Gimme That Star Trek

It's Halloween! And on this episode of Gimme That Star Trek, Siskoid and his guest Paul Kien watch a bunch of Star Trek episodes deemed among the scariest in the franchise to ascertain if Star Trek and horror can mix! Catch all the chills (and insights) as two podcasters dare enter the darkened holodeck with the safeties off. Listen to Gimme That Star Trek Episode 65 below! Or subscribe to Gimme T...

On this episode of Gimme That Star Trek, Siskoid and his guest DC Dave (making his Network debut) each draw up a list of Trek's most underused - or perhaps misused - main characters, and discuss how they might have been better utilized in their various shows. Listen to Gimme That Star Trek Episode 64 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! This podcast is a proud...

Gimme That Star Trek goes western with Siskoid inviting Captain Entropy to discuss Trek's relationship with the western genre, and going deep into three episodes that overtly homage westerns: TOS' "The Spectre of the Gun", TNG's "A Fistful of Datas", and Enterprise's "North Star". Come on in, pardner! Listen to Gimme That Star Trek Episode 63 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on Apple Po...

Gimme That Star Trek tackles the Orions (or Oreeons!) in this special alien spotlight, as Siskoid and his guest Ryan Blake - the go-to in these cases - try to unlock what makes the Orions special, whether they be slave girls, pirates or the actually very nice Tendi from Lower Decks. Does it all connect? Only one way to find out. Listen to Gimme That Star Trek Episode 62 below! Or subscribe to Gimm...

Gimme That Star Trek is back for a new season! A few weeks ago, Siskoid went to see a science fiction play from Satellite Théatre called Bouée ("Buoy"), which leans hard into Star Trek concepts. On this episode, he sits down with its writer Céleste Godin, and two of its actors, Ludger Beaulieu and Philip-André Collette, to talk about how the franchise inspired the play's philosophy, text and perfo...

Corey Moosa joins Siskoid on the final episode of the season to discuss a growing phenomenon in live action Trek - Recasting! What makes a good recasting and what are some of the better ones we've gotten in movies and TV? And indeed, which failed in our opinion? Warning: Spoilers abound for Strange New Worlds' first season! Listen to Gimme That Star Trek Episode 60 below! Or subscribe to Gimme Tha...

What if Assignment: Earth, the infamous backdoor pilot from Star Trek's second season, had gone to series? Or what if it were revived today? Siskoid and guest Rich Hendley discuss the adventures of Gary Seven, Roberta Lincoln and Isis in canon and spin-off media to extrapolate what it might have been like! Listen to Gimme That Star Trek Episode 59 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on App...

Gimme That Star Trek presents the first of two episodes on Star Trek toys, this one taking us through the Mego era and a little bit more thanks to the toyetic knowledge of Chris Franklin! Listen to Gimme That Star Trek Episode 58 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK! Visit our WEBSITE: http://...

Gimme That Star Trek presents its annual Alien Spotlight, discussing the Jem'Hadar and the notion of free will for this clone race. Siskoid and Ryan Blake read between the lines to get to the heart of the Dominion's fierce warriors! Listen to Gimme That Star Trek Episode 57 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATE...

How does the Robin Hood legend fare in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Qpid"? Siskoid calls on that Bold Outlaw himself, Allen W. Wright, to discuss the episode, its obvious and not so obvious sources, and whether or not in properly pays homage to the myth! Listen to Gimme That Star Trek Episode 56 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! This podcast is a proud...

Siskoid welcomes military expert Mike Lacroix back to Gimme That Star Trek, this time to talk about promotions and whether they are handed out realistically on Star Trek. Did Harry Kim get shafted? Find out! Listen to Gimme That Star Trek Episode 55 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK! Visit...

In the Pocket Books continuity, Spock had a son! Siskoid and the Irredeemable Shagg answered a call from FW Patron Corey Moosa and spent the summer reading Ann Crispin's Yesterday's Son and Time for Yesterday. Their impromptu book club has yielded some thoughts about this sequel to Star Trek's "All Our Yesterdays"... Listen to Episode 54 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on Apple Podcast...

Siskoid and guest philosophy professor Ryan Blake discuss ethics as they related to the controversial Voyager episode "Tuvix". How does Captain Janeway's decision hold up according to various modes of thought? Listen to Episode 53 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on iTunes! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK! Visit our WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcas...

In the studio this month, Siskoid welcomes Rich Handley, the editor of Eaglemoss's Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection, to talk about this attempt to collect every Star Trek comic ever published. What work goes into such a project, and what has Rich learned along the way? Listen to Episode 52 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on iTunes! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER...

Do Captain Kirk's fighting moves make sense in a real world context or are they just hogwash? Siskoid invites real-life personal combat instructor Jarrod Alberich on the show to discuss Kirk's catalog of moves and rate them on effectiveness. How will Starfleet's combat style fare? Listen to Episode 51 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on iTunes! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE...

To make episode 50 of Gimme That Star Trek special by crossing over with oHOTmu or NOT with not less than 6 guests - the entire Hot Squad, Isabel, Shotgun, Josée, Nathalie, Elyse and Amelie! - ranking Captains Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway and Archer on their datability. Which are Hot, which are Not? Only they have the power and lack of skin in the game to make that determination! Listen to Episode...

In the late 80s and 1990s, a new era dawned for television science-fiction, in no small part thanks to Star Trek: The Next Generation's success. Siskoid and Gene Hendricks sit down to discuss six very different SF series of that era, looking at how they were influenced by TNG and in turn may have influenced what came after. Listen to Episode 49 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on iTunes...

Just in time for St. Valentine's, Siskoid and Jonathan Schaefer-Hames ask whether Spock and Uhura are a good match in the Kelvin timeline, and if the writing wasn't already on the wall in the Original Series. And if not with each other, who do we 'ship them with? Listen to Episode 48 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on iTunes! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST...

Former youth care worker Clo Allard discusses Data's brother Lore, his troubling behavior, and what course of treatment might allow him to be reactivated and reintegrated safely into society. Can it be done? Siskoid aims to find out. Listen to Episode 47 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on iTunes! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK! Visit our WEBSITE: h...

Siskoid and the Irredeemable Shagg discuss their passion for the Star Trek Collectible Card Game - how it works, what their favorite elements are, and how it made them the geeks they are, including the secret origin of Siskoid! Listen to Episode 46 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on iTunes! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK! Visit our WEBSITE: http://...

Remember the controversy about Enterprise's designs looking too advanced to be precursors to The Original Series'? Well so's your phone! Siskoid meets Ruth and Darrin Sutherland of the RAD Adventures Network to talk about the show's aesthetic and whether or not knee jerks were right or wrong, back then and indeed, today, between Discovery and Strange New Worlds pushing things further. Listen to Ep...

Bolians. The blue glue that holds Starfleet together. Some are service providers, some are officers, and a few even get lines. And yet there's a ton of lore about these Federation members. Siskoid plays one in a role-playing game, and he's invited his GameMaster Ryan Blake back on the show to help dissect the people of Bolarus IX, their biology, culture, and impact on the TNG era. Listen to Episod...

It's experiment time! Siskoid and Derek William Crabbe re-imagine Original Series episodes as Kelvin timeline stories! What will they learn about the innate qualities of the Reboot franchise? Listen to Episode 43 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on iTunes! The comics cover Derek crafted and mentioned is available HERE. This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK...

Military expert Mike Lacroix is back on the show, this time to talk about insubordination and mutiny, what they mean in a real world context, and how they are translated to the screen in Star Trek, with plenty of examples that will make you wonder what kind of ship Starfleet is running! But can the problems be explained away? I guess that's Siskoid's job! Listen to Episode 42 below! Or subscribe t...

From the Original Series to Star Trek: Picard, Siskoid and Scott X trace the history of androids and the story-telling strategies used to make them mirrors held up to humanity. What are androids, what do they mean, and what's the next step in their evolution? Plus, Star Trek News and your feedback from the previous episode. Listen to Episode 41 below! Or subscribe to Gimme That Star Trek on iTunes...