Tag: Star Trek

LET’S GET READY TO RUMMMBLLLLLLLLE!!!!!! Gimme That Star Trek pit 64 Trek heroes from across all series in a bracket fight decided by five panelists – Derek William Crabbe, Cory Drew, Fred Melanson, Kurt Onstad, and Siskoid! Their task: Decide each bracketed fight until only one the greatest Star Trek hero of all time (at least, in that moment) stands alone! Who will it be? Grab your bracket sheet HERE to follow along, and may the best hero live longest and prosper!

Listen to Episode 21 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’s “The Gamesters of Triskelion” featuring Bartell LaRue, Walker Edmiston and Robert Johnson, and “Star Trek Fight Music” by Gerald Fried; “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock”, by and starring Leonard Nimoy; “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country”, by Nicholas Meyer, starring George Takei and William Shatner; Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1”, starring Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes; Deep Space Nine’s “Business as Usual”, starring René Auberjonois and Armin Shimerman, and “Waltz”, starring Avery Brooks; Star Trek: Voyager, starring Jeri Ryan; Enterprise’s “Broken Bow”, starring Jolene Blalock and Scott Bakula; and “Here’s to the Losers” by James Darren

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Siskoid welcomes Scott X into the fold to compare and contrast the classic episode “The City on the Edge of Forever” as write Harlan Ellison wrote it, and how it eventually aired, using IDW’s excellent comic book adaptation as a guide! Which is better? We already know Ellison’s opinion, but y’know, objectively speaking!

Listen to Episode 20 below!

Relevant images and further credits at: Gimme That Star Trek ep.20 Supplemental

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Highlights from IDW’s adaptation of the Harlan Ellison’s story, by the Brothers Tipton and J.K. Woodward:

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It’s coming! May’s episode of Gimme That Star Trek will pit 64 Trek heroes from across all series in a bracket fight decided by five panelists. And YOU can win Fire and Water merch if you guess the most slots correctly! Here are the opening match-ups.

Grab a copy of this sheet, fill it out until it names a winner and send it to Siskoid before April 30th to enter. One point per slot correctly entered. Ties broken by coin flip/dice throw. Identity of panelists secret until transmission. Their criteria (historical importance, look, personality, originality, personal preference, etc.) entirely their own. Winner announced in Subspace Transmissions in May’s episode.

Good luck!

Resistance is futile! You will be assimilated! Siskoid and Kraptonite’s Ryan Blake go deep into one of Trek’s most enduring antagonist race – the Borg! Where they came from, what they mean, how did they evolve, what impact did they have on the Trek universe, and what are their greatest moments and stories. It’s all here in Gimme’s first villain profile!

Listen to Episode 19 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 “Q Who?”, featuring Rob Bowman, Maurice Hurley, an Tim Trella;  “Star Trek: First Contact”, starring Alice Krige and Brent Spiner; and Star Trek Voyager’s “Revulsion”, starring Jeri Ryan.

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In September of 2017, comic book legend Len Wein passed away. Siskoid and Comic Reflections’ Nicholas Prom pay tribute to the man and his work by way of his short but appreciable run on Gold Key’s Star Trek comic book series, his issues perhaps the best that title ever had to offer.

Listen to Episode 18 below!

Relevant images and further credits at: Gimme That Star Trek ep.18 Supplemental

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Highlights from Len Wein’s run of Gold Key’s Star Trek comics (issues 9-16), with art by Alberto Giolitti, issues 10 though 16 featuring covers by George Wilson.

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Who’s Who is back, and Shag and Rob have brought Siskoid with them to cover all the Listener Feedback for WHO’S WHO IN STAR TREK and WHO’S WHO IN THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES! Plus a few surprises!

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Our fantastic opening theme is by Daniel Adams and Ashton Burge with their band The Bad Mamma Jammas! http://www.facebook.com/BadMammaJammas.

This episode brought to you by InStockTrades. This week’s selections:

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Supergirl from Who’s Who in the Legion of Super-heroes (custom piece by Robert Marcum with art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Praised be his Name,  from the 1982 style guide)

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This week, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine celebrates its 25th Anniversary, so Siskoid and Yardsale Artist and leadership expert Jarrod Alberich join forces to talk about Captain Benjamin Sisko and HIS leadership style. It’s a love letter to the character, in podcast form! So… Benjamin Sisko… Best Star Trek captain?

Listen to Episode 17 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 Deep Space Nine’s “Call to Arms”, The Ship” and “The Jem’Hadar”, starring Avery Brooks, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton.

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