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On this week's episode of our show, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the 32nd century and the continuing adventures of the USS Discovery. This time around, an injured L'ak is in Federation custody and the Breen Empire will stop at nothing to get him back. When a dangerous standoff begins, it's up to Discovery's intrepid crew to determine how to avoid an all-out war! Join us as we go boldly!

Two years after the sinking of the USS Discovery, with Solid Snake confirmed dead and framed as the primary suspect, new FOXHOUND recruit Jack (codenamed Raiden) is sent to infiltrate the off-shore decontamination facility known as Big Shell, constructed shortly after the sinking of the Discovery, which, according to the government, spilled thousands of gallons of crude oil into the New York Harbor. Raiden is given orders to rescue the President of the United States and other hostages from the Sons of Liberty, a terrorist group who have seized control of Big Shell. The terrorists demand 30 billion dollars and claim that if this demand is not met, they will destroy Big Shell, igniting the oil spill in the harbor and burning the chlorides used for cleanup, creating high levels of dioxins that would wipe out the bay's ecosystem and become the worst environmental disaster in history. Meanwhile, US Navy Seal Team 10 carries out its own rescue mission, which is quickly thwarted. After coming face to face with Vamp, one of the terrorists with the Sons of Liberty, Raiden meets Iroquois Plissken, a surviving member of SEAL Team 10, who takes him to Peter Stillman, an explosives expert who reveals that Fatman—his former student now with the terrorists—has rigged Big Shell to explode. *Quick Note* One extra point to add about the conversation regarding Plissken and "spoilers" is that my first time playing the game--just a month ago for this series--was the Substance version, and then again with the latest HD collection release on PC. Because of this, I didn't see how the original Sons of Liberty release asked players whether they had played the first game or not. If you say that you have *not* played the original, you skip the Tanker sequence and would not have that part of the story for context as you meet Plissken, nor would you recognize the legendary Solid Snake if you were to see him face to face. This definitely changes things, and even in the game's latest release, you could skip the Tanker sequence and go straight to Big Shell. Still, I'm not sure why you would do that, and so under the context of the modern gaming landscape, and considering we have already covered Metal Gear Solid 1 on this podcast, it seems silly to pretend we don't know what's going on with Plissken. I appreciate your understanding.

Join Keith and Marshal as they trek with Michael Burnham, Commander Saru, Lieutenant Paul Stamets, Cadet Tilly, and the rest of the crew of the starship USS Discovery as they enter the mirror universe, lose their captain, and still have to fight the Klingon War when they get back.To download, right-click here and then click SaveJoin the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards.Timecode............Episode Title00:05:05..............."Despite Yourself"00:10:06..............."The Wolf Inside"00:18:35................"Vaulting Ambition"00:21:54................"What's Past Is Prologue"00:27:54................"The War Without, The War Within"00:29:56................"Will You Take My Hand?"To comment on this or any episode:Send comments and/or recordings to journeyintopodcat@gmail.comLook for JourneyInto on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, or even X

Coming out more than sixteen years after its beloved predecessor (2001: A Space Odyssey), this might have been the very first "Legacy Sequel."  Also whereas the first film was directed by the late great cinema legend Stanley Kubrick, this one was helmed by journeyman director Peter Hyams (Running Scared, Capricorn One, Timecop) who in tandem with the author (Arthur C. Clarke) of the original source material was determined to craft a more conventional story as opposed to the ground-breaking 1968 classic which was much more abstract in it structure and tone.  Picking up nine years after the events of that first film, we follow Dr. Heywood Floyd (Roy Scheider) who planned that previous mission of the USS Discovery to Jupiter where those onboard discovered the mysterious "Monolith."  Dr. Floyd is determined to find out what exactly transpired so he hitches a ride with a Soviet mission there commanded by Captain Tanya Kirbuk (Helen Mirren).   And what they eventually encounter and discover is...."something wonderful?"  Also along for the ride are John Lithgow, Bob Balaban, and Elya Baskin in an epic sci-fi adventure which might not approach the majesty of its predecessor but actually holds up better as pure entertainment, now forty years after it was first released in theaters. Host & Editor: Geoff GershonProducer: Marlene GershonSend us a texthttps://livingforthecinema.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Living-for-the-Cinema-Podcast-101167838847578Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/livingforthecinema/Letterboxd:https://letterboxd.com/Living4Cinema/

BURNHAM'S LAST DANCE. The final season of Star Trek: Discovery is a perfect season for those curious about the show to jump right into. It helps that the overarching story is a sequel of sorts to "The Chase" from Star Trek: The Next Generation, but more importantly, the straightforward treasure hunt plot allows the show to focus on its characters growing and changing as the series heads towards its surprising ending. Joining Bryan for this voyage through Disco's 5th season is Shereese the Sci-Fi Savage (@SciFiSavage on all social platforms). She has a weekly stream on YouTube called "The Savage Stream," every Wednesday night, 6pm PT/ 9 pm ET -- check it out!Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the USS Discovery need to get on the clue trail to finding the technology left behind by the race of aliens Picard & crew got a holographic message from that said all the humanoid species in the galaxy are connected. That message of unity doesn't quite survive to the 32nd century and a pair of criminal lovebirds have plans to steal it and sell it to the highest bidder. The grades begin at (19:18).

Star Trek: Discovery, Series 4, Episode 1. First broadcast on Thursday 18 November 2021. The crew of the USS Discovery are really settling down and starting to enjoy their new life in the 32nd century — fixing some butterflies' GPS network, giving a commencement speech to some socially-distanced Starfleet Academy students, and fixing the unexpected and alarming angular velocity of a Federation space station. Then suddenly an unimaginable tragedy strikes.

In Season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery, Michael and the crew of the USS Discovery travel 930 years into the future, and the 3188 they encounter is not what they expected. The Federation is in a much-weakened state. A catastrophic event known as "The Burn" has eliminated nearly all of the dilithium supply. The loss of the critical resource for faster-than-light travel has crippled interstellar travel and plunged the galaxy into chaos. Saru and Michael must lead the crew on a mission to reconnect the fractured remnants of the Federation and solve the mystery of The Burn. Star Trek: Age of Discovery is a fan podcast for the Star Trek Universe, including Classic Trek and the Paramount + shows STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, STAR TREK: PICARD, STAR TREK: SHORT TREKS, and Netflix's STAR TREK: PRODIGY.Subscribe to Star Trek: Age of Discovery on Apple Podcast by CLICKING HERE. The show is also available on Amazon Music, Google Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRADIO.Email the show at startrekaod@gmail.com. Follow us on X/Twitter, Threads, and Instagram @StarTrekAoD and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/StarTrekAoD/. Visit our website at http://startrekaod.net, where we offer additional articles on Star Trek canon, interesting sidebar issues, and aspects of the show.www.facebook.com/StarTrekAoD/. Visit our website at http://startrekaod.net, where we offer additional articles on Star Trek canon, interesting sidebar issues, and aspects of the show.2024 © Star Trek: Age of Discovery EPISODE CREDITS:Produced and edited by Gary Anderson LINKSWebsite: startrekaod.netBe sure to follow and tag Star Trek: Age of Discovery on Facebook (https://twitter.com/StarTrekAoD) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/startrekaod)!

This week on our show, your intrepid captain and I set a course for the 23rd century and the continuing voyages of the USS Discovery. When one of the mysterious red bursts appears over the homeworld of Mr. Saru, the crew must determine the significance of the phenomenon while the aforementioned Saru finds himself torn between his loyalty to Starfleet and his loyalty to his people. Join us as we go boldly!

In dieser Folge von Querby-Talkrunde sind Arne, Nils und ich zusammengekommen, um über asymmetrische Raumschiffe in der Welt von Star Trek zu sprechen. Wir tauschen Erinnerungen und Ansichten über verschiedene Raumschiffe aus und lassen uns von der Vielfalt und Kreativität der Designs faszinieren. Arne teilt seine Abneigung gegenüber der Pegasus-Klasse, während Nils die faszinierenden Spezifikationen des Hasnock-Schiffs lobt. Persönlich bin ich ein Fan der Romulanischen Deridex und erinnere mich gerne an das einzigartige Bioschiff von Spezies 8472. Wir vertiefen uns in Diskussionen über die Gestaltung und Funktionalität von Raumschiffen wie der Scimitar aus Star Trek 9 und den Malon-Schiffen aus dem Delta-Quadranten. Es fasziniert uns, wie asymmetrische Strukturen in verschiedenen Schiffen umgesetzt werden und warum uns bestimmte Modelle mehr ansprechen als andere. Mit Leidenschaft erkunden wir die Welt der Raumschiffe in Star Trek und analysieren, wie sie in verschiedenen Universen und Epochen dargestellt werden. Ein weiterer Teil unseres Gesprächs widmet sich den Modellen wie der Cerritos, Stargazer und USS Discovery, wobei wir auch über die Größenverhältnisse der Schiffe wie USS Vengeance und USS Defiant sprechen. Wir tauschen unsere persönlichen Vorlieben für spezifische Schiffe aus, sei es der Delta Flyer oder das GZW-Find. Zudem diskutieren wir die einzigartige Ästhetik und Funktionalität von Raumschiffen wie dem OV165-Minishuttle und dem legendären ersten Warp-Schiff Phoenix. Abschließend streifen wir durch die Vielfalt der Raumschiffe, einschließlich Klingonenschiffe, die Vortra-Klasse, Dominion-Schiffe und die Entwicklungen von Vulkanier- bis hin zu Borgschiffen. Wir schließen mit der Aufforderung an unsere Hörer, uns ihre Lieblingsschiffe mitzuteilen und sich aktiv in unserem Discord-Server im GHU-Kanal zu beteiligen. Es war eine bereichernde Diskussion über eine faszinierende Thematik, und wir freuen uns darauf, weitere Gespräche in Zukunft zu führen. Vielen Dank fürs Zuhören und auf Wiederhören!

Trapped inside a mysterious alien portal that defies familiar rules of time, space, and gravity, Captain Burnham must fight Moll – and the environment itself – in order to locate the Progenitors' technology and secure it for the Federation. Meanwhile, Booker puts himself in harm's way to help Burnham survive and Rayner leads the USS Discovery in an epic winner-takes-all battle against Breen forces. (Series finale) Are you ready to unpack this episode with us? Let's Fly! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Follow Us Andrea:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠|⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Moneca: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trekkieandbeyond/support

In the series finale, Michael Burnham leads the crew of the USS Discovery in a desperate attempt to prevent the most-powerful technology in the universe from falling into the wrong hands. Matt and Pete contemplate episode 510, “Life, Itself.”Thanks as always to everyone who supports the podcast by visiting Patreon.com/PhantasticGeek.Share your feedback by emailing PhantasticGeek@gmail.com, commenting at PhantasticGeek.com, or tweeting @PhantasticGeek.MP3

When Captain Burnham is trapped with a mindscape designed to test her worthiness to retrieve the Progenitors' powerful technology, Booker, Rayner, and the crew of the USS Discovery must hold off the Breen long enough for her to escape.  Are you ready to unpack this episode with us? Let's Fly! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Follow Us Andrea:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠|⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Moneca: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trekkieandbeyond/support

[Discovery 509 review with Lisa Klink starts at 25:59] There’s big news this week! Anthony and Laurie talk about the announcement that Oscar winner Holly Hunter will lead the Starfleet Academy series and reports that Simon Kinberg is in talks to oversee a new era of Star Trek feature films. They discuss the news that Picard’s Terry Matalas is showrunning for Marvel, note that Strange New Worlds season 3 is about to wrap, and try to be patient like the Hageman brothers about when to expect Prodigy on Netflix. After listening to some of Tony’s interview with Discovery’s Blu del Barrio (Adira), Tony and Laurie are joined by Voyager/Deep Space Nine writer Lisa Klink to review the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Discovery, “Lagrange Point.” They wrap up with a fan-led stream-a-thon to save Lower Decks and a lovely article from Discovery’s Patrick Kwok-Choon about becoming a dad and captaining the USS Discovery on the same day.

[Discovery 509 review with Lisa Klink starts at 25:59] There’s big news this week! Anthony and Laurie talk about the announcement that Oscar winner Holly Hunter will lead the Starfleet Academy series and reports that Simon Kinberg is in talks to oversee a new era of Star Trek feature films. They discuss the news that Picard’s Terry Matalas is showrunning for Marvel, note that Strange New Worlds season 3 is about to wrap, and try to be patient like the Hageman brothers about when to expect Prodigy on Netflix. After listening to some of Tony’s interview with Discovery’s Blu del Barrio (Adira), Tony and Laurie are joined by Voyager/Deep Space Nine writer Lisa Klink to review the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Discovery, “Lagrange Point.” They wrap up with a fan-led stream-a-thon to save Lower Decks and a lovely article from Discovery’s Patrick Kwok-Choon about becoming a dad and captaining the USS Discovery on the same day.

Cuando Burnham queda atrapada en un "mindscape" diseñado para poner a prueba su capacidad para recuperar la poderosa tecnología del Progenitor, Book, Rayner y la tripulación del USS Discovery deben mantener a raya a los Breen el tiempo suficiente para que pueda escapar y obtener la pieza que les falta. Participan: XeviPanda y Sergio Valencia Edita: Sergio Valencia Musica: OST Discovery, Dire Straits (Money for Nothing y So Far Away) Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Captain Burnham and Book journey into extradimensional space in search of the next clue to the location of the Progenitors' power. Meanwhile, Rayner navigates his first mission in command of the USS Discovery, and Culber opens up to Tilly. Are you ready to unpack this episode with us? Let's Fly! ⁠⁠⁠Support⁠⁠⁠ this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Follow Us Andrea:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠ Moneca: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trekkieandbeyond/support

Captain Michael Burnham and the USS Discovery in search of the next clue to the Progenitors technology and encounter a dilemma of technology versus spirituality along the way. With a…

On the way to the next clue, the USS Discovery is sabotaged by a mysterious weapon, leaving Captain Burnham, Rayner, and Stamets as the only crew members who can possibly save the ship in time. Are you ready to unpack this episode with us? Let's Fly! ⁠⁠Support⁠⁠ this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Follow Us Andrea:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠ Moneca: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trekkieandbeyond/support

Captain Gabriel Lorca is a controversial figure in Star Trek history. A vicious war-time captain, he used tactics that went against the grain of science-focused Starfleet. But despite ulterior motives (and being from the Mirror Universe), Lorca was the best captain that the USS Discovery ever had. He took a young crew and molded them into a fierce fighting force that was able to deal with any situation quickly and decisively. Lorca wasn't wrong to command the way he did, and we'll prove it. Thanks to The Duras Sisters Podcast and Strange New Pod for inviting us to participate in The Last Days of Disco podcast, honoring the final season of Star Trek Discovery! Be sure to check out our website, social media, and join our Discord! Links for all are listed below: Website | Discord | BlueSky | Facebook | Instagram | Threads | Twitter | TikTok | YouTube Drop us an email at YetAnotherSTPod@gmail.com! “Warp Speed” and "To the Stars" was written and performed by William Grobbelaar Music: https://soundcloud.com/williamgrobbelaarmusic Additional artwork by George Rateau: https://www.fiverr.com/georgerateau

Time may change me, but I can’t trace time! We ping-pong through the personal history of the USS Discovery as Michael tries to teach herself how far she’s come, Rayner learns to let the Burn go and live a little, and Stamets gets to construct a box to crush a Time Bug. Also, a Short Trek is surprisingly relevant! We break it all down. Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

Captain Burnham and the USS Discovery are sent to retrieve a mysterious 800-year-old Romulan vessel; until the artifact hidden inside is stolen, leading to an epic chase. Meanwhile, Saru is offered the position of a lifetime, and Tilly's efforts to help pull her into a tangled web of secrecy. Are you ready to unpack this episode with us? Let's Fly! ⁠Support⁠ this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Follow Us Andrea:⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠Amazon⁠ Moneca: ⁠Instagram⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trekkieandbeyond/support

Welcome to another episode of Sci-Fi Talk, this episode, we're diving into the world of Star Trek Discovery as it approaches its final season. Join host Tony Tellado as he speaks with the talented cast and the showrunners to explore the groundbreaking series that reinvigorated the Star Trek universe. The podcast discusses how the series boldly ventured into the future, bringing back the ideals of the Federation and reshaping the nature of the USS Discovery's mission. With insights from showrunner Alex Kurtzman and Discovery showrunner Michelle Paradise, we uncover the allegorical storytelling that reflects the challenges of our current times. From the characters' mental and emotional journeys to the unique relationships onboard, we hear from actors like Sonequa Martin Green, Wilson Cruz, Mary Wiseman, Blu Del Barrio, David Ajala, and Doug Jones, shedding light on the personal and professional growth of their respective characters. In this enlightening discussion, we explore the series' impact on Star Trek history, from its pioneering representation of African American and LGBTQ+ characters to its unique contributions to the Star Trek fandom. Join us as we celebrate the legacy of Star Trek Discovery and its powerful influence on the genre. Subscribe To Sci-Fi Talk Plus

The end of the road might be in sight, but not before one more outing with the USS Discovery! PhantasticGeek.com's Pete and Matt look to the future and talk season 5 of Discovery.We reference this Variety article on Star Trek.Thanks as always to everyone who supports the podcast by visiting Patreon.com/PhantasticGeek.Share your feedback by emailing PhantasticGeek@gmail.com, commenting at PhantasticGeek.com, or tweeting @PhantasticGeek.MP3

The end of the road might be in sight, but not before one more outing with the USS Discovery! PhantasticGeek.com's Pete and Matt look to the future and talk season 5 of Discovery.We reference this Variety article on Star Trek.Thanks as always to everyone who supports the podcast by visiting Patreon.com/PhantasticGeek.Share your feedback by emailing PhantasticGeek@gmail.com, commenting at PhantasticGeek.com, or tweeting @PhantasticGeek.MP3

PJ, Mat and Eliot finally reach the USS Discovery! Although Eliot gets confused and thinks we're on an Enterprise. It's an easy mistake to make. Plus! Actually, that's pretty much it. It's a lot of spaceship chat. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you enjoy the podcast, and would like to support it, you can buy us a coffee on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or make a monthly donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out Eliot's music on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soundcloud⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Mat on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow PJ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Gavin on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Safe Space and Endangered Species, featuring PJ, Mat and Eliot, on Vince Hunt's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode was recorded remotely in January 2024

On this week's episode of our show, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the 32nd century and the further adventures of the USS Discovery. In this installment, Captain Burnham and crew are called upon to rescue an alien colony from the devastation of a space anomaly known as the DMA. However, the chief magistrate of the colony does not wish the Discovery to rescue a group of condemned prisoners known as "The Examples". What follows is an ethical dilemma in the tradition of classic Star Trek. Join us as we go boldly! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pageturnerstheywerenot/message

Discovery and Series FinalesFans have said goodbye to many Star Trek series during the life of the franchise. Some shows ended more suddenly than others, e.g., The Original Series and Enterprise, whilst others had time to plan their ending, e.g., the seven-year series of The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager. In the 21st Century, "Star Trek: Picard" has been the first show to say goodbye with a planned series finale. Given all this experience, how do we think Discovery will end?The trio looks at how planned the 2024 Discovery series finale was, what traditions of Trek "goodbyes" are available to use, and what they think are the possibilities of how to end the five seasons show.How will Captain Burnham and the crew of the USS Discovery ride into the sunset? Let us know your thoughts!

On this week's episode of our show, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the 23rd century and the pre-Original Series adventures of the USS Discovery. This time around, Captain Pike and his intrepid crew must find a way to keep the Sphere Data out of the hands of Section 31 and Control. To accomplish this, Pike travels to the Klingon monastery world of Boreth to acquire a Time Crystal, with the goal of sending the Sphere Data into the future and thus put it out of reach of the sinister Control. Join us as we go boldly! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pageturnerstheywerenot/message

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

Today, we're looking at the final episode of Star Trek Continues. "To Boldly Go. Part 2." So how does this episode hold up against other series finales such as "All Good Things" and "What You Leave Behind". And how well does this episode tie together Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Motion Picture. There's a lot to talk about, including some cool stories shared with me by director James Kerwin. Audio Player control at bottom of page. ----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 107 of the podcast. Today, we're talking about the final episode of Star Trek Continues. “To Boldly Go, Part 2.” bringing our coverage of this show to a close.   The description on IMDB reads The iconic mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise comes to an end, as Kirk and his crew battle the ultimate adversary.   This teleplay was written by Robert J. Sawyer and James Kerwin. With story by Vic Mignogna, Robert J. Sawyer and James Kerwin. It was directed by James Kerwin And it first aired on the 13th of November 2017.   We pick up in a very tense situation from last episode's great cliffhanger. Kirk is unwilling to relinquish his bridge. He, Spock, and Uhura all try to fight back. To no avail. Even the security officer's phasers are useless against Lana's powers.   And then the big surprise twist happens. Smith's eyes go silver. She is uplifted as well. This was nicely foreshadowed in the last episode where they mentioned that she was holding Garry's hand when they passed through the barrier. I felt then, that she was holding something back. She uses the same lightning force powers that Lana was using. We saw Gary Mitchel and Elizabeth Denher use them in “Where No Man Has Gone Before”. She forces Lana and Sentek to retreat to the Kongo.   So … it seems Smith wasn't quite so unaffected as she claimed. I think this is a very cool development. But it raises a lot of questions. Where does Smith sit in the esper scale? Has she always been affected, but has been hiding it, or have her powers only just now manifested. And if so, why?   Kirk asks security to escort her to sickbay. At first, she's taken aback. After all, she's one of the good guys right. She helped them against Lana. But after a moment of thought, she relents. It's probably a good idea. She understands the potential threat she represents. She sees things from Kirk's point of view. Maybe she'd even do the same thing in his place. She voluntarily goes with security.   The big question is, why are they just sitting there. Why have they not destroyed the Enterprise and her crew? McCoy has the answer. It takes time for uplifted  espers to grow in their powers. Perhaps they're biding their time until they all reach full strength.   Bones has a medical defence that might help with the illusions. Scotty recommends keeping their distance as the espers don't have unlimited range with their powers. The Kongo's engines are offline. The crew must have shut it off before they were overpowered. Maybe the espers don't know how to get them going again.   Kirk hasn't slept for two days. McCoy doesn't argue. Usually Kirk would be wrong, but not this time. He needs to keep going. I'm not sure McCoy is right, actually. As Riker says in Best of Both Worlds, you can't fight the enemy at the same time you're fighting your own fatigue. Lack of sleep impairs human decision making. I know my mind is absolutely useless after putting in a day of work, and Kirk has been going much longer than that. Yes, the situation is critical, but for the moment, it's quiet, This might be the perfect time for Kirk to catch 30 minutes of sleep while the enemy regroups. Of course, there's a lot to accomplish while they have this time. Coming up with defences, a plan of some sort. There are no good or easy answers, which is probably why McCoy is not arguing with him.   In five years, 73 people have died under Kirk's command. He remembers the exact number. Of course he would.   McCoy says “we'll stop them” but that's not the point. “At what cost, Doctor?” Kirk asks. That's what's really on his mind. It's fitting for Kirk to reflect back on the cost of his five year mission as it's nearing its end. Especially at a moment like this, when it looks like that cost is about to skyrocket. But there's more to it, as we'll soon discover.   McKenna goes to see Smith. Everyone is afraid of her. Understandably. Contact with Gary, at the time of his uplifting left some residual energy in her. She didn't uplift at the time, probably because she doesn't have the psi rating necessary. But her proximity to the barrier now has reactivated that residual energy enough to uplift her.   Smith has developed telepathy. She can read McKenna's mind. She can feel the power flowing through her, but she claims to not be dangerous. She would never hurt anybody.   But McKenna can't know that for sure. Gary shows early signs of megalomania quite quickly. Denher much less so. She still retained her humanity despite temptation to the contrary. Why?   Was it that Denher was intrinsically a better person? What is because Denher had a lower psi rating than Gary? If that's the case, it looks good for Smith as she seems to have a lower rating still.   So far, it's looking like Smith has a good chance of keeping her humanity long term. But there are no guarantees here. We just just don't know.   Charvanek comes to see Spock. It seems she is still trying to pursue a relationship with him. A relationship he was tempted to enter into in the past, but resisted.   She asks Spock to come with her when her ship departs. The mission of the Enterprise is almost over. His job is complete. It's a logical time to make a change in his life. She tempts him with the promise of unification between Romulans and Vulcans. A promise that will consume him a century from now. But why would a Romulan commander want reunification? She is as he would want her to be, not as she truly is. This is not Charvanek. When Spock resists the illusion, it disappears.   Other illusions are being used against the crew. An order to Checkov to lower shields and head into the barrier. Even Kirk's preoccupation with the deaths of crew under his command.   I'm glad these moments were included. The greatest weapon Lana's espers have is their mental abilities. Their ability to confuse and manipulate the crew of the Enterprise. They should be using it every change they get. Probably a lot more than we see on screen. With that many espers, and so many on board the Enterprise susceptible to them, it's actually a miracle they don't blow up their own ship.   This is one weakness I see in Deep Space Nine, actually. Now DS9 is my favourite of all the Star Trek shows, and I love everything to do with the Dominion War and the changelings. But their greatest strength was not the military might of their ships, or the fighting acumen of the Jem Hadar. Their greatest weapon was the ability to infiltrate the Federation. We saw a little hint of the potential they possessed in Homefront and Paradise Lost. And that was only 4 changelings. They should have used these infiltration tactics a lot more during the war. We know the blood screenings were not entirely effective. The Federation wouldn't have stood a chance.   The reason I bring all this up is just to praise this episode for including these scenes.   The battle begins. The Kongo fires on the Enterprise. The starboard nacelle is damaged. The Romulans join the fight but then move off.   The espers might need a minute to recharge their powers.   The nacelle needs 30 minutes to repair. Kirk orders a risky cold restart. The esper's powers cannot deflect multiple simultaneous strikes. But two vectors will not be enough. Three would do the job, but they don't have a third ship….or do they?   Kirk orders the crew to prepare for a risky procedure. One they have never before attempted. Scotty will re-start the engines. They will separate the saucer from the Stardrive. Spock will command the saucer. Kirk, the secondary hull.   Obviously, this is something that TNG did, but TOS never did.  I was already aware that Gene Roddenberry had intended that the TOS Enterprise be able to separate. They didn't really have the budget to make it a reality until Encounter at Farpoint. What I didn't realise, until it was pointed out by James Kerwin, is that Kirk referred to the process, which they called “Jettisoning”, not “Separating” in two different TOS episodes. “The Apple” and “Savage Curtain”.   Spock points out that it will be very difficult to re-integrate the ship after this. But not impossible I like this approach. It shows that while yes, the original Enterprise COULD separate the two sections, it wasn't a routine operation like on the Enterprise D. It's a last resort. Not necessarily indeed to be undone. Kirk describes it as “jettisoning the stardrive section.” So it's not the same as in TNG.  I like this a lot.   This gives the final episode of Star Trek Continues quite an epic feel. Now they can conduct a three-pronged attack on the Kingo.   And it's working. The Kongo's power is decreasing.   Kirk is commanding the stardrive section from Auxilary control, which was seen from time to time in the original series. The set was built for episode 3 “Fairest of Them All”.  Director James Kerwin shared a story with me. The Auxilary control set was re-assembled for the finale, not having been used in a couple of years. But the buttons and lights on the helm console had deteriorated due to humidity and dust. They no longer worked, and they had to film in two days.   Kermin checked the travel manifest and realised that Grant Imahara, who played Sulu, was flying in that day. Grant was an electrical engineer by trade. Kermin called him on his mobile phone and said “Grant, I'm so sorry, I know you have a day off before you need to film, but could you please come to set now and try to repair the auxiliary control helm console? He gladly did so and made it work beautifully. So when we see Sulu pressing the aux control helm buttons, and the lights on the console flashing, that was Grant's work.   The Kongo hails the Enterprise. We hear some ominous music. Music that is very reminiscent of the score from Star Trek The Motion Picture. A very nice touch.   This episode was the third time Andy Farber wrote and recorded original music for the show. Starting to integrate some themes from The Motion Picture was a deliberate charge from Mignongna to Farber. This episode is, afterall, the missing gap between TOS and TMP. A handing of the torch. What he did was incredible. He weaved these different styles of music together in an impressive and wonderful way. You hear it clearly during the saucer separation.   What made this extra special was the inclusion of Craig Huxley. This man has deep connections to Star Trek. He played Peter James Kirk - the nephew of James Kirk, and also appeared in the episode “and the children shall lead.” He invented a very unique musical instrument that featured heavily in the score of Star Trek The Motion Picture. The blaster beam. The longest stringed instrument ever. You probably know what I'm talking about. The score for TMP had these deep resonant sounds like nothing you've heard before or since. Those sounds came from this unique instrument. Jerry Goldsmith discovered this instrument and wanted to use it in his score. It was also used in Star Trek 2 and 3, and even Back to The future and Alien. I was surprised to hear that, because to me, those sounds are uniquely synonymous with The Motion Picture.   They brought Huxley back to perform some blaster box for the score of this episode, and man does it make a difference. It impacts me on such an emotional level, because of the link to The Motion Picture.   The Kongo's original crew, including their captain, are alive in the cargo bay. Lana is going to use them as leverage to negotiate.   They want McKenna to beam aboard the Kongo, in exchange for the Kongo's captain. If she doesn't they'll decompress the hanger deck. It's a classic prisoner exchange, like in Generations. But who will it benefit most? McKenna is willing to go. Sentek gives only one minute. Spock tries to contact Kirk but Uhura can't get through the interference.   McKenna is trained in mediation. She can find a way to a win-win situation.   Spock is in command. He has to make a decision. This could be a deception. The Kongo crew may not even be there. McKenna urges Spock to listen to his feelings, rather than his logic. Interestingly, I would have thought that his emotions would want him to protect McKenna, his friend. But he relents and agrees to the exchange. Mckenna for Captain Azmi.   This raises the important question of why they want McKenna so much.   As soon as McKenna beams away, it is revealed that the lifesigns were an illusion. There are no crew to be saved. Sentek lied. When Spock confronts him about this, saying Vulcans never lie, Sentek says they both know that is not true. And I can't argue with that. They now have a valuable hostage. One for whom Spock has affection. And that may be motivation enough for the espers wanting the exchange.   Lana orders Spock to stand down or McKenna will die. Spock agrees.   The Kongo warps out of the system.   Can things possibly get any worse?   Lana brings food to McKenna, which gives her the opportunity to try to reason with her. McKenna says there is room for everyone in the Federation. She'll do all she can to help them find acceptance. Lana points out that time after time, humanity has turned its back on self-improvement. After all they've done, Lana knows there is no place for her and her people in the Federation. She may be right. I can't imagine many in the Federation would be keen to welcome these people, given the danger they possess.   Lana sees her and her people as humanity's successors. She doesn't want to assimilate into the Federation. She wants to replace it.   With help from the Romulans, the Enterprise has been re-attached into one piece. They're now in pursuit, but they're a long way behind.   Starfleet has requested help from both the Klingons and the Romulans. Both have said no. McCoy's medical defence is ready to help them focus. This is important for the story, because otherwise, sooner or later, someone on the ship would succumb to an illusion. The good guys have to have a chance to succeed at some point. Uhura has a way to circumvent the esper's subspace disruption, so they'll be able to communicate and coordinate.   The Enterprise will be working with the Exeter and the Potempkin. The only other two constitution class ships in service.   Spock apologises for his recent decision. Kirk confirms he would have done the same thing in his place. Smith wants to help. Kirk isn't convinced it's a good idea. Her power is growing quickly. But is her ego growing with the power? There seems to be no evidence of that so far.   Five years ago, Smith watched Kirk make impossible choices to protect his crew. That set something in motion in her.  He showed her what it means to serve.   Originally a yeoman, Smith left and got her commission so she could return to the Enterprise and serve her crew. This is what she's meant to do - help. Either Smith is a very good actor, or she is still herself. Still a good person. It's a great speech and a very nice character moment for Smith.   If things weren't already bad enough, it seems the Exeter and Potempkin have both been destroyed. They fired on each other. The espers powers of illusion have grown significantly. Probably greater even than what Gary's were before he died.   This episode is doing a fantastic job of taking the tension and ramping it up further and then further.   Uhura and Spock have come up with another way to shield the Enterprise from the illusory power of the espers. It will be limited, but might buy them some time.   But without the other two ships, time to do what?   When they see the Kongo on screen, we hear another booming note from the blaster beam. So effective.   Smith is going to try to use her powers to force her way through the Kongo's shields in order to beam over there.   Kongo has started firing. Spock has located McKenna. Smith is on it. The scene where she storms into the Kongo engine room and throws the espers aside is awesome. She has become a powerful superhero and I love it. Who would have thought, looking at the character in Star Trek's second pilot, that she would end up here. But now it's two against one, and their powers have had a lot more time to grow than hers. As they zap her, her eyes seem to dim. So she starts to fire all her power into the ship's engines. The espers run. Her eyes fade to normal. Her lifesigns are gone. She used the last of her energy to burn out the Kongo's systems.   And this brings the story of Smith to an end. She dies a hero. She fulfils her dreams. She is able to serve in the most powerful way, doing what nobody else could have done.   When I think back on this episode, I always remember another death, that we'll talk about shortly. But after this time through, Smith's death will stick with me just as much, maybe even more. This death is just as emotionally impactful. This is the moment when the good guys win.   James Kerwin really enjoyed shooting Smith's sacrifice. He and actress Kipleigh Brown had been working together on film projects for many years, and both started working on Star Trek Continues at the same time, episode 3. He was glad to give the character an honourable send-off.   Not only did Kipleigh Brown write the previous episode, “What Ships are For”, she also wrote Smith's farwell speech to Kirk.   The Romulans are firing killing shots at the Kongo. But they still have someone over there. The Romulans, like their Vulcan cousins, it seems, are very pragmatic in this situation. They're not willing to risk the galaxy just for McKenna.   The visuals of the damages Kongo with it's decks exposed looks awesome. Reminds me of the remastered effects in The Doomsday Machine.   Even Charvanek,who is still aboard the Enterprise, doesn't approve of Tal's actions. Now the Romulan ship is firing at the Enterprise too.   The Enterprise takes some very significant damage. Casualty reports coming from all over the ship. As the saucer is mangled, and sparks flare all over the bridge, we get an epic sense of disaster you wouldn't see in any other episode of TOS. This is the finale. It all ends here. This nicely gives an added reason for the ship to undergo a major refit prior to TMP.   Charvanek disables the weapons on her ship, relieving Tal of his position.   The Kongo hails. They're in bad shape. Even Lana has lost the silver from her eyes. “Well fought, Kirk,” she says. “For a moment we knew the freedom of infinity.”   Their reactor is building up. Scotty needs a minute to beam McKenna out. He doesn't get it. He's half got her, but having  trouble re materialising her. It looks like Spock has done it, but it still doesn't work. Spock's emotions come out as he hits the console.   McKenna is still standing there, shimmering, allowing them to have a tearful goodbye.   Kirk apologises and thanks her.   Spock approaches. It's a painful moment for him. She says something to him, although it isn't overly apparent to me in this scene. We get hints of music from Star Trek 2. Fitting. This scene really tears me apart. McKenna herself seems to have a quiet acceptance of her death. She has a smile that seems to say “Thanks for trying.” She is remarkably brave in the face of her imminent death. Were I in her situation. I'd probably be horrified. McKenna fades away. Dead. It makes narrative sense that McKenna would die in this episode. Over the course of this fourth season, she has become an important part of the show. Part of this family. It makes no sense that she wouldn't be around in the movies. It's logical that she would die. I guess the same is true for Smith. And in a story of this magnitude, there needs to be loss. There has to be a price for victory.   In the end, McKennma's death was kind of senseless. She wasn't able to make a difference, although it does serve an important story purpose as we'll see in a minute. But Smith's death was critical to their victory. They never would have won without her. In a very real sense, she is the hero of this story.   The Enterprise crawls home on its hands and knees. She has come home. But it's not the triumphant moment they had anticipated. Their recent losses, how close they came to disaster, it all weighs heavily on them. Kirk's log is spoken with a very sombre voice. We see the spacedock in orbit, where she'll stay until her refit is complete and Kirk takes her out to confront V'ger.   We see a TOS shuttle fly over the golden Gate Bridge in a scene that otherwise could have come from the motion picture.   Admiral Nogura, who we hear about in the motion picture, but never see, congratulates Kirk on completing his five year mission, and on saving the galaxy. It's cool to have that character appear in this episode.   In the show, we didn't see the Enterprise crew saving the entire galaxy. They tended to deal with smaller scale issues most of the time. But it's very fitting that they have faced and overcome such a threat in their final story.   Kirk still feels the cost acutely. Based on Kirk's experiences with McKenna, Kirk calls the experimental counsellor program a success. It should continue. Starfleet ships from now on will have counsellors on board.   Kirk looks at a series of models, from Cochrane's Phoenix, to the NX-01, We see the USS Discovery, the constitution class, and finally, the constitution refit, as the TMP theme starts to play.   I get goosebumps.   Now, potentially, Discovery shouldn't be seen here, as that ship was classified when it travelled into the future. Of course, Discovery season 1 was brand new when this episode was made, so that canon hadn't been established yet. Personally, I think it's not out of the question for an admiral to still have a crossfield class model in his office. It was still a part of Starfleet history. Nogura would have been active in Starfleet during the time of Discovery. And I think it's worth it for the emotional resonance of seeing it in the lineup. It's nicely ties old and new Trek together.   The Enterprise will be refit from the keel up. The crew will be given promotions. And the Federation council has voted to reinstate the enterprise Delta as the official insignia of Starfleet.   Kirk says Scotty always thought it reminded him of the port and starboard warp signatures of Cochrane deceleration. I can't help but wonder if this is a nod to the novel Star Trek Federation. To Kirk, it's an arrow. Rising upward and outward.   I was never a fan of the alternate insignias for other ships, and I believe, neither was Rodennberry. I remember reading somewhere, and I don't remember where, so take this with a grain of salt, but I seem to remember Roddenberry wanted the crew of other ships to have the familiar delta, but the costume designer kept making new insignias, probably because he wanted to express his creativity.   For me, this is a part of canon I tend to try to ignore. It's clear that in most of Star Trek, the delta is intended to be the logo for all of Starfleet, and always has been. But, those alternate insignias are part of canon. And they were further canonised by both Enterprise and Strange New Worlds. Later Star Trek established the delta was used as the general Starfleet logo both prior to Kirk's five year mission, and again afterwards.   James Kerwin resolved this by having Nogura say that in honour of the Enterprise, they were RE-establishing the delta as the official starfleet logo.   This episode makes it all work here in a fitting way.   Kirk is questioning whether his time has ended. He is not the same person he was. He's suffered a lot of loss. His preoccupation with the loss of people under his command may have been brought on by the espers, but these feelings are real. He expects more of himself than he's able to give any longer. He could never be happy with that.   This makes him more receptive to what Nogura is about to offer him.   We see the Enterprise crew assembled in the same room where Kirk briefs them in TMP. It's fascinating seeing those colourful TOS uniforms in a background plate that looks like it's taken directly from TMP. I do love the transitional moments like this.   Kirk emerges in his motion picture admiral uniform. Like most people, I'm not a big fan of the TMP uniforms, but the one exception is Kirk's admiral uniform. I like that a lot. I kinda wish the movie had just used that uniform for everyone.   Kirks makes a speech. He has been promoted to admiral and chief of Starfleet operations. That's the bad news. The good news is that they will continue to reach deeper into the stars. Explore more new worlds. Venturing further into the final frontier.   Our greatest adversaries, he says, are ourselves. We have much to learn about what's out there, but also about what's in here. The experience with the espers has cemented that lesson.   Now the music goes full TMP.   The next thing the episode needs to do is set up where McCoy and Spock will be at the start of the movie.   McCoy says he's done. He's seen enough death. What he hasn't seen is his daughter in five years. He's leaving Starfleet and going home. I feel that McCoy's departure hasn't been as well set up as Spocks, which we'll get to in a minute. But his reasons are sound. Particularly the family thing 5 years is a very long time to not see your child. We don't know the exact details of his family in the prime universe canon, but it has been established through the years, particularly in books, that McCoy had a family. The Kelvin movies made his marriage and divorce canon. I can't begin to imagine not seeing your child for five years, but I applaud him for doing something about it now. This works really quite well for me, but I think it would work even better had there been a little more foreshadowing through the season. Seeing McCoy start to lament the lost time with his daughter. Realising how great that cost had become.   Of course, this isn't the end of their friendship. And there's a nice little nod to Drake. There's an acknowledgement of the awkward but strong friendship that exists between Spock and Bones when he invites Spock to join them.   Spock tells Jim what McKenna said to him before she was lost in the transporter beam. “Forgive yourself.”   A difficult thing. McKenna encouraged Spock to pay attention to his emotions. He did so. He made an emotional decision, ignored his logic and allowed her to beam over.   That decision cost many lives, including hers.   Spock doesn't know how to deal with the guilt and regret he's feeling. All he knows how to do with emotions is suppress them. And that leads him to make the decision to undergo the Kholinar. He will purge all his remaining emotions.   This whole Kholinar thing seemed to come from nowhere in The Motion Picture. So Spock's arc in this episode makes a whole lot of sense. It retroactively makes Spock's arc in TMP even better. I absolutely love what the episode does here. It's brilliant character work.   Kirk will see his two friends at dinner. But there's one last thing he has to do. He goes to the bridge of the Enterprise. Now shut down and empty. And he looks at it. Says goodbye. While Kirk says goodbye to his command, we say goodbye to a bridge that we will never see again - not in this form.   It's a powerful scene. It holds similar emotional resonance as the poker scene at the end of “All Good Things.”   The episode hangs there. Gives Vic the time just to look and react.   We finish with a captain's log. Kirk's last. At least for now.   Then we pull back on a shot of the Enterprise in spacedock, as the music becomes very TMP sounding.   There is no music over the ending credits, just the ambient sound of the bridge.   This episode does everything a series finale should do, and it does it in style. We had a huge story with epic stakes. Powerful impacts for our characters. A sense of full-circle as we link back to the beginning, and a setting up for what will come after.   I'd put this one right up there with the best of the Star Trek Finales, “All Good Things” and “What you Leave Behind.” This is certainly orders of magnitude better than “Endgame.”   I've loved Star Trek Continues as a whole, but this final two-parter epitomises the reasons I love this show so much.   I have to give a huge congratulations to the cast and crew. To everyone who made this labour of love a reality. This show has a special place in my heart, and I'm deeply grateful to those who created it.   I would like to acknowledge the tragic passing of actor Grant Imahara who played Sulu. He passed away on the 13th of July 2020 at just 49 years of age   I'd like to say a huge thankyou once again, to James Kerwin for reaching out to me, and generously answering my questions and sharing some cool stories. Thanks, James.   Here ends my coverage of Star Trek Continues.   So what next? Well it seems crazy not to jump right into Star Trek The Motion Picture after this. I've covered all the TNG movies on the podcast, but I haven't covered the TOS movies. So I'll make my way through them.   I also have some ideas of things I can do along the way. I've been thinking of revisiting the original Transformers cartoon from the 80s, which I have powerful childhood memories of. See if there's anything in them worthy to discuss as an adult. I'd likely cover more than one episode in a podcast, and probably not go into as much recap detail as I've been doing with Star Trek. The idea is something I can do a little more off-the-cuff. Something that will take less time as I try to focus more on the fiction writing.   I'm also thinking of giving periodic updates on my reading of DC Comics, using the DC Universe Infinite app.    Anyway, there's plenty more to come, so I hope you'll find something of interest in the future of Nerd Heaven.   Until next time, Live Long and Prosper. Make it so.  

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Symbiotic Mutualism (Mushrooms and Bees): May we Humans be humbled by biological intelligence, into cooperating with Flora Fauna Fungi! with Paul Stamets,”Mycologist, Author, Inventor, Teacher, Earthling.” Caroline presents clips of Paul Stamets' address at the August 21st, 2017 Symbiosis Eclipse Festival… Paul's first public media woof was on the Visionary Activist Show…in pre-history… Stamets plays a significant part in the 2019 documentary film Fantastic Fungi, and edited the film's official companion book, Fantastic Fungi: Expanding Consciousness, Alternative Healing, Environmental Impact. The character Lieutenant Commander Paul Stamets on the CBS series Star Trek: Discovery was named after the real Stamets. The fictional version is an astromycologist and engineer aboard the USS Discovery, and is credited with discovering how to navigate a mycelial network in space using a “spore drive.” https://paulstamets.com/   as we are in KPFA Fund Drive: https://secure.kpfa.org/support/ we are offering $200 BOOK Fantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness, and Save the Planet by Paul Stamets The Life-Affirming, Mind-Bending Companion Book to the Documentary Fantastic Fungi $200 BOOK The Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook by Eugenia Bone “The Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook is, by far, the best culinary guide to cooking and pairing mushrooms. . . . This book makes me so hungry, I want to eat it.” —Paul Stamets   Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Symbiotic Mutualism (Mushrooms and Bees) appeared first on KPFA.

This week we are wrapping up season 2 of Discovery. The USS Discovery get into a full on brawl with Control, but with the aide of some unlikely pals, the manage to hold their own. Meanwhile, Micheal Burnham is forced to confront a brutal reality: her hair stylist has been replaced by a replicator. On top of that, we get what feels very much like a sneak preview of Strange New Worlds, even though the show hadn't been planned yet. Topics Listener Question (2:11) The End of the Universe (2:45) Army of Drones (6:02) The Parting of the Ways (7:27) The Impossible Fighter Pilot (9:19) The Bomb Below (12:26) Let's Kill Leland (14:26) The Big Bang (15:38) Day of the Red Angel (16:42) The Crew Who Waited (19:00) Hit Us Up! strangenewtrek@gmail.com Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

If you have a favorite astromycologist, I'll bet a week's worth of replicator rations that it's Commander Paul Stamets of the USS Discovery. Anthony Rapp, who breathes life into the character, got his big break playing Mark Cohen in the groundbreaking musical Rent. Rapp wrote a memoir about the experience, which he then adapted as a stage musical, telling the story of his journey in Rent through the lens of two tragic deaths that occurred at the time. Now his one-man musical, Without You, is opening off-Broadway, and he joined me to talk about it. Visit withoutyoumusical.com for tickets.

If you have a favorite astromycologist, I'll bet a week's worth of replicator rations that it's Commander Paul Stamets of the USS Discovery. Anthony Rapp, who breathes life into the character, got his big break playing Mark Cohen in the groundbreaking musical Rent. Rapp wrote a memoir about the experience, which he then adapted as a stage musical, telling the story of his journey in Rent through the lens of two tragic deaths that occurred at the time. Now his one-man musical, Without You, is opening off-Broadway, and he joined me to talk about it. Visit withoutyoumusical.com for tickets.

A fourth signal leads the USS Discovery to an insular world where Pike is forced to make a life changing choice. Burnham and Spock investigate a Section 31 ship gone haywire, leading to Discovery with catastrophic consequences. And hey, do you guys remember Klingons? Cause there's Klingons in this one…lots and lots of Klingons. Topics Another Burst in the Sky (2:31) Behold the Boreth Monastery (6:39) L'Rell (7:28) Careful with That Ship, Burnham (14:13) Captain Pike (17:21) Atom Heart Brother (21:00) Point Me at the Time Crystals (22:06) Crystals and a Klingon Monk (25:23) The Leland Memorial Ship (27:22) Walk with me Greg/Paul (30:32) Your Possible Futures (31:44) A Ship Full of Secrets (38:02) Poo's Theme (38:54) Welcome to Control (42:15) L'Rell Mother (48:04) The Self Destruct Sequence (49:20) Hit Us Up! strangenewtrek@gmail.com Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

The DMA approaches Earth and Ni'Var. With evacuations underway, Burnham and the team aboard the USS Discovery must find a way to communicate and connect with a species far different from their own before time runs out. Season finale!!!!! Are you ready to unpack this episode with us? Let's Fly! Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Follow Us Andrea: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Patreon | Amazon Moneca: Instagram | LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trekkieandbeyond/support

Join us as we explore the mysterious world of the USS Discovery. Black Alert, you might be surprised by our rating here! ---- Join The Discord: https://bit.ly/trek_time Follow Us On Twitch: https://twitch.tv/TrekTime Subscribe To Our Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/256197a0/podcast/rss Follow Us On Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrekTime_ ----

As the DMA approaches Earth and Ni'Var, Captain Burnham and the crew of the USS Discovery attempt to make first contact with the powerful species responsible before it's too late. Are you ready to unpack this episode with us? Let's Fly! Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Follow Us Andrea: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Patreon | Amazon Moneca: Instagram | LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trekkieandbeyond/support

While Captain Burnham leads an away mission to a planet that was once home to the aliens responsible for the DMA, Book, and Tarka secretly infiltrate the USS Discovery. Are you ready to unpack this episode with us? Let's Fly! Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Follow Us Andrea: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Patreon | Amazon Moneca: Instagram | LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trekkieandbeyond/support

Captain Burnham and the USS Discovery race to stop Book and Ruon Tarka from launching a rogue plan that could inadvertently endanger the galaxy. Are you ready to unpack this episode with us? Let's Fly! Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Follow Us Andrea: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Patreon | Amazon Moneca: Instagram | LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trekkieandbeyond/support

WEIRDEST TREK EVER. That's the only way to describe Star Trek's return to television after a thirteen-year hiatus since the end of Enterprise. Bryan and Kristen tackle the first two hours of the show that helped launch Paramount+ (née CBS All Access) and try to figure out just what the adventures of Michael Burnham are supposed to be about. We don't even get to the USS Discovery by the end of these first two hours. Bold choice or shaky planning?This is the five-year anniversary of Discovery's debut, making it the perfect time to revisit it and see if the show has been unfairly maligned during its run. Do the first two hours combine into something Star Trek fans would want to Trek, Marry, or Kill?If you like this episode, consider rating us five stars and/or liking us wherever you listen. Our theme music is "70's Synth Funk Jam" by Phill_Dillow on Pixabay. Find us on Instagram and Twitter @trekmarrykpod

Seeking answers, the USS Discovery ventures into a subspace rift created by the Dark Matter Anomaly. Meanwhile, Book faces a strange visitor from his past. Are you ready to unpack this episode with us? Let's Fly! Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Follow Us Andrea: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Patreon | Amazon Moneca: Instagram | LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trekkieandbeyond/support

Burnham and Book race to evacuate a group of stranded colonists in the anomaly's path as one of the Federation's brightest scientists comes aboard the USS Discovery to do high-stakes research with Saru and Stamets. Are you ready to unpack this episode with us? Let's Fly! Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Follow Us Andrea: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Patreon | Amazon Moneca: Instagram | LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trekkieandbeyond/support

Photographer and filmmaker Dennys Ilic joins the podcast to tell an inspiring story of finding photography later in life while working jobs he wasn't happy with, to building a career that would take him from retail camera sales to shooting with subjects like Jason Momoa and Daniel Radcliffe.  During our conversation Dennys talks about growing up in Australia with a passion for cinema and television and how he was able to go from being a huge fan of shows like StarTrek, to standing on the newest iteration of the USS Discovery as a photographer with access to all it's newest cast members and story lines.  Although Dennys had built a very successful wedding videography business with his ex wife while still living in Australia, he found himself severely depressed in a relationship that he wasn't happy in, living what felt like someone else's dreams.  Throughout our conversation, Dennys talks about how he was able to leave that world behind and have the confidence to pursue the things in life that brought him happiness, and how he tries to pay it forward as a mentor to those seeking their own creative paths.   To Learn More About Dennys Ilic Visit: https://www.dennysilic.com And Follow Him on Instagram At: https://www.instagram.com/dennydenn/ To Learn More About Our Sponsor Visit: https://www.mpb.com To Learn More About Visual Revolutionary Visit: https://www.visualrevolutionary.com And Follow Us on Instagram At: https://www.instagram.com/visualrevolutionary/  

Saru returns to help the USS Discovery uncover the mystery of an unusually destructive new force. As Burnham leads the crew, she must also find a way to help Book cope with an unimaginable loss. Are you ready to unpack this episode with us? Let's Fly! Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Follow Us Andrea: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Patreon | Amazon Moneca: Instagram | LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trekkieandbeyond/support

After months spent reconnecting the Federation with distant worlds, Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the USS Discovery are sent to assist a damaged space station – a seemingly routine mission that reveals the existence of a terrifying new threat. Are you ready to unpack this episode with us? Let's Fly! Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Follow Us Andrea: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Patreon | Amazon Moneca: Instagram | LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trekkieandbeyond/support

After making their way across the galactic barrier, Michael Burnham and the crew of the USS Discovery prepare to make first contact with Ten-C.

STAR TREK DISCOVERY SEASON 4 REVIEW Now in their second season of being 900 years or so past all previous Star Trek Canon, it looks like the USS Discovery is staying in the distant future with their nifty teleport drive and all. But that's assuming that they and everyone can survive the mysterious alien presence… Read More »Screener Squad: Star Trek Discovery Season 4