Trek.fm Hyperchannel for June 14, 2012

Titled Sketch Project’s Space Idiots, E3 Star Trek Console Game Co-op Demonstration, Jonathan Coulton’s “Red Shirt,” GeekBeat.TV’s Top Five Trek Techs That Came True, Star Trek Online No-Win Scenario Event

 

Show Notes

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Titled Sketch Project Premieres Space Idiots
Watch the E3 Demo of Star Trek Console Games Co-op Feature
TrekPropGuy’s Musical Away Mission: Jonathan Coulton’s “Red Shirt”
GeekBeat.TV Presents Trek Techs That Came True
Star Trek Online Unveils No-Win Scenario

Titled Sketch Project Premieres Space Idiots

Last December the comedy troupe “Titled Sketch Project” got us all into the holiday mood with their take on Patrick Stewart’s one-man show “A Christmas Carol,” in which Dan Oster put his spin on Sir Patrick. Now TSP is taking on the insane plot lines of many Star Trek away missions in the first episode of their new series “Space Idiots.”

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Watch the E3 Demo of Star Trek Console Games Co-op Feature

As we inch our way closer to 2013, we not only have the next Star Trek movie by J.J. Abrams to look forward to but also a new console game inspired by 2009 reboot. At this year’s E3, developer Digital Extremes showed off side-by-side screens that demonstrated the co-op action in the game.

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TrekPropGuy’s Musical Away Mission: Jonathan Coulton’s “Red Shirt”

YouTube user TrekPropGuy has put a Star Trek twist on the JoCo tune “Redshirt.” And as you might expect, it’s a tribute to those unfortunate members of the landing party whose fashion sense was not Fate’s cup of tea. Great music and great clips equal landing party fun.

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GeekBeat.TV Presents Trek Techs That Came True

Each day our lives are made easier by amazing technologies—many of which seemed like fantasy a mere decade ago. We have Star Trek to thank for inspiring the creation of everything from the cell phone to the iPad. Think Romulan cloaking or VISORs don’t exist? Tune in to find out just what the real world has in store for us.

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Star Trek Online Unveils No-Win Scenario

In his latest dev blog entry, Star Trek Online Lead Content Designer Scott “Goatshark” Shicoff revealed some information about a new event coming to the game: The No-Win Scenario. And while Captain Kirk reprogrammed the computer so that it was possible to rescue the ship, you may not be so lucky.

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