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Episode 16: Live from Rura Penthe!

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SUBSPACE CHATTER

MAIN MISSION

Joe provided today’s topic, which looks at how some people define what “Star Trek” is:

Is it right to criticize a new iteration of “Star Trek,” the Kelvin timeline movies, for instance, simply because it may not take modern problems and discussing them wrapped in sci-fi metaphors?

After all, while it’s true that Star Trek has done things like that fairly often, it’s not as if that is all the show did. For years the most popular episode of TOS was “The Trouble with Tribbles,” which is just an out-and-out comedy. Or take “The Wrath of Khan,” which is basically a revenge thriller without some deeper metaphorical meaning.

Is it right that some people look at Trek and pigeonhole it in this way? Saying “This is what Star Trek is”?

Warp Speed Roundtable

Which one of these three “Star Trek: The Animated Series” characters would you most like to see brought to life? And why?

  • Lt. Arex, the Edosian navigator
  • Lt. M’Ress, the Caitian communications officer
  • The Glommer, the genetically-engineered Tribble eater

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Episode 6: Voluntary Antimatter Containment Breach

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On this Episode, Clinton, Chuck and Kreg discuss our reaction and thoughts regarding the highly anticipated launch of Star Trek: Discovery!

If you’d like to read Clinton’s in-depth thoughts on the premier of “Star Trek: Discovery,” check out his review: “To think I knew you so little.” – Star Trek: Discovery Review – The Vulcan Hello | Battle At The Binary Stars – The Topic is Trek

If you liked the show, please be sure to tell a friend about it. And subscribed, so you’ll never miss an episode.

We’d love to hear from you. Follow us on Twitter (@TheTopicIsTrek), visit our facebook page, or visit TheTopicIsTrek.com.

And be sure to check out the other, mostly-not-Trek-related podcasts we work on, Technorama and comedy4cast.

Until next time, on behalf of Chuck, Kreg and myself, I’m Clinton, thanking you for listening. And, as we always say here on “The Topic is Trek”:

“Don’t put on the red shirt!”