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Sisko has cellular ennui, so Jake searches for a baseball card to cheer him up. Meanwhile Winn and Weyoun meet... that's probably good right. Look out for those Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy! SUPPORT OUR PATREON: Patreon.com/kandm 00:00 | Introduction 02:57 | Last week's feedback 23:50 | About the Episode/Time Capsule 27:43| Trivial Trivia 34:40 | Episode Discussion 1:12:50 | The AlamarEmmys! *This is an audio-only feed of K&M's Video Podcast found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLidGSKPjKhVLDXW-9SDCdmYZR7rvMCIfp
Kira's Cardassian Dad is back, but he's got Chekhov's tiredness. Time for her to wrestle with her past... plus Weyoun is back!! SUPPORT OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/KandM 00:00 | Introduction 01:57 | Last week's feedback 17:35 | About the Episode/Time Capsule 26:31 | Trivial Trivia 33:28 | Episode Discussion 1:27:39 | The AlamarEmmys! *This is an audio-only feed of K&M's Video Podcast found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLidGSKPjKhVLDXW-9SDCdmYZR7rvMCIfp
Perry and David have a great time with Jake,Nog, Kai Winn, Weyoun, and the minions of Orthodoxy this week in “In The Cards.” What to expect from episode 133: In The Cards? Briefing In The Cards, or a Jake and Nog Exclusive! We finally get to see …
Matthew (he/him) and Jo (she/they) pod “To the Death”! We wholeheartedly enjoy this wonderfully fun episode, we celebrate the introduction of Jeffrey Combs' Weyoun and compare his role in DS9 to Q on TNG and we look ahead to S5 of Star Trek Discovery. Matthew speculates who on the crew has been to a Klingon strip club and Jo rants about missing the Pacific Ocean. As always, be prepared that spoilers may be lurking around every corner just like Garak on Empok Nor.Subscribe for weekly recaps of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, follow us online at @TerokNoir on Twitter for silly memes and polls and contact us by e-mail at teroknoirpod@gmail.com
Spring has sprung, so it's no better time for a seasonal special, baby!! Join Joe, Ali, Chris, and Branson as they draft their dream Trek bridge crew, chat about Vulcans, oh and make one incredible surprise announcement. Don't miss it!TREK DRAFT RULESThis will be a snake draft.You will draft a crew of 7 officers to helm your StarshipYour crew must fill the following roles: Captain, Executive Officer/Security Officer, Science Officer, Ship's Doctor, Chief Engineer, a ‘soft skills' officer (Guinan, Neelix, Uhura), and a Wildcard (Wesley, Nog, someone else from another role).These roles may be drafted in any order, but failure to draft each of these positions will result in an invalid draft slate and immediate ejection from the draft.Babylon Who? Battlestar Galacti-what? Only characters from Star Trek series and films are eligible for this draft. Firefly is in the jar! Han Solo? A no-no!The JJ Decree: Eligible series and movies for this draft must take place in what is commonly understood as the main Star Trek universe. The JJ Abrams versions of characters are not eligible.For each slot, the character must reasonably be able to serve in that role. For example: Beverly Crusher could conceivably serve as your Captain, but Jean-Luc Picard could not be your Doctor.Quark's on the bridge? Trek characters who are not Federation officers but could serve in these roles are eligible. These characters are also eligible to be wildcards.Distribution: Your crew cannot come exclusively from one series.Draft Exclusivity: Once you draft a character, no other player may draft that character to their crew. This includes time travel/Mirror Universe/alternate future counterparts.Sulu's Rule: If a character has multiple jobs over the course of their Starfleet career, that does not mean they are eligible multiple times. If Player A drafts Sulu as their helmsman, Player B cannot draft movie Sulu as their Captain, etc.Combs's Bylaw: Different characters played by the same actor are eligible to be drafted alongside each other or by different players. Player A could draft Weyoun and Brunt (both played by Jeffrey Combs) if they so choose.Uhura's Corollary: When a single character is played by different actors, those different performances are considered one (1) character. If TOS Uhura is drafted, Strange New Worlds Uhura is ineligible.The Riker Exception: Because William Riker gets split into two people in that one episode and his double, Thomas Riker goes on to live a separate, individual life from the point of that split, for the purposes of this Draft both Rikers are eligible.You are allowed to name your ship.You heard right! The whole cast is doing a LIVE SHOW AT THE BELL HOUSE IN BROOKLYN ON MARCH 30TH. Rude Tales of Magic: Lent Enders! Buy your tickets now!!Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVERY MONTH for patrons only. You can go listen to all of them now! Go! Hurry! It's only five bucks.And follow us on twitter, but only if you like pleasure, at @ohthesethoseOh These, Those Stars of Space is powered by Lasers & Feelings, the perfect ttrpg, by the brilliant John HarperThe Oh These, Those Stars of Space Theme was created, arranged, and composed by Huge Today. We like it too! Thank you for saying that!.Additional music and sound design from the great Michael Ghelfi. Find his work on YouTube, and support that good stuff on Patreon.
Jem Hadar troops attack DS9 and our heroes have to team up with some other Jem Hadar warriors to track them down. Cue full badass Sisko! Weyoun has landed! SUPPORT OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/KandM 00:00 | Introduction 00:31 | Keith and Mike chitchat 09:44 | About the Episode/Time Capsule 15:08 | Trivial Trivia 29:09 | Episode Discussion 1:11:40 | The AlamarEmmys! Keith's favorite Star Trek series is the immortal Deep Space Nine. Mike knows nothing about it at all. Together, they review the entire series episode by episode. *This is an audio-only feed of K&M's Video Podcast found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLidGSKPjKhVLDXW-9SDCdmYZR7rvMCIfp
Hosts: Techman16, StrangeKirk, Handy, Boomslang Guests: DukeTalan, Puttz (45) List notable things: 0:47 - Handy and Kirk don't remember we have a new intro -- also they're ADHD to the max! 2:10 - A shout-out to our good friend Cook, even if his restaurant closed down. 2:35 - Weyoun talk, is he worth it? Lots of math nerd talk, English does not do well here. 12:31 - Automated defenses... what's that all about? 18:07 - Fake Overlord Corona, Fake Dark shout-out, then talking about Christmas trees. 25:17 - Re-swerving to Star Trek; prodigy lower decks and picard 35:00 - Orville reference! Season 3 is amazing. And remember...spread the hate! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trektalkpodcast/?hl=en Visit Trek Talk Discord: https://discord.gg/MKZZhK7CSA for more related Star Trek related content, and to interact with a greater Star Trek Fleet Command community. #STFC #StarTrek #StarTrekFleetCommand #TrekTalkwithTechandKirk
Today's show dives deeply into the mechanics of how strike team captains work, and what their tangible benefit is as you tier them up. Why now? Well, the XSLB saw many players spend a great deal only to find no benefit in a tierup of Weyoun. WHY? Plus final ratings and discussion on the March Arc. Were players "satisfied?" Wrap up a great show with a hint towards April and listen to Ripper giggle. Visit us online at www.UltimatDJzPlayz.com for more links!
Tonight we break down the Ex-Borg faction, how to proceed through it and what its actually doing for the game. Are players happy? Is Bubba happy? PLUS changes to Weyoun and Dukat. Are they stronger now? or is EST just as weaksauce as always? And how does Picard fit into Explorer PVP now? All this and more! Sit back and enjoy the ride! Visit our website at www.UltimatDJzPlayz.com
Tonight we had a spirited debate on the 'etiquette' of accepting gifts as well as a ray of hope from CM BekLikesPlants regarding the remainder of the 4 day Anniversary Series. What would have been a more well rounded appreciated anniversary gift? Well, the player base SEEMED divided on this tonight as we break down what COULD have come, and what may still yet. THEN we break into the USS Defiant as it's introductory arc comes to a close and discuss how impactful it was for players at various ops levels. And finally we look at Weyoun sourcing and find out how close some players came. Is this ultimately worse or better for all parties involved? We'll look at some analytics and see if this model is likely to return. All this and more on the show tonight! Plz visit our website to find links to all our socials at www.UltimatDJzPlayz.com
Today President Eco stops by with a ton of answers for the community on some of the biggest questions sourced by DJz and Rev Deuce. Some answers contain surprisingly good news and it was very nice to have him on the stage WITHOUT him leaving with two black eyes and a bloody nose. Join DJz and Rev as we simulcast and connect with Scopely through our beloved CM, President Eco. After the break we touch on the Weyoun sourcing MTD and start to compile our Christmas Event Store wishlist within the community. We give out tons of information on the giveaways we have coming up for the holidays and invite you to be a part of our biggest Secret Santa Kitty promotion EVER! All this and more on today's show! Happy Holidays folks! Visit our website for more info at www.UltimatDJzPlayz.com
Tonight, a deep discussion on the breakdown of the new Weyoun sourcing(?) event occurred and it was surprising how much disparity there was in the feedback. What some players loved turned other players off in a way that is growing more consistent it would seem over the last few months. Is monetization getting in the way of fun? On the other hand, minus a few modifications, some players did enjoy the more relaxed pace of this style of sourcing. Is it enough? Let's break it down. Visit us online at www.talkingtrekstfc.com for more info!
For this episode of Combs Crew, we watched 100,000,000 episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, starting with the season 4 finale (when the Federation loses DS9 to the Dominion) and continuing until halfway through season 5 (when the Federation wins it back). It's a really great string of episodes, maybe the best in the whole show, with tons of Dukat, Rom, Odo, and of course, Weyoun!
Rebinging Star Trek DS9: Ties of Blood and Water Hello Star Trek fans! Welcome to Season 5 episode 19 of Rebinge Deep Space Nine: Ties of Blood and Water. Lawrence Pressman returns as Tekeny Ghemor a Cardassian father figure to Kira. We also have an unpleasant visit from Gul Dukat (Marc Alaimo) and Weyoun #3 (Jeffrey Combs). Ties of Blood and Water When Tekeny Ghemor returns to the station, Kira is all excited and ready to treat him like a head of state, but he arrives with some bad news. As Kira tries to help Tekeny complete a Cardassian ritual, she flashes back to some difficult moments with her own Bajoran father and is forced to face some regrets. What's this rebinge thing? It's a re-watch of a thing you've already seen but love to watch and talk about. We go deep with every episode, walking you through every scene and analyzing all of the characters and story lines. Please listen to some of our favorite episodes like Duet, The Visitor or Rejoined or our VERY SPECIAL episode: Star Trek First Contact. And be sure to listen to our previous episode S5E18: Business as Usual. Next time... Join us next week for S5E20: Ferengi Love Songs (uh oh). Be sure and join our Facebook group and Follow Rebinge It on Twitter! Email us at rebingeit@gmail.com.
Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko in Star Trek Deep Space Nine) and Ryan T. Husk review DS9's season 4, episode 23, "The Quickening." Produced by Ryan T. Husk.Audio Remastered by Scott Jensen. Associate Producers:Commander Homer FrizzellYvette BlackmonEve EnglandCarmen ShamwellPJ TomasTJ Jackson-BeyAnn Marie SegalTimothy BaumBill Victor ArucanTitus MohlerSusan V. GrunerRobert HoffmanEvery week, we rewatch an episode of Deep Space Nine, relive and review it. Join us! Rewatch DS9 every week and get in on the discussion - we'd love to have you!If you enjoy our content please leave us a five star rating and comment/review.Support and join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/The7thRuleWatch the episodes with full video here: https://www.youtube.com/c/The7thRuleSocial media:https://twitter.com/7thRulehttps://www.facebook.com/The7thRule/https://www.facebook.com/groups/The7thRuleGet cool T7R merchandise here: https://the-7th-rule.creator-spring.com/Cirroc's sister, Merone, makes amazing East-African inspired clothing and items for sale at:https://www.abyssiniankiosk.com/Malissa Longo creates fun and functional Star Trek art at:https://www.walkingartmadebymalissa.com/We continue The 7th Rule journey without our friend, our brother, Aron Eisenberg. He is still with us in spirit, in stories, in laughter, and in memories, and the show must go on.
Rebinging Star Trek DS9: To the Death Hello Star Trek fans! Welcome to season 4, episode 22: To the Death where Sisko and crew team up with some Jem'Hadar soldiers after an attack on the station. This episode introduces us to Weyoun as played by frequent guest star Jeffery Combs and another scary alien played by Brian Thompson of X-Files fame. Well nothing good happens when the Jem'Hadar turn up and this episode is no different! To the Death The station is attacked and looted by some rebel Jem'Hadar dudes. Sisko takes the Defiant on a hunt for the attackers and bumps into some other Jem'Hadar dudes on a ship about to explode. They form an uneasy alliance in search of the attackers and try to find a way to work together. Let's just say...it does not go smoothly. What's this rebinge thing? It's a re-watch of a thing you've already seen but love to watch and talk about. We go deep with every episode, walking you through every scene and analyzing all of the characters and story lines. Please listen to some of our favorite episodes like Duet, The Visitor or Heart of Stone and check out the previous episode For the Cause. Next time... Join us next week for S4E23: The Quickening! Be sure and join our Facebook group and Follow Rebinge It on Twitter! Email us at rebingeit@gmail.com.
Welcome to Rebinge Deep Space Nine S4E22: To the Death. In this episode our crew forms an uneasy alliance with a group of Jem'Hadar soldiers to chase a common enemy. This goes about as well as you might expect! We do get to meet Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun for the first time!Send us your feedback to rebingeit@gmail.com.
It's the mid-season premiere of Star Trek: Discovery. We take a trip to the space casino to talk about it. Do you want to write for Star Trek? We'll tell you how. And Star Trek actors talk about being body-shamed on set. Leave us a voicemail 1-816-287-0448 Follow us on Twitter & Instagram - @TrekCastTNG trekcasttng@gmail.com chadiswrong@gmail.com Help support the show - ko-fi.com/trekcast
When Starfleet decides that the Dominion can not be allowed to continue sending ships into the Alpha Quadrant, they order Sisko to mine the Wormhole, causing the existing Dominion fleet, let by Weyoun, to capture DS9, setting off the Dominion War. Matt has finally arrived at where the past several seasons have been heading. He knows it's coming, let's see how he takes it.If you're watching with us, the next episode will be a three parter on Star Trek: Voyager | Scorpion Parts 1&2 and The GiftContact the show:email: beammeuppod@gmail.comTwitter: @beammeuppodInstagram: @beammeuppodWebsite: beammeuppod.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/beammeuppod)Head over to beammeupgiveaway.com to be entered into our giveaway for this month. Right now, you can enter a Super Cool prize. We would love to own it. But we can't, so you might as well. You can enter multiple ways every day. So be sure to come back frequently.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/beammeuppod)About the Show:Matt doesn't know anything about Star Trek. Brent has been a Trekkie for over 20 years, having watched every episode and movie multiple times.Join Matt as he explores for the first time why is Trek the Cultural Phenomenon that it is today. Relive all those early moment when you first watched Trek. But since there are over 760+ hours of Star Trek, Brent's task will be to find the best 150 or so that best represent what Star Trek is, the story of Star Trek, and paint Gene Roddenberry's vision of the Future. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/beammeuppod)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/beammeuppod)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/beammeuppod)
Jakes searches for a gift for his father while Bajor contemplates a non-aggression pact with the Dominion. It's a silly episode, but one with a great Star Trek message and more importantly, Matt meets Weyoun before we encounter what's coming next. Join us as we talk about "In the Cards."If you're watching with us, the next episode will be on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Call to ArmsContact the show:email: beammeuppod@gmail.comTwitter: @beammeuppodInstagram: @beammeuppodWebsite: beammeuppod.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/beammeuppod)Head over to beammeupgiveaway.com to be entered into our giveaway for this month. Right now, you can enter a Super Cool prize. We would love to own it. But we can't, so you might as well. You can enter multiple ways every day. So be sure to come back frequently.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/beammeuppod)About the Show:Matt doesn't know anything about Star Trek. Brent has been a Trekkie for over 20 years, having watched every episode and movie multiple times.Join Matt as he explores for the first time why is Trek the Cultural Phenomenon that it is today. Relive all those early moment when you first watched Trek. But since there are over 760+ hours of Star Trek, Brent's task will be to find the best 150 or so that best represent what Star Trek is, the story of Star Trek, and paint Gene Roddenberry's vision of the Future. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/beammeuppod)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/beammeuppod)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/beammeuppod)
This week on Episode 525 of Priority One: Jeffrey Combs speaks in evil robot about his appearance on Lower Decks, Prodigy showrunners drop some details about the series a month out from the premiere, and it's confirmed - the TNG cast really are one big happy family. In gaming news, a new T6 remaster of a classic workhorse starship comes to Star Trek Online, and finally we enter the holo-pod and look at the latest episode of Lower Decks “I, Excretus”. This week's Community Question is: “Would you still play Star Trek Online if it wasn't Star Trek?” Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website! TREK IT OUT Edited by Jake Morgan Weyooops...Jeffery Combs With i09 By Jake Morgan A great actor makes you feel. Whether joy, anger, love, hate - a truly gifted thespian makes you ache for their presence - be it revered or reviled. We Star Trek fans are graced with many such actors and characters. Nimoy's Spock. Whoopie's Guinan. Comb's Weyoun. Comb's Brunt. Comb's Penk. Comb's Shran. Comb's...well, you get the picture. This week, i09 sat down with the prolific Star Trek trouper Jeffery Combs to talk about our latest favorite Comb's role - the devious supercomputer Agimus! Comb's had glowing things to say about the writing staff of Star Trek: Lower Decks, explaining to James Whitbrook of i09 what drew him to the show. ”I liked the script a lot and I'm really happy with how it turned out. I find it—the show—just to be really... witty. Rapid-fire. The joke is past you before you go, “Wh-wh-wha?” A different tone from any other Star Trek I've ever done. And I kind of like that. It's refreshing. It doesn't take itself quite so seriously as some of the other iterations.” While Combs was complimentary of Lower Decks, he wasn't shy about his feelings towards the entertainment industry. When asked whether he'd return to a LIVE-Action version of the franchise, Comb's said ”You have to be asked to dance. You have to be invited. It's really not up to me. But I kind of feel I still have some gas in the tank. But you know, when it comes to commerce and entertainment it's just like cereal: “New and improved!” [...]. So, I don't really know what goes through decision-makers' minds, but there always seems to be some sort of a disconnect between what the fans would enjoy and what they wind up doing. Not always. Not always.” To find out how Comb's felt about playing an antagonist, his thoughts on Voice Acting, and much more, be sure to follow the link in our show notes at priorityonepodcast.com! One big happy TNG family By Rosco McQueen Some news that as Star Trek fans we've all known for a while, but is heartwarming to see it confirmed. Yes, the cast of The Next Generation really do all like each other. In fact, they're all incredibly close. In an interview with The Express in the UK, Marina Sirtis confirmed that the cast do indeed see themselves as a family. They've been friends since the early days of the series… and the producers hated it. "They hate when the cast like each other because they talk. Producers don't want you talking. They want us all hating each other and being competitive with each other, so that they can lie to you." Sirtis explains how after the death of her husband, it was the crew who were there for her soon after. Lavar Burton, Brent Spiner and Michael Dorn all immediately visited with Sirtis on the day her husband, Michael Lamper, died. She also spoke about the support she received from Gates McFadden. Akiva gets his Wish By Cat Hough Akiva Goldsman has been extremely busy of late, acting as executive producer and co-showrunner for both Star Trek: Picard and the upcoming series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. If those two roles weren't busy enough he also wrote and directed the pilot episode of Strange New Worlds. Goldsman told Trekmovie.com that it was really important to him to set the tone and style of the show, saying “I really wanted to make a show that would have appealed to the 12-year old me that went to that Star Trek convention in 1974. And it felt like the best way to do that would be to kind of help set the tone visually, and really more in storytelling.” He also notes that the audience will notice some changes in the uniforms and sets from how they appeared in Discovery, since he wanted it to look more in line with the Original Series. As we have mentioned in previous episodes, Strange New Worlds will be episodic, and Goldsman expounds on that, saying “Our characters will carry with them what they suffer from, or what they learned, from episode to episode. But the stories are episodic.” In addition to the show being episodic, Goldsman says that the show is meant to be an ensemble piece - so it won't just be ‘The Pike Show' and while it won't go into every character's backstory each episode, there will be a “focus” on different characters as the show goes on. Starfleet snippets from Prodigy showrunners By Rosco McQueen Star Trek: Prodigy is a month away from its debut, and the showrunners are dropping some tiny trek nuggets in interviews. In a chat with TrekMovie, Prodigy executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman and co-executive producer/director Ben Hibon reinforced the idea that this new series, specifically for kids, is an entry point to the franchise. Kevin Hagemen said “While these are kids in our show, they're in the adult world of Trek. And they're gonna slowly discover it, and have their falls, and their victories and stuff. It really is a show for people who have not experienced Trek before.” The journey of the Prodigy crew starts in the Delta Quadrant, with many familiar races that Voyager came across. In the interview the producers mention there are very well thought out reasons why we will see so many Alpha species in the Delta Quadrant, but that no one has really got it yet. They also mention that the USS Protostar was launched after Voyager returned home, but then quickly halt the conversation around the prototype's secret origins. The show takes place in 2383, five years after Voyager returned home. Quick News Roundup Here are a few headlines that we didn't discuss but might interest you. If you've been on the fence about adding a new streaming subscription plan, perhaps ViacomCBS's latest promotion might incentivise you. For $9.99 with commercials or $12.99 without, you can have Paramount+ AND Showtime! This is a permanent price for you so long as you take advantage of it before the October 20th deadline. Also, be sure to use our affiliate links in our shownotes! The Orville Returns March 10, 2022 STAR TREK GAMING NEWS Edited by Jake Morgan Spoooooky teaser… By Cat Hough Well, it appears something spppoooooky is going to happen in Star Trek Online on October 13….we don't know what - but there was a cryptic tweet made earlier this week telling us to ‘Remember the curse!' In the video we see some type of coat rack or a hat stand, a black cat, inserted images of a possible raven with a creepy clock ticking in the background. What does it all mean?? https://twitter.com/trekonlinegame/status/1442519570271584260?s=20 Steamrunner Bundle...because we must have more bundles… By Cat Hough The next installment of the ships of the line remastering and repackaging adventures: the Blockade Runner Bundle hits the Zen store on Friday, October 1 on PC. The price is 5,000 Zen, but you can get it for 35% off until October 8! The bundle also includes: 1 Ship Upgrade Token (T5-U) 2 Experimental Ship Upgrade Tokens T1 Blockade Runner Escort T5 Blockade Runner Escort Retrofit **NEW** T6 Appalachia Blockade Runner Escort But in what we hope is a new move for Zen store releases, the T6 Appalachia will also be available as a separate purchase in the Zen Store. This ship features 4/3 weapons layout and a Lt. Commander Tactical / Command Bridge Officer specialist seat, and a Lieutenant Universal / Intel Bridge Officer specialist seat plus it can load dual cannons. And it comes equipped with Universal Console, the Tricobalt Tear Launcher plus an Experimental Weapon Slot, equipped with Hull Spike Battery. The Mastery trait is Piercing Projectiles, so when you activate a Torpedo or Mine firing mode Bridge Officer ability will grant a large Shield Penetration and Hull Penetration bonus for a short time. https://youtu.be/myFX7I4CU-g Combat Alert! Defense screens up! Arm the lasers! By Shane Hoover Prompted by a recent STO Reddit thread, website Massively OP dedicated their “Massively Overthinking” column on September 23rd to one question. “Would you play your favorite MMO without its IP?” Many MMO's were on the table for discussion, but there were some interesting opinions on Star Trek Online. Writer Andy McAdams pointed out “I started binging on Star Trek Discovery again and it made me want to play the game, so I downloaded it. But I know I don't particularly enjoy the game and I'm only playing it for the IP. For me, I don't think it would stand on its own.”Another writer, Tyler Edwards, says “I don't think I'd ever have spent any significant amount of time on this game without the IP”. But he hits an important note pointing out that “What makes the game work is the massive amount of love the people behind it clearly have for the Star Trek universe.”
This week on Episode 525 of Priority One: Jeffrey Combs speaks in evil robot about his appearance on Lower Decks, Prodigy showrunners drop some details about the series a month out from the premiere, and it's confirmed - the TNG cast really are one big happy family. In gaming news, a new T6 remaster of a classic workhorse starship comes to Star Trek Online, and finally we enter the holo-pod and look at the latest episode of Lower Decks “I, Excretus”. This week's Community Question is: “Would you still play Star Trek Online if it wasn't Star Trek?” Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website! TREK IT OUT Edited by Jake Morgan Weyooops...Jeffery Combs With i09 By Jake Morgan A great actor makes you feel. Whether joy, anger, love, hate - a truly gifted thespian makes you ache for their presence - be it revered or reviled. We Star Trek fans are graced with many such actors and characters. Nimoy's Spock. Whoopie's Guinan. Comb's Weyoun. Comb's Brunt. Comb's Penk. Comb's Shran. Comb's...well, you get the picture. This week, i09 sat down with the prolific Star Trek trouper Jeffery Combs to talk about our latest favorite Comb's role - the devious supercomputer Agimus! Comb's had glowing things to say about the writing staff of Star Trek: Lower Decks, explaining to James Whitbrook of i09 what drew him to the show. ”I liked the script a lot and I'm really happy with how it turned out. I find it—the show—just to be really... witty. Rapid-fire. The joke is past you before you go, “Wh-wh-wha?” A different tone from any other Star Trek I've ever done. And I kind of like that. It's refreshing. It doesn't take itself quite so seriously as some of the other iterations.” While Combs was complimentary of Lower Decks, he wasn't shy about his feelings towards the entertainment industry. When asked whether he'd return to a LIVE-Action version of the franchise, Comb's said ”You have to be asked to dance. You have to be invited. It's really not up to me. But I kind of feel I still have some gas in the tank. But you know, when it comes to commerce and entertainment it's just like cereal: “New and improved!” [...]. So, I don't really know what goes through decision-makers' minds, but there always seems to be some sort of a disconnect between what the fans would enjoy and what they wind up doing. Not always. Not always.” To find out how Comb's felt about playing an antagonist, his thoughts on Voice Acting, and much more, be sure to follow the link in our show notes at priorityonepodcast.com! One big happy TNG family By Rosco McQueen Some news that as Star Trek fans we've all known for a while, but is heartwarming to see it confirmed. Yes, the cast of The Next Generation really do all like each other. In fact, they're all incredibly close. In an interview with The Express in the UK, Marina Sirtis confirmed that the cast do indeed see themselves as a family. They've been friends since the early days of the series… and the producers hated it. "They hate when the cast like each other because they talk. Producers don't want you talking. They want us all hating each other and being competitive with each other, so that they can lie to you." Sirtis explains how after the death of her husband, it was the crew who were there for her soon after. Lavar Burton, Brent Spiner and Michael Dorn all immediately visited with Sirtis on the day her husband, Michael Lamper, died. She also spoke about the support she received from Gates McFadden. Akiva gets his Wish By Cat Hough Akiva Goldsman has been extremely busy of late, acting as executive producer and co-showrunner for both Star Trek: Picard and the upcoming series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. If those two roles weren't busy enough he also wrote and directed the pilot episode of Strange New Worlds. Goldsman told Trekmovie.com that it was really important to him to set the tone and style of the show, saying “I really wanted to make a show that would have appealed to the 12-year old me that went to that Star Trek convention in 1974. And it felt like the best way to do that would be to kind of help set the tone visually, and really more in storytelling.” He also notes that the audience will notice some changes in the uniforms and sets from how they appeared in Discovery, since he wanted it to look more in line with the Original Series. As we have mentioned in previous episodes, Strange New Worlds will be episodic, and Goldsman expounds on that, saying “Our characters will carry with them what they suffer from, or what they learned, from episode to episode. But the stories are episodic.” In addition to the show being episodic, Goldsman says that the show is meant to be an ensemble piece - so it won't just be ‘The Pike Show' and while it won't go into every character's backstory each episode, there will be a “focus” on different characters as the show goes on. Starfleet snippets from Prodigy showrunners By Rosco McQueen Star Trek: Prodigy is a month away from its debut, and the showrunners are dropping some tiny trek nuggets in interviews. In a chat with TrekMovie, Prodigy executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman and co-executive producer/director Ben Hibon reinforced the idea that this new series, specifically for kids, is an entry point to the franchise. Kevin Hagemen said “While these are kids in our show, they're in the adult world of Trek. And they're gonna slowly discover it, and have their falls, and their victories and stuff. It really is a show for people who have not experienced Trek before.” The journey of the Prodigy crew starts in the Delta Quadrant, with many familiar races that Voyager came across. In the interview the producers mention there are very well thought out reasons why we will see so many Alpha species in the Delta Quadrant, but that no one has really got it yet. They also mention that the USS Protostar was launched after Voyager returned home, but then quickly halt the conversation around the prototype's secret origins. The show takes place in 2383, five years after Voyager returned home. Quick News Roundup Here are a few headlines that we didn't discuss but might interest you. If you've been on the fence about adding a new streaming subscription plan, perhaps ViacomCBS's latest promotion might incentivise you. For $9.99 with commercials or $12.99 without, you can have Paramount+ AND Showtime! This is a permanent price for you so long as you take advantage of it before the October 20th deadline. Also, be sure to use our affiliate links in our shownotes! The Orville Returns March 10, 2022 STAR TREK GAMING NEWS Edited by Jake Morgan Spoooooky teaser… By Cat Hough Well, it appears something spppoooooky is going to happen in Star Trek Online on October 13….we don't know what - but there was a cryptic tweet made earlier this week telling us to ‘Remember the curse!' In the video we see some type of coat rack or a hat stand, a black cat, inserted images of a possible raven with a creepy clock ticking in the background. What does it all mean?? https://twitter.com/trekonlinegame/status/1442519570271584260?s=20 Steamrunner Bundle...because we must have more bundles… By Cat Hough The next installment of the ships of the line remastering and repackaging adventures: the Blockade Runner Bundle hits the Zen store on Friday, October 1 on PC. The price is 5,000 Zen, but you can get it for 35% off until October 8! The bundle also includes: 1 Ship Upgrade Token (T5-U) 2 Experimental Ship Upgrade Tokens T1 Blockade Runner Escort T5 Blockade Runner Escort Retrofit **NEW** T6 Appalachia Blockade Runner Escort But in what we hope is a new move for Zen store releases, the T6 Appalachia will also be available as a separate purchase in the Zen Store. This ship features 4/3 weapons layout and a Lt. Commander Tactical / Command Bridge Officer specialist seat, and a Lieutenant Universal / Intel Bridge Officer specialist seat plus it can load dual cannons. And it comes equipped with Universal Console, the Tricobalt Tear Launcher plus an Experimental Weapon Slot, equipped with Hull Spike Battery. The Mastery trait is Piercing Projectiles, so when you activate a Torpedo or Mine firing mode Bridge Officer ability will grant a large Shield Penetration and Hull Penetration bonus for a short time. https://youtu.be/myFX7I4CU-g Combat Alert! Defense screens up! Arm the lasers! By Shane Hoover Prompted by a recent STO Reddit thread, website Massively OP dedicated their “Massively Overthinking” column on September 23rd to one question. “Would you play your favorite MMO without its IP?” Many MMO's were on the table for discussion, but there were some interesting opinions on Star Trek Online. Writer Andy McAdams pointed out “I started binging on Star Trek Discovery again and it made me want to play the game, so I downloaded it. But I know I don't particularly enjoy the game and I'm only playing it for the IP. For me, I don't think it would stand on its own.”Another writer, Tyler Edwards, says “I don't think I'd ever have spent any significant amount of time on this game without the IP”. But he hits an important note pointing out that “What makes the game work is the massive amount of love the people behind it clearly have for the Star Trek universe.”
In this installment, Big J, Renzo, and Dag break down what Lower Decks has in common with Rotary Phones, Tuvix, and Ice Cube. Weyoun is also in there somewhere. You better check yo self before you boldly trek yo self with Beyond Trek Podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beyondtrekpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beyondtrekpodcast/support
Odo finds himself in the company of Weyoun - who is desperately trying to get away from Weyoun. Meanwhile, the Chief has too much work on his plate and Nog's offer of help comes with layers of complication. Treachery, Faith and the Great River goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by - Sponsored by -
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Episode 3: Villains DS9: She Becomes Kai and Then We Cry How many Jeffery Combs' can you spot in this episode? Is Section 31 justified in their actions if they're keeping the federation safe? Can Kira forgive Dukat for the Occupation? How many times did Sisko delay the war before it truly began? Who killed Weyoun 5?Join Ashlyn and Rhianna as they get into the heads of the best Villains of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. SPOILER ALERT: All of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Next Generation Episodes, “Contagion” and “Journey's End,” Picard, Lower Decks, and Discovery. TRIGGER WARNINGS: Suicide/mass suicide, rape/assult, bombings, school shootings, slavery, cults, and addiction. This is the third episode of our Villains series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna dive into the greatest Star Trek villains starting with The Original Series and ending with Lower Decks. Is Species 8472 worse than the Borg? Join us next week as we pick apart what makes a villain in our Star Trek: Voyager episode to find out! DISCLAIMER: We do not own any of the rights to Star Trek or its affiliations. This content is for review only. Our intro, “Klingon Battle” was written by Jerry Goldsmith. Our outro, “Worf's Revenge” was written by Aurelio Voltaire. Rule of Acquisition #7: “Keep your ears open.” Please check out our Patreon and donate any amount per month to access exclusive episodes of trivia and reviews of every episode from the first season of Lower Decks and our current review of The Animated Series. https://www.patreon.com/thedurassisterspodcast
It's one of those magic SSHB weeks where a pile of trash is joined by something genuinely good. First up: the augments are back but Sarina has been retconned so she can become yet another of Bashir's patient/love interests in "Chrysalis"! Gross! After that, a Weyoun has defected, but is he really defective? Find out in "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River"! Also this week: Pedants the Podcast, Space Flowers for Space Algernon, and treading familiar ground. [Timestamps: Chrysalis: 2:09; Great River: 42:17]
Brandon and Collin marvel and the worst swimming Pokemon: Kabutops! Along the way, Collin admits he's in love with Weyoun, Brandon once again brings out some clutch aquarium knowledge, and Kabutops keeps his swimming techniques a secret!
The Combs Crew explores a couple Star Trek: Deep Space 9 episodes ("In the Cards" & "Treachery, Faith and the Great River") featuring that smug little Vorta, our special boy Weyoun. There is too much to love about Weyoun to simply fit in one Combs Crew episode so we're marking this part 1!
On this show, our podcasters renact Star Trek scripts with some creative voices and reinterpretations. This week's episode Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "Statistical Probabilities" Season 6, Episode 9 First aired: November 22, 1997 In-universe date: 2374 Star Trek Radio Theatre, Season 2, Episode 9 STORY BY Pam Pietroforte TELEPLAY BY René Echevarria SCRIPT EDITORS Kevin Millard Ashley Millard Dave Mader LIVE READ ON Friday, March 19, 2021 at 9:00pm EST PLEASE NOTE Due to some technical difficulties at the time of the live reading, there are some audio syncronization issues in this episode. Our apologies for the inconvenience. It was not intentional. STARRING Kevin Millard as • Doctor Julian Bashir Dave Mader as • Captain Benjamin Sisko • Major Kira Nerys Michael Chan as • Chief Miles O'Brien • Lt. Commander Worf ALSO STARRING Jeff Mader as • Jack Jessica Chan as • Lauren • Constable Odo Tom "Mott" Tyrell as • Patrick • Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax with Jane Mader as • Doctor Karen Loews • Quark and Ashley Millard as • Weyoun 5 • Sarina Douglas • The Narrator SPECIAL GUEST STAR Alex Blackburn as • Legate Damar • Crowd STAR TREK RADIO THEATRE CREATED BY Dave Mader & Jane Mader & Jeff Mader & Ashley Millard Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yIEMJhawSLGAozJAh4EdG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/livelongandpodcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/LiveLongAndPodcast LIVE LONG AND PODCAST ORIGINALLY CREATED BY Dave Mader and Jaemeel Robinson PRODUCER Dave Mader ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Kevin Millard Ashley Millard SOUND DESIGN BY Dave Mader DISCLAIMER Performances are artistic reinterpretations of the original performances. Everything is done with the utmost fan appreciation. #StarTrek #ScriptReads #RadioTheatre #LiveLongandPodcast #DS9
The Dominion keeps sending ships through the wormhole, threatening the safety of DS9 and the Alpha Quadrant. Captain Sisko orders the entry to be mined which only drives Weyoun to take the station by force. It's the eve of war, and the end of season 5, when Call to Arms goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by - take 10% off your order with code 'MISSIOIN10'
The Dominion keeps sending ships through the wormhole, threatening the safety of DS9 and the Alpha Quadrant. Captain Sisko orders the entry to be mined which only drives Weyoun to take the station by force. It's the eve of war, and the end of season 5, when Call to Arms goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by - take 10% off your order with code 'MISSIOIN10'
The Dominion keeps sending ships through the wormhole, threatening the safety of DS9 and the Alpha Quadrant. Captain Sisko orders the entry to be mined which only drives Weyoun to take the station by force. It's the eve of war, and the end of season 5, when Call to Arms goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by - take 10% off your order with code 'MISSIOIN10'
A great hero is nothing without a great villain, some of whom deserve more credit. Marcus Bronzy presents the 10 Most Underrated Star Trek Villains...ENJOY!Follow us on Twitter:@MarcusBronzy@TrekCultureFor more awesome content, check out: whatculture.com/topic/star-trek See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Weyoun defects. Well... a clone of Weyoun defects, leading to a chase and some revelations about what Odo can do in certain situations. Join Paul, David, Bill, and Andrew as they watch and discuss another episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Because nothing more important is happening right now.Feedback for this show can be sent to: listentotheprophets@gmail.comListen to the Prophets is a proud member of the Two True Freaks! (http://www.twotruefreaks.com/main.php) family of podcasts, the best place on the internet to find shows about Star Wars, Star Trek, Comics, Movies, and anything else that the modern geek could ever want. The show can be found on iTunes by searching for Two True Freaks Presents: Listen to the Prophets or it can be downloaded from the website directly here. And if you are downloading the show through iTunes, please be sure to leave a rating, hopefully a FIVE STAR RATING, because every rating we get helps people to know that the show is out there. Thanks for downloading, and come back next time and take some time to...LISTEN TO THE PROPHETS.
Weyoun defects. Well... a clone of Weyoun defects, leading to a chase and some revelations about what Odo can do in certain situations. Join Paul, David, Bill, and Andrew as they watch and discuss another episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Because nothing more important is happening right now.Feedback for this show can be sent to: listentotheprophets@gmail.comListen to the Prophets is a proud member of the Two True Freaks! (http://www.twotruefreaks.com/main.php) family of podcasts, the best place on the internet to find shows about Star Wars, Star Trek, Comics, Movies, and anything else that the modern geek could ever want. The show can be found on iTunes by searching for Two True Freaks Presents: Listen to the Prophets or it can be downloaded from the website directly here. And if you are downloading the show through iTunes, please be sure to leave a rating, hopefully a FIVE STAR RATING, because every rating we get helps people to know that the show is out there. Thanks for downloading, and come back next time and take some time to...LISTEN TO THE PROPHETS.
Enterprise visits a Vulcan monastery, only to find that it is in the midst of being taken over by the Andorians. Wes and Clay discuss the introduction of the Andorians and their antennae. Plus! The guys talk about the trade off between competence and innovation, why Shran is not as interesting as Weyoun, and the conflicts that would eventually create the Federation! 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
Everything is coming together in this week's episode of Star Trek Picard "Broken Pieces". We delve deeply into Rios's character, seeing the broken pieces of his life symbolised in his holograms. We also get a much greater understanding of the mythology of the show. And it's exciting me. We're getting the big-scale science fiction coming into view, and we finally add a little more depth to the villains of the show. Let's dive in and geek out over this episode together. ----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 18 of the podcast. Today, we’re talking about the 8th episode of Star Trek Picard. Broken Pieces. The description on Memory alpha reads When devastating truths behind the Mars attack are revealed, Picard realizes just how far many will go to preserve secrets stretching back generations, all while the La Sirena crew grapples with secrets and revelations of their own. Narissa directs her guards to capture Elnor, setting off an unexpected chain of events on the Borg cube. The episode was written by Michael Chabon It was directed by Maja Vrvilo And it first aired on the 12th of March 2020. Make it so. This episode is really starting to fill in the new mythology of the show now. That’s seen straight away with this week’s flashback, in which we learn about the origins of the Zhat Vash. The episode begins with some beautiful scenes of a nebula. Just like the first episode. But we don’t see the Enterprise D. Instead, we zoom past 8 suns onto a planet. The on screen label calls this Aia, the great world. It seems a group of Romulans, all female, sent out to study this strange phenomenon. A system of 8 stars, which seemed scientifically unfeasible. There they found, on a planet, the remnants of an ancient civilisation, and a storehouse of memories that explained how their civilisation died. Yes. This is the kind of cool mythology I’ve been wanting from Star Trek. We don’t even know the name of this ancient race, but they were clearly very advanced. I wonder if they knew the Iconians. They also operated in what is now Romulan space in the distant past. The Romulans call this warning message “the admonition.” The first time they heard it, they formed the Zhat Vash. This was hundreds of years ago, so pre-Kirk. And interestingly, Commodore Oh appears to be their leader. So, we’re left wondering again, is she biologically a Romulan or a Vulcan? We’ll come back to this later. We don’t get to see the full extent of the message, but as Oh says, it drives many of them mad. In fact, after seeing it, most of them immediately commit suicide, some of them in quite unpleasent ways. This is super dark. I actually found it pretty disturbing. It seems we’re getting a lot of suicide in this show. Now, I’m really fortunate that I’ve never been touched by suicide in my life, or my family, but even I am fiding this quite disturbing. We’ll talk more about what this message means later, when Picard and crew figure it all out, but for now, let’s just say that the show has fleshed out more about the Zhat Vash, and why they hate synthetic lifeforms. Which is good.Our villains are finally getting some depth to them. And, we learn that Rizzo really is a cold-hearted monster. While the others tear out their hair and do other horrific things to themselves, she stands there, clearly struggling with the images a little, but holding it all together. If she were a Vulcan, I’d call this emotional control. But I think that Rizzo just doesn’t have a heart. She’s an evil…..we’ll...let’s just say I don’t like her. There are two kinds of Villains in fiction. There are some that you love to hate. These are the ones that you want to see more of. You get excited when they appear in an episode. Weyoun, Bester, Morden, Scorpius. And then there are others that you just kinda hope they die soon because you just don’t want to see them. Rizzo is firmly in the second camp for me. I find myself wanting her to die for all she’s done. Man, I promise I’m not so vindictive against real people. Just fictional ones. We get confirmation now that it was the Zhat Vash who organised the synth attack on Mars. So they sabotaged the rescue efforts to help their own people. I’m kind of in a place where I can buy that now. They’re worried about what they consider to be a significantly greater threat than the supernova. And having read the novel, The Last Best Hope, it seems that due to their arrogance and price, half the Romulan leadership didn’t want Starfleet’s help to begin with. We recognise another of these first Vhat Vash. Ramdha, the Romulan who was assimilated and then went crazy, calling Soji the destroyer. She doesn’t handle the admonition as well as Rizzo, but she does survive. This is making sense of a lot of what we’ve seen. It seems to have been the admonition itself that drove the borg cube to shut down after they assimilated Ramdha. Really interesting stuff. Oh and Ramdha is Rizzo’s aunt. She raised Rizzo and Narak. Rizzo says that when Ramdha lost her mind, she did it with panache. I feel like panache is not the kind of word you’d expect to hear from a Romulan. I know they’re reallying speaking Romulan, and we’re just hearing a translation into english. But panache is a french word, included in our language for historical reasons. I dunno, it just didn’t feel right somehow to me. There’s a nice bit of subtle foreshadowing when Rizzo says “I’d have made a much better borg than you. Resistance is futile.” And let me just say, while I keep going on about hating Rizzo, I found Peyton List’s acting in this episode pretty darn good. I think she’s a lot better when she’s not so busy trying to seduce her brother or being Miss-Super-Evil-Face. Once again, the romulans are choosing to fight Elnor hand to hand instead of shooting him with a disruptor. If they’d shot while he was stunned by that grenade, he’d be dead. This whole tradition of Zhat Vash fighting Qowat Milat by hand seems a plot convenience that exists purely so they can have a kick-butt sword wielding elf on the show. Don’t get me wrong, I love Elnor. He’s awesome. But a fighter who uses a sword just doesn’t work in a sci-fi setting like Star Trek. Anyway, Seven saves him at the last minute and asks “Where is Hugh?” Then there’s a very nice touching moment as Elnor breaks down and Seven has to, rather uncomfortably, console him. She does a good job seeing as though it’s pretty clear this is outside her comfort zone. So apparently Seven knew Hugh off-screen, we just never got to see them together. My guess is that Seven gave Hugh the Fenris Ranger contact card. Elnor was actually in Hugh’s office when he found it. So that kinda makes sense now. I’m still not thrilled about Hugh’s death. It feels like they’ve totally wasted the potential of his character. They made such a fuss about bringing him back, but barely did anything with him. And his death wasn’t satisfying. He didn’t die saving the day. He kinda failed. Yes, there’s a realism to that, because we don’t always die in some big grand moment. That’s kind of why I have somewhat defended Tasha Yar’s death. I dunno. I’m torn between my appreciation for gritty realism, and my desire for Hugh to have been treated with more respect. It’s very clear that something weird is going on with Rios the minute he sees Soji. There’s a lot going on in this scene. Picard wants to go to Deep Space 12 to get reinforcements from Starfleet. Makes sense. They can’t fight off a whole fleet of Romulan ships by themselves. This understandable makes Soji nervous. She thought they would be heading straight for her homeworld. And then Raffi is suddenly very suspicious of Soji, given the revelations about Agnes. First of all, I like that the crew have figured out that Agnus killed Bruce Maddox. They’re not gonna drag that out and have our characters unnaturally stupid. Good. I can understand Raffi is distrustful because Picard knows nothing about Soji. He’s putting all his faith in that single Neuron. But, this was the mission. Rescuing Soji is the whole reason they came out here. Picard is kinda kidding himself a bit, trying desperately to make up excuses for Agnes, because he doesn’t want her to be a Romulan spy, and a murderer. But he does accept reason, even though he doesn’t want to. There was a nice little scene between Picard and Clancy. And I feel it redeems her as a character a little. She is starting to regain her respect for Picard, now that he’s proven to be right. She even calls him Admiral Picard. I love it when Picard says, “I’m sorry but if you say this is not a job for Starfleet then you are a waste of space.” Anyway, she agrees. She’s sending a squadron to meet Picard at DS12. He’s to wait there for them to arrive. I like how Raffi is getting all giddy with excitement about the whole conspiracy theory, even while knowing she shouldn’t because the whole thing is horrible. She does like her conspiracy theories. It makes no sense that it takes Raffi so long to realise that the Rios she’s talking to is a hologram. I mean, his Irish accent is hard to miss. She must be really preoccupied. The fact that the ENH recognises Soji and calls her Jana is very interesting information. It confirms that Rios has seen a soji-type android before. Which explains his reaction to her. I’m not really a fan of the glowing eyes while thinking thing the holograms do in this episode. First of all, there’s no reason for them to do that. The Doctor never did that on Voyager. Second of all, why take so long to access such a simple piece of data. Computers today could gather that same information, from the internet, in a fraction of the time the hologram’s eyes glow. And this is 24th century computer technology. The whole thing is like programming an artificial progress bar when none is needed. You can maybe explain that they’re downloading this information from memory alpha, in which case, that’s pretty high bandwidth for subspace. But this is information I’d expect them to have locally. But I like that the ENH actually proves useful, when Raffi realises she does have an astrogation question. The Romulans were depicting an octanary system all over the borg cube. A system of 8 stars. Enoch says that septenary systems are extremely rare. The only known account of an octanary is an apocryphal ancient Romulan star chart. Now Raffi begins to realise the conclave of 8 refers to the place where the bad guys met, not 8 people. Now they’re getting somewhere. I like that they at least acknowledge here that the gravitational mechanics would be incredibly complex. Which, of course, is true. Having read the book, The Three Body Problem, I have an inkling of just how complex a trinary system would be. For a planet to actually exist in an octanary system seems pretty unrealistic. But again, we’ll come back to that. I love Elnor’s childlike innocence. That combined with his kick-butt skills as a warrior make him quite an interesting character. Seven’s plan, originally Hugh’s plan, is to regenerate the cube. Re-activate the borg drones. I love the shot of the drone rebuilding the ship. At first, I thought they were nano probes. But then when you realise the scale, they’re a lot bigger. Let’s call them macro probes. It seems a logical aspect of borg technology. She’s playing a bit of a dangerous game. There are huge moral questions about what she’s doing, essentially re-assimilating the XBs, putting them into a localised micro-collective. Controlling their thoughts like a pseudo Borg queen. It’s chilling when she says “I might not want to release them.” There’s a very nice character scene between Picard and Soji and the dinner table. It doesn’t really push the plot forward at all, but it deepens both of their characters, and I really like it. The choice of a scottish accent for the engineering hologram is quite on the nose, as a tribute to Scotty. Especially since Lorca already did that in Discovery. But it doesn’t really bother me. He’s quite different to Scotty. I actually quite like him. The idea that this octanary system was artificially created is very interesting. My sense-of-wonder metre is going off. It’s showing you the power of this ancient race, whoever they were. Showing off isn’t a bad guess at their motivation, but clearly raffi has the better theory. Such an extreme act would call attention to a message you really want people to hear. I’m enjoying Raffi’s little detective work in this episode. I think maybe she’s jumping to the truth more easily than she realistically should, but it’s still enjoyable. There’s some good quiet scenes with Rios in his quarters in this episode. Nice to see his old Starlfleet uniform. Looks like Rios’s old ship, the ibn Majid might have been a sovereign class, like the Enterprise E, which is pretty awesome. I don’t think it’s stated outright, but I get the impression Rios was first officer of the ship. His captain’s name was Alonzo Vandermeer. Not a name we’ve heard before, I believe. The scene with all the Rios holograms together is absurdly fun. I’m quite enjoying the engineer’s overuse of scottish slang. But that tactical hologram. How useless is he? The bloke just wants to sleep and laze around. It seems the holograms don’t just have Rios’s appearance, and aspects of his personality, but his memories as well. But Rios has removed something from their memories. And it’s all about his time on the ibn Majid. We learn that captain Vandermeer killed himself. Yet another suicide in this show. So then we get Picard’s reunion with Agnes. There’s no more self-deception. Picards tells her straight. You will turn yourself over to the authorities for the murder of Bruce Maddox. Agnes said Oh put her hands on her face and poured in poison. Why doesn’t she know that’s called a mind meld? Put her hands on my face seems a very awkward phrasing when she should just say “she mind melded with me.” Weird. So Agnes gushes all over Soji’s human-like attributes. Just like Bashir and Kestra. But Agnes says now that she’s met Soji, she’d never kill her. I’m finding that hard to buy. The admonition Oh showed her was so traumatic it caused her to kill her lover and mentor. But now, having met Soji, she’s a changed woman? I’m afraid I don’t trust Agnes at all at this point. Soji says she’d never give agnes the opportunity to kill her, but she’s giving her an opportunity right now.Why on Earth did Picard leave those two in a room together. That’s crazy. Agnes should be in the brig until they reach DS12. she certainly shouldn’t be roaming the ship and joining them at their makeshift conference table. “I’m done murdering people now, so that’s a good thing.” “Oh, well in that case Agnes, it’s all good. Take a seat, Mate.” I mean, come on. Raffi refers to Rios’s record player as a walkman. Reminds me of an early Christopher Ecclestone Doctor Who Episode, where they refer to a jukebox as an ipod. Somehow it was funnier in Doctor Who. Rizzo is going around murdering all the xbs. So Seven does what she doesn’t want to do. She takes control of the queen’s systems and re-assimilates the drones. I got a thrill when the drones woke up, and we hear the voice of the collective say “We are borg.” But was kinda disappointed when Rizzo immediately had all of them, every single one, ejected into space. So here’s a rundown of what we know. There was once some kind of sisterhood of Romulans. Not the Qowat Milat. Some other group. They found this planet in the octanary system, with a warning left behind by a long dead race. The impression I get is that once a species reaches a certain threshold of developing synthetic life, a threshold Starfleet is on the verge of, some outside force comes in and destroys that civilisation, rather than just the synthetics themselves taking over. This outside force theory seems much more compelling and creepy to me. So I kinda hope they are leaning that way. Those who survived the horror of this admonition formed the Zhat Vash, dedicated to preventing the return of this outside force, by preventing all synthetic life from being created. In their minds, they’re saving the universe, which to be fair, they might just be. One of them was Oh, a half Vulcan half Romulan. I’m not sure how such a person would come about. Romulans and Vulcans are completely disunited. Until recently, they weren’t even allowed in each other’s space. So how do two of them end up mating and producing a child? I know there’s a non-canon theory that Saviik was also half Romulan / Half Vulcan. I guess Nimbus III, the planet of intergalactic peace, may have been one place where vulcans and Romulans could have mixed. Oh’s mixed heritage explains a lot of things. Her lack of inner eyelids, but her ability to perform a mind meld. Anyway, when Data is created, the Zhat Vash are concerned. So Oh infiltrates Starfleet and works her way up to chief of starfleet security. All with the hopes of preventing the Federation from developing true synthetic life. She engineers the attack on mars, to turn the Federation against synths, and ban their research. It works. Bruce Maddox flees to a distant world and continues his research. Then the ibn Majid encounters a ship from that world, containing two of Maddox’s creations. One of them looks identical to Soji and Dahj. Starfleet treats this like any other first contact situation, but Oh gives orders to captain Vandermeer to kill the synth ambassadors. If he disobeys, the ibn Majid and its crew will all be killed. He’s got to know at this point that Oh is not above board. Does he consider going to someone else in Starfleet, I wonder? I guess he decides the only way to protect his crew is to carry out the order. So he does. Rios goes at him hard for this. Telling him this was the wrong thing to do. Overcome with guilt, Vandermeer kills himself. And now Rios has to live with the guilt that his judgement pushed his captain over the edge. Rios is a broken person, symbolised by the 5 holograms, each a broken piece of him. He covers up the whole thing, so as to protect the ibn Majid. But he goes through post-traumatic stress from the whole experience and is booted out of starfleet. Maddox sends two of his creations, Dahj and Soji, out into the universe, to find out the truth behind the synth ban. One to earth, the other to the Borg Cube. We can see how the borg cube is connected. They assimilated Ramdha, and the knowledge of the admonition caused the borg to all shut down. But how does Maddox know this connection? How does he know to send Soji there? But it backfires. Her presence on the cube allows Narak and Rizzo to find the location of Maddox’s world, and now they’re sending a fleet to destroy it. It’s all coming together, and I’m really liking it. The value of a mystery is all based on the payoff. So far, the mysteries on this show are paying off much better than the Red angle did on Discovery season 2. That, in my opinion, was the biggest weakness of that season. I loved the setup, and I loved the character stuff with Pike. Pike was awesome. But the payoff fell flatter than I’d hoped. This episode only makes my excitement about Star Trek Picard grow. I feel like we’re in the middle of something very important. Something big. Now that she realises that she has put her people in danger, Soji isn’t willing to wait for Clancy’s squadron. There’s no time to lose. They have to get home to protect the world from the Zhat Vash. So she takes over the ship. But I love Rios’s lullaby that gives him back control of the ship. Smart. At this point, Picard is willing to let Soji take them straight to her home. “She’s done it Maddox’s way, she done it my way. Let’s let her try her way.” I’m kinda torn on this. The Zhat Vash ships are on their way. We’ll see more of them leave the sub shortly. If we don’t get there before they do, it’s all over. On the other hand, what can one little ship do against that Romulan fleet? Clancy told Picard to wait at DS12 for the squadron. How’s she gonna feel about him now that he’s disobeying that order. Just as they were starting to be able to work together again. But they can at least get there in time to warn the synths of the coming danger. Maybe the synths have some defenses. It’s understandable, and mildly amusing, that Picard doesn’t know how to operate the new holographic controls on this ship. So they head off for a Borg transwarp conduit, which should get them there quicker. While the un-reclaimed drones have all been flushed into space, there are still xbs on board, which Seven appears to be controlling. They swam Rizo. And yes! Finally, She dies! Woohoo. Ah. I’m a terrible terrible person. I’d say it’s more likely they’re assimilating her, rather than tearing her apart, so maybe she’s not fully dead. But assimilation seems a fitting punishment for her crimes. For her hate. I don’t have a problem with her trying to save the universe from this big evil threat, but it’s the way she goes about it. Instead of warning everybody of the threat, she works in secret, because that’s the romulan way, and she doesn’t care who she hurts or kills in the process. That’s what upsets me about her. Actually, on rewatch, what I thought was her assimilation, I think, was her beaming out to safety. Darn it! So Seven achieved nothing. She regained control of the cube, but the Romulans are all gone anyway. We learn that as an ensign, Picard served on a ship called the Reliant. Not the same Relient from the wrath of khan, of course. That one was destroyed. This was probably the Relient A, or maybe the Relient B. There’s a nice little conversation between Picard and Rios. Picard pointed out that the Zhat Vash set the trap, with the attack on Mars, but Starfleet could have side-stepped it. Instead, they gave in to fear. I feel like this theme of fear is even timlier that the writers intended, given the whole covid-19 thing going on right now. There’s certainly a lot of feat in the world right now. Risk points out that there is still a very real danger. Picard believes fear is the great destroyer, not the synthetics, or some outside force from 200,000 years ago. I think they both have interesting points. Picard is right about fear, but I think he’s not giving enough credence to the threat this outside force could represent. Of course, what we need is more information. The truth can sometimes dissipate fear. Of course, the truth can also confirm our fears. It’s all very interesting stuff. It’s all very Star Trek. As the La Sierrena enters the borg conduit, we see that Narak has found them again. Logical. He knows where they’re heading. He follows them in. I really enjoyed this episode, and I’m hungry for more. Bring it on. With my ongoing walk to Mordor, I’ve been captured by Baron Wright. My next milestone is Bree. I’ve been recording my thoughts about Fellowship of the Ring, both the book and movie. After we’re finished with Star Trek Picard, I’ll be sharing my very first Lord of The Rings Read, Watch and Walk episodes. But until next week, I’m Adam David Collings. Live long and prosper. Make it so.
When Jake hatches a plan to cheer his dad up, it becomes a teachable moment for Nog to explain why money is good. But when the Noh-Jay Consortium is outbid, what seemed like a simple trip to the village store becomes a nearly interminable item-collection quest. What's the last part of the brain to die from oxygen deprivation? How does one identify Jeffrey Combs in public? How many loyalty points does Weyoun earn for his stay at DS9? It's the episode where the A storyline really seems like it's a B storyline. Follow The Game of Buttholes: The Will of the Prophets! Support the production of The Greatest Generation. Music by Adam Ragusea & Dark Materia Follow Adam and Ben on Twitter, and discuss the show using the hashtag #GreatestGen! Facebook group | Subreddit | Wiki Sign up for our mailing list!
Auf https://www.quora.com/I-am-looking-for-the-Star-Trek-phonetic-alphabet-Anyone-have-it findet man folgendes phonetisches Star-Trek-Alphabet: A is for augmentations, which are illegal. B is for Barclay, the officer who stutters. C is for Chuckles, the worst first officer in the fleet. D is for Data, Starfleet’s licenced Pinocchio imitation, and the reason you’re not allowed to mistreat certain holographic doctors. E is for Enterprise, the name Starfleet gives to the ships we like the best. F is for Ferengi, the only species you’re officially allowed to be horribly racist about. G is for Guinan, Starfleet’s official Whoopi Goldberg vehicle. H is for “hi, how are you doing?”, which is the only way you’re allowed to respond to an attack. I is for ‘iso’, which, for a laugh, was the only measurement prefix we made available to the crew of the Starship Voyager. J is for Janeway, an infamous war criminal. K is for kiloquad, which is how we measure computer memory without it instantly being outclassed by 300 year old technology. L is for LaForge, Starfleet’s primary technobabble distributor. M is for military, the thing we are not. Remember that during our next war, please. N is for neutrino, the particle we use when we can’t think of an explanation for something. O is for orphans, who finally felt lucky for once after we started sending kids into space with their parents. P is for Picard, the baldest captain. Q is for Q, the trans-dimensional cuntwaffle. R is for Regula, the only class of space station Starfleet has ever commissioned besides Spacedock. S is for Starfleet. You were paying attention at the Academy, right? T is for tetryon, the particle we use when we’ve used neutrino too many times in one sentence. U is for universal translator, the thing that makes other people make sense without making sense itself. V is for Voyager, the ship that came back despite our best efforts. W is for Weyoun, whom Starfleet Intelligence believes to be an immortal god-like being that’s been masquerading as various different individuals throughout history. Please report all sightings to your superior officer immediately and maintain a safe distance. X is for Xindi, which was apparently a very important civilisation at one point yet nobody’s ever mentioned them for some reason. Y is for Yamato, which only existed so that we could have a crack at blowing up the Enterprise. Z is for Zefram Cochrane, our lord and drunken saviour. Danke dafür! Schreibt uns doch einfach mal irgendwas: www.discoverypanel.de Oder auf Social Media: Twitter: @PanelDiscovery Instagram: @DiscoveryPanel Facebook: @DiscoveryPodcast Email: info@discoverypanel.de Oder ruft uns an oder schickt uns Nachrichten auf WhatsApp unter: 02291/UKTAUK2 https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/discovery-panel/id1287128600
Weyoun lures Odo to a remote planet and reveals two things. First, he wants to defect to the Federation. Second, he's not the Weyoun that Odo knows and loves! Or is he? Meanwhile, Nog teaches O'Brien about the Great Material Continuum when they kick off a scheme to repair the Defiant. Clay and Wes sit down and discuss "Treachery, Faith and the Great River" - which involves talking about all three of those things. Plus! The guys discuss being reunited with the Dominion, killing Weyoun 5 off-screen, and if DS9 is a "good" Star Trek series! 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
Weyoun lures Odo to a remote planet and reveals two things. First, he wants to defect to the Federation. Second, he's not the Weyoun that Odo knows and loves! Or is he? Meanwhile, Nog teaches O'Brien about the Great Material Continuum when they kick off a scheme to repair the Defiant. Clay and Wes sit down and discuss "Treachery, Faith and the Great River" - which involves talking about all three of those things. Plus! The guys discuss being reunited with the Dominion, killing Weyoun 5 off-screen, and if DS9 is a "good" Star Trek series! Are you looking for older episodes? Find this and every other episode at The Pensky Podcast! Thanks for listening. Stay connected: • https://thepenskyfile.com/links/ • e-mail: thepenskyfilevideo(at)gmail.com
The Rules of Acquisition: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast
The Last DS9! Buckle up for a long ride and prepare to say goodbye to your space friends. Does the finale hit all its marks? Half? Enough to be effective and make you a little emotional at least? What great shows is this finale closer to than we are now? Flight of the Concords for instance came out closer to the DS9 finale than we are to FotCs. The Sopranos is just starting up. Where were we when DS9 concluded? Are we sad to see our space friends go? Julian breaks up with his boyfriends. Does Garak have the most well executed arc of any character throught the course of the show? What characters were best served? What's the story behind Sisko promising to return eventually? What other shows show such strong father characters? Is the last segment of the show a bummer? What happened there? Did Avery Brooks send Alaimo to the hospital? How bout those matte paintings? Those space fights hold up better than some other Star Treks' space fights *cough* Discovery *cough* What was the point of all of this war? Did the Borg ruin Star Trek by making it about Big Villains? Does the Dominion have as strong a core Idea behind them? Do they have a less compelling argument than Thanos? What was the reason the Changelings sent the Odo and the 100 out anyways? Smudgin spots. Obrien's on a tenure track. Do they feel at all like their not coming back? That Bajor plot, is peppered in but… Who's hangin out at Vic's? Is sex grandma the only founder in the quadrant? Weird how we don't see the wormholl at all this entire episode. How much more show could they have fit in if they cut down Vic's song at the end? Is O'briens hurt shoulder a callback? Why was it the highest priority to get him to sickbay? Which scene is just like the Rocketeer? Remember the Rocketeer? Who are the fire cave scenes for? Give us a call while you can if it's you. How's Kira in this? Who's she working for in this anyway? Did we need a scene to tell us? Where's Willie Mays Sisko? Have a laugh at the futility. Weyoun is pitiful. Damar gets a moment. We get confused about ranks and Bajor. Andrew Robinson always knows what to bring. Pour one out for the dead cardies. 80% of liking someone is having a good time. These captains should smile more. Garak doesn't have much to smile about however. All the most monumental things happen in the conference room. Treaties signed on paper. Of course this is from a WWII speech. Now that it's over… back to Vic's! For a song! And a Worf bit. Jadzia only gets one mention all episode, even if she was at the wrap party at Vic's. Sisko fights a balrog. It's all about the bum rush. Also: One year from Lord of the Rings films. Still, it ends without ever seeing the big hole we need. It's a nice closing shot for the show though. With the episode finished, a little reflection on the show: Are we satisfied with the core characters' conclusions? How much of Star Trek is defined by “space friends”? Did the show feel Julian was entitled to a woman? Worf's ending is nice, but does it conflict with his position in the movies? Why do we think tertiary characters come off so well? If this is half baked, is there room for a Grace Cut? Everything is theoretically interesting to revisit. Want to see an 8th season? Is our answer different (are we different) than 3 years ago? You read all the way through this rambling description? Wow, do you regularly? You still have a chance to give us a call and let us know. Maybe 917 408 3898 This isn't the final Rules of Acquisition, and Kickers of Elves aren't disappearing completely. Check us out on patreon for plenty of content and follow us for what's next. https://patreon.com/kickersofelves https://kickersofelves.com
Kira and her Cardassian dad are reunited! Do wacky hijinx ensue? No, not really, this one is a bit of a rough ride, but hey, at least Weyoun is back! Into the Wormhole is supported by our awesome patrons on Patreon! Join us today at www.patreon.com/wormholepodcast!
In our first episode, we are very confused by a climactic episode of the final season of Deep Space Nine, a show we've seen virtually none of. Find out what celebrity we think Weyoun looks like, and hear our inaugural discussion on the age-old question: "Is Worf good?"
The Dominion make a dramatic reappearance with a feisty group of Jem'Hadar and an oily Vorta named Weyoun! When DS9 is attacked by rogue Jem'Hadar, Sisko must make a deal with the devil to punish those responsible. It's an episode designed to make the Jem'Hadar seem scary again, but To the Death also serves as an episode that redefines the Dominion and its member races. Clay joins me to discuss failing to make an impact, the technical mechanics of "the white", and useless bags! Are you looking for older episodes? Find this and every other episode at The Pensky Podcast! Thanks for listening. Stay connected: • https://thepenskyfile.com/links/ • e-mail: thepenskyfilevideo(at)gmail.com
The Dominion make a dramatic reappearance with a feisty group of Jem'Hadar and an oily Vorta named Weyoun! When DS9 is attacked by rogue Jem'Hadar, Sisko must make a deal with the devil to punish those responsible. It's an episode designed to make the Jem'Hadar seem scary again, but To the Death also serves as an episode that redefines the Dominion and its member races. Clay joins me to discuss failing to make an impact, the technical mechanics of "the white", and useless bags! 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
Since the franchise's earliest days there's been a proud tradition of recycling character actors under heavy alien makeup. And while many proud individuals have inhabited multiple personas, nobody's done it better than Mr. Jeffrey Combs. This week hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton undergo several costume changes while taking a look at the actor's many unforgettable creations, from modest early beginnings as a pervy creep in the DS9 episode Meridian, to fan-fave icons Weyoun and Shran. In addition, the duo also celebrate the contributions of Combs' fellow 'Men & Women of a thousand Trek faces' including J.G. Hertzler, Vaughn Armstrong, Tony Todd and Susanna Thompson, and determine which species they should portray on Discovery and beyond.Right-click to download!Read more »
The War of the Prophets. Trapped 25 years in the future, the crew of the U.S.S. Defiant is faced with a future that is nearly unrecognizable. Only days away from Armageddon, the galaxy stands on a knife's edge. On one side, the Bajoran Ascendancy: a cult-like theocracy led by the Emissary of the "True Prophets": Weyoun. On the other, the remnants of a Federation nearly brought to its knees. In the middle: Captain Benjamin Sisko, who must decide once and for all the outcome of "The War of the Prophets." In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther discuss the second book of the DS9: Millennium trilogy: The War of the Prophets by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens. We talk about the events that led us to this point, an alternate future, Weyoun and the Pah-Wraiths, the mysterious Grigari, the mirror universe tactic, Starfleet's desperate "Project Phoenix," and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings. In the news section, we judge the cover of the upcoming TNG: Available Light by Dayton Ward, talk about the new Picard Stargazer one-shot comic coming from IDW, and review the first issue of Star Trek vs. Transformers. issue of the Star Trek: Discovery: Succession miniseries. News Available Light Cover (00:02:35) Picard Stargazer Comic (00:11:14) Star Trek vs. Transformers #1 (00:15:41) Feature: The War of the Prophets How We Got Here (00:21:10) The Future (00:27:39) Kai Weyoun? (00:36:40) Grigari (00:48:31) The Mirror Universe Tactic (00:51:54) Project Phoenix (00:58:41) Ratings (01:07:48) Final Thoughts (01:13:04) Hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson Production Bruce Gibson (Editor and Producer) Dan Gunther (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer)
The Rules of Acquisition: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast
Welcome back to Deep Space Nine, Season 6! The Dominion War has been waging for three months, DS9 is occupied by the Dominion, and Sisko and his crew have to undergo a dangerous mission... eventually. But first: Who is Brandon Tartikoff? Cool your butts everybody, we all love this episode. Oh, but don't think we don't have things to talk about. Bashir, for instance. We disagree. Go figure. Does this once biting political commentary feel out of place in the times we currently live in? How does it feel to watch DS9 during the Bush years vs the current Hellworld? Kira and Odo and Dukat and Weyoun. Games are played. Quark and the Lizard Pigs: What's a story they could have done? Put heroin in their sandwiches! There's always room for rock n roll pedantry. Oh, and speaking of sandwiches: Admiral Ross! Hugh has a problem with this episode that's not this episodes fault. Serialization: We've come a long way, baby. In this modern TV landscape, let's take a relaxing break to appreciate the psychological euphoria of The Great British Bake Off. Oh, and finally the plot in the IMDB description happens. Let's talk about chairs. Lean into it. Good ol' Charlie Reynolds and the Centaur. What kind of name is “Centaur”? Oh. Let's talk about that too. Kira has a #metoo moment. It gets uncomfortable. Are the times intruding on enjoyment of the show? James grapples on air. Before we wrap up: Does the Federation have Christmas? Give us a call, check out the Patreon, and do all the things that every other podcast asks you to to! 917 408 3898 patreon.com/kickersofelves
This week we discuss our surprise that Chrysalis was NOT like a famous novel, our love for Deep Space Nine's treatment of faith, and our fascination with how Weyoun eats pizza.
The Rules of Acquisition: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast
Tekeny Ghemor shows up again [who?] and Kira goes through some feels. Dad's real and fake die. James and Hugh have some serious trouble getting on board for this story. He's not really her dad! Cardassians are like bulldogs when it comes to syndromes. Ol' One Arm makes an appearance in the good ol' cave set. WEYOUN! And Dominion corporate culture. Does Dukat dodge the mug? Is the dress blue or yellow? Hugh hates scenes where they explain the protagonist's feelings to them. Elder abuse! How fun would this episode be if it were all Weyoun? James and Hugh have some ideas on what would make this episode better. Is this episode still stuck in an episodic mindset even if it's kind of a sequel to Second Skin? Is this episode a transitional fossil from previous eras of television? Who can get us Wallace Shawn before Chapo Trap House does? Gird your lobes for next week! Give us a call and let us know what you think about alien boner jams or anything DS9 917 847 5682 and if you want to hear our non Deep Space Nine or Star Trek thoughts, think about donating to the kickers of elves patreon patreon.com/kickersofelves Or help us out the best way you can, by sharing the show with your friends or mail carriers
Happy Mother's Day (week)! In celebration of the occasion, the RTW crew have reunited their moms, Barbara Young and Susan Stovold, to once again reopen the wormhole with their boys! And unlike their last appearance, this episode deals with some heavy philosophical questions about faith, loyalty and treachery, as a Weyoun clone attempts to defect from the Dominion and join the good fight with Odo. But it's not all doom and gloom, as there's a great river to navigate too, and we're all too happy to let Nog guide us along its choppy waters! So grab some snap peas and a slice of pizza (not to mention chopsticks to eat with) and join us as we explore the final frontier like a bunch of Davy Crocketts!
The Rules of Acquisition: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast
DS9 done right. So much is crammed in this episode. After chasing off some Breen and hanging out in the lunchroom, SH#! gets real at the station when some Jem'Hadar asplode a pylon. No time for mourning though, as everyone minus Bashir and Kira take chase into the gamma quadrant, meet a dream team of 90s B movie actors, and remind us all about that Dominion thing. Details and worldbuilding abound. Characters get some hangout time while keeping the plot moving. OH, yes, and we finally meet our favorite Voorta [minus Iggy Pop], Weyoun! Klingons and Jem'Hadar rivalry is stoked. Some TNG callbacks are made. And plot points for the future are left out of the final cut. "You can't get a time portal without getting a timeshare spiel from a space god." And some Voicemails! (48:53) New caller John from Pennsylvania wonders if maybe Lwaxana episodes are more fun for kids. We remark on what we maybe shouldn't revisit from our childhoods. Warren, 10rant, from Seattle has some questions about why Lwaxana doesn't go to see her flagship living daughter for help, and we get into some costume questions. Give us a call yourself at 917 408 3898! And check out our patreon for other content at patreon.com/kickersofelves
A great man once said, "Who's going to believe a talking head?" We say, "How about five?!" JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, roll out the blood-red carpet, to welcome one of the best damn actors in the business! Pull up a slab, put your phasers on "Maker's Mark", and extend your pineal gland for... AN EVENING WITH JEFFREY COMBS!!! Mr. Combs has delighted MONSTER PARTY listeners with performances in films like RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, THE FRIGHTENERS, CASTLE FREAK, DR. MORDRID, and many more! He's also lent his talents to television, playing host of memorable characters on shows like STAR TREK:DEEP SPACE NINE (who doesn't love to hate Weyoun?!), STAR TREK:VOYAGER, STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE, BABYLON 5, and THE 4400. If that weren't enough, Mr. Combs has taken the voice over world by storm in such projects that include SPIDER-MAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED, SCOOBY DOO! MYSTERY INCORPORATED (H.P. Hatecraft!), THE AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES, and as the voice of "Ratchet" in the TRANSFORMERS animated series, and video games. But a personal favorite of MONSTER PARTY has to be Jeffrey Combs' performance as EDGAR ALLEN POE, in his critically acclaimed one man show, NEVERMORE: AN EVENING WITH EDGAR ALLEN POE, directed by STUART GORDON! Two friends of the show... in one show!!! Receive this reward from The Founders...may it keep you strong!
Sometimes old friends pop up in new and unexpected ways, and Bashir deals with this problem, in “Chrysalis”. Then, in “Treachery, Faith, and the Great River”, an old enemy pops up and Odo has to deal with it. iTunes Google Play RSS
This week, the gang gets together to chat about Kira and her relationships with the father-like figures in her life. And the deaths of those father-like figures! It’s a great time, obviously. As if that wasn’t enough, we also get to once again babble on and on about how much we love Weyoun and Dukat. PLUS, we get our important opinions on Sugar Ray out into the world, Sam makes some now charmingly inaccurate assumptions about the U.S. presidential election, and we debate whether or not Dr. Dre is a good man (spoiler alert: he’s not)! So, just go for it and be our final piece in this crazy game of Connect Four that we call LIFE.
VOY 2x24 / DS9 4x22. Create a new crew member and meet Weyoun in this installment of From There to Here: The Star Trek 50th Anniversary Rewatch from Trek.fm. Chapters Tuvix (00:00:48) To the Death (00:07:50) Hosts Amy Nelson and Lee Hutchison Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)
The boys are back to debate who the sexiest men alive are, define the most exquisite torture, blather on about Joss Whedon’s directorial choices and examine the differences between Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader’s leadership styles. Oh yeah, and there’s a bunch of Deep Space Nine talk in there too. Join us as we discuss Weyoun’s first appearance, Jem’Hadar honor and so much more! Spoiler alert: Admiral Ackbar’s in here too.
This week Sina welcomes Ten Forward’s Weyoun, AKA Matt, as well as Tristan Riddell, cohost of the Voyager podcast To The Journey on the Trek FM network. We discuss all things Jonathan Frakes and William T. Riker, including our favorite Riker episodes. We may surprise you with some of the trivia. Hope you enjoy the […]
The Defiant returns to the station to discover a renegade band of Jem'Hadar have attacked the station. The Defiant goes to the Gamma Quadrant to hunt them down and finds a disabled Jem'Hadar fighter, also a victim of these renegades. Their Vorta, Weyoun, does something completely unexpected and asks for help to stop them. The renegade Jem'Hadar have found an Iconian gateway and if they can learn to use it, would be an unstobbable force. Now the Federation and Dominion must work together to stop them.
Sacrifice of Angels. Deep Space Nine is rich in character development, and in this episode of Trek News & Views we look at several key players in “Sacrifice of Angels.” Colin is joined by Michael Clarke, Robin Harming, and just plain Tanya to discuss Garak, the breakdown of Dukat, the determination of Sisko, and of course Weyoun… because he’s everywhere.
Star Trek - Lost Frontier : 01.12 Power and Dominion, Part 1The Enterprise journeys to the Gamma Quadrant to learn what has become of the Dominion and the Founders, only to discover a new and deadly threat on the rise. (27:39, 38.2 MB, released 2008.12.08)Written by Joel JordanFeatured in the cast were: Mark Bruzee as Rupert TraskLaura Post of Commander NilesBill Hollweg as Chief PopeLucien Dodge as Ensign KirkJacob Cannon as The ElderBen Harmer as Lt. LiemDavid Ault as Lt. WinfredDerek M. Koch as Lt. KnightElie Hirschman as ZogJeanine Yamanak as Lt. T'LocJules Ismail as LaasGarry Cobbum as TokarMichael Liebmann as WeyounMike King as RoukBrian Bedard as KytarSeth Adam Sher as the Announcer This episode was produced and directed by Eric Busby.Post production work by Eric Busby.
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