Star Trek News Update.
Running Time: 1 hour 21 minute 57 seconds
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In this episode of Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart discuss the recent news surrounding the possible merger of CBS and Paramount, the next two films involving our beloved crew, the possibility of more Star Trek returning to our TV screens and more TOS in Discovery.
Ken shares his knowledge about the possible merger, will it happen and what are the logistics of that if it does. We speculate on the ideas of the Khan mini-series, a Starfleet Academy show and what we would like to see. By golly, we just want the next Star Trek movie already!
Chapters
Intro (00:01:23)
CBS/Paramount Merger (00:02:00)
Khan Mini-Series (00:25:50)
Starfleet Academy Series (00:32:45)
Animated Series (00:39:15)
Between TUC and TNG (00:46:15)
Tarantino Trek and Star Trek 4 (00:49:45)
The Fans Must Suffer (01:00:30)
New Captain Pike (01:07:35)
Final Thoughts (01:13:00)
POTFM (01:15:45)
Closing (01:18:18)
Hosts
Ken Tripp
Zach Moore
Hayley Stoddart
Production
Zach Moore (Producer) Ken Tripp (Editor & Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)
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