Star Trek Universe

Without the safety of a net, force fields, or a recent re-watch, we are ranking all 13 Star Trek films from worst to best, then doing the math to find our combined official podcast ranking!

Star Trek Universe Podcast #49

In this special episode, we play a Star Trek Extended Universe panel from the Hoover Library Sci-Fi and Fantasy Festival that I took part in with Shawn Wray (The Landing Party) and MarkAdam Miller, the head of the local Star Trek Fan Club!

We talk about our favorite Star Trek novels and comics, authors, and the canonicity of those mediums!

This panel originally aired as an episode of The Landy Party from Cosmic Potato.

The Landing Party - https://www.cosmicpotato.com/the-landing-party

The Prime Direction - https://www.cosmicpotato.com/the-prime-direction

The Mayberry Philes - https://www.cosmicpotato.com/the-mayberry-philes

Oh, the Great Bird of the Galaxy has blessed our planet this weekend! San Diego Comic Con 2019 has happened, and we're talking a TON of the awesome Star Trek goodness to come rolling out of nerd mecca (as well as some stuff that happened before that we didn't get to discuss! Stuff like:

'Star Trek Picard'
*The Trailer has dropped, and it has some surprising beats--like when freakin' Seven of Nine and Data showed up!
*A closer look at the main cast!
* Michael Chabon named as showrunner!
*The surprise inclusion of Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis as well as Jonathan Del Arco reprising his role as Hugh of Borg from TNG!
*Picard named his dog Number One!

'Star Trek: Short Treks'
*A new trailer teases six new shorts for this season, including new stories for Pike, Spock, and Number One!
* Short Treks to once again tie into future seasons of other Trek series, including Star Trek: Picard!
* Calypso from season 1 is being looked at for future storylines!
* A Captain Pike/Enterprise series is being considered!

'Star Trek: Discovery'
*David Ajala Joins the Cast in Season 3
*The crew may not have wound up in the same place 1,000 years in the future...

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' and Unnamed Nickelodeon Series

*Author David Mack is officially a consultant on both animated series!
*New profiles of the Lower Decks crew have dropped!

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director's Cut to Hit 4k?

Quentin Tarantino Says His Star Trek Will be Pulp Fiction in Space!

Alex Kurtzman has some interesting updates regarding the Star Trek franchise, Quentin Tarantino has an update on his possible R-rated Star Trek film, Chris Hemsworth explains what REALLY stopped his involvement in Star Trek 4, plus Dave will tell ya where to get the limited, special edition of the Deep Space Nine documentary What We Left Behind and where you can enter to win a new, free blu-ray boxset of the Kelvin Timeline trilogy!

Kurtzman Gives an Update About the Star Trek TV Franchise |
- Will 'Star Trek' eventually be on all the time?
- How He's Growing the Fanbase
- 'Star Trek: Picard' is About Family as Much as TNG was
- 'Discovery' Season 3 Progress
- 'Short Treks' to Also Include Animated Episodes!
- 'Section 31' to Shoot Right After 'Discovery' Season 3
- 'Enterprise' Show with Pike, Spock, and Number One Being Considered
- Familiar Voices May Be Heard on 'Lower Decks'
-Insight into the New Animated Nickelodeon Series
Quentin Tarantino Gives An Update On His Star Trek Film |
Why Chris Hemsworth Turned Down Star Trek 4 |
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Has a Special Edition |
Win a Star Trek Kelvin Timeline Trilogy Blu-Ray Set |

Star Trek Universe Podcast #046

Our thoughts on the new teaser trailer for upcoming CBS All Access series 'Star Trek: Picard' starring Patrick Stewart!

Star Trek Universe Podcast #045

Ira Steven Behr, the showrunner and executive producer for the controversial series 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' takes us on a journey 20 years beyond the last episode of the series by getting his core writers' room back together to break a fictional season 8 premiere--all while guiding us through the past of the show and reminding us of its cultural significance.

We have seen this tear-jerking documentary, and we're talking about it on this episode of the Star Trek Universe Podcast!

Star Trek Universe Podcast #044 - 'What We Left Behind - Looking Back on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' Review

We're talking the season 2 finale! How does this ending land? What does the future hold for Discovery? We talk plot, story, and character progression, theories, favorite quotes, and trivia!

CBS ALL ACCESS SUMMARY:

The USS Discovery battles against Control in a fight not only for their lives but for the future, with a little help from some unexpected friends. Spock and Burnham discern vital new connections between the red signals while Burnham faces one of life’s harshest truths: the right decisions are often the hardest to make.

Star Trek Universe Podcast #043 - 'Star Trek: Discovery' 2x14 - "Such Sweet Sorrow, Pt. 2" Review

This week, we're talking the penultimate installment of season 2! Lots of tearful goodbyes in this episode, but does it stick? We talk plot, story, and character progression, theories, favorite quotes, and trivia!

CBS ALL ACCESS SUMMARY:

When the USS Discovery's crucial mission does not go according to plan, Burnham realizes what must ultimately be done. The crew prepares for the battle of a lifetime as Leland's Control ships get closer.

Star Trek Universe Podcast #042 - 'Star Trek: Discovery' 2x13 - "Such Sweet Sorrow" Review

This week, we're in disagreement! Regardless, we talk plot, story, and character progression, theories, favorite quotes, trivia, and some Borg-related listener feedback!

CBS ALL ACCESS SUMMARY:

A fourth signal leads the USS Discovery to an insular world, where Pike is forced to make a life-changing choice. Burnham and Spock investigate a Section 31 ship gone rogue, leading to a discovery with catastrophic consequences.

Star Trek Universe Podcast #041 - 'Star Trek: Discovery' 2x12 - "Through the Valley of Shadows" Review

We jump into episode discussion, from possible canon fixes, time travel theories, problematic plot points, favorite quotes, and trivia!

CBS ALL ACCESS SUMMARY:

Burnham receives the reunion she’s been longing for, but it doesn’t go quite as she imagined. Georgiou and Tyler sense a disturbing change in Leland.

Star Trek Universe Podcast #040 - 'Star Trek: Discovery' 2x11 - "Perpetual Infinity" Review