Podcasts about The Tholian Web

WEB KIRK.O. Captain Kirk is dead! No wait -- he's a ghost! No... it's interspace! But, what's this? the crew of the Enterprise is slowly going mad? And now the ship is being surrounded by a web? Is this third season adventure a TREK, MARRY, or KILL? The grades begin at (13:22).

THIS VOYAGE Peter Holmstrom (author, The Center Seat: 55 Years of Trek) and Lisa Klink (screenwriter, Star Trek Voyager) are thrilled to be joined by rocket scientist Chet Richards, who in the 1960s co-wrote the legendary episode of The Original Series, The Tholian Web. Learn the secrets of Season 3, the trials of freelancing an episode for The Original Series, and the joys of bringing the episode to life. All that and more on this week's episode of the TREKSPERTS BRIEFING ROOM. Follow us on your favorite social channels at: @trekspertsBR @inglorioustrek @inglorioustreksperts **Join us on our new INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS DISCORD Channel at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/7kgmJSExeh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO TREKSPERTS PLUS TODAY... and get every episode of INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS and our new podcast, INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS presents DECK 78 along with additional bonus content, exclusive commercial free video versions and surprises all season long. For more details, visit trekkspertsplus.com. Don't miss us as the TREKSPERTS INGLORIOUS TOUR 2024 LIVE TOUR concludes as the Treksperts beam down to Columbus Ohio, this December. For more information, go to galaxycon.com Learn all that is learnable about Star Trek in Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross' THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION, available in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from St. Maritn's Press.  Follow Inglorious Treksperts at @inglorioustrek on Twitter, Facebook and at @inglorioustreksperts on Instagram. And now follow the Treksperts Briefing Room at @trekspertsBR, an entirely separate Twitter & Instagram feed. "Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times #StarTrek #TOS #TAS #TNG #DS9 #VOY #ENT #DISCO #PICARD #LLAP #comics #IDW #Marvel #DC #GoldKey #Discovery #DeepSpaceNine #STTMP #StarWars  #CaptainPike #StrangeNewWorlds #55YearTour  #casting #ST55 #StarTrek55 #TheCage #StrangeNewWorlds #SNW #Voyager #Janeway #Enterprise #TheSearchForSpock #StarTrekIII #BSG #TMP #Trekkies #BestofTrek #EnterpriseIncidents #IDW #comics #DS9 #DeepSpaceNine #PicardSeason3 #StarTrekPicard #Picard #Borg #PicardSeason3 #StarTrekPicard

Anne-Marie and Peter cover TOS S3's The Tholian Web. On 31st they finish off S4 of Lower Decks, covering The Inner Fight + Old Friends, New Planets. The next TOS episode to be covered will be on 7th November and is, For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky. Over on our Borgcast Galactica feed we start covering the Box Of Delights on 14th November, with episode 1: When The Wolves Were Running. Feel free to send your thoughts in (just keep the feedback to less than 5 minutes please). Borgcast@gmail.com The Star Trek theme used was written by Alexander Courage, and arranged and performed by Mr Drew Barker esquire.

Anne-Marie and Peter give their thoughts on Lower Decks S4's, Caves. On 24th they cover TOS' The Tholian Web, and then, on the 31st, they finish off S4 of Lower Decks with the final two episodes; The Inner Fight and Old Friends, New Planets. Feel free to send your thoughts in (just keep the feedback to less than 5 minutes please). Borgcast@gmail.com

Anne-Marie and Peter cover TOS S3's The Empath. On 17th they look at ep 8 of S4 of Lower Decks, Caves. The next TOS episode to be covered will be on 24th and is, The Tholian Web. Feel free to send your thoughts in (just keep the feedback to less than 5 minutes please). Borgcast@gmail.com The Star Trek theme used was written by Alexander Courage, and arranged and performed by Mr Drew Barker esquire.

Kirk practices being a ghost for Halloween as McCoy is mad about something that isn't happening. Also, there are aliens!   X @WWST_Podcast

Aspen and Kenny go out of control on the implication of Senate Commandos. Kenny goes out of control on the two (TWO!) directors for The Tholian Web. And Aspen goes out of control on the logos, pathos, and ethos of this week's Trek. Also Uhura. It's out of control.__________________________________Get early, extended episodes on our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/trekwarspodWatch us! https://www.youtube.com/@trekwarspodTheme by Tosin AwofesoSocial Media:https://www.instagram.com/trekwarspodhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekwarspod.bsky.socialWant to ask us questions? Email us at trekwarspod@gmail.com .And leave us a review! https://bit.ly/leave-a-review-trek-wars

Upsettingly enough this episode is not about Kirk knocking boots with a half-human-half-spider woman

This week Dan and Dana discuss "The Tholian Web." The Enterprise ends up in fractured space where two universes are overlapping. There's a whole bunch of dead crewmen on the Defiant and we get to see the rather unique space suits that Kirk and the gang wear. This is all before the Tholians show up and cause more problems as Kirk is, literally, lost in space. And then there is the discussion of Nurse Chapele's "pointedness!"   We'd love to hear from you! Call the Damnit Jim Hotline at 509-676-6298. Leave your best impression of an Original Series character. We might even put it on the podcast!   Please send your comments, questions, and suggestions to damnitjimpodcast@gmail.com and find us on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.   Music: Climb by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

What would it be like to watch your senior officers act in the mirror universe? Why does Lorca have a Tribble? Does Tilly gain confidence from portraying Killy? What goes down in the resistance tent? Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as we discuss the Mirror Universe episodes in Discovery! Trigger Warnings: Discussions of grooming behavior, bombings, war, climate change, genocide, torture, and ableism SPOILER ALERT: The Enterprise episode, “Into a Mirror Darkly", and TOS' “The Tholian Web”, plus Discovery seasons one and three. This is the fourth and final episode of our Mirror Series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about all the episodes that take place in every Star Trek show, from The Original Series to Discovery. Join us next time as we return to the Feminism series in Strange New Worlds. DISCLAIMER: We do not own any of the rights to Star Trek or its affiliations. This content is for review only. Our intro and outro is written by Jerry Goldsmith. Rule of Acquisition #235: “Duck; death is tall.” Please check out our Patreon and donate any $1, $6, $12, or $23 per month to access exclusive episodes of trivia, Galaxy Quest, and reviews of every episode of The Animated Series, the first season of Lower Decks and our current review of season 2 of Lower Decks. https://www.patreon.com/thedurassisterspodcast

Episode 3: Mirror Series What is going on in the intro? How does Enterprise resolve a story from the Tholian Web? What does seeing the Prime universe do to the various characters? Why wasn't Porthos still a beagle? What is going on with the insignias? Join us sisters, Ashlyn and Rhianna, as we discuss the the Mirror Universe episodes in Enterprise! Trigger Warnings: Discussions of war, bombings, medical torture & experimentation. SPOILER ALERT: Enterprise and TOS “The Tholian Web” This is the third episode of our Mirror Series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about all the episodes that take place in every Star Trek show, from The Original Series to Discovery. Submit to the Empress and join us next time as we discuss the Mirror Universe episode in Discovery. DISCLAIMER: We do not own any of the rights to Star Trek or its affiliations. This content is for review only. Our intro and outro is written by Jerry Goldsmith. Rule of Acquisition #3: “Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to.” Please check out our Patreon and donate any $1, $6, $12, or $23 per month to access exclusive episodes of trivia, Galaxy Quest, and reviews of every episode of The Animated Series, the first season of Lower Decks and our current review of season 2 of Lower Decks. https://www.patreon.com/thedurassisterspodcast

When Star Trek runs out of story ideas, it's time to revisit that old idea of Logic v. Emotion and how Kirk uses the best of both to be an effective leader. Play along with our Starfleet Academy Cadet Challenge -- Share this episode using the hashtag #StarfleetChallenge on social media!   Visit our website at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up your merch at threadless.com/humanisttrek Socials Mastodon Facebook Instagram Threads Bluesky Discord Starfleet Officer maker by @marci_bloch

Hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton phase in and out of sight while revisiting the classic season 3 TOS episode The Tholian Web and analyzing its impact on future Trek storytelling. From the fascinating Spock/McCoy dynamic, to Kirk's final video message and the mysterious Tholians themselves, the duo break down precisely why this hour of television continues to impress.   Join our Facebook page for exclusive content such as videos and bonus episodes. And you can also visit our blog, or follow us on Twitter and YouTube! Send any other questions, topic ideas or feedback to subspacetransmissionspod@gmail.com! Related Podcast Episodes: "The Galileo Seven": TOS's First Great Spock Story? ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly" Exploring Star Trek's Outsider Characters Star Trek TNG: "Redemption"   Join us next week as we wrap up 2023 in classic Subspace style!

Hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton channel their inner-Pakleds while trying to determine which Trek characters would score the highest, and lowest, IQ scores. From unstoppable cerebral warriors like Data and Burnham, to endearing figures of fun such as Murph and Quark, the duo size up every major franchise regular and rank the results. Join our Facebook page for exclusive content such as videos and bonus episodes. And you can also visit our blog, or follow us on Twitter and YouTube! Send any other questions, topic ideas or feedback to subspacetransmissionspod@gmail.com! Related Podcast Episodes: For the Love of Wesley The Psychology of Geordi La Forge The Journey of Janeway   Join us next week as we revisit the classic TOS episode The Tholian Web!

Kev & Rob approach the infinitely wide, unfathomably tall, impenetrable barrier that is the end of Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season Four, "Old Friends, New Planets". Among the many tangents they explore this episode, they focus in on other barriers in space, including "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (TOS), "The Tholian Web" (TOS), "Encounter at Farpoint" (TNG), and "The Galactic Barrier" (DIS). Stay after the credits for a brief debrief on "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier".LD 4×10 Old Friends, New PlanetsStar Trek II: The Wrath of KhanNova SquadronShannon Fill returns as Sito JaxaTNG 7×15 Lower DecksGalaxy QuestMaking It So: A MemoirBoothbyTNG 5×19 The First DutySteamrunner classSabrerunner classSS Eleos XIIGenesis DeviceTOS 1×01 Where No Man Has Gone BeforeGalactic BarrierStar Trek V: The Final FrontierGreat BarrierTOS 2×21 By Any Other NameTOS 3×07 Is There in Truth No Beauty?TOS 3×09 The Tholian WebTNG 1×01 Encounter at FarpointGridTNG 1×10 Hide And QTNG 7×25 All Good ThingsDIS 4×10 The Galactic Barrier (00:00) - Episode 49: Barriers in Space (LD 4×10 Old Friends, New Planets) (00:39) - LD 4×10 Old Friends, New Planets (23:10) - Barriers in space (24:53) - TOS 1×01 Where No Man Has Gone Before (37:36) - TOS 3×09 The Tholian Web (42:28) - TNG 1×01 Encounter at Farpoint (47:28) - DIS 4×10 The Galactic Barrier (52:10) - Wrap up (53:14) - Bonus: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Music: Distänt Mind, Brigitte Handley

Introdução dos tholianos recebe a trilha de comentários em áudio do podcast. O post Cérebro de Spock #64 – “The Tholian Web” apareceu primeiro em Trek Brasilis - A fonte definitiva de Star Trek (Jornada nas Estrelas) em português.

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost and noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson with special guest Leigh George Kade as they continue their voyage through Star Trek: The Original Series! This week, we talk about these season 3 episodes: Spectre of The Gun, Day of The Dove, For The World is Hollow and I Have Touched The Sky, The Tholian Web, and Plato's Stepchildren.

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This episode of Star Trek Continues takes an alternative look at what might have happened to the USS Defiant after The Tholian Web, making use of a divergence field so as not to contradict In a Mirror Darkly. It also features a guest appearance of Rekha Sharma, before her role in Star Trek Discovery. ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven. I'm Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars And I am a nerd.   This is episode 102 of the podcast. Today, we're talking about the Star Trek Continues episode “Still Treads The Shadows”.   The description on IMDB reads The Enterprise becomes trapped on the edge of a rift in space where alternate universes meet and Kirk finds himself having to contend with a ghost from his past and danger in the present.   This episode was written by Judy Burns It was directed by Julian Higgins And it first aired on the 1st of April 2017   And this one guest stars Rekha Sharma of Battlestar Galactica fame, and she actually appeared here long before she appeared in Star Trek Discovery.    The Enterprise is investigating a nascent singularity. A gravitational wave engineer has been sent along to help them. This makes sense to me, while one of Starfleet's primary missions is scientific, and they have their own scientists, if there is no expert on a given field on board, a guest may be sent with them. And if the leading expert on a field is a civilian, it makes sense that a civilian would go along to work with the crew.   There's a stronger than anticipated gravitational wave. It has consumed planets 3 through 8 in ten days and is about to destroy a moon.   It seems our guest, Avi Samara, is on a first name basis with Kirk. She calls him Jim, then corrects herself.   They're detecting an interdimensional rift, like the one Kirk was nearly lost in back in The Tholian Web.   They've detected a lifeform, it's not on the moon as they first think, but on a ship. The USS Defiant.   Well that's interesting. Especially since we know what happened to the Defiant after The Tholian Web. It ended up in the 22 century of the mirror universe. (and that episode aired long before this series was thought of)   Also when The Defiant vanished, there was nobody alive on board.   Samara wants to go aboard to investigate, but Kirk denies her request without explanation.   All the dead crewmen Kirk saw last time are gone. The bridge is empty.   Bones has found the lifesign. It's a much older looking Kirk. Cryonically preserved.   A DNA scan suggests he's not a clone because there's no genetic drift. He's literally Kirk.   Samara's research suggests that rogue singularities can move from universe to universe. The Defiant is stuck, halfway between two universes. Her engines have been modified over a long period of time to reach warp 15.   Old Kirk arrives in the briefing lounge. All this time he thought they'd left him behind. Now he finds his old crew, still young, and …. Himself.   Even old Kirk knows Samara, so they've known each other prior to this mission. Given their embrace it seems they were close.   Old Kirk remembers the attempt to beam him back to the Enterprise, but he found himself back on the Defient. Samara suggests a divergence field. Two Kirks. Two Defiants. They don't know where our Defiant went, (but we do) but this is the duplicate. The other defiant has been in another universe for 217 years. The big question is, who put Kirk in cryo?   The old-age makeup isn't bad. Along similar lines to what was done in the original series. But not at the level of what could be done today with a professional budget. And Vic does a good job of altering his performance, his voice, to help sell it. It would have been interesting if they'd been able to get William Shatner for this episode to play older Kirk. It would be a good way to bring him back, something he's sometimes said he'd like to do if the role was more than a cameo. Fan productions have had original series actors appear in the past, and Continues is one of the most professional.   Part of me wonders if they actually approached him.   Before we can get an answer, a Klingon ship appears. They claim salvage rights over the Defiant but they're struck with phaser fire from an unknown source and pulled into the anomaly   The only other ship here is the defiant but there's nobody on board. That's when old Kirk appears and orders Uhura to open a channel to the defiant.   Kirk speaks to someone called Tiberius. It appears to be an artificial intelligence. It speaks with Jim's voice. It claims to be the protector of James Kirk.   Samara speculates that given the time, the Defiant computer could have developed multi-tronic circuits. Which is a bizarre statement to me. Is she suggesting that the computer evolved? By itself? That's a bit out there.   Tiberius wants its friend back. It wants old Kirk to be returned.   Old Kirk warns against firing at the defiant, saying “you can't give him the power, it feeds the dark.” He then clutches his head and Bones rushes him back to sickbay. That seems to be a foolish move. Clearly old kirk has information. Information about Tiberius that is vital, that could determine their safety. And Bones just gets him out of there before he can give that information. I understand the need to get the older man medical help, he is clutching his head in obvious pain, but this doesn't give the impression of a medical emergency so life-threatening that they can't take a moment to let old Kirk explain. What makes it even worse is that not long after, Bones will confirm there is nothing physically wrong with the man, he's just old, and will send him to McKenna.   Kirk tries to negotiate with Tiberius but it isn't interested in the crew's safety. He blames them for abandoning Kirk, which they technically didn't do. They didn't know the duplicate Kirk existed. And old Kirk tried to explain this to tiberius.   Scotty has found a recording of Tiberius saying “it is forbidden for you to remember.” That's creepy. “Know you are safe. The dark will send you home.”   A brainwashing device. Is Tiberius protecting him from something? Something it thinks old Kirk shouldn't remember?   They've found the duplicate's logs. Duplicate kirk reprogrammed the computer with a new prime directive, to get Kirk home. It's started developing a personality.  Kirk says “he's imprinting on me.” I'm not sure what he means by that.   Now I'm a software developer. Now you can code an artificial intelligence. We've done a little of that at our work, with image recognition, but most of my work relates to an asset management system. It has some cleverness and expert knowledge built into it, but it's essetially a database that stores the details and condition of assets, like bridges. No matter how much data we store in this system, no matter how many features I code into it, it's not going to spontaneously become self-aware. It's going to suddenly transform into an AI application like ChatGPT.  You can make an AI, but you've actually got to code it. Microsoft Word is not suddenly going to turn into Alexa.   I'm just not buying the idea of Tiberius, which makes it difficult for me to connect with this story, because its existence is kind of crucial to that story.   Anway, after 31 years, Kirk is still failing to find a way home.   Old Kirk is back in his old quarters. This was his cabin once. He has a lot fo talk to McKenna about. It took him 4 months to bury all the crew of the Defiant.   McKenna tries to comfort Kirk with the words of The Ancient Mariner. He was given a second chance to help ensure that others don't lose hope.   Kirk is struggling with a sense of betrayal on two fronts, first from his crew he thought abandoned him, and second, from the only “friend” he's had in many years. McKenna says what he needs is to know that although he's lost all those years, he hasn't lost who he is. Interestingly, the best person to help him might be our Kirk. Who knows him better? What would Kirk need to hear if he was in old Kirk's place?   I like that McKenna gets to be a counsellor in this episode.   They reminisce about knowing Samara. Apparently they were close when Kirk was a teenager. Samara rebuilt a biplance.   Another nice touch is seeing the defiant uniform with its custom logo patch. But we'll talk more about that when we get to the finale.   A question old kirk had to grapple with was Are you even a captain when you have no crew? Are you a leader when no one is following? He knew his crew wouldn't leave him, but the decades passed and they never came. You can't replace them because there are no other societies to integrate into. It was a universe of void. Nothingness. When does a machine become conscious? When there is nobody around to say it can't. I never said he couldn't, so he did. And now he's as self aware as he is invincible.   And this is all nicely poetic, but I'm still not buying it.   If he's self aware, maybe he can be reasoned with. Kirk says Tiberious is hiding something. Something so horrific that you could never face it. Old kirk says “the dark.” but he can't remember what that means.   The rift is emitting dark matter. The Computer suggested a new engine design with the power to open a rift home. In year 51, the computer is sentient. And bloomin McCoy, just as old kirk is explaining things, he wants to give him another sedative. Why? I dunno, because it's hard for him to get the words out. I'm sure there's more to it but the episode doesn't really explain the stakes to us. IT almost feels like McCoy is the one trying to keep this horrible secret.   Shared realities. Two black holes that must not merge. McCoy has to finally give him that sedative because old kirk's blood pressure is going through the roof.   Spock speculates on what I think is a really interesting sci-fi idea. Binary black holes. Black holes are basically collapsed stars, right? Two black holes,somehow separated into the two realities? Not sure I'm fully putting together what they're trying to explain. Tiberius was determined to blast through the rift. That would manifest the additional singularity. IF they merge they'll destroy the entire sector. Old kirk pleaded with him, tried to shut him down. Kirk wanted to get home, but not at the expense of this price. The defiant computer must have drained the oxygen to put Kirk to sleep. But how did he get into the cryo pod?   Scotty may have a way to disable Tiberius, but they'd need somebody on board the Defiant to do it. Kirk says he can't send old kirk back, so they'll just have to forget that plan and attack the ship. Okay. Why is it a given that the only person they can send over is old kirk? They have an entire crew of officers. It's a potentially dangerous away mission, yes. But isn't that what Starfleet officers are trained for?  Now maybe Kirk weighs up the risk and decides not to put anyone in that kind of danger, but why does he act like Old Kirk is the only one they could send?   Old Kirk wants to know how things are with young Kirk and Samara. They chose their separate paths. I think old Kirk was hoping they'd gotten together.   Bones and Spock discuss (rather heatedly, from Mcoy's side) the nature evil. Spock argues that Tiberius is not evil. It doesn't have the capacity for that. It only knows logic. Bones argues that Kirk was able to forgive because he's human. Tiberius doesn't get that. An intelligent machine with no mercy. IF that's not evil, he doesn't know what is.   Spock doesn't necessarily agree, but he definitely concede's McCoy's point by agreeing to refer to Tiberius as an “evil twin.”   I think this. It's an interesting little philosophical discussion. THe kind of thing you expect from Spock and McCoy's banter.   With the Enterprise hidden, Kirk proposes a game of chess. If Tiberius wins, he gets Old Kirk back. If the Enterprise wins, tiberius helps them close the rift. Tiberius agrees.   Risky. But I'm sure Kirk has something up his sleeve. Perhaps he's going to have the game reprogrammed to let Kirk win. Something old Kirk did to Tiberius once. This is essentially the same way Kirk passed the Kobayashi Maru.   Tiberius accuses Kirk of cheating, but Tiberius cheated as well when he brainwashed his friend. Then Tiberius vanishes in a cloud of illogic. Now THAT is a classic TOS move. Old Kirk hopes that the AI is not dead. Kirk says it just has a bad headache.   Kirk's trick was a trojan horse program. The defiant auto-diagnostic will restart TIberius in about an hour. There's a nice moment when Kirk makes it clear he includes Old kirk as a senior officer on this ship. The black hole is still a problem. Old kirk is the logical one to go aboard and solve the problem. But he's not in great shape. Young Kirk puts his older counterpart in command of the Enterprise. He's going to the defiant himself. But there's a problem. He'll have to take the defiant back through the rift. He'll end up trapped there, just like the other Kirk was.   Kirk has some guilt over leaving his duplicate behind, even though he didn't know the duplicate existed.   Scotty offers to go with Kirk, but Samara says she's the better choice.   At least Kirk won't be alone in that void universe. He'll have a friend, possibly something more. They do some good body doubling work in this episode, having two kirks on screen at once.   Old Kirk has sabotaged his younger version's plan. He uses a hypo on young Kirk and takes him place. Everyone seems cool with this.   But bad news. Tiberius is back. Old Kirk pleads with him to try to feel. To find mercy. Kindness.   Kirk's only option is to destroy tiberius. Once his only friend. It's a hard thing for him to do. But he has no choice.   I like seeing the TNG style tractor beam effect in a TOS setting. In TOS they didn't have the budget to do an effect for the tractor beam. At least, I assume that's the reason.   I've always liked the look of the TNG era tractor beam.   It seems Samara wasn't sure this would be a one way trip. Old kirk has to stay but Samara doesn't. He kisses her and helps her escape. He saves her, but dooms himself to loneliness and isolation for the whatever remains of his life. I understand. He cares for her. He can't put her through what he's been through. IF she came, after he died, she'd be stuck there for decades alone.   IT's a selfless act.   And Samar is showing a lot of selflessness as well, wishing she could be with him.   When Samara says he's all alone, Kirk says “Not anymore.” What does he mean by that? Perhaps that while yes, old kirk is alone, at least he knows he isn't abandoned.   It's a bit of a dark ending. But a noble one.   This was a mixed episode. There's some stuff I really liked in it, and some stuff I didn't.   Recka Sharma is pretty good in the episode. For a while there I thought I was going to have to say they didn't give her anything to do, but they rectified that toward the end of the episode.   There were a few logic things I stumbled over, but that could be as much my fault as the episode's. But the big issue was Tiberius. I just couldn't buy that. What lifts up the episode, and possibly saves it for me, is the character stuff. Old Kirk's pain, his PTSD from what he's gone through. And the relation between both Kirks and Samara.   This isn't a great episode, but it may still be a good one, ultimately.   NEst time, we'll be talking about the episode “What Ships are Made For” which features a guest appearance by John De LAncie himself, but not as Q.   I look forward to discussing that one with you.   Until then, don't forget to check out Jewel of the Stars at AdamDavidCollings.com/books.   Live long and prosper. Make it so.  

Even though we saw the sequel of this in enterprise, Vicky still did not know what was going on

Chester L. Richards -- Bio  Aerospace Engineer (Ret.), Inventor, Adventurer, Author, Storyteller, Romantic  The philosophy developed by Chester L. Richards, aerospace engineer, adventurer, and inventor (19 patents), has indeed caused him to view all that comes his way as an adventure. Even a visit to the hospital! (Look for stories about these surprisingly entertaining forays into Deep Space Medical soon in his blog, "Stories.")  That attitude took shape early. In college, a bit after those early escapes from being thoroughly roasted by The Great Potato's molten lead flinging tricks, Chester and friend Judy Burns co-authored a spec script for “Star Trek” on a lark. The story, “The Tholian Web,” became one of the series' most popular episodes. A veteran writer advised the young man, “You should write….write your passions.” “But I have nothing to say,” Chester thought. That was the moment he decided the real message was to fill his life with adventures. And he did — adventures in surfing, learning, and performing music, travel to exotic places for river rafting, and his work as a rocket scientist. Along the way, he's always met fascinating characters. He did write — essays (over 50 have been published so far). At the house in Thousand Oaks he and his late beloved Sarah once shared, he brought himself back from the brink of despair by writing the hair-raising adventures Sarah loved, and that continue to occur, though as the author says, he no longer has much hair.  Visit the website for Chester L. Richards for more information.  www.chesterlrichards.com

We hope your Trek into the Holiday season is going well so far! In this latest installment, we cover episodes 63-64 from Star Trek TOS in production order. We speak on The Empath, followed by The Tholian Web, and include behind the scenes notes courtesy of Marc Cushman's "These Are The Voyages: Volume 3." What is Turning Trekkie though, without tangents!? Join us for the ride and drop a review to let us know what you think! Happy Trekking! e-mail us at: TurningTrekkiePodcast@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-and-christel/support

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This time our lovely Twitter voters (follow us on there if you want to decide future watchalongs!) chose one of Aidan's all-time favourite Trek episodes "The Tholian Web" to enjoy alongside you, dear listeners! In one of the few high points of Season 3, this episode had it all: a great sci-fi premise, interesting character moments, and most importantly, a break for dear William Shatner. Join us to hear every inane thought about the episode that enters our heads, including our takes on just why the USS Defiant glowed green, and what makes this episode work so well among all TOS standouts.  Notes and Recognitions: Intro Music: Chasing Stars by AG Music Outro Music: Idle Hands by The Impossibulls 

Giant space spiders intwine the enterprise while they try to save the USS Defiant and Captain Kirk! Three plots one very very weird episode! Sam and Safi try to logic their way through it but the half way point of season 3 becomes the end of TOS! Love at First Contact is the journey of one forever Trek fan as they share their love of Star Trek with their Fiancé who indulges his obsession! All music and sound effects are the property of CBS and Paramount, this is a non profit Star Trek podcast all rights are to the appropriate owners! Art provided by Kate Sisko find her on Instagram @gloomybugg

It's All Been Trekked Before #281 Season 10, Episode 25  Star Trek: The Next Generation #5.24 "The Next Phase"     Keith and Stephen ruminate on the lack of stakes and “The Tholian Web,” respectively, while Jimmy-Jerome records his video will live.      It's All Been Trekked Before is produced by IABD Presents entertainment network. http://iabdpresents.com Please support us at http://pateron.com/iabd Follow us on social media @IABDPresents and https://www.facebook.com/ItsAllBeenTrekkedBefore

Calling all Star Trek fans! Chester L. Richards, the co-writer of "The Tholian Web" episode of Star Trek, joins in the conversation, and it's fascinating!! Some of his stories are almost unbelievable like the story about almost being killed by the great potato, the Colorado River, a crocodile, a crazed gunman...In this episode:What it was like when a rocket engine blew upWorking with the royalty of the industryMeeting astronautsMaking something that's actually space-qualifiedWhat hooked him on scienceHis UFO encounterSR71 planesUFOs or swarms of insects?How he came up with the Tholian WebWhat he thinks of William ShatnerWhat he thinks about the newer Star TrekThe closest to death he's comeHow his wife's eulogy affected himLosing his wifeAbout Chester:Prior to retirement, Chester L. Richards was an Engineering Fellow at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems Division. At Raytheon he was Chief Architect for Advanced Concepts and Architectures. Before joining Raytheon Mr. Richards had an engineering consulting business. His diverse technology career spans half a century. At the beginning of his professional life as a scientist, Mr. Richards invented and patented the first successful automatic focus sensor using real-time image analysis. It was used in aerial reconnaissance cameras. Subsequently, while at the Ford Aerospace Corporation, Mr. Richards was Chief Engineer for Strategic Systems. At Ford he developed the flight instrumentation for the AGNT space flight and re-entry experiment. Mr. Richards invented and patented the Holographic Optical Element which is widely used in large aperture adaptive optics telescopes. Mr. Richards also invented, and successfully field tested, sub-resolution tracking techniques which improved tracking accuracy by two orders of magnitude.During part of his career Chester L. Richards served as a System Engineering Technical Assistant (SETA) consultant to the U.S. Government. In this role Mr. Richards developed the modern Space Based Laser architecture for the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization. He was a member of SDIO's Mission Analysis Working Group and its Innovative Science and Technology group. As SETA he helped define the functional architecture of Schriever Space Force Base and wrote the Statement of Work establishing the requirements for the base. For the Air Force, Chester L. Richards created the definitive high fidelity sensor model for the DSP satellite series. In addition, he developed high precision target tracking techniques for the Hover Test Facility at Edwards Air Force Base. At Raytheon one of his most important discoveries was the complete quantitative theory of bistatic radar, which previously had been only partially understood. This led to multiple fielded applications. The technical interests of Mr. Richards include system architecture, space systems, physical optics, high energy lasers, image processing, radar, ergonomics, and jet and rocket propulsion. Other activities include: Co-author of “The Tholian Web” script for the third season of the original Star Trek series.  Chester L. Richards has a Bachelor's Degree in Physics from UC Berkeley and a Masters in Physics from UC Irvine. He completed all course work for PhDs in both Physics and Engineering at UC Irvine. Mr. Richards has 19 patents. His latest patent is for a centrifugal gas generator for gas turbine engines. https://www.chesterlrichards.com

We are honored and excited to be joined for our deep dive of "The Tholian Web" by the co-writer of this excellent third season classic, Judy Burns. While searching an area of uncharted space for the USS Defiant, the Enterprise finds its sister starship in a state of distress. In addition to not registering on the ship's sensors, Captain Kirk leads a landing party to board her, only to find the entire crew dead after apparently having killed each other. What could have caused this? Before they can find the answer, the Defiant starts to phase into another dimension, and Captain Kirk is trapped aboard her when she disappears for good. That leaves Mr. Spock in command, and he must decide how long to keep the Enterprise in harm's way until they can retrieve him. But time is running out: the captain's oxygen supply is dwindling, and Dr. McCoy must find an antidote to the ravages of the unstable space they're in before the entire crew falls prey to the same fate as those aboard the Defiant. As if the stakes weren't high enough, Mr. Spock must also contend with an alien race called the Tholians, who proceed to ensnare the invading Enterprise in an energy web that, when finished, will trap them there for good. The stakes are indeed high -- and they keep getting higher -- in "The Tholian Web," a landmark "Star Trek" classic that's brimming with gripping suspense, stellar performances and groundbreaking visual effects that still hold up to this day. Despite the unfortunate drama that went on behind the scenes, "The Tholian Web" ultimately prevailed as one of the finest episodes of the third season, if not the series as a whole. You can support Enterprise Incidents right here: https://anchor.fm/enterpriseincidents (Just think of it as a “Tip Jar”) You can follow Enterprise Incidents at: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EnterpriseIncidents Twitter @enterincidents Instagram @enterpriseincidents Follow Scott Mantz @moviemantz on Twitter and Instagram Follow Steve Morris @srmorris on Twitter and srmorris1 on Instagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/enterpriseincidents/support

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Tholian which aired on November 15, 1968 and occurred on Star Date 3842.3. When the Enterprise attempts to ascertain the fate of the U.S.S. Defiant which vanished 3 weeks ago and Spock reports strange sensor readings. They visually detect the Defiant, but sensors indicate it is not there. A landing party beams aboard and when McCoy tries to touch one of the dead crew members, his hand passes right through him, revealing that the Defiant is starting to disintegrate. They all beam back save Captain Kirk. Kirk and the ship are trapped in a parallel universe by the weakening of the surrounding fabric of space. The appearance of two hostile Tholian ships disrupts the spatial interphase which would have allowed Kirk to reenter his own universe. Spock convinces the Tholians to wait until the interphase occurs, but the Enterprise is unable to beam Kirk aboard. The Tholian then fire and damage the Enterprise. In her cabin, Uhura sees a vision of Captain Kirk and reports to McCoy that he is alive. McCoy believes Uhura is going mad and confines her to sickbay. Scott then sees the same vision, and rushes to the bridge, where everyone, including Spock, sees it as well. The Enterprise is able to hold Kirk in the transporter beam at the next interphase and then escape from the completed Tholian web by using ship's power to disrupt space-time. Compliance Takeaways: How do you manage talent in your function? What is smart risk in compliance? Do you have to be nice to lead in compliance? Resources Excruciatingly Detailed Plot Summary by Eric W. Weisstein MissionLogPodcast.com Memory Alpha Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill and Dan return to The Flagship with a look at a classic episode from the original Star Trek! Season 3 saw Captain Kirk trapped in a different universe after investigating what killed the crew of the U.S.S. Defiant. He can't get back to the Enterprise in time and the crew has precious few chances to get him back in one of Dan's favorite episodes, "The Tholian Web!" We'll look at why this episode is one of Season 3's best, what bothers us about it, and some of the times this episode has been revisited in later Treks. We also announce a return to weekly episodes of The Flagship! HUZZAH!!

Bill and Dan return to The Flagship with a look at a classic episode from the original Star Trek! Season 3 saw Captain Kirk trapped in a different universe after investigating what killed the crew of the U.S.S. Defiant. He can't get back to the Enterprise in time and the crew has precious few chances to get him back in one of Dan's favorite episodes, "The Tholian Web!" We'll look at why this episode is one of Season 3's best, what bothers us about it, and some of the times this episode has been revisited in later Treks. We also announce a return to weekly episodes of The Flagship! HUZZAH!!

A story of missing scripts and studio security and the aftermath of repairing a relationship. Judy Burns drops by The Trek Files again to share more stories about "The Tholian Web" and clear up a mystery more than 50 years in the making. See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.

A story of missing scripts and studio security and the aftermath of repairing a relationship. Judy Burns drops by The Trek Files again to share more stories about "The Tholian Web" and clear up a mystery more than 50 years in the making. See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.

A story of missing scripts and studio security and the aftermath of repairing a relationship. Judy Burns drops by The Trek Files again to share more stories about "The Tholian Web" and clear up a mystery more than 50 years in the making. See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.

"The Tholian Web" started its life as a pitch called "In Essence, Nothing" by Judy Burns. Hear the story of what really motivated pitching to Star Trek when Judy herself joins The Trek Files today to discuss her work on the series! See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.

"The Tholian Web" started its life as a pitch called "In Essence, Nothing" by Judy Burns. Hear the story of what really motivated pitching to Star Trek when Judy herself joins The Trek Files today to discuss her work on the series! See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.

"The Tholian Web" started its life as a pitch called "In Essence, Nothing" by Judy Burns. Hear the story of what really motivated pitching to Star Trek when Judy herself joins The Trek Files today to discuss her work on the series! See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.

With the renowned Tholian punctuality, we bring you Season 3, Episode 9 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join us on the show this week for The Muppet Show special guest star: Actor, singer, dancer and all around virtuoso, Danny Kaye! And, Star Trek Original Series episode, "The Tholian Web" If the space madness doesn't get you, the alien web will!

Join us on the show this week for The Muppet Show special guest star: Actor, singer, dancer and all around virtuoso, Danny Kaye! And, Star Trek Original Series episode, "The Tholian Web" If the space madness doesn't get you, the alien web will!

In the mirror universe, Commander Archer mutinies against Captain Forrest in order to capture a future Earth ship found in Tholian space. In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss both parts of "In a Mirror, Darkly" and how effective the fourth season of Enterprise is being in delivering "fan service". Plus! The guys talk about captain power rankings, CGI Gorn, and the improved Tholian Web 2.0. 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

In this episode of Trekking Through Time and Space... Hoai-Tran and Jacob attempt to escape "The Tholian Web" without the help of Captain James T. Kirk on Star Trek. And it's just "A Day in the Death" on Torchwood, as their Burn Gorman crush escalates. Going where no man has gone before, the long way round. Torchwood: A Day in the Death - 3:16 Star Trek: The Tholian Web - 34:17 Episode Rankings - 1:17:24 Mailbag - 1:19:23 Logo by David Scaliatine. Send all questions, comments, concerns, suggestions, and complaints to trekkingtimepodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon for early access to new episodes, weekly bonus episodes, and more. Follow along with our ongoing episode rankings right here.

In the second part of Larry Nemecek's interview with Ralph Senensky, the conversation focuses on Ralph's departure from the series with the third season episode "The Tholian Web." From Gene Roddenberry's files, find the deal memo that brought Herb Wallerstein on board and the DGA to determine who got the credit. See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles

The Tholian Web was the ninth episode of Star Trek's third season to air, with Kirk trapped in interspace while the hostile Tholians attempt to trap the Enterprise. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss crisis leadership and the effect of poisonous space on relationships. Responding to a distress call from the USS Defiant, Kirk and crew find that ship adrift with the crew all seeming to have killed one another. More worrying still, the vessel seems to be out of phase with the galaxy around it. Approached by Commander Loskene (Barbara Babcock, voice) of the Tholian Assembly declares the space occupied and demands the Enterprise withdraws, but with Spock keen to determine whether Kirk has survived the slip into interspace, a standoff becomes inevitable. The Tholian Web was directed by Herb Wallerstein, the first of his four Star Trek episodes. The writer was Judy Burns, her only contribution to the show (though she is thanked in the credits for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether too little Kirk could ever be a good thing. The discussion continues in the comments below and please keep in touch with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram where we're @trekpodcast. You can listen to the show here on the website, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Pocket Casts, TuneIn, Stitcher, Google or wherever you find your podcasts. The Tholian Web was released in 1968. It is 50 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on Paramount+ in the United states, Netflix in the UK and is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries, including a comprehensive remastered set of all three seasons released by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Captain Kirk's ghost spooks the crew. Join your interphasic hosts as they praise the writers for examining Spock and McCoy's relationship by removing Kirk from the equation, discuss how this episode is connected to the larger Star Trek universe, and debate the viability of the Tholians' languid plan. 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: We slip into a slightly-sideways dimension with Geordi, Ro, and a rascally Romulan in Star Trek: TNG's "The Next Phase" 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!

The Enterprise gets caught in a tangled web and must find a way to save Captain Kirk. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thenerdtrekpodcast/support

After Captain Kirk vanishes into thin air, Spock's command skills are once more put to the test ("The Tholian Web"). Then, seemingly ageless people force Kirk, Spock, Uhura, and Nurse Chapel to humiliate themselves in grotesque ways ("Plato's Stepchildren"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Google is becoming ever more indispensible to Internet users, offering search, video, shopping, virtual reality, virtual personal assistant, GPS mapping, and more.  And the company is rolling out gigabit Internet in select areas -- that's 20 times faster than typical high-speed cable Internet! But with convenience comes a price -- what Google giveth, Google can taketh away.  Sharon and Derek discuss the "Tholian web" aspect of depending so heavily on one company to connect us to the rest of the world. Also: Mosquito bites make virus infections worse, and Comet 67P smells like cat urine.