This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast

By Michael Gaines and Cara Donley

Insight and news about the world of Star Trek from Michael Gaines and Cara Donley... more

· TV & Film

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How many episodes does This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 547 episodes available.

This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast episodes:

August 24, 2019 Episode 406, "25 years or 50,000 light years"
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News

Nichelle Nichols Farewell Celebration

May 1–3 at the Marriot Burbank Hotel

Weekend admission tickets start at $75 and are available at uhura.space.
Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: This just hit me....the one character I want to see most in the Picard show.....more so than Q...is the Enterprise!
Star Trek in pop culture:

White Van Man. UK. S1 E2 2012. The guys visit a freelance web site designer in her home which is all done up like the Enterprise.
Last week in Trek
Episode insight: ENT: S3 Doctor’s Orders
Subspace communications
...more
52min
August 17, 2019 Episode 405, "Is there a doctor in the house?"
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News:

CBS & Viacom together again.
Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Would you have less appreciation for a birthday present if you were told it was replicated when it was given to you?
Star Trek in pop culture:

American Dad - 0914. Stan’s wife is talking to him when she realizes he isn’t listening.
Last week in Trek
Episode insight: VOY: Meld S2 E16
Subspace communications
...more
1h 9min
August 10, 2019 Episode 404, "Episode not found"
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News
STTMP 40th anniv: Fathom Events. Original widescreen aspect ratio in 500+ theaters and include the behind-the-scenes documentary short “The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture.” The dates: Sept. 15 and 18 (tickets here).

"#StarTrekLowerDecks takes place on the U.S.S. Cerritos... the speciality of the Cerritos is second contact... Second contact, you're showing up to the planet, you're finding all the good places to eat... You're like the Yelp of Starfleet."

Nickelodeon animated show announces a writers room of 9.

3 of the short treks will be pike related. Up from 2.

Writing for Star Trek: Picard S1 is complete.

Star Trek: Picard Book And Comic Prequels in November
Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: What one person from Picard’s past you do not want to see in the new Picard series?
Star Trek in pop culture:

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee 606. Jamie Foxx.
Episode insight: TNG: S7 Preemptive Strike
Character insight - Li Nalas
...more
57min
July 27, 2019 Episode 403, "Pizza the Hutt"
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News

Patrick Stewart used these words to describe the Picard show: Darker, renegades, motley. 8 filmed, 2 to go.

DSC S3 E3 filming now.
Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Which historical figure used in Trek made you roll your eyes the most: Amelia Earhart in Voyager, Samuel Clemens in TNG or Abraham Lincoln in TOS?
Star Trek in pop culture:

Pizza Hut UK 1995
Last week in Trek
Episode insight: VOY: S2 E1, The 37s
Character insight - Captain Rudolph Ransom
Subspace communications
...more
1h 9min
July 20, 2019 Episode 402, "This is the Force"
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News

DSC: 4 emmy nominations: Makeup, Effects, Title Design, Sound Editing.

TNG Remastered Blu-ray $63 Amazon.

50th anniversary of the moon landing

DSC S2 soundtrack on iTunes

TMP DC 4K may be coming

If you’re outside the US and can’t access video via Twitter, go to Star Trek.com.

https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/20/picard-dog-star-trek/

BREAKING: @TheCWSupergirl vet David Ajala (Manchester Black) joins #StarTrekDiscovery series cast in Season 3, details to follow…

https://twitter.com/startrekcbs/status/1152654822870413312?s=21 “So furry it tickles.”

Lower Decks: https://www.startrek.com/news/lower-decks-cast-and-character-designs-sdcc-hall-h-jerry-oconnell-tawny-newsome-jack-quaid

Troi, Riker, Seven, Data (B4), Hugh returning

https://twitter.com/StarTrek/status/1152671148372480001
Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Would you have rather they recast Dr Crusher with a new actress instead of using Pulaski as a replacement doctor for season 2 of TNG?
Star Trek in pop culture:

House S4, E12. Two doctors are reviewing test results and chatting.
Last week in Trek
Episode insight: TNG: S3 The Enemy
Character insight - Vosk
...more
1h 23min
July 13, 2019 Episode 401, "Trek Tree"
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News

Picard and his dog (no.1)

17 panels at SDCC that will touch on Trek in some way. https://trekmovie.com/2019/07/12/star-trek-related-events-at-san-diego-comic-con-2019-a-guide/

Hallmark Ornaments finalized: NCC-1701 refit with lights 32.99. Saru/Burnham talk 29.99. Tribble 19.99 purrs badly and vibrates. All available for preorder now.

24” Aluminum & fiberglass Enterprise D model coming from Chronical Collectibles only $2000.00. Preorder now.
Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Were you surprised that Gene Roddenberry didn’t make Picard a ladies man like he did Kirk when TNG aired?
Star Trek in pop culture:

Seinfeld. Kramer is fighting little kids in a karate studio when Elaine walks in.
Last week in Trek
Episode insight: DS9: S7, E1 Image in the Sand
...more
54min
July 06, 2019 Episode 400, "Shacting"
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News

DSC: Filming in Iceland / scotland?

Soundtrack for DSC S2 July 19. 39 tracks.

All of the shows in-work will have a large presence at SDCC. Prepare for big news.
Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: If given the opportunity, would you moderate a Star Trek panel at Comic-Con?
Star Trek in pop culture:

Seinfeld. From one of the comedy club show openers.
Last week in Trek
Episode insight: TOS: S2, The Omega Glory
Character insight - Trek actors in The Orville
Subspace communications
...more
1h 35min
June 30, 2019 Episode 399, "Tempest Keep was merely a setback"
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News

Michael Chabon Named Showrunner Of Picard Show bit.ly/2NxffTl

Star Trek Blu-Ray 4K Target set
Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: I recently watched “Mirror, Mirror” again and you can clearly see the stunt double faces in the fight in sickbay. It was a little distracting to me. Did they do too good of a job with the remastered version of TOS?
Star Trek in pop culture:

Hot in Cleveland - S4 E6. Betty White. 2 clips. One before a movie date and one after.
Last week in Trek
Episode insight: ENT: S4 The Aenar
Character insight - Crewman Rossi
...more
56min
June 24, 2019 Episode 398, "Don't share your kazoo"
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News

Section 31 writer’s room fully engaged.

Section 31 will begin filming after Discovery S3 wraps filming.

Future Trek shows will be filmed in Toronto.

Nickelodeon show (CGI - not cel) is about “a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation.”

4 Short Treks before DSC S3, then 2 more.

One just announced - Pike Enterprise short, “Chaos Theory”

Soundtrack for DSC S2 in July
Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: If you are throwing a party and invited every Trek character you can think of, which one do u think would overstay his or her welcome?
Star Trek in pop culture:

Quantum Leap S4. A Leap for Lisa. The person Sam Beckett lept into is accused of violent crimes against a certain person’s wife.
Last week in Trek
Episode insight: TNG S1, Angel One
Character insight: Robin Lefler
...more
1h 10min
June 17, 2019 Episode 397, "Who's the dog and who's the pony?"
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News

Today is Captain Picard Day

“What We Left Behind” available for pre-order on Amazon. Out on Blu-ray and DVD on August 6.

Guide to STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES, a new hardcover behind-the-scenes book, coming this September.

Tarantino still wants to do his Trek movie.
Ten Forward:

Chris on Twitter: Do you think that TOS overdid it in the use of wigs? Especially with the women?
Star Trek in pop culture:

Wish I Was Here (2013). In this scene, two actors are given scripts to read to audition for a bad sci-fi show and this is part of their conversation about it.
Episode insight: VOY S7, E12. Repentance
Character insight - Lyndsay Ballard / Jhet'leya
...more
58min

FAQs about This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast:

How many episodes does This Week in Trek: A Star Trek Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 547 episodes available.