The Unofficial Trek Podcast

24/09/2022

Kelly and Bob are back at it talking about the lasting impact of Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols.

This week we want to celebrate the life of a person whose impact was much bigger than just her role on Star Trek. We’re talking, of course, about Nichelle Nichols and her recent passing. She played Lt. Uhura. A female, African American officer who was stationed on the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterpri...

20/09/2022

Kelly and Bob are back at it talking about the lasting impact of Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols.

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This week we want to celebrate the life of a person whose impact was much bigger than just her role on Star Trek. We’re talking, of course, about Nichelle Nichols and her recent passing. She played Lt. Uhura. A female, African American officer who was stationed on the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterpri...

08/05/2022

In Star Trek Picard Season 2, we meet the character Tallin, an agent from an advanced civilization. It's the same group that placed Gary seven on Earth in 1968. So this week we are looking at The Original Series episode, Assignment Earth.

It's nostalgic when contemporary Star Trek producers touch on characters and ideas first presented in The Original Series. And that’s what’s happening in Star Trek Picard Season Two. The character Tallin is an agent from an advanced civilization, the same group that placed Gary seven on Earth in...

06/05/2022

In Star Trek Picard Season 2, we meet the character Tallin, an agent from an advanced civilization. It's the same group that placed Gary seven on Earth in 1968. So this week we are looking at The Original Series episode, Assignment Earth.

01/05/2022

Jerry Goldsmith created the musical template for the Star Trek franchise in 1979 with his work on Star Trek The Motion Picture. This week we take a look at the works of this brilliant composer.

24/04/2022

Writer/producer Ronald D. Moore had a prolific, and profound impact on the Star Trek franchise. During the Berman Era, Ron wrote or produced 207 episodes in three Star Trek shows. This week, we take an "Unofficial" look at this creative genius.

This week, we take an “unofficial” look at one of the most prolific, and profound, writers in all of Star Trek, Ronald D. Moore. Co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turner talk about the Star Trek writer and producer in this week;'s episode of The Unofficial Trek Podcast. Of course, Ronald D. Moore is ...

20/04/2022

Writer/producer Ronald D. Moore had a prolific, and profound impact on the Star Trek franchise. During the Berman Era, Ron wrote or produced 207 episodes in three Star Trek shows. This week we take a look at this creative genius.

This week, we take an “unofficial” look at one of the most prolific, and profound, writers in all of Star Trek, Ronald D. Moore. Co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turner talk about the Star Trek writer and producer in this week;'s episode of The Unofficial Trek Podcast. Of course, Ronald D. Moore is ...

17/04/2022

It's finally here! Star Trek The Motion Picture has just been released in 4K Ultra HD! Co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto share their unofficial thoughts on this new version of the classic film.

The release of the 4K, Ultra HD version of Star Trek The Motion Picture, The Director’s Edition, is big news. Fianlly fans can see the film the way director Robert Wise intended. Star Trek The Motion Picture was originally released in theaters in 1979. It culminated ten years of hard work, false s...

11/04/2022

This week, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto explore a time paradox that came out of TNG and involved a character from TOS, our beloved Mr. Scott. We get to the bottom of it in this episode.

This week, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto explore a time paradox that came out of The Next Generation and involved a character from The Original Series, our beloved Montgomery Scott. The issue comes from Mr. Scott's appearance in The Next Generation episode Relics, and the movie Generations. It...

06/04/2022

This week, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto explore a time paradox that came out of TNG and involved a character from TOS, our beloved Mr. Scott. We get to the bottom of it in this episode.

This week, co-hosts Bob turner and Kelly Casto explore a time paradox that came out of The Next Generation and involved a character form The Origianl Series, our beloved Montgomery Scott. The issue comes from Mr. Scott's appearance in The Next Generation episode Relics, and the movie Generations. It...

04/04/2022

The movie, "The Enemy Below," was the basis for the Star Trek episode "Balance of Terror." Kelly Casto and Bob Turner take a look at the similarities in this 70s Trek episode.

The Enemy Below is the story of a battle between an American Destroyer captain and a German U-Boat commander during World War II. It stars Robert Mitchum as Captain Murell and Curt Jurgens as the German commander. As you watch The Enemy Below, similarities to the Star Trek episode Balance of Te...

25/03/2022

This week, Bob and Kelly look into a strange Star Trek phenomenon that has popped up over the decades, that of having two Spocks in a story. Listen by clicking below.

This week, we take a look at a strange phenomenon that has appeared in Star Trek TV, movies and books. It's the idea of having two Spocks in the story. That's right! These are stories that feature two different versions of the Spock character. This week, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto will expl...

17/03/2022

Happy St. Patrick's Day Trek fans!!

12/03/2022

This week it is Part 2 of our conversation as co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turner rank the Star Trek movies.

This week, co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turner rate the Star Trek Movies...Part 2. Bob and Kelly will rate them from worst to best, starting with Kelly's number 7. The idea of rating the Trek movies was inspired by a recent Slashfilm.com poll that aksed readers to identify their favorite movie in th...

09/03/2022

This week it is Part 2 of our conversation as co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turner rank the Star Trek movies.

This week, co-hosts Kelly Casto and Bob Turner rate the Star Trek Movies...Part 2. Bob and Kelly will rate them from worst to best, starting with Kelly's number 7. The idea of rating the Trek movies was inspired by a recent Slashfilm.com poll that aksed readers to identify their favorite movie in th...

02/03/2022

In this week's episode of The Unofficial Trek Podcast, Kelly Casto and Bob Turner rank all of the Star Trek movies. This is part 1. Do you agree with their lists? Tell us below.

This week, we rate the Star Trek films from worst to best and tell you why we placed them where we did.  This is, of course, an unofficial rating. Recently, the site “SlashFilm.com” conducted a poll with its readers to see which of the 13 Star Trek movies was the best.  The winner of t...

28/02/2022

Just this month, TMP Special Effects Supervisor Douglass Trumbull passed away. To pay tribute to him, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto present an episode from 70s Trek that looked at his life and career.

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With the recent passing of Special Effects Supervisor Douglass Trumbull, it seemed only fitting to have a discussion about this movie legend. Trumbull was responsible for the impressive special effects seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. What many don't know, though, is that he joined the prohect...

18/02/2022

This week, we take a look at a film that has some striking similarities with "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." It's the 1958 submarine drama "Run Silent, Run Deep," directed by Robert Wise.

This week, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto take a look at a film that has some striking similarities with Star Trek: The Motion Picture.  Robert Wise directed The Motion Picture and it premiered in 1979. It was his 39th film. But 21 years earlier, Wise directed the World War II submarine dr...

13/02/2022

This is an Addendum to Episode 11 on The Multiverse. In it, Co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto have some additional information on the topic of parallel universes.

11/02/2022

The recent Marvel movie Spider-Man: No Way Home depends on the idea of the multiverse to tell it’s story. So this week, we explore the concept known as the multiverse.
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The recent Marvel movie Spider-Man: No Way Home depends on the idea of the multiverse to tell it’s story. So this week, we explore the concept known as the multiverse. The idea of a multiverse is one that sees multiple universes existing simultaneously on different plains, realities or dimensions....