Mon, 29 September 2014
Parallel Earths in Season
Two.
There is a scientific theory that, since space is infinite,
it's not impossible for there to be planets that are almost
identical to our own. Of course, they would be impossibly far away.
In the Star Trek universe, almost every other inhabited planet is a
direct parallel to Earth. It was in Roddenberry's pitch to the
networks and even explained in-show as "Hodgkin's Law of Parallel
Planetary Development."
By the second season of The Original Series,
even NBC was tired of using this plot; but sometimes good sci-fi
requires some obvious parallels. In this episode
of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew talk about three
examples from the second half of Season Two and how much of the
reuse was the stories needing to be told versus how much money they
could save.
Hosts
Drew Stewart
and Mike Schindler
Editor and Producer
Drew
Stewart
Associate Producers
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Chapters
Introduction
to Parallel Earths (0:56)
Bread And
Circuses (3:23)
A Piece Of
The Action (12:02)
Patterns of
Force (18:01)
Closing
(24:56)
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Mon, 22 September 2014
IDW Ongoing Comic
Comparison: Operation—Annihilate!
In the third set of IDW's Star Trek Ongoing series, we finally
start getting real changes from the episodes they cover. In this
episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew take on IDW's take on
"Operation—Annihilate!" Does the comic flip the A and B plots,
making the story more about family, or does it focus on Spock being
too eager to sacrifice himself? Were there kids on the Kelvin? What
does the addition of George Samuel Kirk Junior bring to the series?
Find out all this and even more in this exciting episode!
Hosts
Drew Stewart
and Mike Schindler
Editor and Producer
Drew
Stewart
Associate Producers
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Chapters
Alternate
Tales (1:27)
Step-dad or Uncle? (5:19)
Various Differences (8:13)
George S. Kirk, Jr. (12:38)
The New A Plot (17:29)
Needs Of The Many (20:49)
Continuity Coolness/Badness (24:54)
Closing (26:42)
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Mon, 15 September 2014
Hikaru Sulu. Few characters in Star Trek experience actual advancement in their careers. Even fewer of them go through as many random jobs to get there as Hikaru Sulu. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew take a close look at Mr. Sulu, the head of astrosciences turned botanist turned helmsman turned starship captain. We talk about his many adventures on the Enterprise, how he got his own command, and how awesome of a captain he must have been. Send us your feedback! Chapters |
Mon, 8 September 2014
Dragon Con & Parsec Awards Report. In the game of Parsecs, you win or you lose. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike & Drew tell the tale of their Atlanta Adventure to Dragon Con for the Parsec Awards! What panels did we attend? What celebrities did we see? Did we win the coveted "Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team" Parsec Award? Find out all this and more in this adventuresome episode!
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Chapters The Trip To Atlanta (2:06) |
Mon, 1 September 2014
Spock in Command. When Kirk is away, the crew will play Captain. What does Kirk try to teach his first officer when he's out of service? Does it take two passionate individuals to balance out the logical one? Does Spock use the lessons he learns under Kirk’s captaincy to make the right decisions to save his crew? Listen and find out in this episode of Standard Orbit as Mike and Drew discuss the idea of Spock in command of the Enterprise and examine instances where Spock is thrown into command, whether he wants to be or not. Send us your feedback! Chapters |