Spocklight: A Star Trek Podcast

Spocklight At the Movies 34: The Boogens (w/ James L. Conway and Daryl Bar)

In a very special Halloween episode, Daryl Bar from Is Paul Dano Ok? joins us to discuss 1981 cult classic Horror, The Boogens, which counts amongst it’s fans Stephen King and Quentin Tarantino.

 

Then we’re joined by the film’s Director, James L. Conway, who tells us about the film’s origins and its very cold production process, meeting his future Wife, the film’s female lead, Rebecca Balding, during the audition process and the whirlwind romance that followed, as well as what he’d do differently if he made the film now, how a real life fire almost halted the shoot, what Horror films inspired him and we once again catch up with what one of the best Directors of Trek TV ever has been watching on the box himself lately too. 

 

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On Screen 7: The Real Ghostbusters

The Spocklight crew take the Ecto-1 for a joy ride to nostalgia city as we reminisce over childhood's playing with Ghostbusters toys and discuss 'Russian About, Season 6, episode 8 of The Real Ghostbusters, guest starring Walter Koenig as Vladamir Maximov.

 

We discuss why The Real Ghostbusters became Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters, and what this meant for the show itself, debate the future of the Ghostbusters franchise following the box office disappointment of Frozen Empire, and hear from our 5-year old Correspondent, Paul's Son, Theo, with their review of 'Russian About'.

 

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Episode 64: Star Trek Prodigy Season 2 Spoiler Special (w/ Aaron Waltke)

WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR STAR TREK: PRODIGY SEASON 2!

 

We’re joined by Star Trek: Prodigy’s Head Writer, Aaron Waltke, to breakdown Season 2 in detail, as we discuss the challenges of balancing writings a Kid’s show combined with a Voyager sequel, Dal coming to realise why he doesn’t have to be Captain, Wesley Crusher’s return, Maj’el and Zero’s burgeoning romance, how Chakotay was chosen to be the Prodigy crew’s new Dad, the possibility of Season 3 and much, much more.

 

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Spocklight At the Movies 33: Logan (w/ Kobi Omenaka from the Flixwatcher Podcast)

Five years after covering the first X-Men film on the podcast and with 'Deadpool & Wolverine' currently in Cinemas and lighting up the box office, we return to the franchise to discuss 2017 entry, Logan, with special Guest, Kobi Omenaka. 

 

We talk about Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart's performances in the film and how they clearly approached this film differently from other instalments in the series, find ourselves wowed by the brutal violence on display in this very R-rated entry, wonder if the seeming finality of this film will be effected by Jackman's return in 'Deadpool & Wolverine' (Disclaimer: We had not seen it prior to recording), and discuss the odd trajectory of the Wolverine film "trilogy".

 

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You can find Kobi @Kobestarr on X, while more information about Flixwatcher (including their scoreboard discussed in the show) can be found at https://flixwatcher.tv/

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Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com 

Episode 63: The Search for Spock 40th Anniversary Special (w/ Agent Scott from Spy Hards & Chris Carr from Homicide: Life on the Set)

The Spocklight Crew beam down to The BFI IMAX in London to watch the 4K 40th Anniversary re-release of Leonard Nimoy's directorial debut, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, on Britain's biggest screen.

 

Joined by Agent Scott from the Spy Hards podcast and Chris Carr from Homicide: Life on the Set, we sit down in the bar before the screening for some anticipatory pre-show banter before reconvening after the film to find out if Matt has had his opinion that this is the worst Star trek film altered, to discuss if the 4K IMAX presentation of the film was a success, and seek out new revelations and takes that have to come to various members of our crew as a result of seeing a 40 year old film on the biggest film format possible.

 

Join us as the adventures continues...

 

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You can find Scott @TiberiusHardy and Spy Hards @SpyHards on X and Homicide: Life on the Set @homicidepod also on X.

 

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Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com 

 

 

 

Episode 62: Star Trek Discovery Season 5 Spoiler Special

Following Liam's interview with Sonequa Martin-Green on the Pilot TV Podcast, The Spocklight crew reconvene to fully dissect the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery. 

 

We discuss Discovery's search for an identity over it's 5 Season run and whether we were happy with what it eventually settled on, analyse the additional scenes that were shot in the wake of the show's cancellation and ask whether they served their purpose to bring a sense of finality to the show and its characters successfully, and we compare the final season's handling of it's queer relationships in comparison to that of the latest season of Doctor Who. 

 

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You can still hear Liam's Interview with Sonequa Martin-Green at https://podcasts.apple.com/zw/podcast/281-the-regime-the-cuckoo-and-baby-reindeer/id1435481214?i=1000651795804 

Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/

Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com 

 

Episode 61: Captive Pursuit (w/ Craig Stimson from the Around the Console Podcast)

We’re joined by Craig Stimson, from the amazing Doctor Who podcast, Around the Console, to discuss an early episode of Star trek: Deep Space Nine, Captive Pursuit.

 

Craig tells us why this episode was the start of his true love affair with Star Trek and highlights the evident political allegories on display, Paul discovers they may have misjudged the earlier seasons of DS9 and made a mistake in skipping them previously, while Liam explains why Miles O'Brien was the perfect character to tell this story with and reveals how he was lucky enough to interview Sonequa Martin-Green in the runup to the final season of Star Trek: Discovery.

 

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Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com/

 

Spocklight At the Movies 32: Cube (w/ Helen Sadler from the Flixwatcher Podcast)

We’re joined by Helen Sadler from the Flixwatcher podcast, to discuss the Indie Sci-Fi Horror sensation of 1997, Cube, starring Nicole de Boer, who essayed the role of Ezri Dax on Star trek: Deep Space Nine.

 

We discuss the budget limitations of the film and if it would have been better suited to a short film treatment while also praising the innovations of the practical effects and sets, highlight the political relevance of the film today, and debate the potentially problematic character of Kazan.

 

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You can find Helen @TheCatFilmFan on X, while more information about Flixwatcher (including their scoreboard discussed in the show) can be found at https://flixwatcher.tv/

Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/

Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com 

Supplemental 21: The Commercials of Trek

The Spocklight crew beam down during the commercial break to cover a fascinating array of television adverts featuring the original series crew & much more. 

 

William Shatner cashes in on Commodore computers, Leonard Nimoy attempts to induct viewers into his Magnavox cult, James Doohan flogs some Star Trek themed plates, George Takei rides the bus, and take it from a Father who knows, you'll want a Star Trek meal from McDonald's after hearing a Klingon extol it's virtues. 

 

Come with us now on a hilarious journey to discover how the original series crew (and even some members of the next generation) will shill for any old tat if you pay them enough cash.

 

Note: Unfortunately, the supercut we reference in this episode of the Original Series Crew commercials has now been set to private on YouTube but you can find all of the commercials mentioned separately on YouTube easily enough, they're well worth the search. 

 

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Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production support

Episode 60: Star Trek Lower Decks Season 4 Spoiler Special

The Spocklight crew take the turbo lift down to the Lower Decks once again as we analyse the 4^th Season of Star Trek’s adult animated comedy series.

 

Liam surprises by finally being won over by the show despite the return of the dreaded Badgey, Matt makes a fateful comparison to The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy exactly 42 minutes in, while Paul basks in the glow of their recent Treksperts quiz win before Matt delivers a last minute “Screw you!” with his own quiz success as we find ourselves discussing other 4^th chapters in Trek history.

 

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Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/

Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, you can find more of Stephen's work @stephentrumbleanimation on Instagram and his hit (1.5 million views and counting) Batman fan film, Broken Promise at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c_ORJHJXgI 

Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for sound post production support assistance

You can also hear us humiliate ourselves on the Treksperts Quiz at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE1HIgPZT_Q