William Smith

Trek Geeks #64: In Memoriam – Anton Yelchin

GONE FAR TOO SOON Dan and Bill pay tribute to Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin who was killed in a freak accident at his home on Sunday, June 19, 2016. Direct Download Link: http://traffic.libsyn.com/trekgeeks/TGP_Episode064.mp3

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Trek Geeks #63: See-It or Skip-It: TAS

CROSS-OVER! We’re back with another episode of See-It or Skip-It this week, but this time we’re taking on an entire series–but this time, it’s something very different! Star Trek: The Animated Series ran for 22 episodes between 1973 and 1974 on Saturday mornings, and it’s one of the most debated and contested entries in the…

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Trek Geeks #61: Come Not Between the Dragons & Michele Specht

SPOILER ALERT This week we take a super-sized look at the highly anticipated sixth episode from Star Trek Continues–Come Not Between the Dragons! BE WARNED, THOUGH: This episode of our podcast is FILLED with spoilers! If you don’t want to know what happens in “Come Not Between the Dragons,” then stop now! We absolutely recommend…

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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 #60: The Klingons

A FRESH PLATE OF GAGH! They were the first adversary introduced in Star Trek and probably the alien race that’s changed the most! We mean the Klingons, of course! From their beginnings in TOS’ “Errand of Mercy,” they have changed so much–not only in appearance, but also in their society and lore. We’ll break down…

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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 #58: See-it or Skip-It

VOYAGER: SEASON ONE This week, we take a look at the first season of Star Trek: Voyager! It’s no secret that Bill hasn’t been the biggest fan of Voyager, and he’s even attempted his own “Voyager Challenge” to finally get through the series.  We thought it might be easier to discuss each season and decide which episodes…

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Trek Geeks #57: The Dominion

VICTORY IS LIFE! This week on Trek Geeks, we take a look at what could possibly be the greatest adversary the Federation has ever faced–The Dominion! More menacing than the Borg. More dangerous than the Klingon or Romulan Empires. More evil than the dreaded Aquatic or Arboreal Xindi. From the introduction of the Jem’Hadar in Season…

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Trek Geeks #56: Federation HALTED

Note: On Saturday, 4/23/16, this week’s episode was made available at 11:15 AM EDT.  Shortly after the release, we pulled the episode due to additional information we received that ALL fan films had NOT received phone calls from CBS suggesting they shut down their productions.  We felt that as a result of this information we did…

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Trek Geeks #53: The Dreamer & The Dream

ONE OF TREK’S FINEST HOURS As Bill was gallivanting on an awe inspiring Tattoo Trek to Las Vegas, Dan decided that this week would be a great time to discuss one of  the best episodes in Star Trek History: Deep Space Nine’s “Far Beyond the Stars”, and when Bill returned, he wholeheartedly agreed! Star Trek has always been…

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