BONUS EPISODE 11 - "STAR TREK 2009"

After five miserable years lying dormant, the Trek franchise was jolted back into pop culture relevancy with the launch of J.J. Abram's flashy and stylish reboot in May of 2009. The highest grossing series installment at the time of its release (not taking inflation into account), the picture brought many new fans into the fold and instantly made the property's future seem oh so bright. The question is, then, does it still hold up six years later? Hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton, along with guests Julia Dilworth and Jamie Davies, are on hand to find out, as they examine the popular entry from both a fan's perspective as well as a non-fan's. Does the flick still work as popcorn entertainment? Was Abrams the right man for the job? How efficiently does it re-establish the characters and world we love so dear? Find out on this very special podcast deep dive into the controversial lens flare-happy box-office hit.

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EPISODE 43 - "PERILS OF THE TRANSPORTER"

The transporter may be the fastest and easiest way to travel, but man alive does it ever go bananas sometimes. Beaming in with a full damage report, hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton contemplate the most horrific accidents that have ever occurred during one of Trek's famous ill-fated quick trip operations. Tackling fan fave moments involving Riker replicas, arm-chomping microbes and beyond, the duo also strive to pin down exactly what happens when your molecules are broken down and reassembled, and debate the moral decisions involved in solving some of these particularly sticky situations. There's plenty of food for thought here, so don't miss out on yet another energizing listen!

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EPISODE 42 - "WHEN STAR TREK DOES COMEDY"

As a franchise, Star Trek does many things brilliantly, but is comedy one of them? This week hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton, along with special guest Nick Eagland, celebrate the most hilarious moments to ever grace the screen, from tribbles to Mirror Universe hijinx, and everything in between. In addition to the varied assortment of chuckles, guffaws and chortles, the trio also strive to determine whether Worf or Data is the superior TNG comic relief, which series is the funniest and exactly why the writers often inspired groans (helloooo Insurrection!") while grasping for laughs. Plus, just because we appreciate your listenership, Tyler fan-casts the Ferengi heroes of "The Magnificent Ferengi" as Avengers. And that's no joke!

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EPISODE 41 - "SPACE MADNESS!"

According to one of cinema's greatest icons, "we all go a little mad sometimes..." Well, on Star Trek "sometimes" sure does seem to roll around at regular intervals! Thus, in this week's ultra-loco installment, hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton bust out of their Starfleet issue straight-jackets and indulge in the franchise's most memorable moments of deep space insanity. Over the course of the hour-long asylum therapy session we discuss patients such as smiley-face drawing Jean-Luc Picard, hallucinating Dukat, a particularly bonkers Betazoid and those pon farr-ing Vulcan notables Spock and T'Pol. So hop on this galaxy-hopping podcast crazy train because madness this fun can only be infectious!  

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EPISODE 40 - "STARS ON TREK"

During its five decades Trek has been a welcome home for both high wattage celebrity guests as well as the up-and-coming Tinseltown treasures of tomorrow.  This week, hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton bask in the golden glory of the franchise's most legendary casting coups, and debate the individual merits of the episodes boosted by their presence. Among the many, many shout-outs included in this packed name-dropping podcast hour, we shine the spotlight on a certain eye-brow lifting Pendari Champion, a rock and roll icon making a fishy stealth appearance and a poker-playing holographic Nobel prize-winning physicist. The stars are definitely out in full force, so join us as we decide which ones burn brightest, and which ones just plain old flame out.

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BONUS EPISODE 10 - "STAR TREK: NEMESIS"

When it was released on December 13, 2002, the TNG crew's fourth and final cinematic endeavor, Nemesis, was pretty much an insta-flop, both critically and commercially, and killed the franchise's big screen aspirations for several years. However, in this week's special Film Flashback episode, hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton, along with returning guest Tony Geluch, place the Enterprise E's climactic voyage under the movie microscope, and strive to determine the project's redeeming qualities and whether it deserves all of the hate so often hurled it's sorry way. Where does Tom Hardy's Shinzon rank in the realm of Starfleet-loathing villains? How does Stuart Baird fare as a series newbie director? Are the actors given intriguing and fresh material to play? And how satisfyingly does the flick bid adieu to this beloved cast? We answer all of these questions, and so many more, in this, our swan song spin across the silver screen with Picard, Riker, B-4 and all of your beloved Trek faves!

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EPISODE 39 - "TRIPPIEST MOMENTS IN STAR TREK"

Wait, when is 4/20 in Stardate years? Anyone? In this week's mind-bending episode straight-edge hosts Cam Smith and Tyler Orton attempt to celebrate April's greenest unofficial holiday the only way they know how; by soberly highlighting the most surreal and bizarro Trek moments that could potentially induce a pretty gnarly head-trip. From gargantuan psychedelic amoeba and Riker-brain milkshakes, to imaginary cave monsters and a bucking, whinnying Captain Kirk, there's no shortage of freaky and fantastical sights to groove to. So while we here at Subspace Transmissions have a firm "Hugs, not drugs!" stance, we'll leave it to your discretion to determine how best to experience these wild, weird and wonderful recommendations.

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