Tag: Star Trek

In the late 80s and 1990s, a new era dawned for television science-fiction, in no small part thanks to Star Trek: The Next Generation’s success. Siskoid and Gene Hendricks sit down to discuss six very different SF series of that era, looking at how they were influenced by TNG and in turn may have influenced what came after.

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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 clip from: “Alien Nation”, starring Eric Pierpoint and Gary Graham.

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Just in time for St. Valentine’s, Siskoid and Jonathan Schaefer-Hames ask whether Spock and Uhura are a good match in the Kelvin timeline, and if the writing wasn’t already on the wall in the Original Series. And if not with each other, who do we ‘ship them with?

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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’s “The Man Trap”, starring Nichelle Nichols and Leonard Nimoy; “Star Trek Beyond” by Justin Lin, starring Zoë Saldana and Zachary Quinto.

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Former youth care worker Clo Allard discusses Data’s brother Lore, his troubling behavior, and what course of treatment might allow him to be reactivated and reintegrated safely into society. Can it be done? Siskoid aims to find out.

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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 The Next Generation’s “Brothers” and “Descent Part II”, starring Brent Spiner, Brent Spiner and uhm, Brent Spiner.

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Siskoid and the Irredeemable Shagg discuss their passion for the Star Trek Collectible Card Game – how it works, what their favorite elements are, and how it made them the geeks they are, including the secret origin of Siskoid!

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Remember the controversy about Enterprise’s designs looking too advanced to be precursors to The Original Series’? Well so’s your phone! Siskoid meets Ruth and Darrin Sutherland of the RAD Adventures Network to talk about the show’s aesthetic and whether or not knee jerks were right or wrong, back then and indeed, today, between Discovery and Strange New Worlds pushing things further.

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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: Enterprise’s “Broken Bow”, starring Scott Bakula, Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating.

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Bolians. The blue glue that holds Starfleet together. Some are service providers, some are officers, and a few even get lines. And yet there’s a ton of lore about these Federation members. Siskoid plays one in a role-playing game, and he’s invited his GameMaster Ryan Blake back on the show to help dissect the people of Bolarus IX, their biology, culture, and impact on the TNG era.

Listen to Episode 44 below!

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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 The Next Generation’s “Schisms”, starring Ken Thorley and Michael Dorn, and “Ensign Ro”, starring Ken Thorley and Patrick Stewart.

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It’s experiment time! Siskoid and Derek William Crabbe re-imagine Original Series episodes as Kelvin timeline stories! What will they learn about the innate qualities of the Reboot franchise?

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The comics cover Derek crafted and mentioned is available HERE.

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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” by J.J. Abrams, starring Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana and Chris Pine; and “Star Trek Beyond” by Justin Lin, starring Zoe Saldana.

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Military expert Mike Lacroix is back on the show, this time to talk about insubordination and mutiny, what they mean in a real world context, and how they are translated to the screen in Star Trek, with plenty of examples that will make you wonder what kind of ship Starfleet is running! But can the problems be explained away? I guess that’s Siskoid’s job!

Listen to Episode 42 below!

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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 Lower Decks’ “Second Contact”, starring Dawnn Lewis, Jack Quaid and Phil LaMarr; “Star Trek: First Contact” by Jonathan Frakes, starring Michael Dorn; Star Trek The Next Generation’s “Gambit II”, starring Brent Spiner and Michael Dorn; TNG’s “Redemption II”, starring Timothy Carhart and Brent Spiner; Star Trek’s “Amok Time”, starring Leonard Nimoy; “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” by Leonard Nimoy, starring William Shatner; and The Orville’s “New Dimensions”, starring Adrianne Palicki.

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From the Original Series to Star Trek: Picard, Siskoid and Scott X trace the history of androids and the story-telling strategies used to make them mirrors held up to humanity. What are androids, what do they mean, and what’s the next step in their evolution? Plus, Star Trek News and your feedback from the previous episode.

Listen to Episode 41 below!

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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: The Next Generation’s “Encounter at Farpoint” starring Brent Spiner, “The Offspring” starring Brent Spiner and Hallie Todd; Star Trek’s “Requiem for Methuselah” starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, “I, Mudd” starring Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley; and Star Trek: Picard’s “Et in Arcadia Ego: Part 2” starring Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner.

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