This Week in Trek

ThisWeekInTrekNewLogo150x150Michael Gaines and Darrell Skeels, two veteran Star Trek fans, talk about the shows and the influences the shows had.

 

 

 

 

  • This Week in Trek Episode 79 is up, “Shatner had 4chan cookies for lunch”

    News:
    The Art Director’s Guild gave TNG Production Designer Herman Zimmerman their 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award.
    CBS Blu-rays – TNG S3: April 30 (preorder Amazon $114.99) & Best of Both Worlds $19.95
    Theatrical event April 25, 7pm: Best of Both Worlds & behind the scenes stuff.
    Paramount Blu-rays – Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis. All others were released in 2009.
    Entertainment Weekly says “Khan” in their latest issue.
    Alice Eve says “Not Khan”
    Shatner calls JJ a “pig”

    Ten Forward:
    What’s Star Trek’s payoff? Is there one?

    Star Trek in pop culture:
    The Cable Guy – Jim Carrey 1996

    Episode Insight – “The Dauphin” from TNG S2

    Character Insight – Seska

    Subspace communications

    Collectables – QMX figures and large shuttlecraft model.

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  • This Week in Trek episode 55 is up, “Tri-tantrum”

    News:
    Michael Dorn launches a new Kickstarter for a romantic comedy starring Star Trek cast members.
    qmxonline.com has a nice set of retro Star Trek prints.
    Our thoughts on Shatner’s “Get a Life!” on Epix.

    Ten Forward:
    i09′s list of what they want from a new Star Trek show.

    Star Trek in pop culture:
    Narration of the Jenolian caves in Australia done in Klingon.

    Episode Insight: “Obsession” from TOS Season 2

    Character insight: Jadzia Dax

    Subspace communications

    Collectables: Coins and cutaways.

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