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In this episode we're going back to where Star Trek started....1966. We dive into the original pilot episode entitled "The Cage" which was not originally aired as well as the second pilot episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before" which actually aired after "The Man Trap" out of order because it has to be confusing right? We will dive into the differences between the pilots, the Captains and more! This 'Spotlight Series' focuses on the Star Trek pilots! We take you though each pilot, in depth, discussing our favorite moments, important scenes and some funny things that stood out to us!
With an enormous monster rampaging in Seattle, Rogue Team, Agent Lake's Squad, and Las Muertas must work together to bring down this colossal threat. But even more sinister plots progress as the fight wages on, and the truth behind the crystal components operation is revealed. As we reach the conclusion of our Seattle Arc, one hunter must decide if they will pay a terrible price when confronted with a matter of life and death.If you enjoy our show, please leave us a review and tell us your favorite thing about the podcast. It really helps us get discovered by new listeners, it doesn't take long, and we'd love to share your kind words on our social pages. Thanks Adventurers~! Follow our Instagram, TikTok, Threads, & more - @storysquadcast All our socials and official sites are listed on this handy link hub - https://linktr.ee/TheStorytellerSquadJoin our Community Discord~! - https://discord.gg/ZxNXCamrceSupport our Patreon and you'll be helping us directly with our production! - https://www.patreon.com/thestorytellersquadThis week we are promo swapping with Girls Run These Worlds ( https://girlsruntheseworlds.com/ ) You can find their socials @girlsruntheseworldsMusic:“Mighty Rush” by Bonnie Grace“Ransack the Woods” by Dream Cave“The Battle of Mount Valor” by Jon Bjōrk“Something Peculiar” by Dream Cave“Hidden Enigma” by Dream Cave“Mural Legends” by Adriel Fair“Misguided Path” by Bonnie Grace“An Oath to the Gods” by Dream Cave“The Storm Will Come” by Dream Cave“In a Land Far Away” by Howard Harper-Barnes“It's Almost Spring Back Home” by Adriel Fair“We Will Not Yield” by Bonnie Grace“Energized Morning” by Airae“Catching Up With Time” by Eoin Mantell“Nerve” by Dream Cave“Final Target in Sight” by Trailer Worx“There Are No Heroes” by Philip Ayers“Power Ride” by Phoenix Tail“Cutting the Line” by Hampus Naeselius“Decisions Must Be Made” by Jon Bjōrk“A Million Upheavals” by Edgar Hopp“A True Hero” by Edgar Hopp“Farewell Brave Friend” by Adriel Fair“Whole Lot Worse (Instrumental Version)” by Sture Zetterberg“Knight's Templar” by Adriel Fair“The Night Attack” by Bonnie Grace“Hail Mary” by Edgar Hopp“Phoenix Rising” by Edgar Hopp“Reaction Time” by Jon Bjōrk“Where No Man Has Gone Before” by Dream Cave“A Monsters Feeling” by Hampus Naeselius“Are You Ready” by Philip Ayers“Treasure Map” by Jay Varton“The Story Begins” by Hampus Naeselius“Guardians” by Dream Cave“Broad Horizons” by Francis Wells“Peacekeepers” by Dream Cave“Wild Betrayal” by Bonnie Grace“The Antibody” by Alex Slayne“Epic Voyage” by Dream Cave“As Long as We Breathe” by Dream Cave“Truce No More” by Dream Cave“Heroes Will Fall” by Bonnie Grace“A Mother's Wrath” by Dream Cave“What We Fear” by Christian Andersen“Power Couple (2000s Rock Version)” Niklas Ahlstrom“In Frozen Waters” by Hampus Naeselius“The Final Cut” by Hampus Naeselius“Our Final Mission” by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen“Triumph Hill” by Bonnie Grace“Please Hear Me Out” by Philip Ayers “Bounty Hunter” Hampus Naeselius“Adapted by Dark” by Hampus Naeselius“Alpha Squad” by Hampus Naeselius“I See You” by Hampus Naeselius“Where Heroes Come to Die” by Hampus Naeselius“Human Revolution” by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen“The Sound of Arrows” by Bonnie Grace“Finding Melody” by Gavin Luke“Forever to Run” by Howard Harper-BarnesMusic Tracks and SFX courtesy of: Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com), Monument Studios, and Dark Fantasy StudiosTracks by Alexander Nakarada...
SHOW NOTES: It's the fiftieth numbered episode! Do our brave and casual explorers want to do something special? Do they want to drastically alter the podcast's format and mission statement (Miles is still holding out for #blakesboys), not particually, but they're interested in when Star Trek's done it! Join them as they finally talk about Star Trek The Original Series' second attempt at securing a series as we meet Captain James R. Kirk as he goes ‘Where No-Man Has Gone Before' and proceeds to meet our first Godlike being who needs a swift beating. Then, in Discovery's ‘That Hope is You Part 1' we heard into the 32nd Century, but discover that Star Wars-style wretched hives of scum and villainy still exist, but we finally get a chance to make the Ship's Cat actually pull his weight around here. Finally to round it all off, we watch ‘Star Trek: Picard's' second season opener ‘The Stargazer', and even technical problems with the call can't stop us from realising that the show has some problems with repeating itself. Will there be drastic podcast changes in the future? If Miles doesn't stop trying to make #blakesboys a thing, possibly! Episodes talked about: ‘Where No-Man Has Gone Before' (13:10), ‘That Hope is You- Part 1,'(41:11) and ‘The Stargazer.'TECHNICAL NOTES: We have a escalating series of technical issues during both the ‘Discovery' and ‘Picard' portions of the episode, we did our best to put together what we could and we apologize for the inconvenience. TALKING POINTS INCLUDE: The New-52, the UNIT era of Doctor Who, first world aspiring writer problems, The Dark Knight Returns, Miles feels like he makes a point and Charlie utterly proves him wrong (this is Miles writing the notes), Severance, Miles getting two entirely different shows mixed up, Miles does NOT want the Confederacy marching up his road, Gary Mitchell and Kelso, we hardly knew ya, where ‘The Cage' and ‘No-Man' are different and where does one work over the other, Kirk's stunt-double, defeating gods with a humble f*****g boulder to their entire body, the different uniforms, Roddenberry's horny casting premises, Spock's shouting again, Big Kirk Nerd, we go on a pretty lengthy digression about Star Wars… for some reason that's totally unrelated to the episode of Discovery, never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem, Miles makes a reference to ‘Blake's 7' that he feels is utterly valid, Michael Burnham getting to change and evolve, Book, Grudge and the Ship's Cat list, Covid-era SFX, the moment that makes both Miles and Charlie tear up, how Discovery advances the technology of Star Trek and how difficult it is on SF TV to make the far-future believable while not being silly, We Don't Talk About Bruno and a quick digression into Disney films, people wanting to ride Admiral Picard's Sexy Bald Head, Picard really shouldn't be having a midlife crisis in his 90s, Star Trek Captains just don't do personal lives, where Season 2 and Season 3 of Picard really have some noticeable similarities, Charlie still doesn't care for Elnor, John DeLancie is always a delight, there's a lot of smoking weirdness in Picard, we do actually like stuff about Picard honest, honest, honest, awkward personal drama on the Bridge, would Picard smoke a pipe? Secret +2! PEDANT'S CORNER: Eastenders isn't a sitcom, it's a soap opera that makes Game of Thrones look like the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon. Severance and Succession are two different shows MILES
Join the boys as they finally talk about Star Trek The Original Series' second attempt at securing a series as we meet Captain James "R." Kirk as he goes ‘Where No Man Has Gone Before' and proceeds to meet our first Godlike being who needs a swift beating. Then, in Discovery's ‘That Hope is You Part 1' we heard into the 32nd Century, but discover that Star Wars-style wretched hives of scum and villainy still exist, but we finally get a chance to make the Ship's Cat actually pull his weight around here. Finally to round it all off, we watch ‘Star Trek: Picard's' second season opener ‘The Stargazer', and even technical problems with the call can't stop us from realising that the show has some problems with repeating itself. The post 55. Kill God with a Fucking Rock! first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.
Mack complains about the weather and it being 117 degrees. Then discusses how he watched Where No Man Has Gone Before from TNG. DT Talks about Shark Week. Then the guys delve into movies that were normal but had Fantastical elements to them like Big and Field of Dreams. Mack thoroughly loves the experience as they explore the deeper moral parables.
Hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton wince from their painful silver contact lenses while delving into the second TOS pilot Where No Man Has Gone Before. From Kirk's introduction, to Gary Mitchell's significant screentime and a slightly off-model Spock, the duo debate how successful this episode would have been as a series premiere. Plus, the hosts discuss the latest Star Trek: Starfleet Academy casting announcement. Join our Facebook page for exclusive content such as videos and bonus episodes. And you can also visit our blog, or follow us on Twitter and YouTube! Send any other questions, topic ideas or feedback to subspacetransmissionspod@gmail.com! Related Podcast Episodes: Ranking Trek's Series Premieres Starfleet vs. Super-Powered Beings DS9: "Emissary" Join us next week as we compare and contrast Kurtzman's Trek era against Disney Star Wars!
Hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton get erased from existence by the Loom while diving into the first half of Prodigy's second season. From Admiral Janeway and the new USS Voyager, to the ongoing Chakotay search and the surprising return of a classic fan favourite, the duo hit all the big talking points. Plus, the hosts discuss the recently announced Paramount/Skydance merger and ponder its potential impact on Trek. Join our Facebook page for exclusive content such as videos and bonus episodes. And you can also visit our blog, or follow us on Twitter and YouTube! Send any other questions, topic ideas or feedback to subspacetransmissionspod@gmail.com! Related Podcast Episodes: Prodigy: "Lost and Found" Wrapping Up Star Trek: Prodigy Season One Lower Decks: "A Mathematically Perfect Redemption" Join us next week as we revisit the classic TOS episode Where No Man Has Gone Before!
Our first episode review of a Star Trek show! In this episode of Holodeck Divas we discuss Star Trek Original Series episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (s1e3). We see Star Trek in a very early state, and because this is our first episode discussing Star Trek, we get into some of the details about how the whole IP started. Listen to hear what the Divas have to say! Also if you want to find our Swag Store, Patreon, or social media accounts, select this link: https://linktr.ee/darksidedivas
This week, THE HYPER SPACE debuts the latest podcast on our network: TREKKING IN THE 25TH CENTURY! Star Trek is too big NOT to have a podcast of its own, and this week Mike and Jared offer commentary and discussion around the first appearance of Captain Kirk in the landmark second pilot of Star Trek, WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE. So live long and prosper and set coordinates to your nearest podcatcher. It's the only logical choice...
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Kev & Rob approach the infinitely wide, unfathomably tall, impenetrable barrier that is the end of Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season Four, "Old Friends, New Planets". Among the many tangents they explore this episode, they focus in on other barriers in space, including "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (TOS), "The Tholian Web" (TOS), "Encounter at Farpoint" (TNG), and "The Galactic Barrier" (DIS). Stay after the credits for a brief debrief on "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier".LD 4×10 Old Friends, New PlanetsStar Trek II: The Wrath of KhanNova SquadronShannon Fill returns as Sito JaxaTNG 7×15 Lower DecksGalaxy QuestMaking It So: A MemoirBoothbyTNG 5×19 The First DutySteamrunner classSabrerunner classSS Eleos XIIGenesis DeviceTOS 1×01 Where No Man Has Gone BeforeGalactic BarrierStar Trek V: The Final FrontierGreat BarrierTOS 2×21 By Any Other NameTOS 3×07 Is There in Truth No Beauty?TOS 3×09 The Tholian WebTNG 1×01 Encounter at FarpointGridTNG 1×10 Hide And QTNG 7×25 All Good ThingsDIS 4×10 The Galactic Barrier (00:00) - Episode 49: Barriers in Space (LD 4×10 Old Friends, New Planets) (00:39) - LD 4×10 Old Friends, New Planets (23:10) - Barriers in space (24:53) - TOS 1×01 Where No Man Has Gone Before (37:36) - TOS 3×09 The Tholian Web (42:28) - TNG 1×01 Encounter at Farpoint (47:28) - DIS 4×10 The Galactic Barrier (52:10) - Wrap up (53:14) - Bonus: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Music: Distänt Mind, Brigitte Handley
Join Marshal and Keith as they trek with Captain Kirk, Commander Spock, Doctor Leonard McCoy, and the rest of the crew of the starship USS Enterprise (NC-1701). We discuss men becoming gods, women changing their appearance, and children talking over the world. Plus, we have the first sighting of Romulans, duplicating Kirks (twice), and a shirtless, sword-wielding Sulu.To download, right-click here and then click SaveJoin the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards.Timecode Episode Title00:23:26 "The Man Trap"00:30:50 "Charlie X"00:39:45 "Where No Man Has Gone Before"00:47:23 "The Naked Time"00:55:47 "The Enemy Within"01:05:18 "Mudd's Women"01:19:03 "What Are Little Girls Made Of?"01:28:08 "Miri"01:37:54 "Dagger of the Mind"01:43:48 "The Corbomite Maneuver"01:52:25 "The Conscience of the King" 02:00:44 "Balance of Terror"To comment on this or any episode:Send comments and/or recordings to journeyintopodcat@gmail.comLook for JourneyInto on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, or even X
This is it. The final countdown. The demonic hordes from The Place Apart have arrived and our heroes have no where else to run. In this thrilling season finale, Raven, Hugo, Whittaker, Aidan and Damien, will face the end of their long and perilous journey together. There's nothing more to be said…so let's…have an adventure.If you enjoy our show, please leave us a review and tell us your favorite thing about the podcast. It really helps us get discovered by new listeners, it doesn't take long, and we'd love to share your kind words on our social pages. Also - We're looking for feedback! Season 2 is almost over, and we're always looking for ways to improve and add to our content. If you have a few minutes to spare, we'd really appreciate it if you'd answer this survey - https://forms.gle/pEjB8Ugp3UPKXfHQ6 Thanks Adventurers~!Follow our TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter - @storysquadcast And our other socials using this handy link hub - https://linktr.ee/TheStorytellerSquadSupport our Patreon and you'll be helping us directly with our production! - https://www.patreon.com/thestorytellersquadThis week we are ~sponsored~ by Many Worlds Tavern. ( https://manyworldstavern.com/ ) You can find their socials @manyworldstavern Check them out and pick up some coffee or tea for your game night! The first 100 of our listeners to use code: STORYTELLER at checkout will receive 10% off their order! Music: “Absent Cognition” by Max Anson“Infiltrator” by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen“The Triad” by Dream Cave“Patapsco River” by Bonnie Grace“Rise From the Shadows” by Hampus Naeselius“Private Firm” by Dream Cave“Trailing” by Christian Andersen“Lethal Secrets” by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen“Thou Shall Not Waive” by Jon Bjōrk“Where No Man Has Gone Before” by Dream Cave“Throbbing Anxiety” by Dream Cave“Nerve” by Dream Cave“Truth” by Peter Sandberg“Farewell Brave Friend” by Adriel Fair“Are You Ready” by Philip A=yers“We Will Not Yield” by Bonnie Grace“Dumb as a Rock” by Honeycutts“All the Right Moves” by Oman“Now We Fight” by Bonnie Grace“Truce No More” by Dream Cave“As Long As We Breathe” by Dream Cave“Heroica” by Eoin Mantell“Wild Betrayal” by Bonnie Grace“Nevertheless She Persisted” by Bonnie Grace“They'll Build a Statue of Us” by Adriel Fair“Reaction Time” by Jon Bjōrk“For Dear Life” by Bonnie Grace“Survival of the Bravest” by Dream Cave“Can't Dampen My Spirit” by Adriel Fair“Conquest” by Dragon Tamer“Knight's Templar” by Adriel Fair“When All Else Fails, Use Fire” by Adriel Fair“Phoenix Rising” by Edgar Hopp“One Last Battle” by Edgar Hopp“Secret Agent” by Bonnie Grace“The Night Attack” by Bonnie Grace“Mortal Blow” by Dream Cave“Physcal (Instrumental version)” by Parellite“Areal Arena” by August Bust“Point of No Regrets” by Eoin Mantell“Realm of Gabriel” by Golden Anchor“Break the Barrier” by Edgar Hopp“Never Turn Back” by Adriel Fair“Heroes Will Fall” by Bonnie Grace“Valkyries of Valhalla” by Dragon Tamer“Stellar Parallax” by Adriel Fair“Celestial Forces” by Edgar Hopp“Desperate Insurgence” by Jon Bjōrk“A Place Among the Stars” by Edgar Hopp“Human Revolution” by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen“The Final Cut” by Hampus Naeselius“Where Heroes Come to Die” by Hampus Naeselius“All Stories Come to an End” by Jolene Khor“In the Embrace of Oblivion” by Jolene Khor“There Are No Heroes” by Philip Ayers“What I Lost” by Stephan Rozier“A Lifelong Question” by Lalo Brickman“Engulfed in Light” by Clarence...
Today, we're looking at the final episode of Star Trek Continues. "To Boldly Go. Part 2." So how does this episode hold up against other series finales such as "All Good Things" and "What You Leave Behind". And how well does this episode tie together Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Motion Picture. There's a lot to talk about, including some cool stories shared with me by director James Kerwin. Audio Player control at bottom of page. ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven. I'm Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars. And I am a Nerd. This is episode 107 of the podcast. Today, we're talking about the final episode of Star Trek Continues. “To Boldly Go, Part 2.” bringing our coverage of this show to a close. The description on IMDB reads The iconic mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise comes to an end, as Kirk and his crew battle the ultimate adversary. This teleplay was written by Robert J. Sawyer and James Kerwin. With story by Vic Mignogna, Robert J. Sawyer and James Kerwin. It was directed by James Kerwin And it first aired on the 13th of November 2017. We pick up in a very tense situation from last episode's great cliffhanger. Kirk is unwilling to relinquish his bridge. He, Spock, and Uhura all try to fight back. To no avail. Even the security officer's phasers are useless against Lana's powers. And then the big surprise twist happens. Smith's eyes go silver. She is uplifted as well. This was nicely foreshadowed in the last episode where they mentioned that she was holding Garry's hand when they passed through the barrier. I felt then, that she was holding something back. She uses the same lightning force powers that Lana was using. We saw Gary Mitchel and Elizabeth Denher use them in “Where No Man Has Gone Before”. She forces Lana and Sentek to retreat to the Kongo. So … it seems Smith wasn't quite so unaffected as she claimed. I think this is a very cool development. But it raises a lot of questions. Where does Smith sit in the esper scale? Has she always been affected, but has been hiding it, or have her powers only just now manifested. And if so, why? Kirk asks security to escort her to sickbay. At first, she's taken aback. After all, she's one of the good guys right. She helped them against Lana. But after a moment of thought, she relents. It's probably a good idea. She understands the potential threat she represents. She sees things from Kirk's point of view. Maybe she'd even do the same thing in his place. She voluntarily goes with security. The big question is, why are they just sitting there. Why have they not destroyed the Enterprise and her crew? McCoy has the answer. It takes time for uplifted espers to grow in their powers. Perhaps they're biding their time until they all reach full strength. Bones has a medical defence that might help with the illusions. Scotty recommends keeping their distance as the espers don't have unlimited range with their powers. The Kongo's engines are offline. The crew must have shut it off before they were overpowered. Maybe the espers don't know how to get them going again. Kirk hasn't slept for two days. McCoy doesn't argue. Usually Kirk would be wrong, but not this time. He needs to keep going. I'm not sure McCoy is right, actually. As Riker says in Best of Both Worlds, you can't fight the enemy at the same time you're fighting your own fatigue. Lack of sleep impairs human decision making. I know my mind is absolutely useless after putting in a day of work, and Kirk has been going much longer than that. Yes, the situation is critical, but for the moment, it's quiet, This might be the perfect time for Kirk to catch 30 minutes of sleep while the enemy regroups. Of course, there's a lot to accomplish while they have this time. Coming up with defences, a plan of some sort. There are no good or easy answers, which is probably why McCoy is not arguing with him. In five years, 73 people have died under Kirk's command. He remembers the exact number. Of course he would. McCoy says “we'll stop them” but that's not the point. “At what cost, Doctor?” Kirk asks. That's what's really on his mind. It's fitting for Kirk to reflect back on the cost of his five year mission as it's nearing its end. Especially at a moment like this, when it looks like that cost is about to skyrocket. But there's more to it, as we'll soon discover. McKenna goes to see Smith. Everyone is afraid of her. Understandably. Contact with Gary, at the time of his uplifting left some residual energy in her. She didn't uplift at the time, probably because she doesn't have the psi rating necessary. But her proximity to the barrier now has reactivated that residual energy enough to uplift her. Smith has developed telepathy. She can read McKenna's mind. She can feel the power flowing through her, but she claims to not be dangerous. She would never hurt anybody. But McKenna can't know that for sure. Gary shows early signs of megalomania quite quickly. Denher much less so. She still retained her humanity despite temptation to the contrary. Why? Was it that Denher was intrinsically a better person? What is because Denher had a lower psi rating than Gary? If that's the case, it looks good for Smith as she seems to have a lower rating still. So far, it's looking like Smith has a good chance of keeping her humanity long term. But there are no guarantees here. We just just don't know. Charvanek comes to see Spock. It seems she is still trying to pursue a relationship with him. A relationship he was tempted to enter into in the past, but resisted. She asks Spock to come with her when her ship departs. The mission of the Enterprise is almost over. His job is complete. It's a logical time to make a change in his life. She tempts him with the promise of unification between Romulans and Vulcans. A promise that will consume him a century from now. But why would a Romulan commander want reunification? She is as he would want her to be, not as she truly is. This is not Charvanek. When Spock resists the illusion, it disappears. Other illusions are being used against the crew. An order to Checkov to lower shields and head into the barrier. Even Kirk's preoccupation with the deaths of crew under his command. I'm glad these moments were included. The greatest weapon Lana's espers have is their mental abilities. Their ability to confuse and manipulate the crew of the Enterprise. They should be using it every change they get. Probably a lot more than we see on screen. With that many espers, and so many on board the Enterprise susceptible to them, it's actually a miracle they don't blow up their own ship. This is one weakness I see in Deep Space Nine, actually. Now DS9 is my favourite of all the Star Trek shows, and I love everything to do with the Dominion War and the changelings. But their greatest strength was not the military might of their ships, or the fighting acumen of the Jem Hadar. Their greatest weapon was the ability to infiltrate the Federation. We saw a little hint of the potential they possessed in Homefront and Paradise Lost. And that was only 4 changelings. They should have used these infiltration tactics a lot more during the war. We know the blood screenings were not entirely effective. The Federation wouldn't have stood a chance. The reason I bring all this up is just to praise this episode for including these scenes. The battle begins. The Kongo fires on the Enterprise. The starboard nacelle is damaged. The Romulans join the fight but then move off. The espers might need a minute to recharge their powers. The nacelle needs 30 minutes to repair. Kirk orders a risky cold restart. The esper's powers cannot deflect multiple simultaneous strikes. But two vectors will not be enough. Three would do the job, but they don't have a third ship….or do they? Kirk orders the crew to prepare for a risky procedure. One they have never before attempted. Scotty will re-start the engines. They will separate the saucer from the Stardrive. Spock will command the saucer. Kirk, the secondary hull. Obviously, this is something that TNG did, but TOS never did. I was already aware that Gene Roddenberry had intended that the TOS Enterprise be able to separate. They didn't really have the budget to make it a reality until Encounter at Farpoint. What I didn't realise, until it was pointed out by James Kerwin, is that Kirk referred to the process, which they called “Jettisoning”, not “Separating” in two different TOS episodes. “The Apple” and “Savage Curtain”. Spock points out that it will be very difficult to re-integrate the ship after this. But not impossible I like this approach. It shows that while yes, the original Enterprise COULD separate the two sections, it wasn't a routine operation like on the Enterprise D. It's a last resort. Not necessarily indeed to be undone. Kirk describes it as “jettisoning the stardrive section.” So it's not the same as in TNG. I like this a lot. This gives the final episode of Star Trek Continues quite an epic feel. Now they can conduct a three-pronged attack on the Kingo. And it's working. The Kongo's power is decreasing. Kirk is commanding the stardrive section from Auxilary control, which was seen from time to time in the original series. The set was built for episode 3 “Fairest of Them All”. Director James Kerwin shared a story with me. The Auxilary control set was re-assembled for the finale, not having been used in a couple of years. But the buttons and lights on the helm console had deteriorated due to humidity and dust. They no longer worked, and they had to film in two days. Kermin checked the travel manifest and realised that Grant Imahara, who played Sulu, was flying in that day. Grant was an electrical engineer by trade. Kermin called him on his mobile phone and said “Grant, I'm so sorry, I know you have a day off before you need to film, but could you please come to set now and try to repair the auxiliary control helm console? He gladly did so and made it work beautifully. So when we see Sulu pressing the aux control helm buttons, and the lights on the console flashing, that was Grant's work. The Kongo hails the Enterprise. We hear some ominous music. Music that is very reminiscent of the score from Star Trek The Motion Picture. A very nice touch. This episode was the third time Andy Farber wrote and recorded original music for the show. Starting to integrate some themes from The Motion Picture was a deliberate charge from Mignongna to Farber. This episode is, afterall, the missing gap between TOS and TMP. A handing of the torch. What he did was incredible. He weaved these different styles of music together in an impressive and wonderful way. You hear it clearly during the saucer separation. What made this extra special was the inclusion of Craig Huxley. This man has deep connections to Star Trek. He played Peter James Kirk - the nephew of James Kirk, and also appeared in the episode “and the children shall lead.” He invented a very unique musical instrument that featured heavily in the score of Star Trek The Motion Picture. The blaster beam. The longest stringed instrument ever. You probably know what I'm talking about. The score for TMP had these deep resonant sounds like nothing you've heard before or since. Those sounds came from this unique instrument. Jerry Goldsmith discovered this instrument and wanted to use it in his score. It was also used in Star Trek 2 and 3, and even Back to The future and Alien. I was surprised to hear that, because to me, those sounds are uniquely synonymous with The Motion Picture. They brought Huxley back to perform some blaster box for the score of this episode, and man does it make a difference. It impacts me on such an emotional level, because of the link to The Motion Picture. The Kongo's original crew, including their captain, are alive in the cargo bay. Lana is going to use them as leverage to negotiate. They want McKenna to beam aboard the Kongo, in exchange for the Kongo's captain. If she doesn't they'll decompress the hanger deck. It's a classic prisoner exchange, like in Generations. But who will it benefit most? McKenna is willing to go. Sentek gives only one minute. Spock tries to contact Kirk but Uhura can't get through the interference. McKenna is trained in mediation. She can find a way to a win-win situation. Spock is in command. He has to make a decision. This could be a deception. The Kongo crew may not even be there. McKenna urges Spock to listen to his feelings, rather than his logic. Interestingly, I would have thought that his emotions would want him to protect McKenna, his friend. But he relents and agrees to the exchange. Mckenna for Captain Azmi. This raises the important question of why they want McKenna so much. As soon as McKenna beams away, it is revealed that the lifesigns were an illusion. There are no crew to be saved. Sentek lied. When Spock confronts him about this, saying Vulcans never lie, Sentek says they both know that is not true. And I can't argue with that. They now have a valuable hostage. One for whom Spock has affection. And that may be motivation enough for the espers wanting the exchange. Lana orders Spock to stand down or McKenna will die. Spock agrees. The Kongo warps out of the system. Can things possibly get any worse? Lana brings food to McKenna, which gives her the opportunity to try to reason with her. McKenna says there is room for everyone in the Federation. She'll do all she can to help them find acceptance. Lana points out that time after time, humanity has turned its back on self-improvement. After all they've done, Lana knows there is no place for her and her people in the Federation. She may be right. I can't imagine many in the Federation would be keen to welcome these people, given the danger they possess. Lana sees her and her people as humanity's successors. She doesn't want to assimilate into the Federation. She wants to replace it. With help from the Romulans, the Enterprise has been re-attached into one piece. They're now in pursuit, but they're a long way behind. Starfleet has requested help from both the Klingons and the Romulans. Both have said no. McCoy's medical defence is ready to help them focus. This is important for the story, because otherwise, sooner or later, someone on the ship would succumb to an illusion. The good guys have to have a chance to succeed at some point. Uhura has a way to circumvent the esper's subspace disruption, so they'll be able to communicate and coordinate. The Enterprise will be working with the Exeter and the Potempkin. The only other two constitution class ships in service. Spock apologises for his recent decision. Kirk confirms he would have done the same thing in his place. Smith wants to help. Kirk isn't convinced it's a good idea. Her power is growing quickly. But is her ego growing with the power? There seems to be no evidence of that so far. Five years ago, Smith watched Kirk make impossible choices to protect his crew. That set something in motion in her. He showed her what it means to serve. Originally a yeoman, Smith left and got her commission so she could return to the Enterprise and serve her crew. This is what she's meant to do - help. Either Smith is a very good actor, or she is still herself. Still a good person. It's a great speech and a very nice character moment for Smith. If things weren't already bad enough, it seems the Exeter and Potempkin have both been destroyed. They fired on each other. The espers powers of illusion have grown significantly. Probably greater even than what Gary's were before he died. This episode is doing a fantastic job of taking the tension and ramping it up further and then further. Uhura and Spock have come up with another way to shield the Enterprise from the illusory power of the espers. It will be limited, but might buy them some time. But without the other two ships, time to do what? When they see the Kongo on screen, we hear another booming note from the blaster beam. So effective. Smith is going to try to use her powers to force her way through the Kongo's shields in order to beam over there. Kongo has started firing. Spock has located McKenna. Smith is on it. The scene where she storms into the Kongo engine room and throws the espers aside is awesome. She has become a powerful superhero and I love it. Who would have thought, looking at the character in Star Trek's second pilot, that she would end up here. But now it's two against one, and their powers have had a lot more time to grow than hers. As they zap her, her eyes seem to dim. So she starts to fire all her power into the ship's engines. The espers run. Her eyes fade to normal. Her lifesigns are gone. She used the last of her energy to burn out the Kongo's systems. And this brings the story of Smith to an end. She dies a hero. She fulfils her dreams. She is able to serve in the most powerful way, doing what nobody else could have done. When I think back on this episode, I always remember another death, that we'll talk about shortly. But after this time through, Smith's death will stick with me just as much, maybe even more. This death is just as emotionally impactful. This is the moment when the good guys win. James Kerwin really enjoyed shooting Smith's sacrifice. He and actress Kipleigh Brown had been working together on film projects for many years, and both started working on Star Trek Continues at the same time, episode 3. He was glad to give the character an honourable send-off. Not only did Kipleigh Brown write the previous episode, “What Ships are For”, she also wrote Smith's farwell speech to Kirk. The Romulans are firing killing shots at the Kongo. But they still have someone over there. The Romulans, like their Vulcan cousins, it seems, are very pragmatic in this situation. They're not willing to risk the galaxy just for McKenna. The visuals of the damages Kongo with it's decks exposed looks awesome. Reminds me of the remastered effects in The Doomsday Machine. Even Charvanek,who is still aboard the Enterprise, doesn't approve of Tal's actions. Now the Romulan ship is firing at the Enterprise too. The Enterprise takes some very significant damage. Casualty reports coming from all over the ship. As the saucer is mangled, and sparks flare all over the bridge, we get an epic sense of disaster you wouldn't see in any other episode of TOS. This is the finale. It all ends here. This nicely gives an added reason for the ship to undergo a major refit prior to TMP. Charvanek disables the weapons on her ship, relieving Tal of his position. The Kongo hails. They're in bad shape. Even Lana has lost the silver from her eyes. “Well fought, Kirk,” she says. “For a moment we knew the freedom of infinity.” Their reactor is building up. Scotty needs a minute to beam McKenna out. He doesn't get it. He's half got her, but having trouble re materialising her. It looks like Spock has done it, but it still doesn't work. Spock's emotions come out as he hits the console. McKenna is still standing there, shimmering, allowing them to have a tearful goodbye. Kirk apologises and thanks her. Spock approaches. It's a painful moment for him. She says something to him, although it isn't overly apparent to me in this scene. We get hints of music from Star Trek 2. Fitting. This scene really tears me apart. McKenna herself seems to have a quiet acceptance of her death. She has a smile that seems to say “Thanks for trying.” She is remarkably brave in the face of her imminent death. Were I in her situation. I'd probably be horrified. McKenna fades away. Dead. It makes narrative sense that McKenna would die in this episode. Over the course of this fourth season, she has become an important part of the show. Part of this family. It makes no sense that she wouldn't be around in the movies. It's logical that she would die. I guess the same is true for Smith. And in a story of this magnitude, there needs to be loss. There has to be a price for victory. In the end, McKennma's death was kind of senseless. She wasn't able to make a difference, although it does serve an important story purpose as we'll see in a minute. But Smith's death was critical to their victory. They never would have won without her. In a very real sense, she is the hero of this story. The Enterprise crawls home on its hands and knees. She has come home. But it's not the triumphant moment they had anticipated. Their recent losses, how close they came to disaster, it all weighs heavily on them. Kirk's log is spoken with a very sombre voice. We see the spacedock in orbit, where she'll stay until her refit is complete and Kirk takes her out to confront V'ger. We see a TOS shuttle fly over the golden Gate Bridge in a scene that otherwise could have come from the motion picture. Admiral Nogura, who we hear about in the motion picture, but never see, congratulates Kirk on completing his five year mission, and on saving the galaxy. It's cool to have that character appear in this episode. In the show, we didn't see the Enterprise crew saving the entire galaxy. They tended to deal with smaller scale issues most of the time. But it's very fitting that they have faced and overcome such a threat in their final story. Kirk still feels the cost acutely. Based on Kirk's experiences with McKenna, Kirk calls the experimental counsellor program a success. It should continue. Starfleet ships from now on will have counsellors on board. Kirk looks at a series of models, from Cochrane's Phoenix, to the NX-01, We see the USS Discovery, the constitution class, and finally, the constitution refit, as the TMP theme starts to play. I get goosebumps. Now, potentially, Discovery shouldn't be seen here, as that ship was classified when it travelled into the future. Of course, Discovery season 1 was brand new when this episode was made, so that canon hadn't been established yet. Personally, I think it's not out of the question for an admiral to still have a crossfield class model in his office. It was still a part of Starfleet history. Nogura would have been active in Starfleet during the time of Discovery. And I think it's worth it for the emotional resonance of seeing it in the lineup. It's nicely ties old and new Trek together. The Enterprise will be refit from the keel up. The crew will be given promotions. And the Federation council has voted to reinstate the enterprise Delta as the official insignia of Starfleet. Kirk says Scotty always thought it reminded him of the port and starboard warp signatures of Cochrane deceleration. I can't help but wonder if this is a nod to the novel Star Trek Federation. To Kirk, it's an arrow. Rising upward and outward. I was never a fan of the alternate insignias for other ships, and I believe, neither was Rodennberry. I remember reading somewhere, and I don't remember where, so take this with a grain of salt, but I seem to remember Roddenberry wanted the crew of other ships to have the familiar delta, but the costume designer kept making new insignias, probably because he wanted to express his creativity. For me, this is a part of canon I tend to try to ignore. It's clear that in most of Star Trek, the delta is intended to be the logo for all of Starfleet, and always has been. But, those alternate insignias are part of canon. And they were further canonised by both Enterprise and Strange New Worlds. Later Star Trek established the delta was used as the general Starfleet logo both prior to Kirk's five year mission, and again afterwards. James Kerwin resolved this by having Nogura say that in honour of the Enterprise, they were RE-establishing the delta as the official starfleet logo. This episode makes it all work here in a fitting way. Kirk is questioning whether his time has ended. He is not the same person he was. He's suffered a lot of loss. His preoccupation with the loss of people under his command may have been brought on by the espers, but these feelings are real. He expects more of himself than he's able to give any longer. He could never be happy with that. This makes him more receptive to what Nogura is about to offer him. We see the Enterprise crew assembled in the same room where Kirk briefs them in TMP. It's fascinating seeing those colourful TOS uniforms in a background plate that looks like it's taken directly from TMP. I do love the transitional moments like this. Kirk emerges in his motion picture admiral uniform. Like most people, I'm not a big fan of the TMP uniforms, but the one exception is Kirk's admiral uniform. I like that a lot. I kinda wish the movie had just used that uniform for everyone. Kirks makes a speech. He has been promoted to admiral and chief of Starfleet operations. That's the bad news. The good news is that they will continue to reach deeper into the stars. Explore more new worlds. Venturing further into the final frontier. Our greatest adversaries, he says, are ourselves. We have much to learn about what's out there, but also about what's in here. The experience with the espers has cemented that lesson. Now the music goes full TMP. The next thing the episode needs to do is set up where McCoy and Spock will be at the start of the movie. McCoy says he's done. He's seen enough death. What he hasn't seen is his daughter in five years. He's leaving Starfleet and going home. I feel that McCoy's departure hasn't been as well set up as Spocks, which we'll get to in a minute. But his reasons are sound. Particularly the family thing 5 years is a very long time to not see your child. We don't know the exact details of his family in the prime universe canon, but it has been established through the years, particularly in books, that McCoy had a family. The Kelvin movies made his marriage and divorce canon. I can't begin to imagine not seeing your child for five years, but I applaud him for doing something about it now. This works really quite well for me, but I think it would work even better had there been a little more foreshadowing through the season. Seeing McCoy start to lament the lost time with his daughter. Realising how great that cost had become. Of course, this isn't the end of their friendship. And there's a nice little nod to Drake. There's an acknowledgement of the awkward but strong friendship that exists between Spock and Bones when he invites Spock to join them. Spock tells Jim what McKenna said to him before she was lost in the transporter beam. “Forgive yourself.” A difficult thing. McKenna encouraged Spock to pay attention to his emotions. He did so. He made an emotional decision, ignored his logic and allowed her to beam over. That decision cost many lives, including hers. Spock doesn't know how to deal with the guilt and regret he's feeling. All he knows how to do with emotions is suppress them. And that leads him to make the decision to undergo the Kholinar. He will purge all his remaining emotions. This whole Kholinar thing seemed to come from nowhere in The Motion Picture. So Spock's arc in this episode makes a whole lot of sense. It retroactively makes Spock's arc in TMP even better. I absolutely love what the episode does here. It's brilliant character work. Kirk will see his two friends at dinner. But there's one last thing he has to do. He goes to the bridge of the Enterprise. Now shut down and empty. And he looks at it. Says goodbye. While Kirk says goodbye to his command, we say goodbye to a bridge that we will never see again - not in this form. It's a powerful scene. It holds similar emotional resonance as the poker scene at the end of “All Good Things.” The episode hangs there. Gives Vic the time just to look and react. We finish with a captain's log. Kirk's last. At least for now. Then we pull back on a shot of the Enterprise in spacedock, as the music becomes very TMP sounding. There is no music over the ending credits, just the ambient sound of the bridge. This episode does everything a series finale should do, and it does it in style. We had a huge story with epic stakes. Powerful impacts for our characters. A sense of full-circle as we link back to the beginning, and a setting up for what will come after. I'd put this one right up there with the best of the Star Trek Finales, “All Good Things” and “What you Leave Behind.” This is certainly orders of magnitude better than “Endgame.” I've loved Star Trek Continues as a whole, but this final two-parter epitomises the reasons I love this show so much. I have to give a huge congratulations to the cast and crew. To everyone who made this labour of love a reality. This show has a special place in my heart, and I'm deeply grateful to those who created it. I would like to acknowledge the tragic passing of actor Grant Imahara who played Sulu. He passed away on the 13th of July 2020 at just 49 years of age I'd like to say a huge thankyou once again, to James Kerwin for reaching out to me, and generously answering my questions and sharing some cool stories. Thanks, James. Here ends my coverage of Star Trek Continues. So what next? Well it seems crazy not to jump right into Star Trek The Motion Picture after this. I've covered all the TNG movies on the podcast, but I haven't covered the TOS movies. So I'll make my way through them. I also have some ideas of things I can do along the way. I've been thinking of revisiting the original Transformers cartoon from the 80s, which I have powerful childhood memories of. See if there's anything in them worthy to discuss as an adult. I'd likely cover more than one episode in a podcast, and probably not go into as much recap detail as I've been doing with Star Trek. The idea is something I can do a little more off-the-cuff. Something that will take less time as I try to focus more on the fiction writing. I'm also thinking of giving periodic updates on my reading of DC Comics, using the DC Universe Infinite app. Anyway, there's plenty more to come, so I hope you'll find something of interest in the future of Nerd Heaven. Until next time, Live Long and Prosper. Make it so.
Today, we're looking at "To Boldly Go Part 1", the first half of the Star Trek Continues grant finale. See how this episode ties back to the Star Trek pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before", how it sets up everything for the exciting conclusion, and hear some fascinating new insights into the episode from director James Kerwin. Player at bottom of page http://AdamDavidCollings.com/books ----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 106 of the podcast. Today, we're talking about the first part of the Star Trek Continues grand finale, “To Boldly Go, Part 1”. I got an email a few weeks ago. It was from James Kerwin. Yes, that James Kerin. Writer, producer and director for Star Trek Continues, including director of today's episode. He reached out to me to say he'd been listening to the podcast and enjoying it. This was a huge thrill. It's very humbling to find that one of the creators of the show has been listening to the podcast, so I want to give a big shout out and thank you to him, not only for his work on the show, but for his encouragement. And he pointed out a few fascinating things that I'd missed. Remember in episode three, I talked about how good the shuttlecraft exterior looked. It turns out, they didn't build that from scratch that was the real shuttlecraft Galileo from Star Trek The Original Series. How awesome is that? I've made mention of Nurse Chapel a couple of times, but that wasn't actually Chapel. They made a conscious decision not to have Chapel appear on screen in this show because she should be off at Starfleet Medical getting her doctorate at this point in time, which makes a lot of sense. So it was always Nurse Burke, a character who had appeared in Star Trek comics and novels. And Lieutenant Smith has not actually been on the Enterprise the whole time. But we'll learn more about that in the next episode. But here's a big one I missed. The actress who plays her, Kipleigh Brown, was the writer of episode 9 “What Ships are For” I didn't put that together, but I think that's really cool. The description on IMDB for today's episode reads To solve the utmost mystery, the Enterprise must return to where Kirk's five-year mission began. The teleplay was by Roberty J. Sawyer based on a story by Vic Mignongna, James Kerwin, and Robert J. Sawyer. It was directed by James Kerwin, And it first aired on the 18th of October 2017. Robert J. Sawyer was the primary writer of this two-parter. He is a very famous Canadian author who wrote FlashForward, which was adapted for TV by Star Trek's Branon Braga, and Man of Steel's David S. Goyer. When Star Trek The Next Generation was preparing to wrap and move to the big screen, they gave it a two-hour finale. This idea was pretty unheard of at the time. Lots of shows in the 90s had movie-length pilots, but not finales. TV shows tended to pitter out and end with a bit of a whimper. TNG changed all that. But the original Star Trek never got a proper finale, like TNG, DS9, and Voyager. Even Enterprise got a finale of sorts, which I will partially defend, though not the feature length extravaganza that others got. But things were different in the 60s. TOS had no ending. It was cancelled. Turnabout Intruder wasn't intended to be the end of the story, it was just an episode. One of the greatest things about Star Trek Continues is that it rectifies this. It gives TOS the ending it always deserved. And it's done so well. Much like “All Good Things”, it calls back to a lot of things from the past, but it specifically links us back to the very first episode, “Where No Man Has Gone Before.” Even the titles relate, each is part of Kirk's iconic phrase. The symmetry is beautiful. But hold on, I hear you say. “What about the Cage? Isn't that the pilot of TOS?” Well, yes it is. Star Trek had an unprecedented two pilots. But The Cage never actually aired in its original form during the run of the show. These days, I tend to think of The Cage as the pilot for Strange New Worlds. So in my mind, it makes a lot of sense for this episode to tie in with “Where No Man has Gone Before.” Director James Kerwin gave me some interesting insight into the production of these episodes. They actually filmed this two-parter before they filmed the last episode “What Ships are For.” CBS/Paramount had implemented their fan-film guidelines, guidelines. Now a show like this would have needed some substantial changes to fit with these guidelines. They were required to be less than 15 minutes or no more than 2 30 minute parts in total with no additional seasons, episodes or sequels. CBS didn't require the show to shut down, but with these guidelines in place, and Discovery about to release, out of respect, they decided to wind down Star Trek Continues. They did a final fundraiser to complete episodes 8, 10 and 11, but there was no money to make episode 9. But at the last minute, a generous donor gave them the money for episode 9. They shot the finale first to get it out of the way, and went back several months later to film “What Ships are For.” I'm glad that generous donor made it possible, because that last episode was pretty amazing. The episode opens with Spock & McKenna meditating together. This is normally a very private affair, but Spock considers it an honour to teach a willing student. Meditation is the one time that Vulcans truly acknowledge their emotions. You can see why it's so private. McKenna's inclusion in this moment shows the level of intimacy that has grown between these two. They will both miss these sessions when the mission is over. We learn here about a vulcan discipline, the Dulhutnar, an alternative to the Kolinahr. Rather than the purging of emotions, the Dulhutna is about accepting the wisdom of vestigial emotions. Spock considers there to be No chance of him pursuing either. Of course, we know that shortly after this finale, he will return to Vulcan and pursue the Kolinahr. Spock and McKenna's relationship is special. They share private things they wouldn't share with others. Time with humans has taught Spock to value his human side. And then they hold hands. That's a huge deal. Vulcans are not comfortable with physical contact. And even for humans, holding hands is a sign of affection and physical intimacy. The Enterprise is scheduled to return home soon. Their 5 year mission is coming to an end. The loss of The Hood crew still weighs on him. You'll remember that back in “Embracing the Winds” a mysterious life support failure cost the lives of the entire crew. A failure that Scotty was unable to explain. I remember commenting at the time that I hoped the show would follow up on that. I couldn't remember if it did. We'll see in this episode that it is definitely followed up. The Yorktown and the Republic were both damaged while investigating The Hood's loss. The Enterprise is being sent to the Federation colony on Aldebran III which went completely silent shortly afterward. Admiral Thesp, a very cool looking Andorian, admits that the Federation had a secret laboratory on the planet. A supply vessel sent to investigate never returned. They detected anti-proton residue. That means Romulans. The colony has been destroyed. The central reactor suffered a containment failure. Scotty thinks that should be impossible. He installed the safeguards himself 5 years ago, which, I suppose, gives us a glimpse of what Scotty's job was before the Enterprise's 5 year mission began. Interestingly, Vic pronounces the word Sabotage the same way Shatner does. Sabotage. I don't know how common that is in America, or Canada for that matter, but here in Australia, we definitely say Sabotage. Anyway, I love these little bits of attention to detail. It's really cool. The underground pandora research lab is intact but it has a scattering field so Scotty will have to beam them down outside. The set for the planet looks very reminiscent of what we might have seen on The Original Series, and yet, kind of better, in my opinion. It's a real work of art. I like the little elevator shaft to gain entrance to the lab. The only sign of habitation nearby. Presumably, the colony was elsewhere on the planet. A drone appears and attacks them. The effects here are a good match for the original series. Again, better quality, but recognisable. There's a good sense of danger to this action scene. After they've dealt with it, a human woman, Lana, appears out of the turbolift. She's surprised to see a Vulcan. The sensors detected him as Romulan. Lana is played by actress Nichola Bryant who famously portrayed the Doctor Who companion Peri, a character I've been known to refer to as “the whinging yank”. But in fairness to her, Colin Baker's Sixth Doctor was a bit of a prickly guy to be around. James Kerwin was a big Doctor Who fan growing up. Colin Baker and Nichola Bryant were the doctor/companion pairing that he most remembered as a child. It was a big honour for him to work with both of them on Star Trek Continues. Colin Baker appeared in Episode 4, The White Iris, as Amphidamas. And Nichola Bryant appeared in this two-parter. How cool is it that he got to work with them both on this show? Lana is wearing a visor. To me, it looks similar to the one that Spock and Miranda Jones had to wear when viewing the Medusans back in “Is There No Truth in Beauty.” But as she removes the visor, we see her eyes. The same metallic colour we saw in Gary Mitchell after he was uplifted by passage through the galactic barrier, back in the pilot episode. Ever since this phenomenon was discovered, after “Where No Man Has Gone Before”, Starfleet have been gathering people with high psi-quotients and experimenting with them. Trying to uplift them. There are 25 of them. This sounds like a REALLY BAD IDEA My first thought is, are section 31 involved? This woman is part of a first trial. They have already gone through the barrier. They are weaponised humans - to serve as a last resort in case the Federation is invaded by a superior force. When Kirk questions the legitimacy of such an action, she refers to the starfleet charter. Article 14 Section 31. And there it is. Lana makes the statement “Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely. It corrupts selectively.” I don't believe that all power will always corrupt. I don't buy into the old adage. Lana makes a fair point - of the two espers that were uplifted in the pilot, one became a megalomaniac. The other retained her humanity. We don't really know why. Did Gary already have elements of megalomania in his personality? Was he somehow more susceptible to it than Denher was? There could have been all sorts of factors. And that uncertainty makes this whole thing a very risky endeavour. Lana claims that psychologically unstable espers were excluded from the operation. But they can't know for certain what might cause another Gary Mitchell. That, in my opinion, makes what they're doing too dangerous. Kirk asks which she is, and she answers by saying she follows “Sas-tar-po-harn” This is a human spiritual movement that follows the pacifict teachings of Surak and T'Mord of Vulcan. I think this is a very interesting idea. And a logical one. In Babylon 5, when humans made first contact, there was a growing interest in alien religions among humans, the theory being that races that are more technologically advanced than we are, must be closer to God. I can see some people thinking that way. It seems a similar thing may have happened in the Star Trek universe. After first contact with Vulcans, it's only logical that some humans may have chosen to adopt Vulcan philosophy. So this is a nice touch. Lana explains that a cloaked ship came here and attacked the lab. It destroyed the Hallifax. The other espers have been kidnapped by the Romulans. Lana played dead with her powers so they didn't find her. Spock surmises that Vulcans cannot be uplifted, based on his prior experience at the barrier. He was not uplifted despite his psi-abilities. If Vulcans cannot be uplifted, then neither can Romulans. But this raises a question. Do Romulans have the same telepathic abilities as Vulcans? I've never heard of a Romulan conducting a mind meld. The Romulan ancestors left Vulcan during a time of barbarism. The TNG episode “Gambit” suggests that ancient Vulcans had telepathic abilities because they constructed a telepathic weapon called The Stone of Gol. That suggests the Romulans may indeed have similar telepathic abilities to Vulcans, even though we've never really seen it. Unless there's some example I'm forgetting. The Romulans want to use the kidnapped human espers because they can't create their own. Seems logical. The interesting thing is, they don't want to use the force against the Federation, but to overthrow their own Praetor. Apparently, the Romulan Klingon alliance has ended, and this group of Romulans oppose the end of the alliance. Spock raises concern over taking Lana with them. Better to leave her here. Stranded. As they had intended for Mitchell. A Romulan appears. Sentek. He is played by Cas Anvar, who played Alex Kamal on The Expanse. The Expanse had already aired a season or two by this point. I continue to be impressed with the actors that Star Trek Continues is able to get. Lana disarms Sentek. They beam out (with the prisoner) just before the explosion. They're pursuing the Romulan ship but it'll enter the neutral zone before they catch up. Admiral Thesp orders him to enter the zone and pursue all the way to Romulus if necessary. Just get the espers back. Kirk doesn't look too impressed with this. Among other reasons that he probably realises, this is a suicide mission, but in addition to that, it could provoke a war. Spock asks Uhura to transmit an encrypted message. It's all a bit mysterious. Kirk has some hard questions for Lana. Why was that one romulan left on the planet? Why didn't she use her powers to overcome him? She theorises that he is a praetorian spy hidden among the dissidents. He fled to the hills. None of her answers sound particularly convincing. The Enterprise officially crosses the border. They are now in violation of treaty. Of course, so were the Romulans, but it seems they didn't represent the Romulan government so that will be a very weak excuse as far as they are concerned. A bird of prey decloaks. It's not the marauder. When Spock identifies the ship, Kirk shakes his head. He knows what Spock is up to. They are hailed by the Romulan commander from The Enterprise Incident. Played wonderfully by Amy Rydell, the daughter of the original actor to play the part in the TOS episode. She does a fantastic job, and almost convinces me she's the time-travelling original actor. She is referred to Charvanek in this episode but was never named on screen in The Enterprise Incident. She does whisper her name to Spock but we never learn what it is. The Name Charvanek was used in a number of non-canon sources. But she's also given other names in various novels and games. She doesn't attack but her words make it clear she considers a formal declaration of war is all but inevitable due to the Enterprise's entry into the zone. Kirk isn't impressed that Spock contacted her of his own volition. Spock admits the reason he didn't ask is because he knew Kirk wouldn't agree. How human you are becoming, Mister Spock. Spock believes he can convince her to assist them in pursuing the dissidents, due to their previous rapport. Kirk gives him 30 minutes. At the end of The Enterprise Incident, Charvanek was taken into Federation space and released on a world on our side of the border. It seems that Sarak was the one who negotiated the treaty that led to her return to Romulan space. It seems she was able to get her old command back. That must have taken some convincing on her part. Spock appeals to her loyalty to the Praetor. It doesn't take much to convince her to help stop the dissidents. The twist happens when she meets the prisoner. He is no Romulan commander that she knows, and she knows her fleet. She knows her fellow commanders. As he is discovered, Sentek beams out, apparently at Kirk's command, according to the transporter chief. Sentek tries to sabotage engineering. In the battle, Charvanek is rendered unconscious by something similar to a Vulcan nerve pinch. It's nice to see Doctor M'Benga again. McCoy has found that Sentek is actually a Vulcan who lived on the colony, and he's married to Lana. He had unusually high natural psionic ability, even for a Vulcan. They speculate that he wanted an equal for a mate. A human who could be uplifted to be his equal. They also speculate that Lana's trip through the barrier may not have been approved by Starfleet. When Kirk confronts Lana, she explains that she sees her uplifting as a way to accelerate human evolution, which she considers to have stalled. We get some very interesting worldbuilding. Apparently the barrier around our galaxy was artificially constructed and placed there by the preservers. I love this. It makes sense of what was a bit of a silly idea in TOS, and adds to the mystique and mythology of the Star Trek universe. It's a shame that Star Trek never explored the preservers more than it did. When she asks why the preservers did it, McCoy speculates that “it was probably to keep us in, to prevent our violence from spreading”. This reminds me somewhat of C.S Lewis's space trilogy, which suggests that the vast interstellar distances between stars are God's natural quarantine to keep sinful humanity confined. Lana has a different theory, that it was so that naturally superior lifeforms could be uplifted when they devised the technology to leave the galaxy. McCoy pushes back “you don't know what gods think.” It's very chilling when she replies “Yes. I do.” The implication, of course, being that she is a god. When humans start thinking of themselves as gods, you're probably in for trouble. It turns out, the ship the Enterprise has been following was just an illusion. Created, presumably, by Lana. But why does she want to start a war between the Romulans and the Federation? Uplifted espers seem to have very similar powers of illusion to the Talosians. It's nice to see Sulu taking command on the bridge. He's showing a good aptitude for the job he'll eventually have. Charvanek is still working with her old first officer, Tal. He doesn't seem interested in apologies. He's planning to destroy the Enterprise. This raises the question of where Charvanek is. If she's still on the Enterprise, he'll be killing her. More likely, she's on her ship, but left the bridge in the hands of her first office, much like Kirk has with Sulu. We get some interesting insight into Romulan religion when the commander says he hopes that Spock's katra finds its way to Vol-to-vor. We know from Star Trek 5, that vol-to-vor is the romulan's equivalent of Eden. So it seems in their religion, it is both a place of origin as well as a destination. This is somewhat different to Christianity, where Eden and heaven are distinct. The Romulans can't fire. They think they're pressing the button, but they're not. Lana's influence, no doubt. When Charvanek returns to the bridge we see that Tal has been overstepping his authority. She orders that they will assist the Enterprise with their mission. I smell a potential mutiny in their future. Kirk figures out the truth behind Lana's deception. There never were any dissidents. The espers weren't kidnapped by Romulans. There never were any Romulans on the planet. The espers stole the Halifax. The deception was to buy time for the espers to make it to the galactic barrier. This is what happened to the Hood. The espers convinced the crew to shut off their own life support. Just to see if they could. That's horrifically cold. These people truly see themselves as above humankind. Of more value. They have no regard for human life. Given that, it seems believable that Lana would be willing to start this war just as a distraction. There is no doubt now. Lana is a full villain Kirk is now questioning his judgement He calls those who were present at the events of “Where no man has gone before” which includes Smith, who is back on the ship now. Plus others who were not there. Spock asks Smith if there's anything she can share of her experience. She was holding Mitchell's hand when they crossed. She has nothing to add that wasn't in her report. But her demeanour suggests maybe she's holding something back. Scotty is keenly aware of what they're up against. Gary was difficult enough to defeat on his own. They're going to face an entire ship full of uplifted espers. Kirk takes solace in the fact that despite his powers, Gary was still just as susceptible to human frailty. Then he adds “he couldn't even remember my middle name” which is an amusing little nod to the “James R Kirk” tombstone in that episode. Canon fixed. Charvanek's takes the practical approach. Strike first, before they have the ability to grow in their power. Similar to Spock's recommendation all those years ago. Kirk won't have that. These are still Federation citizens. This is a rescue mission. I get it. I'm all for idealism, and I'd side with Kirk on this. You can't just shoot to kill while they're still human. But calling it a rescue mission? I believe that's a little naive. These people know what they're doing. They're actively trying to undergo this transformation. I guess the difference is that their egoes, their ambitions, will be increased along with their powers. (much like Khan with his genetically engineered nature) Sulu comes up with an ingenious way to catch up with the espers. Combine a traditional warp field with the space-folding singularity used by the Romulan ship, reminding us of his background in natural sciences, back in Where No Man Has Gone before. There's a lot of physics to flying a starship so it makes a lot of sense to me that a good helmsman would have a background in science. Lana decides it's time to escape captivity. She flings the forcefield away and then forces Drake to kill the other guard, and then slowly commit suicide. This is a very chilling scene, and again demonstrates how little regard she has for human life. Can you imagine the horror of that moment, feeling your arm moving, knowing you're about to disintegrate your body, and having no power to prevent it. It's horrifying. This moment is better than any other redshirt death that has ever happened in TOS, and possibly Star Trek in general. Firstly because we've gotten to know this character. He's been developed of a number of episodes. He's not just a nameless face. We know he's a person with a life, people who love him. In addition to that, it treats the moment with the gravity it deserves. I'm left feeling something very deeply, and that would probably even be the case even if we hadn't been introduced to him earlier in the season. Farewell, Drake. You will be missed. The Enterprise and the Romulan ship have made it to the galactic barrier. The Hallifax is at the border. But have they gone through yet or not? Kirk hails them. He offers aid, to be a go-between for them with Starfleet Command. He doesn't give the impression of a neutral party, though. They do, after all, work for Starfleet Command. But it's a trap. The Halifax is empty. Another ship appears behind them. A constitution class ship, The USS Kongo emerges from the barrier. It's too late. There are only around 12 people on board. We get a view of their bridge, and they all have silver eyes. If that wasn't bad enough, Lana and Sentek enter the Enterprise bridge. “Relinquish command or the Enterprise will suffer the same fate as the Hood.” To be concluded. This is a fantastic cliffhanger. Not quite up there with Best of Both Worlds, but better than most. This episode was a great set-up for the finale. I love how it pulled together so many threads, both from TOS and from Star Trek Continues itself. Only one left to go. It's been a wild ride. Don't forget to check out my original science fiction at AdamDavidCollings.com/books And I'll see you next time to discuss To Boldly Go, Part 2. Until then, Live Long and Prosper Make it so.
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Join Ensign Rebecca Frost and noted Space Show fan Kerry Jackson as they set sail on the maiden voyage of The Space Show Show! This week, we cover the first five episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series - The Man Trap, Charlie X, Where No Man Has Gone Before, The Naked Time, and The Enemy Within.
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Today's episode of Star Trek Continues, "Fairest of Them All" takes us back to the mirror universe, for a direct sequel to the original Star Trek episode "Mirror Mirror". We get to see what happened next after prime Kirk planted the seeds of change in mirror Spock's mind. It's a fun and meaningful story. Let's dig in and talk about it. ----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 97 of the podcast. Today, we're talking about the Star Trek Continues episode “Fairest of Them All” The description on StartrekContinues.com reads In the Mirror Universe, Spock faces a choice that determines the future of the Terran Empire. The teleplay was written by James Kerwin and Vic Mignogna Based on a story by Vic Mignogna It was directed by James Kerwin And it first aired on 15th of June 2014. You'll notice as we go along, that many episodes of Star Trek Continues are sequels, either direct, or subtle, to TOS episodes. This is the second one that is a direct sequel, in this case, to Mirror Mirror. The mirror universe is an interesting thing. When you start to think about it, the idea breaks down quickly. The more the universes diverge, the less likely it would be to see the same people. For example, how astonishingly unlikely, in this universe, that Sarak still married Amanda, a Terran, and brought Spock into the world. At its core, the mirror universe is silly. I've heard some argue that because of this, mirror universe episode should be campy. I strongly disagree with that. Mirror Mirror, while built on the somewhat silly premise, was serious drama. The only hint of campiness, to me, was mirror Kirk's over-acting, but even that was done for dramatic effect. When DS9 started doing mirror universe episodes, it also took the premise seriously and made gritty drama about it. Sadly, as these episodes went on, they got progressively sillier, the last of them, in season 7, being a Ferengi comedy. People point to Spock's beard, claiming this is a campy idea, but I think that's mainly just because it's become such a meme. At the time, putting a goatee on Spock served a very practical purpose. Not only did it make him look more menacing, but it very quickly and effectively showed us, visually, that something was different. This wasn't our Spock. Even the trend of having other mirror universe Vulcans wear the same beard doesn't feel like a campy move to me. We know that vulcans are creatures of tradition. They practically all have the same hairstyle, so it's only reasonable to assume that having a goatee would be a cultural imperative for mirror Vulcans. Look at the real-world culture of the Amish, who all grow a beard after they marry. So, yeah, my point is, I'm up for treating the mirror universe as fodder for serious drama. And this episode follows its predecessor in just that. The episode begins with Kirk's closing speech to Spock at the end of Mirror Mirror. It's a great speech. He has some very compelling words for Spock. It was always a favourite part of that episode. And I love how at the end of it, Spock says “I shall consider it.” And with that note of hopefulness, We follow Kirk and his crew back to the prime universe. But in this episode, we instead stay in the mirror universe with Spock, to see what he does next. And I have to say this is a brilliant move. From the moment I first heard Intendant Kira tell the story of how Mirror Spock had dismantled the Terran Empire, turning it into a more reasonable and peace-loving organisation, and then its subsequent conquest by the alliance, I've been enthralled by the idea of seeing that play out. During early DS9, Leonard Nimoy was still young enough to play this. I imagined a TV movie, set during the TOS movie era, where an older Spock had risen to emperor and was taking the dangerous steps of trying to change the culture. This episode of Star Trek Continues is the closest we'll likely ever get to that. But this tells the very beginning of the story. Spock's first steps into the light. The return of mirror Kirk is bad news for the Halkans. Our Kirk did everything he could to try to spare them, but now that this universe's Kirk has returned, his first order of business is to destroy their city. Rather than just destroying one city with the phasers, Kirk decides to use a full spread of photon torpedoes. The radiation of which is likely to make the entire species extinct. Spock argues for leniency and diplomacy. Prime Kirk's words are already having an effect on him. But mirror Kirk isn't interested. He does, however, have his first hint that his prime counterpart has sowed seeds of revolution in Spock's mind. This episode takes a page out of Enterprise's book and creates specific mirror-universe opening titles, much as “In a Mirror Darkly” did. It was awesome in Enterprise, and it's awesome here. Note also that this is the first episode that doesn't have Larry Nemechek as McCoy. We have a new actor - Chuck Huber. I wondered what the reason for the cast change might have been. I found a Facebook post by Star Trek Continues, stating that Nemecek filled in for Chuck Huber in the first two episodes. This suggests that Larry was never intended to be the long-term actor in this role, but maybe Chuck Huber wasn't available for the first two? I don't know. It's also the first appearance, in Star Trek Continues, of Smith, a character we last saw as a yeoman in “Where No Man Has Gone Before.” In that episode, Kirk kept calling her Jones. It seems mirror Kirk is still making that mistake all these years later. The original series had a pretty male-dominated cast. Continues adds in a few more female characters to be regulars and semi-regulars. We already know it's added McKenna, as a brand new character, but I like how they went back to the well and used this old character. This episode won't be the last we'll see of her. You'll notice Spock is the clear protagonist of this episode. We get a personal log from Spock, rather than a captain's log from Kirk. There's a really interesting dynamic going on between these two, even now. Kirk confronts Spock for questioning his orders. Spock again tries to point out the logic of his alternate approach. When Kirk asks Uhura to make his report back to the empire, he makes it very clear that he personally destroyed the Halkens, and he asks Uhura to include Spock's objections. On the surface, this may seem like he's respecting Spock's opinion, but of course this is the opposite. Kirk is letting his superiors know that Spock made a very controversial suggestion. A suggestion that could get him in a lot of trouble. A suggestion that might make them question giving him a command of his own. This is a subtle power play against Spock, and I'm sure Spock is aware of it. New twist, something planted in the planet by the Halkens means that the torpedo barrage is setting off a chain reaction that could destroy all of that precious dilithium the empire wants to strip mine out of the planet. All of a sudden, Spock is looking like the more reasonable person, and Kirk's overkill is going to cost them a lot. And that message has already been sent to the Empire. Very interesting. Kirk does his best to turn things around again, by insisting that Spock should have detected that the dilithium was rigged to explode. But it sounds a little hollow. Uhura sounds a very valid warning. Kirk's enemies don't stick around very long. Spock already knows about the device in Kirk's quarters, and that's just where Kirk is headed. If Spock isn't careful, he may disintegrate. So two Andorian ships arrive, and we know from Discovery that the mirror Andorians were part of a rebellion with the Tellarites and Vulcans, but this was written before discovery. The Andorians say they witnessed the destruction of the Halkens and no longer recognise the authority of the Terran Empire. I think you can make this work. While many Andorians were rebels, years earlier at the time of Discovery, I'm not sure all of them were. Some were probably willing subjects of the empire. I mean, Spock himself is first officer of a Terran ship, and he's Vulcan, who were also part of the rebellion, (which features Spock's own father). But the more important thing here is that Kirk's prediction is already coming true. Other races are rebelling against the empire. It doesn't line up exactly because it implies there hasn't been any rebellion up until now. And we hear the computer voice, which in the mirror universe, is Male. Excitingly, the voice is Michael Dorn, who, of course, played Worf. That's a nice touch. When Kirk orders Spock to attack the Andorian ships, he openly refuses to obey. Naturally, Kirk assumes Spock is making some kind of play, because that's how things work in the Mirror Universe, but he also recognises that his Prime universe counterpart has had some influence on Spock, and maybe on Moreau as well. He turns on the tantalus field, and spies Spock speaking of mutiny with Uhura. But when he pushes the button to kill Spock, it fritzes out and dies. It's not working. I think Kirk suspects Moreau of doing something to the device at first, but stops short of having her taken away by security. Spock's next target is Scotty. He tries to recruit him, appealing to the peace he witnessed in the prime universe. Scotty saw that peace as weakness, but is he just parroting the party line? His biggest concern is not a fundamental disagreement with Spock, but fear of committing mutiny, which is a very dangerous game in the mirror universe. I don't think Spock was successful in recruiting Uhura, but she's wishing she wasn't on the ship. If I have one criticism of this episode, it's that, other than Kirk, none of the crew are really mirror-universe enough. I'm not seeing the angry bloodthirsty callousness that I'm expecting, I'm mainly seeing fear. But then, fear would be a natural state for most people living in a world like that. We actually get our first real glimpse of this with McCoy. He's injecting a security officer with something. He casually remarks “I've never used this much before.” Then grins and says “I wonder what will happen.” I think doctors provide the best opportunity for highlighting the difference between mirror and prime characters. Because Doctors have such strong ethics in our world, and a doctor without ethics is terrifying. This idea is so powerful that the showrunners of Star Trek Discovery's first season said they would never show a mirror universe version of Culber, because it would be so dark it would tarnish the memory of that character. Of course, that didn't stop them showing a version of Georgaeu who would eat the meat of sentient lifeforms. Now that Kirk knows where Spock is, the only thing keeping him alive is the malfunction in the tantalus field. Checkov is wise to join Spock's side when given the chance. Spock's use of the stun setting on his phaser is a powerful statement that really gets Checkov thinking. “Murder is the way of the empire. The captain's way.” Kirk put Checkov in the front lines as cannon fodder to die. He has much better hope for a future with Spock than with Kirk, even if he doesn't share Spock's values. Of course, I am surprised that a mirror universe phaser would even have a stun setting, but perhaps it could be useful occasionally. After all, you can't torture someone who is dead., Spock gives a rousing speech over the comm system. He's getting through to Uhura. You can see it on her face. Moreau joins Spock in Auxiliary Control. She tells him their best hope is to get to Kirk's quarters. The tantalus field is the key, just as Prime Kirk said it would be. Kirk is starting to realise the seriousness of his situation. Crew are not reporting for duty. They're starting to switch sides. Smith is willing to serve Kirk, but his anger at her is eroding any goodwill she has for him. He does something really stupid. He relieves her of her commission and tells her to report to the brig. She was one of the few allies he had, and he's just given her to Spock because she's unable to do what would be reasonably accepted to be impossible in her situation. Kirk realises his mistake when Sulu arrives and reports that Checkov has turned. He tells Smith to resume her post, but the damage is already done. She's not going to respect Kirk anymore. The only thing that's been holding her here is fear, and that fear will continue to erode as Spock gains more and more power. We get confirmation that Moreau sabotaged the tantalus field. Now she offers it to Spock. When Moreau says “Yes, she is the captain's woman, but not this captain,” I believe she's thinking about prime Kirk. He changed her way of thinking. He gave her a new hope. She's doing this based on his example, and possibly even out of love for him. But Spock isn't willing to use it. “No revolution can succeed using the same methods that failed in the previous one.” Wise words. There may come a day when Spock has to use this device to protect himself, but he's not going to stoop to Kirk's level. He's not going to become the monster he's trying to defeat. The key is not using the device himself, but ensuring that Kirk can't use it. Moreau wants to be sent to the prime universe, something Spock can't do. But together maybe they can recreate something of the prime universe here. Kirk is learning. He's realising that screaming and ranting is not going to get him anywhere. So he's trying a more reasonable approach. At least, an approach that seems reasonable. He tells Spock that he sees the merit in his logic. He's lying, obviously, but he's calmed down enough to be able to try this tactic. Moreau cautions against this. It's obviously a trap. Scotty knows this. Spock knows this. But if there is any hope for the empire to change, he must give Kirk the opportunity to change as well. So he walks into what is almost certainly a trap. Because he has to give Kirk a chance. It's interesting. I can see his logic. Scotty and Moraeu are right. This is a foolish step that can likely achieve nothing. But this is exactly what Spock has been preaching. Sit down and talk rather than fight. To refuse would be to go against the essence of the message he's preaching. And I think Kirk knows this. I couldn't help but notice the camera shot panning up from the chessboard to Spock and then seeing Kirk enter. Very symbolic of the chess game Kirk and Spock are currently engaged in. A game in which they are currently locked in a stalemate. Kirk brings up the valid point that there are many other ships out there loyal to the empire. Even if Spock wins control of the Enterprise, he'll still have a very difficult fight ahead of him. A fight against the odds. When Kirk tries to shoot Spock, we learn that Scotty has put an energy dampening forcefield on the entire deck. Spock has given Kirk his chance, but also given him a chance to prove he cannot be trusted. The dilithium on the planet is overloading. They have to warp away to avoid being destroyed. Spock is offering the crew an alternative. Kirk shows what he really thinks of them. “They're pawns. They don't need alternatives. Pawns need a king. He sees no intrinsic human value in any of them. And this is why Kirk will lose. This happens sooner than expected when we realise that Spock had activated the intercom. The entire crew heard Kirk ranting about them. Uhura and Smith already have knives at Sulu's throat. Security arrive in the rec lounge to take Kirk into custody. Spock demonstrates compassion by giving Kirk and his followers a shuttle, sparing their lives. Part way through this scene I got a little excited when I realised they'd built a shuttle for this show. You see, I get so caught up in this that sometimes I just think I'm watching TOS. And then I realise, oh yeah, this is a fan show. Fans had to build that life-size shuttle. I'm sure the hanger deck itself is CG, but it looks as it should. Apparently there were some Halken survivors. I'm surprised by that. I thought Kirk slaughtered them all. I think the Halkens would be glad to know, survivors or not, that their sacrifice had helped to secure the end of the empire, and the beginning of peace. At least, until the Klingons and Cardassians form the Alliance, but that's a whole other story. So Spock orders a speed of warp 2 with no heading, prompting Checkov to ask for the heading. Spock replies “forward.” This reminded me of Kirk's “first star to the right” quote from Peter Pan at the end of Star Trek 6. And I get it. It's poetic. That's nice and all. But…..what exactly is Checkov supposed to do with that? Spock is there waiting for the ship to move. Checkov pushes some buttons. Is he just making up his own course? Maybe plotting for the nearest Maccas fly-through? These moments kind of bother me. So, the Enterprise flies off into the sunset, having taken the very first step into a better future. I really enjoyed this one. It was a great script, exploring how Spock took Kirk's advice and made changes in the mirror universe. It's the kind of episode I'm not sure they could have done in “real” Star Trek. It doesn't actually move the story forward in our world at all. But it's a perfect story for a fan series to explore. Not so much a ‘what-if' story, but certainly a side quest, but a very meaningful one. Next time, we'll be talking about an episode that I don't really remember - The White Iris. Looking forward to it. Don't forget to check out my original science fiction at AdamDavidCollings.com/books In the meantime, have a great two weeks, live long and prosper Make it so.
In the wake of the modern day Star Trek explosion, and especially Strange New Worlds featuring the crew of Captain Christopher Pike, it only seemed appropriate to journey back five decades to where it all began to compare and contrast without the rose colored glasses. Vinnk and Sean discuss how Star Trek got its second chance with its new pilot, Where No Man Has Gone Before, comment on the costume and character changes that happened slowly (or sometimes very quickly), and review some classic episodes from its amazing 30 episode first season run. And, of course, we compare it to Treks both legacy and modern. Starring: * William Shatner - Captain James T Kirk * Leonard Nimoy - Mr. Spock * DeForest Kelly - Dr. Leonard McCoy * James Doohan - Scotty * George Takei - Sulu * Nichelle Nichols - Lt. Uhura * Grace Lee Whitney - Yeoman Rand Available on Paramont+. Logo by by Louis Lloyd-Judson: https://louistrations.co.uk. This podcast is brought to you by the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network. Listen to other great shows at http://nerdandtie.com.
From outer space to inner space and a few rotations in between, we spin you right round. Space may be “Where No Man Has Gone Before”, but one woman has and will again. We discover why you are less likely to be locked in a compartment and blasted with targeted ads during your next train ride to Delhi and what Google will track while you are on the tracks. We learn about all the cameras you can buy access to in China, and then we see the full database of photos in the second largest data exposure in China. We have the FTC getting tough on data brokers and a Judge getting tough on Elon and the punch-weary Twitter. We suggest a new way to send untracked e-mail and learn the EU's complaining that Google is swapping out other junk mail for their own. And finally, we get a story about upcoming phones that will be better, faster, and never lose a connection, like the one you left in the back of the taxi. We'll spin you right round… like a record. For a full transcript of this week's podcast go to Discuss.daml.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rps5/message
It's time to return to our Star Trek watching ways to check out the wildly dramatic pilot episode Where No Man Has Gone Before, and the just plain wild episode (and Vinny's current favorite) The Naked Time! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:00:33) - Intro.(00:02:46) - Launching into Where No Man Has Gone Before.(00:05:46) - Some historical info about the episode.(00:12:47) - Locating this series in the larger Star Trek timeline.(00:14:33) - This week's guest stars!(00:16:39) - Kicking off the plot for realsies.(00:17:58) - Flying into the magical space barrier causes some complications! Who'da thunk?(00:19:35) - Freaky eye stuff.(00:21:06) - Espers? Espers!(00:22:04) - Gary's becoming a god.(00:24:08) - A little about the Enterprise sound design.(00:25:27) - Some differences in cinematography in this pilot compared with the rest of the series.(00:25:53) - Back to Gary's increasing godliness.(00:27:20) - What do you do when you've got a god on your spaceship? Plus some Spock notes.(00:30:36) - Some less-than-futuristic objects hanging around the ol' Enterprise.(00:32:22) - Time to check out Gary's new home planet. It sucks there! Also check out this cool gun. And even more Spock talk.(00:36:52) - Gary going full Magneto.(00:39:47) - Gary gets got.(00:44:51) - Final thoughts on the episode.(00:47:07) - Break!(00:47:26) - We're back, and talking The Naked Time.(00:54:16) - Some history for the episode, and the spotty history of time travel in Star Trek.(00:57:57) - This is a pretty good lookin' episode!(01:00:13) - Bluntly stating the One Thing this disease does to each person.(01:03:05) - It's a race against time not to crash the ship into the damn planet.(01:06:37) - Kirk and Spock start going haywire.(01:14:02) - Time to implode some engines.(01:18:52) - Vinny has some questions about time travel.(01:21:25) - There is a growing "admiration" for James Kirk among our co-watchers.(01:24:42) - OutroSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As our heroes day of relaxation at the beach draws to a close, they are faced once again with the dire reality of their many current predicaments. Worries over Aidan's diminishing powers lead to some unorthodox attempts by Damien and Felicity to help their angelic friend. Whittaker and Raven make use of her blog to find a lead on a potential new case. When the team heads to a local county faire, Hugo's detective work leads to an important discovery. Leave us a review and tell us your favorite thing about the podcast. You can help us reach our goal of 50 ratings on all major podcast platforms! (Apple, Spotify, and Google) It doesn't take long, and we'd love to share your kind words on our social pages. Thanks Adventurers~! You can join us and lots of other fantastic podcasters and fans over on the Cast Junkie Discord Server - https://discord.gg/farxGK3qdr Follow our Twitter, Instagram and other socials using this handy link hub - https://linktr.ee/TheStorytellerSquad Support our Patreon and you help us directly with our production! - https://www.patreon.com/thestorytellersquad This week we are promo swapping with Monster Hour! ( https://monsterhour.podbean.com/ ) They have a fully realized and finished Monster of the Week campaign you can listen to, (we highly recommend, it's very good.) Or! You might want to join them as they start out their second series using the Absurdia system, designed by their Keeper. You can find their Twitter @MonsterHourPod Music: “Love and Friendship” by David Celeste “Felicity's Theme” by Isaac Williams “Back Again” by Jon Bjōrk “With Just One Word” Jon Bjōrk “Person of Interest” by Dream Cave “Misguided Path” by Bonnie Grace “Please Hear Me Out” by Philip Ayers “Choose Wisely” by Dream Cave “Something Peculiar” by Dream Cave “Waiting for Dawn” by Jon Bjōrk “Frozen Mountains” by Alexander Nakarada “Truth” by Peter Sandberg “Made My Mind Up” by Spectacles Wallet and Watch “Try and Catch Us Now” by David Celeste “When Fealty Fails” by Jon Bjōrk “Where No Man Has Gone Before” by Dream Cave “Seekers and Finders” by Experia “Nerve” by Dream Cave “We All Need Adventures” by Howard Harper-Barnes “It's Not That Serious” by Arthur Benson “I Want That Summer Again” by The Undertowns “Day at the Fair” The Fly Guy Five “Candy & Mandy” by Mike Franklyn Tracks by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License More Tracks and SFX courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Mentioned in this episode: AbortionFunds Link Donate to support those in need of assistance following the U.S. Supreme Court Decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade - https://abortionfunds.org/
In this second part of a two-part episode, we discuss "Where No Man Has Gone Before". We explain why there is a fist fight in this episode, the moral dilemma of humans playing god, and how Spock might be the only character in Star Trek to make wearing a thong palatable. Please send your comments, questions, and suggestions to damnitjimpodcast@gmail.com. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Music: Climb by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Sound effects and audio clips from https://www.trekcore.com/audio/
In this first part of a two-part episode, we discuss "Where No Man Has Gone Before". We explain how doubling a penny every day for a month makes you rich, why Spock tries to convince Kirk to murder his best friend, and how "Hot Lips Houlihan" got her start as a psychiatrist with ESP powers. Please send your comments, questions, and suggestions to damnitjimpodcast@gmail.com. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Music: Climb by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Sound effects and audio clips from https://www.trekcore.com/audio/
In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider Where No Man Has Gone Before, which aired on September 22, 1966, Star Date 1312.4. The first Star Trek episode was made (not counting the pilot episode, The Cage), although not the first aired. It differs from subsequent episodes in that there is no "Space, the final frontier" voice-over during the theme song at the beginning. Near the galaxy's edge, the Enterprise discovers a 200-year-old ship recorder from the SS Valiant. Shortly after that, the Enterprise passes through an unknown phenomenon that causes major damage and knocks out navigators Gary Mitchell and Dr. Elizabeth Dehner (both of whom have high ESP ratings). When Gary recovers, he begins to acquire telepathic and telekinetic powers. Kirk, alarmed at the prospect of having his ship taken over by an increasingly powerful and tyrannical Mitchell, is convinced by Spock to maroon Mitchell at the lithium cracking plant of Delta Vega. Dr. Piper has no explanation for what is happening. Gary kills Lee Kelso and escapes from his imprisonment. Kirk follows him and can destroy him with the help of Dr. Dehner, who is also beginning to acquire the power, but in the process, kills herself. Compliance Takeaways: Your root cause analysis is different than an investigation. Compliance training should provide answers to employees when times of high stress arise. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Internal controls are the key. Resources Excruciatingly Detailed Plot Summary by Eric W. Weisstein for Where No Man Has Gone Before MissionLogPodcast.com-Where No Man Has Gone Before Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode The Gang watches "Where No Man Has Gone Before" - the original second pilot episode that was third to be aired. What did I just say? Eh, they watched an episode. Join the guys as they talk about Gary Mitchell, who starts to exhibit God-like powers... The Gang may have watched "Charlie X" again by mistake and called it something different. Who knows! listen in and find out! What did you think of "Where No Man Has Gone Before"? Drop us an email at YetAnotherSTPod@gmail.com and we'll discuss it on the air! Be sure to check out our website, social media, and join our Discord! Links for all are listed below: Website | Discord | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok | YouTube “Warp Speed” and "To the Stars" was written and performed by William Grobbelaar Music: https://soundcloud.com/williamgrobbelaarmusic Additional artwork by George Rateau: https://www.fiverr.com/georgerateau
Welcome to Episode 36 of The Last Standee, Where No Man Has Gone Before! After the usual Standee Catch-up, Alexis breaks the ice (and throws the nets) with Fleet: the Dice Game. Then, we have a true giant of procedural sandbox space exploration games with Xia: Legends of a Drift System, presented by Fen. And to close the episode, just when you thought we would never dare to mix Star Trek quotes and Star Wars together, Cara brings us into the world(s) of rebel scum with X-Wing!
Positively Trek 180: Discovery Review: “The Galactic Barrier” (4.10) Plus: Lower Decks Mobile Game Coming Soon, Picard Season 2 Sneak Peek The mission to save the galaxy from the DMA continues as Burnham and the crew of the Discovery traverse the galactic barrier, first seen in the second TOS pilot episode, “Where No Man Has Gone Before.” Meanwhile, Book learns more about what's driving Tarka as he divulges his past experiences with friend and fellow prisoner of the Emerald Chain, Oros. In this episode of Positively Trek, hosts Dan and Bruce review “The Galactic Barrier,” season 4 episode 10 of Star Trek: Discovery. We also talk about a new Star Trek: Lower Decks mobile game coming later this year, a brief update on Star Trek film news, and discuss the recent sneak peek of the upcoming premiere of Star Trek: Picard's second season! ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks' Mobile Game In Development… Featuring Badgey - https://trekmovie.com/2022/02/25/star-trek-lower-decks-mobile-game-in-development-featuring-badgey/ Star Trek 2023 Cast Reportedly Surprised By Movie Announcement - https://trekmovie.com/2022/02/22/star-trek-2023-cast-reportedly-surprised-by-movie-announcement/ A Peek at ‘Star Trek: Picard' Season 2 on The Ready Room - https://trekmovie.com/2022/02/24/watch-star-trek-picard-stars-preview-where-their-characters-start-off-in-season-2/ Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/positively-trek/id1501468628 Twitter: http://twitter.com/positivelytrek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositivelyTrek Help support the podcast! Go to https://www.patreon.com/positivelytrek to help out! Sunshine (version 2) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4438-sunshine-version-2- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4457-take-a-chance License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. Positively Trek is not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Lower Decks: TBD Mobile Game (00:04:43) Kelvin Timeline Cast Surprised by Film News (00:07:18) Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Sneak Peek (00:15:31) Patreon Shout-Out (00:22:36) Discovery Review: “The Galactic Barrier” (00:23:13) Final Thoughts: (00:55:09) Closing (00:58:41) Hosts Dan Gunther Bruce Gibson Production Dan Gunther (Editor and Producer) Bruce Gibson (Producer) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode I have a WWII flight report log book. We investigate the book's pages and hear many unexpected stories from the soldier's daughter. Thank you to Pilot Dave and Ellen Rhinehart. Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls' by Nathanie Thanks to Epidemic Sound and Anchor.fm for most of the music, SFX and distribution. Music in order of appearance: Time Pressure by Max Anson, Behind the Walls by Nathanie, Closed Book by Dream Cave, Tension 5 by Erik Ekstrom, Where No Man Has Gone Before by Dream Cave, Lost Stories by Aias Conor, Monograph by Johannes Bornlof, Missing Pieces by Dream Cave, Across the Waters by Dream Cave, Extinction Path by John Sumner, Atomic Numbers 1 by August Wilhelmsson, The Last Disaster by Howard Harper-Barnes, Returning Memories by Erasmus Talbot, In Ruins by Synthetic Tides and New Dimensions by Reynard Seidel. SFX and Archival credits: 1.) “Attention Young Men” (1947) from FedFlix on YouTube 2.) “Charlie Sweeney - Interview After Nagasaki Bomb Drop” (1945) from CriticalPast All pictures of this episode's object are on Facebook @objectobscurapodcast, Instagram @object.obscura and Twitter @objectobscura. Go to our website as well object-obscura.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatcher2/message
Find an occasional list of updated shows Ellen is playing, including with Cam, the country megastar, at ellenangelico.com. Ellen is occasionally hilarious on Twitter, tweeting things their partner says. Check out Fanny School of Music at fannyschoolofmusic.org. If you have a million dollars, you can donate it to Fanny School of Music and help some kids learn how to music.Here's a link to the official Troubadours on Trek Spotify Playlist, where you can hear all the featured songs from every episode in one playlist (songs will be added as episodes air on Patreon):-Ellen's song pairing for this episode: "Your Head's Too Big" by the Ditty Bops-Grace's song pairings for this episode: “No” by Meghan Trainer-Ellen's featured song is “Yurt” from the album Haven't Changed Much by Uncle Ellen.Corrections:Spock actually nerve pinched two separate crewmen on Starbase 11. The first was Chief Humbolt, in the blue uniform (“bathrobe”). The second was a random redrobe, Starbase 11's version of the redshirt, I guess.How many luaos happened in Star Trek? The only one I know about is in Voyager (VOY 03:14). Neelix hosts it and everybody wears Hawaiian shirts.The actor Malachi Throne appeared in three episodes of The Original Series (TOS) and two episodes of Next Generation (TNG): “The Cage” (TOS), “The Menagerie, Part I” (TOS), “The Menagerie, Part II (TOS), “Unification I” (TNG), and “Unification II” (TNG). He had numerous other television appearances, including in Babylon 5, in the episode “The Coming of Shadows.”The episode I refer to that features crewman with godlike ESP powers is TOS 01:03, “Where No Man Has Gone Before.”Mark Hamill was in a bad car accident, not a boating accident before filming The Empire Strikes Back. The Bigfoot-like creature that attacks and injures him on Hoth is called a wampa.
It's Star Trek Day! 55 years ago today, Star Trek premiered with the first broadcast of "The Man Trap, an episode neither produced nor intended as the series premiere. Mike and Kevin talk about that episode, plus what the premiere could have been with Star Trek's historic pair of pilots, "The Cage" and "Where No Man Has Gone Before," which are rife with implications about theology and what it means to be human--implications have remained part of Star Trek for 55 years and show no signs of being lost! Plus, we share our thoughts on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season 2, Episode 4, "Mugato Gumato," along with Star Trek News, our Star Trek Day wish lists, an audience question, and a response to our audience question from last week! It's a packed episode for a special day. Happy Birthday, Star Trek! 00:00:00 - Intro & News 00:10:16 - Audience Response: Favorite Episodes 00:18:41 - Star Trek Day Wish List 00:23:49 - Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season 2, Episode 4, "Mugato, Gumato" 00:37:14 - Main Topic: The 55-Year Mission 01:18:09 - Audience Question Star Trek Prodigy Opening Titles https://trekmovie.com/2021/08/31/watch-main-title-sequence-for-star-trek-prodigy/ Borg Queen in Picard, Season 2 https://trekmovie.com/2021/09/02/breaking-borg-queen-will-return-in-star-trek-picard-season-2/ Mike's Article on "The Man Trap" http://thescifichristian.com/2016/09/the-man-trap-at-50-seven-reasons-star-treks-premiere-still-holds-up/ To support the podcast and help us keep creating content, plus gain access to bonus material, click one of the links below! Anchor: http://www.anchor.fm/gatst (Click the Support button) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GospelTrekPodcast And here's where to connect with us! Twitter: @GospelTrekPod and @KevinCNeece Facebook: GospelAccordingtoStarTrek and KevinCNeeceOfficial Instagram: @GospelTrekPodcast Email: GospelTrekPodcast@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gatst/message
In this week's episode we take a look at Strange Energies and Where No Man Has Gone Before. Follow us on Twitter: @retrekpod Drop us an email: retrekpod@gmail.com Come and talk trek with us on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/groups/2338257279782967 Join our live stream at https://www.twitch.tv/retrek1701 Check out our You Tube Channels: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPOHy9L0BF-QKJ4b__qlcQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBClk-Cq7nAwNdqr5MoPpGg If you enjoy the show please leave us a review on you podcatcher of choice. We are available on: Apple Podcasts (itunes) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/re-trek/id1446221767 Podbean https://retrek.podbean.com/ Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/james-king/retrek Spotify https://u922627.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=TvhtDiauxJVhRdbUMx2NHL6ODz… Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek:Picard Star Trek Lower Decks and all associated characters are the property of CBS. Star Trek Created by Gene Roddenberry
In this week's episode we take a look at Strange Energies and Where No Man Has Gone Before. Follow us on Twitter: @retrekpod Drop us an email: retrekpod@gmail.com Come and talk trek with us on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/groups/2338257279782967 Join our live stream at https://www.twitch.tv/retrek1701 Check out our You Tube Channels: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPOHy9L0BF-QKJ4b__qlcQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBClk-Cq7nAwNdqr5MoPpGg If you enjoy the show please leave us a review on you podcatcher of choice. We are available on: Apple Podcasts (itunes) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/re-trek/id1446221767 Podbean https://retrek.podbean.com/ Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/james-king/retrek Spotify https://u922627.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=TvhtDiauxJVhRdbUMx2NHL6ODzLmx4MtfKCdFx-2FSGFQd5gfI01WXt25VBpzyr74n1Lk9xGpk1-2FfiGSymP8ZFow-3D-3D_fWOmBz09yNQLpJmElfWqCWol4uOpghkCQ1cQ8zLMye-2BTyAd-2F-2BcmotGHNbCQkJxuIkr6ihbXsNye5kkq1Lue4ZCzj9odlDhBHox4Pntp6F00jvPSnc6FHg4tJmk-2BBJ0aOHBPREK3Oq64-2FEt2NijOcayBXin0pcBFmJa6dRhs-2FY-2FbjBdSSlCEUoLFW8qb2gPfeYwruqsS-2BQNcYAvuIeJ69S2LpvQ5QfT5YaBoOfCxZ8Xk5me-2Fh2sXJDNshrm9taoNLe-2BiIo4Xk4qlpeLfEGcDuWQ-3D-3D Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek:Picard Star Trek Lower Decks and all associated characters are the property of CBS. Star Trek Created by Gene Roddenberry
Rewatching Star Trek The Original Series's third episode, Where No Man Has Gone Before and deciding exactly how metal it is. PODCAST THEM DOWN https://open.spotify.com/show/1iLWQaU7M9z18yCgR7dodF https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYRKidA1bP9Vl5TYF6xjMzA https://twitch.tv/podcastthemdown https://facebook.com/podcastthemdown https://discord.gg/B5AAuEarHJ https://anchor.fm/podcastthemdown BURNING SHADOWS - American Power Metal https://burningshadows.bandcamp.com https://facebook.com/bsmetal http://burningshadows.com FADE TO BLACK - Metallica Tribute https://www.facebook.com/FadeToBlackTributeBand/ http://www.fadetoblacktribute.com/ ISENMOR - Dual-Violin Folk Metal https://isenmor.bandcamp.com https://facebook.com/isenmor http://isenmor.com RECENTLY VACATED GRAVES: TRUE ZOMBIE METAL https://rvgtzm.bandcamp.com https://facebook.com/rvgtzm http://zombiemetal.com
We jump into Star Trek (the original series) with the first three episodes from 1966: “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” “The Man Trap,” and “Charlie X.” We react to the show's introduction of the big three (Kirk, Spock, and McCoy) and a noticeable pattern in these first three plotlines. Leave a comment! Or, send us suggestions (that are appropriate for a 12-year old) at wereact677@gmail.com. Join our Facebook group! We React Podcast Tweet us @wereactpodcast We now have an Instagram! @wereactpodcast Join our discord and get access to our bonus Hamilton episode! https://discord.gg/3Rh3vuQ
In this episode, I am joined by Astrophysicist and Healthcare Futurist Ben Locwin. In this podcast, we consider the TOS episode Where No Man Has Gone Before as a starting point for the consideration of the science around the phaser. The Federation starship Enterprise is on an exploratory mission to leave the galaxy. At the edge of the galaxy, the ship it encounters a strange barrier which damages the ship's systems and warp drive, forcing a retreat. At the same time, nine crew members are killed and both helmsman Gary Mitchell and ship's psychiatrist Dr. Elizabeth Dehner are knocked unconscious by the barrier's effect. When he awakens, Mitchell's eyes glow silver, and he begins to display remarkable psychic powers. Alarmed that Mitchell may take over the Enterprise, Kirk decides to maroon him at an unmanned lithium-cracking facility on the remote planet of Delta Vega. Once there, the landing party tries to confine Mitchell, but his powers have become too great. Kirk follows with a phaser rifle, the only time in the Original Series it was seen. Kirk uses the phaser rifle to create a rockslide, killing Mitchell. Highlights Include: Why aren't phasers being used today? Why is air the biggest problem in creating a phaser? How can you aim and shoot at a target using a phaser? How do you deal with the energy loss?
As the Astros (nearly) sweep the BoSox (in the Cheater's Bowl), we enter the 6th month of 2021, Jay and Tom take a look at this week's stories top compliance and ethics stories which caught their interest on This Week in FCPA in the Welcome to June edition. Stories Compliance and goverance for NFTs. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes in XpertsLeague. Compliance risks in post-acquisition integration. Jennifer Fondrevay in the FCPA Blog. A collective response to ransomware attacks is needed. Jaclyn Jaeger reflects in Complinace Week. (sub req'd) Using stories to make your values stick. Brett Beasley in Notre Dame Delloite Center for Ethical Leadership. What is the cost of compliance? Thompson Reuters report, in CCI. Is AI up to AML work? Mayze Teitler explores in the Global Anti-Corruption Blog. Are echos of 2008 in the air? Mark Jensen and in Ian Roffman CCI. More charges still coming down from the Odebrecht case. Mike Volkov in Corruption, Crime and Compliance. Lessons for corp BODs from Exxon. Nell Minow the Havard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. What is the status of your financial crimes compliance program? Frank Staelens in Risk and Compliance Platform Europe. Podcasts and Events Mikhail Reider-Gordon is back with a special two-part week on The Wirecard Saga. Check out the top podcast on Germany's biggest financial scandal over the past 70 years. Listen to the ‘Know When to Hold ‘Em' edition, Part 1 & Part 2. On the Compliance Podcast Network. Compliance Man Returns with a New Season: True or False? Tom and emerging market compliance special Tim Khasanov-Batirov are back with a new 10-episode season. In Episode 2, they explore how whistleblowers are received in emerging markets. Can't get out of your Ivory Tower, the check out Compliance Man to learn about compliance in emerging markets. The season's episodes will post at 7AM each Friday over the next few months. Part 2 . Trekking Through Compliance Returns! Tom reviews all 79 episodes of Star Trek, the Original Series beginning June 1. Each day at 3 PM on the Compliance Podcast Network. This week included The Man Trap, Charlie X, Where No Man Has Gone Before, and The Naked Time. The Compliance Podcast Network premiers a new podcast, From the Editor's Desk, with Dave Lefort, Editor in Chief of Compliance Week. In this Episode 1, we review some of the top stories from the CW 21 Conference, the top stories from CW in May and a special segment with Aly McDevitt, author of the CW special report on the VW monitorship. From the Editor's Desk will appear on the first and last Friday of each month at 8 AM. Two great K2 Integrity events. On June 9, join K2 Integrity's Lindsay Di Fede and Olivia Allison to hear about the benefits of taking a holistic and programmatic approach to preventing, detecting, responding to, and remediating insider threats. Learn more and register: https://www.k2integrity.com/en/events/insider-threats---taking-a-proactive-and-preventive-approach. On July 1, join K2 Integrity's Snezana Gebauer and Darren Matthews will present a webinar on asset tracing at the IBA Global Influencer Forum. Learn more and register: https://www.k2integrity.com/en/events/k2-integrity-webinar-at-iba-global-influencer-forum-fraud-debt-and-judgements-how-to-maximize-asset Tom announces his latest book, The Compliance Handbook, 2nd edition is available for presale purchase. Use the code FOX25 and go here. The Compliance Handbook 2ndedition will be available in both print and eBook editions. Tom Fox is the Voice of Compliance and can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Jay Rosen is Mr. Monitor and can be reached at jrosen@affiliatedmonitors.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We review Star Trek's second pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before." We talk about the ethics of killing off crew members with psychic powers and those stunningly silver eyes.
Episode 1: The Pilot Series Where No Podcast Has Gone Before Welcome to The Duras Sisters Podcast; a new Star Trek podcast featuring two sisters, and everything Trek related! Our first episode in our Pilot Series centers around the pilots of Star Trek: The Original Series, both “The Cage” and “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” because we gotta talk about Captain Pike and Captain Kirk! In this episode, Ashlyn and Rhianna discuss topics from feminism, representation, the duty of a Captain and their First Officer, and much more! This Pilot Series will go through the pilot of every Star Trek series, starting with The Original Series and ending with Lower Decks! SPOILER ALERT: There will be spoilers for the Original Series episodes, “The Cage,” “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” “The Menagerie Part 1 and 2,” and, “Shore Leave.” As well as some discussion of Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and the 2016 film Star Trek: Beyond. Join us for our next episode, where we will discuss Star Trek: The Next Generation's pilot “Encounter at Farpoint.” 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 #62: The riskier the road, the greater the profit. Please check out our Patreon and donate any amount per month access to exclusive episodes of Trivia and reviews of every episode from the first season of Lower Decks. https://www.patreon.com/thedurassisterspodcast Live Long and Prosper!
In February 1965, Gene Roddenberry tested the original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage," for NBC. The network ultimately would pass on "The Cage" and Captain Pike, but would order a new Pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before." The rest is history.On this week's episode, Brittany takes the Captain's chair and asks the question, why didn't "The Cage" work? The crew take a deep dive into the episode as they attempt to unlock the mysteries and fumbles surrounding the failed episode.Plus, we unveil our new partnership with Logical Coffee Roasters and welcome Matt Bailey to the show to talk all things coffee. The mailbag is also open and much more in "Unlocking the Cage."Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/astrangenewpod)
What Are Little Girls Made Of? was the seventh episode of Star Trek's debut season to air, with a dramatic rescue attempt undertaken to recover a scientist lost for half a decade. In this episode Gerry and Iain take a look at the threat of AI overthrowing its creators and how to convince people your sex robot is actually a completely innocuous android lab assistant. Dr Roger Korby (Michael Strong) and his assistant Brown (Harry Basch) have been missing on the planet Exo-III for five years. Korby's fiancée Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett) is a nurse on board the Enterprise and joins Kirk in an away mission to recover the missing genius. On, or rather under, the planet they encounter unexpected resistance from a large android called Ruk (Ted Cassidy) who seems to operate in Korby's interests. The doctor's other help is a beautiful young woman named Andrea (Sherry Jackson), who draws Christine's ire. What Are Little Girls Made Of? was directed by James Goldstone and was written by Robert Bloch. Goldstone had also helmed Where No Man Has Gone Before, but this was his final Star Trek episode. Bloch, a correspondent of HP Lovecraft, wrote two further episodes, but is perhaps best known as the author of Psycho. In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether it was worth Korby's efforts trying to convince Christine why he 'really' created Andrea; and the possibility of a naturally occurring phallic stalactite (phallictite?). The discussion continues in the comments below and please keep in touch with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram where we're @trekpodcast. You can listen to the show here on the website, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Pocket Casts, TuneIn, Stitcher, Google or wherever you find your podcasts. What Are Little Girls Made Of? was released in 1966. It is 50 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on CBS All Access in the United states, Netflix in the UK and is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries, including a comprehensive remastered set of all three seasons released by Paramount Home Entertainment.
Where No Man Has Gone Before was the second pilot and the third episode of Star Trek's debut season to air, with a silvery-eyed man-god putting megalomania before maintaining friendships. In this episode Gerry and Iain take a look at a trigger-happy Vulcan and some snazzy sweaters. The star of this show is Gary Mitchell (Gary Lockwood), a long-term friend of Captain Kirk's, whose high ESP sensitivity causes him to be significantly affected by an invisible barrier at the galaxy's edge. His treatment is managed by Dr Elizabeth Dehner (Sally Kellerman) who has her own part to play when Mitchell's powers and ambitions begin to grow beyond anything the Enterprise can accommodate. For the brief moment in time occupied by this episode, the ship's medical matters are under the management of Dr Piper (Paul Fix) while Lee Kelso (Paul Carr) looks like a reliable officer, at least while he lasts. Where No Man Has Gone Before was directed by James Goldstone and was written by Samuel A. Peeples. Goldstone would return later in the season to helm What Are Little Girls Made Of? but this was Peeples only contribution to Star Trek's original series. In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the differences between this crew and the established group; the corrupting influence of power; and whether misogyny will live on into the 23rd century. The discussion continues in the comments below and please keep in touch with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram where we're @trekpodcast. You can listen to the show here on the website, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Pocket Casts, TuneIn, Stitcher, Google or wherever you find your podcasts. Where No Man Has Gone Before was released in 1966. It is 50 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on CBS All Access in the United states, Netflix in the UK and is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries, including a comprehensive remastered set of all three seasons released by Paramount Home Entertainment.
At long last, after endless haranguing by fans from across the world, the It's Got Everything Podcast Network is excited to present the very first episode of the It's Got Star Trek podcast, featuring hosts Patrick, Dan, and Jesse, three of the foremost Trek experts this side of Argus Array. In the pilot episode of the podcast, your hosts will discuss the ins, outs, and arounds of the two (TWO!?) pilot episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, 'The Cage' and 'Where No Man Has Gone Before.' We've hidden a few smart bits in among the dumb bits - be the first to find one! Subscribe to the It's Got Star Trek Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or whichever clever podcast app you are most fond of. Note that this and all episodes of the It's Got Star Trek podcast contain explicit language and, frankly, an unnecessary amount of offensive content, so the show is intended only for adults and really really cool kids. Please utilize one of the following options if you have an interest in contacting your hosts: Email us at feedback@itsgotstartrek.com Twitter us @ItsGotStarTrek Instagramaphone us @ItsGotStarTrek Facebookify us @ItsGotStarTrek Telephone us at 202-456-1414 Finally, you can visit www.itsgotstartrek.com and leave a comment (or indeed a series of comments – really, what have you got to lose?)
Just a few more days until the It's Got Star Trek podcast officially launches! To get things started, your hosts will be doing a series of episodes focused on the Star Trek pilot episodes, starting with a double-bill of "The Cage" and "Where No Man Has Gone Before" from TOS. That will be followed the next week by The Next Generation's "Encounter at Farpoint" then the week after that we'll have Deep Space Nine's "Emissary" and - wouldn't you know it! - the week after that we'll totally be tubing down Voyager's "Caretaker" river and spilling out into Enterprise's "Broken Bow." But what will come next, you might be wondering? How will you handle the pattern-breaking launch of Discovery? Well, by covering "The Vulcan Hello" and "Battle at the Binary Stars" in one episode, followed by "Context is for Kings" in a follow-up installment. Now you might be wondering, are these fools actually going to keep this up? Well, I can assure you that these fools will - and my assurance is ironclad as we've already recorded all this noise. Anyway, don't get upset, just relax and enjoy this preview podjam on a loop until Thursday, December 5 (maybe at midnight? who knows?!). Subscribe to the It's Got Star Trek Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or whichever clever podcast app you are most fond of. Note that this and all episodes of the It's Got Star Trek podcast contain explicit language and, frankly, an unnecessary amount of offensive content, so the show is intended only for adults and really really cool kids. Please utilize one of the following options if you have an interest in contacting your hosts: Email us at feedback@itsgotstartrek.com Twitter us @ItsGotStarTrek Instagramaphone us @ItsGotStarTrek Facebookify us @ItsGotStarTrek Telephone us at 202-456-1414 Finally, you can visit www.itsgotstartrek.com and leave a comment (or indeed a series of comments – really, what have you got to lose?)
While aired as the third episode of the first season of Star Trek: The Original Series, “Where No Man Has Gone Before” — the second of two pilots — manages to right the ship. Not only did it get the series green-lit, but it also started a phenomenon. Join us as we review “Where No Man Has Gone Before”.
Welcome to the Other part of our Podcats where we jump into the the series that started it all: Star Trek: The Original Series. Here's the show we started recording before Discovery it's the reviews and recaps of The Original Series. Yes, all the episodes you loved and remember from TOS are all starting here with The Brother's Trek About: The Original Series. In this first episode we discuss "The Cage." The originally unaired pilot looks amazing and you can see the lessons they were learning for the next pilot episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before." We talk Desilu, we joke about big heads, we chat about how they have mined this episode for future Trek, and how the histry of the world helped shape what we know as Trek. All this and more in an epic hour and half episode!
Star Trek has these little, unique stories that surround its production. Little things that happened that didn't happen on other shows. This week, we've got another one of those stories. But it's a bigger deal. Co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto discuss the studio that produced Star Trek, Desilu. When the show first went into production, the studio was owned by Hollywood and TV great, Lucille Ball. Lucy liked Star Trek and saved the show on several occasions. A great example of her loyalty came on the last day of production on the second pilot, Where No Man Has Gone Before. Sand was accumulating on the camera dolly tracks. Lucy grabbed a broom and began sweeping the sand away to keep the production on track. In 1967 Lucy decided to sell Desilu to Paramount which was owned by Gulf+ Western. While it was the end of Desilu, this sale was necessary for the rebirth of Star Trek in the 1970s. Only a studio the size of Paramount had the capital, the vision and the ability to invest in multiple development projects in 1975, '76 and '77 and then be able to see it through to the opening of The Motion Picture in 1979.
Captain Kirk is faced with two more godlike beings, one of whom is his oldest, dearest friend ("Where No Man Has Gone Before"). Following that, The Enterprise nearly crashes to its doom once the crew loses all sense of self-control ("The Naked Time"). Also, Dan stuns Mike speechless when he reveals exactly how long it will take to cover every Star Trek television program and movie, Mike pieces together Spock's origin, and the guys debate one particular stat. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.
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