Spockcast - a Star Trek Strange New Worlds & Lower Decks podcast

Spoilers: Avengers: Infinity War - review with spoilers from 0:45:00 - 1:00:35. We follow up episode 25 with Lost In Space, Deepfaking Henry Cavill's mustache, Captain Estiban, Riker & Troi in Toronto, Star Trek: Discovery in production and Anson Mount's new role. We dig in with our spoiler free review of Avengers: Infinity War. We follow that up with spoiler laden reviews of Avengers:...

This week offer our review of Black Panther both spoiler free and with some spoilers. TNG is going to explore the Mirror Universe. Jurassic World 3 is announced in advance of the second installment. We discuss a Transformers reboot. A big change could come to The Walking Dead. Jessica Chastain could join It sequel. Dr Who and Wonder Wonder stars join Sabrina cast. Sonic the Hedgehog, Moon Girl &am...

Spoilers: This week we cover the Star Trek: Discovery S1E15 "Will You Take My Hand?" Fact Check takes us to Beyond, Praxis, After Trek and Hamilton. In the news we chat about the Greatest American Hero and the Orville casting, The Umbrella Academy, Salem Saberhagen and bare naked zombies. V's coming back. A new Kitty Pride and no to Alita and Predator. Extinction, Annialation and Miche...

Spoilers: This week we cover the Star Trek: Discovery S1E14 "The War Without, the War Within" - Burnham and the crew are faced with the harsh reality of the war during their absence. We report on another Star Wars trilogy and TV shows coming from GOT creators and Disney respectively. We discuss some more X-Files, more Conan, a cowboy, a ninja and a viking! We discuss Natalie Portman raps o...

Spoilers: This week we cover the Star Trek: Discovery S1E13 "What's Past is Prologue" - Lorca continues his coup of the Empire and Bernham tries to save the USS Discovery. We discuss some of the trailers we expect to see during Super Bowl LII. Happy gets Season 2. No GOT in 2018. Valiant Comics bought and new superhero movies to come. Thunderbirds pilot passes. Superman prequel coming....

Spoilers: This week we cover the Star Trek: Discovery S1E12 "Vaulting Ambition" - Burnham heads to the ISS Charon with a special "gift" for the Emperor. We begin with a look at the 2018 Razzies. Wonder Woman 2 to use new antu-harassment rules, Superman in Action Comics 1000, and Kid Flash. Producer Allison Shearmur passes away. The Inhumans petition. We also look a bunch of new tra...

Spoilers: This week we cover the Star Trek: Discovery S1E11 "The Wolf Inside" - where Bernham and Ash meet with rebels and Tilly tries to help Stamuts. We follow up on X-Files, Salem, Deadpool, Shazam, Star Wars Rebels, the Walking Dead shows, the Tick, and Wakanda. We discuss the eleventh episode of Discovery, which confirms some fan theories and surprises. We also discuss the Blade Runne...

Spoilers: This week we cover the Star Trek: Discovery S1E10 "Despite Yourself" - where the U.S.S. Discovery crew is forced to get creative and work the dark side. We follow up on the X-Files, Amazon will show Star Trek: Discovery - sort of, Brainiac, Game of Thrones, Blade Runner, Runaways, The Gifted, Sabrina and Deadpool 2. We dive into the first episode of Star Trek: Discovery of 2018,...

We follow up on Mark Gatiss, River Song and how Indiana Jones could survive a nuclear blast. We also update on the number of actors who have played The Doctor. Wired Magazine says we shouldn't give up on the Orville yet Gillian Anderson is done with the X-Files. Bright 2 is coming and Cloverfield 3 is delayed. We take a good look at the 29 genre movies coming in 2018; what to see in the theatr...

SPOILERS we discuss the Dr Who Xmas Special - "Twice Upon a Time". We fact check on Dr Who and follow up on The Last Jedi for tourists; Ridley Scott on Blade Runner 2049; Stephen King on Dark Tower; Star Wars Cantina actor passes; Deathstroke; Krypton; Bright; and AMC posts warning to viewers of the Last Jedi (Spoilers). We do a 10 minute spoilerific review of the Dr Who Xmas Special as we...

Spoilers - We discuss some spoilers in The Last Jedi between 30:20 and 55:50. We don't ruin major plot points. Tammy Coron crashed the show this week. We follow up on Sabrina: The Teenage Witch, Spider-Man and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In the news; Ian McKellen revises Gandalf, Ridley Scott, Dr Who, and Dirk Gently. We give a spoiler-free review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We also give a "20...

Spoiler: This week we cover the Orville S1E12 "Mad Idolatry" - Season Finale. We start out discussing our plans to see The Last Jedi. In movie news, we cover on Quentin Tarantino's future Star Trek project, and DCEU getting a shakeup. In TV News, Netflix is bringing Old Man’s War, and Supergirl is taking a nine-week hiatus. Netflix is renewing the Punisher and Mr Robot is getting a fou...

Spoiler: This week we cover the Orville S1E11 "New Dimensions". We start off discussing Mia Kirshner's #afterMeToo, Mia Kirshner, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. The Batman Ninja trailer drops. Experience Echo Base Star Wars jackets, Battlefront 2 lightens up the challenges, and the UK is producing Star Wars Pound notes. Altered Carbon comes to Netflix, ‘Wolverine: The Long Night’ podca...

We start off discussing the time loop in Travelers latest episode as well as Superman movies. Prime offers perks to Jumanji fans. Capitan Kirk blocks Lorca. As the Flash and Supergirl show runners gets fired, we debate whether art and abhorrent behavior can be separated. Disney is courting Fox's movie properties. Daisy Ridley and Mark Hamill reflect on Star Wars. Moving to Fear the Walking Dea...

Spoiler: This week we cover the Orville S1E10 "Firestorm" - where we see Alara battle her demons. We discuss our impressions of the Justice League movie in a spoiler-free and a spoiler sections. We also discuss Thor: Raganrok. Picks: Secret History of Comics - The Trials of Superman, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire, Marvel's Runaways, Links: Quarter Evi...

SPOILERS – The Star Trek Discovery S1.E9 "Into the Forest I Go", and The Orville S1.E9 "Cupid's Dagger" are discussed. We chat about a new live-action Star Wars TV show, Lorca from an alternate universe. Ash a sleeper agent, Star Trek Continues adds closure, Justice League review held off, Marvel vs DC at the boxoffice, Battlefront II roasted. Picks: Lord of the Rings prequel,...

SPOILERS – The Star Trek Discovery S1.E8, and The Orville S1.E8 are discussed. We discuss “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum” as the away team visits Pahvo to find a way to identify invisible Klingon ships. The Orville's "Into the Fold" is also discussed as Dr Finn is lost on a vacation. We also chat about Thor: Ragnarok. Picks: Help us Nickname a Distant World and The Boys. Links: "Star T...

SPOILERS – The Star Trek Discovery S1.E7, and The Orville S1.E7 are discussed. We discuss the returns of Harry Mudd to the Discovery as he tries to steal the ship, in "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad." The episode style echoes back to The Next Generation's Cause and Effect. We also discuss the Orville: "Majority Rule" where Commander Grayson leads an away team to an Earth-l...

SPOILERS – The Star Trek Discovery S1.E6 is discussed. We follow up with fact check on our own episodes 5 and 6. We discuss Star Trek Discovery episode 6: Lethe, as Michael Burham searches for Sarek and Captain Lorca makes his bed. The disco T-Shirts were the highlight of the show. We also discuss the Walking Dead season premiere, relatively spoiler free. Episode 8 Show Links: Star Trek: Discovery...

SPOILERS – The Star Trek Discovery S1.E5, and The Orville S1.E6 are discussed. We do the fact check on our fourth episode.  We follow up on the Planet of the Apes,  General Order One and female tropes in Star Trek. We deep dive into Star Trek Discovery: “Choose Your Pain”. We also look at The Orville: "Krill" where Captain Merser and Gordon visit a Krill ship undercover.  Picks:  Star Trek...

SPOILERS – The Star Trek Discovery S1.E4, and The Orville S1.E5 are discussed. We run the fact check on our own Episode 3. We follow with a Spoiler-Free review of Blade Runner 2049. We also follow up on the Blade Runner as film noir, the origin of "Director's Cut" and the official trailer for Star Wars - The Last Jedi. We discuss some new characters and some losses in Star Trek: Discov...

SPOILERS – The Star Trek Discovery S1.E3, and The Orville S1.E4 are discussed. This week answer our premier #askSpock about the lack of female leads in TOS. Jonathan Kuehleien joins us for a live fact check of our second episode. We discuss Blade Runner as an example of film noir. Star Trek Discovery's premier set Canadian broadcast records. We take a deep dive into Discovery Episode 3:  “Cont...

Spoilers - The Star Trek Discovery S1.E1 & S1.E2, and The Orville S1.E3 are discussed. We start off this week reviewing the fact check for Episode 1. We discuss posts by Joseph Mizzolli on winding down production of Dark Matter. We discuss The Vulcan Hello & Battle At The Binary Stars which both premiered on broadcast TV and CBS AllAccess. Tim discusses the premier of After Trek, hosted by...

We start in discussing the HiDef versions of Star Trek The Next Generation done in 2012. Linda Hamilton may return to the next Terminator movie. Alicia V will portray Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider reboot. Netflix is bringing the Punisher to TV. We follow up on Michael. We discuss the second episode of The Orville and the cancellation of Dark Matter, and the fan outcry! Episode 3 Show Links Tim Mit...

This week we followup on which actor played Lurch in the Adam's Family, 1960's vs 1990's versions. We also discuss the Elaan of Troyius and a comparison of the HD effects update. The Orville has debuted and we breakdown the  first episode which sets up the show. In the after show we discuss JJ Abrams set to to direct Star Wars IX. Episode 2 Show Links: Jonathan Kuehlein What Are Little...