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Your father was a Starship captain for 12 minutes. Can you do better? This week on Trekcast, we're kicking off a brand-new review series! Over the next three episodes, we'll dive into the Kelvin Timeline—J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot.First up: the 2009 Star Trek film. Does it still hold up? How does it compare to modern Trek? We've got the breakdown.In the news: Skydance vs. Paramount – The studio battle is heating up, and Skydance might need a lawyer as good as Daredevil.Anson Mount made Kevin Feige cry – What happened behind the scenes? Get ready for six inches of Captain Archer – Trek collectibles just got interesting.All that and more on Trekcast, your ultimate Star Trek podcast!News:Skydance Going to Court over Paramount Dealhttps://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/paramount-deal-case-off-fast-track-over-project-rise-allegationsAnson Mount made Kevin Feige Cryhttps://www.slashfilm.com/1809293/marvel-kevin-feige-crying-star-trek-gift/Nacelle Star Trek Figures are up for pre salehttps://www.startrek.com/news/nacelle-star-trek-action-figures-wave-oneStar Trek 2009Star Trek is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It is the 11th film in the Star Trek franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original Star Trek television series portrayed by a new cast, as the first in the rebooted film series. The film follows James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) aboard the USS Enterprise as they combat Nero (Eric Bana), a Romulan from their future who threatens the United Federation of Planets. The story takes place in an alternate reality that features both an alternate birth location for James T. Kirk and further alterations in history stemming from the time travel of both Nero and the original series Spock (Leonard Nimoy).[4][5] The alternate reality was created in an attempt to free the film and the franchise from established continuity constraints while simultaneously preserving original story elements.Trekcast: The Galaxy's Most Unpredictable Star Trek Podcast! Welcome to Trekcast, the galaxy's most unpredictable Star Trek podcast! We're a fan-made show that dive into everything Star Trek, plus all things sci-fi, nerdy, and geeky—covering Star Wars, Marvel, DCBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/star-trek-podcast-trekcast--5651491/support.

The Star Trek series continues! Mark and Niall talk about the 1984 science fiction sequel Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Directed by Leonard Nimoy, and starring William Shatner, Christopher Lloyd and some unstable protomatter, the film focuses on what happens when the Enterprise crew search for Spock. In this episode, they also talk about bad science, invisible ships, and odd-numbered Star Trek films.

Directed by Nicholas Meyer, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is the science fiction film featuring the entire main cast of the original 1966-1969 Star Trek television series. Luke and [co-host] set phasers to stun as they take on the sixth feaure film in the Star Trek franchise. Capt. James Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterprise are carrying Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner) to Earth to negotiate a peace treaty with the United Federation of Planets. The ship appears to fire on a Klingon vessel, and Gorkon is killed in the subsequent confusion. Kirk and the ship's doctor, Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley), are arrested for murder, leaving Spock (Leonard Nimoy) to figure out who is behind the attack and save the negotiations.

Directed by William Shatner, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is the science fiction film based on the television series created by Gene Roddenberry. Luke and Jae take a journey back to 1989 to revisit the fifth installment in the Star Trek film series, which takes place shortly after the events of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). A renegade Vulcan makes Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy), McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and the Enterprise go to a planet at the centre of the galaxy.

“Odmazdata is better than ice cream, unlike pasta” The panel of peril take their place in some large comfy swivel chairs, place their chin on their fist and engage(!) with 1982's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. We then try to improve upon the villain's diabolical plan for the honour of choosing next week's film and hosting the pod. Wrath of Khan sees the return of one of The Original Series' most iconic villains Kahn Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban) as he seeks vengeance against Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and fellow Enterprise crew members Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Doctor McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and Scotty (James Doohan). Will Khan be successful or will Kirk pull another Kobayashi Maru to wriggle his way out of this pickle? Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8X44NRltMM Marooned on an isolated planet for how ever many years it has been, Khan has had a long old time to consider how exactly to take out his wrath on Kirk. How will he do it? By trying to shoot him with his spaceship of course. But will Kirk and ALL of the crew of the Enterprise survive this DIABOLICAL plan? Just what did the panel make of this week's movie? How can they feasibly improve upon the villain's masterplan? And which evil schemer will hoist the plastic trophy that dubs them this week's most diabolical? GAZ'S PLAN The river must cut the middleman here. Of course, the mediator is Chekov, and the man is the finisher. For him to use the two ill-fated objects, he must destroy them and use their murders to trash Kirk and the boys on his planet. When the crew of the Enterprise stumble upon Khan's realm, they have to stab several bugs in the ears, such as Kirk, Spock, and Vaughan. And turn them into zombie slaves. Wouldn't it be a more satisfying revenge if Mexican/Indian friends could control everything they say and do? It says "Kirk". "Now make universe hotpot noodles! Add soy sauce!" "Spoke," "Changing the channel, the coronation starts in five minutes," Boone said. "Using your medical skills, you slowly plunged the knife into Kirk's arm and he was bleeding. Khan was able to quickly release his anger, but it had been locked away for years. So the best revenge was this. Have to do justice with looted money for months. I think it's just playing, and even a year. Unlike pasta, "revenge is better than cold food". But I added the last one. There is an old Klingon proverb that says "Odmazdata is better than ice cream, unlike pasta".   Now, what I've done there is run my plan through Google translate a few times. It went: ENGLISH – WELSH – SPANISH – SWAHILI – JAPANESE – ENGLISH – SLOVAK – ICELANDIC – MACEDONIAN – KOREAN – URDU – ENGLISH. If you're too basic to understand what it all meant, then here's the original. PLAN ORIGINAL Khan should really just cut out the middle man here – the middle man being Chekov and the guy from The Terminator, of course. If he absolutely must use those two unfortunates, then he should do away with them with a phaser and use their deaths to lure Kirk and the lads down to his shit heap of a planet. Once the Enterprise crew have alighted Khan's domain, he should stick some of those little space worms in Kirk, Spock, Bones etc. ears and make them his zombie slaves. Wouldn't it be a more satisfying revenge for our Mexican/Indian friend to have mastery over everything that his foe/s say and do? “Kirk,” he would say, “make me a space Pot Noodle now! Extra soy sauce!” “Spock,” he would say, “change the channel, Coronation Street is starting in five minutes!” “Bones,” he would say, “use your medical knowledge and poke this knife slowly into Kirk's arm and bleed him slowly so that he becomes weak, never knowing why he weakens but never dying either.” Khan could have release his wrath in one fell swoop, but I think toying with his prey over months or even years, as he was trapped for years, would be the best revenge. And as the old Klingon proverb goes ‘revenge is a dish best served cold' unlike a Pot Noodle. I added that last bit though.   Sound Effect by SergeQuadrado from Pixabay   Sound Effect from Pixabay

It's pop culture classic time everyone!! The film that we're talking about today is a sequel, but really only in name. The first movie, aside from the characters, has very little to do with this movie. This sequel actually is the starter to a bigger arch that spans many different films itself! We are going all the way back to 1982 to talk about Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan!  "As Adm. James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Capt. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) monitor trainees at Starfleet Academy, another vessel from the United Federation of Planets is about to try out the planet-creating Genesis Device in a seemingly deserted portion of space. In the process, two of Kirk's officers are captured by Khan (Ricardo Montalban), an enemy Kirk thought he'd never see again. Once more, Kirk takes the Enterprise's helm, where he meets Khan's ship in an intergalactic showdown." In all their hokey glory, we learn more and more about Captain Kirk, and Spock. We learn about Kirk's failures as a captain, but also as a father. But, we do also get to learn about his good sides, especially when it comes to Spock. They grow a really great relationship with each other in this movie, which carries the storyline into future movies! Though, cinematically this might not be the "best" Star Trek movie to date, it is regarded as most peoples' favorite of the Star Trek movies.  SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotify | Pandora | RSS Tell us what you think!Leave us a voicemail at 970-573-6148Send us feedback and/or MP3's to outsidethelongbox@gmail.comFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube!Support the podcast on Patreon!Credit - Doyle Daniels, Juan Muro

Get ready to travel to the center of the galaxy with Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and the rest of the original Enterprise crew in 1989's STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER.  Laurence Luckinbill, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koening and George Takei co-star.   email us at latenightfrightpodcast@gmail.com

In this Special episode of the Films I Own But Haven't Watched Yet, Trev watches the entire series of Star Trek TOS Motion Pictures for the first time and gives his impromptu first impressions... So join Trev as he joins Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Bones McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Sulu (George Takai), Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), Checkov (Walter Koenig) and Scotty (James Doohan) on the deck of the Star Ship Enterprise as they trapes around the galaxy in some great and some not so great films based on Gene Roddenberry's Original Star Trek SeriesWant to own the Blu Ray Boxset like Trev? - https://amzn.to/3AalMqIStar Trek The Motion Picture Star Trek 2 - The Wrath Of KahnStar Trek 3 - The Search For SpockStar Trek 4 - The Voyage HomeStar Trek 5 - The Final FrontierStar Trek 6 - The Undiscovered CountrySupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wnmovietalk)

Get 20% OFF Manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HACKTHEMOVIES at MANSCAPED.comTony, Mike, and Ryan reunite to talk about the final Original Series Star Trek film. In this movie review/podcast of Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country they will talk about all the things that make it bold! Like the risks it took with its story, the confidence they had in their top notch special effects, and how it depicted the crews courageousness. Capt. James Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterprise are carrying Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner) to Earth to negotiate a peace treaty with the United Federation of Planets. The ship appears to fire on a Klingon vessel, and Gorkon is killed in the subsequent confusion. Kirk and the ship's doctor, Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley), are arrested for murder, leaving Spock (Leonard Nimoy) to figure out who is behind the attack and save the negotiations.Edited by Jessica Hickson

 Space...The final frontier...These are the voyages of Death By DVD...BOLDLY GOING NOWHERE : DEATH BY DVD DOES STAR TREK V : THE FINAL FRONTIERwe continue trekking infinite space time and everything in between on this brand spankin' new episode all about the 5th Star Trek film in the original series!  A renegade Vulcan makes Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy), McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and the Enterprise go to a planet at the center of the galaxy. BOLDLY GOING NOWHERE : Death By DVD does Star Trek! The original six movies, Kirk and all your favorites discussed! Be sure to check out Boldly Going Nowhere - Death By DVD does Star Trek : The Motion Picture , Boldly Going Nowhere - Death By DVD does Star Trek II : Wrath Of Khan, Boldly Going Nowhere - Death By DVD does Star Trek III : The Search For Spock AND Boldly Going Nowhere - Death By DVD does Star Trek IV : The Voyage Home The Death By DVD SENTINEL remix theme by LINUS FITNESS-CENTRE

Space...The final frontier...These are the voyages of Death By DVD...BOLDLY GOING NOWHERE : DEATH BY DVD DOES STAR TREK IV : THE VOYAGE HOMEwe continue trekking infinite space time and everything in between on this brand spankin' new episode all about the 4th Star Trek film in the original series! "Living in exile on the planet Vulcan, the ragtag former crew of the USS Enterprise steal a starship after receiving a planetary distress call from Earth: a space probe has entered into orbit around Earth, disabled global power on the planet and evaporated the oceans. Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and the rest of the officers travel back in time to retrieve now-extinct humpback whales, which Spock has deduced will communicate with the probe and send it away from Earth."BOLDLY GOING NOWHERE : Death By DVD does Star Trek! The original six movies, Kirk and all your favorites discussed! Be sure to check out Boldly Going Nowhere - Death By DVD does Star Trek : The Motion Picture , Boldly Going Nowhere - Death By DVD does Star Trek II : Wrath Of Khan AND Boldly Going Nowhere - Death By DVD does Star Trek III : The Search For Spock The Death By DVD SENTINEL remix theme by LINUS FITNESS-CENTRE

For this episode, we do something a little different and host a discussion with up-and-coming UK-based writer Dave Hartley. Based in Manchester, England. Dave Hartley is a writer of science fiction and fantasy stories and fairly recently published his latest story called 'Pigskin', which is somewhat of a modern take on George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'.Dave's Works and Interests As well as discussing his Phd, Dave Hartley also discussed some of his works of fiction. Some of the focus was on one of his most recent releases, "Pigskin", a dark, twisted fable about the horrors of industrial farming. It's available from the wonderful Fly on the Wall Press, which has published many other science fiction works, and other speculative fiction. Dave's very much a writer who draws on what he believes in. For example, he's an enthusiastic and dedicated animal rights activist. But we chose to stick with what we know most about, and further explore depictions of autism within the world of science fiction, within books and also in film and TV, too. Autism Within Science FictionDave's favourite film is the fantastic Blade Runner (1982), from the wonderful Ridley Scott. His theses focuses on how it may well be a narrative concerning autism. Consequently, we considered other characters that might also be codified representations of autism. The obvious ones included Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Data (Brent Spiner), from the Star Trek franchise. But there were other interesting characters too, that emerged during the conversation. But we don't want to tell you everything we discussed, you can listen for yourself. If you've some of your own favourite representations, then by all means leave us a comment and let us know what you think. You can keep up with up and coming releases by Dave Hartley on his website and blog. His latest collection, "Incorcisms" is out now. If you're interested in autistic representation, Dave runs Autism Through Cinema, his ongoing podcast series freely accessible on his site. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Mark talks about the fifth installment in the "Star Trek" film series: "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" directed by William Shatner. The story of the film concerns the crew of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A being drawn into a hostage crisis on the planet of Nimbus III engineered by a renegade Vulcan by the name of Sybok (played by Laurence Luckinbill) in order to take possession of a starship capable of penetrating "The Great Barrier" where it is expected the mysthical planet of "Sha Ka Ree" lies - the purported place of creation - and where they will find the God at the center of many of the religions of the galaxy who awaits them there. However, Sybok is revealed to be none other than Spock's half-brother - and it is Sybok's psychic manipulation of the crew of the Enterprise into doing his will, as well as his personal relationship with Spock, that tests the friendship of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and Dr. Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley) in ways they have never known before. 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

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films and one of the films most widely considered to be the favourite film of fans and non-fans alike of the "Star Trek" motion picture franchise: "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" directed by Leonard Nimoy. The third part in an unofficial trilogy of films, the story of the film sees Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew of Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Scotty (James Doohan), Sulu (George Takei), Chekov (Walter Koenig), and Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) returning home to Earth from a three month exile on the planet Vulcan to stand trial for the events of the previous film - most notably stealing the USS Enterprise NCC-1701, which lead to the ship's destruction, and taking possession of a Klingon Bird of Prey type starship. However, as a result of an approaching alien probe that threatens all life of Earth if a response cannot be found to answer the powerful transmission of the probe, and after a planet-wide distress signal is broadcast warning all approaching vessels to stear clear of Earth or face the same fate. Admiral Kirk and his crew aboard the Klingon Bird of Prey, the "HMS Bounty", after analysing the call of the probe, realise that the only lifeforms capable of responding to the alien probe are the now-extinct species of humpback whales - which leads Admiral Kirk and his crew to determine that the only solution available to them is to attempt to time-travel to the 20th Century to find some humpback whales so that they can be returned to the 23rd Century so that they may assist humanity in their time of need and desperation. The film also stars Catherine Hicks as Dr. Gillian Taylor, Mark Leonard as Sarek (Spock's father), and Jane Wyatt as Amanda Gryson (Spock's mother). The beautiful soundtrack of the film was composed by Leonard Rosenman. And the dedicated to the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger which broke up 73 seconds after takeoff on the morning of January 28th, 1986. --- 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

Capt. James Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterprise are carrying Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner) to Earth to negotiate a peace treaty with the United Federation of Planets. The ship appears to fire on a Klingon vessel, and Gorkon is killed in the subsequent confusion. Kirk and the ship's doctor, Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley), are arrested for murder, leaving Spock (Leonard Nimoy) to figure out who is behind the attack and save the negotiations. CRY HAVOC! And let slip the dogs of war!   It's time for some classic Star Trek folks!  The Reel Feels boys discuss this powerful film featuring the star studded cast of the original Star Trek crew, along with the incredibly talented (and sadly late) Christopher Plummer.  It's an episode of intrigue, historical references, personal connection and maybe a little geeking out with Star Trek knowledge.  So grab your gravity boots, take a swig of some Romulan ale and fire those torpedo's!  We are the Reel Feels Podcast, every other Wednesday we'll bring you a new movie with all the feels you can handle.  We'll laugh, we'll cry and possibly restrain the frustrations to curse the heavens. But what you can count on is three guys sharing their love of cinema with you.   Please leave us a review and share your "reel" feelings.  Don't forget to call the "Tucc" line (Reel Feels Hotline) and leave us a voicemail: 661-376-0030 Follow Drew's Letterboxd and check out what movies he's watching: https://letterboxd.com/DrHomieH/  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ReelFeelsPodcast Email:  reelfeelspodcast@gmail.com  Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ReelFeelsPod Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ReelFeelsPodcast/

Today,  I think it would be helpful to have an episode that takes a broad and wide view of The Shroud - that covers all of the basics, so that we're all on the same page. That's the focus of this episode - let's call it an overview of The Shroud of Turin, but the material we cover won't all be introductory level.  As I mentioned in the first episode, I first heard about The Shroud way back in the very early 80s from In Search of.   PLAY CLIP Hearing Mr. Spock - Leonard Nimoy - talking about The Shroud was fascinating to my young mind, and understanding that their might - just might - be a possible artifact from the time of Jesus - that Jesus actually touched - that could actually have a real picture of Jesus - inarguably the most famous person that ever lived - was mind-blowing. So, I read up on The Shroud as I grew older. Most of my Presbyterian church leaders didn't believe in The Shroud - dismissing it as a Catholic hoax, but I wasn't fully convinced. The fact is - once you see pictures of it, then you begin to take it at least a little bit seriously. If The Shroud is a fake - it is an amazing one, and the deeper you dig into it, the more remarkable it becomes.  Some Terms You Should Know:  Icon:  An icon is a religious work of art, usually a painting. Sometimes icons are statues or carvings, or other artistic renderings. Most of the time those pictured in icons are Jesus, Mary, or other saints in the Bible. Some Christians, including many Reformed Christians, consider paintings of Jesus to be violations of the second commandment of the Bible - "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image" The oldest surviving icon of Jesus - dating from the 500s - is copied below. Let's answer 4 big questions today in our overview:  What exactly is The Shroud? The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth that is 14.5 feet long and 3 feet, 7 inches wide and has the somewhat faded negative image of a man on it.  Essentially think of the image like a photo-negative - the areas of dark and light are reversed. The darkest areas of the imprint of the man in The Shroud appear light, and vice-versa. The weave of The Shroud is a fine herringbone twill weave. I'm not an expert on textiles, but most experts that I've read seem to think that such a weave would have been possible and used in 1st century middle eastern areas. Like all things related to The Shroud, that is debatable.  The burial cloth of Jesus is indeed listed in the Scriptures, so we know that the body of Jesus was actually wrapped in a linen cloth. There is not enough of a description of that cloth to know whether or not The Shroud is similar. As many have pointed out, there is no Scripture whatsoever that seems to indicate some kind of miraculous imprint of Jesus was left on the burial cloths. To be fair, there is no Scripture to indicate that the disciples examined the cloths, only that they saw them. Considering that there is very little information in Scripture about what happened directly after the resurrection of Jesus, and that the Bible writers focused on The Great Commission there, I don't think it is a very strong argument from silence to say that because the Bible doesn't mention something miraculous regarding the burial cloths of Jesus, therefore it did not happen. John 19: 38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took His body away. 39 Nicodemus (who had previously come to Him at night) also came, bringing a mixture of about 75 pounds of myrrh and aloes. 40 Then they took Jesus' body and wrapped it in linen cloths with the aromatic spices, according to the burial custom of the Jews. 41 There was a garden in the place where He was crucified. A new tomb was in the garden; no one had yet been placed in it. John 20: 20 On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark. She saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she ran to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put Him!” 3 At that, Peter and the other disciple went out, heading for the tomb. 4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first. 5 Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, yet he did not go in. 6 Then, following him, Simon Peter came also. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. 7 The wrapping that had been on His head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself. 8 The other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, then entered the tomb, saw, and believed. 9 For they still did not understand the Scripture that He must rise from the dead.  The figure on The Shroud is interesting. He is tall - significantly taller than the average Jewish man of the first century, which was, according to different sources, somewhere between 5'2 and 5'5. The Shroud figure would be anything from around 5'8 to 6'2, with a figure around 5'11 seeming to be fairly likely. The man is well built and quite muscular, and has a beard, shoulder length hair, and a moustache. The Shroud is in excellent condition for its age, but not in mint condition. It has survived numerous fires and movings, and has some scars and singeing from fire. There were fourteen large patches and 16 or so smaller patches that were sewn onto The Shroud to repair it in the 1530s, all of those patches were removed in 2002 by a restoration team who sewed The Shroud onto a new cloth backing. What is the history of The Shroud? This question might have its own episode, because it is quite complex, and very, very disputed. Amongst the difficulties in determining the real history of The Shroud is the lack of photographic and artistic evidence, and the fact that there are more than one burial cloths that are claimed to be the burial cloth of Jesus. As you might know, the medieval period was quite focused on biblical relics, and many unscrupulous people profited greatly from displaying supposed pieces of the true cross, fingerbones of the apostles, grails used at The Last Supper, etc. Many who believe that The Shroud is genuine believe that the history of it can be traced all the way back to The Image of Edessa, which was supposedly given to King Abgar of Edessa by Thaddeus, one of the 70 disciples of Jesus mentioned in Luke 10 - possibly even the Judas Thaddeus that was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. However, the connection to The Shroud and The Image of Edessa is fairly disputed and tenuous, and we won't discuss it yet. The Shroud of Turin can clearly trace its history to the 1300s. Geoffroi de Charny was a well known and well respected French knight, who was known as a great warrior and a man of honor. He wrote three books in chivalry, served King Jean II, was a founding member of The Order of The Star, and carried the Oriflamme into battle. The what, you say? The Oriflamme was the royal battle standard (or flag) of the French army, and it was a significant honor to be the knight who carried this banner into battle. De Charny was killed by five English knights in the 1356 Battle of Poitiers against the English, and his king was taken captive. Historian Jean Froissart describes De Charny's fall in that battle: “There Sir Geoffroi de Charny fought gallantly near the king (and his fourteen-year-old son). The whole press and cry of battle were upon him because he was carrying the king's sovereign banner [the Oriflamme]. He also had before him his own banner, red, with three white shields. So many English and Gascons came around him from all sides that they cracked open the king's battle formation and smashed it; there were so many English and Gascons that at least five of these men at arms attacked one [French] gentleman. Sir Geoffroi de Charny was killed with the banner of France in his hand, as other French banners fell to earth. So, real life Game of Thrones kind of material here. De Charny was obviously a pretty amazing person. There is some question about how he acquired The Shroud, which we will go into later, but one of the first undisputed images of The Shroud comes from a Pilgrimage of Lirey medal that dates to de Charny's time and area.  To give you a bit further of an idea into the character of Geoffroi de Charny, we can go to the record of the happenings before The Battle of Poitiers, to a meeting amongst the British and French leadership recorded by English Knight John Chandos (on the opposing side of de Charny): The King, to prolong the matter and to put off the battle, assembled and brought together all the barons of both sides. Of speech there he (the King) made no stint. There came the Count of Tancarville, and, as the list says, the Archbishop of Sens (Guillaume de Melun) was there, he of Taurus, of great discretion, Charny, Bouciquaut, and Clermont; all these went there for the council of the King of France. On the other side there came gladly the Earl of Warwick, the hoary-headed (white or grey headed) Earl of Suffolk was there, and Bartholomew de Burghersh, most privy to the Prince, and Audeley and Chandos, who at that time were of great repute. There they held their parliament, and each one spoke his mind. But their counsel I cannot relate, yet I know well, in very truth, as I hear in my record, that they could not be agreed, wherefore each one of them began to depart. Then said Geoffroi de Charny: 'Lords,' quoth he, 'since so it is that this treaty pleases you no more, I make offer that we fight you, a hundred against a hundred, choosing each one from his own side; and know well, whichever hundred be discomfited, all the others, know for sure, shall quit this field and let the quarrel be. I think that it will be best so, and that God will be gracious to us if the battle be avoided in which so many valiant men will be slain.” The Shroud stayed in the Di Charny family until 1453 when it was transferred to the House of Savoy, a royal family in northern Italy. In 1389, a Bishop Pierre D'arcis actually wrote about The Shroud, and said that it was a fake. I'll quote from his letter,  and then give some reasons that his conclusion is controversial: The case, Holy Father, stands thus. Some time since in this diocese of Troyes the Dean of a certain collegiate church, to wit, that of Lirey, falsely and deceitfully, being consumed with the passion of avarice, and not from any motive of devotion but only of gain, procured for his church a certain cloth cunningly painted, upon which by a clever sleight of hand was depicted the twofold image of one man, that is to say, the back and front, he falsely declaring and pretending that this was the actual shroud in which our Saviour Jesus Christ was enfolded in the tomb, and upon which the whole likeness of the Saviour had remained thus impressed together with the wounds which He bore. This story was put about not only in the kingdom of France, but, so to speak, throughout the world, so that from all parts people came together to view it. And further to attract the multitude so that money might cunningly be wrung from them, pretended miracles were worked, certain men being hired to represent themselves as healed at the moment of the exhibition of the shroud, which all believed to the shroud of our Lord. The Lord Henry of Poitiers, of pious memory, then Bishop of Troyes, becoming aware of this, and urged by many prudent persons to take action, as indeed was his duty in the exercise of his ordinary jurisdiction, set himself earnestly to work to fathom the truth of this matter. For many theologians and other wise persons declared that this could not be the real shroud of our Lord having the Saviour's likeness thus imprinted upon it, since the holy Gospel made no mention of any such imprint, while, if it had been true, it was quite unlikely that the holy Evangelists would have omitted to record it, or that the fact should have remained hidden until the present time. Eventually, after diligent inquiry and examination, he discovered the fraud and how the said cloth had been cunningly painted, the truth being attested by the artist who had painted it, to wit, that it was a work of human skill and not miraculously wrought or bestowed. Accordingly, after taking mature counsel with wise theologians and men of the law, seeing that he neither ought nor could allow the matter to pass, he began to institute formal proceedings against the said Dean and his accomplices in order to root out this false persuasion. They, seeing their wickedness discovered, hid away the said cloth so that the Ordinary could not find it, and they kept it hidden afterwards for thirty-four years or thereabouts down to the present year. I would consider this memorandum to be one of the stronger evidences against the authenticity of The Shroud. It fails to be completely convincing, however, for three primary reasons: D'Arcis' memo mentions that the Lirey Shroud was painted, and the painter confessed. The Turin Shroud shows no evidence or sign whatsoever of being painted, and it has been carefully and chemically analyzed for paint. There are several other documents of the same time period that dispute what is in this memorandum. For instance, D'Arcis claims that his predecessor had The Shroud removed because it was a fake, but other documents from the time assert that The Shroud was removed for protection because of war nearby. It is possible – though not proven – that D'Arcis memo was motivated by political issues, or perhaps by competing relic claims. D'Arcis was the Bishop of Troyes – was he disturbed/bothered by people flocking to nearby Lirey to see The Shroud? While his letter claims he is not writing for competitive purposes, it is easy to see why a Bishop of a nearby town – lacking a profound relic – might be opposed to The Shroud drawing crowds elsewhere.  That said, I certainly appreciate his anti-profit and anti-swindling the faithful stance, and wish more churchmen of the time held to it. This alone gives the memo an air of authority and authenticity.  3. The memo is unsigned, unsealed, and not found in any official Vatican records. This likely means it was unsent to the Antipope. Did D'Arcis reconsider the authenticity of The Shroud? What made him withhold the sending of the memo? In 1418, Geoffroi De Charny's granddaughter Margaret, married Humbert of Villersexel, the Count De La Roche, and a significant noble. One month later, the leaders of the Chapel at Lirey, where The Shroud was being kept, temporarily gave it to Count Humbert for safekeeping at his castle Montfort. Humbert dies in 1438, and Margaret hangs onto The Shroud, much to the annoyance of the canons at Lirey, and they sue her in church court to get it back. Margaret takes The Shroud with her on a tour of France, where it is seen by many frenchmen. Margaret dies in 1460, and in 1464, Duke Louis I of Savoy agrees to pay the church at Lirey a yearly stipend, seemingly in exchange for The Shroud. Thus ownership of The Shroud essentially passed into the hands of The Savoy family.  While The Savoy family had possession of The Shroud, they primarily had it kept in  Sainte-Chapelle in Chambery, which was the capital city of the Savoy region. It also toured around France and the parts of modern day Italy, being showcased in Turin in 1473 and a few other times. Unfortunately, in 1532, near-disaster strikes as Fire breaks out in the Sainte Chapelle, Chambéry. Almost everything in the chapel is damaged and destroyed, but The Shroud manages to survive. The case it is held in is seriously damaged by the fire, which causes a drop of molten silver to melt through The Shroud, and several obvious scorch marks are made. That said, the damage is not fatal to any important parts of the image, and the sisters of Poor Clare, tasked with caretaking of The Shroud, repair it in 1534, and sew it onto a new backing called The Holland cloth. In 1578 the Shroud was taken to Turin with great fanfare by The Savoy family. Upon arrival, it is greeted by rifle salute, and displayed to a crowd of 40,000 later in the year. With only a few exceptions, The Shroud has remained in Turin to this day. What have scientific tests shown so far? This is a most controversial question, because there have been dozens of scientific inquiries. I'll briefly focus on two scientific inquiries here - STURP's research in the late 70s and the radiocarbon dating from 1988. The radiocarbon dating is the one everybody knows about, so let's start there. In April, 1988, a very small portion of The Shroud was removed - approximately 3 inches long and a little over half an inch wide. That strip was cut in half, and The Vatican stored half it away for future testing. The remaining strip, approximately 1.5 inches long and a little over half an inch wide, was divided into 3 strips and send to three separate labs in Arizona, Oxford, England, and Switzerland. All three labs came back with results that were very similar, and the consensus was that The Shroud material dated from somewhere between the 1200s and the 1300s, which proved the relic to be a medieval hoax in most people's minds.  As with everything Shroud wise, there have been many criticisms of the original testing. Noted chemist Ray Rogers has written and published one of the more interesting challenges noting that the chemical vanillin was readily found in the samples of The Shroud used for radiocarbon dating, but completely absent from other parts of the main body of The Shroud.  Rogers claimed in the scientific journal Thermochimica Acta, "The fact that vanillin cannot be detected in the lignin on shroud fibers, Dead Sea scrolls linen, and other very old linens indicate that the shroud is quite old. A determination of the kinetics of vanillin loss suggest the shroud is between 1300 and 3000 years old. Even allowing for errors in the measurements and assumptions about storage conditions, the cloth is unlikely to be as young as 840 years" I do not understand textile chemistry nearly well enough to dispute or confirm Rogers' findings, but I am intrigued by then. More recently, research Tristan Casabianca's team found that the 1988 carbon dating was unreliable, as only pieces from the edges of the cloth were radiocarbon tested. Many scholars believe that The Shroud, particularly the edge parts, might have been compromised significantly by several of the fires that have impacted it, especially the 1532 fire. That fire, as well as centuries of display and handling could, in their view, radically alter results from radiocarbon dating.  Casabianca obtained a lot of insight into the 1988 radiocarbon testing via a freedom of information inquiry, and upon examining the original data and process of testing, concluded, “The tested samples are obviously heterogeneous from many different dates. There is no guarantee that all these samples, taken from one end of the shroud, are representative of the whole fabric. It is, therefore, impossible to conclude that the Shroud of Turin dates from the Middle Ages.” Shroud researcher Russ Breault, upon reviewing Casabianca's newly uncovered information, stated,  “this tells us there is something anomalous with the single sample used to date The Shroud. This is something we have long suspected because the corner chosen was absolutely the most handled area of the cloth, exactly where it was held up by hand for hundreds of public exhibitions over the centuries. If you were looking for the worst possible sample location, you would choose from one of the two outside corners — right where the sample was cut in 1988.” That said, it should be considered here that no scientist that specializes in radiocarbon testing has raised significant questions about the method of dating used in the 1988 testing. Summary of Sturp's 1978 findings:  No pigments, paints, dyes or stains have been found on the fibrils. X-ray, fluorescence and microchemistry on the fibrils preclude the possibility of paint being used as a method for creating the image. Ultra Violet and infrared evaluation confirm these studies. Computer image enhancement and analysis by a device known as a VP-8 image analyzer show that the image has unique, three-dimensional information encoded in it. Microchemical evaluation has indicated no evidence of any spices, oils, or any biochemicals known to be produced by the body in life or in death. It is clear that there has been a direct contact of the Shroud with a body, which explains certain features such as scourge marks, as well as the blood. However, while this type of contact might explain some of the features of the torso, it is totally incapable of explaining the image of the face with the high resolution that has been amply demonstrated by photography. The basic problem from a scientific point of view is that some explanations which might be tenable from a chemical point of view, are precluded by physics. Contrariwise, certain physical explanations which may be attractive are completely precluded by the chemistry. For an adequate explanation for the image of the Shroud, one must have an explanation which is scientifically sound, from a physical, chemical, biological and medical viewpoint. At the present, this type of solution does not appear to be obtainable by the best efforts of the members of the Shroud Team. Furthermore, experiments in physics and chemistry with old linen have failed to reproduce adequately the phenomenon presented by the Shroud of Turin. The scientific consensus is that the image was produced by something which resulted in oxidation, dehydration and conjugation of the polysaccharide structure of the microfibrils of the linen itself. Such changes can be duplicated in the laboratory by certain chemical and physical processes. A similar type of change in linen can be obtained by sulfuric acid or heat. However, there are no chemical or physical methods known which can account for the totality of the image, nor can any combination of physical, chemical, biological or medical circumstances explain the image adequately. Thus, the answer to the question of how the image was produced or what produced the image remains, now, as it has in the past, a mystery. We can conclude for now that the Shroud image is that of a real human form of a scourged, crucified man. It is not the product of an artist. The blood stains are composed of hemoglobin and also give a positive test for serum albumin. The image is an ongoing mystery and until further chemical studies are made, perhaps by this group of scientists, or perhaps by some scientists in the future, the problem remains unsolved. Why care? It doesn't prove anything one way or the other about Jesus, so in my mind, it is not a crucial artifact, and certainly shouldn't be used to prove or disprove somebody's faith. If the Shroud is ultimately proved to be a hoax, how big of a deal is that? I would say - religiously speaking - it is not a big deal at all. None of the Christian faith rests on The Shroud of Turin being genuine. While it is true that the burial cloth of Jesus is indeed mentioned a few times in the Bible, it is not given particular attention, and no central or tertiary claims of Christianity rest on the Shroud.  What if - somehow, someway, The Shroud was proven to be the genuine burial cloth of Jesus? I think that would be a HUGE deal...but not a religiously huge deal. Here's what I mean: If The Shroud could be authenticated, then what we would have is a cloth that was actually wrapped around the single most important and well-known person in all of history. Not only that, but we would have a near-photograph of Jesus, and we would know His size, and what He looked like. It would be incredible to know for sure whether or not The Shroud was genuine...but what would its genuineness prove? That Jesus existed? Sure, there are some people who doubt the existence of Jesus, but some people also doubt the moon-landing, and many other obvious facts of history but almost no serious scholar denies that Jesus existed. Would a genuine Shroud PROVE the resurrection of Jesus, which is the central claim of Christianity? Of course not! How could it? I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jesus rose from the dead, but The Shroud could neither prove nor disprove that. In my understanding, The Shroud is an amazing historical artifact - especially if it is proved genuine - but it is not an amazing focus of faith.  To wit, in John 5, Jesus strongly challenged the people who were following him and said:  39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,40 yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. A challenging verse that I think has application in this situation: The Shroud is not capable of saving people from their sins and should not be an object of religious veneration. All veneration and honor should go to Jesus. That said, The Shroud is still - if genuine - one of the most amazing pieces of history in the world. We should not worship it, but there is nothing wrong with being interested and fascinated by it. 

Today,  I think it would be helpful to have an episode that takes a broad and wide view of The Shroud - that covers all of the basics, so that we're all on the same page. That's the focus of this episode - let's call it an overview of The Shroud of Turin, but the material we cover won't all be introductory level.  As I mentioned in the first episode, I first heard about The Shroud way back in the very early 80s from In Search of.   PLAY CLIP Hearing Mr. Spock - Leonard Nimoy - talking about The Shroud was fascinating to my young mind, and understanding that their might - just might - be a possible artifact from the time of Jesus - that Jesus actually touched - that could actually have a real picture of Jesus - inarguably the most famous person that ever lived - was mind-blowing. So, I read up on The Shroud as I grew older. Most of my Presbyterian church leaders didn't believe in The Shroud - dismissing it as a Catholic hoax, but I wasn't fully convinced. The fact is - once you see pictures of it, then you begin to take it at least a little bit seriously. If The Shroud is a fake - it is an amazing one, and the deeper you dig into it, the more remarkable it becomes.  Some Terms You Should Know:  Icon:  An icon is a religious work of art, usually a painting. Sometimes icons are statues or carvings, or other artistic renderings. Most of the time those pictured in icons are Jesus, Mary, or other saints in the Bible. Some Christians, including many Reformed Christians, consider paintings of Jesus to be violations of the second commandment of the Bible - "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image" The oldest surviving icon of Jesus - dating from the 500s - is copied below. Let's answer 4 big questions today in our overview:  What exactly is The Shroud? The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth that is 14.5 feet long and 3 feet, 7 inches wide and has the somewhat faded negative image of a man on it.  Essentially think of the image like a photo-negative - the areas of dark and light are reversed. The darkest areas of the imprint of the man in The Shroud appear light, and vice-versa. The weave of The Shroud is a fine herringbone twill weave. I'm not an expert on textiles, but most experts that I've read seem to think that such a weave would have been possible and used in 1st century middle eastern areas. Like all things related to The Shroud, that is debatable.  The burial cloth of Jesus is indeed listed in the Scriptures, so we know that the body of Jesus was actually wrapped in a linen cloth. There is not enough of a description of that cloth to know whether or not The Shroud is similar. As many have pointed out, there is no Scripture whatsoever that seems to indicate some kind of miraculous imprint of Jesus was left on the burial cloths. To be fair, there is no Scripture to indicate that the disciples examined the cloths, only that they saw them. Considering that there is very little information in Scripture about what happened directly after the resurrection of Jesus, and that the Bible writers focused on The Great Commission there, I don't think it is a very strong argument from silence to say that because the Bible doesn't mention something miraculous regarding the burial cloths of Jesus, therefore it did not happen. John 19: 38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took His body away. 39 Nicodemus (who had previously come to Him at night) also came, bringing a mixture of about 75 pounds of myrrh and aloes. 40 Then they took Jesus' body and wrapped it in linen cloths with the aromatic spices, according to the burial custom of the Jews. 41 There was a garden in the place where He was crucified. A new tomb was in the garden; no one had yet been placed in it. John 20: 20 On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark. She saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she ran to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put Him!” 3 At that, Peter and the other disciple went out, heading for the tomb. 4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first. 5 Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, yet he did not go in. 6 Then, following him, Simon Peter came also. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. 7 The wrapping that had been on His head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself. 8 The other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, then entered the tomb, saw, and believed. 9 For they still did not understand the Scripture that He must rise from the dead.  The figure on The Shroud is interesting. He is tall - significantly taller than the average Jewish man of the first century, which was, according to different sources, somewhere between 5'2 and 5'5. The Shroud figure would be anything from around 5'8 to 6'2, with a figure around 5'11 seeming to be fairly likely. The man is well built and quite muscular, and has a beard, shoulder length hair, and a moustache. The Shroud is in excellent condition for its age, but not in mint condition. It has survived numerous fires and movings, and has some scars and singeing from fire. There were fourteen large patches and 16 or so smaller patches that were sewn onto The Shroud to repair it in the 1530s, all of those patches were removed in 2002 by a restoration team who sewed The Shroud onto a new cloth backing. What is the history of The Shroud? This question might have its own episode, because it is quite complex, and very, very disputed. Amongst the difficulties in determining the real history of The Shroud is the lack of photographic and artistic evidence, and the fact that there are more than one burial cloths that are claimed to be the burial cloth of Jesus. As you might know, the medieval period was quite focused on biblical relics, and many unscrupulous people profited greatly from displaying supposed pieces of the true cross, fingerbones of the apostles, grails used at The Last Supper, etc. Many who believe that The Shroud is genuine believe that the history of it can be traced all the way back to The Image of Edessa, which was supposedly given to King Abgar of Edessa by Thaddeus, one of the 70 disciples of Jesus mentioned in Luke 10 - possibly even the Judas Thaddeus that was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. However, the connection to The Shroud and The Image of Edessa is fairly disputed and tenuous, and we won't discuss it yet. The Shroud of Turin can clearly trace its history to the 1300s. Geoffroi de Charny was a well known and well respected French knight, who was known as a great warrior and a man of honor. He wrote three books in chivalry, served King Jean II, was a founding member of The Order of The Star, and carried the Oriflamme into battle. The what, you say? The Oriflamme was the royal battle standard (or flag) of the French army, and it was a significant honor to be the knight who carried this banner into battle. De Charny was killed by five English knights in the 1356 Battle of Poitiers against the English, and his king was taken captive. Historian Jean Froissart describes De Charny's fall in that battle: “There Sir Geoffroi de Charny fought gallantly near the king (and his fourteen-year-old son). The whole press and cry of battle were upon him because he was carrying the king's sovereign banner [the Oriflamme]. He also had before him his own banner, red, with three white shields. So many English and Gascons came around him from all sides that they cracked open the king's battle formation and smashed it; there were so many English and Gascons that at least five of these men at arms attacked one [French] gentleman. Sir Geoffroi de Charny was killed with the banner of France in his hand, as other French banners fell to earth. So, real life Game of Thrones kind of material here. De Charny was obviously a pretty amazing person. There is some question about how he acquired The Shroud, which we will go into later, but one of the first undisputed images of The Shroud comes from a Pilgrimage of Lirey medal that dates to de Charny's time and area.  To give you a bit further of an idea into the character of Geoffroi de Charny, we can go to the record of the happenings before The Battle of Poitiers, to a meeting amongst the British and French leadership recorded by English Knight John Chandos (on the opposing side of de Charny): The King, to prolong the matter and to put off the battle, assembled and brought together all the barons of both sides. Of speech there he (the King) made no stint. There came the Count of Tancarville, and, as the list says, the Archbishop of Sens (Guillaume de Melun) was there, he of Taurus, of great discretion, Charny, Bouciquaut, and Clermont; all these went there for the council of the King of France. On the other side there came gladly the Earl of Warwick, the hoary-headed (white or grey headed) Earl of Suffolk was there, and Bartholomew de Burghersh, most privy to the Prince, and Audeley and Chandos, who at that time were of great repute. There they held their parliament, and each one spoke his mind. But their counsel I cannot relate, yet I know well, in very truth, as I hear in my record, that they could not be agreed, wherefore each one of them began to depart. Then said Geoffroi de Charny: 'Lords,' quoth he, 'since so it is that this treaty pleases you no more, I make offer that we fight you, a hundred against a hundred, choosing each one from his own side; and know well, whichever hundred be discomfited, all the others, know for sure, shall quit this field and let the quarrel be. I think that it will be best so, and that God will be gracious to us if the battle be avoided in which so many valiant men will be slain.” The Shroud stayed in the Di Charny family until 1453 when it was transferred to the House of Savoy, a royal family in northern Italy. In 1389, a Bishop Pierre D'arcis actually wrote about The Shroud, and said that it was a fake. I'll quote from his letter,  and then give some reasons that his conclusion is controversial: The case, Holy Father, stands thus. Some time since in this diocese of Troyes the Dean of a certain collegiate church, to wit, that of Lirey, falsely and deceitfully, being consumed with the passion of avarice, and not from any motive of devotion but only of gain, procured for his church a certain cloth cunningly painted, upon which by a clever sleight of hand was depicted the twofold image of one man, that is to say, the back and front, he falsely declaring and pretending that this was the actual shroud in which our Saviour Jesus Christ was enfolded in the tomb, and upon which the whole likeness of the Saviour had remained thus impressed together with the wounds which He bore. This story was put about not only in the kingdom of France, but, so to speak, throughout the world, so that from all parts people came together to view it. And further to attract the multitude so that money might cunningly be wrung from them, pretended miracles were worked, certain men being hired to represent themselves as healed at the moment of the exhibition of the shroud, which all believed to the shroud of our Lord. The Lord Henry of Poitiers, of pious memory, then Bishop of Troyes, becoming aware of this, and urged by many prudent persons to take action, as indeed was his duty in the exercise of his ordinary jurisdiction, set himself earnestly to work to fathom the truth of this matter. For many theologians and other wise persons declared that this could not be the real shroud of our Lord having the Saviour's likeness thus imprinted upon it, since the holy Gospel made no mention of any such imprint, while, if it had been true, it was quite unlikely that the holy Evangelists would have omitted to record it, or that the fact should have remained hidden until the present time. Eventually, after diligent inquiry and examination, he discovered the fraud and how the said cloth had been cunningly painted, the truth being attested by the artist who had painted it, to wit, that it was a work of human skill and not miraculously wrought or bestowed. Accordingly, after taking mature counsel with wise theologians and men of the law, seeing that he neither ought nor could allow the matter to pass, he began to institute formal proceedings against the said Dean and his accomplices in order to root out this false persuasion. They, seeing their wickedness discovered, hid away the said cloth so that the Ordinary could not find it, and they kept it hidden afterwards for thirty-four years or thereabouts down to the present year. I would consider this memorandum to be one of the stronger evidences against the authenticity of The Shroud. It fails to be completely convincing, however, for three primary reasons: D'Arcis' memo mentions that the Lirey Shroud was painted, and the painter confessed. The Turin Shroud shows no evidence or sign whatsoever of being painted, and it has been carefully and chemically analyzed for paint. There are several other documents of the same time period that dispute what is in this memorandum. For instance, D'Arcis claims that his predecessor had The Shroud removed because it was a fake, but other documents from the time assert that The Shroud was removed for protection because of war nearby. It is possible – though not proven – that D'Arcis memo was motivated by political issues, or perhaps by competing relic claims. D'Arcis was the Bishop of Troyes – was he disturbed/bothered by people flocking to nearby Lirey to see The Shroud? While his letter claims he is not writing for competitive purposes, it is easy to see why a Bishop of a nearby town – lacking a profound relic – might be opposed to The Shroud drawing crowds elsewhere.  That said, I certainly appreciate his anti-profit and anti-swindling the faithful stance, and wish more churchmen of the time held to it. This alone gives the memo an air of authority and authenticity.  3. The memo is unsigned, unsealed, and not found in any official Vatican records. This likely means it was unsent to the Antipope. Did D'Arcis reconsider the authenticity of The Shroud? What made him withhold the sending of the memo? In 1418, Geoffroi De Charny's granddaughter Margaret, married Humbert of Villersexel, the Count De La Roche, and a significant noble. One month later, the leaders of the Chapel at Lirey, where The Shroud was being kept, temporarily gave it to Count Humbert for safekeeping at his castle Montfort. Humbert dies in 1438, and Margaret hangs onto The Shroud, much to the annoyance of the canons at Lirey, and they sue her in church court to get it back. Margaret takes The Shroud with her on a tour of France, where it is seen by many frenchmen. Margaret dies in 1460, and in 1464, Duke Louis I of Savoy agrees to pay the church at Lirey a yearly stipend, seemingly in exchange for The Shroud. Thus ownership of The Shroud essentially passed into the hands of The Savoy family.  While The Savoy family had possession of The Shroud, they primarily had it kept in  Sainte-Chapelle in Chambery, which was the capital city of the Savoy region. It also toured around France and the parts of modern day Italy, being showcased in Turin in 1473 and a few other times. Unfortunately, in 1532, near-disaster strikes as Fire breaks out in the Sainte Chapelle, Chambéry. Almost everything in the chapel is damaged and destroyed, but The Shroud manages to survive. The case it is held in is seriously damaged by the fire, which causes a drop of molten silver to melt through The Shroud, and several obvious scorch marks are made. That said, the damage is not fatal to any important parts of the image, and the sisters of Poor Clare, tasked with caretaking of The Shroud, repair it in 1534, and sew it onto a new backing called The Holland cloth. In 1578 the Shroud was taken to Turin with great fanfare by The Savoy family. Upon arrival, it is greeted by rifle salute, and displayed to a crowd of 40,000 later in the year. With only a few exceptions, The Shroud has remained in Turin to this day. What have scientific tests shown so far? This is a most controversial question, because there have been dozens of scientific inquiries. I'll briefly focus on two scientific inquiries here - STURP's research in the late 70s and the radiocarbon dating from 1988. The radiocarbon dating is the one everybody knows about, so let's start there. In April, 1988, a very small portion of The Shroud was removed - approximately 3 inches long and a little over half an inch wide. That strip was cut in half, and The Vatican stored half it away for future testing. The remaining strip, approximately 1.5 inches long and a little over half an inch wide, was divided into 3 strips and send to three separate labs in Arizona, Oxford, England, and Switzerland. All three labs came back with results that were very similar, and the consensus was that The Shroud material dated from somewhere between the 1200s and the 1300s, which proved the relic to be a medieval hoax in most people's minds.  As with everything Shroud wise, there have been many criticisms of the original testing. Noted chemist Ray Rogers has written and published one of the more interesting challenges noting that the chemical vanillin was readily found in the samples of The Shroud used for radiocarbon dating, but completely absent from other parts of the main body of The Shroud.  Rogers claimed in the scientific journal Thermochimica Acta, "The fact that vanillin cannot be detected in the lignin on shroud fibers, Dead Sea scrolls linen, and other very old linens indicate that the shroud is quite old. A determination of the kinetics of vanillin loss suggest the shroud is between 1300 and 3000 years old. Even allowing for errors in the measurements and assumptions about storage conditions, the cloth is unlikely to be as young as 840 years" I do not understand textile chemistry nearly well enough to dispute or confirm Rogers' findings, but I am intrigued by then. More recently, research Tristan Casabianca's team found that the 1988 carbon dating was unreliable, as only pieces from the edges of the cloth were radiocarbon tested. Many scholars believe that The Shroud, particularly the edge parts, might have been compromised significantly by several of the fires that have impacted it, especially the 1532 fire. That fire, as well as centuries of display and handling could, in their view, radically alter results from radiocarbon dating.  Casabianca obtained a lot of insight into the 1988 radiocarbon testing via a freedom of information inquiry, and upon examining the original data and process of testing, concluded, “The tested samples are obviously heterogeneous from many different dates. There is no guarantee that all these samples, taken from one end of the shroud, are representative of the whole fabric. It is, therefore, impossible to conclude that the Shroud of Turin dates from the Middle Ages.” Shroud researcher Russ Breault, upon reviewing Casabianca's newly uncovered information, stated,  “this tells us there is something anomalous with the single sample used to date The Shroud. This is something we have long suspected because the corner chosen was absolutely the most handled area of the cloth, exactly where it was held up by hand for hundreds of public exhibitions over the centuries. If you were looking for the worst possible sample location, you would choose from one of the two outside corners — right where the sample was cut in 1988.” That said, it should be considered here that no scientist that specializes in radiocarbon testing has raised significant questions about the method of dating used in the 1988 testing. Summary of Sturp's 1978 findings:  No pigments, paints, dyes or stains have been found on the fibrils. X-ray, fluorescence and microchemistry on the fibrils preclude the possibility of paint being used as a method for creating the image. Ultra Violet and infrared evaluation confirm these studies. Computer image enhancement and analysis by a device known as a VP-8 image analyzer show that the image has unique, three-dimensional information encoded in it. Microchemical evaluation has indicated no evidence of any spices, oils, or any biochemicals known to be produced by the body in life or in death. It is clear that there has been a direct contact of the Shroud with a body, which explains certain features such as scourge marks, as well as the blood. However, while this type of contact might explain some of the features of the torso, it is totally incapable of explaining the image of the face with the high resolution that has been amply demonstrated by photography. The basic problem from a scientific point of view is that some explanations which might be tenable from a chemical point of view, are precluded by physics. Contrariwise, certain physical explanations which may be attractive are completely precluded by the chemistry. For an adequate explanation for the image of the Shroud, one must have an explanation which is scientifically sound, from a physical, chemical, biological and medical viewpoint. At the present, this type of solution does not appear to be obtainable by the best efforts of the members of the Shroud Team. Furthermore, experiments in physics and chemistry with old linen have failed to reproduce adequately the phenomenon presented by the Shroud of Turin. The scientific consensus is that the image was produced by something which resulted in oxidation, dehydration and conjugation of the polysaccharide structure of the microfibrils of the linen itself. Such changes can be duplicated in the laboratory by certain chemical and physical processes. A similar type of change in linen can be obtained by sulfuric acid or heat. However, there are no chemical or physical methods known which can account for the totality of the image, nor can any combination of physical, chemical, biological or medical circumstances explain the image adequately. Thus, the answer to the question of how the image was produced or what produced the image remains, now, as it has in the past, a mystery. We can conclude for now that the Shroud image is that of a real human form of a scourged, crucified man. It is not the product of an artist. The blood stains are composed of hemoglobin and also give a positive test for serum albumin. The image is an ongoing mystery and until further chemical studies are made, perhaps by this group of scientists, or perhaps by some scientists in the future, the problem remains unsolved. Why care? It doesn't prove anything one way or the other about Jesus, so in my mind, it is not a crucial artifact, and certainly shouldn't be used to prove or disprove somebody's faith. If the Shroud is ultimately proved to be a hoax, how big of a deal is that? I would say - religiously speaking - it is not a big deal at all. None of the Christian faith rests on The Shroud of Turin being genuine. While it is true that the burial cloth of Jesus is indeed mentioned a few times in the Bible, it is not given particular attention, and no central or tertiary claims of Christianity rest on the Shroud.  What if - somehow, someway, The Shroud was proven to be the genuine burial cloth of Jesus? I think that would be a HUGE deal...but not a religiously huge deal. Here's what I mean: If The Shroud could be authenticated, then what we would have is a cloth that was actually wrapped around the single most important and well-known person in all of history. Not only that, but we would have a near-photograph of Jesus, and we would know His size, and what He looked like. It would be incredible to know for sure whether or not The Shroud was genuine...but what would its genuineness prove? That Jesus existed? Sure, there are some people who doubt the existence of Jesus, but some people also doubt the moon-landing, and many other obvious facts of history but almost no serious scholar denies that Jesus existed. Would a genuine Shroud PROVE the resurrection of Jesus, which is the central claim of Christianity? Of course not! How could it? I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jesus rose from the dead, but The Shroud could neither prove nor disprove that. In my understanding, The Shroud is an amazing historical artifact - especially if it is proved genuine - but it is not an amazing focus of faith.  To wit, in John 5, Jesus strongly challenged the people who were following him and said:  39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,40 yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. A challenging verse that I think has application in this situation: The Shroud is not capable of saving people from their sins and should not be an object of religious veneration. All veneration and honor should go to Jesus. That said, The Shroud is still - if genuine - one of the most amazing pieces of history in the world. We should not worship it, but there is nothing wrong with being interested and fascinated by it. 

As the caretaker of GreenplanetFM.com and its ‘container’ Ourplanet.org how did Tim come to obtain two powerful US web names - especially now that Sir David Attenborough is the main focus for Ourplanet.com ? Of the 7.7 billion humans who inhabit ‘our planet spaceship earth’ - more and more are rapidly recognising that ‘we are Crew’ - who have been ‘absent without leave’ - AWOL. Now the message and command of the moment is for all crew to return to their posts and consciously cooperate and collaborate to stabilise both the ship and its complement - and save the mission!  But more so, they are finding out that their ship is a Mothership - a ‘super living organism’ that science is belatedly holding back in recognising. Tim says that back in 1996, when living in Australia and the www was still in its infancy, he met a web savvy youth who helped him immensely in building a site and to register Ourplanet.org  At that time ourplanet.com - was registered to the United Nations. So Ourplanet.org was the only option. He was happy with this as our planet is an organism - in actual fact, a super organism - whom the Greeks called Gaia, which was the basis of how Tim saw our planet. To him it was not a ‘com’ or anything to do with commerce - it was an organic unfoldment.   How it all started: Liz coaxes and finds out about his upbring in a remote farming community in the rural sector of NZ, surrounded by many impoverished Maori - and his realisation that there is a lot of inequality in the world. First Breath on Earth. She starts with some history of Tim and his place of conception Te Poi (the Ball) and his emergence in Matamata (point, summit, bluff) now known as Middle Earth where Hobbiton is situated where scenes from the movie Lord of the Rings took place - So Tim admits to being a hobbit. Rural Upbring Liz draws Tim out on his early life, that there were many Maori living as neighbours and the extremely poor living conditions that they lived in. Living in two room shacks, no power for lights, hot water, stove, plumbed toilets etc and he recognised early how fortunate that he was being a dairy farmer’s son. (Albeit a cowboy). One of the more profound experiences in 1972 and 73 was driving 16,000 kilometres through Africa and hitch hiking and catching trains throughout East and Western Europe and then from London travelling overland back to NZ, hitching, bussing, plus trains (boat to Perth Australia and Sydney NZ by air). That having witnessed so much suffering in his journey at the age of 22 and 23 that he thought that it was too difficult to bring about change - so ‘let’s have a good time instead.’ However, not far at all from where he was acting out ‘being a party animal’ - he met some Auckland people who made him think ... What was it that nothing living was permanent?  Why are our bodies continually breaking down? Who built the Egyptian Great Pyramid? Why are we here and why now? What are UFO’s and ET’s. Who was Apollonius of Tyana - and how did he de-materialise his body in front of Emperor Domitian in Rome. These were some of the subject matter that came up that he had not given much, if any thought to or knew anything about. This situation - this turning point - where he hit ‘critical mass’ and experienced and realised a spiritual awakening that over a profound few weeks - changed him forever. This was a major epiphany that in a matter of days -  turned his world not only upside down - but inside out as well. This was when he realised that ‘we are spiritual beings having an earth experience.’ This metaphysical overhaul was so transformational that daily he was recognising that we humans had all been conditioned by hundreds if not thousands of old outmoded stereotypes - especially the financial power controllers, politics  - the war machine - but more so we were destroying the ecology and biosphere at the same time. That the destruction of nature had to stop - hence Tim had to make a stand. That since this time in the Christmas of 1974 - he has continued this quest to both further his questioning whilst at the same time saying - if I, a fairly simple human can experience a major epiphany for want of a more defined word, then everyone else can. We just have to find the will, search for truth and be courageous and honest. However at the same time, with no job or income - his name came up for an interview with Air NZ - and he was accepted as ‘a trolley dolly on a big tin budgie’ - As a steward, later called a Cabin Attendant - flying on DC 8’s DC10 and 747s and 767’s. Budgie - a native bird of Australia and an Aussie and Kiwi slang term for wide bodied planes - especially 747s. Also, in those days it was not commonly known that aircraft were burning off huge amounts of C02, and there were nowhere the number of aircraft in the sky at that time either.    Perceptions of Flying in Low Earth Orbit This shift to long distance air travel opened him up to the whole planet, to what he called ‘open university’ where he eventually flew Trans Pacific, Trans Continental North America and Trans Atlantic into Europe - plus Trans Australia and up into the Near East. Tim describes his perspective of flying as always ‘flying around the curve’  - he saw our planet from the outside looking in - Like the Timothy Leary, Moody Blues song - “He’s outside ... looking in.” That (we, living in) NZ could be perceived as being situated - tucked around the underside of our planet and that when a flight takes off from NZ - the plane after gaining height of 10,000 metres would hour after hour ‘claw’ its way ‘up the planet wall’ over the Tropic of Capricorn then after numerous hours pass over the equator and eventually the Tropic of Cancer and down into Los Angeles, 11 and half hours later. That during this long haul flight, our planet would be also rotating on its axis towards our eventual landing.      This planetary overview allowed Tim when he was able to, to study all the ancient civilisations that had come and gone, and what caused their eventual demise  - usually corruption of the psych or self caused environmental, for example cutting down of all the forest.. He also studied the various world religions as well, to see that at their start they offered so much for the human spirit. Visiting Global Centres of Holistic Learning Tim also visited many ashrams, intentional communities, centers of learning, going to festivals like the Mind Body and Spirit Expositions, Whole Life Expos - as well as visiting gurus, teachers on consciousness and metaphysical scientists and experts in their field. Also checking out new technologies, like the solar farms in California and the large windmill farms there as well. This led him on to follow up on hydrogen power and free energy devices among many other things as well.      Liz asks; What can we do to become Empowered Tim talks to the metaphor that we are all seeds and we are have been underground and in darkness that when a certain timing occurs - that with an impulse - moisture, warmth etc - that seed can sprout and put down a tap root and push up a stem - that breaks out into the light of the sun and ... not being surrounded by blackness any more. This is a huge transition for a seed - to be in the light. Then with photovoltaic leaves growing until the plant grows many - that eventually a bud, and then a blossom - to flower - petals open up - a fragrance of perfume may unveil itself - where does this essence go? (this process includes pollination). Can the perfume of a flower be seen as a metaphysical analogy for something beyond the physical? Is the essence of a flower a hidden message for us all? If we were deciduous as a tree for example, this could happen year after year after year … and in another way … an egg,  a caterpillar - chrysalis - butterfly and a metamorphosis. The cycles of life … That we are also an energy field in a greater universal energy field. “That every baby born into this realm is an energy bundle of exponential potential.”   So what can we do? Liz asks; Doing good in the world. * Lifting up people’s vibes * Pay it Forward - very easy to do - * Random Acts of Kindness * Being a Volunteer - As Volunteerism is the glue that is keeping our planetary society together. Lia and Tim volunteer for GreenplanetFM.com Tim plants voluntarily plants trees to sequester C02 out of the atmosphere. Ask yourself daily during a quiet  time. How much love is in your heart at the moment? Remember that all of humanity shares the same breath The holy breath … connects us all. Our Inner Candle That we all have an inner candle inside of us - that Tim shares this thought with children all the time and that we have to keep our inner candle burning - and strongly - that there is one thing that flames like - and that’s oxygen and by breathing deeply - as in Tai chi and Yoga - or meditation - we can feed our inner candle with the rich breath of oxygen, albeit 21% of our breath. We are a Global Family That we are all a global family that are slowly awakening into being - that we need to innovatively and consciously find ways to connect with our society and community. Grass Roots Change Connect as cells and with other cells and then clusters of cells to initiate localised ‘grass roots' change - together we can be the change that is so necessary We are a global family awakening to our connection through the sharing of the invisible breath. All 7.7 billion of us. References: This below is the 1996 web site. The graphics have gone a bit awry and the population figures are old - but the idea is still very relevant today. https://www.ourplanet.org/original-site/index.html https://www.ourplanet.org/original-site/spaceshp.htmlPart One https://www.ourplanet.org/original-site/wakeup.htmlPart Two https://www.ourplanet.org/original-site/gaia.htmlGaia Gaia sees us as flowering jewels of our planet and that as the petals open up towards the sun - we can realise that we can also grow into the light of our own true selves - and in essence realise our spirituality - as extensions of God. Our Planet Lends us bodies Lends us free air As well as free rain water And until recently - a free food chain What do we do in reciprocity? Hence Ourplanet.org and GreenplanetFM.com A work in progress. How should Crew respond when meeting other Extraterrestrial Civilisations? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvDAHmQ1_tw 3 minutes. Star Trek - Errand of Mercy Ps - I spoke directly with Spock - Leonard Nimoy when in Moscow in 1986 on a Peace Mission, about this particular episode and he said he remembered it well. (Tim) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j_aGdMinIM    5 minutes    Star Trek - The Transfiguration. Local Earth Situations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdneZ4fIIHE&t=4s    7 minutes    This is about our - Heart    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAObE1r_RFM        9 minutes    The Way-shower manifestos     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OibqdwHyZxk        3.5 minutes  Some of the Challengers. Thrive movie    Our Planet Spaceship Earth 1964 "We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent upon its vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committed for our safety to its security and peace; preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work, and, I will say, the love we give our fragile craft. We cannot maintain it half fortunate, half miserable, half confident, half despairing, half slave to the ancient enemies of man, half free in a liberation of resources undreamed of until this day. No craft, no crew can travel safely with such vast contradictions. On their resolution depends the survival of us all." Adlai Stevenson, John Kennedy’s US Ambassador to the United Nations, 2019 A message to Crew of Our Planet - Spaceship Earth Calling all crew … All crew to 'Action Stations' the ship needs you like never before … For eons she’s bequeathed us with her holy breath - Same with her sparkling waters - baptising our being to a higher frequency … And nourishing us with her tantalising foods. All within her overarching sun and moonlit vista’s, with eye quenching panoramas of her majestic biosphere and pulsating life. But, pirates have infiltrated the ships systems and leveraged into critical areas of control. These marauders have their hands on virtually all levers of power. Crew quarters have become expensive to live in - air, food and water quality are questioned. Inter deck fighting, wars and violence are throughout the ship, whilst drugs and alcohol are rife   Now propaganda has become the norm. Fragmentation, dysfunction and separation are causing alarm bells in more and more areas of our ship. At many levels, we are forced to give away more and more freedoms, whilst unknown agents snoop on every message and call. YET, there is a stirring throughout most decks, living quarters and compartments. A holistic notion - or knowing - that our spaceship is actually a mothership, that she is a colossal, living, pulsating - super organism from her - all life has issued. That we are here on board to be part of a greater galactic symphony - in a movement premised on team spirit, cooperation, creativity and fulfilment - of the potentialities of an unheralded, but exalted future - where a new human emerges … as a supra human the message being transmitted … that we at heart … are embryo gods and our time is now. We … are being compelled ... to wake up. If you wish to donate and assist GreenplanetFM share the message to all crew please click on this link. https://www.ourplanet.org/donate  Thank you . Naku Noa - Tim and Team - Lisa Er, Liz Gunn, Stephen Grant-Jones.  

“a slight nick” [SILV]    If you're a regular Sherlockian, you've likely discovered that many other people in this hobby also enjoy Star Trek (which makes the Spock / Leonard Nimoy connections all the more...fascinating, as Spock would say). But how often do you hear from a guest that Irene Adler was the Boba Fett of the Sherlock Holmes stories?   That's exactly one of the unusual and unique takes we got from Nick Martorelli, BSI ("Seventeen Steps"), the Headmaster of the Priory Scholars of New York, audio producer, and all-around good humored Sherlockian. Nick reminds us that looking across works as a whole, rather than at individual parts, can help us make more sense of things. He shares the premise of a major talk he recently gave at A Scintillation of Scions, which looked at the four long stories in the Sherlock Holmes Canon.    Plus, if you listen closely, you might hear Nick take a stab at the Priory Scholars school song and tease an upcoming Sherlockian audio book.   And don't forget to try your hand at the latest Canonical Couplet and win a prize – you don't need to be a  – now every listener is eligible to participate!       Please do consider becoming a . Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services.     Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites:       Links This episode:   on Twitter  on Twitter  on Facebook  by Margalit Fox (Penguin RandomHouse)   Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at  as well as through our accounts on , , and .   Please subscribe on the podcast provider of your choosing: , , , , ,  or  — or perhaps another we haven't listed here — and be kind enough to leave a rating and review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable.   Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).    

Con varios meses de retraso llega lo que en teoría fue el último estreno de temporada en México, con la tercera entrega del reboot de Star Trek. ¿Podrán el equipo de Kirk, Bones y Spock mantener el interés generado por el relanzamiento estarwarizante de JJ Abrams? Ya se saben la fórmula, pueden escuchar el podcast en el reproductor o dar click derecho y seleccionar la opción "guardar como" aquí.  Además de esto, pueden suscribirse y escucharnos en iTunes, Player.fm, Spreaker,Soundcloud, Stitcher, Tune In, Acast, Poddirectory, iVoox, Hearthis.at y recuerden que si son banda, pueden darnos like en Facebook. Cuestionando su papel en la vida es que Kirk (Chris Pine) se encuentra con una misión. Sin darse tiempo para reflexionar si vale la pena continuar con una Federación a la que entró solo para demostrar que era capaz de hacerlo, como su padre, es que encabeza una misión de rescate en terreno poco explorado. A su vez, Spock (Zackary Quinto) duda sobre continuar en el equipo, especialmente tras el deceso de Spock (Leonard Nimoy), quien marca el estándar de vida que vale la pena vivir para un vulcano. Afortunadamente estas crisis personales son aderezadas con humor, adrenalina, aventura y bastante acción, gracias a la mano experta de Justin Lin y el guionado de Simon Pegg.  Siendo una franquicia que ha dado cientos de horas de entretenimiento entre las distintas series y películas que se han generado bajo el nombre de Viaje a las Estrellas, es un poco difícil permanecer fresco y lograr la atención del público. Su último gran movimiento vino de la mano de JJ Abrams quien al hacer un relanzamiento en una realidad paralela logró exitosamente el atraer nuevas audiencias sin alienar a los seguidores de la vieja escuela. Para el cambio de batuta tenemos a Justin Lin quien tiene amplio conocimiento en el manejo franquiciatario, tanto en series de televisión como True Detectives o Community, como en sagas como Rápidos y Furiosos. Curiosamente este tipo de experiencia lo vuelve un candidato ideal ya que muestra nuevamente tener la capacidad de divertir a la audiencia con juguetes ajenos. Mientras que el cast multicultural es una representación utópica del futuro planteado por Gene Roddenberry, la realidad es que el mismo es solo un equipo colorido para el lucimiento de los personajes principales, los cuales afortunadamente son blancos (recordemos que ninguna otra raza está tan capacitada para salvar países, planetas o galaxias, según las enseñanzas de Hollywood). Afortunadamente en esta ocasión tenemos una variación sobre el juego de personajes principales, ya que curiosamente en la santísima trinidad de Star Trek, poco se ha explotado la relación entre Bones (Karl Urban) y Spock, siendo sus interacciones las que se aprovechan para el lucimiento de momentos humorísticos cortesía del texto de Simon Pegg.  Mientras que Marvel se ha establecido exitosamente con la creación de su universo cinematográfico en el que tristemente cada película parece solo otro episodio televisivo de tu serie de tipos en mallas favorita, Star Trek tiene que justificar la existencia de sus películas ya que sus personajes vienen de la pantalla chica. ¿Por qué pagar por ver algo que eventualmente se podrá ver gratuitamente en casa? Por la espectacularidad traída por el director. Persecuciones espaciales, en motocicleta o simplemente corriendo son manejadas de manera efectiva por Justin Lin, quien nos trae una de las más espectaculares secuencias de acción en el cine reciente y en donde además se da el lujo de usar música clásica que ya ha sido presentada por directores más reconocidos que él, pero ahora es utilizada de una manera distinta, mostrando que a pesar de que la cinta podría ser solo otra más de la saga, tiene una identidad propia y es capaz de asombrar al espectador incluso usando los mismos ingredientes de la receta de la casa.  A final de cuentas Ster Trek Beyond es de esas cintas q

This Would Sound So Much Better in the Original Klingon Johnny and Brian continue the “monthly” reviews of all the Star Trek movies, this time out they are talking about Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country. This Trek outing seems to be part of the trend with the Nicholas Meyer directed movies, it is definitely the high note this group deserved to go out on. Summary Capt. James Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterprise are carrying Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner) to Earth to negotiate a peace treaty with the United Federation of Planets. The ship appears to fire on a Klingon vessel, and Gorkon is killed in the subsequent confusion. Kirk and the ship’s doctor, Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley), are arrested for murder, leaving Spock (Leonard Nimoy) to figure out who is behind the attack and save the negotiations. Release date: December 6, 1991 Director: Nicholas Meyer Screenplay: Leonard Nimoy, Gene Roddenberry, Nicholas Meyer,Denny Martin Flinn, Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner Cast William Shatner … Captain James T. Kirk Leonard Nimoy … Spock DeForest Kelley … Dr. Leonard McCoy James Doohan … Scotty Walter Koenig … Chekov Nichelle Nichols … Uhuru George Takei … Captain Hikaru Sulu...

Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down Star Trek! Star Trek is a 2009 American science fiction adventure film directed by J. J. Abrams, written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the 11th film of the Star Trek film franchise and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original Star Trek television series, portrayed by a new cast and the first in the reboot series. The film follows James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) aboard the USS Enterprise as they combat Nero (Eric Bana), a Romulan from their future who threatens the United Federation of Planets. The story takes place in an alternate reality because of time travel by both Nero and the original Spock (Leonard Nimoy). The alternate timeline was created in an attempt to free the film and the franchise from established continuity constraints while simultaneously preserving original story elements. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Fulkultur-gänget om sin kärlek till det det där andra Star-universumet. Det bästa av och med tv-serierna och filmerna fram till idag. Allt om varför man bara måste bege sig dit ingen människa färdats tidigare. Länklista The Original Series (TOS), 1966 - 1969 The City on the Edge of Forever (Säsong 1, avsnitt 28)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_on_the_Edge_of_Forever Mirror, mirror (Säsong 2, avsnitt 4)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror,_Mirror_(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series) Trouble with Tribbles (Säsong 2, avsnitt 15)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trouble_with_Tribbles   The Animated Series, 1973 - 1974 Yesteryear (Säsong 1, avsnitt 2)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesteryear_(Star_Trek:_The_Animated_Series)   The Next Generation (TNG), 1987 - 1994 The Measure of a Man (Säsong 2, Avsnitt 9)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Measure_of_a_Man_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation) Q Who (Säsong 2, avsnitt 16)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_Who Yesterdays Enterprise (Säsong 3, avsnitt 15)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday%27s_Enterprise Best of Both Worlds (Säsong 3 och 4, avsnitt 26 och 1)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_of_Both_Worlds_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation) Cause and Effect (Säsong 5, avsnitt 18)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cause_and_Effect_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation) The Inner Light (Säsong 5, avsnitt 25)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inner_Light_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation) All Good Things... (Säsong 7, avsnitt 25 och 26)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Good_Things..._(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation)   Deep Space 9 (DS9), 1993 - 1999 The Wire (Säsong 2, avsnitt 22)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire_(Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine) Our man Bashir (Säsong 4, avsnitt 10)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Man_Bashir Trials and Tribble-actions (Säsong 5, avsnitt 6)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trials_and_Tribble-ations The Magnificent Ferengi (Säsong 6, avsnitt 10)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magnificent_Ferengi Far beyond the Stars (Säsong 6, Avsnitt 13)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Beyond_the_Stars In the Pale Moonlight (Säsong 6, avsnitt 19)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Pale_Moonlight   Voyager, 1995 - 2001 Deadlock (Säsong 2, avsnitt 21)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadlock_(Star_Trek:_Voyager) Worst Case Scenario (Säsong 3, avsnitt 25)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worst_Case_Scenario_(Star_Trek:_Voyager) Scorpion (Säsong 3 och 4, avsnitt 26 och 1)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_(Star_Trek:_Voyager) Equinox (Säsong 5 och 6, avsnitt 26 och 1)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox_(Star_Trek:_Voyager)   Enterprise, 2001 - 2005 Unexpected (Säsong 1, avsnitt 5)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unexpected_(Star_Trek:_Enterprise) A Night in Sickbay (Säsong 2, avsnitt 5)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Night_in_Sickbay Babel One (Säsong 4, avsnitt 12)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babel_One In a Mirror, Darkly (Säsong 4, avsnitt 18 och 19)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Mirror,_Darkly These Are the Voyages... (Säsong 4, avsnitt 22)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Are_the_Voyages…   Filmer Star Trek - The Motion Picture (Robert Wise, 1979)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Nicholas Meyer, 1982)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_II:_The_Wrath_of_Khan Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Leonard Nimoy, 1984)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_III:_The_Search_for_Spock Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Leonard Nimoy, 1986)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_IV:_The_Voyage_Home Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (William Shatner, 1989)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_V:_The_Final_Frontier Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Nicholas Meyer, 1991)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_VI:_The_Undiscovered_Country Star Trek Generations (David Carson, 1994)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_Generations Star Trek: First Contact (Jonathan Frakes, 1996)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_First_Contact Star Trek: Insurrection (Jonathan Frakes, 1998)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Insurrection Star Trek: Nemesis (Stuart Baird, 2002)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Nemesis

To Boldly Go To An Alternate Timeline On this special bonus episode on Leap Day of all days, Johnny and Brian review J.J. Abrams’ first foray into his alternate timeline Star Trek. Check out the episode and Brian swears he isn’t holding Johnny hostage. Star Trek (2009) Story: The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father’s legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful, time-traveling Romulan creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time. About Filming: Principal photography commenced on November 7, 2007 and ended on March 27, 2008. The film was shot in various locations around California and Utah. Abrams wanted to avoid using bluescreen and greenscreen, opting to use sets and locations instead. Heavy secrecy surrounded the film’s production and was under the fake working title Corporate Headquarters. Industrial Light & Magic used digital ships for the film, as opposed to the previous films in the franchise. Production for the film concluded by the end of 2008. Cast & Crew: Director: J.J. Abrams Writers: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, (created by Gene Roddenberry) Staring: Chris Pine … Kirk Zachary Quinto … Spock Leonard Nimoy … Spock Prime Eric...

Gänget diskuterar hur och när människan tar det stora steget och börjar kolonisera vårt solsystem, och vad som skrivits och filmats kring detta. Från Aniara till The Martian. Mängder av läs- och titt-tips! Med Joakim Bennet, Ida Lindkvist, Jakob Nilsson och Jacob Hugosson   Länklista The Expanse (James S. A. Corey, serie 2011-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expanse_(novel_series) The Expanse (SyFy, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, 2015-)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expanse_(TV_series) Aniara (Harry Martinsson, 1956)https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniara Home Fires (Gene Wolfe, 2011)http://www.wolfewiki.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=WolfeWiki.HomeFires SpaceXhttp://www.spacex.com/about Mars colonial transporterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Colonial_Transporter Mars Onehttp://www.mars-one.com NASA Journey to Marshttps://www.nasa.gov/content/nasas-journey-to-mars Earth 2, avsnitt 1 ( Michael Duggan m.fl.,1994–1995)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52gCUsb4S9c Battlestar Galactica (Ronald D. Moore, 2004-2009https://se.hbonordic.com/series/all-series Liftarens Guide till Galaxen, (Douglas Adams, 1979)https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liftarens_guide_till_galaxen_(roman) Teknikens Under Aktuellt från rymd, land och hav i text och teckningar. Illustrationer av Sune Envall.http://www.seriesam.com/cgi-bin/guide?s=Teknikens+under+(1976) Universums Öde - George Johansson- Uppbrott från jorden (1979)- Planetjakten (1980)- På okänd planet (1982)- Datorernas död (1983)- Barn av Andromeda (1986)http://www.georgejohansson.se/universums-ode/ Mars trilogy - Kim Stanley Robinson- Red Mars (1993)- Green Mars (1994)- Blue Mars (1996)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_trilogy Heechee Saga - (Frederik Pohl)- Gateway (1977)- Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (1980)- Heechee Rendezvouz (1984)- The Annals of the Heechee (1987)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heechee The Martian (Andy Weir, 2011)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(Weir_novel) Babylon 5 (J. Michael Straczynski, 1994-1998)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105946/ Star Trek Enterprise (Rick Berman, Brannon Braga,2001-2005)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244365 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn (Nicholas Meyer, 1982)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084726 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Leonard Nimoy,1984)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088170 Star Trek: First Contact (Jonathan Frakes, 1997)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117731 Chasm City (Alastair Reynolds, 2001) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasm_City

As Adm. James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Capt. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) monitor trainees at Starfleet Academy, another vessel from the United Federation of Planets is about to try out the planet-creating Genesis Device in a seemingly deserted portion of space. In the process, two of Kirk’s officers are captured by Khan (Ricardo Montalban), an […]

Assessing this week's CPAC event in Washington, D.C. Rand Paul wins the straw poll, Scott Walker comes in second. A review of Jeb Bush's awkward performance, which earned plentiful "boos" from the audience. Meanwhile, the wait continues for this program's very first "Pro-Jeb" caller. Also, Walker now claims to be opposed to amnesty for illegal immigrants. Plus, a memorial discussion on the passing of "Spock" -- Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek -- with music and listener calls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.