Twin Cities Trekkies

Celebrating 15 years of Star Trek (2009). After the box office failure of Star Trek Nemesis and the cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise , Paramount essentially put the franchise to bed, and was to lay dormant for a few years. Enter J.J. Abrams, and his production team to develop a film that would reboot the franchise, by setting the film in an alternate reality based upon time travel elements fr...

Celebrating 30 years of Star Trek Generations . In 1993, Paramount approached Star Trek executive producer Rick Berman, known for being the executive producer of Star Trek: The Next Generation , and creator of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , to develop the seventh film of the Star Trek film franchise. Recruiting writers Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga, Star Trek Generations is generally regarded as...

Celebrating 35 years of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier . After the major box office success of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home , the next film was inevitable. Directed by William Shatner, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier came out in June of 1989, during the first major summer blockbuster season, and is generally regarded as one of the worst films in the overall Star Trek film series for a variety of...

Celebrating 40 years of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock . Not long after Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan hit theatres, Paramount readies the next film in the franchise because Wrath of Khan does so well. Coming out nearly two years later, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock makes history by being the first Star Trek film to be directed by one of the cast members, in this case, Leonard Nimoy. I...

Celebrating 45 years of Star Trek: The Motion Picture . In December 1979, ten years after the original Star Trek was cancelled by NBC, Paramount brings the original cast back for the first of what would eventually be six motion pictures starring this cast. This film made a lot of money, but it took a LONG time to get there. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, which starts the five-part Star T...

CONvergence 2024. For the first time ever, Twin Cities Trekkies took the podcast where Star Trek podcasts have gone before: a convention. Twin Cities Trekkies took the show on the road to CONvergence 2024: Everyone's Invited , a four-day event held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Minneapolis, and the goal of the weekend was to get more exposure for this podcast. In this episode of Twin...

"Lagrange Point" and "Life, Itself" in review. In these final two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery, the drama and exciting conclusion that no one expects to happen, does. Do we know what the Progenitors tech is? In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes Huntington provides his thoughts and reviews the last two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery, "Lagrange Point&...

"Erigah" and "Labyrinths" in review. The seventh and eighth episodes of Season Five of Star Trek: Discovery start the long road to the finale, and stuff got real really quick. In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes Huntington provides his thoughts and reviews episodes 5x07 and 5x08 of Star Trek: Discovery, "Erigah" and "Labyrinths." Any feedb...

"Mirrors" and "Whistlespeak" in review. In these two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery, strange things happen, and a faceless enemy from Deep Space Nine finally gets to be seen for the very first time. Also, what the heck did we just watch?! In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes Huntington provides his thoughts and reviews episodes 5x05 and 5x06 of Star Trek: Di...

"Trills and Thrills, Oh My!" "Jinaal" and "Face the Strange" in review. The next two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery Season Five brings about Trills, and thrills with a time-warping adventure with segments set during the early years of the series In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes Huntington reviews episodes 5x03 and 5x04 of Star Trek: Discovery,...

The latest news, plus "Red Directive" and "Under the Twin Moons" in review. Last week, the final week of March, Star Trek fans got a whole host of new news regarding what is to come in the Star Trek Universe, including some interesting tidbits about Section 31 , Starfleet Academy and other such news tidbits from elsewhere. In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes...

A spoiler free review of Season Five of Star Trek: Discovery. The fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery premieres April 4, and Twin Cities Trekkies, like many in the media, got preview screenings of the first four episodes of this final adventure for Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the Starship Discovery as they seek an ancient power. In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkies,...

Celebrating three years of Twin Cities Trekkies. On February 17, 2021, Twin Cities Trekkies was launched and things have definitely changed for the better. What does this mean? The podcast has grown, and has experienced changes and has evolved. In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, Wes provides his thoughts on three years of this podcast and reflects on what has transpired and what is next...

Wes' favorite episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . It is January 1993. A brand-new Star Trek show appears on our television screens called Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . While not as popular as The Next Generation , Deep Space Nine took the franchise to new limits as it was set aboard a station rather than a starship. It also introduced long running story lines and story arcs that spanned mu...

People who have died from the Star Trek family in 2023.  We lost quite a few members of the greater Star Trek family in 2023, some major and many minor.  In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes Huntington does obituaries for the actors, background actors, artists and cast members who have died in 2023.  Some of these obituaries can also be found at WarpFactorTrek.com and also summar...

Happy Holidays Twin Cities Trekkies listeners, followers and fans. The SAG-AFTRA strike is now settled, and Twin Cities Trekkies is gearing up for new episodes! In this update, host Wes Huntington gives an update on the podcast, what we are planning to do (including the much-delayed Star Trek: Deep Space Nine celebration) and some Star Trek news. New episodes will begin as soon as SAG-AFTRA ratifi...

PRODIGY CANCELLED! Plus the strike and the future of Star Trek . Star Trek: Prodigy , nearing the end of post-production on its second season, was suddenly cancelled on June 23 by Paramount+. The show, which had been given a greenlight for a second season, was yanked from the service days later. What does this mean for Star Trek with two strikes gripping Hollywood? In this mini-episode of Twin Cit...

Strange New Worlds Season Two Spoiler-Free review. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season Two launches June 15 on Paramount+, and Twin Cities Trekkies has been graciously given the opportunity to see the first six episodes of this sophomore outing for Captain Pike and the Enterprise crew in new adventures, seeking out brand new life, and new civilizations. In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkie...

Thoughts on the ending of Star Trek: Discovery . On March 3, 2023, Paramount+ announced that after five seasons and 65 episodes, Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery will be making their final voyage together. The series Star Trek: Discovery will also debut the fifth and final season in early 2024. In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkies - the first episode to drop on...

A spoiler-free review of the first six episodes of Star Trek: Picard Season Three. Like many in the press, and other forms of Star Trek -related media, Paramount+ gave screeners to the first six episodes of the final voyage of Jean-Luc Picard.    In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkies - the last episode to drop on Wednesdays - host Wes Huntington does a spoiler-free review of the f...

A preview of 2023 things for Star Trek.  Starting February 16, we will be getting a lot more Star Trek.  In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes Huntington previews the 2023 slate for new Star Trek episodes. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com.  Twin Cities Trekkie...

People who have died from the Star Trek family in 2022.  We lost quite a few members of the greater Star Trek family in 2022, some major and many minor.  In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkies that closes out 2022, host Wes Huntington does obituaries for the actors, background actors, artists and cast members who have died in 2022.  Some of these obituaries can also be found a...

Celebrating 40 years of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan .  When people think of Star Trek - particularly the films - The Wrath of Khan is always mentioned.  The film is the pinnacle of science fiction filmmaking, and every Star Trek film since has tried to emulate it.  It also has been the subject of many parodies and mentions in other films and television series.   To celebrat...

Celebrating 35 years of Star Trek: The Next Generation .  One of the most celebrated science-fiction series celebrated three-and-a-half decades since its first airing this year.  In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes Huntington welcomes welcomes back his co-host MacKenzie Flickinger and talk about reminisicing about TNG. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook...

The Adele Pomerenke interview.  One of the interesting characters we saw in Star Trek: Picard Season Two was the Haliian helm officer Kemi, of the U.S.S. Stargazer .  She didn't get to say or do much, but she definitely made an indelible mark on the season. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes Huntington welcomes the actress behind the character of Kemi, Adele Pomerenke, and...