Best Laurie Ulster Podcasts (2024)

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‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Season 2 Episodes 1-5 Review + News Update 59:06

5d ago59:06

59:06

[Review starts at 15:48] Anthony and Laurie start with the surprising news that the Skydance/Paramount talks are back on and heating up. They also discuss the latest on Trek movies on the big screen (including Chris Pine’s comments about playing an older Kirk) as well as the small one, Celia Rose Gooding’s thoughts on Uhura in season 3 of Strange N…

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Supplemental Interview: Kevin And Dan Hageman On ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Season 2 – All Access 16:17

14d ago16:17

16:17

Tony is off this week but we present the full audio (minus a couple of bigger spoilers) of his new interview with Kevin and Dan Hagemans, co-creators and showrunners for Star Trek: Prodigy. The brothers talk about what’s new in season 2, how it connects to other Star Trek shows, and how they assess what could happen next for the series. All 20 epis…

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‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Season 2 Preview With Aaron Waltke 54:19

20d ago54:19

54:19

Fresh off the release of the first trailer and more details for season 2 of Star Trek: Prodigy, coming to Netflix on July 1, Tony and Laurie are joined by co-executive producer Aaron Waltke. He breaks down the trailer and gives us more insight into how the new season was crafted, what we can expect for our familiar characters and new characters (in…

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Celebrating 35th Anniversary Of ‘Star Trek V’ With Laurence Luckinbill Interview + Star Trek News Update – All Access 1:07:46

26d ago1:07:46

1:07:46

[Laurence Luckinbill interview starts at 22:07 ] Anthony and Laurie are celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier by chatting with Laurence Luckinbill, who played Spock’s half-brother Sybok. But first, they cover the news: the latest on who may or may not be buying Paramount, the addition of Paul Giamatti to the Starfleet …

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Supplemental Interview: Doug Jones On ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Series Finale – All Access 10:35

1M ago10:35

10:35

Tony has the week off so we are presenting the full audio of his latest interview with Doug Jones talking about Saru and the Star Trek: Discovery season 5 finale and how it was turned into a series finale with the extra “epilogue.” Laurie introduces the interview and points listeners to TrekMovie.com for updates on Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 and t…

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Series Finale “Life, Itself” Review w/ Commentary From Doug Jones– All Access 58:56

1M ago58:56

58:56

After a brief production update on Strange New Worlds and the latest from Alex Kurtzman on the Starfleet Academy show, Anthony and Laurie are ready to do their final review of Star Trek: Discovery. They play some clips from Tony’s new interview with Doug Jones, then dig into the series finale, “Life, Itself,” to determine how satisfying it was as a…

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Episode 509 “Lagrange Point” Review w/ Commentary From Blu del Barrio – All Access 1:16:12

2M ago1:16:12

1:16:12

[Discovery 509 review with Lisa Klink starts at 25:59] There’s big news this week! Anthony and Laurie talk about the announcement that Oscar winner Holly Hunter will lead the Starfleet Academy series and reports that Simon Kinberg is in talks to oversee a new era of Star Trek feature films. They discuss the news that Picard’s Terry Matalas is showr…

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Episode 508 “Labyrinths” Review w/ Commentary From Co-Writer Eric J. Robbins – All Access 1:04:14

2M ago1:04:14

1:04:14

[Discovery 508 review starts at 15:17] Laurie’s back from vacation, just in time for Anthony to fill her in on the latest about Paramount’s attempts to find the right buyer. Not a lot of other news this week but they catch up on a comic book milestone and some nominations for IDW. They talk about Star Trek: Discovery‘s first appearances on the Niel…

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Episode 507 “Erigah” Review w/ Commentary From Elias Toufexis – All Access 1:04:49

2M ago1:04:49

1:04:49

[Discovery 507 review starts at 24:00] Laurie is still away on vacation, so once again Shuttle Pod’s Matt Wright joins Anthony to talk about the Trek news of the week, and again we start with the chaos at Paramount Global as they continue talks with Skydance and Sony/Apollo, with our analysis of what this all could mean for Star Trek’s future. In b…

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Episode 506 “Whistlespeak” Review w/ Commentary From Mary Wiseman – All Access 1:01:01

2M ago1:01:01

1:01:01

[Discovery 506 review starts at 21:39] With Laurie away on vacation, Shuttle Pod’s Matt Wright joins Anthony to talk about the Trek news of the week, starting with the chaos at Paramount Global with the CEO leaving and competing bids to buy the company. They also catch up on Toronto’s new “Star Trek Stage,” get an update on TeakTrek from PanCAN Pur…

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Episode 505 “Mirrors” Review w/ Commentary From Co-Writer Carlos Cisco – All Access 1:07:13

3M ago1:07:13

1:07:13

[Discovery 505 review starts at 17:00] Anthony and Laurie start with a Star Trek: Strange New Worlds production update, then round up the latest on the William Shatner documentary, a new Discovery coffee table book, and IDW’s “Star Trek: Celebrations” comic. Then they play some audio from Tony’s recent interview with Carlos Cisco, co-writer of this…

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Supplemental Interview: Armin Shimerman, Kitty Swink, Jonathan Frakes & Juan Carlos Coto—Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer – All Access 1:03:35

3M ago1:03:35

1:03:35

In this supplemental edition of All Access Star Trek, Anthony and Laurie are joined by Armin Shimerman, Kitty Swink, Jonathan Frakes, and Juan Carlos Coto (Manny Coto’s brother) to talk about the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, the Purple Stride walk on April 27th, the importance of early detection and family support, the improvements in detectio…

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Episode 504 “Face the Strange” Review + ‘Lower Decks’ Cancelled/’Strange New Worlds’ Renewed – All Access 1:10:43

3M ago1:10:43

1:10:43

[Discovery 504 review starts at 26:00] Anthony and Laurie start with the good news that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been renewed for another season and the bad news that Lower Decks will end after its fifth. The Trek on TV talk continues with Alex Kurtzman’s description of the challenges of making Trek for streaming networks and the benefit o…

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Episode 503 “Jinaal” Review + Origin Movie And Paramount Biz Update – All Access 57:17

3M ago57:17

57:17

[Discovery 503 review starts at 23:00] Anthony gives an update on the Star Trek prequel movie, then he and Laurie dig in to the latest on the Paramount/Skydance talks, talking about why shareholders aren’t thrilled about Shari Redstone’s plans and what that could mean. They discuss the new offerings from the Roddenberry Archive and new Star Trek-br…

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 Premiere Episodes Reviews + Paramount/Skydance Deal Gets Close 1:30:10

3M ago1:30:10

1:30:10

[Discovery 501 review starts at 24:32; 502 starts at 57:35] Anthony and Laurie are joined by Matt from the Shuttle Pod this week! They start with the latest news on a potential Paramount sale to Skydance, Alex Kurtzman’s hopeful statements about Trek “surprises,” the addition of a Deep Space Nine channel to Pluto TV, and Hugo nominations for Strang…

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Variety’s Big Star Trek TV & Movie Update + ‘Discovery’ S5 Junket Interviews – All Access 1:00:09

3M ago1:00:09

1:00:09

Anthony and Laurie have a lot of news to go through from the recent Star Trek cover story in Variety! They give updates on the Section 31 streaming movie, Starfleet Academy, and the Star Trek movies that are still moving forward (or in development), as well as the latest on season 3 of Strange New Worlds. They discuss the release of Prodigy season …

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Competing Bids For Paramount & Review Of ‘You Can Call Me Bill’ Shatner Documentary – All Access 54:19

4M ago54:19

54:19

Anthony and Laurie are joined by Brian Drew from the Shuttle Pod podcast this week. They start by looking at the latest competing offers to buy Paramount Global, what else is on the table, and how all these high-level business dealings might impact the Star Trek franchise on TV and the big screen. And in other business news, we hear what some execu…

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 Red Carpet Interviews And First Impressions – All Access 1:04:06

4M ago1:04:06

1:04:06

Anthony and Laurie start with the latest intel on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. They talk about the Critics Choice Super Awards nominations for Strange New Worlds and Picard, then dive into Terry Matalas’ comments about choices made, ideas abandoned, and production challenges on seasons 2 and 3 of Picard. Then it’s time to get into the latest live …

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RE-RELEASE: Interview With Chris Fisher, ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Producing Director 1:08:20

4M ago1:08:20

1:08:20

Tony is busy this week headed to the ST-SF convention in San Francisco so we are bringing back an interview we did last summer when Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was waiting to start production on season 3 due to the strikes. The show is now half way through production and so we thought it was a good time to hear what Chris had to say… ORIGINAL EPI…

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Mark Altman Interview On ‘Treksperts’ 300th, Star Trek Locations Doc, And More Trekking Out 1:28:47

4M ago1:28:47

1:28:47

Anthony and Laurie start by remembering Discovery actor Ken Mitchell who passed away earlier this week. The podcasters then go over the latest news, including a Paramount business update, a deep dive into the new Discovery season 5 trailer, and Aaron Bossig’s Star Trek: The Cruise logs. Then it’s an extended interview with writer, producer, and pod…

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MountCock+?, ‘Discovery’ Season 5 Debut, And Star Trek News Roundup – All Access 41:17

5M ago41:17

41:17

Anthony and Laurie do a news roundup this week, starting with the potential for a streaming partnership with Paramount+ and Peacock and what that could mean for the Star Trek franchise. They go through the latest on Star Trek: Discovery (including its premiere date announcement and the potential for cast crossover on the new Starfleet Academy show)…

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Saturn Awards Red Carpet Interviews And Star Trek News Roundup – All Access 1:20:25

5M ago1:20:25

1:20:25

Anthony and Laurie start with the news about Picard’s big night at the Saturn Awards. We dig new revelations about recent shelved Star Trek movies including Noah Hawley revealing his Trek film would have starred Cate Blanchett and Rami Malek. And Tony talked to Danai Gurira about almost being in the Star Trek 4 movie with Chris Hemsworth. The podca…

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John de Lancie Interview & Star Trek News Wrap-up – All Access 1:14:04

5M ago1:14:04

1:14:04

Anthony and Laurie go through the latest news: Byron Allen’s company is interested in buying Paramount, Michelle Yeoh’s Section 31 co-stars have finally been announced, Dave Blass says the Picard spin-off is still not in the works, the TNG cast is set to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Saturns, Patrick Stewart stars in a new Super Bowl …

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Star Trek Production Update, Paramount For Sale, And More News Roundup – All Access Star Trek 50:25

6M ago50:25

50:25

Anthony and Laurie catch up on Star Trek news this week, starting with the latest acquisition offer for Paramount Global from Skydance. They talk about a new interview with Elias Toufexis, one of the main villains of the upcoming final season of Discovery as well as Doug Jones’ comments about the finale. They check in on the latest Picard spin-off …

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Another Star Trek Movie, Shatner Talks Kirk “Erasure,” And More News Roundup – All Access Star Trek 49:56

6M ago49:56

49:56

Anthony and Laurie start with the biggest news of the week: A new Star Trek movie is in development! They go through the tidbits of information available and talk about director Toby Haynes, who directed the Trek-themed Black Mirror episode “USS Callister.” They also discuss Patrick Stewart’s comment that a Picard movie is possibly in the works, Wi…

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Best Of Star Trek In 2023 And Looking Ahead To 2024 – All Access Star Trek 1:30:05

6M ago1:30:05

1:30:05

Anthony and Laurie are joined by TrekMovie’s Aaron Bossig, Dénes House, and Joe Andosca plus Ann Marie Segal of Virtual Trek Con and The 7th Rule to talk about everyone’s Star Trek favorites of 2023 and what they’re expecting in Trek in 2024. Categories include best episodes of the three shows that had new seasons last year, best merch, best return…

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All Access: John Billingsley Interview & Star Trek News Wrap-up 1:27:50

7M ago1:27:50

1:27:50

Anthony and Laurie start their last podcast of 2023 with the latest on the possible merger between Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery and how that could affect the Star Trek franchise, and some insight into the shelved Quentin Tarantino Star Trek movie, based on a new interview with its writer. They also discuss Michelle Yeoh’s update on p…

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All Access: Catch-Up On Star Trek Production News And Pondering The Future Of The Franchise 56:59

7M ago56:59

56:59

Anthony and Laurie are joined by Shuttle Pod‘s Brian to round up all the latest Star Trek news. They start with a production update: With the strikes over, Strange New Worlds is already back in action and Section 31 has start date set, plus Prodigy has wrapped post-production on season 2 and Discovery has set its premiere for April. They talk about…

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All Access: Tawny Newsome Interview & Star Trek News Wrapup 59:38

7M ago59:38

59:38

Anthony and Laurie discuss the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery panel at CCXP, the latest on Nicholas Meyer’s Khan audio drama, Michelle Hurd’s interest in a Worf/Raffi spin-off, Chris Pine’s lack of Star Trek 4 news, and some new Trek merch. They then turn to Laurie’s interview with Tawny Newsome, who talks about Lower Decks season 4 and season 5 as …

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All Access: Walter Koenig Interview & Star Trek Production Update [FIXED] 48:33

8M ago48:33

48:33

[PODCAST REPOSTED TO FIX AUDIO ISSUE] Tony and Laurie start with a news round-up now that the strikes are over and everyone can talk Trek again: Strange New Worlds is gearing up for production again (and Jonathan Frakes will be doing some directing) as is the Section 31 movie event, guest star Elias Toufexis is excited about Discovery season 5, and…

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All Access: Walter Koenig Interview & Star Trek Production Update 48:33

8M ago48:33

48:33

Tony and Laurie start with a news round-up now that the strikes are over and everyone can talk Trek again: Strange New Worlds is gearing up for production again (and Jonathan Frakes will be doing some directing) as is the Section 31 movie event, guest star Elias Toufexis is excited about Discovery season 5, and Mike McMahan’s talking about the next…

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All Access: SAG-AFTRA Strike End Update & ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Interviews With Dave Blass And James MacKinnon 55:37

8M ago55:37

55:37

Anthony and Laurie are very happy the SAG-AFTRA strike is over! They briefly cover what this could mean for the various Star Trek productions, then keep celebrating good news as Prodigy season 1 has a launch date on Netflix and scored an Emmy nomination. They talk about Walter Koenig joining The 7th Rule podcast, then play interviews they both did …

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All Access: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 4 Finale “Old Friends, New Planets” Review 55:10

8M ago55:10

55:10

Anthony and Laurie quickly cover the latest on the SAG-AFTRA strike, then chat about their recent interview with makeup artist James MacKinnon, who talks about being hired to work on the next Star Trek movie… for a week. They talk about some new Trek books coming next year, new Lower Decks merchandise, and an update on recording for season 5 of Low…

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All Access: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Episode 409 “The Inner Fight” Review 46:48

9M ago46:48

46:48

Anthony and Laurie give a quick recap on what’s happening with the SAG-AFTRA strike, then [starting at 4:51] review the penultimate episode of Lower Decks season 4, “The Inner Flight,” talking about the episode as a standalone and as a reflection of the show itself and all the surprising connections to franchise lore. The podcasters end with some t…

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All Access: Star Trek At NYCC Recap And Review Of ‘Lower Decks’ Episode 408 “Caves” 59:30

9M ago59:30

59:30

[Lower Decks review starts at 34:41] Tony and Laurie dig into all the news from New York Comic Con! Alex Kurtzman thanked the fans for their successful efforts to save Star Trek: Prodigy and gave updates on all of the Trek shows still on the Paramount+ roster, including the ones in development like Starfleet Academy and the Section 31 movie event. …

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All Access: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Episode 407 “A Few Badgeys More” Review 47:30

9M ago47:30

47:30

Anthony and Laurie start with the joyful news that Star Trek: Prodigy has been saved by Netflix (which they go into more detail about with the Shuttle Pod‘s Kayla on Thursday’s crossover podcast). They talk about some buried-in-a-press-release fine print about the Section 31 movie and the Starfleet Academy show, what to expect at New York Comic Con…

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Shuttle Pod / All Access Emergency Pod: ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Saved By Netflix 23:48

9M ago23:48

23:48

Following up on our emergency podcast in June about Star Trek: Prodigy being removed from Paramount+, Kayla from Shuttle Pod and Tony and Laurie from All Access Star Trek reunite to talk about the great news that the show has been saved. Season 1 and Season 2 are coming to Netflix. The trio talks about the news, speculates about season 2, and offer…

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All Access: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Episode 406 “Parth Ferengi’s Heart Place” Review 1:05:07

9M ago1:05:07

1:05:07

[Lower Decks review starts at 33:58] Anthony and Laurie start by talking about Paramount’s interest in “fine-tuning” scripts for the next Star Trek movie and getting it into pre-production. There is also a lot to cover from Patrick Stewart’s new memoir Making It So and media tour including his hopes to do another TNG movie with some interesting ide…

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All Access: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Episode 405 “Empathalogical Fallacies” Review 54:14

10M ago54:14

54:14

[Lower Decks review starts at 26:53] Anthony and Laurie start with the great news that the WGA strike is over. Although the SAG-AFTRA strike continues, there can still be work done on Star Trek, so the podcasters break down what this could mean for each show, or even the next movie, which has bubbled to the surface once again as “still on the track…

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All Access: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Episode 404 “Something Borrowed, Something Green” Review 51:23

10M ago51:23

51:23

Anthony and Laurie start with the news about what to expect at New York Comic Con this year and the expansion of Paramount+ into Japan and Switzerland. They pivot to Jonathan Frakes’ comments about Star Trek: Discovery‘s final season having “new energy” and talk about how polarizing the show is for fans. Then it’s on to Ed Speleers’ description of …

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All Access: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Episode 403 “In the Cradle of Vexilon” Review 46:58

10M ago46:58

46:58

Anthony and Laurie give an update on the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and talk about their day on the picket lines in Los Angeles and New York on Star Trek Day. They discuss Prodigy‘s recent award win, how to find a cool Easter egg on the Star Trek: Picard – The Final Season DVD, some new Star Trek games, and review the newest very Short Treks, “Holid…

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All Access: Reviews Of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Episode 401 “Twovix” & 402 “I Have No Bones But I Must Flee” 1:01:48

10M ago1:01:48

1:01:48

Anthony and Laurie start with an overview of Very Short Treks, the new animated shorts coming this fall, and do a quick review of the first one, “Skin a Cat.” They talk about the new disc set for Star Trek: Picard season 3 and a new book about Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Then they turn their attention to Lower Decks, reviewing the first two ep…

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All Access – Supplemental Interview: John Billingsley, Jonathan Del Arco & Natalia Castellanos On ‘United We Trek’ Picketing On Star Trek Day 31:46

10M ago31:46

31:46

This is a special supplemental episode of All Access Star Trek with Laurie’s interview about ‘United We Trek.’ John Billingsley (Dr. Phox, Enterprise), Jonathan Del Arco (Hugh, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Picard), and actress Natalia Castellanos visit All Access to talk about United We Trek, their planned “counterprogramming” on S…

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All Access: Star Trek News Roundup & ‘Lower Decks’ Season 4 Preview With Barry Kelly 1:06:58

10M ago1:06:58

1:06:58

Anthony and Laurie catch up on all the news from August including Paramount’s plans from Star Trek Day and some Trek celebrity plans for some picket line counterprogramming. Much of the news covers updates on Star Trek: Prodigy including Aaron Waltke’s update on season 2 (and hopes for season 3) and the latest fan campaign efforts including the aer…

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All Access: Interview With Chris Fisher, ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Producing Director 1:08:55

11M ago1:08:55

1:08:55

Laurie and Tony have a lengthy, engaging conversation with Chris Fisher, producing director and co-executive producer on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. His enthusiasm for the job and the show is infectious as he talks about hiring and working with directors, working with Paul Wesley, collaborating with the creative teams, using the AR wall, combini…

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All Access: STLV Recap & Review Of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 2 Finale “Hegemony” 50:51

11M ago50:51

50:51

The Shuttle Pod‘s Matt Wright fills in for Tony this week to round up the news and give all the highlights from The 57-Year Mission convention in Las Vegas, covering the overall vibe, the challenge of not being able to talk Trek because of the SAG-AFTRA strike, the latest on Prodigy, the panels and more. [ 22:52] They then turn to the Strange New W…

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All Access/Shuttle Pod Live At STLV 2023: State Of Star Trek Panel 45:57

11M ago45:57

45:57

This is a special live joint podcast from the 57-Year Mission convention, recorded on Thursday, August 3rd. At Star Trek Las Vegas the two TrekMovie podcasting teams got together for a “State of Star Trek” panel to discuss what’s going on with the franchise and where things are going, especially in light of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes along with …

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All Access: Review Of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Episode 209 “Subspace Rhapsody” 46:09

11M ago46:09

46:09

With the TrekMovie gang all at the STLV 57-Year Mission Convention, this week’s pod doesn’t include a news wrapup and focuses solely on reviewing the new musical episode of Strange New Worlds. TrekMovie editor and Shuttle Pod co-host Matt Wright joins Tony and Laurie to talk about “Subspace Rhapsody.” As is certainly the case with fans in general, …

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All Access: SDCC Recap & Review Of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Episode 208 “Under The Cloak Of War” 1:15:42

12M ago1:15:42

1:15:42

[Review starts at 26:55] Tony and Laurie have updates from San Diego Comic-Con about Star Trek: Discovery, Prodigy, Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds, and some new animated shorts. They talk about the new clips and trailers as well as some new merchandise coming our way. After the news, they dig into their review of Strange New Worlds‘ “Under the Clo…

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All Access: Review Of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Episode 207 “Those Old Scientists” 34:03

12M ago34:03

34:03

With the early drop of “Those Old Scientists,” the long-awaited Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover, Tony and Laurie decided to squeeze in an extra podcast to talk about it. No news, no bits, just a straight-up review. Spoiler alert: They loved it.By TrekMovie.com editors Anthony Pascale and Laurie Ulster

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