173: Discovery’s First Conventions
Hyperchannel: A Star Trek News Podcast
The Cast and Crew Attend Comic Con and Star Trek Las Vegas
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172: Two More Months
Hyperchannel: A Star Trek News Podcast
Discovery News, NASA Conspiracies, Trek Merch. Star Trek: Discovery will premiere on September 24th (or September 25th outside of the US or Canada) and the anticipation is unbearable. This episode has all of the latest Discovery news, story details and production insights to keep you up to date on your future favorite show. Also, some Kelvin Timeline Trek stars have been making waves in recent blockbusters, NASA has been debunking some crazy conspiracies, and there’s suddenly a lot of Trek merch coming out that you might just need to get. Star Trek: Discovery Release Dates (00:01:03) USA –...
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171: One Trek, Two Trek, Real Trek, Spoof Trek
Hyperchannel: A Star Trek News Podcast
The time has finally come – the first official teaser trailer for Star Trek: Discovery has been released, and it has given Star Trek fans lots to talk about. In this episode, Luke Weir dives into some of the major discussions created by this trailer and speculates about some of the possible plot points and character info that Discovery’s creators want us to investigate. Also, Seth MacFarlane is bringing the first ever high-budget Star Trek spoof to network television this fall - find out about the concept and the cast of The Orville, along with so much more, on this episode of...
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170: The Writers Guild Doesn't Strike Back
Hyperchannel: A Star Trek News Podcast
Star Trek: Discovery could have been delayed yet again by a seemingly inevitable writers strike from the WGA - thankfully, the guild and studios were able to resolve their differences, but on this episode we dive in to why the WGA was going to strike and how Star Trek has previously been affected by striking workers. Also, Star Trek Online recently debuted their Season 13 expansion, Discovery adds more actors and Leslie Moonves gives more insight into some of the inner workings of distributing the new flagship Star Trek series. Home Video Awards (00:00:50)...
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169: Discovery Assembles Its Crew
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Star Trek: Discovery officially announces the remainder of its cast as production gets underway, Michael Dorn dispels rumors that he’ll be appearing on Discovery, Patrick Stewart is done with X-Men, Bridge Crew is delayed (again), and McDonald’s uses Star Trek imagery to promote a new burger in Japan. DS9 Documentary (00:00:30) TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2q2wbjY http://trekfm.link/2oxN7hE TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2pRqn06 Patrick Stewart Done With X-Men (00:02:20) io9: http://trekfm.link/2oUqKpy Star Trek: Bridge Crew Delayed (00:03:23) TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2ogrh6w UploadVR:...
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168: Gain an Actor, Lose a Release Date
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Discovery gains a new cast member but once again gets pushed from its expected release date, SpaceX gets back on track with a successful launch, Amazon's Alexa now answers to "Computer", and NASA pays tribute to the lives lost throughout our history of space exploration. Stories Star Trek: Discovery (00:00:21) DSC Pushed Back EW: TrekMovie: Sarek Casting: DSC Teaser CBS News: TrekNews: Patrick Stewart Cast in Emoji Movie (00:03:23) Nerdist: SpaceX (00:04:01) Gizmodo: ArsTechnica: Asteroid Naming (00:04:39) CNet: NASA: Amazon Alexa (00:04:57) LifeHacker: Star Trek Adventures...
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167: The New Faces of Star Trek
Hyperchannel: A Star Trek News Podcast
The New Faces of Star Trek. Discovery's New Cast, Notable Passings, Series Boxed Sets, Tricorders. In the first Hyperchannel of the new year, we catch up on the latest about new series boxed sets, new Discovery cast members, new comics... and new tricorders? Also, we pay tribute to some notable figures from Star Trek and the scientific community who recently passed away. Stories New Series Boxed Sets (00:00:38) Enterprise Blu-ray Set: Deep Space Nine DVD Set: Voyager DVD Set: TNG/Alien Crossover (00:01:54) TrekCore: Roddenberry Graphic Novel (00:02:29) Geek Nation: Bryan...
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166: Fuller Steps Back
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Discovery's New Showrunners, Cruise Sweepstakes, ExoMars Crash, Fake Headlines Find out how you could win a spot on next year's Star Trek cruise, why the ExoMars lander crashed on Mars, which headlines you should definitely not be clicking on Facebook, and why Bryan Fuller is stepping back from his role as showrunner on Star Trek: Discovery. Stories Bryan Fuller Steps Down as Showrunner (00:00:28) Variety: Cruise Sweepstakes (00:02:02) Sweepstakes: Cruise Info: Star Trek Gaming (00:03:04) Star Trek Online Infographic: STO Update: Bridge Crew Delayed: Trek Actors in New Projects...
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165: Destination Star Trek Europe
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Europe Celebrates Trek, Google's New AI, Obama on Star Trek Europe recently celebrated Star Trek's 50th Anniversary at this year's Destination Star Trek Europe - we break down everything at that jam-packed convention, plus the details on Google's new Star Trek-inspired AI, President Obama's love of TOS, and more! Stories Destination Star Trek Europe (00:00:28) Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Rapid Fire News (00:04:45) Beyond Beamed to the ISS: Shatner Supports Salmon Bill: Roddenberry Contest: Roddenberry Pictures: Google Assistant (00:06:27) New York Times: Slate: Recommended Reading and...
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164: Portal 47 ft. Larry Nemecek
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Beyond Commentary, J.J. Abrams, Portal 47 Open House Larry Nemecek joins us to talk about the upcoming free online open house for Portal 47 featuring Robert Butler, director of the first TOS pilot "The Cage". Plus, Star Trek Beyond's commentary track, Patrick Stewart's latest projects, and J.J. Abram's affinity for lens flare. Stories Star Trek Beyond Commentary (00:01:06) TrekCore: J.J. Abrams (00:01:48) Cinema Blend: Huffington Post: Patrick Stewart (00:03:11) StarTrek.com: Star Trek Polls (00:03:38) StarTrek.com: Star Trek Beyond Bloopers (00:04:33) Blastr: Larry Nemecek on...
info_outlineMajel Barrett's Phonetic Recordings, Discovery Gets Pushed to May, the Latest in Space Travel.
Phonetic recordings Majel Barrett give hope that she may still voice the computer in future iterations of Star Trek. Plus, Discovery's premiere gets pushed back to May, and we discuss the latest advances in training and technology used in space travel.
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Majel Barrett's Voice May Return to Star Trek (00:00:27)
io9: http://trekfm.link/2cExh1D
Blastr: http://trekfm.link/2cWaigl
Bryan Fuller's "Touchstone" TOS Episode (00:01:20)
Blastr: http://trekfm.link/2cGUixM
DSC Pushed Back to May (00:02:09)
Deadline: http://trekfm.link/2d7OVvY
Dr. McCoy Tribute (00:03:48)
Facebook: http://trekfm.link/2cwx2rV
Antarctic Training (00:04:30)
NASA: http://trekfm.link/2d7Pnub
Astronaut Hibernation (00:05:57)
Space: http://trekfm.link/2cWaLyX
The New Glenn (00:07:02)
Gizmodo: http://trekfm.link/2cWb6l9
SpaceX Resuming Launches (00:07:30)
Gizmodo: http://trekfm.link/2cu2D8p
Recommended Viewing (00:07:46)
Tom Hanks on TWOK set: http://trekfm.link/2cGVdOH
Host
Luke Weir
Production
Luke Weir (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)