Standard Orbit 174: Battle of the Battles Battle of the Mutara Nebula Vs. Battle of Khitomer Star Trek was never about big space battles but the movies, as well as the series, had some pretty intense skirmishes. In this week's Standard Orbit: we look at two big battles from the TOS movie timeline: TWOK's Battle of the Mutara Nebula and TUC's Battle of Khitomer.  Zach Moore is still off filming in an undisclosed location. Earl Grey's Richard Marquez joins me to discuss these two exciting scenes and compare the differences in approach, scale, tactics, and outcome. We talk about a possible different scenario for the Battle of Khitomer as well. We hope you enjoy this week's episode of Standard Orbit and share your insights and opinions on the Babel Conference.    Hosts  Ken Tripp and Richard Marquez      Feature    Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:08)    The "Star" of Earl Grey (00:01:56)    Letter from Brad  (00:03:02)     Battle of the battles (00:07:15)    Mutara Nebula  (00:08:56)   A take on the fight (00:18:00)   Reliant vs. Enterprise (00:21:10)   The Undiscovered Country (00:25:05) The Flaws (00:29:20)   Sulu takes one for the team (00:37:00)  Previously on Trek.fm (00:50:20)    Thank You for Listening to Standard Orbit (00:57:00)      Production    Zach Moore (Producer)  Ken Tripp (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Renee Roberts (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Aaron Harvey (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)           Send us your feedback!       Twitter: @trekfm       Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm       Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm       Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact       Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/       Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm              Support the Network!       Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm              Sponsor       Audible is the premiere source for audiobooks with more than 150,000 titles to choose from, and new titles coming every week. From classics to current bestsellers, and even some of the most famous Star Trek books like Prime Directive, Federation, and Spock’s World, Audible has something for everyone. As a Trek.fm listener you can get a free audiobook of your choice along with a 30-day trial to see just how great Audible is. So give it a try today, catch up on all those classic Star Trek books you’ve yet to read or that latest novel from you favorite author and support the network and our programming at the same time!              Release Date       Monday, May 22, 2017           Duration       58 Minutes 18 Seconds            File Size       40.0 MB       42,014,117bytes