We Trek fans talk a lot about Gene Roddenberry’s vision for Star Trek. But what is that vision, and how does it still fit with our world today? Has Trek drifted from Gene’s vision of a more perfect future with things like Section 31 and actions by Sisko, Archer, others?
This week the Earth Station Trek crew once again ponders the Star Trek multiverse to look at the roads the franchise didn’t travel! We also discuss the recent announcement about the Star Trek: Khan audio miniseries, the untimely passing of Roberto Orci, and take a look back at This Week
We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 26 “Shockwave Part 2,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Fam, it’s been a long road, but we’ve finally made it to the season one finale! Things go from bad to worse as the Enterprise crew accidentally commits genocide before
Time. Space. Reality. It’s more than a linear path. It’s a prism of endless possibility. Where a single choice can branch out into infinite realities, creating alternate worlds from the ones you know. We are the hosts of Earth Station Trek. We will be your guide into the alternate realities
Genesis II (1973) and Planet Earth (1974) were made-for-television films/pilots written and produced by Gene Roddenberry. We’ll be discussing the Star Trek connections in the films as well as looking at them as Gene Roddenberry’s post-Star Trek contributions to televised science fiction! Earth Station Trek is a part of the ESO
Guest: Jarrah from the Women at Warp podcast We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 25 “Two Days and Two Nights” but only guest-explainer Jarrah has actually watched the episode. The Enterprise crew finally makes it to Risa where heteronormativity abounds. It’s two days and two nights of scams,
No doubt about it — Star Trek: Section 31 has proved to be contentious amongst the fanbase! Some enjoyed it, but most seemed to hate it. But we all know what you’re thinking: “What about the EST Crew? What did they think of it??” Well now’s your opportunity to find
We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 24: “Desert Crossing” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. The Enterprise responds to a distress call and the captain they rescue is so grateful, he invites Archer and Trip down to his sunny home planet for a visit. Looking forward
On tonight’s show we celebrate a big milestone — our 200th EPISODE!! First, we’ll talk about some of the changes that have happened in the world of Star Trek over the course of the past 200 weeks, then we’ll get into how doing this podcast has affected our opinions of
This week the EARTH STATION TREK crew has the pleasure of chatting with Deep Space Nine writer MARK O’CONNELL! He’ll be talking about his four produced stories– which include “Second Sight” (Season 2), “Meridian” (Season 3), “For the Cause” (Season 4) and “Who Mourns For Morn?” (Season 6) — and
We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 23: “Fallen Hero” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The Enterprise gets to go on its very first ambassador escort mission! All they have to do is pick up an important Vulcan ambassador and then drop her off at a
This week the EARTH STATION CREW tackles the big questions! What is canon? Does continuity even matter in a multiverse where time travel is possible? How big does a discrepancy need to be before it is considered a different universe? We’ll tackle all of that and more! Earth Station Trek is
