Transporter Room 3: The Star Trek Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Beam in to TR3 for fun, incisive, and sometimes deep (space nine) conversations about all things Star Trek -- from the Original Series to the movies, Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds... and beyond!
In this week's episode of TR3, we delve into the ghostly depths of the USS Griffin for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' "The Griffin Incident"... before encountering something even more horrifying, the comedic episode "Human Best Friend"!
OK, maybe we're exaggerating, but while we really liked the creepy "The Griffin Incident" -- with some reservations -- "Human Best Friend" is, to paraphrase the Comic Book Guy, one of the worst episodes of Strange New Worlds ever. So listen to Transporter Room 3 to hear us complain about it... and more!
Captain Pike, his hair and the crew of the Enterprise are back — and they have a T-Rex.
This week, we review Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 4 premiere, "Valles Marineris," which just might be its biggest episode yet. Come for the ancient aliens and their pointy shoulders, stay for La’an punching a raptor!
We also swing by the Replimat for some Superman and Nick Cage recs, eulogize a whole species of Red Shirts and tease an upcoming major interview you don’t want to miss.
Revisionist history and the dangers of it take center stage in this week’s review of “Living Witness,” an exceptional Star Trek: Voyager episode which finds the Doctor’s backup hologram awakening in a distant future where Voyager is a warship responsible for some truly dastardly things.
“Living Witness” is the closest fans got to a Mirror Universe-y take on Voyager, with Janeway rocking some evil gloves and the Doctor melting some poor alien’s optic nerves. So come for the deep dive into this episode’s origins, and stay for our reaction to that killer twist ending!
We also breakdown Strange New World's new dragon-and-dinosaur-filled trailer before beaming down to the Replimat for some Spielberg, followed by another Red Shirt eulogy.
So watch out for a creepy-eyed evil Doctor and listen now!
And we're back with a look at one of Star Trek: Voyager Season 1's best -- "Faces," aka the episode where B'Elanna Torres gets split in two and that guy Lt. Pete Durst gets what he's had coming! (OK, not really on that last part.)
But before that, we take a quick detour to discuss a few weird Star Trek movie plot holes that we never really noticed before. Are there more that you can think of? Hit us up and we'll talk about them on the next episode!
TrekCore's Ken Reilly joins us to discuss the news that Starfleet Academy has been cancelled. Caleb and his fellow cadets have one more season left, so we unpack what led to the show's abrupt end... and what might be in store for Star Trek’s future. If it even has a future, that is.
So get in your school that's also a spaceship and blast off for the latest TR3!
This week, Transporter Room 3 beams up our review of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy's freshman season finale, "Rubincon." And, nope, that's not a typo.
Ake (Holly Hunter) struggles through a very chatty tribunal, while the rest of the cadets must save the Earth in a way that, if we were them, we'd expect to skip a few years and go straight to graduation (zing!).
A trip to the Replimat and a TNG Red Shirt are also in order, so get comfy in your Captain's chairs and listen now!
This week, we review Jonathan Frakes' intense Starfleet Academy episode, "300th Night." The penultimate episode of the season features Caleb's reunion with his mom, lots of punching and, of course, a wall of space mines. But, is it good? Listen to find out.
We also walk on over to the Replimat for some movie picks and eulogize another Red Shirt from The Original Series. So watch out for the Omega particles and listen now!
Welcome back to Transporter Room 3, as we delve into the mid-season Starfleet Academy episodes "Come, Let's Away," "Ko'Zeine," and "The Life of the Stars" -- aka the one with the USS Miyazaki, the one with the wedding, and the one where Tilly comes back!
We also pay tribute this week to a lost soul from the Dominion War. Plus, Phil's dog pays us a visit, so be sure to listen now!
And the Starfleet Academy train (shuttlepod?) keeps on rolling (flying?) as we jump in to talk about Episodes 4 and 5, "Vox in Excelso" and "Series Acclimation Mil," aka the one with the Klingons and the one with... well, that's a spoiler, actually.
Suffice to say, you do NOT want to miss this episode of TR3, as special guest star Ken Reilly from TrekCore returns to dig in on a wormhole-sized Trek event. So cook up some gumbo, put on your Niners uniform, and listen now!
And we're back with a review of the third episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1, "Vitus Reflux, "as Caleb, Darem, Genesis and the rest of the cadets find themselves up against those jerks over at the War College... and yes, that does include Tarima, the Betazoid with the mysterious power inhibitor...
Speaking of which, we talk about the question many of you have been asking -- are Betazoids empaths or telepaths or all of the above? We also hit the Replimat for some Cold War fun and we have a really good Red Shirt from DS9!
New year, new episode of TR3! And a new Star Trek show, Starfleet Academy. So what did we think of it? You literally won’t believe Phil’s review...
We also visit the Replimat for some Rage virus to go with our hot earl grey teas. So take off your Starfleet-issue boots, get extra comfy in your captain’s chairs, and listen now!
It’s Christmas, Romulan style!
A review of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s riveting “Face of the Enemy” wraps Transporter Room 3 for the year. We also unpack the original idea for this episode and why Troi was ultimately selected to pose as a Romulan to help her enemy smuggle some defectors into Federation space.
As Spock once said via Christmas ornament: “Happy holidays. Live long and prosper.”
This week, we mourn the loss of nuTrek, as Variety unceremoniously announced in an article about Paramount’s new (and problematic) leadership that the J.J. Abrams era of Star Trek seems to be no more.
The studio is reportedly moving on from Chris Pine’s Kirk and into, well, darkness. So we revisit the three films from the Kelvin Timeline, what worked, what didn't, and why Hollywood is closing the door on this chapter from the Final Frontier.
And now, the conclusion… of our deep dive into Star Trek’s first three-part episode arc ever, wrapping up with DS9’s “The Siege.”
This week, Kira and Dax get their Top Gun on while Sisko, O’Brien and Odo play Die Hard on the station. Does this 32-year-old episode still hold up? You’ll have to listen to find out.
We also recap New York Comic Con and the new, cool toys coming from Nacelle. And yes, we have a Red Shirt.
So snack on a palukoo and listen now!
Sisko and Odo work to stop a coup in “The Circle,” the second episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s three-part Season 2 premiere, and we have another commentary track for you!
This week’s TR3 is full of behind the scenes trivia — from the first appearance of Sisko’s baseball to the typo in the opening credits and much more (interesting, we hope, stuff). Listen now!
The first part of DS9’s three-part Season 2 premiere, “The Homecoming,” gets the review treatment this week on TR3.
After we unpack Kira and O’Brien’s mission behind enemy lines to free a legendary Bajoran figure, we take a trip to the Replimat and hold a Red Shirt funeral. So get your hasperat and listen now!
Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise are back in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 - and we have our spoiler-filled review of the first two episodes.
We’ve seen the first 5 episodes and… well, we have some opinions - but no spoilers beyond Episode 2. To find out what they are, listen now!
With the sad passing of actor Harris Yulin, who played the Cardassian Aamin Marritza in Deep Space Nine's "Duet," we're going back to rewatch the classic Season 1 episode. Yulin's performance is one of the greats of Star Trek, and alongside Nana Visitor as Kira, the pair gave us an unforgettable hour of Trek.
We also discuss the cancellation of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and why Paramount+ announced it now with two and a half seasons still to go...
Our pal Justin Bolger beams on down once again as we wrap up Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Season 6 opening Dominion War arc with our reviews of "Favor the Bold" and "Sacrifice of Angels."
Sisko's finest hour, and Star Trek's biggest space battle at the time, conclude one of sci-fi TV's greatest episodes ever.
This week, to paraphrase Martok, we give our one good eye to review Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s next two installments of the Dominion War arc: “Sons and Daughters” and “Behind the Lines.”
Justin Bolger returns to boldly go with us as Worf struggles to re-connect with his estranged son while fighting the war, Klingon-style. We also go behind the lines of “Behind the Lines,” a.k.a. The One Where Dax Adds Another Phaser Power Cell to the Collection as Odo gets way too close to a Founder.
“Glory to you, and to the empire!”
And for those who want to learn more about the Dabo girl actress who helped catch a real-life serial killer, follow the link!
This week, as promised, we revisit Deep Space Nine’s Season 6 Dominion War arc - with special guest, friend of the pod Justin Bolger!
Trek’s first serialized storyline ever, which fittingly kicked off DS9’s sixth season with a run of six consecutive episodes, begins with the action-packed “A Time to Stand” and Ron Moore’s riveting “Rocks and Shoals.” So power up your stolen enemy spaceships and listen now!
Even though Section 31 only appeared/was mentioned in three Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes, the shady institution made a considerable impression on both fans and the franchise.
With the Section 31 movie now streaming, this week we look back at the origins of Starfleet's morally-flexible spy service and its overall role in the franchise by revisiting its early appearances on DS9. We also discuss how Star Trek: Enterprise teased Section 31 in two very underrated episodes. So watch out for Sloan and listen now to TR3!
This week, we celebrate Star Trek: Voyager’s 30th anniversary with a commentary track for “Caretaker, Part I” that’s filled to the brim of the Delta Quadrant with behind-the-scenes trivia. (Want “Part II”? Check out our Patreon!)
We also offer our two cents on Star Trek: Section 31. (Spoiler: It stinks!) So pour yourself a cup of Janeway’s coffee and listen now.
That's right, Star Trek: Lower Decks has come to an end, with the final episode of Season 5 now out there in the multiverse. Phil and Scott look back on the end of an animated era, while also delving into the guest-star-filled last few episodes.
We also reminisce about Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which just turned 45 years young. ("I feel young," the movie said, not realizing it was quoting its own sequel!) So get ready to steal your co-worker's job, and listen now!
(And by the way, here's that TMP mobile set that we discuss.)
"It was... fun." Star Trek: Generations turns 30 (!) years old this week (on Nov. 18) and Scott and Phil can't believe that or the fact that we didn't mark the occasion by doing our usual joke/reference to Checkov and Kirk's "No, you were younger" exchange.
But what we did do was mine the memory banks to repost our fascinating Generations commentary track, recorded with our good friend Matt Fowler. Here, we break down the making of the first Star Trek: The Next Generation movie and the first encounter between Captains Kirk and Picard.
Speaking of Captain Kirk, we also passionately weigh in on Jim Kirk's resurrection-ish in the new "Unification" short film. Also, we celebrate the career and life of another Star Trek great that recently passed away, Tony Todd.
In honor of Star Trek's Jeri Taylor, we look back on her landmark career and revisit some of her most memorable episodes of The Next Generation and Voyager. She helped bring Spock to Picard and introduced audiences to Captain Kathryn Janeway, and both the franchise and its fans are all the better for it and her considerable contributions.
Phil is vacationing on Rura Penthe (again), but we have a very special guest this week to make up for his absence! You may know Jon Lovett from the podcasts Pod Save America and Love It or Leave It, and he's beaming into TR3 to talk about the special Trek the Vote event he's hosting on Wednesday... as well as his Trek fandom, of course. He even picks a Red Shirt of the Week, so ready your arguments for what the best Trek movie is, and listen now!
Hell hath no fury like a Ferengi scorned. This week on TR3, we revisit “The Battle” from TNG’s first season. It has mind-altering devices, the Stargazer and LOTS of 1987 flame effects. But is it any good? You’ll find out. We also beam down to the Replimat and launch another Red Shirt into space. So put your derelict starships in park and listen now!
Star Trek Prodigy aired its second (and potentially final) season on Netflix in July and we finally got a chance to put it in our eyeballs. Check out our review of another fantastic season of this charming show, one of Trek's best. We also recap the big Star Trek news out of Comic-Con and Vegas before committing another Red Shirt to their photon torpedo tube. So put on your best Wesley Crusher sweater and listen now!
Riker himself, Jonathan Frakes, beams down this week to discuss all things “All Good Things…” (See what we did there?)
Frakes shares his experience working with the late director Winrich Kolbe while filming Star Trek: The Next Generation’s landmark series finale, as well as what it was like to put on Admiral Riker’s grey hair and beard, not to mention what it was like to shoot that final poker scene (and recreate it on Picard.) There are some great behind-the-scenes stories here that you don’t want to miss!
With Star Trek: Discovery officially wrapped, TrekCore.com's Ken Reilly beams down to review Disco's series finale and the show overall. Find out what we liked about it and what we struggled with, and we also give our two cents about how effective that epilogue was. And then the three of us take a stroll to the Replimat before offering up another Red Shirt casualty - this time from the Mirror Universe. So power down your spore drives and listen now!
"I don't know how, or why, but I am moving... back and forth... through time."
That line reading from "All Good Things..." has been echoing in our heads for 30 years and today on Transporter Room 3 -- we have the actor who said it: Sir Patrick Stewart.
Captain Picard beams on down to share behind the scenes memories of making Star Trek: The Next Generation's series finale, "All Good Things..." Stewart shares what it was like directing TNG's penultimate episode before appearing in nearly every scene of its last, while also telling a story we've never heard before about the making of "A Fistful of Datas." So stop running around in your pajamas and bare feet and listen now!
With Star Trek: Discovery in its fifth and final season, Transporter Room 3 beams down with a snapshot review of the first four episodes so far. We discuss what’s working, what could work better (another MacGuffin puzzle plot, really?), and what we thought of “Face the Strange” going full time travel.
Listen now and also take a trip to the Replimat with us for some 1999 Steven Soderbergh, a ballerina vampire, and a Red Shirt from Disco!
Direct from Star Trek: The Cruise, Denise Crosby herself beams into Transporter Room 3 for a wide-ranging chat. We discuss how the Tasha Yar actress got her start in the industry, what it was like growing up with the famous "Crosby" name, why she left Star Trek... and how she's still with Star Trek after all these years! This is a good one, guys. Don't miss it!
This is a big one. Direct from Star Trek: The Cruise, Pavel Chekov himself -- Walter Koenig -- beams in to Transporter Room 3 for a frank discussion about the ups and downs of the Star Trek life. You don't want to miss this one, folks! We were never that young!
Direct from Star Trek: The Cruise! This week, Saru himself - the talented Doug Jones - beams down to Transporter Room 3 and Scott kinda makes him cry, in a good way. Jones takes us behind the scenes of his impressive career, from working with Guillermo del Toro to boldly going onboard Discovery. This is one (sometimes emotional) interview you don't want to miss.
For its 35th anniversary, we're revisiting Star Trek: The Next Generation's "TheMeasure of a Man" -- an all-timer episode of both TNG and all of Trek. It's the one where Picard battles Riker to defend Data's right to be, well, Data. Is he a person, or property? It's a classic Trek-ian argument played out here to courtroom drama perfection, in an episode that holds up especially well after 35 years -- BUT, it's an episode that Gene Roddenberry almost killed. Why? Listen now to find out!
In vintage TNG trailer for next week’s episode voice This week, Scott and Phil beam down to the USS Pegasus to help Will Riker retrieve a dangerous cloaking device. Will we succeed before the Romulans catch us? Find out on an all new episode commentary on Transporter Room 3!
That’s right, we’re visiting TNG’s Season 7 episode “The Pegasus,” just in time for its 30th anniversary this week. Listen now!
It's a Wonderful Life meets Star Trek this week on TR3, as we take a deep-ish dive into "Tapestry" with another episode commentary. Why didn't Michael Piller like this episode? And who really came up with the story? Listen and find out. We also have two Star Trek VI Red Shirts beaming down for the holidays. So don't mess with any Nausicaans and listen now!
And if you want to check out that deleted Marta dialogue that we mentioned, follow this link: https://www.st-minutiae.com/resources/scripts/241.txt
It’s Captain Kirk vs. Commodore Decker vs. the Planet Killer! This week on TR3, we review the classic Star Trek episode “The Doomsday Machine.” We also give our two cents on the recent Lower Decks season finale, with a trip to the Replimat for some movie recs and a stop in the torpedo bay for a massive Red Shirt funeral. So get down to Auxiliary Control and listen now!
ARRRRRRRRRR in Klingon! Join us as we mournfully yell at sickbay's ceiling in honor of this week's review of "Heart of Glory." How well does this Star Trek: TNG Season 1 episode hold up? Listen and find out.
We also chat Star Trek: Prodigyheading to Netflix and a lowkey NYCC, as well as take another trip to the Replimat for some vintage Sly Stallone. And, yes, there be Red Shirts here. So stop messing with Geordi's VISOR POV and listen now to a new TR3!
Transporter Room 3 celebrates its 12th anniversary this week (toasts glass of Kanar) with another Star Trek episode commentary: “Charlie X.” It’s Captain Kirk vs. a 17-year-old orphan who can vanish sparring partners like Sam (RIP) or disappear a woman’s face with his mind. We have all the behind-the-scenes trivia you could ever want about the episode, so listen now!
Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford, Tendi and the rest of the Lower Decks crew are three episodes in to their newest season and it may be the best one yet - especially after that premiere episode. We review the new season so far and also have a special guest interview: Author Max Evry beams in to discuss his new book about the making of 1984's Dune (starring a pre-TNG Patrick Stewart!) -- A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune - An Oral History.
So grab some of Neelix’s troublesome Brill cheese and listen now to the newest TR3!
We have a super-sized, two-part episode on Transporter Room 3, with special guest star and Star Trekcreature designer Neville Page. insert To Be Continued... title card here
With Titan Books' Star Trek: The Art of Neville Pageproviding a rare behind-the-scenes look into the makeup and creature designs for nearly the last 15 years of boldly going on screens big and small, Page sat down to discuss how he went from designing wheelchairs to working with Steven Spielberg on Minority Report and James Cameron on Avatar,and eventually bringing his unique and amazing talents to J.J. Abrams' Star Trek films.
This interview is full of behind-the-scenes bits, so get comfy and listen now! (Also, check out Neville's new book -- if you love Star Trek 2009 and Star Trek: Picard, you're gonna want to add it to your shelves.) And be sure to check our Patreon for Part 2 of the interview...
It’s been a long road, getting from there to here… Happy 250th episode to us!
After 12 years (!), we’ve reached this milestone and we’re celebrating with Pike, the Gorn, Sisko and Shatner’s Captain James T. Kirk! This week, we review “Hegemony,” Strange New Worlds’ Season 2 finale, as well as the recent season. We also take a deep dive into the making of one Deep Space Nine’s best episodes with our commentary track on “Trials and Tribble-ations.” So get comfy, replicate a cup of Klingon coffee and listen now!
And watch the Sci-Fi Channel documentary about the DS9 ep right here: https://youtu.be/zc2TJeONGFE
Another classic Star Trek crossover is our topic this week, as Transporter Room 3 reviews Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ “Those Old Scientists," a.k.a. “The One With Lower Decks' Mariner and Boimler.” We also recap Star Trek’s Comic-Con news and pay a visit to the Replimat before a stop at another Red Shirt memorial. So Riker your saddle and listen now!
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is back and we have our review of the Season 2 premiere, “The Broken Circle.” And Batman and Indiana Jones join us in the Replimat this week, with a Red Shirt from Voyager. So clear all moorings and listen now to TR3!
This week, TR3 beams down to a “wilderness of arctic characteristics” with our review of the Star Trek: The Original Series episode “All Our Yesterdays.” Kirk, Spock and McCoy time-travel into an alien world’s past in the penultimate episode of TOS, and we time-travel to the original story outline for the show and revisit some scenes that didn’t make the final cut. And of course, there’s a Red Shirt and a Replimat trip. So pay a visit to Mr. Atoz’s library and listen now!
Now that we’ve recovered from seeing the Enterprise-D one last time, we’re back with a recap of Picard Season 3 with special guest Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg. Come for our favorite moments of Season 3 (Ro! The Enterprise doing a Tokyo Drift!), stay for Arnold’s stories about pitching Voyager episodes to Paramount - like the return of Moriarty. And Patreon subscriber Tom Paynter pays us a visit as well with his Replimat pick. So beam on down and listen now!
Star Trek: Picard's "The Last Generation" makes TV history, to a degree, in giving the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast a second great series finale. We deep-dive into the making of the episode with showrunner Terry Matalas, along with our review of it. We also swing by the Replimat for some quality movie recs and assimilate us some Red Shirts. So swing by Guinan's bar and listen now!
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "In the Pale Moonlight" turns 25 this week, so special guest Adam Mallinger (a.k.a. Bitter Script Reader) beams in to talk a compromised Sisko, Garak's dead contacts, Senator Vreenak, and more. Plus, it's time to fan-boy out about the episode's co-writer (and Trek legend) Ron Moore before you beam on over to our Patreon exclusive with Ron Moore where he discusses the episode!
We're back to talk about Picard's BIG penultimate episode, as friends reunite, enemies come into focus, and old favorites return. Plus, what is the creepy Danish TV show that Scott can't stop watching, and just how bad is Patrick Stewart's favorite tea? All that, plus a Red Shirt we'll never forget in the latest TR3!
Wow, wow, wow, it's really happening. Picard Season 3 has got the Enterprise gang back together as promised, and Phil and Scott are diving into every nerdy detail from Episodes 6, 7 and 8. From a trip to not one but two Starfleet museums to a certain Vulcan's return to Beverly and Jean-Luc's new kill-first attitude, we cover it all here!
Star Trek: Picard's third season has spoiled fans for five episodes now, and this week's installment continues with a very special callback to Star Trek: The Next Generation. What is it? No spoilers here - you gotta listen to find out! And after our enthusiastic review of "Imposters," we visit the Replimat with help from Tom Cruise and Francis Ford Coppola before stopping in to say goodbye to another Red Shirt (or a thousand). So skip your blood screenings and listen now to TR3!
We are beaming down TrekCore.com's Ken Reilly to discuss Star Trek: Picard Season 3's third and fourth episodes. From Jonathan Frakes' emotionally-gripping performance to Shaw's big speech and beyond, we take a deep dive into the latest Trek. And then Frakes himself beams in once again to chat with Scott about directing the pair of episodes. Also join us for a very funny trip to the Replimat, and a very surprising Red Shirt, thanks to Seven of Nine. So pour a glass of whiskey (preferably cheap, Jack Crusher-style), and listen now to TR3!
For our ongoing Picard Season 3 deep dive, Scott sat down with Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, and showrunner Terry Matalas to discuss the past, present, and future of Star Trek. This is a good one, guys!
Picard Season 3 is here, and we're reviewing the first two episodes! Scott's pals from IGN Clint Gage and Michael Calabro stop by to provide varying degrees of Trek-pertise, from newbie to filthy casual to "I never left Mom's basement" as we look at the return of The Next Generation. Plus, our Red Shirts are a very familiar group who we can mourn, even if we barely remember them already. So send that Enterprise painting out to be cleaned and listen now to TR3!
Happy 2023 and happy 30th anniversary to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine! In this episode, we revisit DS9’s landmark pilot, “Emissary”, with some behind-the-scenes trivia on why it’s so damn good. We also swing by the Replimat on our way to another Red Shirt wake. So pour a cup of Raktajino and listen now.
And here's that episode of Movie Magic that Phil mentioned! https://youtu.be/boQDdkKMop0
This week, we review “Ghost in the Machine” and talk to Jankom Pog himself, Jason Mantzoukas. And after a trip to the Replimat to nerd out about James Cameron, we attend another Red Shirt funeral. So turn off the safety protocols and listen now!
Happy 25th anniversary to "The One With the Big Space Battle." "Sacrifice of Angels" concludes Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's epic serialized Dominion War arc that saw Sisko and crew having to evacuate the station. We also have some Star Trek 4 news and TONS of Red Shirts. So stop messing with Bashir and O'Brien in the holosuite and listen now!
It's time for another Tales From the Pattern Buffer... a.k.a. a TR3 flashback! In this episode, we look back at five times Star Trek made us get all weepy... And don't forget, when you're done here you can support us on Patreon too: https://www.patreon.com/TransporterRoom3?fan_landing=true
We're back from NYCC with TrekCore.com's Ken Reilly, and we have lots of opinions on Star Trek: Picard Season 3, the return of Star Trek: Prodigy, and Season 5 of Discovery. We also swing by the Replimat before Ken beams down another departed Red Shirt. So settle in with your plush Murf toys and listen to our newest episode!
From Strange New Worlds to The Original Series, TR3 listener Cosmo Moore joins us to rank and file Star Trek's best Season Ones. He also beams down with a great TNG Red Shirt from, surprise, Season One. So put on your best TNG S unitard and listen now!
Deep Space Nine is back - in animated form! This week, we review Star Trek: Lower Decks' newest episode, "Hear All, Trust Nothing," which returns to DS9 for a visit with some beloved characters. No, YOU'RE crying. We also celebrate Star Trek: The Next Generation's 35th anniversary this week with a Red Shirt from the Enterprise-D, and Scott gets various facts wrong once again. So pause your docking pylon flybys and listen to TR3's newest episode!
We beam down highlights from last week's Star Trek Day, while also giving the new Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Collector's Edition 4K a spin. And that's just for starters, gang — we also revisit an underrated Deep Space Nine episode, "Invasive Procedures." So scrub in for some symbiont surgery and listen now!
Star Trek: Lower Decks is back for Season 3, so we're joined by special guest and Admiral-level TR3 listener Tom Paynter to talk about the Easter egg-filled premiere episode. Plus, we offer up some general DS9 love, a Red Shirt who kind of deserved it, and much more on this week's TR3!
With a heavy heart, TR3 devotes this week’s episode to the late, great Nichelle Nichols. To honor her iconic and historic Star Trek legacy, Scott and Phil revisit some of Uhura's most memorable moments from her Enterprise voyages. So open all hailing frequencies and listen now.
San Diego Comic-Con 2022 has come and gone, but there was a lot of Star Trek to be had during the weekend. That included Scott chatting with four different Trek captains - Shatner, Stewart, Mount, and Wesley! And we've got it all here for you to engage with!
We’re back with back-to-back reviews of this week’s “All Those Who Wander” (a.ka. Star Trek: ALIENS) and the previous installment, the emotional fairy tale romp “The Elysian Kingdom.” We also mourn the loss of long-time Trek model maker Greg Jein and make another visit to the Replimat. So adjust your pattern buffers and listen now!
Space pirates are no match for Pike’s hair on this week’s Transporter Room 3. We review “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach” and “The Serene Squall,” with lots of spoilers. We also talk a bit of news (the 25th anniversary of DS9’s “Call to Arms” Season 5 finale!) and beam down a famous Red Shirt from Riker’s imperfect future. So put down your Starfleet-approved industrial hair gel and listen now to TR3!
Welcome to a new sub-series for TR3 - Tales From the Pattern Buffer! Here we'll revisit old episodes of Transporter Room 3, and we kick things off this week with a look back at our look back at "Sarek," the classic TNG episode. So yeah, these are TR3 reruns, but hopefully they're fun reruns. That way after you listen, you can say... "It was... fun." Oh my. And when you're done here, consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TransporterRoom3?fan_landing=true
Welcome back to an upgraded Transporter Room 3. We've beamed down to Planet Patreon to give you more Trek goodness and exclusive interviews that you can only get on TR3. What kind of exclusives? Listen to find out. Plus, this week we review Episodes 4 and 5 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which are two great hours of Trek. Another trip to the Replimat and a Wrath of Khan Red Shirt are also in store, so put on your green tunics and listen now! And consider supporting us on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TransporterRoom3?fan_landing=true
The Star Trek Book of Friendship authors Robb Pearlman and Jordan Hoffman beam in this week to talk about the many, many pals and buddies throughout the history of the franchise. We also dive into Strange New Worlds and ponder... who is Captain Pike's best bud on the new show?
Captain Pike, Spock, Una, Uhura and the rest of the U.S.S. Enterprise crew are back with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, one of the best (and most fun) Trek shows ever (so far). Listen now for our review and interview with Strange New Worlds' co-showrunner Henry Alonso Myers. We also take a stroll through the Replimat, open up the Reader Mailbag and beam in two Red Shirts from the Kelvin. So stop marveling at Pike's amazing beard and listen now to TR3!
Scotty literally beams down this week for our deep dive into “Relics,” the classic Star Trek: The Next Generation episode which turns 30 this year. We also go on a Chekov tangent about that time he almost appeared on TNG... as a bad guy. So get comfy on the bridge of the original Enterprise (no bloody A, B, C, or D) and listen now!
Happy First Contact week! It was a big one. Star Trek: Picard Season 3 will reunite the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast and Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Cut hit Paramount+ in 4K. We have thoughts on both, along with a few Red Shirts to eulogize. So belay that phaseeeer orderrrrr and listen now.
Believe it or not, the classic Next Generation time-loop episode “Cause and Effect” just hit its 30th anniversary! And to celebrate, none other than Jonathan Frakes himself -- who directed the hour in addition to wearing his three pips very prominently throughout -- beams in to look back on the fan-favorite episode. We also do a quick Picard check-in, hit a reader mail, and of course mourn a ton of Red Shirts. So get all those threes out of your subconscious system, and listen now to TR3!
After two long years, Star Trek: Picard is back. And the former Enterprise captain has brought with him the Borg Queen, Guinan, and in exasperated Picard voice Q. So is the Season 2 premiere any good? Listen and find out! We also have one of our biggest collections of Red Shirts ever. So pour a glass of Chateau Picard and listen to the newest TR3!
After two long years, Star Trek: Picard is back. And the former Enterprise captain has brought with him the Borg Queen, Guinan, and in exasperated Picard voice Q. So is the Season 2 premiere any good? Listen and find out! We also have one of our biggest collections of Red Shirts ever. So pour a...
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With Star Trek: Picard bringing back Q for the first time in 21 years, we revisit his last TV appearance: Star Trek: Voyager's "Q2." We also offer our two cents on the news that Chris Pine's Kirk and the crew of the Kelvin Timeline Enterprise are coming back (Hopefully? Maybe?) in Star Trek 4, while wishing the new Star Trek: Prodigy toys only cost two cents (zing). Another Replimat trip and Red Shirt (er, Yellow Shirt) are also in store, so don't. Provoke. The. Borg!
With Star Trek: Picard bringing back Q for the first time in 21 years, we revisit his last TV appearance: Star Trek: Voyager's "Q2." We also offer our two cents on the news that Chris Pine's Kirk and the crew of the Kelvin Timeline Enterprise are coming back (Hopefully? Maybe?) in Star Trek 4,...
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This week, we beam up two Star Trek episodes: Prodigy's mid-season finale, the excellent "A Moral Star, Part 2," and Deep Space Nine's "Return to Grace." Dukat, Dal, Janeway and Kira - what's not to love? We also dive into Strange New Worlds news, those Starfleet Academy show rumors, and eulogize approximately 30 to 60 Red Shirts. So settle in with your Admiral Janeway coffee mug and listen to the new TR3!
This week, we beam up two Star Trek episodes: Prodigy's mid-season finale, the excellent "A Moral Star, Part 2," and Deep Space Nine's "Return to Grace." Dukat, Dal, Janeway and Kira - what's not to love? We also dive into Strange New Worlds news, those Starfleet Academy show rumors, and eulogize...
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Picard and Guinan beam on down this week with a new Star Trek: Picard Season 2 trailer, which we recap. We also break down Star Trek: Prodigy’s recent run of episodes (which Scott and Phil don’t totally agree on) and all the latest Star Trek show news for 2022. So slingshot around the sun and listen now to the latest TR3!
Picard and Guinan beam on down this week with a new Star Trek: Picard Season 2 trailer, which we recap. We also break down Star Trek: Prodigy’s recent run of episodes (which Scott and Phil don’t totally agree on) and all the latest Star Trek show news for 2022. So slingshot around the sun and...
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Before we beam into 2022, we wrap up 2021 with a deep-dive into "The Neutral Zone," the lowkey-good Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1 finale that finds Picard and crew dealing with former human popsicles from the 20th century, the Romulans, and some foreshadowing of the Borg. We also take another trip to the Replimat with James Bond and Ridley Scott! To quote Hallmark's Galileo 7 shuttlecraft ornament: "Happy Holidays. Live long and prosper."
Before we beam into 2022, we wrap up 2021 with a deep-dive into "The Neutral Zone," the lowkey-good Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1 finale that finds Picard and crew dealing with former human popsicles from the 20th century, the Romulans, and some foreshadowing of the Borg. We also take...
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“The line must be drawn HEREUH!” It’s the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: First Contact, so of course TR3 is celebrating with a deep-ish dive about the movie and some insights from Phil’s articles with Ron Moore on the making of it. Plus, we also recap Star Trek: Discovery’s Season 4 premiere and Star Trek: Prodigy before its mid-season break. And we’ve got a Red Shirt as well, because reasons, so prepare for ramming speed and listen to the new TR3 now!
“The line must be drawn HEREUH!”It’s the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: First Contact, so of course TR3 is celebrating with a deep-ish dive about the movie and some insights from Phil’s articles with Ron Moore on the making of it. Plus, we also recap Star Trek: Discovery’s Season 4 premiere and...
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Just in time for Star Trek: Prodigy’s premiere, TrekCore.com’s Ken Reilly joins us to review the newest animated series set in the Final Frontier. We also have a special “guest appearance” from Kate Mulgrew that you can’t miss, as well as an interview with the writers of Star Trek - The Original Series: A Celebration — Ben Robinson and Ian Spelling — and a Red Shirt all the way from the Gamma Quadrant. So stop playing with Murf and listen now to the newest TR3!
Just in time for Star Trek: Prodigy’s premiere, TrekCore.com’s Ken Reilly joins us to review the newest animated series set in the Final Frontier. We also have a special “guest appearance” from Kate Mulgrew that you can’t miss, as well as an interview with the writers of Star Trek - The Original...
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This week we celebrate the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Starship Down" -- it's The Poseidon Adventure on the Defiant, and it's a good one. We also are lucky to have with us the author of The Autobiography of Mr. Spock, Una McCormack, who helps us add another Red Shirt to our roster. So watch out for atmospheric probes and listen now to the newest TR3!
This week we celebrate the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Starship Down" -- it's The Poseidon Adventure on the Defiant, and it's a good one. We also are lucky to have with us the author of The Autobiography of Mr. Spock, Una McCormack, who helps us add another Red Shirt to our roster. So watch...
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Captain James T. Kirk himself beams down this week to share some behind-the-scenes secrets from his first four Star Trek movies, which arrive in a-mah-zing 4K just in time for Star Trek's 55th anniversary. We also recap the last few Star Trek: Lower Decks episodes and discuss the new Borg Queen coming to Star Trek: Picard. So modulate your shield settings and listen now to TR3!
Captain James T. Kirk himself beams down this week to share some behind-the-scenes secrets from his first four Star Trek movies, which arrive in a-mah-zing 4K just in time for Star Trek's 55th anniversary. We also recap the last few Star Trek: Lower Decks episodes and discuss the new Borg Queen...
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Star Trek: Lower Decks returns for its second season and we have a review of the premiere episode. Plus, showrunner Mike McMahan also beams down to chat with us and provide this week's Red Shirt. So press pause on your holodeck extreme cardio workout and listen to the new episode now!
Star Trek: Lower Decks returns for its second season and we have a review of the premiere episode. Plus, showrunner Mike McMahan also beams down to chat with us and provide this week's Red Shirt. So press pause on your holodeck extreme cardio workout and listen to the new episode now!Please...
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What started out as a Star Trek: Voyager pitch for “dinosaurs with guns” turned into Jurassic Scientist. This week, we review “Distant Origin,” discuss its, ahem, origins from rough concept to final episode, and eulogize a Redshirt with ties to this fan-favorite episode. We also break down the pros of Alex Kurtzman’s newly extended tenure overseeing the Final Frontier and what’s up with that Worf comedy show pitch.
What started out as a Star Trek: Voyager pitch for “dinosaurs with guns” turned into Jurassic Scientist. This week, we review “Distant Origin,” discuss its, ahem, origins from rough concept to final episode, and eulogize a Redshirt with ties to this fan-favorite episode. We also break down the pros...
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This week, we dive into 55 years worth of Star Trek Development Hell and explore some great (and maybe some not so great) episodes that were never made. We also have a mini-review of Discovery Season 3 on Blu-ray (it's great!) and break down all the recent big Trek news: WandaVision director Matt Shakman beams down to helm Star Trek 4, Playmates Toys gets back into the Trek action figure game, and more…
This week, we dive into 55 years worth of Star Trek Development Hell and explore some great (and maybe some not so great) episodes that were never made. We also have a mini-review of Discovery Season 3 on Blu-ray (it's great!) and break down all the recent big Trek news: WandaVision director Matt...
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Klingon Civil War has come to Transporter Room 3. This week we review Next Generation's "Redemption, Part 1" Season 4 cliffhanger, written by Ron Moore -- and drop some cool behind-the-scenes trivia. We also break down the Picard Season 2 trailer, and Gates McFadden beams on down to chat about her new Star Trek podcast! And we talk about that time Harrison Ford made Phil very uncomfortable. How? Listen now to find out!
Klingon Civil War has come to Transporter Room 3. This week we review Next Generation's "Redemption, Part 1" Season 4 cliffhanger, written by Ron Moore -- and drop some cool behind-the-scenes trivia. We also break down the Picard Season 2 trailer, and Gates McFadden beams on down to chat about her...
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This week, we review the one where Q gets naked and plays with a mariachi band: "Deja Q." How well does one of the most meme-able TNG episodes hold up? Listen and find out. We also have a Red Shirt and a name for our "one cool thing" segment. (We think.)
This week, we review the one where Q gets naked and plays with a mariachi band: "Deja Q." How well does one of the most meme-able TNG episodes hold up? Listen and find out. We also have a Red Shirt and a name for our "one cool thing" segment. (We think.)Please subscribe (click the icon) to get all...
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20 years ago, on May 23, 2001, Star Trek: Voyager's journey came to an end with "Endgame, Parts 1 and 2." This week, we review one of the most disappointing series finales ever. And also talk SeaQuest DSV for some reason.
20 years ago, on May 23, 2001, Star Trek: Voyager's journey came to an end with "Endgame, Parts 1 and 2." This week, we review one of the most disappointing series finales ever. And also talk SeaQuest DSV for some reason.Please subscribe (click the icon) to get all the latest episodes of our...
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This week, Transporter Room 3 visits the Delta Quadrant for two fun episodes of Star Trek: Voyager, "Hope and Fear" and "Night." And Lower Decks showrunner Mike McMahan also beams on down to talk his favorite Trek episodes!
This week, Transporter Room 3 visits the Delta Quadrant for two fun episodes of Star Trek: Voyager, "Hope and Fear" and "Night." And Lower Decks showrunner Mike McMahan also beams on down to talk his favorite Trek episodes!Please subscribe (click the icon) to get all the latest episodes of our...
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This week we recap the big news about future seasons of Picard, Discovery, and Lower Decks, along with our first look at Star Trek: Prodigy. We also debut a new segment of the pod, so replicate some of Janeway's coffee and listen to the newest ep of TR3!
This week we recap the big news about future seasons of Picard, Discovery, and Lower Decks, along with our first look at Star Trek: Prodigy. We also debut a new segment of the pod, so replicate some of Janeway's coffee and listen to the newest ep of TR3!Please subscribe (click the icon) to get all...
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And we’re back from the Nexus and ready to talk about TOS’ “Court Martial,” the first but certainly not the last Star Trek episode to do the courtroom drama thing. Plus, some final thoughts on Disco Season 3, a catch-up on some news, and much more!
And we’re back from the Nexus and ready to talk about TOS’ “Court Martial,” the first but certainly not the last Star Trek episode to do the courtroom drama thing. Plus, some final thoughts on Disco Season 3, a catch-up on some news, and much more!Please subscribe (click the icon) to get all the...
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It's been a long road, getting from there to here... with here being our final Transporter Room 3 of 2020. This week, we review "Terra Firma, Part 2" and look back at Star Trek: Discovery's third season so far. And there be plenty of Red Shirts here, too.
It's been a long road, getting from there to here... with here being our final Transporter Room 3 of 2020. This week, we review "Terra Firma, Part 2" and look back at Star Trek: Discovery's third season so far. And there be plenty of Red Shirts here, too.Please subscribe (click the icon) to get all...
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Happy 200th episode! To celebrate, Phil literally recorded in his parents’ basement (a step up from the van, honestly) and did our first ever feature commentary track -- for Star Trek: Generations as it hits its 26th anniversary!
Happy 200th episode! To celebrate, Phil literally recorded in his parents’ basement (a step up from the van, honestly) and did our first ever feature commentary track -- for Star Trek: Generations as it hits its 26th anniversary!
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Michael is back with her crew and we're back with a new TR3! This week, we review the newest (and very exciting) episode of Star Trek: Discovery, "People of Earth," as well as last week's episode, “Far From Home.”
Michael is back with her crew and we're back with a new TR3! This week, we review the newest (and very exciting) episode of Star Trek: Discovery, "People of Earth," as well as last week's episode, “Far From Home.”
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New character Adira arrives (played by...
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This week, one of the biggest Star Trek fans we know beams on down to Transporter Room 3: Adam Mallinger. You might know him better as Bitter Script Reader on Twitter! With Scott out this week, Adam joins TR3 to celebrate the anniversary of Deep Space Nine’s “Take Me Out to the Holosuite,” which just turned 22 this month.
This week, one of the biggest Star Trek fans we know beams on down to Transporter Room 3: Adam Mallinger. You might know him better as Bitter Script Reader on Twitter!
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Burnham is back. And she shot out of a wormhole and hit a guy. "That Hope Is You" launches us and one of our favorite Trek characters to the 32nd century, and we learn everything about this strange new time as Michael does. What's "The Burn"? Who is this Book guy? And why is his cat so damn cute? We break down all that and more this week.
Burnham is back. And she shot out of a wormhole and hit a guy. "That Hope Is You" launches us and one of our favorite Trek characters to the 32nd century, and we learn everything about this strange new time as Michael does. What's "The Burn"? Who is this Book guy? And why is his cat so damn cute?...
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Star Trek: Lower Decks' first season has come to an end (sad face) but, wow, what a great freshman debut. We review the big finale and then creator Mike McMahan beams in to discuss all the revelations… and drop some hints about Season 2!
Star Trek: Lower Decks' first season has come to an end (sad face) but, wow, what a great freshman debut. We review the big finale and then creator Mike McMahan beams in to discuss all the revelations… and drop some hints about Season 2!Transporter Room 3, Episode 196 Subscribe.
"No Small Parts"...
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Episode 195: Lower Decks’ “Crisis Point” Review, Plus “Family” Turns 30!
"Crisis Point" is Lower Decks' version of Star Trek VI porn which is very much our jam. Every Trek feature film iteration gets skewered in this deceptively poignant homage to the franchise's big screen legacy, and… oh, just...
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"Crisis Point" is Lower Decks' version of Star Trek VI porn which is very much our jam. Every Trek feature film iteration gets skewered in this deceptively poignant homage to the franchise's big screen legacy, and… oh, just listen to us gush about it in our review. And we look back at Next Generation’s classic “Family” for its 30th (!) anniversary.
Welcome back. It's been awhile! This week, it's a love fest as we catch up on the past several episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks, including the latest segment, "Much Ado About Boimler."
Welcome back. It's been awhile! This week, it's a love fest as we catch up on the past several episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks, including the latest segment, "Much Ado About Boimler."
Transporter Room 3, Episode 194
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We're back with our review of the Star Trek: Lower Decks pilot, plus we revisit Star Trek: The Animated Series' final episode -- "The Counter-Clock Incident." And then Lower decks creator Mike McMahan and star Tawny Newsome (Ensign Beckett Mariner) beam in to TR3 to talk canon, uniforms, cameos, and to take a Star Trek quiz!
We're back with our review of the Star Trek: Lower Decks pilot, the first animated series set in the Final Frontier since Star Trek: The Animated Series signed off 46 years ago in 1974. So what did we think? Listen and find out. (Spoiler: No, a Star Trek cartoon in this year of 2020 does not "kill"...
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Cardassians and Romulans working together ends about as well as you would expect in this gripping Star Trek: Deep Space Nine two-parter which made Trek history. (You'll have to listen to find out how.)
Cardassians and Romulans working together ends about as well as you would expect in this gripping Star Trek: Deep Space Nine two-parter which made Trek history. (You'll have to listen to find out how.)
Transporter Room 3, Episode 192
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“Mr. Worf... Fire.” When Riker uttered those three words 30 years ago today in “The Best of Both Worlds, Part I,” they forever changed the course of Star Trek. This week, Justin Bolger joins us once again, this time for a deep-dive into the legacy of the first season-finale cliffhanger in Trek history.
“Mr. Worf... Fire.”
When Riker uttered those three words 30 years ago today in “The Best of Both Worlds, Part I,” they forever changed the course of Star Trek.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 191
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Recent days have been troubling at best. Star Trek is many things to many people, but right now? Its mission statement is important to all of us. The only way through this is together. And this week, we break down how key Star Trek episodes and movies prove that.
Recent days have been troubling at best. Star Trek is many things to many people, but right now? Its mission statement is important to all of us.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 190
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In honor of the 26th anniversary of the classic Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “The Wire,” we’re taking a deep dive into why this great Garak story still holds up.
In honor of the 26th anniversary of the classic Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “The Wire,” we’re taking a deep dive into why this great Garak story still holds up.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 189
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s “In the Pale Moonlight” only gets better with age. 22 years ago this week, Sisko got one Romulan killed to save millions and decided he could “live with that” - forever changing Star Trek in the process.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s “In the Pale Moonlight” only gets better with age.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 188
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Star Trek: Picard's first season finale ended with one hell of a twist -- a couple of them, actually -- calling back to things in two other Patrick Stewart movies: X3 and Star Trek: Nemesis! And showrunner Michael Chabon beams in to TR3 to break it all down!
Star Trek: Picard's first season finale ended with one hell of a twist -- a couple of them, actually -- calling back to things in two other Patrick Stewart movies: X3 and Star Trek: Nemesis!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 187
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Picard's first season has given us many surprising and interesting additions to the Final Frontier, but this week's first half of the season finale, "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1," is A LOT. From another [BLANK] to an evil [BLANK], we unpack everything happening here.
So... who had "android golem on a planet home to space flowers" on their Star Trek: Picard Season 1 bingo card?
Transporter Room 3, Episode 186
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With Phil still away on Risa, special guest host Matt Fowler -- yes, THE Matt Fowler -- takes Phil’s seat for the week, bringing his casual, normal person’s amount of Star Trek knowledge to Transporter Room 3! We dig into this week’s episode of Picard, hit the Reader Mailbag for a potential Star Trek: First Contact connection to the show, ponder the eternal struggle between the Borg and the Smiths, and, of course, pay tribute to our Red Shirt(s) of the Week.
Seven of Nine returns, lots of plot questions are answered, the EHs have a hang with Raffi, and Jean-Luc… doesn’t have much of anything to do. All that and more in the latest episode of Star Trek: Picard!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 185
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Man, Star Trek: Picard just nailed it in Episode 7, “Nepenthe,” the episode that reunites Jean-Luc with Riker and Troi. We discuss that, and then Hugh actor Jonathan Del Arco uses the Sikarian spatial trajector to visit TR3 for a chat about his beloved character! Featuring special guest host Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg.
Man, Star Trek: Picard just nailed it in Episode 7, “Nepenthe,” the episode that reunites Jean-Luc with Will Riker and Deanna Troi, and also unites two characters who were previously strangers to one another -- Hugh and Elnor!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 184
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This week on Star Trek: Picard, Jean-Luc steps foot on a Borg cube for the first time in 30 years and sh** gets real!
This week on Star Trek: Picard, Jean-Luc steps foot on a Borg cube for the first time in 30 years and sh** gets real!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 183
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Jonathan Frakes, who directed "Stardust City Rag," beams on down to chat about the latest episode of Picard! Picard and Seven have a mini Borg Survivors Anonymous meeting this week on Star Trek: Picard, and in doing so give Trek one of its great scenes. There is A LOT going on in this episode and we unpack it all.
Jonathan Frakes, who directed "Stardust City Rag," beams on down to chat about the latest episode of Picard!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 182
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Four episodes into Star Trek: Picard, and Space Legolas is finally here. This week, we review "Absolute Candor" with nothing less than what the episode's title promises. More Reader Mailbag is in store as well, as we try to figure out why Synths are bad but EMHs are good. And, obviously, another Red Shirt beams down. (Don't lose your heads over it -- pun extremely intended).
Four episodes into Star Trek: Picard, and Space Legolas is finally here.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 181
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"The End Is the Beginning" is a fitting title for Star Trek: Picard's third episode, as it starts with Picard's Starfleet resignation and ends with his first deep space mission in 14 years.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 180
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"The End Is the Beginning" is a fitting title for Star Trek: Picard's third episode, as it starts with Picard's Starfleet resignation and ends with his first deep space mission in 14 years.
This time out we review "Maps and Legends," an uneven episode full of backstory, Borg, Romulans and Picard playing Space Matlock. Oh, and we also take a quick side trip to hear all about Phil’s visit to the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour!
Another week, another episode of Star Trek: Picard and Transporter Room 3.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 179
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Patrick Stewart is back as Jean-Luc Picard, after an 18-year absence. It's the first time since 1994 that Picard has been on television, and we got to see the first Star Trek: Picard episode on the big screen (yay!). So, how was it? We have some thoughts...
Patrick Stewart is back as Jean-Luc Picard, after an 18-year absence. It's the first time since 1994 that Picard has been on television, and we got to see the first Star Trek: Picard episode on the big screen (yay!). So, how was it? We have some thoughts...
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It's our season finale of TR3, so we're doing something a bit different -- talking about Star Wars! O.K., we also discuss Star Trek, including the new animated Short Treks, Picard Season 2 news, and more. May the Trek be with you!
It's our season finale of TR3, so we're doing something a bit different -- talking about Star Wars!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 177
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Our review for the new Short Trek, "Ask Not," is finally in, we discuss the latest Star Trek 4 news, and we also celebrate Star Trek: First Contact's 23rd anniversary and Star Trek: Generations' 25th. (Insert Nexus puns here.)
Captains Pike, Kirk, and Picard beam on down for this week's Thanksgiving edition of Transporter Room 3.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 176
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Happy 175th episode to us! We’ve spared no expense, gang: This week we have Christopher Pike himself, Anson Mount, a special guest host, and a great DS9 episode - “Hard Time.” Yup, the one where O’Brien goes to prison in his head and comes out, well, messed up.
Happy 175th episode to us! We’ve spared no expense, gang: This week we have Christopher Pike himself, Anson Mount, a special guest host and a great DS9 episode - “Hard Time.” Yup, the one where O’Brien goes to prison in his head and comes out, well, messed up.
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New Star Trek: Picard trailer? Check. First teaser for Star Trek: Discovery Season 3? Check. A fabillion Tribbles? Check AND mate!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 174
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We got a look at Michael Piller’s never-produced but awesome plan for Voyager’s Season 4 cliffhanger featuring Q. And CBS and Viacom have finally reunited and Star Trek is primed for some truly big things...
CBS and Viacom have finally reunited and Star Trek is primed for some truly big things. So, what does that future look like for the movies and TV shows as Paramount hopes to do for Trek what Marvel and Star Wars has done for their franchises? We’ll break it down.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the one, the only: William Shatner is beaming in to Transporter Room 3.
Ladies and gentlemen, the one, the only: William Shatner is beaming in to Transporter Room 3.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 172
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Make it so, Number One, because Jonathan Frakes is beaming into Transporter Room 3!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 171
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Star Trek: Picard can't get into our eyeballs fast enough. This week we obsess over the new trailer (Data! Seven of Nine!) from Comic-Con over the weekend, along with all the other Trek news coming out of the show.
Star Trek: Picard can't get into our eyeballs fast enough.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 170
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New Star Trek: Picard poster? Check. Picard’s new dog? Check. Kirk being a surly jerk? Check AND mate! This week we revisit a classic Trek episode, “The Enterprise Incident,” and debate the effectiveness of Kirk’s plan to be a dick so he can steal a cloaking device. Plus, SDCC predictions!
New Star Trek: Picard poster? Check. Picard’s new dog? Check. Kirk being a surly jerk? Check AND mate!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 169
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Star Trek lost one of its unsung greats this week. Peter Allan Fields, who passed away on June 19, had a TV resume full of some of the best episodes Trek has ever produced, including The Next Generation's "The Inner Light" and DS9's "Duet" and "In the Pale Moonlight." This week, we look back on his career and one of his best/most underrated hours, "Blood Oath."
Star Trek lost one of its unsung greats this week.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 168
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This week is a big one for Star Trek. It's the 20th anniversary of Deep Space Nine's epic (and out there) series finale, "What You Leave Behind." How well does it hold up? Listen and find out…
This week is a big one for Star Trek.
It's the 20th anniversary of Deep Space Nine's epic (and out there) series finale, "What You Leave Behind." How well does it hold up? Listen and find out…
Transporter Room 3, Episode 167
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It’s Trek Christmas today: We have the first teaser for Star Trek: Picard -- which is basically Star Trek: Wine Country. And we also look back on Next Generation’s series finale -- “All Good Things...” -- on its 25th Anniversary. (Time to feel old, everyone.)
It’s Trek Christmas today: We have the first teaser for Star Trek: Picard -- which is basically Star Trek: Wine Country. And we also look back on Next Generation’s series finale -- “All Good Things...” -- on its 25th Anniversary. (Time to feel old, everyone.)
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Andrew Robinson and Armin Shimerman, the actors responsible for creating two of Star Trek's best characters ever, sit down with Transporter Room 3 to celebrate the release (finally!) of the Deep Space Nine documentary, What We Left Behind. You're gonna love what they have to say!
*in perfect Jack Palance voice from Tango and Cash: Garak and Quark. Quark and Garak.
Andrew Robinson and Armin Shimerman, the actors responsible for creating two of Star Trek's best characters ever, sit down with Transporter Room 3 to celebrate the release (finally!) of the Deep Space Nine...
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Nana Visitor (Major Kira!) and showrunner Ira Steven Behr beam in to TR3 to discuss What We Left Behind, the Deep Space Nine documentary! Plus, we discuss our thoughts on the doc...
Ira Steven Behr's What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine documentary is a labor of love that is finally here. We've seen the doc and think... well, just listen to find out what we think!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 164
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Special guest Matt Fowler joins us for a recap of Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, one of the best (and most ambitious) seasons of Trek ever.
Special guest Matt Fowler joins us for a recap of Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, one of the best (and most ambitious) seasons of Trek ever.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 163
Subscribe. We look back at the highs (Pike! That epic finale!) and lows (smdh, May) of Michael and Disco's last days in the...
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Star Trek: Discovery's Season 2 finale, "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2," was the Trek equivalent of one of Stefon's clubs. It has EVERYTHING!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 162
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Better late than never! We're back with a quick recap of Star Trek: Discovery's Season 2 penultimate episode, "Such Sweet Sorrow," which is basically just a lot of Enterprise bridge porn and characters saying goodbye to each other.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 161
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Star Trek: Discovery's Season 2 finale, "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2," was the Star Trek equivalent of one of Stefon's clubs... It has EVERYTHING!
We're back with a quick recap of Star Trek: Discovery's Season 2 penultimate episode, "Such Sweet Sorrow." And then Disco production designer Tamara Deverell beams in to tell us how she pulled off bringing the NCC-1701's bridge to life!
Star Trek: Discovery goes where no Trek show has gone before… "Through the Valley of Shadows" gets all timey-wimey with time crystals, the return of L'Rell and Jett Reno, two-fisted phaser action and more!
Star Trek: Discovery goes where no Trek show has gone before… but don’t read any further if you want to avoid spoilers!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 160
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Michael and her mom are finally reunited and it feels so, um, sad?
Transporter Room 3, Episode 159
Subscribe. "Perpetual Infinity" is the latest Star Trek episode to tackle time travel, and it's full of scenes that tug on the heartstrings and make one scratch their heads. Also, Leland is still...
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Michael and her mom are finally reunited and it feels so, um, sad? Plus, a tiny update on the Picard show and Alex Kurtzman reveals how CBS plans to roll out their slate of upcoming Trek shows.
If there was ever a game of "What Will the New Star Trek Discovery Episode Bring This Week" bingo, you likely won big time if you picked "Saru singing hymnals"...
If there was ever a game of "What Will the New Star Trek Discovery Episode Bring This Week" bingo, you likely won big time if you picked "Saru singing hymnals" and "Time-travelers that can literally zap people back from death."
Transporter Room 3, Episode 158
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“Project Daedalus” is a special Star Trek: Discovery episode, as it finally reveals Airiam’s backstory and, in doing so, tugs on our heartstrings in a way Trek has rarely done before. We break down why and how, and Airiam herself, actress Hannah Cheesman, also beams in to discuss the episode!
“Project Daedalus” is a special Star Trek: Discovery episode, as it finally reveals Airiam’s backstory and, in doing so, tugs on our heartstrings in a way Trek has rarely done before. We break down why and how, and Airiam herself, actress Hannah Cheesman, also beams in to discuss the...
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Discovery just pulled Star Trek's version of 2018's Halloween by giving us a sequel to the first Trek ever. That's right, we've been beamed back to "The Cage," and Disco brought the singing plants with them. So how good is the episode? Listen and find out.
Discovery just pulled Star Trek's version of 2018's Halloween by giving us a sequel to the first Trek ever, "If Memory Serves." That's right, we've been beamed back to "The Cage," and Disco brought the singing plants with them. So how good is the episode? Listen and find out.
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In the latest TR3, we delve into this week’s episode of Discovery, i.e. the one where Burnham goes home and hangs out in a cemetery crypt while Tyler and Pike fight one of the squids from The Matrix!
In the latest TR3, we delve into this week’s episode of Discovery, i.e. the one where Burnham goes home and hangs out in a cemetery crypt while Tyler and Pike fight one of the squids from The Matrix!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 155
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This week, Doug Jones himself beams on down to chat all things Star Trek: Discovery and to break down the new Saru-centric episode, “The Sound of Thunder.”
This week, Doug Jones himself beams on down to chat all things Star Trek: Discovery and to break down the new Saru-centric episode, “The Sound of Thunder.”
Transporter Room 3, Episode 154
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This week, you get double the bang for your buck (gold-pressed latinum?) as we break down what worked and what didn’t (sorry/not sorry May) in Disco's “Saints of Imperfection.”
Another new Star Trek: Discovery episode, another new TR3. You’re welcome. This week, you get double the bang for your buck (gold-pressed latinum?) as we break down what worked and what didn’t (sorry/not sorry May) in “Saints of Imperfection.”
Transporter Room 3, Episode 153
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TrekCore’s admiral (vice admiral? Chancellor?) Ken Reilly joins us to talk the newest Discovery episode, “An Obol for Charon” -- aka “The One Where Tilly Gets Eaten by Phlegm From the Upside Down.” And, boy, do we have opinions.
TrekCore.com fans? You’re in for a treat.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 152
Subscribe. TrekCore’s admiral (vice admiral? Chancellor?) Ken Reilly joins us to talk the newest Discovery episode, “An Obol for Charon” -- aka “The One Where Tilly Gets Eaten by Phlegm From the Upside Down.” And, boy, do...
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This week’s Discovery is basically Game of Thrones, Klingon Style… and we like it! But not as much as we like having L’Rell herself, Mary Chieffo, beam in to discuss the episode with us!
This week’s Discovery is basically Game of Thrones, Klingon Style… and we like it! But not as much as we like having L’Rell herself, Mary Chieffo, beam in to discuss the episode with us! Spoilers follow...
Transporter Room 3, Episode 151
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Thanks, Star Trek: Discovery Season 2. You gave us your second episode on the day of our 150th! So we're celebrating like its spring break on Risa with a review of "New Eden." But also we have some fun interviews with -- wait for it -- the entire cast of Discovery as they tease the new season.
Thanks, Star Trek: Discovery Season 2. You gave us your second episode on the day of our 150th!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 150
Subscribe. 150 episodes is a big deal. Really. Don't believe us, you can Bing it. So we're celebrating like its spring break on Risa with a review of "New Eden," which...
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Star Trek: Discovery is back for its second season -- and the wait was totally worth it. We breakdown the Season 2 premiere, full of Tilly one-liners, alien organs and Pike's "very colorful" new uniform. Oh, and then there’s lil’ Spock to also discuss… Plus, if you're having a hard time keeping up with the tonnage of recent Trek news, we’ve got you covered with a quick recap of the franchise's latest expansion plans.
Star Trek: Discovery is back for its second season -- and the wait was totally worth it.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 149
Subscribe. This week, we breakdown "Brother," the very entertaining Season 2 premiere, full of Tilly one-liners, alien organs and Pike's "very colorful" new uniform. Oh, and...
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New year, new episode of Transporter Room 3! 2019 is not just the year of Replicants and umbrellas with florescent bars for handles, it's also the 26th anniversary of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and this week we revisit why that is and share a bit of behind-the-scenes info you didn't know about DS9. We also review the new and final Short Trek, “The Escape Artist” -- Harry Mudd's back and it's good!
New year, new episode of Transporter Room 3! And new Short Trek (with Harry Mudd!) Also, an anniversary for a not new thing…
Transporter Room 3, Episode 148
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In this special bonus episode, Phil and Scott dive into the reader mailbag to answer a ton of questions from you guys. And then very special guest John Eaves beams in for a lengthy chat about his work as a concept artist and model maker on the many different iterations of Star Trek he’s been involved with over the years. Listen, this guy has designed three Enterprises (and counting)!
Welcome to the season finale of Transporter Room 3, as we close out 2018 the only way we know how -- by worshipping at the altar of Star Trek!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 147
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This week we snapshot our reactions to the newest Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 trailer (why is Spock writing crazy things on the floor?!), review the latest Short Trek, "The Brightest Star" -- AKA The One All About Saru -- and, if you're looking for a last-minute holiday gift, we discuss the Discovery Season 1 Blu-ray.
It's been awhile, and we’ve got A LOT to talk about.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 146
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A Pulitzer Prize winner beaming into TR3? Make it so! This week, author Michael Chabon himself stops by to discuss his new Short Treks installment, “Calypso,” as well as what it’s like working on the upcoming Picard show. Plus, Phil and Scott dive into the episode too, which jumps a thousand years into Star Trek’s future to give us an outer-space retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey… or at least the part involving the nymph of the title!
A Pulitzer Prize winner beaming into TR3? Make it so!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 145
Subscribe. This week, author Michael Chabon himself stops by to discuss his new Short Treks installment, “Calypso,” as well as what it’s like working on the upcoming Picard show. Plus, Phil and Scott dive into...
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You haven't experience a wedding until you've done it Klingon-style. Deep Space Nine is full of underrated gems, and "You Are Cordially Invited" is definitely near the top of that list. This episode has everything: Dax holding buckets, Martok's wife, a fire dancer, and Worf's terrible parenting in REAL-TIME! Having aired in November of 1997, almost 21 years ago to the week, we'll tell you why this episode still holds up.
You haven't experience a wedding until you've done it Klingon-style.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 144
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Star Trek: Lower Decks is announced! Short Treks: "Calypso" gets a trailer, and promises a 1,000-year time jump! And we review the beloved DS9 episode "One Little Ship"! Also, lots of exclamation marks!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 143
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Star Trek: Lower Decks is announced! Short Treks: "Calypso" gets a trailer, and promises a 1,000-year time jump! And we review the beloved DS9 episode "One Little Ship"! Also, lots of exclamation marks!
The first Star Trek: Short Trek, “Runaway,” is here to help tide us over until Discovery kicks off its second season on January 17, 2019. But is it any good? You'll get our two cents here. And then some. But that’s not all this week…
Transporter Room 3, Episode 142
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Spock has a beard! Tilly has a Short Trek! We chat with Discovery star Sonequa Martin-Green and producer Alex Kurtzman about Season 2! And so much more in our latest episode!
Star Trek fans got it really good right now -- thanks, Discovery and the Captain Picard Show! So how to make it even better? More Trek spinoffs set in the Deep Space Nine universe, of course.
Star Trek fans got it really good right now -- thanks, Discovery and the Captain Picard Show! So how to make it even better? More Trek spinoffs set in the Deep Space Nine universe, of course.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 141
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We're back with a shiny new episode about Picard, Spock 3.0, Star Trek 4 (or the lack thereof)… and even more Picard!
Look, it's been awhile (we know). The good thing is, we're back with a shiny new episode about Picard, Spock 3.0, Star Trek 4 (or the lack thereof)… and even more Picard!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 140
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Ladies and gentlemen, Jean-Luc Picard is back. That’s right: Patrick Stewart has confirmed that he is returning to play the legendary character in an all-new Star Trek series for CBS All Access! Let's break down what this all means...
Ladies and gentlemen, Jean-Luc Picard is back. That’s right: Patrick Stewart has confirmed that he is returning to play the legendary character in an all-new Star Trek series for CBS All Access!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 139
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It's finally here -- Transporter Room 3's take on "The Cage"! Star Trek's first pilot is like a club Stefon would recommend. It has everything: Female yeomans, phaser canons, throbbing telepaths, green alien slave girls, dated sexism -- EVERYTHING. So how well does Captain Pike's first mission hold up? And how well does it jive with Discovery, the show it shares a timeline with? Listen and find out.
It's finally here -- Transporter Room 3's take on "The Cage"!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 138
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Picard lives another man's life and discovers Data's severed head. Must be Friday! This week, we recap the classic "The Inner Light" and the dull misfire "Time's Arrow." Plus, what's up with the rumors of a new Captain Picard show?!
Picard lives another man's life and discovers Data's severed head. Must be Friday!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 137
Subscribe. This week, TR3 finally concludes our multi-year odyssey to chart one year of television -- Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5 -- with recaps of the classic "The...
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Black Alert. Black Alert. Star Trek: Discovery just lost its showrunners, but it’s not like that’s happened before. (Oh wait!) We dive in on the behind the scenes drama in this week’s TR3, and then we also review another batch of Next Generation Season 5 episodes while we’re at it.
Black Alert. Black Alert. Star Trek: Discovery just lost its showrunners, but it’s not like that’s happened before. (Oh wait!) We dive in on the behind the scenes drama in this week’s TR3, and then we also review another batch of Next Generation Season 5 episodes while we’re at it.
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Wesley's on trial, Famke Janssen beams in for some lovey-dovey Picard stuff… and Scott is so NOT a fan of floating holographic heads. This week we continue our breakdown of Season 5 TNG with quick reviews of Ron Moore's "The First Duty," the boring AF "Cost of Living," and the genius "A Perfect Mate." Plus, have you seen that original Saru make-up design?!
Wesley's on trial, Famke Janssen beams in for some lovey-dovey Picard stuff… and Scott is so NOT a fan of floating holographic heads.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 135
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It's time for time loops, Captain Pike and The Avengers! We’re back with a recap of all the recent Star Trek news (Discovery and movies, plural!) plus our take on the classic TNG episode "Cause and Effect." Plus, a very special Red Shirt...
It's time for time loops, Captain Pike and The Avengers!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 134
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Star Trek: The Next Generation's Season 5 episode "The Outcast" is just as timely and relevant now as it was 26 years ago. And we’re talking about it! Plus, Discovery news -- and all of our main topics this episode involve swappin’ spit in one form or another. Win!
Star Trek: The Next Generation's Season 5 episode "The Outcast" is just as timely and relevant now as it was 26 years ago. And we’re talking about it!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 133
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For over 50 years, they’ve been Star Trek’s biggest bads -- and thanks to Star Trek Discovery, the Klingons are back in a big way. So this week we're going all Klingon. First up, we have a very special interview with the once and future Chancellor of the Klingon High Council, Gowron himself -- Robert O’Reilly! And then we’re looking back at some of our favorite Klingon stories ever!
For over 50 years, they’ve been Star Trek’s biggest bads -- and thanks to Star Trek Discovery, the Klingons are back in a big way.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 132
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Star Trek: Discovery recently ended its first season. And it's the best first season of any Trek series since the original one. Why? We're gonna tell you in this week's episode of TR3.
Star Trek: Discovery recently ended its first season. And it's the best first season of any Trek series since the original one. Why? We're gonna tell you in this week's episode of TR3.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 131
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It's time for a very special bonus episode of TR3 featuring none other than Mary Chieffo herself -- a.k.a., L’Rell! We talk the Disco finale, L’Rell’s future, and much more (Grilka!).
So, that happened! A lot of things went down in Star Trek Discovery's first season finale -- from Tilly getting high to Pike's Enterprise showing up (!) -- and we have lots of questions. And we’ve got a full breakdown of what worked, and what didn't, about "Will You Take My Hand?"
What a night for Star Trek fans! First you got the Season 1 finale of Star Trek: Discovery. Then you got Transporter Room 3’s review of it. And now we have a very special bonus episode featuring none other than Mary Chieffo herself -- a.k.a., L’Rell!
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So, that happened!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 129
Subscribe. A lot of things went down in Star Trek Discovery's first season finale -- from Tilly getting high to Pike's Enterprise showing up (!) -- and we have lots of questions. And we’ve got a full breakdown of what worked, and what didn't,...
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The Klingon war is back on in the newest episode of Star Trek: Discovery, “The War Without, The War Within,” and we have lots of opinions about it.
The Klingon war is back on in the newest episode of Star Trek: Discovery, “The War Without, The War Within,” and we have lots of opinions about it.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 128
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Man! We are back to talk about episode 13 of Star Trek: Discovery, “What’s Past Is Prologue,” where… well, stuff happened involving Lorca. Crazy stuff! Plus, The Lorca himself, Jason Isaacs, beams into TR3 to discuss all things Gabriel -- Mirror and Prime...
Man! We are back to talk about episode 13 of Star Trek: Discovery, “What’s Past Is Prologue,” where… well, stuff happened involving Lorca. Crazy stuff!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 127
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This week we talk episode 12 of Discovery, "Vaulting Ambition," which pits Michael against her former-captain-turned-murder-fueled-Emperor, reveals more on the whole Tyler/Voq front, and drops some Lorca truth bombs.
Another episode of TR3, another trip to the Mirror Universe.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 126
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Happy 125th episode to us! And thanks for helping us get here. And what a great Discovery episode to help us celebrate for our big 1-2-5, too, as Lt. Ash Tyler himself, Shazad Latif, beams in to to talk about the latest crazy plot twist from "The Wolf Inside."
Happy 125th episode to us! And thanks for helping us get here.
And what a great Star Trek: Discovery segment to discuss for our big 1-2-5, too!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 125
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The first Star Trek: Discovery episode of 2018 is here, and so is the latest installment of Transporter Room 3 (you're welcome). And that includes a special visit to TR3 from Jonathan Frakes himself!
The first Star Trek: Discovery episode of 2018 is here, and so is the latest installment of Transporter Room 3 (you're welcome). And that includes a special visit to TR3 from Jonathan Frakes himself!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 124
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Star Trek: Discovery made big waves in 2017, and we are ending the year with an even bigger one: Tarantino is planning an R-rated Trek movie. But how accurate (or likely) is this report...? And is that a good thing or bad? Plus, we review another TNG episode, "Ethics," and have a cool Star Trek Beyond giveaway!
Star Trek: Discovery made big waves in 2017, and we are ending the year with an even bigger one: Tarantino is planning an R-rated Trek movie. But how accurate (or likely) is this report...? And is that a good thing or bad?
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And that’s a wrap on the first half of Star Trek: Discovery Season 1! This week’s episode, "Into the Forest I Go," marked the conclusion of “Chapter One” of the first year, and it was a doozy. From Klingon battles to 133 spore-jumps to Captain Lorca pulling some very Captain Lorca moves, the episode was jam-packed!
And that’s a wrap on the first half of Star Trek: Discovery Season 1! This week’s episode, "Into the Forest I Go," marked the conclusion of “Chapter One” of the first year, and it was a doozy. From Klingon battles to 133 spore-jumps to Captain Lorca pulling some very Captain Lorca moves, the...
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In episode eight of Star Trek: Discovery, "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum," Saru goes fear-free for the first time - on a planet of sentient blue lint. Plus, Admiral Cornwell and the Klingons!
Star Trek: Discovery continues to prove that it has the best first season of Trek since The Original Series with its latest episode.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 121
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Harry Mudd pulls a "Cause and Effect" on the most recent episode of Star Trek: Discovery, "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad,” and Burnham learns about this thing you Earth humans call… love!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 120
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MacDuff is dead! Long live MacDuff!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 119
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When Sarek finds himself in heaps of trouble thanks to a “logic extremist” with a bone to pick against the Papa Vulcan, Burnham heads out on a mission of mercy deep into her adoptive father’s mind.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 118
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Pop quiz: A Klingon enters your cell with two fists and a skull-seeking boot. You can either take the pain, or choose your cellmate to receive it for you. What do you do? What. Do. You. Do?
Transporter Room 3, Episode 117
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This week, we're breaking down all the big things that happened in the latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery -- and it's a lot.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 116
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…Especially the crew of a certain starship! Get it? Get it…?
O.K., not just those poor bastards from this week’s episode, but the many fans who are still trying to get their heads around this very new, very different Trek are also turned inside out. And we get. We get it. But we might also be...
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Happy birthday, Star Trek: The Next Generation! It's been 30 years since we first met the crew of the Enterprise-D, who in turn introduced us to Worf always getting his butt kicked (despite being head of security), Troi's only intermittently-helpful telepathic abilities, Q, the Ferengi, and -- of...
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It’s finally here -- Star Trek’s return to TV. Scott and Phil dive deep into the series premiere of Star Trek: Discovery as only they can, with a review full of high praise, nerdy complaints, cheap shots, and more…
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It's a special-ish episode of Transporter Room 3 this week, as Scott beams in with a report from the set of Star Trek: Discovery. Did he go on the bridge and hang out in the transporter room? You bet your sweet Terran butt, he did.
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This episode is also the one where our heads figuratively explode.
William Shatner -- James T. Kirk himself -- beams on down for a special episode of Transporter Room 3, just in time for Fathom Event's special Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan nationwide screening!
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We're back from Comic-Con with a shiny new episode, and lots of interviews, about your next Trek obsession: Star Trek: Discovery.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 110
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Two episodes in one this week, as Transporter Room 3 doubles-down on our reviews of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5. It’s robot kids and telepathic predators this time out!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 109
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A time-traveling (fake) historian and Alexander pay us a visit on this week's Transporter Room 3 for a double-header of Next Generation Season 5 action.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 108
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The first trailer for Star Trek: Discovery has arrived! But is that a good thing…?
Transporter Room 3, Episode 107
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Wesley's back, and he's brought the scariest/lamest game ever.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 106
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Remember that time the Enterprise hit a quantum filament and disaster struck?! (No, not a cosmic string, Counselor!) Well sure you do -- we just talked about the Star Trek: TNG episode “Disaster” a few episodes back. And now we’re going to again…
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A sequel to the crystalline entity? Really? Yep, that happened. And 26 years later, we're revisiting the evil space snowflake's second (and last) encounter with the Enterprise.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 104
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You guys, “Ensign Ro” is the sh**. Both the character and her debut episode, which we're breaking down this week on Transporter Room 3!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 103
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Transporter Room 3 beams on down with another review, and this time it’s Season 5's "Darmok." And we do the whole podcast in metaphor! (I kid, I kid.)
Transporter Room 3, Episode 102
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New year. New season. Same Scott and Phil!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 101
Subscribe: Transporter Room 3 kicks off Season 5 in style. Wanna know what's up with Star Trek: Discovery? Or why Star Trek Beyond is going to the Oscars? We got you...
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Happy holidays, everyone -- and happy 100th episode!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 100
Subscribe: We're ending our fifth season with one hell of a special guest: Star Trek and Outlander writer-producer Ronald D. Moore.
The writer of such...
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This week, Scott and Phil revisit an oldie but a goodie: Star Trek: First Contact! In honor of its 20th anniversary on Nov. 22, we sat down with our new friend (and fan!) Aaron Couch from The Hollywood Reporter to discuss his must-read oral history on the film and our favorite First Contact...
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In the wake of the highly divisive presidential election, we’ve got a handful of Star Trekky Star Trek episode recommendations -- shows from The Original Series, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and more that remind us that working together towards a positive future is what it’s all...
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You guys have to get the new Star Trek book The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years, which dives into all the behind-the-scenes drama of TNG (the series and movies), DS9, Voyager, Enterprise and the Abrams movies.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation fans? You're in for a treat.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 82
Subscribe: This week, we review William Shatner's Chaos on the Bridge, a very compelling -- and very frank -- behind-the-scenes look at the crazy sh** show...
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The 50th anniversary celebration continues with this pop-up trivia style video about Star Trek: The Original Series' amazing first season. Take a look at it below!
We'd love to make more of these in the future, so be sure to share it with all your favorite Trekkies and Trekkers and get the...
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We’re continuing Star Trek’s 50th anniversary celebration with another new episode of Transporter Room 3 this week, and another look back at where it all started!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 95
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726 episodes. 13 movies. 4,579,829 red shirts.
Star Trek has given us so much in 50 years… including Transporter Room 3, so we're celebrating it old school. Yep, we're slingshotting 'round the sun with a discussion of "The Man Trap," the first Trek episode to ever air half a century ago today....
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This week, Bryan Fuller finally let some cats out of the considerable bag that is Star Trek: Discovery, the first new Trek series since Enterprise.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 93
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This week, we're still suffering from Beyond fever -- and so are most of you, it seems!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 92
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Good news, everyone -- we’re reviewing Star Trek Beyond this week in a super-sized episode!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 91
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We're back. With a new episode... talking about an old episode. BRAAAAM!
As promised, the topic is Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. And the episode, the scary-underrated "Indiscretion," is one that you've (probably) never seen. If you haven't then you need to fix that, because it's an all-timer for...
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Dammit, Jim -- he's a doctor, not a podcast guest! Karl Urban beams in to Transporter Room 3 for a chat about Star Trek Beyond, his favorite TOS episodes, and why he thinks The Motion Picture is the best Trek movie!
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This week, Transporter Room 3 goes… Beyond!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 88
Subscribe: Star Trek Beyond's latest trailer (finally) hit last week, and we were in attendance at the fan event where J.J. Abrams and Just Lin revealed the new preview...
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Welcome back. A lot has happened since we last, uh, casted… Um, spoke via internet?
Transporter Room 3, Episode 87
Subscribe: Anyway, we have a BIG update for you on when and where CBS' new Star Trek TV show will be set (Star Trek VI fans, this...
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Aaaaand we're back. And so is Star Trek on TV. Well, CBS' streaming service, but, whatev -- we're boldly going back to where Trek belongs… with Bryan Fuller and Nicholas Meyer onboard. Time to dust off your Hannibal/Khan fan-fic!
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Another year, another "timely" episode of Transporter Room 3.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 85
Subscribe: After celebrating the holidays (Risa has the best Airbnb's), Scott and Phil return with a look at everyone's new favorite movie -- Star Wars:...
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Explosions, Kirk's new haircut and swarms of stabby ships -- oh my.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 84
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It's finally happened! Star Trek is returning to television thanks to CBS and we couldn't be happier than Worf with a glass of fresh prune juice.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 83
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In this week’s episode of TR3, we delve into the story of one of the most important fictional characters in the history of humankind -- Captain Kirk!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 81
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Welcome back, listeners. We're fresh from our recent visit to the set of Star Trek Beyond (more on that later). But as promised, first we have to get all emotional with our review of "Sarek"!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 80
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And we’re back, putting into spacedock for a little R&R after a busy week at San Diego Comic-Con. But while we were attending the annual nerd prom this year, we couldn’t help but wonder… why isn’t Star Trek at SDCC?
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Time to feel old, everyone! "The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1" turned 25 last week, and in honor of Lt. Shelby and Locutus hitting the quarter-century mark, we celebrate the legacy of one the best Treks ever.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 78
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We're back. You miss us?
Transporter Room 3, Episode 77
Subscribe: This week, grab some tissues because Scott and Phil break down five moments Trek on TV made us cry like Geordi at a Holo-diction Anonymous meeting.
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After a wee bout of temporal aphasia, Transporter Room 3 is back -- and this time, we bring gifts!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 76
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And just like that, Transporter Room 3 hits a milestone -- our 75th episode! That means we’re just four shows away from logging more episodes than The Original Series. Herbert!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 75
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A slight detour here from your regularly scheduled Star Trek podcast...
Scott was honored to guest on the first episode of the #MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE REVIEW podcast with host and Marvel expert Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg. We talk Avengers: Age of Ultron, Secret Wars, and so much more, and...
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"Admiral, there be whales here!" And a new podcast.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 74
Subscribe: In honor of the late Harve Bennett and director Leonard Nimoy, Scott and Phil slingshot around the sun to gush over one of the funniest -- and best --...
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There would be no Star Trek as we know it without its most iconic character, Spock, and the great actor who played him.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 73
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Remember that time the Founders were killing Odo softly with their song?
Transporter Room 3, Episode 72
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Happy 2015, everybody! We leave for one (very long) Christmas break and come back to find Star Trek 3 with 100% more Justin Lin.
Transporter Room 3, Episode 71
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