Trek Mate: Ten Forward

This week in our 25th show we have Rick Austin on the show discussing his Desert Island Trek which includes some interesting choices. Also we discuss the latest news & tell you last weeks quiz answers. Rick Austin TOS A Piece of the Action TNG Remember Me DS9 Far Beyond the Stars Voy Year of Hell TNG The Drumhead Rick can be found on twitter: @EvolvedRick or at Trek Mate Features

This week it's book club time and Sina & Michael are joined by Literary Treks Matt Rushing as we discuss the second book in the Destiny Trilogy: Mere Mortals by David Mack. Our Thoughts:This is a great book. The story continues at a good pace with the fate of the whole Alpha Quadrant in the balance. Again as in Book one Mack continues to thread together stories from across the Star Trek universe towards it's conclusion in book three. We all agreed that we enjoyed the interaction / story between Dax & Picard while not too keen on the Titan story with its secondary characters. Matt & Sina were able to pull Michael round to their way of thinking towards the way Picard is portrayed and that the book is indeed not padding. David Mack manages to show the horrors of war unlike anything seen in Star Trek before and keeps the adrenaline flowing with some great battle scenes with the Hirogen. The Final Verdict: An extremely well written book that was enjoyed by all the hosts. We thoroughly recommend it.

This week on Ten Forward, JD from the Delta Quadrant podcast tells us which 5 episodes he takes on his island. Join Sina, Michael and Matt as we also discuss news, try to trip up Matt with trivia, and read emails and forum posts. Hope you enjoy!

On this episode, Sina, Jackie and Michael welcome Lee and Admiral Aaron (Jonathan) to debate whether some Voyager episodes are bad trek or not. Listen to the debate and decide for yourselves!. We also have news and read your emails and forum posts. Lee's Choices for Debate Trek were: Voyager - Fair Haven Voyager - Unimatrix Zero Voyager - Endgame The link for the news article about a fan proposing to his girlfriend in front of the TNG cast is here: http://www.trektoday.com/content/2012/11/engage/#more-21185 Aaron's / Jonathan's twitter is: @STOAdmiralAaron Lee's twitter is: @leeh_nostromo You can read Michael's blog here: http://mbartletclark.wordpress.com/

This week, Sina (who has dug out of the nuclear wasteland that is Houston), Jacqueline and Michael try to discuss Kate Mulgrew. Lots of laughter and stories from Michael about Star Trek London ensued! We also discuss a bit of news, read your feedback and Jackie speaks Canadian again. Oh, and bloopers. Lots and lots of bloopers. Hope you enjoy! Check out Michael's picture with Kate Mulgrew! Many thanks to James, who provided a You Tube video of Kate Mulgrew's talk on Sunday. You can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTB1HiqAeio

This week Mike & Jacqueline are joined by Chris Mitchell to discuss his Desert Island Trek choices. Chris Mitchell TNG Samaritan Snare TNG Lower Decks DS9 Duet DS9 In the Pale Moonlight ENT Shuttlepod One

This week it's book club time and Sina is joined by Stolen Droids podcaster Carl Stark as they review 'Night of the Living Trekkies' by Kevin David Anderson. Our Thoughts:  Carl and Sina definitely liked this book.  Carl, who is an uber zombie and Star Trek fan, was in heaven with the mashup of the genres. Sina, who greatly dislikes horror and brain eating zombies, nevertheless appreciated the author's Star Trek knowledge and Star Trek inside jokes that are present throughout the book.  There are enough Star Trek references to make the typical Star Trek fan happy, and sufficient zombie killing and blood and guts (literally) to keep the zombie fans reading through the book.  Sina did not like the (***spoiler***) deaths of some of the characters the reader gets to know, but understands that in the horror genre, only a few survive. The Final Verdict:  An enjoyable, easy read with lots of fun for both zombie and Star Trek fans.

This week we have the entire gang: Sina, Jacqueline and Matt. We have a brilliant guest this week, Rick Moyer, a music genius who has provided all the Trek Mate bumpers for us and has hilarious Star Trek parody songs. Rick is stranded on our Desert Island and is forced to choose only 5 episodes to take with him. We also discuss a bit of news, not that anything is going on.....[Star Trek London anybody?], try to trip up Matt with some trivia questions, and read emails and forum posts. Rick Moyer can be reached at @moyer777, rick.moyer on Facebook, Takehimwithyou.com , startrekparodies.com or artbymoyer.com Rick Moyer TOS Mirror, Mirror TNG Coming of Age TNG A Matter of Honor TNG Peak Performance VOY Year of Hell, Parts 1 & 2

On this week's episode of Ten Forward, Sina, Matt and guest host Michael Clark discuss the brilliant but kind of crazy actor, Avery Brooks, as well as the evolution of his Deep Space Nine character, Benjamin Sisko. Jacqueline could not join us as she was spending the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday with her family. We also discuss a bit of news, try to trip up Encyclopedia Matt, and read your emails and forum posts. Hope you enjoy!

This week our guest from the Deck 8 podcast, Tom Baddeley, joins us to discuss his 5 choices for Desert Island Trek. Michael Clark also joins us for a bit. Sincere apologies in advance for the audio issues as we had many problems while recording. You can reach Tom on Twitter at @tombad2378 Thomas Baddeley TOS The Changeling TNG Sins of the Father TNG The Inner Light VOY Year of Hell, Parts 1 & 2 VOY Hope and Fear

This week on Ten Forward, barkeeps Sina and Matt chat with guest host Michael Clark about Book 1 of the Destiny Trilogy: Gods of Night. We also discuss a bit of news and read your emails about Anthony's controversial opinions. Join us as we talk books and more books! Our Thoughts:  We really enjoyed this book. It is fast paced and very well written. It discusses many stories (four captains and four ships), has lots of character moments in spite of all the action, has a view of Federation politics, and contains a blend of familiar favorites and new faces. The book has both poignant moments as well as all out battles against Borg cubes. David Mack is able to tie many threads from many series together to bring about a cohesive, exciting book that keeps you turning the pages. An excellent beginning to a three book trilogy that entices you to come back for more. The Final Verdict: An extremely well written book that was enjoyed by all the hosts. We thoroughly recommend it.

Ten Forward Episode 14: Aboot Anthony's Island This week we have Anthony Davis on the show to give us his Desert Island Trek choices. He is the cohost of the @TrekTrivia account. We also discuss some news, read your emails (and make Michael read his own again), have a little bit of fun with Anthony and trivia. Oh, and Jacqueline speaks Canadian! You can reach Anthony at @TrekTrivia or his personal twitter account at @antodav  Anthony Davis TOS Gamesters of Triskelion TNG Chain of Command, Parts 1 & 2 DS9 Far Beyond the Stars VOY Equinox, Parts 1 & 2 ENT Twilight

This week on Ten Forward, our Weyoun (Matt) is back! We discuss the latest ST 2013 movie news and the Google Doodle for TOS' 46th anniversary. We also finally find out why Jacqueline hates Friendship One, and read emails. Enjoy! Google Doodles Website: http://www.google.com/doodles/finder/2012/All%20doodles

In this week’s episode we are joined by our loyal listener Michael Clark to discuss his Desert Island Trek choices and we have our usual round up of news and emails. Michael Clark TOS Balance of Terror TNG Chain of Command, Parts 1 & 2 TNG Face of the Enemy DS9 In the Pale Moonlight VOY Equinox, Parts 1 & 2

In this week’s episode we are joined by Carl Stark as we continue our book club, there's almost no news this week but we do of course make time for your emails. Our Thoughts:  There were several aspects that we enjoyed about the book.  We liked the idea of the new life form that spanned the entire star system, and its slip stream method.  We enjoyed meeting some of the new senior officers and the call backs to previous episodes.  We got to see Hugh again!  We liked the battle sequences too.  However, the book seemed to drag:  there were too many staff meetings, too many people talking, at times too much introspection.  Additionally, T'Ryssa Chen, the new Contact Specialist, was pretty annoying to most of us, and Picard was a bit depressing.  The ending hit us in the solar plexus!  Everything that the Enterprise E crew did in the book was ruined! The Final Verdict:  Overall, a decent book but not fantastic.