OzTrek9 Recap and coverage – Day 1
My alarm was set at 4am. So of course I woke up at 2:30 and was completely unable to get back to sleep. When I finally accepted that there was no way I was getting back to sleep I got up and finished getting ready for the day. Fortunately I’d done most of the preparation the night before (at around 11pm but it was still done) That did however meant I was Suited, Booted and ready to go a full hour and a half before I had to leave. The...
SmegCon
Well here we are. Back at the venue that has a LOT more seats set out than yesterday. We’ve already seen Danny John-Jules wandering round. No sign of the others. But apparently Danny and Craig had a late night DJ-ing and are a little dusty today.
The Wilderness Boys have arrived.
Well. So far we’ve been given entry before the VIPs and are seated at the back of the auditorium. Our interview with the girls will be at around 11:30. (in about two and a half hours. Understandably this convention is MUCH smaller scale than Star Trek London. The back wall of the auditorium is literally plastered with signed 8x10s of just about anyone you can name. Just quietly there’s a Talosian head on a table nearby and...
TrekMate: In The Wilderness – Episode 28: Battle Lines
This week we take a look at the “death” of Kai Opaka in “Battle Lines,” have a look at a dodgy greeting card, read out an actual real life email and have a big chat about X-Men Days of Future Past. All this and a discussion about this weeks WWE Royal Rumble. This weeks collectable – http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-RARE-1976-STAR-TREK-SPOCK-GREETING-CARD-VULCAN-EARS-SET-TWO-/180963674121?
TrekMate: In The Wilderness – Episode 27: Vortex
This week the Wilderness boys Real Time Review/Actual Time Analyse middle of the road episode “Vortex” discus an old box of cereal, respond to some shoutouts with a new bumper and do a special Australian themed Nerd Corner. All this and a conspiracy about PITAQ and Emma trying to take over the world. All the OZTrek9 and A Smegging Good Weekend details can be found via the special section on the TrekMate site here –...
TrekMate: In The Wilderness – Episode 26: The Nagus
In a spectacular return to form JD & Fez real time review The Nagus, discuss an awesomely terribly or terribly awesome jacket and belt out a brand new segment. All this and the return of The Forum Report. Special thanks to the PITAQ crew for doing Move Along Home for us. Convention details – www.cultureshockevents.com Collectable of the week: Click here
TrekMate:In The Wilderness – Episode 24: The Passenger
This week the Wilderness boys go old school in a return to just JD & Fez sitting on the floor. We review “The Passenger” debut a “shout out” bumper and review some crockery. All this and some cameos from the PITAQ crew. Collectable of the week – http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Star-Trek-Troi-Worf-Plate-Set-of-2-Only-6-Made-/370712291161?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56502ca759 OzTrek9 details...
TrekMate: In The Wilderness – A Very Wilderness Christmas
This Christmas day edition of The Wilderness sees a very special return to The Wilderness as JD,The midnight Gardener and a certain missing in action co-host sit down to watch the Wrath of Khan for Christmas. Because the film ran so long (And it took JD an hour to edit the intro together) we only did the real time review, next week it’s busienss as usual with “The Passenger.” All this and some HUGE news about...
TrekMate: In The Wilderness – Episode 22: Dax
This week EmmaTrek takes over The Wilderness as Emma is joined by JD and Matt Hansen. We discuss various conventions,the teaser trailer,not one but two kickstarter projects and real time review “Dax.” All this and JD’s sone refuses to go to bed. Collectable: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221167142636 Kickstarter book:...
TrekMate: In The Wilderness – Episode 21: Q-Less (again!)
This week JD goes on a time travel adventure to revisit Wilderness Episode 1 where we originally reviewed Q-Less and the Disturbing Picard mask. All this and JD’s reaction to the new trailer and the first time he watched it. (A bit of fun for an episode we’ve already reviewed,I hope you all enjoy what I did here – JD)