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Kayla and Jared jump on the Shuttle Pod for a look back at the newest episode of Star Trek: Discovery, “Context Is For Kings.” Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Episode 3 – Debuted Sunday October 1st Written by Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts & Craig Sweeny Story Bryan Fuller & Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts Directed by Akiva Goldsman With the third episode of Discovery now out there, in the wild, it feels like we are finally settling into our new home. I’m talking, of course, about the USS Discovery. The two-part pilot episode, which we talked about on the podcast last week, felt more like the prologue to our story. In a traditional sense, episode 3 was our real pilot. We are introduced to the characters (the ones that will be sticking around for the rest of the season), we are shown our new home (The Discovery), and we learn about the story arc that will carry us through the remainder of the season. It’s still very early days for Discovery, and despite the episode’s title, it feels like we are missing the context necessary to really get our teeth around what this story will evolve into. But, that’s part of the mystery and intrigue isn’t it? Listen below as Kayla and Jared break down the episode and discuss what worked, what didn’t, and how Discovery is taking its place within Star Trek canon.

With episodes 1 and 2 of Star Trek: Discovery fresh in our minds, the crew of USS TrekMovie’s Shuttle Pod podcast took to the podwaves to discuss the premiere of the brand new Star Trek show. In this new series, “Shuttle Pod At The Disco,” will cover each episode of Discovery just after it airs. In this, the maiden voyage of the Shuttle Pod At The Disco, Kayla, Matt, Brian, and Jared discuss “The Vulcan Hello” (written by Bryan Fuller and Akiva Goldsman, story by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman, directed by David Semel) and “Battle at the Binary Stars” (written by Aaron Harberts and Gretchen J. Berg, story by Bryan Fuller, directed by Adam Kane). With this being a brand new show, there was a lot to unpack. In our hour-long discussion, we focused on our initial reactions to Discovery and looked at how well episodes 1 and 2 set up the rest of the series in terms of fan service, character development, world building, and how the new show fits into the pre-existing canon. Plus, we take a look at Star Trek’s first ever after show, After Trek, which Brian had the pleasure of attending in person in New York City.

With the Discovery pilot just days away, the Shuttle Pod podcast crew look back at the first two episodes that started it all.

The Shuttle Pod crew take a deep breath and dive into one of Trek's less beloved films.

With a ton of coverage coming out of the convention, where is the tl;dr of this year's STLV? Look no further than this Supplemental Edition of the Shuttle Pod podcast! We recap the highlights and go over what we learned for the first time last week in Las Vegas.

Join the Shuttle Pod crew as they debrief after a very busy San Diego Comic-Con and take the beginnings of a deep dive into the new 'Star Trek: Discovery' trailer.

While TOS has a very clear list of its very best episodes, fans have little consensus on what a top 10 list for TNG might look like. There’s a lot agreement that any top 10 list would include “Best of Both Worlds”, “All Good Things…”, “The Inner Light”, “Yesterday’s Enterprise”, and “Chain of Command” — but what about the remaining five slots? Kayla, Jared, and Brian discuss TrekMovie’s suggestions for such a list!  

If you haven’t been reading the nerd news over the past week or so, you may have come back to realize that you’ve missed a lot. Things are really starting to ramp up toward the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, and with more and more news coming out all the time, it can be difficult to keep up. This week, Kayla, Matt, and Brian of the Shuttle Pod crew talk the latest in DSC news and give their thoughts on the developments. All the news that’s fit to cast Since Kayla has been away for the past month with little internet access, she may as well have been under a rock. Matt and Brian take this episode of the Shuttle Pod to catch her up on the latest news, including the announcement of a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, our first look at Captain Lorca, new images of Michael Burnham and Captain Georgiou in spiffy new field uniforms (standing in a rather steam-punk transporter room), Frakes slated as director, and of course: DSC’s premiere date! (September 24th, for those keeping score). DSC uniform breakdown and analysis We also fawn over the artistic skills of TrekMovie and Trek.fm’s Aaron Harvey and his amazing Star Trek: Discovery uniform infographic. Stay tuned to TrekMovie.com for all the latest Star Trek: Discovery news, and see our Discovery page for all the deets in one place!

Games have played an important part of the Star Trek universe, whether it’s starting The Original Series with a game of 3D chess or ending TNG with a round of poker. But what about games based on Star Trek properties? Following our review of the Star Trek: Bridge Crew simulator, Brian and Jared do a deep dive on Star Trek video and tabletop games, including the Decipher CCG, the new role-playing game, and the 25th anniversary point-and-click game. But are any of these, perchance, a deadly game?!?

At the edge of the universe, discovery begins… and you get there on a shuttlepod… Recorded the night of big Star Trek: Discovery trailer release (May 17), the Shuttle Pod crew, joined by fellow TrekMovie editor Matt, discuss their first thoughts on the trailer. This podcast was made fresh and delivered hot and ready just for our loyal listeners. We break down our thoughts on the cast, the style and design of the new show, the visual effects, and discuss what the trailer may be revealing to us about the plot of the show. We also discuss a certain other sci-fi show premiering this fall, Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville, which released a trailer of its own this week and is clearly targeted at Star Trek fans.