Somewhere out in the forgotten depths of space, near the borders of the Klingon, Minbari, and Cylon empires floats Starbase 66. This lonely island of civilization is manned by a triumvirate of uber-nerds whose knowledge of Star Trek, and Science Fiction is as vast as the uncharted depths of the cosmos.
Join the Admiral, Lieutenant Ro Karen, and Lieutenant Kennedy as they while away the hours between canasta games with Dave in the brig by discussing anything and everything Trek and/or SciFi. No medium is off limits as they talk about television, movies, books, graphic novels, toys, and even graphic arts and news. Join them and their frequent guest stars from all over the world for a sometimes serious, sometimes silly, but always interesting talk about your favorite forays into the multiverse of speculative fiction.
This week the crew are joined by Jakob and Mandi of the Nerd Hurdles podcast to discuss, amongst many a tangent, author Robert J. Sawyer’s contention that Star Wars ruined Science Fiction movies.
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas ruined the science fiction genre.
Hyperbolic posturing aside, does Sawyer have a point? Has Lucas weakened the foundation of our beloved science fiction genre through his hackneyed attempts at telling the same story over and over and over again? Or are there darker forces driving Sawyer’s animosity toward The Bearded One and his fractured intergalactic fairytales? Read More »
Kennedy and the Admiral discuss their very favorite, and not so favorite episodes of their very favorite Science Fiction TV series.
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Seal the airlocks and post guards at all the shuttle bay doors, listeners! The Admiral finally found where the Bajoran disposed of Kennedy Kennedy’s away mission location and has brought him back to the Starbase, safe and sound. Well, mostly sound. And safe as long as the Bajoran is still on her covert operation anger management retreat.
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For this episode, our Sexy Studs of the Starbase embrace their inner TOSers and take us on a journey through what they consider to be the best and the worst of the original voyages of the Starship Enterprise (and her apparently “sweet ass” [honestly, you'd think the Admiral was part Bajoran with comments like that!]). Read More »
Wow, another year is behind us, so here is this year’s pile of screw-ups, misspeaks, and rambles that were swept up off the cutting room floor. See y’all in 2012!!
This week Ro Karen and the Admiral welcome Noelle Hannibal, Star Trek and Buffy actress and musician, back to the show.
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The Admiral welcomes back to the Starbase actress/musician/demon/Vulcan/possessor of infinite grooviness, Noelle Hannibal. Listen in as Noelle shares stories about her appearances on genre fiction favorites, including her turn as a denizen of darkness on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “The Zeppo” and as the first female Vulcan to visit Earth in First Contact. Read More »
This week Kennedy and the Admiral ponder what future geekery lies in store for their children.
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The Prodigal Kanadian finally returns from space exile, to find his quarters converted to extra rum storage, his action figure collection posed in impressively questionable positions, and a completely new rotation of redshirts since his last visit. This would also explain why the Bajoran is back in anger management therapy… Read More »
While Cmdr. Kennedy languishes somewhere in the Phantom Zone, Ro and the Admiral wonder if ST:TNG would have survived its first season if it premiered today.
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Would the intrepid crew of the NCC-1701-D have survived their inaugural season if they’d started their continuing voyages in today’s high stakes, instant returns television culture? Or would they have ended up as nothing more than a 2-disc DVD release, nestled in the Walmart bargain bin between The Sarah Connor Chronicles and The Bionic Woman reboot, relegated to cancelled cult status and known only to über geeks? Read More »
Commander Ro and the Admiral are joined by some very special guests to ruminate on reaching the 100th show, and on the 100th episodes of some other wonderful…well, mostly wonderful…shows.
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This is it, listeners! The Starbase breaks through Q’s pesky force field grid (complete with 1987 CGI goodness!) to finally hit 100!
How could they do it up right, you might ask? Why, by inviting some friends aboard for the party, of course! Smexiness reigns supreme on this episode, as the Admiral and Ro welcome aboard Boz and Casey from Here Goes Nothing fame to coordinate refreshments, and musical maestro Steven Cogswell to spin the tracks and keep the Starbase crew dancing well into the wee hours of night. Read More »
Hi, Folks,
I just wanted to let all of you know that even though the arrival of the Starbaby has thrown our recording, and my editing schedules into turmoil, the show is not going anywhere. Things here in the Admiral’s quarters are starting to settle into a routine, and hopefully before too much longer I’ll start cranking out the shows like nobody’s business, starting with our kick-ass 100th episode! So from all of us to all of you, thank you for your patience, and your incredible support. Live long, and podcast.
This week Karen, Kennedy, and the Admiral talk about actors whose very presence in a bad movie elevate the film to cult status.
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What’s that? Levitated actors? Well…it is the month of All Hallow’s Eve, and lots of people do like to experiment with the darker arts during this time of the year. It’s not all that difficult to imagine the Starbase crew gathering around the conference room table for a quick session of “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board” before heading off for the…wait, what? Oh. Elevated actors. Right. Perhaps the Bajoran shouldn’t try to listen to the episode while still wearing ear plugs. It’s just…Dave does snore a bit loudly.
Anyway. As we were saying, the Starbase crew join together to summon the spirit of io9′s list of the 10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Actors Who Make Everything Better. The resident Kanadian even makes a rare public appearance for this episode (we swear, he’s gone so Hollywood ever since that three-picture deal on the life and loves of Big Dawg). Read More »
