Podcast appearances and mentions of stephen trumble

While Pounder may only appear fleetingly in All That Jazz, she certainly makes an impression. Joining Matt and Daryl to discuss CCH Pounder's silver screen debut is the fiendlishly talented and thought-provoking critic, Alistair Ryder. You can find Ali's work all over but here's a link to his RT page. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our old intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com 

For the first episode of CCH Podcast, Matt and Daryl are joined by the rather brilliant Ros Try-Hane of Liquid Marmalade to discuss Percy Adlon's 1987 film, Bagdad Cafe. You can find Roz's reviews here. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our old intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com 

Matt and Daryl wave teary goodbyes to the last Paul Dano season for a while (pssst... Paul. Please do more things) and give a warm Hello to the upcoming CCH Pounder season, CCH Podcast. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our old intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com 

The Spocklight crew are joined by Dave & Cathy from The Cinemile podcast to take a walk down to the Crossroads, as we re-evaluate the 2002 Britney Spears starring road movie that's overflowing with Star trek connections, chief amongst them, Zoe Saldana and Anson Mount.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: X - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod BLUESKY - @spocklightpod.bsky.social FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   You can find more information about The Cinemile at https://www.thecinemile.com/ Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com 

The Spocklight crew join the ranks of Section 31 to answer the questions - does this even count as a Star Trek movie and if it does, is it the worst Star Trek movie of all time?   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more on Instagram @stephentrumbleanimation 

Liam and Matt dissect Chris Pine's directorial debut, Poolman.    We discuss where the film fits into the legacy of Noir movies, question why it was this film that Pine wanted to make for his debut, and seek to answer the age-old debate of who is the best Hollywood Chris.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more on Instagram @stephentrumbleanimation 

For the final episode of the season, Matt and Daryl upload their brains into the AMC+ aninmated science fiction show, Pantheon. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com 

The Spocklight crew are reunited with Chris Carr from ‘Homicide: Life on the Set' and ‘Secrets and Spies' to cover Family from Star Trek: The Next Generation.   We discuss how this episode resulted in a surprising ratings low for the series and why that might have been, examine the structure of the episode and how it conforms to the kind of A, B, C plot shape that's become a lost art in the streaming age, praise the challenging nature of the material and Patrick Stewart's performance, and even find time to tackle the recent Generations 40th Anniversary short film, Unification.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: X - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod BLUESKY - @spocklightpod.bsky.social FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   You can find Chris @chriscarrfilm.bsky.social Homicide: Life on the Set @homicidepod.bsky.social and Secrets & Spies @secretsandspies.bsky.social on Bluesky.   Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/   Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com 

For Paul Dano's most recent film, Matt and Daryl embark on a mission out into the far reaches of the solar system with only Fay Watson's alien spider for company. Fay is deputy entertainment editor at Total Film, and did not disclose her feelings on Nutella at time of recording. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com 

The final bonus for s10 sees Clara Hill return with Matt and Daryl to discuss Paul Dano's fourth and final Letterboxd favourite film, Five Easy Pieces (1970). You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com 

Kicking off the new year with the third of Paul Dano's four Letterboxd picks, Matt and Daryl are joined by film writer, Clara Hill to discuss Dumb and Dumber (1994). You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com 

In this episode, Liam, Matt and Paul begin a potentially annual tradition of going round the table and talking about their favourite older film first-time-watches of 2024.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com  Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production support

This festive season we unwrap 2015 Anthology movie, A Christmas Horror Story, starring William Shatner as DJ Dangerous Dan.   Matt saw this film during the Frightfest Festival many moons ago and awarded it 4.5 stars on Letterboxd…Paul does not agree… leaving Liam to referee a Crimbo battle more exciting than Santa vs Krampus!   We discuss the history of Horror Anthologies and how a very specific structure can be key to making them work, whether Shatner's shock jock monologues reveal something about the filmmakers themselves, another surprise Star Trek connection and whether a local radio Weatherman would also be the Mall Santa, all over a large bottle of Port!   Stay subscribed and come back soon for Part 2 of our Christmas celebrations as we rundown our favourite film discoveries of the year!   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com  Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production support

During the junket for Spaceman, Paul Dano revealed his Favourite Four Films for Letterboxd. Matt and Daryl are joined by returning legend, Iana Murray to discuss two of those picks. The first was Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love (2002). The second is Edward yang's A Brighter Summer Day (1991). Here's a link to Iana's work. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com 

During the junket for Spaceman, Paul Dano revealed his Favourite Four Films for Letterboxd. Matt and Daryl are joined by returning legend, Iana Murray to discuss two of those picks. First up... Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love (2002). Here's a link to Iana's work. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com 

On this episode, Matt and Daryl are joined by returning guest, comedian/ writer Rebecca Shortall to discuss Paul Dano's appearances in Amazon's Mr. & Mr's Smith (2024), Julio Torres' Fantasmas (2024), and his lil' cameo in Zoë Kravitz's SNL skit (2022). If you enjoyed this episode, check out Rebecca on the s02e07 episode on The Extra Man, and the s05e04 Greers episode on Jawbreaker! You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com 

On this episode Matt and Daryl are joined by podcaster and critic, Liam H Dempsey, and artist, filmmaker, and comedian, Stephen Trumble to discuss Paul Dano's first foray into writing comics. His 2022/23 series, The Riddler: Year One (with artwork from Stevan Subic). You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble. Yeah, this week's guest) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com 

We're joined by Dave Corkery from the Award winning Cinemile podcast as we take on The Doomsday Machine from The Original Series.   Dave grapples with the idea of being known as a Trekkie and tells us why this episode stuck out for him on his lockdown inspired epic mission to watch all of Star Trek from the beginning, Liam pays an emotional tribute to Commodore Matt Decker, Matt argues that the characters sympathetic handling of the villain of the piece represents the hope in the human spirit that Roddenberry's Utopian vision celebrates, and Paul celebrates William Shatner's performance and how his turn makes The Captain's actions believable.    So why not join us for another grand adventure by listening now!   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   You can find more information about The Cinemile at https://www.thecinemile.com/ Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com 

Back once again with the ill behaviour, Matt and Daryl are ready to tackle another Dano'centric season. Luckily they're joined by film writer, Esmé Holden to discuss Dano's 2023 offering, Dumb Money. Here's a link to some of Esmé's work. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com 

In a very special Halloween episode, Daryl Bar from Is Paul Dano Ok? joins us to discuss 1981 cult classic Horror, The Boogens, which counts amongst it's fans Stephen King and Quentin Tarantino.   Then we're joined by the film's Director, James L. Conway, who tells us about the film's origins and its very cold production process, meeting his future Wife, the film's female lead, Rebecca Balding, during the audition process and the whirlwind romance that followed, as well as what he'd do differently if he made the film now, how a real life fire almost halted the shoot, what Horror films inspired him and we once again catch up with what one of the best Directors of Trek TV ever has been watching on the box himself lately too.    THERE IS NO ESCAPE...from Spocklight, so listen now!   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   You can follow James on Twitter and Instagram @jameslconway  Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com 

Matt and Daryl say goodbye to the legendary Hiroyuki Sanada. They reflect upon the season's highs, lows, and deviations, speculating on where Sanada will go next now he's got all of that well deserved Shōgun juice. mmmm... Shōgun juice You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com Matt and Daryl will be back soon with Season 10, and a return to Paul Dano!

The Spocklight crew take the Ecto-1 for a joy ride to nostalgia city as we reminisce over childhood's playing with Ghostbusters toys and discuss 'Russian About, Season 6, episode 8 of The Real Ghostbusters, guest starring Walter Koenig as Vladamir Maximov.   We discuss why The Real Ghostbusters became Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters, and what this meant for the show itself, debate the future of the Ghostbusters franchise following the box office disappointment of Frozen Empire, and hear from our 5-year old Correspondent, Paul's Son, Theo, with their review of 'Russian About'.   If you're all alone, pick up the phone, and listen to Spocklight!   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com       

This time around, Matt and Daryl talk through Shōgun's historic performance at the Primetime Emmy Awards. The nominations, the wins, and where it could all lead for actor/ producer, Hiroyuki Sanada. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

Duking it out on David Leitch's Bullet Train are Matt, Daryl, and special guest Megan Robinson. Megan is a copy editor and staff writer over at Film Cred, as well as writing for other publications too. You can check out some of her great work here. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR STAR TREK: PRODIGY SEASON 2!   We're joined by Star Trek: Prodigy's Head Writer, Aaron Waltke, to breakdown Season 2 in detail, as we discuss the challenges of balancing writings a Kid's show combined with a Voyager sequel, Dal coming to realise why he doesn't have to be Captain, Wesley Crusher's return, Maj'el and Zero's burgeoning romance, how Chakotay was chosen to be the Prodigy crew's new Dad, the possibility of Season 3 and much, much more.   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   You can find Aaron on Twitter/X @GoodAaron and all of the Writer's of Prodigy @TrekProdigyRoom  Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com/

Good news everyone. Chris Johnston from Easy Riders Raging Podcast, and The Steven Spielberg Podcast is back to sink his claws into Matt and Daryl as they discuss Hugh Jackman and James Mangold's 2013 superhero joint, The Wolverine. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

This time around, Matt and Daryl faces off with Asian cinema oficinado, Ben Jones (He's a big lad but he's only brought a big wooden stick). You can find his words of wisdowm over at places like The Geek Show, and on Instagram and Twxtter (@crymeigsamurai). You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

Episode five of Hiro Worship sends Matt and Daryl on a mission to blow up the sun. Luckily they're bringing along Harley Mumford for the journey. Please check out Harley's awesome podcast, Fandomentals. Available via all good podcatchers. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

Five years after covering the first X-Men film on the podcast and with 'Deadpool & Wolverine' currently in Cinemas and lighting up the box office, we return to the franchise to discuss 2017 entry, Logan, with special Guest, Kobi Omenaka.    We talk about Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart's performances in the film and how they clearly approached this film differently from other instalments in the series, find ourselves wowed by the brutal violence on display in this very R-rated entry, wonder if the seeming finality of this film will be effected by Jackman's return in 'Deadpool & Wolverine' (Disclaimer: We had not seen it prior to recording), and discuss the odd trajectory of the Wolverine film "trilogy".   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   You can find Kobi @Kobestarr on X, while more information about Flixwatcher (including their scoreboard discussed in the show) can be found at https://flixwatcher.tv/ Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com 

At the halfway point of the season, Matt and Daryl reunite with tv writer, Sabrina Barr to discuss one of the hottest shows of the year! You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

The Spocklight Crew beam down to The BFI IMAX in London to watch the 4K 40th Anniversary re-release of Leonard Nimoy's directorial debut, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, on Britain's biggest screen.   Joined by Agent Scott from the Spy Hards podcast and Chris Carr from Homicide: Life on the Set, we sit down in the bar before the screening for some anticipatory pre-show banter before reconvening after the film to find out if Matt has had his opinion that this is the worst Star trek film altered, to discuss if the 4K IMAX presentation of the film was a success, and seek out new revelations and takes that have to come to various members of our crew as a result of seeing a 40 year old film on the biggest film format possible.   Join us as the adventures continues...   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   You can find Scott @TiberiusHardy and Spy Hards @SpyHards on X and Homicide: Life on the Set @homicidepod also on X.   Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/   Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com       

On this episode, Matt, Daryl and their guest, Sarah Miles (writer, horror and asian cinema officionado) discuss Hideo Nakata's 1998 adaptation of Koji Suzuki's Ringu. You can find some of Sarah's writing here, and over here. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

Round three of Hiro Worship sees Matt and Daryl jostling Mortal Kombat 2021 in a pre-tournament bout of fistycuffs alongside writer and critic Kat Hughes. Will this trio of Earthrealm kombatants survive to witness the glory of Hiroyuki Sanada exacting his revenge as the legendary Scorpion, or will they get their souls sucked by Shang Tsung? You can find some of Kat's writing here. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

Following Liam's interview with Sonequa Martin-Green on the Pilot TV Podcast, The Spocklight crew reconvene to fully dissect the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery.    We discuss Discovery's search for an identity over it's 5 Season run and whether we were happy with what it eventually settled on, analyse the additional scenes that were shot in the wake of the show's cancellation and ask whether they served their purpose to bring a sense of finality to the show and its characters successfully, and we compare the final season's handling of it's queer relationships in comparison to that of the latest season of Doctor Who.    Listen now and let's fly together one last time.   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   You can still hear Liam's Interview with Sonequa Martin-Green at https://podcasts.apple.com/zw/podcast/281-the-regime-the-cuckoo-and-baby-reindeer/id1435481214?i=1000651795804  Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com   

Episode two of Hiro Worship sees Daryl, Matt, and Patrick (from Vintage Video Podcast) duking it out against Sonny Chiba and his horde of gold hunting lackeys in Shogun's Ninja. A film in which a baby-faced Hiroyuki Sanada kills the sensei he learned a bunch of cool tricks from but the guy's like, "Nah my dude it's fine. Hos before bros. Peace out". You should check out Vintage Video Podcast. It's ace! Seriously... click here. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

Shots fired on the first episode of Hiro Worship as Tom Cruise conquers his alcoholism, learns about honour and stuff, and saves an entire nation from losing its culture to the western scourge. Matt and Daryl were fortunate enough to have film critic and writer Katie Smith Wong on their episode on Edward Zwick's 2003 film, The Last Samurai. This film is Hiroyuki Sanada's hollywood debut, and the start of a whole new phase of the man's storied career. You can check out some of Katie's work here. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

With Weisz City in the rearview mirror, Matt and Daryl engage in some Hiro Worship as they begin to cover the extensive filmography of actor, singer, and martial artist, Hiroyuki Sanada. This season's subject was voted for by the listeners, so a huge thanks to those who took part. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

We're joined by Craig Stimson, from the amazing Doctor Who podcast, Around the Console, to discuss an early episode of Star trek: Deep Space Nine, Captive Pursuit.   Craig tells us why this episode was the start of his true love affair with Star Trek and highlights the evident political allegories on display, Paul discovers they may have misjudged the earlier seasons of DS9 and made a mistake in skipping them previously, while Liam explains why Miles O'Brien was the perfect character to tell this story with and reveals how he was lucky enough to interview Sonequa Martin-Green in the runup to the final season of Star Trek: Discovery.   Join the hunt, and listen now!   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   You can find Around the Console @atheconsole on X and @around.the.console on Instagram, and can be heard at all good pod places. Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com/  

We're joined by Helen Sadler from the Flixwatcher podcast, to discuss the Indie Sci-Fi Horror sensation of 1997, Cube, starring Nicole de Boer, who essayed the role of Ezri Dax on Star trek: Deep Space Nine.   We discuss the budget limitations of the film and if it would have been better suited to a short film treatment while also praising the innovations of the practical effects and sets, highlight the political relevance of the film today, and debate the potentially problematic character of Kazan.   Get cubed and listen now.   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   You can find Helen @TheCatFilmFan on X, while more information about Flixwatcher (including their scoreboard discussed in the show) can be found at https://flixwatcher.tv/ Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com 

The Spocklight crew beam down during the commercial break to cover a fascinating array of television adverts featuring the original series crew & much more.    William Shatner cashes in on Commodore computers, Leonard Nimoy attempts to induct viewers into his Magnavox cult, James Doohan flogs some Star Trek themed plates, George Takei rides the bus, and take it from a Father who knows, you'll want a Star Trek meal from McDonald's after hearing a Klingon extol it's virtues.    Come with us now on a hilarious journey to discover how the original series crew (and even some members of the next generation) will shill for any old tat if you pay them enough cash.   Note: Unfortunately, the supercut we reference in this episode of the Original Series Crew commercials has now been set to private on YouTube but you can find all of the commercials mentioned separately on YouTube easily enough, they're well worth the search.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com  Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production support

The Spocklight crew take the turbo lift down to the Lower Decks once again as we analyse the 4th Season of Star Trek's adult animated comedy series.   Liam surprises by finally being won over by the show despite the return of the dreaded Badgey, Matt makes a fateful comparison to The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy exactly 42 minutes in, while Paul basks in the glow of their recent Treksperts quiz win before Matt delivers a last minute “Screw you!” with his own quiz success as we find ourselves discussing other 4th chapters in Trek history.   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, you can find more of Stephen's work @stephentrumbleanimation on Instagram and his hit (1.5 million views and counting) Batman fan film, Broken Promise at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c_ORJHJXgI  Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for sound post production support assistance You can also hear us humiliate ourselves on the Treksperts Quiz at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE1HIgPZT_Q 

Matt and Daryl get ready to depart Weisz City with returning special guest Alice Boyd Leslie as they discuss the Amazon Prime remake of David Conenberg's Dead Ringers (2023). Alice is co-host of Drunken Horror Pod. You can find them via all good podcatchers. Please do, because they're brilliant! You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

The Spocklight crew are joined by Sam Clements, host of the excellent, 90 Minutes or Less Film Fest Podcast, to celebrate the stellar sophomore season of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'.   Join us as we discuss the political allegories of 'Ad Astra per Aspera' and 'Under the Cloak of War', dissect the format breaking innovations of 'Those Old Scientists' and 'Subspace Rhapsody', wonder if the 5th episode of each season is becoming a Spock farce tradition, ponder why Captain Pike spent half the season cooking and debate the success of the first Trek musical.   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   You can find Sam @sam_clements on X, while more information about his fantastic podcast, 90 Minutes or Less Film Fest, can be found at https://www.90minfilmfest.com/ Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com 

As Matt and Daryl get set to depart Weisz City they take a detour to streaming telly with special guest Alice Boyd Leslie to discuss the Amazon Prime remake of David Conenberg's Dead Ringers (2023). Alice is co-host of Drunken Horror Pod. You can find them via all good podcatchers. Please do, because they're brilliant! You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

We're joined by Comedian, Josh Weller, to debate one of the most controversial episodes in Star Trek history, Tuvix.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   Josh can be found at @joshwellerjoshweller on Instagram and TikTok. Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com/      

They've finally done it. They've finally reached Weisz City! Joining Matt and Daryl for their discussion on The Favourite is actress, author, and podcaster, Jessica Regan. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

For the penultimate episode of Wiesz City, Matt and Daryl are joined by the editor in chief of Filmhounds Magazine, Jasmine Valentine, who is something of a veteran when it comes to Rachel's 2017 film, Disobedience.  Please VOTE for which actor will be covered in the next season of the podcast here. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

This time around Matt and Daryl are joined by events coordinator at the British Film Institute, Lilia Pavin Franks, to discuss a bit of a Weisz deep cut, Beautiful Creatires (2000). You can find Lilia's journo portfolio here. Please VOTE for which actor will be covered in the next season of the podcast here. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. The intro theme was performed by Daryl Bär and produced by Mike Hall. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple Podcasts, or a Five Star Rating on Spotify. Find us on Twitter and Instagram (@ispauldanook), and drop us an email at ispauldanook@gmail.com

They're together again, but on different sides of the law! William Shatner Vs Leonard Nimoy - it's T.J. Hooker in Vengeance is Mine!   The Spocklight crew dive into Hookland to wonder if William Shatner's other iconic TV show was actually a Police Academy prequel, praise the episode's sensitive handling of sexual assault for the time, but find themselves perplexed over the bizarre tonal shifts throughout.    Listen now as we investigate T.J. Hooker...or should that be T.J. Booker?! Join us and find out!    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com  Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for sound post production support assistance

On a special Christmas edition of the Star trek Podcast from a non-Trekkie perspective, the Spocklight crew discuss two festive episodes of Boston Legal (Hired Guns from Season 1 and Green Christmas from Season 4) starring William Shatner in his Emmy Award winning turn as Denny Crane.    We're joined for this dive into David E. Kelley's legalverse by Eleanor Parker of the Bygones Podcast, which examines Ally McBeal episode by episode through modern eyes, as we talk Denny Crane's penchant for guns, the other Star Trek connections that Boston Legal had over the years, the odd tone of the show, the surprisingly starry cast and how the anti-environmental message of Green Christmas has aged very badly, all while polishing off a bottle of port.   Come join us for a cigar on the balcony and download now.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   Eleanor can be heard on the Bygones Podcast at all good pod places and you can find the pod @BygonesPodcast on X.  Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston's, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com/ Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production sound support