Tag: Star Trek

Gimme That Star Trek Ep.14: New Frontier

October 03, 2017

The Irredeemable Shagg joins Siskoid to talk about Peter David’s New Frontier series of Star Trek books, for their money, the best non-TV Trek you can get! A spoiler-lite discussion of the characters, stories and style of New Frontier, which they hope will encourage you to discover Sector 221-G for yourselves!

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Credits:
“Star Trek Theme” by Alexander Courage, with the Irredeemable Shagg on vocals. End theme: “Deep Space Nine Theme” by Dennis McCarthy.

Bonus clips from: “Star Trek New Frontier: End Game” by Peter David, read by Joe Morton; Star Trek The Next Generation’s “Unification Part II” starring Leonard Nimoy; “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” by Nicholas Meyer, starring Leonard Nimoy and Kirstie Alley.

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Gimme That Star Trek Ep.13: Ode to Sulu

September 05, 2017

Is Sulu the best Original Series character? Siskoid says yes. Let’s see what his guest David Ace Gutiérrez thinks. A conversation that spans the length and depth of Hikaru Sulu’s career, from astrophysicist to helmsman to captain of the Excelsior, and from George Takei to John Cho, in an attempt to dissect and explain the appeal of one of Trek’s most well-developed “lower deck” characters.

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Credits:
“Star Trek Theme” by Alexander Courage, with the Irredeemable Shagg on vocals. End theme: “Deep Space Nine Theme” by Dennis McCarthy.

Bonus clips from: “Star Trek VI: The Undiscoverd Country” by Nicholas Meyer, starring George Takai, William Shatner, DeForest Kelly and James Doohan; Star Trek’s “Mirror, Mirror”, starring George Takei and William Shatner; “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” by Nicholas Meyer, starring William Shatner and George Takei; Star Trek: Voyager’s “Flashback”, starring George Takei and Tim Russ; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s “Dr. Bashir, I Presume?”, starring Robert Picardo and Colm Meany; and “3rd Rock from the Sun” guest-starring George Takei.

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Gimme That Star Trek Ep.12: The Bashir-O'Brien Bromance

August 01, 2017

At the heart of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is one of the great Trek pairings: the Bashir-O’Brien friendship. Siskoid and DS9 super-fan Kurt “Speedball” Onstad track how, across seven years, it organically grew into the cherished relationship it eventually became. Plus, Star Trek news and listener feedback!

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Credits:
“Star Trek Theme” by Alexander Courage, with the Irredeemable Shagg on vocals. End theme: “Deep Space Nine Theme” by Dennis McCarthy.

Bonus clips from: Star Trek Deep Space Nine’s “The Storyteller”, “Explorers”, “Hard Time” and “Extreme Measures”, starring Siddig el Fadil and Colm Meany; and “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” by Leonard Nimoy.

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Gimme That Star Trek Ep.11: Star Trek vs. Doctor Who

July 04, 2017

Happy 4th of July! To celebrate, the Fire & Water Network has arranged a study in imperialism, as Canadian Siskoid and American Cory Drew compare and contrast their two favorite shows, Star Trek and Doctor Who! Is each a product of its own specific empire? They go in deep, discussing the shows’ attitudes towards authority, individualism, professionalism, interventionism, and even the controversial chair agenda! Fireworks incoming!

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Credits: “Star Trek Theme” by Alexander Courage, with the Irredeemable Shagg on vocals. End theme: “Deep Space Nine Theme” by Dennis McCarthy.

Bonus clips from: Doctor Who’s “Oxygen” starring Peter Capaldi; “Battlefield” starring Sylvester McCoy; “The Empty Child” starring Billie Piper and Christopher Eccleston; “The Moonbase” starring Patrick Troughton; “Tomb of the Cybermen” starring Peter Hawkins; and “The Lodger” starring Matt Smith / Star Trek The Next Generation’s “Reunion” starring Patrick Stewart; “Star Trek” by J.J. Abrams starring Zachary Quinto; “Symbiosis” starring Patrick Stewart and Gates McFadden; “I, Borg” starring Jonathan Del Arco; and “Star Trek: First Contact” by Jonathan Frakes, starring Gates McFadden.

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Gimme That Star Trek Ep.10: Grading the Federation's Utopia

June 06, 2017

Star Trek’s is a utopian future, but how true is that epithet? Is the Federation as great as the show makes it out to be, or does it have a dark underbelly? Siskoid sits down with actor and fellow improviser Fred Melanson to discuss and debate the matter.

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Credits: “Star Trek Theme” by Alexander Courage, with the Irredeemable Shagg on vocals. End theme: “Deep Space Nine Theme” by Dennis McCarthy.

Bonus clips from: Star Trek Deep Space Nine’s “For the Cause” starring Ken Marshall; and Star Trek The Next Generation’s “The Neutral Zone” starring Patrick Stewart.

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Gimme That Star Trek Bonus: Discovery and Orville Trailers

May 26, 2017

Out of nowhere they both came – FINALLY a Star Trek: Discovery trailer, and beating it by a day, Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville’s – so Siskoid and guest David Ace Gutiérrez got together in an impromptu recording session to discuss both. Engage!

Helpful – the trailers on YouTube:
Star Trek: Discovery
The Orville

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Credits: “Star Trek Theme” by Alexander Courage, with the Irredeemable Shagg on vocals. End theme: “Deep Space Nine Theme” by Dennis McCarthy.

Bonus clips from: “Star Trek: Discovery Teaser Trailer”; “Star Trek: Discovery Trailer” starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Michelle Yeoh, James Frain, Doug Jones, and Sam Vartholomeos; and “The Orville Trailer” starring Seth MacFarlane, Victor Garber, Peter Macon, Penny Johnson Jerald, Halston Sage, Norm MacDonald, Mark Jackson, Scott Grimes, Adrianne Palicki, J. Lee, Brian George, and James Horan.

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Gimme That Star Trek Ep.9: Where No Fan Has Gone Before

May 09, 2017

In 2003, Futurama ended with a special Star Trek episode that reunited most of the original Star Trek cast. In 2017, Siskoid and the Lonely Hearts Romance Comics Podcast’s Furn have giggly, but sometimes philosophical, chat about that episode. Get ready to go… “Where No Fan Has Gone Before”!

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Credits: “Star Trek Theme” by Alexander Courage, with the Irredeemable Shagg on vocals. End music: “Futurama Theme” by Christopher Tyng.

Bonus clips from: Futurama’s “Where No Fan Has Gone Before” by David A. Goodman, starring William Shatner, John DiMaggio, David Herman, George Takei, Katey Sagal, Walter Koenig, and Leonard Nimoy; and “The Daves I Know” by the Kids in the Hall.

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Gimme That Star Trek Ep.8: TOS Full Series Review

April 18, 2017

Siskoid goes way overboard and tries to review all 80 episodes of The Original Series, with guests pitching in with additional material. But Siskoid has always been a man overboard…

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Credits:“Star Trek Theme” by Alexander Courage, with the mellifluous tones of the Irredeemable Shagg. End theme: “Deep Space Nine Theme” by Dennis McCarthy.

Contributions by: Cory Drew, Mike Peacock, Tim Wallace, David Ace Guttierez, David Gallaher, The Irredeemable Shagg, Ryan Daly, Chris Franklin, Rob Kelly, Bass Leveseque and Dr. G Man of Nerdology.

Bonus clips from: “Gene Roddenberry Up Close and Personal Interview”; and every episode of Star Trek The Original Series, starring Jeffrey Hunter, Sally Kellerman, George Takei, Grace Lee Whitney, Nichelle Nichols, Bruce Hyde, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Roger C. Carmel, John Megna, Anthony Call, DeForest Kelley, Malachi Throne, Julie Parrish, Barbara Anderson, Mark Lenard, Bruce Mars, John Crawford, William Campbell, Bart LaRue, Barbara Babcock, Majel Barrett, Joan Marshall, Charles Macaulay, David Opatoshu, John Colicos, Michael Forrest, Vic Perrin, Celeste Yarnall, James Doohan, William Windom, Antoinette Bower, Elizabeth Rogers, Jane Wyatt, John Fiedler, Michael Pataki, Angelique Pettyjohn, Walker Edmiston, Booker Bradshaw, Warren Stevens, Teri Garr, Joanne Linville, Susan Howard, Kate Woodville, France Nuyen, Frank Gorshin, David Hurst, Lee Meriwether, Charles Napier, Deborah Downey, Diana Ewing, and Barry Atwater; “Battleship” ad by Milton Bradley; “Tombstone” by George P. Cosmatos, starring Val Kilmer; and “Mortal Kombat Theme” by The Immortals.

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Gimme That Star Trek Ep.7: Weddings

March 07, 2017

Siskoid and his fellow Lonely Heart Bass Levesque tackle the subject of wedding ceremonies in the Star Trek universe – how do the Vulcans, Betazoids, Bajorans, Ferengi, and Klingons get hitched?

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Credits:“Star Trek Theme” by Alexander Courage, with the mellifluous tones of the Irredeemable Shagg. End theme: “Deep Space Nine Theme” by Dennis McCarthy.

Bonus clips from: Star Trek’s “Balance of Terror” starring William Shatner, and “Amok Time” starring Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner; Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “Data’s Day”, starring Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner, “Haven” starring Majel Barrett, and “Cost of Living” starring Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s “Call to Arms” starring Armin Shimerman, and “You Are Cordially Invited” starring Shannon Cochran, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Alexander Siddig, J.G. Hertzler, and Colm Meaney; and “Heart and Soul” by T’Pau and Bass.

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Gimme That Star Trek Ep.6: Star Trek V - The Final Frontier

February 07, 2017

Siskoid and Chris Franklin tackle Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, a film they claim isn’t as bad as you remember. They might even be fans of it. And their reevaluation is going… where no man has gone before.

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Credits:“Star Trek Theme” by Alexander Courage, with the mellifluous tones of the Irredeemable Shagg. End theme: “Deep Space Nine Theme” by Dennis McCarthy.

Bonus clips from: “Shatner of the Mount” by Fall On Your Sword, starring William Shatner; “Thunderball” by Terence Young, starring Sean Connery; and “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier” by William Shatner, starring Laurence Luckinbill and William Shatner.

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