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Join Keith and Marshal as they trek with Michael Burnham, Commander Saru, Lieutenant Paul Stamets, Ensign Tilly, Captain Gabriel Lorca, and the rest of the crew of the USS Discovery.  Witness the beginning and height of the Federation-Klingon War, the birth of the Spore Drive, and many more adventures along the way. To download, right-click here and then click SaveJoin the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards.Timecode          Episode Title00:13:12            "The Vulcan Hello"00:25:00            "Battle at the Binary Stars"00:34:05            "Context Is for Kings"00:45:06            "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry"00:52:29            "Choose Your Pain"01:03:54            "Lethe"01:10:13            "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad"01:15:39            "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"                                                    01:23:09            "Into the Forest I Go"To comment on this or any episode:Send comments and/or recordings to journeyintopodcat@gmail.comTweet us us TwitterPost a comment on Facebook here

[STD406] Earl runs the show this episode, spore driving us through Star Trek: Discovery season four episode six, “Stormy Weather”. Herein we delve into the varied and ranging emotional depth […]

Dayton Ward: Somewhere to Belong.     The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery was hurled into the 31st century and it left a lot of lingering questions for fans as season 4 picked up with everyone seeming to be completely fine with the massive change in their lives. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt welcome author Dayton Ward to talk about his new book, Somewhere to Belong that fills in the gaps between seasons 3 and 4 of Star Trek: Discovery. We discuss the setting, the Xaheans, storylines, mental health, writing with shows in production, the spore drive, writing advanced tech, movie night, the legacy, what's next and our final thoughts.  In the new we review the annual issue of the Star Trek comic.   News Star Trek Annual 2023 (00:03:31)            Feature: Dayton Ward The Setting (00:10:58) The Xaheans (00:16:42) Storylines (00:25:16) Mental Health (00:27:59) Writing With Shows in Production (00:34:22) The Spore Drive (00:40:06) Writing Advanced Tech (00:47:33) Movie Night (00:51:13) The Legacy (00:54:04) What's Next (00:56:35)         Final Thoughts (01:03:46) Hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt  Guest  Dayton Ward Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

Dayton Ward: Somewhere to Belong. The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery was hurled into the 31st century and it left a lot of lingering questions for fans as season 4 picked up with everyone seeming to be completely fine with the massive change in their lives. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt welcome author Dayton Ward to talk about his new book, Somewhere to Belong that fills in the gaps between seasons 3 and 4 of Star Trek: Discovery. We discuss the setting, the Xaheans, storylines, mental health, writing with shows in production, the spore drive, writing advanced tech, movie night, the legacy, what's next and our final thoughts. In the new we review the annual issue of the Star Trek comic. News Star Trek Annual 2023 (00:03:31) Feature: Dayton Ward The Setting (00:10:58) The Xaheans (00:16:42) Storylines (00:25:16) Mental Health (00:27:59) Writing With Shows in Production (00:34:22) The Spore Drive (00:40:06) Writing Advanced Tech (00:47:33) Movie Night (00:51:13) The Legacy (00:54:04) What's Next (00:56:35) Final Thoughts (01:03:46) Hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt Guest Dayton Ward Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

A pop culture episode! Shea educates Julia about Star Trek since she has never seen it before, and specifically talks about how writers take inspiration from real life to create Star Trek episodes. The Spore Drive was inspired by Earth's own mycelial network, aka mushrooms! If you have any comments, questions or corrections to make and want a chance for it to be shared at the end of one of the episodes, send us an email at thewitching.podcast@gmail.com! If you would like to sponsor a future episode, fill out the form linked below! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkTOV6u-vijKze_3CCuyOSEigfaa0aFA_3HMhJyXXWGzoMqA/viewform Sources below: Star Trek: Discovery Series (Paramount+) Fantastic Fungi (Netflix)

Burnham and Book make a Jail Break! The Beatles Get Back, Stamets comes close to killing us all, and that is really saying something. Culber needs some brutal honesty, but Kovich has a 2:00, And Saru Gets into a screaming match but maintains control with a Kill-Switch. -Brought to you by Section 31- 00:00 Episode 102 00:30 Exploding Tribbles! 02:50 Miss Hap 03:20 Making an Example 04:00 "Discipline" 04:50 Power Wash 05:14 Tribble Glitter-Bomb? 05:50 Canibal Tribbles On the Run 06:30 Buffing it out 06:55 Thank you Patreons! https://patreon.com/starfleetunderground 07:43 LeVar Burton to Host Spelling Bee - https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/12/16/levar-burton-host-scripps-national-spelling-bee/8932334002/ 08:30 Amazon Documentary - Shatner In Space - https://www.amazon.com/Shatner-in-Space/dp/B09NCH5D56 09:00 #penisrocket 10:07 Jessie Gender - Twitter @jessiegender Sex in Star Trek: Exploring Gene Roddenberry's Sexual Frontier - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxqQwAVEbM8 11:40 New Star Trek Game - Star Trek: Resurgence https://www.startrek-resurgence.com/ 13:15 Star Trek Discovery S4E5 - "The Examples" 13:25 Teaser - "DMA Breakthru" 14:22 Disappears And Comes Back 14:35 Shout out USS Janeway 15:00 Freaking out about Zora 15:20 Who? The Doctor? 16:00 Who were the...? 17:05 Nothing in space just disappears. 17:30 Booker and Stamets 18:00 Ruon Tarka vs Stamets 19:50 Bring in more cups 20:30 Blood and Semen Samples 21:08 It's a Spore Drive, not a Sperm Drive 22:28 Unknown Species 10-C 23:00 Jett's Back! 24:30 DOTS with Dildos 25:50 It would be "Iconic" 26:00 What if Q? 26:41 Act I - "The Examples" 27:50 The Magistrate from Radvek V 28:30 Foot Fetish 29:20 There's a lot I can improve on 30:20 Mashed Potatoes and a Pea 31:20 The Jail Break 32:00 Beatles with buzz-saws in their butts 33:00 I'm sure we're getting sued now 33:30 Relationship Stuff 36:00 Act II - "The Saru Scream WWE Edition" 37:56 Kovich Therapy 39:50 Imprisoned for what? 40:43 What kind of jail break is this? Let's debate this 41:15 Locked away for being a Karen 41:42 Does Deterrence Work? 42:56 Michael Greyeyes was great! 44:05 Galley Leo? 44:30 Common Ground - Neural Lock 45:35 Great Science Was Never Accomplished With Caution? 46:00 Saru's Scream 48:30 Not Escaping Prison 50:00 Act III - "Near Death" 50:45 The Grumpy Lady 50:50 The Kill Switch 51:58 Saved by The Beatles! The Beetle Blowjob 53:40 Personality Disorder? I need to talk to your manager. This is the worst jail break I've ever been on. 56:00 Trusting Felix? Prison Movie Triggers 56:35 Hiding the Orb 57:30 Tribble Butt-Beads? 58:19 Act IV - "Starfleet's In Charge, Beeyotch!" 59:27 The Trophey 1:00:00 A Happy Ending 1:00:57 Forced Choice 1:01:30 M.A.S.H. 1:02:20 Felix's Remorse 1:02:40 Burnham and Booker's Relationship 1:03:20 Smooth Relationship 1:03:40 The Magistrate - I hope you find a more just society 1:05:50 Zora's Empathy 1:09:15 Culbert and Stamets Relationship moment 1:10:30 Tarrak's Motives 1:13:20 Finding out what makes something go Tick Tick Boom 1:13:55 Don't Play With Fuses 1:14:30 Murphy's Law, or Darwinism? 1:15:50 Hypergiant and Future Questions 1:18:18 AR Wall Thanks for listening! Now on Patreon! https://patreon.com/starfleetunderground Email: thecollective@starfleetunderground.com Website: starfleetunderground.com Twitter: twitter.com/StarfleetUnderG Instagram: instagram.com/starfleetunderground Facebook: facebook.com/starfleetunderground YouTube: www.youtube.com/Qtsy16 Explicit

Captain Pike successfully fools some religious folks. Join your moral-quandary-loving hosts as they discuss the classic Trek vibe of this episode, story opportunities that were hinted at but not expanded upon, and Saru's bawdy joke directed at sexy Captain Pike. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven't had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: Alien espionage goes awry in Star Trek: Voyager's 'Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy'! Note that this and all episodes of the It's Got Star Trek podcast contain explicit language and, frankly, an unnecessary amount of offensive content, so the show is intended only for adults and really really cool kids. Check out the Feedspot list of Top 60 Star Trek Podcasts for 2021. Please utilize one of the following options if you have an interest in contacting your hosts: Email us at feedback@itsgotstartrek.com Twitter us @ItsGotStarTrek Instagramaphone us @ItsGotStarTrek Facebookify us @ItsGotStarTrek Watch a static image while listening to the podcast on YouTube Telephone us at 202-456-1414 You can also visit www.itsgotstartrek.com and leave a comment or head on over to the It's Got Everything subreddit to join the discussion. Don't say we didn't give you options here!

Trek Table Episode 005 -This episode of Trek Table explores Episode 4, Captain Lorca, Burnham’s accountability journey and the path of the Klingon’s uniting under the light of T’Kuvma. We’ll jump into the spore drive, Kitty - the Ripper and much more! Marie Has Questions, Claudia leads us through Discovery Design and Maya is back with Space Runway. Segment Highlights Holding Trek Space Trek Table Question 1 Recap Popcorn Marie Has Questions Design 3188 Trek Table Question 2 Space Runway Thematix Trek Table Question 3 Signal Boost Final Thoughts Spoiler Alert Gratitude   Signal Boost:    BLACK GIRLS CODE Trek Table believes that Black History Month is every month - but as February comes to an end - we want to amplify: Black Girls Code - their goal:  to increase the number of women of color in the digital space by empowering girls of color ages 7 to 17 to become innovators in STEM fields, leaders in their communities, and builders of their own futures through exposure to computer science and technology.  If you are looking for an organization to support with money or time or resource - we invite you to support Black Girls Code.Com The links are in our chat and the episode notes. www.blackgirlscode.com   CARAVANA: A DIGITAL ARTS SHOW MOBILIZING CENTRAL AMERICAN ART Caravana Digital Art Show Mobilizing Central American Art   - March 10th and April 15, Opening on March 11th.....CARAVANA: Mobilizing Central American Art (1984–Present) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Curated by Fátima Ramírez (@fatimers), Mauricio Ramírez, and Josué Rojas (@josue.rojas.art) CARAVANA: Mobilizing Central American Art (1984–Present), is a multidisciplinary traveling exhibition that centers U.S. Central American artists living in California as well as across the United States to examine their lived experiences in relation to the impact of mass migration, family separation, and the legacy of political action and solidarity with the people of Central America. CARAVANA: Mobilizing Central American Art (1984–Present) can be viewed online through the Virtual Gallery Experience, dropping March 10, 2021  https://somarts.org/event/caravana/     Follow our Musicians: @Quetzalmusic on Instagram   Follow our Hosts: Alison De La Cruz IG: @picsbydela Twitter: @TweetsbyDeLa Marie Reine Velez @mariezpz Maya Chinchilla  IG: @maya_chapina   http://www.mayachinchilla.com/ Claudia Alick @calling up justice https://linktr.ee/callingupjustice   Follow Us: @TrekTable on Instagram @TrekTable1 on Twitter @trektablpodcast on Facebook

Star Trek: Age of Discovery is a fan podcast for the Star Trek Universe shows including CBS All Access shows STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, STAR TREK: PICARD, STAR TREK: SHORT TREKS, and STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS.Subscribe to Star Trek: Age of Discovery in Apple Podcast by CLICKING HERE. Also, the show is available on Google Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRADIO.Email the show at startrekaod@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter at @StarTrekAoD and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/StarTrekAoD/. Visit our website at http://startrekaod.net where we offer additional articles on Star Trek canon, interesting sidebar issues, and aspects of the show.How to watch Star Trek: DiscoveryStar Trek: Discovery is available exclusively in the USA on CBS All Access. It airs in Canada on CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streams on CraveTV. It is available on Netflix everywhere else in the world.How to watch Star Trek: Lower DecksStar Trek: Lower Decks is available exclusively in the USA on CBS All Access. It airs in Canada on Space and streams on CraveTV. Currently, it isn't available anywhere else in the world.How to watch Star Trek: PicardStar Trek: Picard is available exclusively in the USA on CBS All Access. It airs in Canada on Space and streams on CraveTV. It is available on Amazon Prime everywhere else in the world.2021 © Star Trek: Age of Discovery

Brandi, Chris, and Dave discuss S3E12, "There Is a Tide…", which also marks the 800th instalment of Star Trek since the original series premiered. Expect many tangents, including Die Hard, classic SNL, Daft Punk Regulators, and Indiana Jones.

After receiving a message from Book, Burnham and Georgiou embark on a rogue mission to find him, leaving Saru to pick up the pieces with Admiral Vance. Meanwhile, Stamets forms an unexpected bond with Adira. In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss "Scavengers" and why Star Trek: Discovery writes bad love songs. Plus! The guys talk about Saru getting in trouble, 32nd century communicators, and tinkering with the Spore Drive. Are you looking for older episodes? Find this and every other episode at The Pensky Podcast! Thanks for listening. Stay connected: • https://thepenskyfile.com/links/ • e-mail: thepenskyfilevideo(at)gmail.com

After reuniting with what remains of Starfleet and the Federation, the USS Discovery and its crew must prove that a 930 year old crew and starship are exactly what this new future needs. In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss "Die Trying" and the sweet relief of finally finding the Federation. Plus! The guys talk about the incoherence of Michael Burnham, Culber abdicating his responsibility, and the fact that the Federation seems unimpressed by the Spore Drive. Are you looking for older episodes? Find this and every other episode at The Pensky Podcast! Thanks for listening. Stay connected: • https://thepenskyfile.com/links/ • e-mail: thepenskyfilevideo(at)gmail.com

The third season of Star Trek: Discovery is almost upon us so Kneel Before Pod had to put right what was once wrong and do a long delayed discussion of the second season. The first in our two part Star Trek: Discovery podcast series covers up to and including episode 7 "Light and Shadows" where we discuss the arrival of Captain Pike, adherence to canon and to Spore Drive or not to Spore Drive? Craig can be found on this very site and Chris can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 3pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM as well as on many of the previous podcasts Show Notes Kneel Before The Dune trailer The Wandavision trailer She-Hulk casting Ms. Marvel production movement Rise Against Microsoft buys Bathesda The Uncharted movie set photos Reviews Craig's reviews of Star Trek: Discovery season 2 Craig's reviews of Marvel's Inhumans Craig's reviews of Star Trek Picard season 1 Craig's review of Tomb Raider Craig's review of Tenet Podcasts Marvel's Inhumans Star Trek: Picard season 1 Misc The Medical Tricorder contest The Dune real time strategy game "House of M" The Tom King Vision run of comics Music Görkem Berk Ağar’s cover of the “Star Trek: Discovery main theme” and his YouTube channel If you enjoyed what you heard here then please do subscribe to Kneel Before Pod on iTunes, YouTube or any major podcasting app you can think of. If you have any feedback then we’d love to hear it. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter or just make yourself known in the comments section below.

This week we get your ship's computer a subscription to Turner Classic Movies, things go dark when we talk about nightmares, Tilly had some espressos and meets a new friend, and if you can't explain it, it might totally be aliens, and mute your Alexa because we might enable Black Alert. -Brought to you by Section 31- Nathan Adams Heather Ferris Rocky Robinson 1:00 Special Guest Ryan - Ex-Borg Secret Agent 1:50 License to Assimilate 2:00 Stirred, not shaken 3:00 Short Trek Calypso - Romance with hot-sounding computer 3:30 Cliff-notes: You're ship has an AI that abducts people 4:00 Zora - Zelda related? 4:30 Ryan's new to Short Treks...And Will Smith reference #1 5:00 Pre-cursor to Season 3? 7:14 Sentient Ship? Give it video games and Turner Classics 7:30 Quarantine life - Dancing and Taco Tuesday's 8:30 AI Emotions - Real? or Really programmed? 10:46 Star Trek - Grounded in reality? 11:46 Commodore 64 - Spore Drive not included 12:45 Will Smith reference # 2. Save the girl, or save Will Smith? 14:00 AI evolves? 14:40 Escape pods and Betty Boop, just like that Next Generation episode? 15:30 Music choices in Star Trek - You gotta fight for your right to live long and prosper? 16:12 Why is it named Calypso? *Not to do with Fred Astaire 16:45 Zora knows Tom Cruise? And the Holo-dancer is a vampire? 17:40 Funny Face - It's a movie 18:00 Calypso is a nymph 19:30 Dancing with a hologram 20:40 He's a family man 21:45 Favors for Nintendo play 22:40 Holo-addiction, Video game addiction 24:46 Funny Face - Naked Gun reference? 25:45 New Eden - Felt like a TOS and TNG episode 26:30 Spock's Deviant Art Account 26:50 Nightmares! 31:30 That's why they have counselors in Starfleet 32:30 PTSD in Starfleet - Deep Space Nine Paper Moon reference 33:20 Subjects covered in Star Trek. It's a Sci-Fi show, but...The human element 34:50 Too many tabs open? 37:07 Cloning Scarlet Johansson? Clothes are optional 38:00 Combining all the religions 38:30 Science vs religion? 39:00 Magic = technology? 39:44 Aliens = God? 40:00 Get beamed down, become a god! 41:30 Orville shout outs 42:00 Alien Jehovah Witnesses...The Borg?! 43:00 Pike open to religion? 44:30 Skeptics 45:45 Missed joke opportunity of the week:"...If aliens landed on the White House Lawn..." 46:46 The word of the week is Pilgrimage 47:17 That church was lit! 48:30 Alexa: Black Alert! 49:30 Getting a Black Alert in your ear at STLV. 50:00 "We are the Borg" guy makes Nathan giggle like a school girl 50:50 Meeting celebs at STLV...Like the Gorn guy 52:40 STLV it's like a family 53:07 Will it be cancelled this year? Trying to keep it positive, in modern times. 55:40 Put Rocky in front of people? 56:00 Heather in a Gorn costume? 56:20 Tilly's new friend - Espresso related? 57:20 The Double Janeway 58:15 Spoiler Alert - Spore creature's world being destroyed? Unintended consequences 1:00:00 Every reaction has an equal and opposite reaction 1:00:30 Klingon Xylophone Marching Band ribs 1:01:00 Kids, phasers are not toys. 1:01:30 Starfleet - They can fix anything! 1:02:15 Fixing by imagination in Picard 1:01:45 No shopping from Ferengi 1:03:30 Ferengi Borg? 1:03:50 Why doesn't Jonathon Frakes just direct everything? 1:06:00 Tilly doesn't know where she's going! 1:06:50 This is so fucking cool...! 1:07:50 Assassin Tribbles. War of the Tribbles! 1:08:10 Nibbles and Cyber Tribbles 1:09:00 Shape-shifting Borg? 1:09:45 Star Trek Homework: Q&A and Season 2, Episode 3 1:10:30 Spock had secrets 1:11:00 Spatula for Narissa 1:11:45 area51life.com 1:12:45 Delta Flyers coming soon! 1:13:10 First Contact watch along with Jonathan Frakes - https://youtu.be/H7lLUCwoev0 1:13:40 Chuck vs The Beard 1:14:46 Star Trek: Discovery Season Three Trailer 1:15:45 Fat Glommers Thanks for listening! Send comments! Email: thecollective@starfleetunderground.com Website: starfleetunderground.com Twitter: twitter.com/StarfleetUnderG Instagram: instagram.com/starfleetunderground Facebook: facebook.com/starfleetunderground

Science in TNG, with Dr. Erin MacDonald. Dr Erin Macdonald is an astrophysicist, aerospace engineer, and host of the online series "Dr Erin Explains the Universe." She's also a huge Star Trek fan who was recently announced as a science consultant for the Star Trek franchise. In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Joe Keegan, Amy Nelson, and Justin Oser are joined by Dr. Erin MacDonald to talk about the science in Star Trek and her work as a scientist, an engineer, a science fiction consultant, and a science communicator. The discussion includes the excitement of being a Star Trek science consultant, our favorite science moments in TNG, which advanced Star Trek technology (replicators, transporters, or warp drives) we're most likely to see within a hundred years, and much more! Listen/subscribe via: http://itunes.com/trekfm http://www.trek.fm/earl-grey/311 http://earlgrey.trekfm.libsynpro.com/rss Chapters Intro (00:01:14) Listener Feedback (00:02:55) Welcome, Erin! (00:06:55) Speed Round (00:17:40) Class M Planets (00:21:14) Betelgeuse (00:25:08) Replicators Coming (00:32:51) Phaser Rifles (00:38:18) Spore Drive (00:41:35) Science Fails (00:48:26) Science in TV (00:54:17) Favorite Science in TNG (01:03:53) New Discoveries (01:09:49) Final Thoughts (01:13:33) Closing (01:19:30) Runtime: 01:30:22 Hosts Joe Keegan Amy Nelson Justin Oser Guest Dr. Erin MacDonald Production Amy Nelson (Editor and Producer) Justin Oser (Producer) Joe Keegan (Producer) Tony Robinson (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Michael E Hueter (Associate Producer) Thomas Appel (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Chris Tribuzio (Associate Producer) Joe Keegan (Associate Producer) Jim McMahon (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art)

Science in TNG, with Dr. Erin MacDonald.   Dr Erin Macdonald is an astrophysicist, aerospace engineer, and host of the online series "Dr Erin Explains the Universe." She's also a huge Star Trek fan who was recently announced as a science consultant for the Star Trek franchise. In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Joe Keegan, Amy Nelson, and Justin Oser are joined by Dr. Erin MacDonald to talk about the science in Star Trek and her work as a scientist, an engineer, a science fiction consultant, and a science communicator. The discussion includes the excitement of being a Star Trek science consultant, our favorite science moments in TNG, which advanced Star Trek technology (replicators, transporters, or warp drives) we're most likely to see within a hundred years, and much more! Listen/subscribe via: http://itunes.com/trekfm http://www.trek.fm/earl-grey/311 http://earlgrey.trekfm.libsynpro.com/rss Chapters Intro (00:01:14) Listener Feedback (00:02:55)  Welcome, Erin! (00:06:55)  Speed Round (00:17:40)  Class M Planets (00:21:14)  Betelgeuse (00:25:08)  Replicators Coming (00:32:51) Phaser Rifles (00:38:18)  Spore Drive (00:41:35)  Science Fails (00:48:26)  Science in TV (00:54:17)  Favorite Science in TNG (01:03:53)   New Discoveries (01:09:49)    Final Thoughts (01:13:33)  Closing (01:19:30)  Runtime: 01:30:22 Hosts Joe Keegan Amy Nelson Justin Oser Guest Dr. Erin MacDonald Production Amy Nelson (Editor and Producer) Justin Oser (Producer) Joe Keegan (Producer) Tony Robinson (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Michael E Hueter (Associate Producer) Thomas Appel (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Chris Tribuzio (Associate Producer) Joe Keegan (Associate Producer) Jim McMahon (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art)

David can't take it anymore, but Zach remains calm, cool, and critical. David defends Georgiou's supernova suggestion and rails against the hypocrites in the room (Cornwell). Zach reimagines the telling of this episode if the Spore Drive was damaged, and it makes a lot more sense.

Zach wonders if Paul Stamets and the Spore Drive have become too powerful, like a Golden Gun for Star Trek storytelling. We really like Ethan Peck's Spock so far, and we're excited for more, but the decision his family makes has us wondering: is the Federation justice system complete garbage? Finally, David predicts the DC-Star Trek crossover event that literally no one wants.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 2, Episode 5: Saints of Imperfection For episode 30 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie is back and we discuss Season 2 Episode 5 of Star Trek: Discovery, which is titled, Saints of Imperfection. It was written by executive story editor Kirsten Beyer, who is said to be one of the creators of the new Picard series, and directed by David Barrett. He previously directed S1E7 Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad. Fred’s Pics! We have been blessed yet again with pics chosen by Fred from The Netherlands, including the cover image. We will show them throughout this blog post. Discussion on Saints of Imperfection begins at 18:12… We begin the podcast with feedback from previous episodes, and Ruthie’s take on last week’s episode, since she was out sick. Then, we finally get into this wonderful episode a little over 18 minutes in. A very cool looking episode! From the Section 31 tech to the partial spore jump, to the beauty of the mycelial network, this episode was beautiful. This show just keeps outdoing itself visually! STDP 030 – Discovery’s Partial Jump STDP 030 – Bridge In The Network Another Tough One for Tilly… Taken to the mycelial network to kill a monster, Tilly has yet another tough episode, but one that she comes through in the end with support from her friends. This may be the end of that connection with May, but I have a feeling that those two will meet again. One thing I said during recording was that I didn’t feel that the emotional connection between Tilly and May didn’t seem earned, but I have rethought that stance. I can see it now. STDP 030 – Discovery In The Mycelial Network The Return of Culber! One of the worst kept secrets in Star Trek history, Culber has returned, although it is a new Culber, reconstituted in the mycelial network. How much of the old Culber is in this new Culber is hard to know, but if you think this is far fetched, remember Star Trek III: The Search for Spock! Is this anymore far fetched than if it was his katra? STDP 030 – Culber In The Network Georgiou and Section 31! We got another long glimpse at what the Section 31 series may be like in this episode. With Georgiou, Tyler, newcomer Leland and (possibly) Admiral Cornwell, who showed up near the end of the episode, we could definitely see those characters in that show. To me, it’s looking more and more interesting. Sparks fly when the Discovery captures Spock’s shuttlecraft, only to find that Georgiou is piloting it. We think Pike may put two and two together about Georgiou if he knows where Lorca came from. There were some interesting scenes between Georgiou and Burnham and more interesting actions by the former Mirror Emperor that will keep us guessing. What are her true intentions? We’ll have to keep watching to find out! STDP 030 – Georgiou Hands Up

For episode 29 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie is out sick, but we have special guest co-host Wes Huntington of the Minnesota Star Trek Nerd Podcast to co-host in her place, as we discuss Star Trek: Discovery - S2E4, which is titled, An Obol for Charon. The episode's teleplay is by Adam McElroy and Andrew Colville. The episode's story is by Jordon Nardino & Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts. It is directed by Lee Rose. The search for Spock (no pun intended) hits a snag, as the Discovery encounters a big entity in space, the size of a small moon. The entity seems to bring on vaharai, the final cycle of life for Saru's species, or so we think. Meanwhile, Tilly, Stamets and Reno work in Engineering, as May has retaliates.

For episode 29 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie is out sick, but we have special guest co-host Wes Huntington of the Minnesota Star Trek Nerd Podcast to co-host in her place, as we discuss Star Trek: Discovery - S2E4, which is titled, An Obol for Charon. The episode's teleplay is by Adam McElroy and Andrew Colville. The episode's story is by Jordon Nardino & Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts. It is directed by Lee Rose. The search for Spock (no pun intended) hits a snag, as the Discovery encounters a big entity in space, the size of a small moon. The entity seems to bring on vaharai, the final cycle of life for Saru's species, or so we think. Meanwhile, Tilly, Stamets and Reno work in Engineering, as May has retaliates.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 2, Episode 4: An Obol for Charon For episode 29 of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Ruthie is out sick, but I was able to get emergency guest co-host Wes Huntington from the Minnesota Star Trek Nerd Podcast to fill in, as we discuss Season 2 Episode 4 of Star Trek: Discovery, which is titled, An Obol for Charon. The teleplay was written by producer Alan McElroy (I got his name wrong during the recording – it’s Alan, not Adam) & co-executive producer Andrew Colville, the story was written by co-executive producer Jordon Nardino & showrunners Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts (who were still showrunners at the time). It was directed by Lee Rose. She also directed S1E5 Choose Your Pain. Fred’s Pics! We have been blessed yet again with pics chosen by Fred from The Netherlands, including the cover image. We will show them throughout this blog post. A Tough One for Saru… It was a tough episode for Commander Saru. It looked like we would be losing the first and only Kelpien in Starfleet during this episode, and they sold that death. I had myself questioning it. Could they kill him off? Would this be the right time to do that? I knew we see his sister Siranna in the last trailer, but I thought that maybe it could end up being a flashback or a hallucination before death. When it looked like he was going to die, though, he didn’t die. He evolved. One of his most problematic traits, his threat ganglia, are gone for good, and he feels like he’s never felt before. I loved the Burnham/Saru scenes, showing that the bickering we had seen early on was the behavior of brother and sister. It took a tragedy for them both to admit it to each other, and to themselves. So, what will become of Saru, and the Kelpiens, who were being culled, seemingly as a part of a big lie. Time will tell. STDP 029 – Saru in Full Makeup I liked Saru’s quarters, by the way. Very idyllic. STDP 029 – Saru’s Quarters A Tough One for Tilly… This was also a tough episode for Tilly, and looks like the next one will be, too. The blob formerly seen as May has attached itself to Tilly, and isn’t going to easily let go. Tilly gets a drill to the head to facilitate communications, which had to hurt. At the end of the episode, we see Tilly’s been consumed by the blob. For what purpose, we cannot know. STDP 029 – A Distressed Tilly

Revisiting Context Is for Kings. In Michael Burnham, Starfleet has its first mutineer. However, she knows herself and continues to live by Starfleet's code as she is stripped of rank, holding herself to the standard expected of someone who once served as first officer. The best way she knows to do this is to cause no further trouble and carry out her sentence. Captain Gabriel Lorca, however, has other plans. Revealing that Discovery is creating a new way to fly, he commands Burnham to help not-Chief Engineer Paul Stamets with his research into spore drive technology. The universe, he says, doesn't like waste, and having her sit in a prison cell would be a waste of intelligence and resources. In this episode of The Edge, hosts Amy Nelson and Patrick Devlin discuss the third installment of Star Trek: Discovery, “Context is for Kings,” as part of their first-season rewatch. We examine Commander Ellen Landry's dedication to Lorca and question if she is from the Mirror Universe. We explore Cadet Sylvia Tilly's contributions to the ship and relationship with Burnham, and debate whether Lorca knows Burnham better than she knows herself. Lastly, we question whether the spore drive is the work of Section 31 and how it takes Burnham to places located around the universe. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) As a Whole (00:01:57) Context Is for Kings (00:03:44) Average Person Doesn't Like Starfleet (00:07:09) Was Landry Intended to be from the Mirror Universe (00:13:40) Meeting Tilly (00:17:25) Michael's Work Ethic (00:20:47) Black Alert Incident on the USS Glenn (00:24:53) Lorca Knows Michael Better (00:33:12) Inside the Spore Drive (00:36:28) Closing (00:41:51) Hosts Amy Nelson and Patrick Devlin Production Patrick Devlin (Editor) Amy Nelson (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Tom Puleo (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) James Muldrow (Associate Producer) Cornelia Reutner (Associate Producer) Ryan Maillet (Associate Producer) Chris Tribuzio (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

After a five month hiatus, we finally bring you the long awaited roundtable episode, covering news about Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 and the Picard TV series! Joining Ruthie and I are Mark Steve from the Panels to Pixels podcast.

After a five month hiatus, we finally bring you the long awaited roundtable episode, covering news about Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 and the Picard TV series! Joining Ruthie and I are Mark Steve from the Panels to Pixels podcast.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 2 and Picard Show News Roundtable! It’s finally time for us to bring you our long-awaited Season 2 News and Picard Show Roundtable!!! Recorded on September 8th, Ruthie and I were joined by two past roundtable participants – Mark Des Cotes from Solo Talk Media, and Steve Brown of the Panels to Pixels Podcast, and two new participants – Mark Deal and Wes Huntington from The Minnesota Star Trek Nerd Podcast. We had some recording glitches during this episode, including some we didn’t know about at the time. More on that later. We start with the news… We reacted to the former co-showrunners Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts being fired from the show for both budget concerns and abuse in the writers’ room. We discussed the announcement of Alex Kurtzman becoming the new showrunner and James Duff later made an executive producer and probable next showrunner. Then, we reacted to the casting announcements of Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One, and, most recently, Ethan Peck as Spock. Onto the trailer!!! Most of us had seen the trailer (one exception… and you’ll have to listen to find out who hasn’t), but we talk about the trailer and our reactions to it. We also talk about what we would like to see in Season 2. Jean-Luc Picard… Is Back!!! After that, we then spend a good deal of time discussing last month’s announcement at Star Trek Las Vegas that the next Star Trek series will be focused around Jean-Luc Picard. We reacted to that announcement; we dissected some of what Patrick Stewart said about the show is and isn’t, and we speculated what the show will be about. What we think some of the other shows might be was also discussed. We finally get to some undiscussed feedback!!! Ruthie and I finally go through some feedback that came in after the end of the season. We recorded that feedback separately, so the other panelists do not participate during that section of the podcast. We STILL didn’t cover EVERYTHING… The “Short Treks“, four shorts covering short stories within the Star Trek: Discovery universe, were not covered in this roundtable. In hindsight, we probably should have. On September 20th, CBS announced that the first of these Short Treks – a Tilly story called Runaway – would be released on October 4th. This would be followed by shorts in November, December, and January. We will definitely be covering the Short Treks next time. A few days after we recorded, CBS CEO Les Moonves resigned amidst allegations of sexual harassment, and since he’s been the driving force behind CBS All Access, I’m sure we will have more to say about this next time. We also didn’t talk much about the existing characters, some of the people involved in the Picard show, like Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon, who also wrote one of the Short Treks, TNG cast talking about the Pi

Georgiou. One of the first moments of Star Trek: Discovery is the introduction of Captain Philippa Georgiou. We meet her during an away mission with Michael Burnham, and her wisdom is quickly evident. She asks Burnham to trust her as they seemingly meander through the desert. We soon discover that the route was not random; rather it created a landmark with which the Shenzhouto could locate them. Georgiou leaves us early, killed while attempting to capture the Klingon T'Kuvma, but this won't be the last we see of her. She turns up again in the Mirror Universe as Emperor Georgiou. Though ruthless and uncaring, the Emperor—like her Prime Universe counterpart—has a soft spot for Burnham. In this episode of The Edge, hosts Amy Nelson and Patrick Devlin are joined by Clara Cook of Primitive Cultureto discuss Philippa Georgiou. We discuss her command style in both the Prime and Mirror Universes, similarities in character, what role Mirror Georgiou may play in the Prime Universe … and what Section 31 may have to do with it. Chapters Intro (00:00:00)  Initial Thoughts (00:02:30)   Captain of the USS Shenzhou (00:05:41)   Emperor Georgiou (00:19:45)   Mentor and Mother (00:28:23)   The Multiverse Theory (00:30:21)   Try and Be Good (00:40:10)   Bad Ideas (00:48:57)   Self-fulfilling Prophecy (00:53:34)   Section 31 (00:56:12)   Spore Drive (00:58:56)   Never Heard of Discovery (01:03:21)  Final Thoughts (01:07:47)   Closing (01:11:18) Hosts Amy Nelson and Patrick Devlin Guest Clara Cook Production Amy Nelson (Editor) Patrick Devlin (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Tom Puleo (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) James Muldrow (Associate Producer) Cornelia Reutner (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 1 Roundtable! It’s finally time for us to bring you our long-awaited Season 1 Roundtable!!! Recorded on March 30th, Ruthie and I were joined by my former co-host Adam, of The Nerfherder Council Podcast and Steve of the Panels to Pixels Podcast. Unfortunately, our stellar feedback contributor Mark, from Solo Talk Media, was sick on this night. Steve was able to fill the fourth seat, on short notice, and he was great! We also learn about his… well… let’s say Steve REALLY loves Denise Crosby! Starting with the season as a whole… We had some discussion as to whether the serialized format of the show led to us not being able to highlight specific episodes. We had a split vote. The Mirror Universe! When we had our first roundtable, we hadn’t gone to the Mirror Universe yet, so we talk about the Mirror Universe in detail, and its impact on the season. You can’t talk about the Mirror Universe without talking about Lorca!!! Jason Isaacs was incredible in the role of Captain Gabriel Lorca, a Federation Captain with a different way of doing things. Many were complaining that he did not act like a Starfleet captain. We later learn why… he’s from the Mirror Universe! Mirror Georgiou is an interesting character… The Mirror Georgiou, former emperor of the Terran Empire, now stranded in the Prime Universe, we all agreed is a very interesting character, and we hope that we’ll get to see a lot of her next season. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the bonus scene that was shown at WonderCon a few weeks ago, with Georgiou and a representative from an organization you may have heard of! I said the last episode that I wondered if Georgiou would become an agent of Section 31, or running the whole thing. After watching that scene, it seems that I may have been right! Yeah, Tyler, Voq, the Klingons in general and the war… We’re all a bit underwhelmed by the Tyler/Voq story and how little we got to see of the war. Of course, we can’t go an episode without talking about how much we dislike the Klingons… big shock there. All the rest We go a long way into this episode before we really talk much about Burnham at all. Tilly’s character we all love, and we also discuss Saru and Stamets. We hope to see more of the bridge crew next season, which is why I picked this image for the episode! NCC-17… We had this roundtable before the recent announcement of Anson Mount taking the role of Captain Pike of the Enterprise in Season 2. We still wonder who will take the Discovery’s captain’s chair. It could be Pike’s Number One (as seen in the TOS pilot episode The Cage), Saru, or someone else, even a not dead Prime Lorca. We’ll still have to guess. We still wonder how much the Enterprise will play into Season 2, as well as how well the show will fit into canon. So that’s it… and remember to pour one out to Lieutenant Yar for Steve! I could use your help… We last talk about whether or not we are dropping CBS All Access. The vote was 2 dropping, 1 keeping, and 1 abstention. Unfortunately, though I would love to keep watching the show, I had to drop my subscription, due to financia

After a hiatus, we finally bring you the long awaited Season 1 Roundtable episode for Star Trek: Discovery! Joining Ruthie and I are my former co-host from this show, Adam, whom you can still hear on The Nerfherder Council Podcast, and Steve of the Panels to Pixels Podcast. We learn about his... well... let's say Steve REALLY loves Denise Crosby! :-)

After a hiatus, we finally bring you the long awaited Season 1 Roundtable episode for Star Trek: Discovery! Joining Ruthie and I are my former co-host from this show, Adam, whom you can still hear on The Nerfherder Council Podcast, and Steve of the Panels to Pixels Podcast. We learn about his... well... let's say Steve REALLY loves Denise Crosby! :-)

We dive into our thoughts and feelings about Discovery Season 1 as a whole, including the point where the show almost lost us, and our favorite storylines. Zach talks about why the Spore Drive plot device needs to go soon. David talks about the value of slowing down the pace of storytelling with lower, character-driven stakes. And of course, we tear down the implications of seeing the Enterprise, Captain Pike, and Spock in season 2!   Join us next month for a recap and discussion of Enterprise’s ‘In a Mirror, Darkly’ Parts 1 and 2.

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 1, Episode 15: Will You Take My Hand? There was a lot to say about Star Trek: Discovery S1E15, which is titled Will You Take My Hand? It was a season finale, after all, right? In fact, like last week, it took extra time to get this episode to you as a result. More about Season 1, Episode 14: The War Without, The War Within Before we get going and talk about the season finale, we got more feedback about last week’s episode and some pre-finale speculation. We share that feedback about the penultimate episode! Fred’s pics… Part 5! Fred from The Netherlands shared more pics again this week, showing us more wonderful use of lighting in the season finale! I have used one of those pics as the featured image for this episode, and a couple more below. If you want to see them all, you can see Fred’s image collection from the episode here. You’re no Captain Georgiou, Emperor!!! It seems that not all Starfleet captains from the Mirror Universe are good at hiding in plain sight! During his time in the Prime Universe, Lorca was able to pass himself as a Federation captain, albeit with some unconventional tendencies. Emperor Georgiou, on the other hand, doesn’t even TRY to hide her true self, despite Admiral Cornwell installing her as the long thought dead Captain Georgiou. The way she conducted herself on the Bridge was quite shocking, but also right in character. I was a bit surprised that she survived the episode, but when I think of the possibility of her as this crew’s longtime antagonist, like a Q, Gul Dukat or even Daniels, it makes me giddy! I still wonder if she will end up an agent of Section 31, or running the whole thing. Maybe she’ll try to start a new empire? Who knows, but I look forward to seeing her again! NCC-17… Yup, that’s right!!! At the end of this episode, Discovery answers a distress call from… you guessed it… the USS Enterprise NCC-1701!!! Now, in this era, sometime around the Kirk is not the Captain of the Enterprise yet. Instead, his predecessor, Captain Christopher Pike, is the Captain. However, Sarek’s son and Burnham’s adopted brother, Spock, does serve on this era’s Enterprise. We can only hope we’ll see this Enterprise in Season 2. Will Zachary Quinto reprise his role, or will they cast someone else as another version of Spock? And will it be Bruce Greenwood, who plays Pike in the 2009 and 2013 reboot films, reprising the role, or will it be someone new? What about the enigmatic Number One, who was played by the late Majel Barrett in The Cage (the original TOS pilot)? Some called the appearance of the Enterprise as fan service, and Ruthie is a little trepidatious on how this might affect canon next season. I say bring it on!

There was a lot to say about the season finale of Star Trek: Discovery, S1E15, titled Will You Take My Hand? We also got more feedback about S1E14 The War Without, The War Within. Ruthie & I analyze the episode, discuss your feedback,

There was a lot to say about the season finale of Star Trek: Discovery, S1E15, titled Will You Take My Hand? We also got more feedback about S1E14 The War Without, The War Within. Ruthie & I analyze the episode, discuss your feedback,

On this episode of "Future Imperfect," Admiral Phillips returns to discuss Star Trek Discovery's final two episodes, The Road to Season 2, Twitter Hate and Social Media Comments of the Enterprise's Arrival. Also touched on are the hosts coming in the next episode to join Steve and discussing the Series as a whole, the good, the bad and where we think it's headed. Additionally Steve talks about a coming Chapter for SFI.orgBe sure to let us know your thoughts by sending us an email or connecting on twitter @AlteredGeek, @FutureWarped, we would love to hear from you! So until next time Live Long and Prosper!This week's LCARS  is #OFFLINEMake sure you Interact with the show via:Email:futureimperfect@geekcastradio.comGeeks:Steve "Megatron" Phillips

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 1, Episode 14: The War Without, The War Within There was a lot to say about Star Trek: Discovery S1E14, which is titled The War Without, The War Within. In fact, it took extra time to get this episode to you as a result. More about Season 1, Episode 13: What’s Past Is Prologue We got more feedback about last week’s episode, which was a big one! Before we get into the discussion, we share that feedback. Fred’s pics… Part 4! Fred from The Netherlands shared more pics again this week, showing us more wonderful use of lighting in this series! I have used one of those pics as the featured image for this episode, but I am not going to feature the rest here, since it takes the extra time it to create the blog post when I do, and you’ve had to wait long enough! You can see Fred’s image collection from the episode here. The War Without, The War Within, The War Goes Badly For The United Federation of Planets… Soon after the pseudo-ISS Discovery becomes the USS Discovery again and rejoins its own universe, albeit nine months later than when they left it, we see Cornwell and Sarek forcibly take over the ship. They make Saru subject himself to a mind meld from Sarek. That was something you wouldn’t normally see a Federation Admiral and Ambassador do! You could see that they were pretty freaked out. We learn that Captain Killy’s ISS Discovery was destroyed in the Prime Universe, so they thought that Discovery was no more. We know things are bad when they are trepidatious of the Discovery warping to Starbase 1. Cornwell’s reaction to the 80,000 people gone from the starbase, probably many if not most of them dead, and a damaged base, tells you all you need to know. The Federation is losing badly, and with them installing Emperor Georgiou to captain Discovery, impersonating her doppelganger, that can only mean they are desperate, to the point where the very tenets of the Federation may have to be ignored to continue its survival. However, is there ANYONE out there who thinks this is a good idea??? This has BAD IDEA written all over it. The War of Lorca’s Legacy Lorca, or the shadow of him, is all over this episode. If you had any doubt, Lorca (Mirror version) was a jerk. A real jerk! By jumping into the Mirror Universe before transmitting the cloak breaking algorithm, he has doomed the Federation, taking them to the brink of annihilation. Would Cornwell, the former psychiatrist, prescribe shooting up Lorca’s remaining bowl of fortune cookies? For me, this was a highlight of the episode. The War of Fan Expectations I thought that The War Without, The War Within would either have time travel in the episode or set up a time travel episode for next week’s finale, to correct the timeline. The finale may still go that way, but it doesn’t look like it will be now. The show continues to keep me guessing, and I love that about the show. The Canon War Speaking of the finale, it’s going to have to address several elements of the story. We know there’s no spore drive going forward. The war with the Klingons, though we know very little about it according to canon, seems to be going worse than makes sense from what we know of the Federation in TOS. Those are the most glaring examples, but there are more. I will assert to listeners one last time to wait on judging the show on those matters until the finale. I have faith that they will be addressed, and if they aren’t, it will

There was a lot to say about S1E14 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled The War Without, The War Within, and we also got a lot more feedback about S1E13 What's Past Is Prologue. So, sit back, put on your favorite set of headphones or take your favorite driv...

There was a lot to say about S1E14 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled The War Without, The War Within, and we also got a lot more feedback about S1E13 What's Past Is Prologue. So, sit back, put on your favorite set of headphones or take your favorite driv...

Burnham and crew face the harsh realities of war back in their own universe, while desperate times call for desperate measures in the fight against the Klingons. The penultimate episode of Discovery's first season, "The War Without, The War Within" features a lot of character interactions, which highlights both the good and the bad aspects of the series. Clay and I discuss thinking the Spore Drive was dead, moving to another lunch table, and finding a loved one in the Mirror Universe! Are you looking for older episodes? Find this and every other episode at The Pensky Podcast! Thanks for listening. Stay connected: • https://thepenskyfile.com/links/ • e-mail: thepenskyfilevideo(at)gmail.com

A lot of BIG STUFF happened during S1E13 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled What's Past Is Prologue, so if you haven't watched the episode, Ruthie and I would suggest you stop reading this now and don't listen to us until you do!!!

A lot of BIG STUFF happened during S1E13 of Star Trek: Discovery, titled What's Past Is Prologue, so if you haven't watched the episode, Ruthie and I would suggest you stop reading this now and don't listen to us until you do!!!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 1 Episode 13: What’s Past Is Prologue A lot happened during Star Trek: Discovery S1E13, which is titled What’s Past Is Prologue. So if you haven’t watched the episode, Ruthie and I would suggest you stop reading this now. HUGE spoilers are ahead!!! Fred’s pics… Part 3! Fred from The Netherlands shared more pics again this week, showing us more wonderful use of lighting in this series! I am not going to share all of them this week, but if you want to see them all, you can check them out here. We both loved this episode, but… upon further reflection… See what I did there??? I often go back and re-examine my impressions of certain episodes, and I am starting to do that now with What’s Past Is Prologue. During our recording, I gave this episode a 9.8. After thinking about this episode more, I still love this episode, but I’m not so sure I’d give it such a high rating now. Lorca’s Behavior I am a little disappointed by Lorca’s behavior, and to a lesser extent, his demise. Here is a guy who has been brilliant, even genius, with his ability to work an elaborate plan to get back to his universe. He has been extremely adept manipulating people and events in both universes, though at times showing he may be a megalomaniac and is probably a sociopath. Not so brilliant in his own universe… Once he got home to the Mirror Universe and revealed his true self, his brilliance waned. Why is he so single-minded in wanting to have Burnham by his side? He doesn’t even make a really good case why she belongs in the Mirror Universe with him. Her life sentence in the Prime Universe? Fate or Destiny? Fate may explain SOME of what has happened to him, but he should also realize that his actions have had something to do with it, too. For example, he could have stayed in the Prime Universe and been just fine, and once the war was over, maybe even thrived, but he was too hellbent on claiming an empire (I should have played my “You Blew It” clip). During the final battle, he took his eye off of Georgiou and paid for it with his life. Forget his goatee… Where was his mustache to twirl? So, while I love the character, he didn’t seem to learn much from his experiences in the Prime Universe and seemed more brilliant in Prime than Mirror. Once he was was back in his own universe, he became a bit of a mustache-twirling, Bond villain, without the mustache or goatee but with a big racist, isolationist bent!!! OK, I’ll admit, the Mirror Stamets kill wasn’t too Bond villain-like. I’ll keep the rating for now, as I have a feeling we’ll learn more about Lorca before the season is out, but my rating may change once the season is done. I will miss Jason Isaacs on this show. I think he’s deserving of an Emmy nomination. He’s probably done as a character, unless… Fred’s STD S1E13 What’s Past Is Prologue beautiful lighting screen shots – Lorca fal

Ruthie and I discuss Star Trek: Discovery S1E12, titled Vaulting Ambition. Our heroes continue to try to make it back home from the dog eat dog Mirror Universe, but get deeper and deeper. We both LOVED Vaulting Ambition!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 1 Episode 12: Vaulting Ambition Ruthie and I discuss Star Trek: Discovery S1E12, titled Vaulting Ambition. Our heroes continue to try to make it back home from the dog eat dog Mirror Universe, but get in deeper and deeper. Don’t read further if you haven’t seen the episode, because there are HUGE spoilers ahead!!! Fred’s pics… Part 2! Fred from The Netherlands shared more pics this week, showing us more wonderful use of lighting in this series, specifically this episode! I share them with you throughout this blog post! Fred’s STD S1E12 beautiful lighting screen shots (09:28) – Emperor Georgiou Michael, I am your mother!!! We learn something that I hypothesized during the last episode, that Emperor Georgiou is Burnham’s mother in the Mirror Universe. This made a lot of sense, and when we found out that Georgiou was the Emperor and Sarek didn’t seem to know Burnham last episode, that was a piece of the puzzle that fit into place.

Ruthie and I discuss Star Trek: Discovery S1E12, titled Vaulting Ambition. Our heroes continue to try to make it back home from the dog eat dog Mirror Universe, but get deeper and deeper. We both LOVED Vaulting Ambition!

Ruthie and I discuss Star Trek: Discovery S1E11, titled The Wolf Inside. Our heroes continue to try to make it back home from the dog eat dog Mirror Universe. We see new but familiar races, several alternate versions of people we know,

Ruthie and I discuss Star Trek: Discovery S1E11, titled The Wolf Inside. Our heroes continue to try to make it back home from the dog eat dog Mirror Universe. We see new but familiar races, several alternate versions of people we know,

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 1 Episode 11: The Wolf Inside Ruthie and I discuss Star Trek: Discovery S1E11, titled The Wolf Inside. Our heroes continue to try to make it back home from the dog eat dog Mirror Universe. We see new but familiar races, several alternate versions of people we know, and struggle to maintain their humanity, while one discovers something else entirely. Ruthie LOVED The Wolf Inside, and I did, too, but not quite as much as she did. Fred’s pics… Fred from The Netherlands shared some pics in his feedback, showing us the wonderful use of lighting in this episode, as these first two of the bathtub scene! I share them with you throughout this blog post! Fred’s Star Trek Discovery written feedback S1E11 – Bath tub scene (4:40) Fred’s Star Trek Discovery written feedback S1E11 – Bath tub #2 (4:40) SPOILERS AHEAD!!! Be warned, if you haven’t seen this episode yet, you will probably not want to read the rest of this post! We spend a lot of this episode aboard the Shenzhou, and some on an away mission.

On this episode of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, new co-host Ruthie and I discuss the mid-season premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, S1E10, titled Despite Yourself. In the long standing tradition, Discovery travels to the Mirror Universe. Go Captain Killy!

Star Trek: Discovery – Season 1 Episode 10: Despite Yourself On this episode of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, new co-host Ruthie and I discuss the mid-season premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, S1E10, titled Despite Yourself. In the long-standing tradition, we find out that the USS Discovery has traveled to the Mirror Universe, after not knowing where it ended up last time. We both LOVED this episode!!! Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the Emperor of them all? So much happened in this episode! We discover that Burnham is the Captain of the ISS Shenzhou, or at least was before being presumed dead. Lorca is a fugitive in this universe, and although he captained the Buran as he did in the prime universe, was never captain of the ISS Discovery. Instead, Tilly is the captain, and she has earned several nicknames for her command, including Captain Killy. Who’s Got a Secret? We learn more about the Tyler/L’Rell situation, and it gets really complicated, while we lose a valued member of the crew as a result. Get in your feedback! Please submit your feedback to the next episode, Star Trek: Discovery S1E11, titled The Wolf Inside. Please remember to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Subscribing to us helps us move up in the rankings, so it’ll help us out tremendously! You’ll also get new episodes when they’re released. And while you’re in there, leave us a rating or review! It only takes a few minutes and it also helps us out! Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter!

On this episode of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, new co-host Ruthie and I discuss the mid-season premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, S1E10, titled Despite Yourself. In the long standing tradition, Discovery travels to the Mirror Universe. Go Captain Killy!

Star Trek Discovery – Season 1A Roundtable Star Trek Discovery returns on January 7th, but we return a bit early for a Season 1a roundtable, discussing the first nine episodes of Season 1. Joining Adam and Brian are Mark Des Cotes of Solo Talk Media and my former co-host of The Walking Dead Talk Through, Ruthie Rink! Bittersweet Announcement We begin the episode with an important announcement about this podcast. Unfortunately, Adam has decided to step down as co-host of the podcast. This is his last episode for the immediate future, due to other commitments that make it difficult to do this podcast. It’s sad to see Adam go. He’s been a big reason for the podcast’s success, and this podcast wouldn’t be where it is without him. However, I am pleased to announce that the new co-host is Ruthie!!! Ruthie and I have been podcasting together for over three years. She’s as big of a Star Trek fanatic as Adam and I are, and she loves this show. I think you will find that the quality of this show will not skip a beat, and since this podcast’s format is based upon the format of The Walking Dead Talk Through, we probably won’t be changing things much. You can still listen to Adam on The Nerfherder Council podcast. Submit Your Feedback for S1E10 Despite Yourself! Please get in your feedback for S1E10, which is titled Despite Yourself, by Monday, January 8th, 6 PM Eastern/5 PM Central, by going to the Feedback form, or by joining our Facebook group and posting your feedback in the designated feedback thread! Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And

Star Trek Discovery returns on January 7th, but we return a bit early for a roundtable discussion on the first nine episodes of Season 1. Joining Adam and Brian are Mark Des Cotes of Solo Talk Media and my former co-host of The Walking Dead Talk Through, Ruthie Rink. With that, we have an important announcement.

Star Trek Discovery returns on January 7th, but we return a bit early for a roundtable discussion on the first nine episodes of Season 1. Joining Adam and Brian are Mark Des Cotes of Solo Talk Media and my former co-host of The Walking Dead Talk Through, Ruthie Rink. With that, we have an important announcement.

There’s just one week to go! David and Zach talk about where the show might go with the open story threads over the remaining six episodes with some absolutely awful personal theories. Is our crew of rulebreakers destined to end up in Federation prison? Are we dealing with a Michael - Ash/Voq - L’Rell love triangle that would make the Twilight trio blush? More seriously, what is Michael’s path to redemption? And what is so dangerous about the Spore Drive that it is never again used in Star Trek?

Easter Eggs in Discovery. Star Trek fans love callbacks to events and people previously mentioned in the franchise. With the focus of both film and television voyages shifting toward an extended universe, fans were wondering what references the new writers might make to previous Trek. In this episode of The Edge, host Mike Schindler is joined by Star Trek expert John Tenuto to discuss their favorite examples of Easter eggs—those hidden references that delight the über fan—in the first nine episodes of Star Trek: Discovery. And in our opening segment, Brandon-Shea Mutala is joined by Michael Wong, a graduate student in planetary science at the California Institute of Technology and the host of Strange New Worlds: A Science and Star Trek Podcast, to talk about the mycelium network and whether it is a plausible science fiction premise. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Spore Drive (00:01:05) Welcome John Tenuto (00:17:58) Easter Eggs (00:26:45) Final Thoughts (01:02:45) Closing (01:08:48) Hosts Mike Schindler and Brandon-Shea Mutala Guests John Tenuto and Michael Wong Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Tom Puleo (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) James Muldrow (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Defending "Threshold."   The second-season episode "Threshold" is generally acknowledged to be one of the weakest episodes of Star Trek: Voyager. But in this episode of To The Journey, hosts Suzanne Williamson, Kay Shaw, and Zachary Fruhling respond to a recent challenge to give their best defense, an apologia in the classical Greek sense, of "Threshold," discussing only its merits and leaving any criticism of "Threshold" in their quarters.   From the physics of traveling at Warp 10 and occupying every point in the universe simultaneously to the importance of "Threshold" for the character development of Tom Paris and his (um, professional) relationship with Captain Janeway, find out whether "Threshold" can be salvaged from the ash heap of Delta Quadrant history and reestablished as part of the pantheon of important and valuable episodes of Star Trek: Voyager.   Chapters  Intro (00:00:00)  An 'Apologia' (00:01:53)  Everywhere at Once (00:04:01)  To Please Dad (00:07:58)  A Trust-Fall Moment (00:13:33)  Collecting Dubious Medical Data (00:17:38)  He Doesn't Trust Her, She Doesn't Cry (00:21:49)  Will It Go To His Head? (00:24:59)  Neelix Saves the Day (00:28:18)  Like the Spore Drive (00:31:47)  Closing (00:37:16)   Hosts  Suzanne Williamson, Kay Shaw, and Zachary Fruhling   Production  Kay Shaw (Editor) Suzanne Williamson (Producer) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Joo Kim (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Patrick Carlin (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)  

A Tolmekian ship appears out of the darkness.

Parallel Universes. Ever since Jonathan Frakes said that Discovery would be doing a Mirror Universe episode, fans have been anticipating a trip to that famous place where the Starfleet is bad and goatees are cool. And at the end of “Into the Forest I Go,” Lorca and his crew appear to have jumped there. But did they? Could there be another explanation that might reconcile all fan complaints about the series? In this episode of Notes from The Edge, in which we deep-dive into connections between Star Trek: Discovery and the broader Star Trek universe, host C Bryan Jones shares his theory about what we've really been watching for the past nine weeks, how the role parallel universes might play in Discovery isn't the one most fans expect, and why there might be a lot more to those Alice in Wonderland references than simply connecting Burnham to Amanda and Spock. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) The Mirror Universe (00:03:30) The Theory (00:06:09) Uniforms (00:09:02) Holographic Communication (00:11:11) Spore Drive and the Mycelium Network (00:12:49) Burnham and Sarek (00:19:51) Mindmelds at a Distance (00:20:54) Ship Design (00:21:50) Klingons, Mudd, and Robots (00:23:45) The Starfleet Emblem and All Those Mistakes (00:25:17) The Theory Recap (00:30:27) Alice in Wonderland Expanded (00:32:12) Parallel Universes (00:38:41) Closing (00:45:17) Host C Bryan Jones Production C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Thomas Puleo (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

On this episode of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Adam and I discuss the mid-season finale of Star Trek: Discovery, S1E9, titled Into the Forest I Go. I thought this was the best episode to date. Adam wasn't as impressed, but also enjoyed the episode.

On this episode of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Adam and I discuss the mid-season finale of Star Trek: Discovery, S1E9, titled Into the Forest I Go. I thought this was the best episode to date. Adam wasn't as impressed, but also enjoyed the episode.

Into the Forest I Go – Star Trek: Discovery – Season 1 Episode 9 Into the Forest I Go! The fall finale is here! On this episode of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Adam and I discuss Season 1 Episode 9, titled Into the Forest I Go. We see the Discovery fight the Klingon Ship of the Dead and General Kol, and Burnham redeems herself a great deal from the mutiny in the series premiere. She defeats Kol, rescues Admiral Cornwell, and is instrumental in saving Pahvo from certain destruction. We also see 133 spore drive micro jumps! Don’t you think that the spore drive is cool? However, it is clear that too much of a good thing can get you killed! So what did we think of this episode? I thought this was the best episode of Star Trek: Discovery so far, definitely better than the last episode! Adam did not like it as much as I did, but still found it to be a solid episode. We’ll see you back before the winter premiere on January 7th! Want to participate? Join our Facebook group! And follow us on Twitter! Please remember to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Subscribing to us helps us move up in the rankings, so it’ll help us out tremendously! You’ll also get new episodes when they’re released. And while you’re in there, leave us a rating or review! It only takes a few minutes and it also helps us out! And check out our Facebook group!

We’ve got a special interview with Doug Jones, the man behind Saru as well as many other incredible creatures and characters! The interview comes from Kansas City Comic Con and Doug Jones was gracious enough to talk with us on the convention floor about his upcoming projects and his thoughts on Star Trek: Discovery! Then,...

Wow, what a mid season finale! This week we review the fantastic mid-season finale of Star Trek: Discovery, "Into The Forest I Go". Picking up right were epiosde 8 left off, Captain Lorca takes some risks to try even the odds against the Klingons.

General Order 1. In “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum,” Specialist Michael Burnham explains that “General Order 1 [the Prime Directive] restricts us from revealing ourselves to sentient beings that aren't warp capable.” But is it really that simple? Starfleet's non-interference directive is actually quite complex, and it plays an important—but very malleable—role in the Star Trek universe. In this episode of Notes from The Edge, in which we deep-dive into connections between Star Trek: Discovery and the broader Star Trek universe, host C Bryan Jones shares his thoughts on “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum” and how it develops Saru's story and other character arcs. We also look at stardates, play Latin trivia, and explore how the Prime Directive has been applied throughout Star Trek. Plus, an Ash Voqlar update. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Thoughts: Initial Reactions (00:02:25) Thoughts: Stamets and the Spore Drive (00:05:59) Thoughts: Admiral Cornwell (00:07:04) Thoughts: Why Do We Have Discovery Theories? (00:08:40) Thoughts: Ash Voqlar Update (00:11:54) Thoughts: Saru (00:18:18) Notes: Latin Episode Titles (00:20:54) Notes: Gagarin, Hoover, and Muroc (00:23:08) Notes: Stardates (00:27:41) Notes: General Order 1 (00:32:27) Closing (00:40:51) Host C Bryan Jones Production C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Thomas Puleo (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer) Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Star Trek: Discovery – S1E8 – Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum On this episode of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Adam and I discuss Season 1 Episode 8, titled Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum. Saru knows fear! This episode does a deeper (but in my opinion, not deep enough) dive into Saru and his species. For a prey species, Kelpiens are faster, stronger, have better senses and taller than humans. He can crush communicators with his bare hands. Can you imagine what the apex predator species that considers the Kelpiens prey? For the first time in his life, Saru felt no fear on the planet. His actions, however, showed questionable judgment. His actions on the planet were nothing short of mutiny, though I doubt he will be reprimanded for it. What does Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum mean? According to the Wikipedia article, Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum means “If you want peace, prepare for war”. So what did we think of Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum? It was very much a split vote for this episode. Adam thought it was the best episode so far, but I had the opposite reaction. I would probably rank this one as my least favorite so far. I had a hard time figuring out why I had that impression, but I finally identified one key issue: The episode length. It started with a bang but, in my opinion, it tailed off from there. Mind you, it seemed well written, well-acted, well-directed and the effects (with the exception of the naturally occurring transmitter) excellent. The problem that I see is that there was enough potential story there to fit into two episodes, but the episode was not only edited down to a single episode, but this was the shortest episode so far. It seemed like a lot of the story on the planet had been edited out, as did the story on the Klingon sarcophagus ship. It’s possible that some of the Klingon plot could have been moved to next week’s mid-season finale, and it’ll fit well once that’s been released, but the episode could have benefited from more time to expand the story. Is Cornwell still alive? That’s one thing that wasn’t clear but we both think that she did not die. We should be seeing her again next episode. Speaking of next episode… Please leave your feedback for the mid-season finale, Season 1 Episode 9, titled Into the Forest I Go, by 6 PM Eastern/5 PM Central on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. One of the best ways to submit feedback is on our Facebook group. Subscribe to us! Please remember to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Subscribing to us helps us move up in the rankings, so it’ll help us out tremendously! You’ll also get new episodes when they’re released. And while you’re in there, leave us a rating or review! It only takes a few minutes and it also helps us out! Want to participate?

Star Trek: Discovery – S1E8 – “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum” On this episode of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Adam and I discuss Season 1 Episode 8, titled “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum”. Saru knows fear! This episode does a deeper (but in my opi

Star Trek: Discovery – S1E8 – “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum” On this episode of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, Adam and I discuss Season 1 Episode 8, titled “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum”. Saru knows fear! This episode does a deeper (but in my opi

Brush up on your Latin, put on your running shoes, and scream for the guard outside the door! It’s time for our report on the latest episode of “Star Trek: Discovery”, in which a landing party comes into an unexpected contact with spore aliens, the Klingon plot gets some real forward momentum, and Stamets reveals that all is not well at the heart of the Spore Drive. Host Scott McNulty with Jason Snell.

Star Trek: Discovery season 1 episode 8 - Brush up on your Latin, put on your running shoes, and scream for the guard outside the door! It’s time for our report on the latest episode of “Star Trek: Discovery”, in which a landing party comes into an unexpected contact with spore aliens, the Klingon plot gets some real forward momentum, and Stamets reveals that all is not well at the heart of the Spore Drive. Host Scott McNulty with Jason Snell.

Star Trek: Discovery season 1 episode 8 - Brush up on your Latin, put on your running shoes, and scream for the guard outside the door! It’s time for our report on the latest episode of “Star Trek: Discovery”, in which a landing party comes into an unexpected contact with spore aliens, the Klingon plot gets some real forward momentum, and Stamets reveals that all is not well at the heart of the Spore Drive. Host Scott McNulty with Jason Snell.

"Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" AnalysisJoin the party as Tristan Riddell (co-host, "Punch It" and "Nerd Nuptial") join the stranded trio on Ceti Alpha 3 to talk episode seven of "Star Trek: Discovery." The quartet goes round and round on Harry Mudd, Michael's ability to romance, and how much of a party animal Stamets can be on the Discovery.How much of a villain do you think Harry Mudd is? Did you enjoy the DISCO party? Let us know!