Star Trek Beyond

PoliTreks #027: The PoliTreks of Star Trek: Beyond

I LIKE THE BEATS AND SHOUTING On this episode, Shashank and Barry dig into the essential characters that drive the plot. We spend a fair bit of time on the unique featured characters of Krall and Jayla. We also look at the conditions of the franchise when the movie was released, what it was responding…

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Trek Geeks #88: The Year in Review

WHAT A YEAR! This week, we give 2016 one last look and talk about the biggest Star Trek stories of 2016! Several weeks ago, we asked the members of our official Facebook group, Camp Khitomer, to vote on what they thought the biggest news items were over the last year. They’ve spoken, and we run down…

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Trek Geeks #69: Star Trek Beyond

SPOILER ALERT! The long wait is finally over! Star Trek Beyond debuted in theaters this past weekend and both Dan and Bill attended Thursday night IMAX 3D showings in their towns. This week’s episode contains nothing but spoilers, so if you haven’t seen Star Trek Beyond yet, you should skip this episode for now. After…

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Supplemental #3: Star Trek Beyond Press Event

SPOILER ALERT! Last week, Paramount held a screening of Star Trek Beyond for the media and hosted a press event the following day. TrekNews.net was there, and thanks to Laura Sirikul, we have the audio! You’ll hear Scott Mantz from Access Hollywood moderate two panels: one with the cast of Star Trek Beyond featuring Chris Pine, Zachary…

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Supplemental #1: Trailer Reaction

SUPPLEMENTAL EPISODE It’s our first-ever Supplemental Episode and we examine the first full-length trailer for Star Trek Beyond! We’ll share our thoughts on the trailer and analyze some of the scenes, discuss our hopes for the film, and decide whether or not we think Beyond is starting to look like a Star Trek movie–especially after the first…

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Trek Geeks #59: The JJ-verse

LOTS OF LENS FLARE! Ever since the reboot of Star Trek took place in 2009, there have been polarizing opinions on the so called “JJ-verse”  This week, Dan and Bill tackle this controversial topic and give their insights into what they like and what they don’t like about this alternate timeline. It seems that the…

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Trek Geeks #43: To Axanar and Beyond!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! While we were away on our holiday break, there were a few…uh…developments…in the world of Star Trek, too.  The first trailer for Star Trek Beyond was released along with Star Wars: The Force Awakens! We’ll break down what we thought of it–AND why we’re not freaking out yet. We’re also going to take…

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