Let it Go” + Klingon = Awesome With fire and steel did the gods forge the Klingon heart. So fiercely did it beat, so loud was the sound, that the gods cried out "On this day we have brought forth the strongest heart in all the heavens. None can stand before it without trembling at its strength. But then the Klingon heart weakened, its steady rhythm faltered and the gods said, "Why do you weaken so? We have made you the strongest in all of creation." And the heart said... ...The kids asked to watch Disney’s “Frozen” again. But fret not Brothers and Sister, for we have a hero - Jen Usellis, The Klingon Pop Warrior! Highlighted on Nerdist.com, The Warrior/Singer demonstrates how to make “Let it Go”, the song heard round-the-world, new-ish again. Take the diddy, originally performed by Idina Menzel, throw it in a blender, add a heavy dose of throaty Klingon pronunciation, and pour it into our Star Trekgoblets...no ice required! The four minute and twenty six second song is a little more folksy - and a LOT more aggressive -  than the original release, but it is no less beautiful! If you can’t get enough of popular songs in Klingon, be sure to follow our link to the Klingon Pop Warriors YouTube page! Star Trek Online and Gaming News by Anthony Cox Teaser Video from Star Trek Destination Stamets and the Doctor Meet in New Lore Story Fiction Star Trek Online Community Manager, Mike “Ambassador Kael” Fatum, has posted a new fiction blog. In this story titled, “Doctor’s Orders”, the newly created hologram Stamets meets with another member of Starfleet that has some insight into his current “condition.” The Doctor from Star Trek Voyager counsels Stamets on his newfound consciousness and existing in a foreign time period. We encourage you to trek out this new story by following the link in our show notes. Destination Star Trek Birmingham Debrief with Shalenak Star Trek Online’s European Community Manager, Shalenak, wrote up a wonderful reflection on his first convention as a Community Manager. He details many of the activities and announcements the STO Away Team were involved with over the weekend. Along with a few anecdotes including a luggage theft. To read Shalenak’s full Destination Star Trek Birmingham debrief, trek out the show notes. Console Captains can Now Command the USS Franklin The Tier 6 Ship promotion has returned to the R&D packs on console this week and now includes the new Freedom-class Exploration Frigate. Otherwise known as the USS Franklin starship from Star Trek Beyond. From now until November 14th when you purchase an R&D pack from the C-store you will receive either 10 Lobi Crystals or a Special Requisition Choice Pack for a Tier 6 ship. All of the previously ships are available along with the new Freedom-class. EVENTS PC: Tribble Notes According to the new events tab in Star Trek Online, the next Featured TFO event will be Into the Breach. And according to the newest Tribble server update, the new 14-day reward looks to be a Universal Console. The Voth Power Subcore, which gives a passive increase to Shield Hit Points, an increase to Shield Resistance, and when activated summons Voth Combat pets, deals Plasma damage over time, and ends with a Kinetic damage core breach. Completing the 14-day progress will also reward players with 3 Featured Reward Boxes and 50,000 dilithium. Participating in this event should also continue your progress towards the Free Tier 6 ship coupon. As with the Mycelial Crisis event, you will have also have a choice in how you complete the daily progress. Needing 28 total progress for completion, participating in the TFO: Into the Breach will give you 2 progress while completing the Voth Encounters patrol will give you 1 progress each time. You can only earn a maximum of 2 progress per day. As of this recording, Cryptic has not officially announced this event, it says in the events tab that it will run from November 12th until December 3rd. PRIORITY ONE ARMADA NEWS Do you play STO on Playstation and want to get involved? The Priority One Armada Playstation has some openings in Senior Staff for anyone that wants to help out fellow fleetmates. Reach out to us on our website priorityonearmada.com if you are interested. Thanks so much to all our members - and don’t forget that the House of Martok fleet is even closer to its first Tier V Colony upgrade - so keep filling those projects! WEEKLY TOP TIP One of the most wonderful things about Star Trek Online is its ability to immerse us into the universe of Star Trek. Nothing accomplishes this more than the LCARS user interface with which we use to interact with the game. When you create a character and choose a faction you’re also choosing the LCARS style for that Faction. And sometimes it may not quite fit the theme you’re going for with that character, or you may just like a certain style of LCARS better. Well, you can, in fact, change the LCARS color palette. You can not only choose from the other LCARS faction palettes but also from specific races like Remans, Orions, Gorn, specific versions from TNG or Voyager, and even from classic versions of the Federation and Klingon palette. There is also an option to disable the Red Alert mode so the interface stays the theme colors when going into battle. But who would want to do that? This gives you some options when creating new characters or to spice up the experience on your trusty main character. You can find these settings in the options menu under “Basic” on PC and under “Options” then “Options” again on consoles.  Other Gaming News Does Snoop Dogg STO? During the first episode of Netflix’s new Cardi B led singing competition, twitter user @justinhall spotted something trek-tacular. While guest judge Snoop Dogg was giving Cardi B a tour of his LA home, they walk past a wall-sized mural of an intergalactic space battle between Star Trek and Star Wars spaceships. And if you Star Trek Online players thought some of the images look familiar, well, you would be right. The Star Trek Online Twitter account confirmed in a reply that some of the starship images were in fact concept art for the game. Namely an STO variant fo the Sovereign-class. In the Tweet Star Trek Online asked if Snoop Dogg played the game and invited him on their live stream. Trekizzle bizzle, f’shnizzle.

This week on Priority One --- We  trek out Toronto's newest Admiral, who's coming and going at CBS Interactive, George Takei's early attempts at LGBTQ representation, and then Klingon's get frozen? In Star Trek gaming, holograms have feelings too, Shalenak debriefs the players on Destination, and console captains get the Franklin! Of course, as always, before we wrap up the show, we'll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website! This Weeks Community Questions Are: CQ: CQ: What do you think of “Let it Go”  in Klingon? Do you another favorite Klingon Pop Warrior song? AND CQ: Would you like Snoop Dogg to voice a character in Star Trek Online? If so, would he be a Starfleet Admiral, Klingon General, or Romulan Agent? Tell us. TREK IT OUT by Jake Morgan Mayor Tory Beams Into a Toronto School, Discovery Style Mayor's log, stardate 47634.44. I find myself on a planet that is demonstrating - peculiar - customs. It appears the children, and in some cases adults, dress in costumes. Then they approach dwellings and ask for tricks or treats. In every case, treats are distributed, though more study may be required. Trick or Treat! This past week, many people around the world celebrated All Hallows Eve - or Halloween! If YOU celebrated by dressing as your favorite Star Trek character, then you weren't alone. Toronto Mayor John Tory donned a blue Discovery Admiral Uniform while visiting school children this year, later explaining his motivation to the just-happened-to-be-there news crew. ”This is the uniform of a Star Trek Admiral. It is really in tribute to the show Star Trek, which a lot of people of course are very familiar with through all of its generations. But also people may not know that Star Trek: Discovery, which is the present series on television, is being produced here in Toronto. And they've made a huge contribution to the success of our film and television industry. They've spent more than 250 million dollars in Toronto. They've created 4000 jobs in the three seasons that they've been here. So it was my pleasure to be able to put on one of the Star Trek admirals uniforms.” The Motion Picture Association of Canada released an infographic of Star Trek's impact on the Ontario economy, which included the creation of 4,199 local jobs and $257 million spent in local production costs! For a link to the interview and infographic, trek out the show notes! CBS Interactive CEO Jim Lanzone Leaves His Post Regardless of your feelings about CBS ALL ACCESS, or Star Trek's residing on the platform, there is no denying CBS's forward-thinking approach in instituting the service. Now the man in charge of overseeing the launch of the Video-On-Demand service, CBS Interactive CEO Jim Lanzone, is bidding the company adieu. On Monday November 4th, news outlets reported the 48 year-old Lanzone, who's contract with CBS expires at the end of 2019, will leave CBS Interactive to become an executive-in-residence at Benchmark Capital. Filling the role of CEO will be former Chief Operating Officer of CBS Interactive, Marc DeBevoise. In a statement, Lanzone said ”It's been an honor to lead the CBS Interactive team for nearly nine years, and I'm thrilled that Marc will seamlessly continue the great work we've done together. Marc was one of the first executives I hired back in 2011, and he has been central to our digital transformation of CBS ever since. We've been planning this transition together since early in the year, and I know our team is in great hands going forward.” George Takei Explains Lack of LGBTQ Representation in TOS George Takei is an icon. Whether he is spouting his famous “OH, MYYY”,creating a presence on social media, raising awareness about the internment of Japanese Americans by the US government during World War II, acting as a leader for the LGBTQ community, or portraying Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, it's clear that Mr.Takei is tireless....and he always has been. In an interview with PBS Newshour, Takei praised the original Star Trek for its bravery and diversity before recalling a conversation with Gene Roddenberry regarding the series tackling “the gay issue”. Takei said he stole a quiet moment with Roddenberry at a pool party, offering his suggestion as a liberal rather than a gay man, because he “was too closeted then”. “I said, You know, we've dealt with almost every social issue. Every civil rights, human rights issue and the gay issue is another important one. Have you ever considered addressing that? And he said, ‘you know you're right.I'd like to do that but', he said, ‘I'm walking a tightrope. The interracial kiss was very controversial [...], and so I've got to keep the show on to tell the stories that I'm telling which aren't being dramatized metaphorically on any other show. I've got to keep the show on. And that, as you say, may be a bridge too far'” “Let it Go” + Klingon = Awesome With fire and steel did the gods forge the Klingon heart. So fiercely did it beat, so loud was the sound, that the gods cried out "On this day we have brought forth the strongest heart in all the heavens. None can stand before it without trembling at its strength. But then the Klingon heart weakened, its steady rhythm faltered and the gods said, "Why do you weaken so? We have made you the strongest in all of creation." And the heart said... ...The kids asked to watch Disney's “Frozen” again. But fret not Brothers and Sister, for we have a hero - Jen Usellis, The Klingon Pop Warrior! Highlighted on Nerdist.com, The Warrior/Singer demonstrates how to make “Let it Go”, the song heard round-the-world, new-ish again. Take the diddy, originally performed by Idina Menzel, throw it in a blender, add a heavy dose of throaty Klingon pronunciation, and pour it into our Star Trekgoblets...no ice required! The four minute and twenty six second song is a little more folksy - and a LOT more aggressive -  than the original release, but it is no less beautiful! If you can't get enough of popular songs in Klingon, be sure to follow our link to the Klingon Pop Warriors YouTube page! Star Trek Online and Gaming News by Anthony Cox Teaser Video from Star Trek Destination Stamets and the Doctor Meet in New Lore Story Fiction Star Trek Online Community Manager, Mike “Ambassador Kael” Fatum, has posted a new fiction blog. In this story titled, “Doctor's Orders”, the newly created hologram Stamets meets with another member of Starfleet that has some insight into his current “condition.” The Doctor from Star Trek Voyager counsels Stamets on his newfound consciousness and existing in a foreign time period. We encourage you to trek out this new story by following the link in our show notes. Destination Star Trek Birmingham Debrief with Shalenak Star Trek Online's European Community Manager, Shalenak, wrote up a wonderful reflection on his first convention as a Community Manager. He details many of the activities and announcements the STO Away Team were involved with over the weekend. Along with a few anecdotes including a luggage theft. To read Shalenak's full Destination Star Trek Birmingham debrief, trek out the show notes. Console Captains can Now Command the USS Franklin The Tier 6 Ship promotion has returned to the R&D packs on console this week and now includes the new Freedom-class Exploration Frigate. Otherwise known as the USS Franklin starship from Star Trek Beyond. From now until November 14th when you purchase an R&D pack from the C-store you will receive either 10 Lobi Crystals or a Special Requisition Choice Pack for a Tier 6 ship. All of the previously ships are available along with the new Freedom-class. EVENTS PC: Tribble Notes According to the new events tab in Star Trek Online, the next Featured TFO event will be Into the Breach. And according to the newest Tribble server update, the new 14-day reward looks to be a Universal Console. The Voth Power Subcore, which gives a passive increase to Shield Hit Points, an increase to Shield Resistance, and when activated summons Voth Combat pets, deals Plasma damage over time, and ends with a Kinetic damage core breach. Completing the 14-day progress will also reward players with 3 Featured Reward Boxes and 50,000 dilithium. Participating in this event should also continue your progress towards the Free Tier 6 ship coupon. As with the Mycelial Crisis event, you will have also have a choice in how you complete the daily progress. Needing 28 total progress for completion, participating in the TFO: Into the Breach will give you 2 progress while completing the Voth Encounters patrol will give you 1 progress each time. You can only earn a maximum of 2 progress per day. As of this recording, Cryptic has not officially announced this event, it says in the events tab that it will run from November 12th until December 3rd. PRIORITY ONE ARMADA NEWS Do you play STO on Playstation and want to get involved? The Priority One Armada Playstation has some openings in Senior Staff for anyone that wants to help out fellow fleetmates. Reach out to us on our website priorityonearmada.com if you are interested. Thanks so much to all our members - and don't forget that the House of Martok fleet is even closer to its first Tier V Colony upgrade - so keep filling those projects! WEEKLY TOP TIP One of the most wonderful things about Star Trek Online is its ability to immerse us into the universe of Star Trek. Nothing accomplishes this more than the LCARS user interface with which we use to interact with the game. When you create a character and choose a faction you're also choosing the LCARS style for that Faction. And sometimes it may not quite fit the theme you're going for with that character, or you may just like a certain style of LCARS better. Well, you can, in fact, change the LCARS color palette. You can not only choose from the other LCARS faction palettes but also from specific races like Remans, Orions, Gorn, specific versions from TNG or Voyager, and even from classic versions of the Federation and Klingon palette. There is also an option to disable the Red Alert mode so the interface stays the theme colors when going into battle. But who would want to do that? This gives you some options when creating new characters or to spice up the experience on your trusty main character. You can find these settings in the options menu under “Basic” on PC and under “Options” then “Options” again on consoles.  Other Gaming News Does Snoop Dogg STO? During the first episode of Netflix's new Cardi B led singing competition, twitter user @justinhall spotted something trek-tacular. While guest judge Snoop Dogg was giving Cardi B a tour of his LA home, they walk past a wall-sized mural of an intergalactic space battle between Star Trek and Star Wars spaceships. And if you Star Trek Online players thought some of the images look familiar, well, you would be right. The Star Trek Online Twitter account confirmed in a reply that some of the starship images were in fact concept art for the game. Namely an STO variant fo the Sovereign-class. In the Tweet Star Trek Online asked if Snoop Dogg played the game and invited him on their live stream. Trekizzle bizzle, f'shnizzle.

In deze episode voelen Bjorn en Rob, met gast presentator Gene Hanssen, Mart Remans aan de tand over zijn prille carriere, visie op het komend seizoen en zijn toekomst. Er wordt een mooie connectie tussen Mart en Gene geboren. www.southxvi.com shop.southxvi.com Gesponsord door... Jegers Advocaten: www.jegersadvocaten.nl Next Door Hair, nails and beauty: www.facebook.com/Hairenmore Hotel Restaurant Vijlerhof: www.vijlerhof.nl GSR Music: www.gsrmusic.com

We’ve reached the end of 24th Century Trek and the end of Trekabout, as we dive into the flawed Star Trek: Nemesis. Thank you everyone for your support over the past 6 years. You made this worthwhile. Live long and prosper.  iTunesGoogle PlayRSS

Episode 20 of Angel's Guard, everyone! How exciting! In this episode, the party has to prevent the threat to the Archbishop and the Queen. Demetrius goes to save the dock master (and a clock). Brother Benedict raises the hue and cry. Grayson Digby makes a tragic discovery. Jorus goes to raise the alarm with the palace guards. System: Mini Six, from AntiPaladin Games CAST: Jordan — The Game Master Jeff — Demetrius Norden Jeremy — Grayson Digby Johnny — Byrom Michael Mike — Valentine Montecute

Thank you for supporting The Next Reel Film Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/thenextreel "I’m afraid you won’t survive to witness the victory of the echo over the voice." Star Trek: Insurrection was a success at the box office, but not so much that the studio felt the need to get another Star Trek film into production right away. In fact, there didn’t seem to be much motivation to make one. That is until John Logan met Brent Spiner and the two not only hit it off but also became intent on writing the next film for the franchise. Once they found the right story, everyone got on board and _Star Trek: Nemesis _was born. But was there an audience for another Star Trek film or were people worn out with franchise fatigue? And could the team deliver a film that warranted its existence? Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue our Star Trek series with the final of the Next Generation films, Stuart Baird’s 2002 film Star Trek: Nemesis. We talk about our memories of the film and how those memories may have shifted on this latest viewing, and why we think that is. We look at Tom Hardy as a young Jean-Luc Picard and talk about his effectiveness with this portrayal. We get a bit nerdy as we discuss Romulan history, the Remans and where they fit in, and how all of this works together in context for the story presented here. We chat about the look of the film, relishing in the darkness presented here by cinematographer Jeffrey L. Kimball, and how it works well with Herman Zimmerman’s sets and Jerry Goldsmith’s score. We look at elements within the film that relate to the story of duality going on here, notably with Picard/Shinzon, Data/B-4 and the Romulans/Remans; and we ponder how well some of those choices work for us. And we take a look at how we feel about the TNG films and how they work for us as a body of work as compared with the films from the original crew. On the whole, we both had a much better time with this film than we’d remembered. We know it’s a much-maligned film, but we feel there’s more merit than we’d remembered. Check it out and see how it holds up for you, then tune in to this week’s show! The Next Reel – when the movie ends, our conversation begins! Film Sundries Do you like getting the good stuff before everyone else? Support The Next Reel on Patreon and get access to the show Drafts Podcast Feed! — http://patreon.com/thenextreel Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon Script Transcript Original theatrical trailer Original poster artwork Art of the Title Flickchart Letterboxd

Thank you for supporting The Next Reel Film Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/thenextreel "I'm afraid you won't survive to witness the victory of the echo over the voice." Star Trek: Insurrection was a success at the box office, but not so much that the studio felt the need to get another Star Trek film into production right away. In fact, there didn't seem to be much motivation to make one. That is until John Logan met Brent Spiner and the two not only hit it off but also became intent on writing the next film for the franchise. Once they found the right story, everyone got on board and _Star Trek: Nemesis _was born. But was there an audience for another Star Trek film or were people worn out with franchise fatigue? And could the team deliver a film that warranted its existence? Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue our Star Trek series with the final of the Next Generation films, Stuart Baird's 2002 film Star Trek: Nemesis. We talk about our memories of the film and how those memories may have shifted on this latest viewing, and why we think that is. We look at Tom Hardy as a young Jean-Luc Picard and talk about his effectiveness with this portrayal. We get a bit nerdy as we discuss Romulan history, the Remans and where they fit in, and how all of this works together in context for the story presented here. We chat about the look of the film, relishing in the darkness presented here by cinematographer Jeffrey L. Kimball, and how it works well with Herman Zimmerman's sets and Jerry Goldsmith's score. We look at elements within the film that relate to the story of duality going on here, notably with Picard/Shinzon, Data/B-4 and the Romulans/Remans; and we ponder how well some of those choices work for us. And we take a look at how we feel about the TNG films and how they work for us as a body of work as compared with the films from the original crew. On the whole, we both had a much better time with this film than we'd remembered. We know it's a much-maligned film, but we feel there's more merit than we'd remembered. Check it out and see how it holds up for you, then tune in to this week's show! The Next Reel – when the movie ends, our conversation begins! Film Sundries Do you like getting the good stuff before everyone else? Support The Next Reel on Patreon and get access to the show Drafts Podcast Feed! — http://patreon.com/thenextreel Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon Script Transcript Original theatrical trailer Original poster artwork Art of the Title Flickchart Letterboxd

Rob Remans, sales manager Benelux bij Marine Coatings van AkzoNobel, vertelt over de innovatieve coating voor schepen. 21 jaar geleden introduceerde AkzoNobel zijn duurzame Intersleek-coating voor schepen. Deze coating dringt het brandstofverbruik van schepen fors terug. En dat leidt weer tot een vermindering van CO2-uitstoot.

A special guest beams aboard the U.S.S. Internet this week! Daryll B. of Afronerd Radio joins the Red Shirt crew! Daryll's unique and outspoken voice, combined with his limitless knowledge of all things geek, make him the perfect geek ambassador to enter into a Starfleet discussion about Star Trek: Nemesis. Qstorm submits that the movie gets more hate than it deserves. But will his crew stage a mutiny? Plus, Bill Paxton remembered.  Den of Geek Nemesis article: goo.gl/IP35iN Check out the Red Shirts on: Facebook Twitter Tumblr and email us at redshirtspodcast@gmail.com Go to iTunes and subscribe! Leave us a review and let us know what you think!

First Class: Greetings, Cadets. I say this while many of you now outrank me, due to battlefield promotions and the like. We also are greeting those joining us via subspace like across several dozen planets, starbases, several hundred starships currently on assignment, as well as our new colleagues joining us remotely from New Talax and Kobali Prime. The purpose of this class is to gain familiarity with a few of the thousands of humanoid, sentient, and sapient beings so far encountered. We'll work from the inside out, and please let me know if there are any species you want to know more about sooner. We'll eventually get to them all, even if we have to involve Temporal Affairs. That was a joke, class; just in case any of you are here from the future, please excuse yourselves or wipe the next hour or so from your integration, and kindly don't go to the Temporal Affairs Office to report me for muddling the timestream. Class business: we meet once a week; assignments are collected at that time. If you're watching via subspace or delayed transmission, your assignments are due 170 hours after the receipt of the transmission of the class here. You should all have my contact information; Please see myself, Commander Lurrie or Lieutenant Commander Polk with any questions or concerns between classes. This class schedule is intended as higher-level Academy credits for those whose terms at the Academy were suspended due to the recent military activity and for those looking to earn additional course credits and commendations while on assignment away from planetside tasks. This is the first of a multi-semester course; We'll cover principles of humanoid lifeforms in this galaxy, as well as other sentient and sapient life forms who have been encountered by Federation ships or members, and then those whose reports have come secondhand from other species and powers with whom we have current correspondence. And now, here we cover the breadth and length of what to expect this term. We'll cover the definitions of the following terms and how they relate to exploration, interaction, and diplomacy: Humanoid Sentient Sapient Once these terms are defined, we'll discuss what is known about ancient humanoid species, the Preservers, and how these ancient races made sure that bipedal, two-armed species with a generally discernable neck and head structure housing a brain became the dominant spacefaring species type. We'll begin with the first Federation species - Humans, Vulcans, Andorians, Tellarites - and work towards other major species. Federation species we look forward to learning about include Betazoids, Deltans, Denobulans, Rigellians, Benzites, Bolians, Caitians, Halliians, Ktarians, Risians, Trill, Zakdorn, and several others. We'll also look at our newly-former foes, the Klingons, as well, as their allies the Gorn, Orions, Nausicans, Letheans, and others Other notables species of the quadrant include the Romulans, Remans, Cardassians, Bajorans, Ferengi, and Tzenkethi, after which we'll discuss various Gamma Quadrant and Delta Quadrant species encountered in the last half-century. We'll then delve into species that depart from the humanoid definition and how that changes the equations. Examples of these species include Tholians, Horta, Q, Bzzit Khaht, Changelings, Devidians, Crystalline Entity, and the Undine. We'll also compare and contrast various species and how small genetic and morphological changes interact with their home planets, other species, and how inter-species breeding is achieved with help from our colleagues in the sapient genetics section. For your first assignment, you are to spend around 250 words - or between 200 and 300 for the pedantic among you - describing your own species or background of species. For your second assignment, you are to describe in detail the first experience you had with a member of a species that is not your own. This species should not be from your homeworld or...

Depths or Nukara Prime. Of course the Romulans are still hanging around, and now they’ve been joined by Remans as we continue the build-up to the launch of STO’s Romulan expansion. But apart from another round of Romulan news, Colin, Shervin, Tom, and Kate bring you another look at the Foundry… and mark the return of Admiral Aaron! In the Foundry Review Kate and Shervin explore “Depths of Nukara Prime” by P_Sutherland, and the whole crew check in on Denise Crosby as she speaks about reprising Sela, and look at a new giveway from StarTrek.com and Perfect World. 

We're joined this week by Pax's longtime buddy Dr. Mike for an in depth discussion and/or thrashing of Star Trek Insurrection and Star Trek Nemesis. Find out what we think of the HMS Pinafore, F. Murray Abraham, clones, B-4, and the infamous Enterprise bridge joystick. We also offer up suggestions on how these, er, gems could have been polished. In our Nerd To-Dos, we hear about an upcoming Dr. Who episode of Nerd Lunch, a can't miss Ben & Jerry's flavor, Pax's mini-review of MIB 3, and the Dawn of the Jedi comic book.

We're joined this week by Pax's longtime buddy Dr. Mike for an in depth discussion and/or thrashing of Star Trek Insurrection and Star Trek Nemesis. Find out what we think of the HMS Pinafore, F. Murray Abraham, clones, B-4, and the infamous Enterprise bridge joystick. We also offer up suggestions on how these, er, gems could have been polished. In our Nerd To-Dos, we hear about an upcoming Dr. Who episode of Nerd Lunch, a can't miss Ben & Jerry's flavor, Pax's mini-review of MIB 3, and the Dawn of the Jedi comic book.