Mon, 23 December 2019
Standard Orbit 297: Inverted Commas Season One With Darren Mooney. This week on Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore is joined by author and critic Darren Mooney to discuss the first season of The Original Series. This concludes our backwards trilogy that started in Standard Orbit 196 with the third season, and continued in Standard Orbits 246 with the second season. Where does the first season of TOS rank among all televisions season the Star Trek franchise? When did the series truly find itself and "become" the Star Trek we know and love? What were the hiccups in an otherwise fantastic season? All this and much more in this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Host Host Production |
Tue, 17 December 2019
Standard Orbit 296: Generosity Jacqueline Kim Interview. Fans might know her best as Demora Sulu from Star Trek: Generations, but Jacqueline Kim has a career that extends far beyond Star Trek! This week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart are proud to welcome Jacqueline to the show and discuss her accomplishments as an actress, writer, director, artist and humanitarian! Jacqueline's Website: www.jacquelinekim.net
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Mon, 9 December 2019
Standard Orbit 295: D.C. Fontana Remembering Dorothy Fontana (1939- 2019). This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore reflect on the life and work of Dorothy "D.C." Fontana. Passing away this past week at the age of eighty, Dorothy was one of the foundational creative forces behind the Star Trek universe and we celebrate her legacy by exploring her incredible Star Trek resume. A writer and eventual story editor on The Original Series, Dorothy received a writing credit for 10 episodes but had a hand in countless more, directly responsible for such classics as This Side of Paradise, Journey to Babel, and The Enterprise Incident. We take a look at all these episodes, her work beyond TOS in The Animated Series, The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, and examine what made her writing so memorable and able to stand the test of time. Chapters Hosts Production |
Mon, 2 December 2019
Standard Orbit 294: Kelvin Trailers Movie News and JJ's Trailers This week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp and Hayley Stoddart discuss the news of a relaunching of a new Star Trek film from Paramount. They look at the new writer and director Noah Hawley and speculate on timing and direction. In addition; Ken and Hayley review the three trailers form the Kelvin timeline. This week on Standard Orbit: Ken and Hayley discuss the news about a new Star Trek movie and then dive deep into the trailers that accompanied Kelvin Timeline films. You'll hear the trailers and the response and the noise that followed on social media. Boldly Listen! Chapters Hosts Production |
Mon, 25 November 2019
Standard Orbit 293: Team Kang Day Of The Dove. This week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart talk the third season episode Day of the Dove. An underrated and oft-overlooked episode, we discuss the glimpses it gives us into Klingon culture, how it puts the folly of prejudice on full display, the influences it may or may not have had on the movie era and much more! Despite their reputation as the crew of Enterprise's ever-present adversaries, the Klingons actually appear in a mere seven episodes of The Original Series; Day of the Dove might be the definitive Klingon episode of TOS! Only a fool fights in a burning house, but a wise man boldly listens to Standard Orbit! Chapters Hosts Production |
Mon, 18 November 2019
Standard Orbit 292: Visions From The Twilight Zone Arlen Schumer, The Twilight Zone and Star Trek. This week on Standard Orbit host Zach Moore is joined by author, speaker, artist and historian Arlen Schumer to discuss The Twilight Zone and The Original Series! We discuss the influence Twilight Zone had on TOS, quintessential episodes vs. fan favorites and if and why there's a difference between them, the aesthetics of 1960s television and much more! Did you know that Gene Roddenberry delivered the eulogy at Rod Serling's funeral? Is The City On The Edge Of Forever overrated? What Twilight Zone episode is the most Star Trek-esque? All this in this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) Visions From The Twilight Zone (00:03:55) The Twilight Zone and Star Trek (00:15:29) "79 Episodes, About 30 Good Ones" (00:26:45) Overrated On The Edge Of Forever, Favorite Episodes (00:35:17) Aesthetics Are Everything, Black and White vs. Color (00:49:21) Final Thoughts (01:05:34) POTFM (01:17:07) Closing (01:19:07) Host Zach Moore Guest Arlen Schumer Production Zach Moore (Editor & Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Mike Richards (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) |
Mon, 4 November 2019
Standard Orbit 291: The Aliens of Beyond Star Trek Beyond's Best Aliens Star Trek Beyond was released during Star Trek's 50th Anniversary and did you know that there were 50 Aliens in Star Trek Beyond? Hosts Hayley Stoddard and Ken Tripp discuss the key alien characters of the last Star Trek movie. They explore their design, key parts they played, and their characteristics and how technology has allowed the Star Trek universe to evolve. Join Ken and Hayley as they discuss the five key aliens in Star Trek Beyond. They dive into their plot lines they drove and the value they brought to the movie. With great technology and effects in today's films; Star Trek Beyond brought more exciting alien characters to the big screen. Boldly Listen Chapters Hosts Production |
Mon, 28 October 2019
Standard Orbit 290: A Friendship That Defined Them Both Mind Meld. In 2001, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy sat down for a candid (as candid as can be expected in front of a film crew anyway) conversation about their lives, their friendship, and of course Star Trek. This was the documentary Mind Meld: Secrets Behind The Journey Of A Lifetime, and this week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart discuss this peek into the minds of the two men most synonymous with Star Trek. In what way did Nimoy's understanding of show business differ from Shatner in their early days? How did Shatner's casting as the then-new Captain Kirk influence Nimoy's performance as Spock? Why could Shatner stop smoking cold turkey while Nimoy battled addiction for decades? And what does all this say about both men? All this and more in this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Hosts Production |
Mon, 21 October 2019
Standard Orbit 289: Battle At The Lithium Cracking Station Where No Man Has Gone Before Commentary. This week on Standard Orbit host Zach Moore is joined by Brandon-Shea Mutala from Warp 5 and Melodic Treks for another TOS commentary, this time on Where No Man Has Gone Before. Why the series' second pilot, you ask? Because it's both Brandon and Zach's favorite episode of The Original Series! Is this a perfect "Episode 0" for The Original Series? Does absolute power corrupt absolutely? What's up with Kirk's middle initial? Where does this rank among the rest of the Star Trek pilots? All this and much more in this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Host Guest Production |
Tue, 15 October 2019
Standard Orbit 288: Lee Plays Old Games Poorly Star Trek Video Games With Lee Sargent. This week on Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore is joined by Lee Sargent from Lee Draws Stuff to discuss Star Trek video games. Not only is Lee an artist, he's also a video game aficionado and on his YouTube series Lee Plays Old Games...Poorly has been working through some classic (and not so classic) Star Trek games!
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Mon, 7 October 2019
Standard Orbit 287: Bigger is Better The Size of Starships It is time to geek out with Hayley and Ken as we discuss the size and functionality of starships in the Star Trek universe and beyond. Why are the bad ships always bigger? Should size even matter? Did the Kelvin timeline universe get it right or were they too big? Starships have always been a mainstay and as much of a character as the cast. Ken and Hayley discuss the potential reasons for the size of the ships between the series and in the Kelvin timeline. Get you Geek on and Boldly listen!
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Mon, 30 September 2019
Standard Orbit 286: Return To Yesterday Season 4 Episode Pitches. As we all know, the USS Enterprise was on a five year mission. Unfortunately that mission was cut short by NBC when it canceled Star Trek after just three seasons, but what if it wasn't? This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart each pitch a story idea for a hypothetical fourth season of TOS. What kind of episodes would Zach and Hayley have wanted to seen on TOS? How would an almost certainly slashed budget affect these stories? What guest stars or alien races would make return appearances? Is there time travel involved? Spoiler: Of course there is! Boldly listen!
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Mon, 23 September 2019
Standard Orbit 285: A Convention and a Movie FanX and The Motion Picture 40th Release This week on Standard Orbit; Hayley and Ken catch up on a some recent events surrounding Star Trek. They explore the FanX Convention where four TrekFM hosts participated in a panel and discuss the challenges faced by fan artists. We then talk about the 40th Anniversary release of the Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Did Star Trek: The Motion Picture hold up after a 40 year absence from the big screen? Was the FanX Convention truly an adventure? Why can't artist offer their renditions of iconic Star Trek images? Ken and Hayley have the answers this week on Standard Orbit. Boldly Listen! Chapters Host Production |
Mon, 16 September 2019
Standard Orbit 284: Diversity in Star Trek FanX Fall 2019 Panel. Standard Orbit's Hayley Stoddart joins TrekFM hosts Amy Nelson, Zachary Fruhling, and Brandi Jackola in a discussion panel at the Salt Lake City FanX Fall 2019 event. This is a direct recording from the event and the show starts right at the introduction of the panel. Boldly Listen to this important and interesting discussion!
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Sun, 8 September 2019
Standard Orbit 283: "You Should Have Let Me Sleep!" Villains Of The Kelvin Timeline. The Star Trek movies have (with rare exception) usually featured a special guest villain, and this trend has continued into the Kelvin Timeline era. Nero, John Harr---Khan, and Krall have all faced off against the new cast of Captain Kirk and the Enterprise, and this week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore discuss and rank them. Was Nero just another Khan rehash or something more? Would John Harr---Khan been better off had has indeed merely been John Harrison? As the only one of the three not to get a fleshed out backstory in the Star Trek expanded universe of books and comics, is Krall ripe for more exploration as a character? All this on this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Host Production |
Mon, 2 September 2019
Standard Orbit 282: I Am Unicorn Dog! TOS Episodes In The Alternate Realities Collective. "Star Trek Fan Collectives" were a series of DVD collections released in the 2000s that featured episodes from across all the series that shared a common theme. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart are joined by their counterparts from the 24th century Amy Nelson, Justin Oser and Joe Keegan from Earl Grey to discuss the TOS episodes included in the Alternate Realities Collective. What makes Mirror, Mirror such a classic episode? Are The Alternative Factor and Turnabout Intruder really that bad? Like Kirk himself in the episode does The Enemy Within have two sides, both good and dark? Tune in to Earl Grey tomorrow for part two of this conversation where we talk the TNG episodes included in the Alternate Realities Collective, boldly listen! Chapters Hosts Production |
Mon, 26 August 2019
Standard Orbit 281: We Are Controlling Transmission TOS Stars In The Outer Limits. This week on Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore is joined by The Outer Limits Podcast’s Victor Gamboa to discuss The Outer Limits episodes featuring TOS actors, both members of the regular cast and guest stars! We talk the many connections between Star Trek and The Outer Limits, as well as The Twilight Zone. Did TOS borrow it’s opening monologue from William Shatner’s appearance on The Outer Limits? How many members of Captain’s Pike crew appear in these episodes? Is James Doohan’s Scottish accent really that different from his regular voice? All this and much more in this week’s Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:54)
Star Trek, The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone (00:02:56) Whitney Experiment (00:12:20) Cold Hands, Warm Shatner (00:22:48) Season 1 vs. Season 2 (00:36:44) Expanding Doohan (00:39:44) I, Nimoy (00:50:07) The 1990s Outer Limits and Beyond (00:59:26) Final Thoughts (01:04:19) POTFM (01:06:00) Closing (01:08:36) Host Zach Moore Guest Victor Gamboa Production Zach Moore (Editor & Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Mike Richards (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) |
Mon, 19 August 2019
Standard Orbit 280: "I am Batman!" Actors Who Were on Star Trek and Batman This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Hayley Stoddart and Ken Tripp discuss the various actors who played roles on Batman the TV series and Star Trek. In addition we speak to the exciting announcement of Viacom and CBS agreeing to integrate into one company and what it may mean to Star Trek's Future. Holy Standard Orbit, Batman! we're jumping into the 1960's actors who played key roles in Star Trek and Batman. Join Ken and Hayley as we review the characters and how different, or similar the two series cast these actors. All this and more on this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Host Production |
Mon, 12 August 2019
Standard Orbit 279: I Must Return To This Place Again Ken and Zach's Star Trek Las Vegas 2019. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore discuss their experience at Star Trek Las Vegas 2019. William Shatner and Walter Koenig's panels, The Motion Picture's 40th Anniversary panel, meeting actresses Robin Curtis and Jacqueline Kim, and much more! We marvel at William Shatner being as sharp and entertaining as ever on stage as an octogenarian, special effects master Douglas Trumbull's insights on his work on The Motion Picture, and the amazing sense of community that Trekkies bring to the Mecca of Star Trek that is STLV. All this and more in this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Host Production |
Tue, 6 August 2019
Standard Orbit 278: Star Trek Las Vegas 2019 Trek.fm Host Roundtable Discussion. It's that time of year again, Star Trek Las Vegas! Several hosts from the network made the annual pilgrimage to STLV 2019: Ken Tripp and Zach Moore from Standard Orbit, Amy Nelson, Justin Oser and Joe Keegan from Earl Grey (plus The Edge for Amy and The Line for Justin), and Mike Schindler from The Edge and The Line. This week on Standard Oribt, we share our Trek.fm host roundtable discussion where we discuss our convention likes, dislikes and experiences! Friend of the show Lance Laster also joins Zach to wrap things up after the roundtable. What were some of our favorite panels? Which show will come next from CBS All Access? Is the Section 31 series still going to happen? Who made those amazing Discovery skant costumes you might've seen at this year's STLV? All this and much more, boldly listen! Chapters Hosts Guest Production |
Mon, 29 July 2019
Standard Orbit 277: Emergency Alert, Negative Control At Helm The Motion Picture Theatrical Cut vs. Director's Edition. With the fortieth anniversary of Star Trek: The Motion Picture upon us there have been whispers of a 4K upgrade of the film and beyond even that, a 4K (and for the first time, high definition) upgrade of the Director's Edition from 2001. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart discuss the likelihood of this coming to pass and also compare the theatrical and director's cuts of the film. What changes to the Director's Edition work, and which don't? Are there some areas where the theatrical cut is superior? Can The Motion Picture finally start getting the respect it deserves? All this and more in this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Hosts Production |
Mon, 22 July 2019
Standard Orbit 276: William Shatner vs. The World William Shatner, Fans and Social Media. At eighty eight years old, William Shatner is as active as ever. Television, music albums, conventions and of course social media; there’s no slowing down The Shat. His continued interactions with fans and commentary on Twitter has not been without incident however, and this week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore take a look at some of the more controversial situations Shatner has been a part of in recent years. Should fans approach celebrities in public for autographs? What’s been the aftermath of some of Shatner’s Twitter wars? What is a fan to do in response to all this? All this and more in this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27)
William Shatner and Social Media (00:02:07) Autographs (00:18:28) Convention Faux Pas (00:27:10) Baby It's Cold Outside (00:40:04) Hot Take (00:45:06) Final Thoughts (00:55:25) POTFM (00:58:22) Closing (01:00:52) Host Ken Tripp Zach Moore Production Zach Moore (Editor & Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Mike Richards (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) |
Mon, 15 July 2019
Alternate TOS Movie Titles. By popular demand, we're back one last time retitling the adventures of The Original Series crew in the style of "Berman Era" of Star Trek! This time hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart reimagine The Motion Picture through The Undiscovered Country with titles that would fit alongside Generations, First Contact, Insurrection and Nemesis. Which TOS movie has the best title? Is The Wrath of Khan a better title than the originally intended The Vengeance of Khan? Is The Undiscovered Country a weak title? All this and more in this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27)
Berman Era Titles For The TOS Movies (00:03:50) Final Thoughts (00:28:54) POTFM (00:37:26) Closing (00:39:57) Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Hayley Stoddart Production Zach Moore (Editor & Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Mike Richards (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) |
Mon, 8 July 2019
Alternate TOS Episode Titles, Part III. We're back with the third and final installment in our series retitling The Original Seriesepisodes in the style of "Berman Era" of Star Trek! This time host Zach Moore is joined by Brian Drew from TrekMovie.com's The Shuttle Pod(cast) to reimagine the third season, also talking the origins of Brian's Star Trek fandom and the fandom of the 1970s along the way. What are our favorite episodes and episode titles of season three? What's the correct spelling of the empath's name in The Empath? Is this whole retitling thing harder than we'd thought? All this and more in this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) Brian Drew: Star Trek Fan, 1970s Star Trek Fandom (00:02:56) The Berman Era (00:14:08) Favorite Third Season Episode Titles and Episodes (00:17:29) Berman Era Titles For TOS Season 3 (00:22:55) Final Thoughts (01:03:46) POTFM (01:08:14) Closing (01:10:12) Host Zach Moore Guest Brian Drew Production Zach Moore (Editor & Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Mike Richards (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)
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Mon, 1 July 2019
Alternate TOS Episode Titles, Part II. Retitling season one of The Original Series was so much fun, we're back with more alternate episode titles for the second season! This time host Zach Moore is joined by host of Melodic Treks and Warp Five Brandon-Shea Mutala to take on the likes of Wolf in the Fold, A Private Little War and Return to Tomorrow and reimagine them as if they were titled at the height the "Berman Era" of Star Trek. What are our favorite episode titles of season two? What do we think of Harry Mudd's episodes? Why is The Thaw the perfect Berman Era title? All this and more in this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27)
Brandon's Take, Favorite Season 2 Episode Titles (00:10:15) Berman Era Titles For TOS Season 2 (00:11:38) Final Thoughts (00:54:34) POTFM (00:58:51) Closing (01:00:40) Host Zach Moore Guest Brandon-Shea Mutala Production Zach Moore (Editor & Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Mike Richards (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) |
Mon, 24 June 2019
Standard Orbit 272: Less Creative Is The Goal Alternate TOS Episode Titles. The Original Series is well known for it's flowery, cultured and sometimes dare we say pretentious episode titles, so this week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore thought it would be fun to do a run down of the first season's episode titles and reimagine them as if they were titled at the height the "Berman" era of Star Trek when the music was wallpaper and the titles were too. What are our favorite episode titles of season one? Which titles would already fit perfectly into the "Berman" era among such classic titles like The Void, The Chute, The Catwalk, etc. Does Zach change the conditions of the test one too many times? All this and more in this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Host Production |
Mon, 17 June 2019
Standard Orbit 271: Beam Us Up! The Best of Mr. Scott Everyone loves Scotty, right? In this episode of Standard Orbit; Hayley Stoddart and Ken Tripp review and attempt to deliver Mr. Scott's most memorable lines and discuss how it defined his role and character on the show. Follow us on a journey of memorable Scotty lines from the early days of the original series, through the movies, and onto the TNG episode Relics. Ken and Hayley discuss all things Montgomery Scott this week on Standard Orbit: Boldly Listen! Chapters Host Production Short Description |
Mon, 10 June 2019
Standard Orbit 270: Blogspock Listener Mailbag. It's been a while since we opened up the mailbag here on Standard Orbit, so this week hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart read your emails and answer your questions! We share some links, rock out to some music, and discuss military ranks in-depth! Are you in the market for a Tribble? Do you wonder what the deal is with the Type 1 Phaser in TOS? Were you disappointed the Enterprise never got to truly strut it's stuff in the movies? We discuss all this and much more, plus a very special thank you to listener and artist David Koukol for this week's show art! Chapters Host Production |
Mon, 3 June 2019
Standard Orbit 269: Star Trek: Enterprise II The Original Series in Discovery Season 2, Part 2. This week on Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore is joined by Chris Clow to discuss the second season of Discovery through the lens of The Original Series. A host of Discovery Debrief: A Star Trek Podcast, Chris and his co-hosts have covered Discovery episode-by-episode and now that its second season (and time in the 23rd century) is complete, we look back on what worked and what didn't in regards to its TOS connections. Should the 23rd century be brought to life as a period piece, or are updated aesthetics necessary for modern audiences? Is In Memory Serves the sequel to The Cage we never knew we needed? How do we feel about Michael Burnham pointing Spock in the direction of becoming friends with Kirk All this and more on this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Host Guest Production |
Mon, 20 May 2019
Standard Orbit 268: TOS Season 0.5 The Original Series in Discovery Season 2, Part 1. In the final scene of Discovery's first season, the U.S.S. Enterprise appeared and set Star Trek fandom on fire with anticipation for what that meant for the new series' sophomore year. What followed was Christopher Pike becoming the captain of the U.S.S. Discovery, spending half a season on the search for Spock, and some...convoluted explanations to attempt make everything fit with established canon. This week on Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore is joined by co-creator and former co-host of Primitive Culture Tony Black to discuss what worked and what didn't about making Discovery's second season such a direct prequel to The Original Series. Does Spock having a secret sister pay off in any way? What did we think about the new bridge of the Enterprise? Can Star Trek continue to thrive by continuing to look backward? All this and more on this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Host Guest Production |
Mon, 13 May 2019
Standard Orbit 267: The James Bond of Star Trek The Many Faces of Captain Pike. When Star Trek first went into production it wasn't Captain James Kirk in the center seat of the USS Enterprise, it was Captain Christopher Pike. First brought to life by actor Jeffrey Hunter, Pike went on to be portrayed by three other actors and has carved out his own niche in the mythos. This week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore
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Mon, 6 May 2019
Standard Orbit 266: Pale Blue Dot The Voyager Program. This week on Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore is joined by Tim Robertson, host of The Observers Notebook and Generations: A Star Trek Podcast to discuss NASA's Voyager program - the inspiration for V'Ger from The Motion Picture. Was Voyager's mission really to learn all that was learnable? Why were there only two Voyager probes and not the six Star Trek promised us? How much longer will the Voyagers be operational? Science fiction meets science fact in this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen!
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Mon, 29 April 2019
Standard Orbit 265: FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2019 TrekFM at FanX. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Hayley Stoddart discuss this year's FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention. Hayley had the privilege of being a guest panelist alongside The Edge's Brandi Jackola and To The Journey's Zachary Fruhling. We talk Hayley's FanX experience as well as include the panel in its entirety at the end of the podcast! Also, with merger talks between CBS and Paramount heating up once again, our business correspondent Ken Tripp has the latest news and analysis of what this might mean for the streaming media world and for the future of Star Trek. Boldly listen!
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Mon, 15 April 2019
High Drama of TOS and The Movies. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Hayley Stoddart talk the most dramatic moments of TOS and the movies. Conspiracies, death and destruction across all three eras of Captain Kirk's crew. What moments provided a punch to the gut or a hit to the feels when it was least expected? Is the impact of Spock's death diminished by his resurrection? Which Enterprise's destruction carries the most weight? As much as we hated to lose Bruce Greenwood's Pike, was his death a necessary lynchpin for the rest of Star Trek Into Darkness? All this and more on this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters
Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) First Drama in TOS (00:03:30) Killing Spock (00:06:25) Star Trek VI (00:11:55) Spock's Brother (00:18:15) Destruction of the Enterprise (00:24:50) Drama of Star Trek 2009 (00:33:45) Death of Pike (00:38:00) Other Drama Moments (00:42:30) POTFM (00:45:16) Closing (00:47:18) Hosts Ken Tripp Hayley Stoddart Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) |
Mon, 8 April 2019
Standard Orbit 263: Section 31 on TOS TOS Episodes with Section 31 This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore, and Hayley Stoddart talk Section 31 in the TOS universe. The Standard Orbit crew reviews the episodes that could have had Section 31 involved in the shadows. Could Section 31 been behind the events of Assignment Earth, Journey to Babel, and Undiscovered Country and many others? Zach, Hayley, and Ken explore how this covert organization may have been behind some of the more suspicious plot lines involving Captain Kirk and the Enterprise team. Boldly Listen!
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Mon, 1 April 2019
Turnabout Intruder Discussion. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart talk Turnabout Intruder. We talk about how it fits as a final episode, what we might have liked to see instead as a series finale, and overall ideas and concepts of the story. Does Turnabout Intruder work as a series finale? Is it really as awful as its reputation? What positives can we take from this traditionally maligned episode? All this and more in this week’s discussion, boldly listen! Chapters
Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) First Thoughts (00:03:00) Alternative Finales (00:07:50) Episode Concept (00:14:50) Kirk's Ex-Girlfriends (00:17:45) Lester Is Kirk (00:24:20) Swapping Bodies (00:35:45) Episode Title, Final Thoughts (00:44:20) POTFM (00:47:47) Closing (00:49:54) Hosts Zach Moore Hayley Stoddart Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) |
Mon, 25 March 2019
Standard Orbit 261: Completely Illogical Vulcans in the Immunity Syndrome Hayley and Ken discuss whether it is logical that a crew of Vulcans would be unsuccessful in solving the mystery of the immunity syndrome. In this question and answer episode: Ken and Hayley challenge each other on this fascinating topic. Would the best scientific minds in the Federation truly fail in thwarting the giant space amoeba? When something isn't logical does it really mean it is impossible to accept? Ken and Hayley explore the Vulcan mind-set and other examples of Vulcan behavior to understand if they could have survived. Boldly Listen to the this week's Standard Orbit. Chapters Hosts Production |
Mon, 18 March 2019
Standard Orbit 260: How Do You View Your Trek? Episodic vs. Serialized Viewing Zach, Hayley, and Ken pilot Standard Orbit in a new direction by discussing the serialized approach of Discovery with the styles of TOS and the other Trek series and movies. Viewing habits have evolved and so has Star Trek. Does a serialized series have a more difficult time than an episodic series? Did the TOS movies start the process of the longer story arc in Star Trek? What will CBS do with the new animated series or Picard out of the gate. Which series had the best formula? We debate it all so...Boldly Listen to the this week's Standard Orbit. Chapters Hosts Production |
Mon, 11 March 2019
Standard Orbit 259: Swipe Right For Science The Cage. With Discovery revisiting Talos IV in its most recent episode, hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart resvisit it was well to discuss Enterprise's first visit there in The Cage. We talk the cast and crew, the technology, and the legacy of The Original Series' rejected first pilot. What would a Captain Pike lead Star Trek have looked like in 1965? With Number One still part of the crew, would Spock have become the logical being we came to know and love?What about the different aesthetic and technologies in this first pilot vs. the rest of the series? All this and more on this week's Standard Orbit. Chapters Hosts |
Mon, 25 February 2019
Standard Orbit 258: When Star Trek IV Voyaged Home Star Trek IV's Videocassette Debut and How We Consume Media. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart are joined by sociology professor and Star Trek historian John Tenuto to discuss he and his wife Mary Jo's latest article for StarTrek.com, "When Star Trek IV Voyaged Home." We talk the evolution of the home video format, the debut of Star Trek IV on video cassette, promotional tie-ins, widescreen vs. pan-and-scan and so much more. Boldly listen! http://www.startrek.com/article/when-star-trek-iv-voyaged-home-to-vhs-and-beta Chapters Hosts Guest Production |
Mon, 18 February 2019
Standard Orbit 257: The Soul of a Cosmic Baby The Lost Episodes, Part IV. In Joanna, we are introduced to Joanna McCoy, daughter of Leonard McCoy in a story that eventually became The Way To Eden. In Rock-A-Bye-Baby, or Die the soul of a cosmic baby takes over the Enterprise...and hijinks ensue. Boldly listen!
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Mon, 11 February 2019
Standard Orbit 256: We Forgot Nimbus III Romulans and Klingons. The Romulans and Klingons have shared and swapped many cultural traits over the years, sometimes in-universe like ship designs, other times by merely the executive decision of writers. We talk this back and forth as well as the roles each species played on TOS and beyond, and some what ifs had they been utilized differently in the movie era.
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Mon, 4 February 2019
Godlike Beings of TOS, with the Trek Geeks. What makes a god in the Star Trek universe? Would it really hurt to gather just a few laurel leaves for them? Does absolute power corrupt absolutely? Can we look past the third season production values of And The Children Shall Lead? These thoughts and many more on this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen!
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Mon, 28 January 2019
The Sci-Fi Channel Special Edition On Zach's Top 3 Episodes. This week on Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore continues to showcase The Sci-Fi Channel Special Edition by sharing its "extras" on his top three episodes of TOS: Where No Man Has Gone Before, The City on the Edge of Forever and Arena. These extras feature interviews with guest stars Sally Kellerman and Paul Carr as well as legendary writer Harlan Ellison and other behind-the-scenes insight from actors William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and producer Herbert F. Solow. Boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) Zach's #1 Episode (00:04:50) Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Sci-Fi Channel Special Edition (00:06:47) Zach's #2 Episode (00:16:21) The City On The Edge Of Forever: The Sci-Fi Channel Special Edition (00:18:51) Zach's #3 Episode (00:29:38) Arena: The Sci-Fi Channel Special Edition (00:31:31) POTFM (00:41:32) Closing (00:44:55) Host Zach Moore Production
Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) |
Mon, 21 January 2019
Standard Orbit 253: A Piece of the Action A TOS Classic In this episode of Standard Orbit: Hayley Stoddart and Ken Tripp discuss this game changing episode, especially if you enjoy playing cards. A Piece of the Action allows our heroes to have some fun while fixing the damage from a book left behind from a starship 100 years earlier. Hayley and Ken enjoy visiting a planet modeled after 1920s Chicago Gangsters. Let's talk Spocko, fizbin, tommy guns, and why this episode set the stage for a solid TOS movie. Enjoy this light and entertaining episode of Standard Orbit. Boldly Listen! Chapters Hosts Production |
Mon, 14 January 2019
Standard Orbit 252: He's Weird, Whatever Spock's Emotional Moments. For someone who claimed to be emotionless and that emotions were "alien" to him, Spock certainly became "emotionally compromised" quite frequently over the years. This week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart discuss Spock's emotional moments in The Original Series, the movies and the Kelvin Timeline. What's up with the smiling and shouting Spock of the pilot era? Does it count as being emotionally compromised if external forces are at work? Is the Kelvin Timeline's Spock too emotional? All this and much more on this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Hosts Production |
Mon, 7 January 2019
Standard Orbit 251: Almost an Entirely New Enterprise? The TMP Refit Enterprise This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Hayley Stoddart, Zach Moore, and Ken Tripp discuss the refit USS Enterprise. Hayley received a bounty of collector editions of Star Trek the Magazine and the Standard Orbit team dove into the issue that focused on the refit USS Enterprise.
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