Positively Trek

Star Trek: Lower Decks continues with “Temporal Edict.” The captain hands down a new directive: no more buffer time! This leads to a confrontation between the Gelrakians and a Cerritos away team, and first officer Ransom and Ensign Mariner find themselves caught in the middle. Meanwhile: can Ensign Boimler escape his legacy as the inspiration for the dreaded “Boimler Effect”? In this review episod...

Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise are assigned to escort Ambassador Sarek to the planet Akiron, a world rich in dilithium deposits. However, upon arrival, they discover the people of Akiron under attack by strange creatures, described by their victims as “demons.” It is now up to Kirk, guided by a mysterious Kathikar mystic, to save the people of Akiron from these sinister “wights.” Mean...

In this week’s episode of the Flagship show of Positively Trek, Dan Gunther & Bruce Gibson discuss all the news from the Star Trek Universe, including the hiring of a new director for the Nickelodeon animated show, Star Trek: Prodigy. Plus, we have news from the world of Star Trek novels, and word from Alex Kurtzman about the future of Discovery, Section 31, Picard, Strange New Worlds, and Sho...

The newest Star Trek animated series continues! Boimler and Mariner escort a Klingon general to diplomatic negotiations. However, when the general gets drunk and steals the shuttlecraft, Boimler’s confidence is shaken to the core. Meanwhile, in an effort to free up time to spend with Tendi, Rutherford explores a drastic career change. In this review episode, Dan and Bruce discuss what worked about...

Emma Watts, the new film chief at Paramount Pictures, has decided to make the direction of the Star Trek film franchise a priority. But what will be the next Trek film? In this week’s Positively Trek, Bruce and Dan discuss the possibilities, including the unique idea behind that Quentin Tarrantino film that has surfaced once again. Plus, there is news from Mike McMahan about Lower Decks, a new DS9...

These are the voyages of the starship Cerritos. Her mission: to boldly go where others have gone before! In this, the first episode of the Positively Trek Episode Review show, Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther discuss “Second Contact,” the first episode of the all-new animated Star Trek series, Lower Decks. We talk about the characters, the jokes, the story, and what we felt was the deeper meaning of t...

In the history of the Federation, the story of first contact between Humans and Vulcans is well-known: Earth astronauts came to the rescue of a Vulcan ship, stranded in our system’s asteroid belt. The rest is, as they say, history. But what if the official story is not how it actually happened? What if first contact with the Vulcans actually came many years earlier? And what if Captain James T. Ki...

Lots going on in the Star Trek Universe this week! We have a release date for Discovery season 3. Lower Decks starts this week. Sonequa Martin-Green had a baby. There are t-shirts being released for every episode of Lower Decks. PLUS: We have two new shows coming soon in your Positively Trek podcast feed! Dan and Bruce also discuss Star Trek’s past Emmy wins and nominations in light of the recent...

Are we going to let a little thing like a worldwide pandemic stop us from going to San Diego Comic Con? Well… yes, actually. That stuff’s pretty dangerous. But nothing is stopping the Comic Con from coming to us! In this week’s Positively Trek, Bruce and Dan talk about the virtual Star Trek Universe panels from this year’s unorthodox SDCC! We talk about a Discovery table read, a Lower Decks scene...

In this week’s Positively Trek, Dan and Bruce are joined by veteran Star Trek authors Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore. We talk about the Lower Decks trailer, as well as an in-depth discussion about that dreaded C-word when it comes to Star Trek: Canon! Dayton’s role as the “Keeper of Canon” for CBS’s Star Trek projects gives him a unique perspective on this age-old question that continues to rear it...

We finally have a trailer for the upcoming Star Trek: Lower Decks! Let’s talk about that. Plus, we have information about Star Trek panels at ComicCon@Home, streaming directly to YouTube on July 23rd. We also talk about a recent panel discussion at the Shore Leave 41.5 online convention about Strange New Worlds. What can we expect from the newest addition to the Star Trek Universe? Plus: news and...

It turns out that Star Trek fans are everywhere! On this week’s episode of Positively Trek , Dan and Bruce welcome Dr. Brian Goldman, an ER doctor, healthcare pundit, author, and radio host to the show. We discuss his fandom, what people can do to stay safe in the age of COVID, the special role that the music of Star Trek has played in his life, his show White Coat, Black Art and podcast The Dose...

This week on Positively Trek, Bruce and Dan are joined by KMEG’s Katie Nickolaou, Meteorologist for Siouxland News At Sunrise. The creator of the Fandom Forecasts, Katie is a huge fan of Star Trek and has had the joy of integrating her love of fandoms into her work as a meteorologist. We talk about her famous Fandom Forecasts, how Star Trek has influenced her life, and her excitement for what is t...

Since 2017, The Templin Institute has been exploring alternate worlds every week on their YouTube channel. These include deep dives into the universe of Star Trek, with videos detailing The Romulan Empire, the Klingon Empire, Jean-Luc Picard, and many, many more! Joining us this week on Positively Trek is Marc, part of the team behind The Templin Institute. He shares with us the genesis of his cha...

In this episode of Positively Trek, Bruce and Dan are joined by recent high school graduate Carly McDonald to talk about how Star Trek has influenced her life. We discuss how she became a fan, how she celebrates her fandom with her friends, her plans for post-secondary school at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and how her love of Star Trek has shaped the person she has become. At the top of...

In this episode of Positively Trek, Dan and Bruce talk about the news for the week of June 8th, including the rescheduling and relocating of the annual Star Trek Las Vegas Convention and an interview on the Empire Film Podcast with Star Trek: Discovery’s Jason Isaacs on the possibility of his return to the Trek universe. We also discuss the return of Star Trek comics to the publication schedule!  ...

The inclusion of the gag reels on the Star Trek: TNG blu-ray releases was a welcome addition to those collections. For one Star Trek fan, watching those bloopers gave him a genius idea for a few clever re-edits of scenes from the episodes. In this episode, Bruce and Dan welcome Ryan of “Ryan’s Edits” to the show to discuss his “Star Trek INtakes” videos, which have recently been taking the interne...

In Star Trek: Enterprise ’s fourth season, the infamous green Orion women were re-introduced, most notably in the episode “Bound.” Crystal Allen, a familiar face on many network television shows, guest-starred as the dangerous and alluring D’Nesh, and we are honored to have her on Positively Trek as our first guest ever! In this episode, Dan and Bruce talk with Crystal about her role as D’Nesh, he...

It's not often that a new Star Trek series is announced, but it's happening more often these days! The long-anticipated Captain Pike series has been OFFICIALLY announced by CBS! In this episode of Positively Trek, Dan and Bruce discuss the announcement and speculate on what we might see in the new series. We also report on other news in the Trek world for the week of May 18th, including an...

This week, Bruce and Dan take a look at another unanswered question from Star Trek: What is the origin of the Borg? In the news segment, we talk about online virtual conventions and discuss the Star Trek INtakes videos! Star Trek INtakes: https://www.youtube.com/user/powellr711 Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/positively-trek/id1501468...

Star Trek is filled with unanswered questions. This week, Dan and Bruce take a look at one such mystery from Enterprise: just who the heck was Future Guy? Not much for news this week, so the entire episode is our discussion of this vexing topic! Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/positively-trek/id1501468628 Twitter: http://twitter.com/p...

Star Trek has traditionally been more successful on television than in film. However, Star Trek films will always be a part of the franchise. What is the formula for making a successful Trek film? If the Kelvin Timeline isn’t continued, what can take its place and be a box office powerhouse? In this episode of Positively Trek, Bruce and Dan discuss their ideas for where to take the Star Trek film...

Star Trek has featured many memorable guest stars over the years. On the heels of an interview with Rosario Dawson who wants a role in Trek, Dan and Bruce discuss a number of notable famous guest stars throughout Star Trek’s history. In the news this week, we talk about the release of a new novel, the cancellation of SDCC 2020, LeVar Burton’s hints at a role for Geordi in season two of Picard, Gar...

The world is a bit of a jumbled mess at the moment. Times are scary, and many of us are completely out of our element. In this episode of Positively Trek, Bruce and Dan talk about what this means for us as fans of Star Trek, and what we do to keep the anxiety at bay. In the news this week, we talk about the delays from IDW on the latest Star Trek comics, and talk about some cool Star Trek puzzles...

The season finale of Star Trek: Picard has ignited debate in some corners of Trek fandom. When is someone no longer a person? Is the “new” Picard the “same” Picard? Listen as two hosts with not a whit of experience in philosophical debate try to suss out these questions! In the news this week, we talk about revelations from Star Trek: Discovery composer Jeff Russo on the current state of the post-...