Positively Trek

Positively Trek 256: Book Club: Making It So: A Memoir Sir Patrick Stewart’s Life: In His Own Words Since first appearing on our television screens in 1987 as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Patrick Stewart has been a bit of an enigma to Star Trek fans. Over the years, this “Unknown British Shakespearean Actor” (as he was referred to as in the LA Times that year) has become a familiar and much-loved pres...

Positively Trek 255: A Tree Full of Starships Star Trek Christmas Tree Ornaments Over the Years In 1991, Hallmark put out the first in their line of Star Trek Keepsake Ornaments: The original U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701. In the 32 years since, every holiday season has seen more and more ornaments for Trek fans to add to their collection. In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Barry and Dan disc...

Positively Trek 254: Book Club: The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko with Derek Tyler Attico We Interview the Author of The Emissary’s Autobiography! Positively Trek Book Club is honored to have author Derek Tyler Attico on the show! His terrific entry in Titan Publishing’s line of Star Trek autobiographies should have a place on every single Niner’s shelf. Dan Gunther and returning host Bruce Gibs...

Positively Trek 253: Discovery’s Final Season Premieres in April 2024 Plus: A Khan: Ceti Alpha V Update! It’s a news update edition of Positively Trek , in which Dan brings you the week’s news from the Star Trek universe. This week, that includes a timeframe for the release of season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery , an update from Nicholas Meyer on his Khan: Ceti Alpha V project, and news of Critics Ch...

Positively Trek 252: Book Club: IDW’s Star Trek #400 Stories from Across the Final Frontier The Positively Trek Book Club returns! Dan and Brandi are kicking off a year of Star Trek comic catch-up with our thoughts on 2022’s Star Trek #400 from IDW, marking a landmark in publishing from the current Star Trek comic license holder! We discuss all 6 stories in this collection, including a story by We...

Positively Trek 251: Jonathan Frakes Returns to Direct Strange New Worlds! Plus: News About Section 31 & Starfleet Academy News update! Dan brings you the latest news from the currently-in-production Star Trek projects, including Strange New Worlds , Section 31 , and Starfleet Academy ! Plus, a request to you, the listener: we need ideas for categories for a  year-end Star Trek awards show! Le...

Positively Trek 250: The SAG/AFTRA Strike Has Ended! What This Means for Trek Plus: Prodigy Gets the Christmas Present Treatment! It’s a news update episode of Positively Trek with Dan bringing you the week’s Star Trek news… and it’s a great week for great news! The SAG-AFTRA strike has come to an end with a tentative agreement with the studios, which means Trek can get back to crafting the ongoin...

Positively Trek 249: Lower Decks Ends Season 4 on the Highest of Notes! Our Thoughts on the Final 2 Episodes, Plus Prodigy Nominated for an Emmy Star Trek: Lower Decks ’ fourth season has ended, and in this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Dan and Barry share their thoughts on the final two episodes, as well as our hopes and predictions for season five! In the news this week, Star Trek: Prodigy...

Positively Trek 248: Long-Lost USS Enterprise Model Found! Plus: Two New Novels Coming in 2024, & Kurtzman Details the Future of Trek Dan is flying solo in this news update episode, and it’s a weird one! Crazy news from the past couple of days: the long-lost 3-foot model of the USS Enterprise , missing for decades, has been found thanks to a recent eBay listing! Plus: two new Trek novels have...

Positively Trek 247: Prodigy Saved! Seasons 1 & 2 Will Be On Netflix Plus Our Thoughts on the Latest Episodes of Lower Decks Great news this week! Star Trek: Prodigy will have a new home on Netflix! In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Barry and Dan discuss the move of Prodigy to Netflix, and … yes, we have some fourth Kelvin Timeline film news. Again. We also discuss our thoughts on the...

Positively Trek 246: Lower Decks Season 4 - The Story So Far… Our Thoughts on the First Four Episodes Season Four of Star Trek: Lower Decks is underway! How is it so far? In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Dan and Barry talk about our thoughts on the first few episode of the fourth season. Plotlines, characters, developments, and what we think is on the horizon for Star Trek ’s favourite a...

Positively Trek 245: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Retrospective  Our Thoughts on the 2nd Season With Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 on the books (and the follow-up likely to be delayed for some time), Positively Trek hosts Barry and Dan have decided to look back at the season and share our thoughts on how we feel the whole thing turned out. In the news segment, we talk about Star Trek Day...

Positively Trek 244: Starfleet Dances and Sings! Celebrating the In-Universe Musical Talent of the Characters of Star Trek Star Trek: Strange New Worlds broke new ground by giving us Star Trek ’s first musical episode, but it was hardly the first time we’ve heard the musical talents of Starfleet officers. From TOS, all the way through TNG, DS9, Voyager, and all of the modern Treks, the characters...

Positively Trek 243: Navigating Star Trek Podcasting in the Midst of a Hollywood Strike WGA & SAG-AFTRA STRONG! Barry is back in this episode of Positively Trek , joining Dan in this discussion of the current WGA and SAG-AFTRA labour actions and how they affect Star Trek and what our responsibilities as podcasters are. We also cover the recent Trek news, including this week’s ground-breaking S...

Positively Trek 242: Naked Rocky Spock Book Club: Strange New Worlds - The Illyrian Enigma First officer Una Chin-Riley: under arrest! Captain Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise must find a way to free their colleague and learn more about the mysterious Illyrians, all while avoiding continuity issues because this is just a tie-in comic and not at all canon! In this episode of the Positively T...

Positively Trek 241: Star Trek Prodigy is Canceled, and We’re Not Happy Bruce Joins Dan and Barry for this Unhappy Episode The vibe is a little less than positive in this week’s Positively Trek as Bruce Gibson joins Dan and Barry to lament the surprise and frustrating cancellation of Star Trek: Prodigy . We also discuss the imminent departure of all Star Trek from the Crave streaming service in Ca...

Positively Trek 240: Strange New Worlds Season 2 is Here! Plus: New Blu-Rays, Audiobooks, Games, and Comics! Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 continues this week with “Ad Astra Per Aspera,” and we have a bunch of new media coming soon from the Trek universe! In this episode of Positively Trek , Dan is once again flying solo to bring you the week’s Star Trek news, including Star Trek: Picard...

Positively Trek 239: Book Club: Somewhere to Belong Dayton Ward joins Dan and Jessie to talk about his new Star Trek: Discovery novel! In order to save all life in the galaxy, the crew of the USS Discovery embarked on a one-way trip to the distant future, leaving everyone and everything in their old lives behind. Now, in the 32nd century, Captain Burnham and her crew must learn to adjust to their...

Positively Trek 238: TNG’s Disaster! Barry & Dan Take a Look at the Classic TNG Episode You’re kicking back in Ten Forward, enjoying some much needed R&R, when suddenly… disaster strikes! In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Barry and Dan are taking a look back at the 5th season Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Disaster.” We talk about the unique pairings in this episode, how...

Positively Trek 237: Book Club: Star Trek: Resurgence We Review the Tie-In Comic Mini-Series! Star Trek: Resurgence has taken Star Trek fandom by storm, with many positive reviews and players praising the immersion into the Trek universe that the game provides. With that in mind, we here at Positively Trek decided to take a deep-dive into the tie-in comic prequel series! Hosts Dan and Brandi take...

Positively Trek 236: Strange New Worlds News Abounds! Dan is Flying Solo in this All-News Episode It’s all Star Trek: Strange New Worlds news in this week’s episode of Positively Trek ! Dan is flying solo this week, bringing you a brand new Strange New Worlds season 2 trailer and poster, episode titles for the entirety of season 2, and a brand-new comics miniseries featuring Pike and his crew from...

Positively Trek 235: Star Trek’s Many Resurrections Which Character Resurrection Is Our Favourite? In Star Trek , characters often die, but rarely do they stay dead for long! In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Dan and Barry discuss the many Star Trek character resurrections over the franchise’s 55+ year history. Which ones were well-thought out? Which ones were kind of flimsy? We discuss (...

Positively Trek 234: Star Trek: Picard Has Ended! Long Live Star Trek: Legacy? Our thoughts on the end of the season & the possibility of Legacy becoming reality Star Trek: Picard has ended its three-season run with a bang, and with the distinct opportunity for the story to continue. Will Terry Matalas get his wish to do Star Trek: Legacy ? Or will Picard be the end of the road for Captain Sev...

Positively Trek 233: The Future of Star Trek on Television Strange New Worlds, Starfleet Academy, and Beyond… In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Dan and Barry share their thoughts on the future of Star Trek . With two of the live-action shows coming to close soon, what does the future of our favourite franchise look like? In the news segment, we discuss the recent announcement of Star Trek...

Positively Trek 232: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Release Date Announced! Plus: Big Trek Announcements Coming, and Barry Picks a Star Trek Model Kit A news-heavy episode this week, as Positively Trek hosts Barry and Dan break down the recent announcements regarding Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4, and Star Trek: Prodigy season 2! Plus, we discuss Star Trek mo...