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Showing posts with label Discovery. Show all posts
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Saturday, April 3, 2021

202. Court Martialin’ Across the Universe

And we’re back from the Nexus and ready to talk about TOS’ “Court Martial,” the first but certainly not the last Star Trek episode to do the courtroom drama thing. Plus, some final thoughts on Disco Season 3, a catch-up on some news, and much more!


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Friday, October 16, 2020

Episode 197: Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Premiere Review

Burnham is back. And she shot out of a wormhole and hit a guy. 

"That Hope Is You" launches us and one of our favorite Trek characters to the 32nd century, and we learn everything about this strange new time as Michael does. What's "The Burn"? Who is this Book guy? And why is his cat so damn cute? We break down all that and more this week.

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As always, a Red Shirt -- LOTS of them, actually -- beam in as well, along with some cool Season 4 Discovery news. So power down your Red Angel suits and listen now to the newest TR3!


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Thursday, May 23, 2019

Episode 166: The End Is Only the Beginning With First Star Trek: Picard Trailer on the 25th Anniversary of ‘All Good Things’

It’s Trek Christmas today: We have the first teaser for Star Trek: Picard -- which is basically Star Trek: Wine Country. And we also look back on Next Generation’s series finale -- “All Good Things...” -- on its 25th Anniversary. (Time to feel old, everyone.)

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And then another Discovery Red Shirt also joins us as Phil gushes about his recent Paley Center screening in LA of Season 2’s finale, “Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2.”


So pour yourself a glass of Chateau Picard, put on your 24th century pajamas and listen now!

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Thursday, January 31, 2019

Episode 151: The Klingons Return to Disco, and Mary Chieffo Returns to TR3!

This week’s Discovery is basically Game of Thrones, Klingon Style… and we like it! But not as much as we like having L’Rell herself, Mary Chieffo, beam in to discuss the episode with us! Spoilers follow...

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A Klingon holding up a severed baby’s head is not a thing we’d ever thought would happen on Star Trek, and yet... here we are.


Discovery’s latest episode, “Point of Light,” is like one of Stefon’s night clubs -- it has EVERYTHING: Holograms, Klingon-vaporizing drones, sword fights and an off-screen decapitated (fake) baby. But is it any good? Listen to find out.

And then we talk to the great Mary Chieffo about everything that happened in the episode, plus what’s in store this season for the new Klingon Chancellor.

And it wouldn’t be TR3 without a Red Shirt to eulogize, and he hails from this week’s Disco. So tell your imaginary dead friend/alien entity to pipe down and listen to episode 151 right now!

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Thursday, January 24, 2019

Episode 150: We Chat With the Entire Star Trek: Discovery Cast to Celebrate Our 150th!

Thanks, Star Trek: Discovery Season 2. You gave us your second episode on the day of our 150th!

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150 episodes is a big deal. Really. Don't believe us, you can Bing it. So we're celebrating like its spring break on Risa with a review of "New Eden," which furthers our new man-crush on Pike. But not just that -- we also have some fun interviews with -- wait for it -- the entire cast of Discovery as they tease the new season. Like we said: Big. Deal.


And thanks to our listener Tim, we have a Red Shirt from “Empok Nor.” This one hurts, guys!

So put on your away team jackets, crank up your Zunes and listen now to the big One-Five-O of TR3!

And thank you for eight years of listening to and laughing with us.

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Thursday, January 17, 2019

Episode 149: Star Trek: Discovery Returns With One Hell of an Episode

Star Trek: Discovery is back for its second season -- and the wait was totally worth it.

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This week, we breakdown "Brother," the very entertaining Season 2 premiere, full of Tilly one-liners, alien organs and Pike's "very colorful" new uniform. Oh, and then there’s lil’ Spock to also discuss…


And if you're having a hard time keeping up with the tonnage of recent Trek news -- from more Short Treks to the Section 31 series – we’ve got you covered with a quick recap of the franchise's latest expansion plans. All of this capped off with another Red Shirt -- and this guy, from the premiere ep, really had it coming.

So activate your telescopic camera rig (perfect for hull repairs), strap into your Landing Pod and listen now to a new episode of TR3.

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Thursday, December 20, 2018

Episode 147: How to Design an Enterprise (or Three)

Welcome to the season finale of Transporter Room 3, as we close out 2018 the only way we know how -- by worshipping at the altar of Star Trek!

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In this special bonus episode, Phil and Scott dive into the reader mailbag to answer a ton of questions from you guys -- no question is too dumb (or smart) for us to tackle, or at least fake our way through!


And then very special guest John Eaves beams in for a lengthy chat about his work as a concept artist and model maker on the many different iterations of Star Trek he’s been involved with over the years. Listen, this guy has designed three Enterprises (and counting)! His new book Star Trek: The Art of John Eaves is out now, which gave us the perfect opportunity to pick his brain about Discovery, the Enterprise-E, tricking Rick Berman back in the day, and so much more.

And then, of course, we close out on a very special Red Shirt. Listen to find out who this fallen Enterprise-C officer is… Hey, you never know…

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Episode 146: The One with Saru, Spock and the Borg

It's been awhile, and we’ve got A LOT to talk about.

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This week we snapshot our reactions to the newest Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 trailer (why is Spock writing crazy things on the floor?!), review the latest Short Trek, "The Brightest Star" -- AKA The One All About Saru -- and, if you're looking for a last-minute holiday gift, we discuss the Discovery Season 1 Blu-ray.


As always, another Red Shirt visits us from the Final Frontier -- this one, though, hails from a time before the Final Frontier was even really a thing (hint!). So put on your black Starfleet badges, pour a glass of Aunt Adele's hot milk toddy recipe and listen now to the newest ep of TR3!

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Saturday, October 13, 2018

Episode 142: Sonequa Martin-Green and Alex Kurtzman Talk Discovery Season 2

The first Star Trek: Short Trek, “Runaway,” is here to help tide us over until Discovery kicks off its second season on January 17, 2019. But is it any good? You'll get our two cents here. And then some. But that’s not all this week…

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We also chime in on the new Spock, who looks like he just rolled out of Middle-earth, as well as the new New York Comic-Con trailer for Discovery Season 2. And thanks to Scott braving NYCC, we have a few exclusive interviews with Discovery cast and crew, including showrunner Alex Kurtzman, stars Sonequa Martin-Green and Michelle Yeoh, and producer Heather Kadin. Oh, and another Red Shirt from Discovery gets a eulogy, TR3 style.


So order yourself a quadruple espresso and listen now!

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Saturday, September 29, 2018

Episode 141: The DS9 Spinoffs Fans Deserve, But Not the Ones They Need Right Now

Star Trek fans got it really good right now -- thanks, Discovery and the Captain Picard Show! So how to make it even better? More Trek spinoffs set in the Deep Space Nine universe, of course.

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This week we pitch a few (pretty good) ideas for must-see shows set near and beyond the wormhole. Fans of O'Brien's DIY YouTube show? You're welcome.


We also break down that super-short Short Treks trailer with Tilly, talk some Picard show news and eulogize another Red Shirt from Discovery. So replicate yourself a raktajino and listen now to the newest TR3!

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Monday, September 17, 2018

Episode 140: Every TNG Episode You Must Watch Before the New Picard Show

Look, it's been awhile (we know). The good thing is, we're back with a shiny new episode about Picard, Spock 3.0, Star Trek 4 (or the lack thereof)… and even more Picard!

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This week, we look back at all the big Trek news that's hit the interwebs recently: Star Trek: Discovery's new Spock has been cast, the year when Picard's show takes place, and Chris Pine and Hemsworth are refusing (for now) to beam back aboard the Enterprise.


And speaking of Picard, we have a quick rundown of all the Trek episodes you need to watch before Picard returns to TV. (Sorry, "Bloodlines" fans, you're SOL.) Also, a Red Shirt from Archer's Enterprise joins us and we give a five-star review to that new Star Trek: Lost Scenes book, AKA "The #1 Must-Have on Your Christmas List This Year."

So put on your Season 5 Picard uniform jacket, pour a cup of Earl Grey, hot, and listen now to TR3!

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Saturday, August 4, 2018

Episode 139: Picard Lives!

Ladies and gentlemen, Jean-Luc Picard is back. That’s right: Patrick Stewart has confirmed that he is returning to play the legendary character in an all-new Star Trek series for CBS All Access!

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Stewart and CBS Trek head honcho Alex Kurtzman made the announcement at the Las Vegas Star Trek con today, confirming all that FOMO that we had about not being there in the first place. We delve into this amazing news in our latest episode, but that’s not all…


We also (finally) discuss those Short Treks that were revealed at Comic-Con a couple of weeks back, as well as the trailer for Star Trek: Discovery Season 2. Check out those threads on Captain Pike! And of course we have a Red Shirt of the Week to dissect (no, not that way). And guess what? It’s Captain Picard!

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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Episode 138: How Does The Cage Match Up With Star Trek Discovery?

It's finally here -- Transporter Room 3's take on "The Cage"!

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Star Trek's first pilot is like a club Stefon would recommend. It has everything: Female yeomans, phaser canons, throbbing telepaths, green alien slave girls, dated sexism -- EVERYTHING. So how well does Captain Pike's first mission hold up? And how well does it jive with Discovery, the show it shares a timeline with? Listen and find out.


We also do some reader mailbag, where we spend a lot of time debating the science of the Nexus -- a fictional thing. Plus, get ready for three Red Shirts straight outta Rigel VII.

So stop touching those vibrating alien plants, put on your phaser canon goggles and listen now to TR3!

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