Positively Trek

Positively Trek 191: Book Club: Trek Beyond the Screen! Books & Comics Panel from Mission Chicago   Live from the  Star Trek: Mission Chicago  convention, it's the  Trek Beyond the Screen ! panel hosted by our very own Bruce Gibson, with fellow panelists Jessie Earl, Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi, and  Trek  authors Dayton Ward & John Jackson Miller!   Sunshine (version 2) by Kevin MacLe...

Positively Trek 190: Picard Review: “Monsters” (2.07) Plus: Lower Decks Teaser, New SNW Novel, & More!   We take a deep dive into Jean-Luc’s subconscious in this week’s Positively Trek ! Also: Gaius Baltar in the Star Trek universe?!?   Bruce and Dan discuss the episode “Monsters,” as well as the week’s Star Trek news, including all the reveals and sneak peeks from Star Trek: Mission Chicago ....

Positively Trek 189: Picard Review: “Two of One” (2.06) Plus: The TNG Cast Returns for Picard’s Final Season!   Can Agnes Jurati overcome the control of the Borg Queen? Can Jean-Luc get to his ancestor before Q and Adam Soong alter history forever? And can Rios come up with an excuse to connect with a certain healthcare provider again? Find out on this week’s episode of Star Trek: Picard !   In th...

Positively Trek 188: Book Club: Terok Nor - Dawn of the Eagles Finally: A Happy Ending!   The end of the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor is upon us! A global uprising, a mysterious shapeshifter, and the planet-sized ego of a Cardassian Prefect named Dukat all contribute to the conclusion of the Terok Nor trilogy!   In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club , hosts Dan and Bruce discuss the c...

Positively Trek 187: Picard Review: “Fly Me to the Moon” (2.05) Plus: New Trailers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!   The quest to save the future continues on this week’s episode of Star Trek: Picard: “Fly Me to the Moon.” In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Bruce and Dan discuss the latest episode, including our thoughts on Jurati & The Borg Queen, Q’s plan, another Dr. Soong, and m...

Positively Trek 186: Picard Review: “Watcher” (2.04) Plus: Details on Star Trek: Mission Chicago and More!   Picard and crew’s misadventures in 21st century Los Angeles continue as Rios is abducted by I.C.E., with Raffi and Seven hot on his tail. Meanwhile, Picard attempts to locate the mysterious “watcher,” while encountering a (somewhat) familiar face.   In this episode of Positively Trek , host...

Positively Trek 185: Book Club: Ragnarok Let’s Berate Neelix for an Hour!   It’s back to the beginning of the U.S.S. Voyager ’s time in the Delta Quadrant. The Voyager crew detects a clue that may lead to a way home, but there’s a problem: two warring civilizations and their centuries-long conflict stand in the way! Advised by Neelix to steer clear, Janeway nevertheless leads her crew into the con...

Positively Trek 184: Discovery: “Coming Home” (Season 4 Finale!) & Picard: “Assimilation” (2.03) Plus: New James T. Kirk Revealed!   It’s season finale time on Star Trek: Discovery ! Burnham and her crew must establish contact with Species 10-C to prevent the destruction of Earth, while Tarka continues his attempt to destroy the DMA once and for all. Meanwhile, on Star Trek: Picard , the crew...

Positively Trek 183: Discovery Review: “Species Ten-C” (4.12) Plus: Picard Review: “Penance” (2.02)   The double-Trek weeks continue! This week on the Positively Trek podcast, hosts Dan and Bruce talk about Discovery ’s mission to establish peaceful contact with “Species Ten-C.” Tarka, however, has all manner of wrenches to throw into that plan! Meanwhile, on Star Trek: Picard , Jean-Luc and his g...

Positively Trek 182: Book Club: Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves   The Cardassian Occupation of Bajor continues as Resistance fighters carry out attacks on their Cardassian oppressors, fighting for the freedom of their world. The tales of many characters from Deep Space Nine are explored in this novel, featuring the beginnings of their stories as Bajor suffers under the bootheels of the Cardassian U...

Positively Trek 181: Picard Review: “The Star Gazer” (Season 2 Premiere!) Plus: Discovery Review: “Rosetta” (4.11)   It’s a Star Trek double-header week! On this week’s Positively Trek , hosts Bruce and Dan review two new Star Trek episodes: from Star Trek: Discovery , “Rosetta,” in which Burnham and crew take steps to learn more about the mysterious Species 10-C before embarking on First Contact....

Positively Trek 180: Discovery Review: “The Galactic Barrier” (4.10) Plus: Lower Decks Mobile Game Coming Soon, Picard Season 2 Sneak Peek The mission to save the galaxy from the DMA continues as Burnham and the crew of the Discovery traverse the galactic barrier, first seen in the second TOS pilot episode, “Where No Man Has Gone Before.” Meanwhile, Book learns more about what’s driving Tarka as h...

Positively Trek 179: Book Club: No Man’s Land With Special Guests: Authors Kirsten Beyer & Mike Johnson!   We’re excited to bring you a review of the first Star Trek audio drama to be released in a very long time: Star Trek: Picard: No Man’s Land , starring Michelle Hurd as Raffi Musiker and Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine, along with a full cast! And joining us on this episode of the Positively Tr...

Positively Trek 178: Discovery Review: “Rubicon” (4.09) Plus: Paramount Re-Brand, Trek Film News, & Prodigy Action Figures On the Way! It’s a showdown at the DMA! Burnham and the crew of Discovery catch up with Book and Tarka and must stop them from firing their weapon to destroy the DMA controller. There’s a special guest along as well, someone we’re happy to see again! This week on the Posit...

Positively Trek 177: Book Club: Terok Nor - Day of the Vipers This Book’s Not Gonna Have a Happy Ending   The Occupation: its legacy looms large over the entire Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series, with the scars of that brutal era still felt by Bajor years later. However, not much has been told about the start of the occupation; what was Bajor like before the Cardassians came? What drove Cardassia...

Positively Trek 176: Discovery Review: “All In” (4.08) Plus: Tributes to Douglas Trumbull & New Eaglemoss Ship Preview Star Trek: Discovery is back, and Dan and Bruce are talking about the latest episode, “All In.” Burnham is on Book’s trail, catching up with him and Tarka as they attempt to get materials to build their weapon. It’s high stakes this week! Plus, Eaglemoss has a preview of the n...

Positively Trek 175: Prodigy Review: “A Moral Star, Part 2” (1.10) Plus: Section 31 News, Strange New Worlds Poster, and More! It’s the mid-season finale of Star Trek: Prodigy ! Join hosts Bruce and Dan as they discuss “A Moral Star, Part 2.” The Protostar has been re-captured by The Diviner, and it’s up to Gwyn and the rest of the crew to take it back and rescue the “unwanted,” trapped in the min...

Positively Trek 174: Prodigy Review: “A Moral Star, Part 1” (1.09)Plus: Picard Season 2 & 3 Details, & Playmates Trek Toys Announced! In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Dan and Bruce discuss “A Moral Star, Part 1,” the ninth episode of Star Trek: Prodigy ’s first season. We’re getting close to the mid-season finale of Prodigy , and the crew of the Protostar must make a decision: fl...

Positively Trek 173: Book Club: Experienced in LossStar Trek: Year Five, Issues 20-25 The Star Trek: Year Five saga comes to an end! The five-year mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise draws to a close, with each of the crew going their separate ways and embracing an unknown future. Along the way, final confrontations with the Tholians and Gary Seven must be resolved, and we get the culmination of the...

Positively Trek 172: All the Star Trek Coming in 2022 & a New PICARD TRAILER!Plus: Prodigy Review: “Time Amok” (1.08) We have a ton of great Star Trek news to share with all of you this week! On this week’s Positively Trek , hosts Bruce and Dan discuss the many reveals for Star Trek: Discovery , Star Trek: Picard , Star Trek: Lower Decks , Star Trek: Prodigy , and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds...

Positively Trek 171: Prodigy Review: “First Con-tact” (1.07)Plus: New Star Trek: Picard Audio Drama Coming in February! A specter from Dal’s past returns in the form of Nandi, the Ferengi who raised Dal. She has a proposal: first contact with a species in order to obtain a rare and valuable crystal. But can she be trusted? In this episode of Positively Trek , hosts Dan and Bruce discuss “First Con...

Positively Trek 170: Book Club: Revenant with Special Guest Alex White!"Tyrants that are smart burn sci-fi books, too." A friend has gone missing, and it’s up to Jadzia Dax to get to the bottom of a mystery that will rock the foundations of all that the Trill hold dear. Secrets from Jadzia’s own past, long-buried, will force Trill society to confront some hard truths and give rise to a dea...

Positively Trek 169: Prodigy Review: “Kobayashi” (1.06)Plus: Covid-19 causes production pause on Star Trek: Picard Star Trek: Prodigy is BACK! Discovery is on hiatus, but the Star Trek continues as the crew of the Protostar attempts to learn more about their ship and its mission. Meanwhile, Dal attempts the infamous Kobayashi Maru test on the newly-discovered holodeck… and he’s helped by some fami...

Positively Trek 168: Discovery Review: “... But to Connect” (4.07)Plus: A Look Ahead to the 2022 YEAR OF TREK! This week, Dan’s flying solo as Positively Trek reviews “... But to Connect,” Star Trek: Discovery season 4, episode 7 (hey, that’s totally a 47!). Topics discussed include the DMA conference, peaceful first contact vs. aggression, what is Zora?, a new lifeform, Book’s betrayal, and the v...

Positively Trek 167: Book Club: The Galactic WhirlpoolI wanna be the Royal High Minister Plenipotentiary in Total Command of the Universe! We’re going back 41 years (!!!) in this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club ! This week, hosts Bruce and Dan are reviewing the Bantam Star Trek novel The Galactic Whirlpool by “The Trouble with Tribbles” writer David Gerrold. We discuss the lost colony, Sp...