Ten Forward: Episode 36: Our Man Colin or Choosing 5 episodes is cruelty….
This week we see the welcome return of Jackie as Colin from Trek News & Views shares with us his Desert Island Trek. Colin tells us how difficult it was to choose five from all of Star Trek and I think you will enjoy the ones Colin has chosen. Also to help we have added a picture of Texas… We also look at the news and listener feedback. Colin’s Choices: TOS Amok Time TNG Chain of Command DS9 Our Man Bashir VOY Message...
Star Trek:TOS Part 4:Kirk’s Identity Crisis & Crystal Clear Mudd by Rick Austin
The role of duality and what it means to be human have always been staples of science-fiction. For The Enemy Within, legendary writer Richard Matheson was brought in to write the script. As the writer of tales such as I Am Legend, The Shrinking Man, and TV work such as various Twilight Zone episodes, he had the experience in the field to pull off more than just an average episode. For his story he expanded the Jekyll & Hyde...
Ten Forward: Episode 35 – The Captain’s Table Chapter One Dayton Ward
This week Ten Forward presents the first chapter of our Book Club Supplemental show called “The Captain’s Table” The Captain’s Table is a chance for Michael & Sina to have intimate interviews with those who have shaped Star Trek in words. You can read the interview Sina & Michael had with Trek Mate News that explains what the show is all about and their aims. In this first chapter Sina & Michael...
ALL ABOARD THE STAR TREK CRAZY TRAIN by Rick Austin
We’ve seen a variety of mentally unstable characters in the Star Trek universe. Traditionally it seems to be the admirals, like there’s something in the water there at Starfleet headquarters. There are some villains who’ll sacrifice their followers, their ships, even their own lives to achieve total victory. Then you just get misguided morons like the Space Hippies and their jug-eared leader Sevrin. All we know is that they must...
Ten Forward:Episode 34 Chris Hates Hippies, Yea Brother
This week Sina, Michael, Matt hold hands with guest Chris Mitchell of Geek Fights fame, dance around in a circle and sing whilst on the Way to Eden. During the trip, we sink, ship wreck, skewer, airlock and burn 5 episodes of Trek that drive Chris to drink……in our inaugural Ship Wreck Trek episode! Yea Brother! Chris’s Choices: TOS The Way to Eden TNG Suspicions DS9 Field of Fire VOY Favorite Sun ENT Unexpected You can find...
Errors on the edge of forever – Part four by Louiseb
First published December 2012 on fanfiction.net. With thanks to Djinn for her ongoing support, suggestions and encouragement. Errors on the edge of forever Later you cannot quite remember agreeing to talk to Christine Chapel. In fact, you are almost sure you did not agree, not in words. But your actions suggest acquiescence. You have so little energy that it seems logical to move into a side room, then to sit here in a chair where you...
Ten Forward:Episode 33: J.K’s Happy Island
This week Sina, Michael and Matt welcome J.K. Woodward, comic artist/illustrator extraordinaire, who most recently in the Star Trek world illustrated the TNG/Dr. Who 8 issue miniseries crossover (which was brilliant – if you haven’t read them, run, don’t walk to the nearest comic book store). In this episode of Ten Forward, find out what amuses J.K. and why he takes certain episodes onto his island. Also find out...
Abbie Martin-Jones
Age:19 Favourite Trek Series: Enterprise. Favourite Captain: : It would have to be Captain Archer, he played a big part of Star Trek history. He was a good commander was close to his crew but could quickly take command of a dangerous situation. He had no rules to guide him but still managed to do the right thing. Favourite Ship: My favourite ship has to be NX-01 Enterprise because of the design and technical challenges they have to...
Errors on the edge of forever – Part three by Louiseb
First published December 2012 on fanfiction.net. With thanks to Djinn for her ongoing support, suggestions and encouragement. Errors on the edge of forever According to the Enterprise blueprints the distance from the mess to sickbay via the turbolift is 347 metres. Under normal circumstances it would take approximately 54 seconds to complete the journey. But these are not normal circumstances and both distance and time appear to have...
Ten Forward:Episode 32: Book Club Destiny Book III or You’re not the Picard I use to know!
This week it’s book club time and Sina & Michael are joined by Literary Treks Matt Rushing as we discuss the third and final book in the Destiny Trilogy: Lost Souls by David Mack. We discuss an email from David Mack, the author himself. We look at how the 24th century will never be the same again after this story line. Our Thoughts: This story was epic. Spanning so many charcters, stories and finally we see the end of the...