Episode 25: Inside Deep Space Nine

Scott and Phil scratch an item off their Bucket Lists, thanks to an exclusive interview with Star Trek writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe -- who beamed on down to celebrate the 25th episode of Transporter Room 3!

Transporter Room 3, Episode 25

Subscribe:

We pulled out all the stops for the big two-five: Recorded in 19.1 Dolby Brainsplode, directed by Chris Nolan, filmed in IMAX. We spared no expense in chatting with the former TNG and Deep Space Nine scribe and current writer on SyFy's really cool show Alphas. Mr. Wolfe indulged our geek hearts in all things DS9 -- offering insights about the genesis of episodes like the crazy good DS9 two-parter "In Purgatory's Shadow" and "By Inferno's Light," as well as writing his first produced teleplay, TNG's Western "A Fistful of Datas."

Also, Wolfe let us in on how DS9's staff got away with their then-unconventional serialized storytelling, as well as working with fellow Trek scribes Ira Steven Behr and Michael Piller. Also also? TR3 learned what's up with Alphas Season 2 as well as Defender, Wolfe's must-happen "space opera" currently in development. Oh and want to know what episode RHW never got a chance to write for Sisko and Co.? Listen to find out!


 Don't forget to subscribe to our RSS feed (click the icon) to get all the latest episodes of our podcast automatically. Give us the gift of "likes" on Facebook. And if you're hip to iTunes, why not write us a review or two and boost our star ratings while you're at it? Also, e-mail us at Transporter Room 3 at Gmail dot com and hit us on Twitter of course at:

Scott Collura: twitter.com/ScottIGN

Phil Pirrello: twitter.com/Phil_Pirrello

Robert Hewitt Wolfe: twitter.com/writergeekrhw

So pop open a bottle of Guinan's green stuff and kick back in your captain's chair for the best episode of anything in the history of ever.

And a big thanks and high-five to Mr. Wolfe for taking a break from making quality television to chat with us!

Check out Episode 25 of Transporter Room 3 right here:

Transporter Room 3, Episode 25

Subscribe:

Episode 24: Does Prometheus Mean Star Trek 2's in Trouble?

So because Prometheus is a mess script-wise, does that mean writer Damon Lindelof is gonna bring a similar narrative litter box to Star Trek 2?

Transporter Room 3, Episode 24

Subscribe:

Of course not. But assuming the worst about one project given its single connection to another is kinda how the Internet works, and since everyone else is talking about Ridley Scott's Star Trek V Prometheus, Transporter Room 3 wanted to get in on the action.



We talk about what didn't work in the movie, the few things that did and why someone needs to go all "How many lights do you see?" on Lindelof and cure him of confusing ambiguity with effective mystery building. (It was either this or a "Shades of Gray" clip show. You're welcome.)

Oh, and want some real Star Trek 2 production news? Don't worry, we've rounded up all the latest scoops. We also find a few funny/interesting connections that Ridley Scott's movie has to Star Trek V. ("Why is God angry? And why does he look like a 'roid-ed out Powder...?")

Then beam on over to The Original Series episode "Arena" for our Red Shirt of the Week -- a victim of mortar shelling, 23rd Century-style!

Don't forget to subscribe to our RSS feed (click the icon) to get all the latest episodes of our podcast automatically. Give us the gift of "likes" on Facebook. And if you're hip to iTunes, why not write us a review or two and boost our star ratings while you're at it? Also, e-mail us at Transporter Room 3 at Gmail dot com and hit us on Twitter of course at:

Scott Collura: twitter.com/ScottIGN

Phil Pirrello: twitter.com/Phil_Pirrello

So strap on your Space Jockey helmet, watch out for sentient black DNA ooze and boldly go listen to Episode 24 of TR3!

Check out Episode 24 of Transporter Room 3 right here:

Transporter Room 3, Episode 24

Subscribe:

Episode 23: Remember the Time Wesley Almost Got Down with Ashley Judd?

Transporter Room 3 has fully recovered from our wee 'bout of Memorial Day Shore Leave, where we got hooked on Riker's game from Risa! Which is a bush-league segue into our topic of discussion -- the Season 5 Next Gen episode, "The Game." Remember that little gem?

Transporter Room 3, Episode 23

Subscribe:

Riker's "second brain" almost brings about the umpteenth invasion of the Federation when he brings back a game from Risa that's half Virtual Boy, half cocaine, all cop! Ashley Judd and Wesley Crusher are our only hope against some 8-bit Frisbees flying into blue tubas. Is it the worst episode ever? Its cousin? Tune in to find out!

"Let's do this thing, boy."

On the news front, Simon Pegg bangs the war drums and decrees that the villain in Star Trek 2 is NOT Khan. (Cough, horses#!t, end cough.) Riker pays a visit to the set of Star Trek 2 and Geordi gets rear-ended by the LAPD. (And we thought La Forge was the blind guy -- hiyo! *dodges tomatoes*). Lastly, we lower the Federation flag to half-mast and honor another fallen Red Shirt, this one from the Enterprise-D. So technically, a yellow shirt. Whatever -- you can change a tiger's stripes but blah blah… still human cannon fodder.

Don't forget to subscribe to our RSS feed (click the icon). Send some "likes" over to Facebook, raise our star rating on iTunes and follow us on the Twitter Machine. Do it after listening to the bestest Trek podcast in the Alpha Quadrant.

Scott Collura: twitter.com/ScottIGN

Phil Pirrello: twitter.com/Phil_Pirrello

Check out Episode 23 of Transporter Room 3 right here:

Transporter Room 3, Episode 23

Subscribe: