Twin Cities Trekkies

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...

The Star Trek Day event plus related news. In this mini-episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes Huntington does a news report for the Star Trek Day event and other related news - the news will also be heard on Episode 23 of The Star Trek: Lower Decks Talk-Through , airdate TBD. There is also exciting news for Twin Cities Trekkies as well! Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook pa...

NEWS OVERLOAD!  Plus, obituaries. Wes had a good reason to not record episodes of Twin Cities Trekkies in July.  In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes Huntington explains that, plus has a lot of news to get to (segments can also be found on Talk Through Media's Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Talk Through ), and plus some additional news and other obituaries. Any feedback you h...

"Mercy," "Hide and Seek" and "Farewell" in review. Plus, season three hopes and dreams. Star Trek: Picard Season Two wraps up the storyline at a frenetic pace. How does Picard and his motley crew save the future they want back? In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes Huntington welcomes Adrienne and Sophia of Where's Beverly? to talk about the final three episodes of Picard Season Two, a...

The diversity of Star Trek. The diversity of Star Trek cannot be overstated. From characters like Nyota Uhura and storylines, the franchise has explored this topic in depth since it was first created in 1966. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes Huntington welcomes Lars and Brandon of the Treknicity Podcast to talk about diversity in general and how it relates to Star Trek. Any feedba...

Many Star Trek episodes showcase famous actors, musicians doing bit roles or part of the story of the overall episode.   In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, host Wes Huntington is joined by Ashlyn and Rihanna of The Duras Sisters Podcast talking about a list of their favorite guest stars in Star Trek - as well as some other ones as well.  Any feedback you have can be submitted to th...

Twin Cities Trekkies' plans for Summer 2022. There is a change of plans coming to Twin Cities Trekkies this summer.  In this special episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, come and find out what that is. Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Facebook page (facebook.com/TCTrekkiesPod), the YouTube Channel or by emailing them at tctrekkiespodcast@gmail.com.  Twin Cities Trekkies is also...

"Fly Me to the Moon," "Two of One," and "Monsters" in review. Firmly establishing that the Europa mission must go through with Renee Picard - Jean-Luc's long distant ancestor - Picard and his crew must ensure her safe launch into space.  But in order to accomplish it all, Jean-Luc must confront a painful memory from his past. In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, hosts Wes Huntington and M...

REVISED FOR CLARITY The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Official Trailer and Star Trek: Picard Season Three trailer. The beginning of April 2022 saw the official trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the series that begins on May 5.  On April 5, 2022 Star Trek fans were treated to a fantastic surprise as fans everywhere found out that the rest of the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast of...

The Kelvin Timeline James T. Kirk. Announced in 2007, actor Chris Pine was cast to play a different version of James T. Kirk for the then-upcoming first Kelvin Timeline film.  He has played that role since then in two more films (with potentially a fourth for 2023) and a video game.  In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, hosts Wes Huntington and MacKenzie Flickinger analyze the Kelvin...

"Assimilation" and "Watcher" in review. What a hellish timeline Picard and his crew have gotten themselves in.  How to fix it is the next question.  In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, hosts Wes Huntington and MacKenzie Flickinger talk about the next two episodes of Season Two of Star Trek: Picard, "Assimilation" and "Watcher."   Any feedback you have can be submitted to the Fa...

The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Teaser Trailer. Finally released on March 9, Paramount+ decided to give the Star Trek fans a taste of what is to come for the upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, premiering May 5.  We have new VFX shots, Pike bearded and on horseback, and new shots of the U.S.S. Enterprise.  In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, hosts Wes Huntington and MacKenzie...

"The Star Gazer" and "Penance" in review. The first two episodes of Star Trek: Picard have dropped worldwide, and Twin Cities Trekkies was right there at the Virtual Premiere held March 2 for fans in the United States to watch these two episodes before anyone else.  In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, hosts Wes Huntington and MacKenzie Flickinger talk about the first two episodes of Seas...

Jonathan Archer. The first Captain of the Starship Enterprise made inroads to first contact with alien races and almost caused a conflict between Earth and the Klingon Empire on more than one occasion.  Of course, the year long mission to the Delphic Expanse helped his character grow into a leader that eventually led him to found the Federation a decade after the first launch of the NX-01. &n...

Celebrating one year of Twin Cities Trekkies. Twin Cities Trekkies turned one year old on Feb. 17 and as such in this very special episode of the podcast, hosts Wes Huntington and MacKenzie Flickinger reflect on the past year doing this podcast - what worked and what didn't and what they can improve upon in Year Two.  Plus, they talk about all of the news since the last time they recorded......

The Star Trek Cookbook written by Ethan Phillips and William J. Birnes. Fans have always wondered about the food that has been seen throughout the franchise, but how do you make the food? The Star Trek Cookbook, originally published in 1999 (during Voyager Season 5 and nearing the end of Deep Space Nine) is your answer.  In this episode of Twin Cities Trekkies, hosts Wes Huntington and MacKen...

Kathryn Janeway.  The lead character of Star Trek: Voyager did a lot for her crew in seven years.  To trying to merge the Starfleet and Maquis crews after being stranded in the Delta Quadrant, to try and doing several alliances with the Kazon and the Borg, Kathryn Janeway has done it all.  Her experiences as trying to hold the ideals of the Federation made her the perfect candidate...