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RED ALERT. We finally tackle the 1979 masterpiece you've been waiting for, Star Trek: The Motion Picture. And we brought a serious expert, as we're joined by the author of The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years, co-host of the Inglorious Treksperts podcast, and creator of the amazing documentary 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!, Mark Altman. We go DEEP into the history and legacy of Star Trek with his encyclopedic knowledge as our guide. Do not miss it. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:10:08) Interview with Mark Altman (00:21:44) Star Trek: The Motion Picture Roundtable (00:40:32) Your Letters (01:49:30) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here. Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!. See the movies we've watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd Escape Hatch's Breaking Dune News Twitter list Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211. Follow @escapehatchpod on Twitter and Instagram. Music by Scott Fritz and Who'z the Boss Music. Cover art by ctcher. Edited and produced by Haitch. Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.
We explore the rules of one of the greatest innovations in sci-fi history, Star Trek's transporter! We also ask the big question: could this iconic science fiction technology become a science reality in our lifetimes? EPISODE SUMMARY One of the most iconic pieces of Star Trek technology! By converting matter into energy, objects and living beings can be “beamed” across great distances, where they are then re-converted back into physical matter. Not just a clever way to not require Starfleet away teams to have to jump in an expensive shuttlecraft every time they need to get back and forth from a starship, but a concept instantly recognizable as uniquely Star Trek, one which has the power to make or break a mission and that has been the focus of multiple stories in the franchise's history. Noted astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi and pop culture expert Tamara Krinsky break it all down to see what it takes to, well, break down a living person and reassemble them at another location.From a science perspective, Hakeem tackles both the scientific feasibility of converting matter into energy and (perhaps infinitely trickier) then converting the energy back into solid matter. Is there any existing technology analogous to this? Is it possible to even consider that this could be done to a living being without killing them? What about real world parallels with concepts such as quantum teleportation? And just how much data storage do you need in order to make this happen?Meanwhile, Tamara looks at this incredibly reliable piece of fictional Star Trek technology from a story standpoint. What happens to someone's soul (or, at least their consciousness) when their atoms are disassembled and reassembled elsewhere? What about Dr. McCoy's well noted objections every time he steps on a transporter pad? Are McCoy's fears as commonplace to a 23rd century citizen as a fear of flying is for people of today? All this and more in our first episode! Don't forget you can also join the conversation in the comments on our YouTube page, so be sure to like and subscribe!FURTHER READINGWant to dive a little deeper into the scientific concepts Hakeem touched on in today's episode?Quantum Teleportation “There is something that works in the real universe, and it's called quantum teleportation, but it's not [the transporter].”Avogadro's Number“If you want to take a guess at how many atoms are in this cup or in this microphone, you start with Avogadro's number.” Moore's Law“Here on Earth, we have this thing called Moore's Law, and that has to do with the growth of processor speed, but I think there might be something similar for the growth of data storage.”The Hebbian Learning Rule“That's the big one for me. How do you handle memory? Because as the saying goes, ‘neurons that fire together, wire together.'”Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle“There's this thing called Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, so [with the transporter] you can't get both their motion and their location to arbitrary-precision…”And for those of you who want to learn more about the early days of Star Trek and the behind-the-scenes stories surrounding the creation of the transporter…The Making of Star Trek by Stephen E. Whitfield and Gene RoddenberryOne of the foundational Star Trek texts, and one that Tamara referred to when researching today's episode. “Movie and TV-making technology at that time, making models and miniatures was pretty much how that was accomplished on screen, and it was really expensive. So if you were going to have a show every week where you had to bring a crew down in a shuttle or some kind of spaceship, that was going to be really expensive for the budget of the show. But it's a basic premise, so you're gonna have to figure out how to do it every week…you've only got a certain amount of time to tell your story and you want to use those most efficiently and most powerfully.” These Are The Voyages, TOS Season One by Marc Cushman and Susan OsborneThe Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek - The First 25 Years by Ed Gross and Mark A. AltmanSUGGESTED VIEWINGAs the transporter factors into virtually every single episode of Star Trek, it's tough to narrow it down, but here's a selection of episodes that helped inform the discussion of today's episode.Star Trek: The Original Series S1E5 “The Enemy Within”The original “uh-oh, the transporter is being weird” episode, as Captain Kirk finds himself split into two selves after a transporter malfunction. Star Trek: The Original Series S2E4 “Mirror, Mirror”A transporter malfunction causes Spock to grow a goatee! Well, really, it swaps the Enterprise crew with their malevolent doppelgangers from the soon-to-be-infamous Mirror Universe.Star Trek: The Next Generation S2E7 “Unnatural Selection”Ever wonder if the transporter could be used as a medical tool? This is the episode for you!Star Trek: The Next Generation S5E15 “Power Play”Ever wonder if the transporter could be used as a way to hold non-corporeal beings captive? Of course you have! Who hasn't?Star Trek: The Next Generation S6E2 “Realm of Fear”A fine example of the basis for transporter-phobia, and perhaps the only depiction of the process of transporting through the eyes of the person being transported.Star Trek: The Next Generation S6E4 “Relics”The transporter is used to hold a familiar character from Trek history in stasis for many years.Star Trek: The Next Generation S6E24 “Second Chances”As shown in our episode, a transporter accident creates a clone of William Riker. Awkwardness ensues!Star Trek: Enterprise S2E10 “Vanishing Point”A crewmember thinks she is starting to dematerialize after going through the transporter for the first time. Maybe Dr. McCoy heard about this one…Star Trek: Enterprise S4E10 “Daedalus”Want more detail on how the transporter was invented in the Star Trek universe? Check this episode out!FOLLOW US!Stay in the loop! Follow DoesItFly? on YouTube and TikTok and let us know what you think! And don't forget to follow Roddenberry Entertainment:Instagram: @RoddenberryOfficial Facebook: RoddenberryTwitter: @Roddenberry *Roddenberry Entertainment participates in affiliate programs and may receive a small commission for links on this page*For Advertising Inquiries: doesitfly@roddenberry.com
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Is a Star Trek movie a political and military thriller? We think so! Which is why, for this thirteenth episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John (and their guest, Sam Adler-Bell of the “Know Your Enemy” podcast) discussed Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. They talked about the nature of Star Trek's utopianism, questioned whether the Federation is actually a good thing, and gave a close reading of the film's Cold War allegory.Our new logo is courtesy of the great Rachel Eck! You can find her on Instagram.Contact us!Follow us on Twitter!John GanzJamelle BouieSam Adler-BellLinks from the episode!New York Times front-page for December 6, 1991IMDB page for Nicholas MeyerThe Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years
For your Thanksgiving commuting or family-avoidance pleasure, friend of the pod and frequent guest Richard Brown and I dive deep into the making of Star Trek; the who, the what, the why. We also make stops at iconic 1970's Star Wars toys and books and assorted tie-ins. We wander through the movies and come up with some surprisingly counter-intuitive faves. We talk great episodes and not-so-great episodes. Contractual oddity between Shatner and Nimoy. We get into the little seen but vital 1974 animated Star Trek series, which mystified and befuddled a generation of little kids tuning in on Saturday mornings only to get fully formed, albeit animated, Star Trek episodes...minus Kirk's womanizing. And Rick shares his 12-year-old self's carefully itemized ratings system by which he judged The Original Series on a scale of 1 to 4. 4 being the best. We'll see how Adult(ish) Rick feels about some of his rankings in this special early-release Thanksgiving edition of the Full Cast and Crew podcast. Vital Research Read for this Episode Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek Inside Star Trek: The Real Story Star Trek Technical Manual (1975) Ballantine Books Star Trek Fotonovels (1975) Star Trek Enterprise Blueprints (1975)
Kris and Dave discuss their favorite villains from pop culture and leap from comics to novels and movies. Plus, ScarJo sues Disney and there's some bad news for fans of the video game Horizon: Forbidden West. Nerd News ScarJo sues Disney over Black Widow release Horizon: Forbidden West reportedly delayed until 2022 Byword Big Talk Favorite Pop Culture Villains Nerd Commendations The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years Nightcrawler (1985)
Star Trek: The First Frontier is a fan-made production that explores the very first commander of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701, Captain Robert April, and his crew on their maiden voyage. This episode talks about what went into putting this labour of love together, and how you can watch the film online. Star Trek: The First Frontier was released on the most recent Star Trek Day, September 8, 2020. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/steven-christianson/message
The 1974 TV movie Planet Earth and 1975 TV movie Strange New World are considered. And we conclude our look at the story of Gene Roddenberry. Contact Chris Cooling for voiceovers Planet Earth 4:00-45:44 Strange New World 45:44-1:22:00Gene Roddenberry 1:22:00-1:49:44Obituaries/Credits 1:49:44-end NEW! SUPPORT FORGOTTEN TV ON PATREON! Support Forgotten TV with Paypal Buy Planet Earth on DVD Buy Strange New World on DVD GR: The Man Who Created Star Trek by James Van Hise Gene Roddenberry: The Myth and the Man Behind Star Trek by Joel EngelInside Star Trek by Herb Solow and Robert JustmanThe Impossible Has Happened: The Life and Work of Gene Roddenberry by Lance ParkinStar Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry by David Alexander Tales from the Cult Film Trenches: Interviews with 36 Actors from Horror, Science Fiction and Exploitation Cinema by Louis Paul The Fifty Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized, Oral History of Star Trek-The First 25 Years by Ed Gross and Mark A. Altman Podcast published at forgottentv.podbean.com More at Forgotten TV Forgotten TV Amazon Wishlist Amazon links are affiliate.
Hannah and Jeffrey are finally taking on Star Trek! In this exhibit we cover (in semi-exhaustive detail) the folks behind the scenes and in front of the camera on TV's most influential sci-fi series. Beam in to learn which cast member's bar mitzvah prompted a return engagement, which star did unspeakable (fictional) things to Angie Dickinson, and who got career advice from MLK, Jr. himself. Keep listening to find out which TV legends (more than one!) had a hand in getting Star Trek to air, and decide for yourself which TOS cast member had the most "distinctive" recording career. To learn more, check out... Spock's Jewish roots Evil Facial Hair on TV A comparison of pre- and post-remastering of TOS's visual effects And if you love the Museum, please visit our sponsor, Audible.com. We suggest you use your FREE trial to get your ears on Fifty Year Mission: The Complete Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years by Edward Gross and Mark Altman. Just be sure to use our link.
Show Rundown: In this week’s episode, we’re going to talk about one topic - about 20 different ways. We’re sharing our picks for our favorite stories in entertainment and pop culture in 2016. Instead of doing a bunch of Top 10 movies, Top 10 TV shows, Top 10 Podcasts episodes, we decided to put them all together in one podcast because we’re super efficient like that. Stories Sonia Loved La La Land Game Of Thrones Made In America: The OJ Simpson Story and American Crime Story: The People vs. OJ Simpson The Wonder Woman Trailers Rogue One: A Star Wars Story The Dana Gould Hour - Dog That Caught The Car Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Female Ghostbusters F This Movie podcast talks about On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Stranger Things Stories Chris Loved OJ: Made in America The Fifty Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years and The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek Captain America: Civil War Game of Thrones Hell or High Water Edge of 17 The Good Place Rick and Morty The Crown Slate Political Podcast Sonia's Runners up, etc: Runners-Up Kubo And The Two Strings Network comedies: Speechless and The Good Place The Arrival Moonlight Hell Or High Water Technically 2015 Making A Murderer Least Favorite Suicide Squad The X-Files New Year’s Resolutions The Americans Jessica Jones Chris' Runners up, etc: Least favorite X-Files Reunion Gilmore Girls Reunion New Year’s Resolutions Search Party Night Manager The Americans Atlanta Bosch Black Mirror Fargo, Season 2 This is Us Jessica JonesNocturnal Animals Moonlight La La Land Find The Dorking Out Show here... Dorking Out Show Blog - Twitter - YouTube - Facebook - Patreon Find Sonia here... Twitter - The Sonia Show Blog - The Sonia Show Facebook Page Find Chris here... Twitter - The Jett Jergens Blog - The Jett Jergens Facebook Page
In this very special episode of Dorking Out, we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek with three epic topics. Topic 1: Star Trek - The First 25 Years We interview Mark A. Altman, television and film producer and co-author of The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years and The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek about Star Trek: The Original Series, the various other Star Trek shows and movies, as well as the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery. Topic 2: Star Trek - The Second 25 Years We interview Edward Gross, the editor in chief of EmpireOnline.com and the co-author of The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years and The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek about Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Enterprise. We then talk a bit about the January arrival of Bryan Fuller's Star Trek: Discovery. Topic 3: Star Trek Fan Films, Music and More with Jeff Bond To cap off our Star Trek celebration we talk fan films, fans in general, and Star Trek fan films with Jeff Bond, author of The Music of Star Trek who talks about playing Dr. Leonard H. 'Bones' McCoy, his work on Star Trek soundtrack albums and his hopes (and so far spot on predictions) of Star Trek: Discovery. Find The Dorking Out Show here... Dorking Out Show Blog - Twitter - YouTube - Facebook - Patreon Find Sonia here... Twitter - The Sonia Show Blog - The Sonia Show Facebook Page Find Chris here... Twitter - The Jett Jergens Blog - The Jett Jergens Facebook Page
This week, Pokemon fever continues, Social media reacts to an attempted coup in Turkey, an open letter from tech leaders to Donald Trump, Facebook's diversity problem, Netflix boldly goes where noone has gone before ..and much, much more! What We're Playing With Dwayne: Ghostbusters Andy: Ghostbusters; Leslie Jones Leaves Twitter in Tears After Attacks, Twitter CEO Responds; Stranger Things Tosin: Stranger Things Headlines Niantic CEO says the company is going to add “sponsored locations” to Pokémon Go T-Mobile Is Giving Customers a Year of Free Data to Play Pokemon Go Nintendo's Classic Mini is a tiny NES with 30 games Twitter now lets anyone request a verified account SoftBank to grab chip designer ARM for $32 billion Audible Book of the Week The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years by Edward Gross & Mark A. Altman Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: 'Star Trek' main title by Alexander Courage (arr. Michael Giacchino) Hot Topics Turkey's President Hated The Internet Until It Helped Save Him From A Coup WikiLeaks Dumps ‘Erdogan Emails' After Turkey's Failed Coup An open letter from technology sector leaders on Donald Trump's candidacy for President Facebook shows little progress in diversity report, blames lack of available talent The Big Lie: Tech Companies and Diversity Hiring Music Break: Star Trek: The Motion Picture by Jerry Goldsmith Final Word Netflix Gets the International Rights to All the Star Trek TV Series, Including the New One The Drill Down Video of the Week Vaporeon Stampede, Central Park, NYC Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan.
In this week’s episode we share our GHOSTBUSTERS review and discuss whether our childhoods are ruined? After that we’ll be talking about the best STAR TREK book ever written. Chris will try to explain. And POKEMON GO - Modern cyber zombie virus, or simple fun game old people are losing their minds about? All that, and our favorite headlines of the week, where we talk about the Emmys, and the late, great director of DIE HARD. (no, he’s not dead, but you’ll wish he was after what he says about modern action movies). Topic 1: Review, Ghostbusters (2016) Sony affirms more GHOSTBUSTERS movies underway Ivan Reitman says next GHOSTBUSTERS will connect to 1984 film? Might Sony’s plans for GHOSTBUSTERS movies go the way of their SPIDER-MAN movies? Topic 2: The Fifty-Year Mission, The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of STAR TREK Audiobook: The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years Hardcover: The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years Topic 3: What did I miss? What it’s like to miss a cultural phenomena. This time, Pokemon Go! With senior youth correspondent Aaron Rice Our Favorite Headlines of the Week Game Of Thrones and People vs OJ Lead The Emmy Nominations John McTiernan calls MAD MAX: FURY ROAD ‘corporate product’, hates on comic book movies