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Season Three Top Five. Season 3 of The Original Series is not anyone's favorite season. Fortunately, there's still some good in it. In this episode of ​Standard Orbit​, Mike and Drew each choose 5 favorite episodes from Season 3, surprisingly with very little crossover. There are several good concepts mediocrely executed. Does the whole season count as being "so bad it's good"? Is this where the anthology show concept loses its grip? Are there some genuinely good stories hiding in there? We also have a quick news segment where we talk about the new writers for Star Trek 2016, Simon Pegg and Doug Jung and if we think they'll be a good fit for the franchise based on their past works. Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Associate Producer Richard Rutledge, Jr. Production Manager Richard Marquez Content Coordinator Will Nguyen Chapters The Time Has Come (00:00:48) Drew’s #5: “Spock’s Brain” (00:02:46) Mike’s #4: “Is There in Truth No Beauty” (00:04:52) Drew’s #3 / Mike’s #3: “Day of the Dove” (00:07:29) TNG Interlude (00:09:20) Mike’s #2: “The Mark of Gideon” (00:11:47) Drew’s #2 / Mike’s #5: “The Tholian Web” (00:15:35) Mike’s #1 / Drew’s #4: “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” (00:18:45) Drew’s #1: “The Enterprise Incident” (00:20:35) Recap (00:23:08) NEWS: Simon Pegg, Writer (00:23:36) Closing (00:33:59) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support The Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Mudd’s Passion (TAS) Commentary. Continuing our talk on villains, we decided to cover the most recurring villain in TOS: Harry Mudd? In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew do a commentary for Mudd's animated adventure, "Mudd's Passion". Battle lines are drawn regarding what should be done with The Animated Series, as we wonder if it was the inspiration for a certain Trek film and flip out over the best cutaway in all of Star Trek. Don't worry if you haven't seen this one, we try to keep you updated with what is happening. Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Associate Producer Richard Rutledge, Jr. Production Manager Richard Marquez Content Coordinator Will Nguyen Chapters Mudd Continuity (00:01:46) Commentary Start (00:03:01) Episode Thoughts (00:27:09) Closing (00:29:16) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support The Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Villains In The TOS Movies: Part 2. Love them or love to hate them, villains are an integral part of the TOS movies. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew talk about the villains of the last two TOS movies and the first two reboot movies. How villainous are villains you never really get to know? Is having an diverse group of villains better? Does having a weak villain make for a bad movie? Who would win in a fight between two villains? Find out what we think of these baddies in this evil episode! Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Associate Producer Richard Rutledge, Jr. Production Manager Richard Marquez Content Coordinator Will Nguyen Chapters Sybok / “God” / Klaa? (00:01:25) Chang & The Conspirators (00:08:05) Nero (00:15:50) Marcus / Khan (00:22:37) Future Villains Teaser (00:29:09) Closing (00:29:42) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support The Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Villains In The TOS Movies: Part 1. For many people, the mark of a good movie is having a good villain. The question is, are villains really necessary? In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew talk about the "villains" of the first four TOS movies. We discuss the finer points of villainy, question the nature of villains, and ask the question, "Does doing bad things make you a bad person?" Find out what we think in this very Probe-ing episode! Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Associate Producer Richard Rutledge, Jr. Production Manager Richard Marquez Content Coordinator Will Nguyen Chapters "Boogie Night Orbit" Backdoor Pilot (00:00:50) Quote Unquote Villain (00:05:02) V’ger (00:06:31) Khan (00:11:52) Kruge (00:17:31) The Whale Probe (00:25:03) Closing (00:31:21) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support The Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Transporter Ethics. We’re told the transporter takes an object or person, disassembles them on a molecular level, transmits them to another place, then reassembles them. However, there are other instances where duplication happens. Where does that matter come from? Where does the matter for regular tranports come from? McCoy has a distrust of the transporter. Is he crazy, or does he have a point? In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew discuss the transporter and the possible ethics of using it. Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Associate Producer Richard Rutledge, Jr. Production Manager Richard Marquez Content Coordinator Will Nguyen Chapters Transporter-phobia (00:00:50) How Exactly Does It Work? (00:01:34) Are You Creating A New Person? (00:09:03) Are You Killing Duplicates? (00:16:08) Could You Keep Backup People? (00:20:01) Does Stephen King Take Place in the Twilight Zone? (00:23:28) Closing (00:29:55) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support The Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

IDW Ongoing Comic Comparison: Return of the Archons. The Star Trek Ongoing comics went back to their usual episode retellings in the next pair of issues, but there were still plenty of changes in the alternate timeline. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew discuss "Return of the Archons" and how Landru has changed over the timelines. Is Landru a 6000-year-old alien computer or a 100-year-old Federation computer? Could he be both? Has Sulu secretly been a Section 31 agent the whole time? Find out what we think as we continue our comic comparisons! Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Associate Producer Richard Rutledge, Jr. Production Manager Richard Marquez Content Coordinator Will Nguyen Chapters Return of the Archons or Return to the Archons (00:02:00) Issue 1 Breakdown (00:04:27) Issue 2 Breakdown (0020:41) Conclusion (00:29:47) Closing (00:31:09) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support The Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Creating The Standard Orbit Canon: Season Three. The time has come to confront the toughest choices ever made on a podcast: which episodes of The Original Series' third season are worthy of being included in our canon? In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew put each episode of Season Three on the scales to see how many weigh enough to make the cut to create the "Standard Orbit Canon". A surprising amount of episodes stand our test of continuity, play an important role in the future of Star Trek, and eventually lead to the finale of The Original Series, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. After we take or leave Season Three, we talk about the recently announced director of Star Trek 13, Justin Lin. We discuss the titling of his previous movies and what we think of what we've seen of his work. Also be sure to stick around through the closing to hear perhaps the greatest Audible book in existence! Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Associate Producers Become one! Support Trek.fm and Standard Orbit at the $25/month level or higher! Visit http://patreon.com/trekfm Production Manager Richard Marquez Content Coordinator Will Nguyen Chapters SO Canon Theme Opening Titles (00:01:26) Spock’s Brain through Spectre of the Gun (00:04:23) Day of the Dove through The Empath (00:14:59) Elan of Troyius through The Lights of Zetar (00:22:03) Requiem for Methuselah through Turnabout Intruder (00:30:22) Recap (00:36:58) NEWS: Star Trek 13 Director Revealed (00:38:32) Closing (00:51:54) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support The Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Mirror, Mirror Commentary. Wikipedia tells us that "the butterfly effect is the phenomenon whereby a minor change in circumstances can cause a large change in outcome." In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew do a commentary for the most butterfly-effecty episode of The Original Series, "Mirror, Mirror". While Drew may not care for the concept, he has to agree that this episode is a fantastic piece of work. However, he still had a few questions he and Mike discuss: Why are people so afraid of Vulcans in the Mirror Universe? How comfortable are the space beds everyone has in both universes? And what is the most trivial trivia that could possibly be pointed out? Find out the answers to these and so much more while we talk over one of our (and your!) favorite episodes! Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Associate Producers Become one! Support Trek.fm and Standard Orbit at the $25/month level or higher! Visit http://patreon.com/trekfm Production Manager Richard Marquez Content Coordinator Will Nguyen Chapters Commentary Start (00:02:29) Final Thoughts (00:52:51) Closing (00:54:27) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support The Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

NEWS: Star Trek 13 Director Shake-Up. Last week, some pretty big news about the next Star Trek movie broke and we couldn't keep our opinions to ourselves. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew talk about what Roberto Orci leaving the director's chair means for the future of the 50th anniversary, what will happen to the existing script, and who might replace him. Does it sound like they need to replace the script? Do your hosts want to #BringBackRiker? Find out in this special news episode! Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Associate Producers Become one! Support Trek.fm and Standard Orbit at the $25/month level or higher! Visit http://patreon.com/trekfm Production Manager Richard Marquez Content Coordinator Will Nguyen Chapters Orci Out? (00:00:49) Throw Out The Script? (00:05:30) Edgar (W)right? (00:24:54) Dream Directors (00:34:22) Closing (00:40:04) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support The Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Star Trek - The Motion Picture 35th Anniversary. Thirty-five years ago this week, Star Trek was brought back from the dead in not just a movie, but a full-fledged Motion Picture. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew discuss our first times seeing the film in its various forms, our first impressions, and how our opinion might have changed in the meantime. We rave about the music and the dialog scenes, and try to view it from The Original Generation who had to have been so excited to see their favorite crew on the big screen for the first time. Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Associate Producers Become one! Support Trek.fm and Standard Orbit at the $25/month level or higher! Visit http://patreon.com/trekfm Production Manager Richard Marquez Content Coordinator Will Nguyen Chapters Introduction of TMP (00:02:38) First Viewings of TMP (00:04:00) First Impressions of TMP (00:9:33) Comparing The Cuts (00:14:31) What We Like About TMP (00:19:48) The Original Generation (00:25:31) Final Thoughts (00:28:16) Closing (00:31:01) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support The Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Creating The Standard Orbit Canon: Season Two. It's time again to help us pare down The Original Series into something even more manageable. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew continue our exercise going through Season Two of The Original Series and deciding what really needs to be there to create the “Standard Orbit Canon.” No episode is automatically safe, each one must stand our test of continuity, play an important role in the future of Star Trek, and eventually lead to the finale of The Original Series, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and perhaps beyond! Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Associate Producers Become one! Support Trek.fm and Standard Orbit at the $25/month level or higher! Visit http://patreon.com/trekfm Chapters Amok Time Through I, Mudd (00:03:13) Metamorphosis through Gamesters of Triskelion (00:10:35) A Piece of the Action through Assignment Earth (00:17:15) Recap (00:26:17) Closing (00:28:54) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support The Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Balance of Terror Commentary. No matter how far into the future Star Trek goes, the subject of racism never seems very far off. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew bring you a commentary for "Balance of Terror." During our talk, we cover weddings (specifically Mike's), the Table of Comets coffee table book, Mark Leonard's awesomeness, how the episode influenced The Wrath of Khan, and which film directors each captain would choose to shoot their viewscreen. Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Associate Producers Become one! Support Trek.fm and Standard Orbit at the $25/month level or higher! Visit http://patreon.com/trekfm Chapters Commentary Start (00:02:05) Closing (00:53:09) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

IDW Ongoing Comic Comparison: Vulcan’s Vengeance. The Star Trek Ongoing comics started out doing straight adaptations of episodes, but even when they went completely original they couldn't help but have shades of episodes present. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew talk about the fourth set of IDW Ongoing comics "Vulcan's Vengeance.” Mike presents his theory that, because of all the changes to the timeline, this comic is actually a secret adaptation of "Balance of Terror.” Is the Vulcans' plan logical? Is this now a story of racism between Vulcans pretending to be Future Romulans and contemporary Romulans instead of a human being racist against a Vulcan for the actions of past Romulans? Find out how the Balance works out in our discussion! Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Associate Producers Become one! Support Trek.fm and Standard Orbit at the $25/month level or higher! Visit http://patreon.com/trekfm Chapters JJ’s Balance of Terror (1:32) The Breakdown (3:57) Final Thoughts (31:26) Closing (32:47) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

Technology Influences of TOS. Star Trek has been influencing people to better themselves for almost 50 years. But people haven’t just been bettering themselves, they’ve been bettering technology to go along with them. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew discuss three technologies from TOS that influenced the way we interact today. We mourn the death of flip phones in this smartphone era, cover the contest to create a real-life medical tricorder, and talk about the video-chat technologies that enable this and our other podcasts to exist.

Star Trek V 25th Anniversary. This year's final movie anniversary we're going to celebrate is the appropriately-titled Final Frontier. In this episode of Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew reflect on Star Trek V on it's 25th anniversary. We share our first viewings, what we think about it today, how it could be redeemed, and how much the lack of Rock Monsters hurt the final product. Plus, Mike tells us all about his favorite DVD bonus feature of all time, the infamous Star Trek V Press Conference. Could the press conference have been improved with more Rock Monsters? Find out in this thrilling episode!