https://www.spreaker.com/show/transporter-room-3-the-star-trek-podcastenTV & FilmCopyright Transporter Room 3https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9d02a5770a07797dbcf4ebf0b5bb474a.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/transporter-room-3-the-star-trek-podcastThu, 26 Feb 2026 21:37:13 +0000Transporter Room 3Transporter Room 3transporterroom3@gmail.comBeam in to TR3 for fun, incisive, and sometimes deep (space nine) conversations about all things Star Trek -- from the Original Series to the movies, Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds... and beyond!cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/287-starfleet-academy-ep-6-7-8-review-tragedy-on-the-miyazaki-and-tilly-returns--70308308
We also pay tribute this week to a lost soul from the Dominion War. Plus, Phil's dog pays us a visit, so be sure to listen now!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70308308Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:34:52 +0000Transporter Room 3Welcome back to Transporter Room 3, as we delve into the mid-season Starfleet Academy episodes "Come, Let's Away," "Ko'Zeine," and "The Life of the Stars" -- aka the one with the USS Miyazaki, the one with the wedding, and the one where Tilly comes...
We also pay tribute this week to a lost soul from the Dominion War. Plus, Phil's dog pays us a visit, so be sure to listen now!]]>2415academy,miyazaki,podcast,star,starfleet,tilly,trek,usscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/286-starfleet-academy-ep-4-5-review-we-can-t-just-leave-her-here--69796120
Suffice to say, you do NOT want to miss this episode of TR3, as special guest star Ken Reilly from TrekCore returns to dig in on a wormhole-sized Trek event. So cook up some gumbo, put on your Niners uniform, and listen now!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69796120Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:00:03 +0000Transporter Room 3And the Starfleet Academy train (shuttlepod?) keeps on rolling (flying?) as we jump in to talk about Episodes 4 and 5, "Vox in Excelso" and "Series Acclimation Mil," aka the one with the Klingons and the one with... well, that's a spoiler, actually....
Suffice to say, you do NOT want to miss this episode of TR3, as special guest star Ken Reilly from TrekCore returns to dig in on a wormhole-sized Trek event. So cook up some gumbo, put on your Niners uniform, and listen now!]]>4105academy,deep,ds9,klingons,nine,podcast,sisko,space,star,starfleet,trekcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/285-starfleet-academy-ep-3-review-war-college-jerks--69565275Speaking of which, we talk about the question many of you have been asking -- are Betazoids empaths or telepaths or all of the above? We also hit the Replimat for some Cold War fun and we have a really good Red Shirt from DS9!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69565275Fri, 23 Jan 2026 23:32:28 +0000Transporter Room 3And we're back with a review of the third episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1, "Vitus Reflux, "as Caleb, Darem, Genesis and the rest of the cadets find themselves up against those jerks over at the War College... and yes, that does...Speaking of which, we talk about the question many of you have been asking -- are Betazoids empaths or telepaths or all of the above? We also hit the Replimat for some Cold War fun and we have a really good Red Shirt from DS9!]]>2111academy,podcast,reflux,star,starfleet,trek,vituscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/284-starfleet-academy-series-premiere-review--69474221We also visit the Replimat for some Rage virus to go with our hot earl grey teas. So take off your Starfleet-issue boots, get extra comfy in your captain’s chairs, and listen now!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69474221Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:40:55 +0000Transporter Room 3New year, new episode of TR3! And a new Star Trek show, Starfleet Academy. So what did we think of it? You literally won’t believe Phil’s review... We also visit the Replimat for some Rage virus to go with our hot earl grey teas. So take off your...We also visit the Replimat for some Rage virus to go with our hot earl grey teas. So take off your Starfleet-issue boots, get extra comfy in your captain’s chairs, and listen now!]]>2799academy,podcast,star,starfleet,trekcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/283-happy-face-of-the-enemy-holidays--69140006
A review of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s riveting “Face of the Enemy” wraps Transporter Room 3 for the year. We also unpack the original idea for this episode and why Troi was ultimately selected to pose as a Romulan to help her enemy smuggle some defectors into Federation space.

As Spock once said via Christmas ornament: “Happy holidays. Live long and prosper.”
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69140006Sat, 20 Dec 2025 01:08:03 +0000Transporter Room 3It’s Christmas, Romulan style! A review of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s riveting “Face of the Enemy” wraps Transporter Room 3 for the year. We also unpack the original idea for this episode and why Troi was ultimately selected to pose as a...
A review of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s riveting “Face of the Enemy” wraps Transporter Room 3 for the year. We also unpack the original idea for this episode and why Troi was ultimately selected to pose as a Romulan to help her enemy smuggle some defectors into Federation space.

As Spock once said via Christmas ornament: “Happy holidays. Live long and prosper.”
]]>1720enemy,face,generation,next,of,podcast,star,the,tng,trek,troicleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/282-red-shirt-alert-the-end-of-star-trek-s-kelvin-universe--68467798
The studio is reportedly moving on from Chris Pine’s Kirk and into, well, darkness. So we revisit the three films from the Kelvin Timeline, what worked, what didn't, and why Hollywood is closing the door on this chapter from the Final Frontier.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68467798Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:36:45 +0000Transporter Room 3This week, we mourn the loss of nuTrek, as Variety unceremoniously announced in an article about Paramount’s new (and problematic) leadership that the J.J. Abrams era of Star Trek seems to be no more. The studio is reportedly moving on from Chris...
The studio is reportedly moving on from Chris Pine’s Kirk and into, well, darkness. So we revisit the three films from the Kelvin Timeline, what worked, what didn't, and why Hollywood is closing the door on this chapter from the Final Frontier.
]]>2127abrams,j.j.,kelvin,podcast,star,trekcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/281-star-trek-deep-space-nine-s-the-siege-review--68195626
This week, Kira and Dax get their Top Gun on while Sisko, O’Brien and Odo play Die Hard on the station. Does this 32-year-old episode still hold up? You’ll have to listen to find out.

We also recap New York Comic Con and the new, cool toys coming from Nacelle. And yes, we have a Red Shirt. 

So snack on a palukoo and listen now! 
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68195626Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:12:57 +0000Transporter Room 3And now, the conclusion… of our deep dive into Star Trek’s first three-part episode arc ever, wrapping up with DS9’s “The Siege.” This week, Kira and Dax get their Top Gun on while Sisko, O’Brien and Odo play Die Hard on the station. Does this...
This week, Kira and Dax get their Top Gun on while Sisko, O’Brien and Odo play Die Hard on the station. Does this 32-year-old episode still hold up? You’ll have to listen to find out.

We also recap New York Comic Con and the new, cool toys coming from Nacelle. And yes, we have a Red Shirt. 

So snack on a palukoo and listen now! 
]]>2385deep,ds9,nine,podcast,siege,space,star,the,trekcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/280-star-trek-deep-space-nine-the-circle-audio-commentary-track--67868122
This week’s TR3 is full of behind the scenes trivia — from the first appearance of Sisko’s baseball to the typo in the opening credits and much more (interesting, we hope, stuff). Listen now!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67868122Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:03:45 +0000Transporter Room 3Sisko and Odo work to stop a coup in “The Circle,” the second episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s three-part Season 2 premiere, and we have another commentary track for you! This week’s TR3 is full of behind the scenes trivia — from the first...
This week’s TR3 is full of behind the scenes trivia — from the first appearance of Sisko’s baseball to the typo in the opening credits and much more (interesting, we hope, stuff). Listen now!]]>3075audio,circle,commentary,deep,ds9,nine,podcast,space,star,the,trekcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/279-star-trek-deep-space-nine-the-homecoming-review--67304218
After we unpack Kira and O’Brien’s mission behind enemy lines to free a legendary Bajoran figure, we take a trip to the Replimat and hold a Red Shirt funeral. So get your hasperat and listen now!
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67304218Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:10:11 +0000Transporter Room 3The first part of DS9’s three-part Season 2 premiere, “The Homecoming,” gets the review treatment this week on TR3. After we unpack Kira and O’Brien’s mission behind enemy lines to free a legendary Bajoran figure, we take a trip to the Replimat and...
After we unpack Kira and O’Brien’s mission behind enemy lines to free a legendary Bajoran figure, we take a trip to the Replimat and hold a Red Shirt funeral. So get your hasperat and listen now!
]]>3527deep,homecoming,nine,podcast,space,star,trekcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/278-strange-new-worlds-season-3-episodes-1-2-review-here-today-gorn-tomorrow--67021111
We’ve seen the first 5 episodes and… well, we have some opinions - but no spoilers beyond Episode 2. To find out what they are, listen now!
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67021111Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:15:58 +0000Transporter Room 3Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise are back in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 - and we have our spoiler-filled review of the first two episodes. We’ve seen the first 5 episodes and… well, we have some opinions - but no spoilers...
We’ve seen the first 5 episodes and… well, we have some opinions - but no spoilers beyond Episode 2. To find out what they are, listen now!
]]>29803,gorn,new,podcast,season,star,strange,trek,worldscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/277-ds9-duet-review-remembering-harris-yulin--66594208
We also discuss the cancellation of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and why Paramount+ announced it now with two and a half seasons still to go...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66594208Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:50:18 +0000Transporter Room 3With the sad passing of actor Harris Yulin, who played the Cardassian Aamin Marritza in Deep Space Nine's "Duet," we're going back to rewatch the classic Season 1 episode. Yulin's performance is one of the greats of Star Trek, and alongside Nana...
We also discuss the cancellation of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and why Paramount+ announced it now with two and a half seasons still to go...]]>2546deep,duet,harris,kira,marritza,nana,nine,podcast,space,star,trek,visitor,yulincleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/276-ds9-s-favor-the-bold-sacrifice-of-angels-review--66239304
Sisko's finest hour, and Star Trek's biggest space battle at the time, conclude one of sci-fi TV's greatest episodes ever. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66239304Sat, 24 May 2025 01:32:16 +0000Transporter Room 3Our pal Justin Bolger beams on down once again as we wrap up Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Season 6 opening Dominion War arc with our reviews of "Favor the Bold" and "Sacrifice of Angels." Sisko's finest hour, and Star Trek's biggest space battle at...
Sisko's finest hour, and Star Trek's biggest space battle at the time, conclude one of sci-fi TV's greatest episodes ever. ]]>3814angels,bold,deep,favor,nine,of,podcast,sacrifice,space,star,the,trekcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/275-ds9-s-sons-and-daughters-behind-the-lines-review--65544885
Justin Bolger returns to boldly go with us as Worf struggles to re-connect with his estranged son while fighting the war, Klingon-style. We also go behind the lines of “Behind the Lines,” a.k.a. The One Where Dax Adds Another Phaser Power Cell to the Collection as Odo gets way too close to a Founder.

“Glory to you, and to the empire!”

And for those who want to learn more about the Dabo girl actress who helped catch a real-life serial killer, follow the link!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65544885Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:35:07 +0000Transporter Room 3This week, to paraphrase Martok, we give our one good eye to review Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s next two installments of the Dominion War arc: “Sons and Daughters” and “Behind the Lines.” Justin Bolger returns to boldly go with us as Worf struggles...
Justin Bolger returns to boldly go with us as Worf struggles to re-connect with his estranged son while fighting the war, Klingon-style. We also go behind the lines of “Behind the Lines,” a.k.a. The One Where Dax Adds Another Phaser Power Cell to the Collection as Odo gets way too close to a Founder.

“Glory to you, and to the empire!”

And for those who want to learn more about the Dabo girl actress who helped catch a real-life serial killer, follow the link!]]>4523behind_the_lines,deep_space_nine,sons_and_daughters,star_trek,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/274-ds9-s-a-time-to-stand-rocks-and-shoals-review--65262968
Trek’s first serialized storyline ever, which fittingly kicked off DS9’s sixth season with a run of six consecutive episodes, begins with the action-packed “A Time to Stand” and Ron Moore’s riveting “Rocks and Shoals.” So power up your stolen enemy spaceships and listen now!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65262968Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:36:36 +0000Transporter Room 3This week, as promised, we revisit Deep Space Nine’s Season 6 Dominion War arc - with special guest, friend of the pod Justin Bolger! Trek’s first serialized storyline ever, which fittingly kicked off DS9’s sixth season with a run of six consecutive...
Trek’s first serialized storyline ever, which fittingly kicked off DS9’s sixth season with a run of six consecutive episodes, begins with the action-packed “A Time to Stand” and Ron Moore’s riveting “Rocks and Shoals.” So power up your stolen enemy spaceships and listen now!]]>3284a_time_to_stand,deep_space_nine,rocks_and_shoals,star_trek,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/273-section-31-origins--64255444
With the Section 31 movie now streaming, this week we look back at the origins of Starfleet's morally-flexible spy service and its overall role in the franchise by revisiting its early appearances on DS9. We also discuss how Star Trek: Enterprise teased Section 31 in two very underrated episodes. So watch out for Sloan and listen now to TR3!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64255444Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:29:57 +0000Transporter Room 3Even though Section 31 only appeared/was mentioned in three Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes, the shady institution made a considerable impression on both fans and the franchise. With the Section 31 movie now streaming, this week we look back at...
With the Section 31 movie now streaming, this week we look back at the origins of Starfleet's morally-flexible spy service and its overall role in the franchise by revisiting its early appearances on DS9. We also discuss how Star Trek: Enterprise teased Section 31 in two very underrated episodes. So watch out for Sloan and listen now to TR3!]]>2869bashir,deep_space_nine,ds9,section_31,sloan,star_trek,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/272-star-trek-voyager-caretaker-30th-anniversary-audio-commentary-track-pt-1--63979715Check out our Patreon!)

We also offer our two cents on Star Trek: Section 31. (Spoiler: It stinks!) So pour yourself a cup of Janeway’s coffee and listen now.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63979715Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:19:05 +0000Transporter Room 3This week, we celebrate Star Trek: Voyager’s 30th anniversary with a commentary track for “Caretaker, Part I” that’s filled to the brim of the Delta Quadrant with behind-the-scenes trivia. (Want “Part II”?...Check out our Patreon!)

We also offer our two cents on Star Trek: Section 31. (Spoiler: It stinks!) So pour yourself a cup of Janeway’s coffee and listen now.]]>3685audio_commentary,caretaker,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,star_trek_voyagercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/271-goodbye-star-trek-lower-decks--63406745
We also reminisce about Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which just turned 45 years young. ("I feel young," the movie said, not realizing it was quoting its own sequel!) So get ready to steal your co-worker's job, and listen now!

(And by the way, here's that TMP mobile set that we discuss.)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63406745Fri, 20 Dec 2024 02:22:12 +0000Transporter Room 3That's right, Star Trek: Lower Decks has come to an end, with the final episode of Season 5 now out there in the multiverse. Phil and Scott look back on the end of an animated era, while also delving into the guest-star-filled last few episodes. We...
We also reminisce about Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which just turned 45 years young. ("I feel young," the movie said, not realizing it was quoting its own sequel!) So get ready to steal your co-worker's job, and listen now!

(And by the way, here's that TMP mobile set that we discuss.)]]>2910star_trek,star_trek_lower_decks,star_trek_podcast,the_motion_picturecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/270-star-trek-generations-audio-commentary-track-nexus-edition--62972801
But what we did do was mine the memory banks to repost our fascinating Generations commentary track, recorded with our good friend Matt Fowler. Here, we break down the making of the first Star Trek: The Next Generation movie and the first encounter between Captains Kirk and Picard.

Speaking of Captain Kirk, we also passionately weigh in on Jim Kirk's resurrection-ish in the new "Unification" short film. Also, we celebrate the career and life of another Star Trek great that recently passed away, Tony Todd.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62972801Sat, 23 Nov 2024 01:05:50 +0000Transporter Room 3"It was... fun." Star Trek: Generations turns 30 (!) years old this week (on Nov. 18) and Scott and Phil can't believe that or the fact that we didn't mark the occasion by doing our usual joke/reference to Checkov and Kirk's "No, you were younger"...
But what we did do was mine the memory banks to repost our fascinating Generations commentary track, recorded with our good friend Matt Fowler. Here, we break down the making of the first Star Trek: The Next Generation movie and the first encounter between Captains Kirk and Picard.

Speaking of Captain Kirk, we also passionately weigh in on Jim Kirk's resurrection-ish in the new "Unification" short film. Also, we celebrate the career and life of another Star Trek great that recently passed away, Tony Todd.]]>8514audio_commentary,star_trek,star_trek_generations,star_trek_podcast,tony_toddcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/269-celebrating-star-trek-s-jeri-taylor--62670238https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62670238Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:58:27 +0000Transporter Room 3In honor of Star Trek's Jeri Taylor, we look back on her landmark career and revisit some of her most memorable episodes of The Next Generation and Voyager. She helped bring Spock to Picard and introduced audiences to Captain Kathryn Janeway, and both...1804jeri_taylor,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,star_trek_voyager,the_next_generationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/268-jon-lovett-beams-in-to-trek-the-vote--62183746https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62183746Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:27:14 +0000Transporter Room 3Phil is vacationing on Rura Penthe (again), but we have a very special guest this week to make up for his absence! You may know Jon Lovett from the podcasts Pod Save America and Love It or Leave It, and he's beaming into TR3 to talk about the special...1943cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/267-tng-s-the-battle-review-or-how-picard-got-his-groove-back--61328635]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61328635Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:39:41 +0000Transporter Room 3Hell hath no fury like a Ferengi scorned. This week on TR3, we revisit “The Battle” from TNG’s first season. It has mind-altering devices, the Stargazer and LOTS of 1987 flame effects. But is it any good? You’ll find out. We also beam down to the...]]>2258picard,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,the_battle,the_next_generationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/266-star-trek-prodigy-season-2-review--60976048https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60976048Sat, 10 Aug 2024 02:05:42 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek Prodigy aired its second (and potentially final) season on Netflix in July and we finally got a chance to put it in our eyeballs. Check out our review of another fantastic season of this charming show, one of Trek's best. We also recap the...2787season_2,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,star_trek_prodigycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/265-jonathan-frakes-on-making-all-good-things--60746967
Frakes shares his experience working with the late director Winrich Kolbe while filming Star Trek: The Next Generation’s landmark series finale, as well as what it was like to put on Admiral Riker’s grey hair and beard, not to mention what it was like to shoot that final poker scene (and recreate it on Picard.) There are some great behind-the-scenes stories here that you don’t want to miss!
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60746967Sat, 20 Jul 2024 00:18:19 +0000Transporter Room 3Riker himself, Jonathan Frakes, beams down this week to discuss all things “All Good Things…” (See what we did there?) Frakes shares his experience working with the late director Winrich Kolbe while filming Star Trek: The Next Generation’s landmark...
Frakes shares his experience working with the late director Winrich Kolbe while filming Star Trek: The Next Generation’s landmark series finale, as well as what it was like to put on Admiral Riker’s grey hair and beard, not to mention what it was like to shoot that final poker scene (and recreate it on Picard.) There are some great behind-the-scenes stories here that you don’t want to miss!
]]>2774all_good_things...,jonathan_frakes,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,star_trek_the_next_generationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/264-goodbye-star-trek-discovery--60455784TrekCore.com's Ken Reilly beams down to review Disco's series finale and the show overall. Find out what we liked about it and what we struggled with, and we also give our two cents about how effective that epilogue was. And then the three of us take a stroll to the Replimat before offering up another Red Shirt casualty - this time from the Mirror Universe. So power down your spore drives and listen now!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60455784Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:22:39 +0000Transporter Room 3With Star Trek: Discovery officially wrapped, https://trekcore.com/'s Ken Reilly beams down to review Disco's series finale and the show overall. Find out what we liked about it and what we struggled with, and we also give our two cents about how...TrekCore.com's Ken Reilly beams down to review Disco's series finale and the show overall. Find out what we liked about it and what we struggled with, and we also give our two cents about how effective that epilogue was. And then the three of us take a stroll to the Replimat before offering up another Red Shirt casualty - this time from the Mirror Universe. So power down your spore drives and listen now!]]>3215mirror_universe,star_trek,star_trek_discovery,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/263-sir-patrick-stewart-on-all-good-things-turning-30--60242628"I don't know how, or why, but I am moving... back and forth... through time."

That line reading from "All Good Things..." has been echoing in our heads for 30 years and today on Transporter Room 3 -- we have the actor who said it: Sir Patrick Stewart. 

Captain Picard beams on down to share behind the scenes memories of making Star Trek: The Next Generation's series finale, "All Good Things..." Stewart shares what it was like directing TNG's penultimate episode before appearing in nearly every scene of its last, while also telling a story we've never heard before about the making of "A Fistful of Datas." So stop running around in your pajamas and bare feet and listen now!
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60242628Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:44:21 +0000Transporter Room 3"I don't know how, or why, but I am moving... back and forth... through time." That line reading from "All Good Things..." has been echoing in our heads for 30 years and today on Transporter Room 3 -- we have the actor who said it: Sir Patrick..."I don't know how, or why, but I am moving... back and forth... through time."

That line reading from "All Good Things..." has been echoing in our heads for 30 years and today on Transporter Room 3 -- we have the actor who said it: Sir Patrick Stewart. 

Captain Picard beams on down to share behind the scenes memories of making Star Trek: The Next Generation's series finale, "All Good Things..." Stewart shares what it was like directing TNG's penultimate episode before appearing in nearly every scene of its last, while also telling a story we've never heard before about the making of "A Fistful of Datas." So stop running around in your pajamas and bare feet and listen now!
]]>1984all_good_things...,patrick_stewart_interview,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,star_trek_the_next_generationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/262-discovery-season-5-so-far-thumbs-up-or-down--59569738
Listen now and also take a trip to the Replimat with us for some 1999 Steven Soderbergh, a ballerina vampire, and a Red Shirt from Disco!
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59569738Sun, 21 Apr 2024 13:00:04 +0000Transporter Room 3With Star Trek: Discovery in its fifth and final season, Transporter Room 3 beams down with a snapshot review of the first four episodes so far. We discuss what’s working, what could work better (another MacGuffin puzzle plot, really?), and what we...
Listen now and also take a trip to the Replimat with us for some 1999 Steven Soderbergh, a ballerina vampire, and a Red Shirt from Disco!
]]>2129burnham,rayner,star_trek,star_trek_discovery,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/261-denise-crosby-on-leaving-star-trek-loving-star-trek--59443942with Star Trek after all these years! This is a good one, guys. Don't miss it!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59443942Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:56:25 +0000Transporter Room 3Direct from Star Trek: The Cruise, Denise Crosby herself beams into Transporter Room 3 for a wide-ranging chat. We discuss how the Tasha Yar actress got her start in the industry, what it was like growing up with the famous "Crosby" name, why she left...with Star Trek after all these years! This is a good one, guys. Don't miss it!]]>2917denise_crosby,next_gen,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,tasha_yar,yesterdays'_enterprisecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/260-walter-koenig-beams-in--59144647https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59144647Sat, 23 Mar 2024 03:02:16 +0000Transporter Room 3This is a big one. Direct from Star Trek: The Cruise, Pavel Chekov himself -- Walter Koenig -- beams in to Transporter Room 3 for a frank discussion about the ups and downs of the Star Trek life. You don't want to miss this one, folks! We were never...2734star_trek,star_trek_podcast,walter_koenigcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/259-doug-jones-goes-deep-on-becoming-saru-and-being-the-nicest-guy-in-hollywood--58982717. This is one (sometimes emotional) interview you don't want to miss.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58982717Sat, 09 Mar 2024 15:41:08 +0000Transporter Room 3Direct from Star Trek: The Cruise! This week, Saru himself - the talented Doug Jones - beams down to Transporter Room 3 and Scott kinda makes him cry, in a good way. Jones takes us behind the scenes of his impressive career, from working with.... This is one (sometimes emotional) interview you don't want to miss.]]>2448doug_jones,saru,star_trek,star_trek_discovery,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/258-star-trek-tng-the-measure-of-a-man-audio-commentary-track--58742135https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58742135Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:51:12 +0000Transporter Room 3For its 35th anniversary, we're revisiting Star Trek: The Next Generation's "TheMeasure of a Man" -- an all-timer episode of both TNG and all of Trek. It's the one where Picard battles Riker to defend Data's right to be, well, Data. Is he a person, or...2943audio_commentary,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,the_measure_of_a_man,the_next_generationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/257-star-trek-tng-the-pegasus-audio-commentary-track--58286017

That’s right, we’re visiting TNG’s Season 7 episode “The Pegasus,” just in time for its 30th anniversary this week. Listen now!

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58286017Sat, 13 Jan 2024 17:00:02 +0000Transporter Room 3*In vintage TNG trailer for next week’s episode voice* This week, Scott and Phil beam down to the USS Pegasus to help Will Riker retrieve a dangerous cloaking device. Will we succeed before the Romulans catch us? Find out on an all new episode...

That’s right, we’re visiting TNG’s Season 7 episode “The Pegasus,” just in time for its 30th anniversary this week. Listen now!

]]>3304audio_commentary,captain_picard_day,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,the_pegasuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/256-star-trek-tng-tapestry-audio-commentary-track--58032073
And if you want to check out that deleted Marta dialogue that we mentioned, follow this link: https://www.st-minutiae.com/resources/scripts/241.txt

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58032073Sat, 16 Dec 2023 21:22:16 +0000Transporter Room 3It's a Wonderful Life meets Star Trek this week on TR3, as we take a deep-ish dive into "Tapestry" with another episode commentary. Why didn't Michael Piller like this episode? And who really came up with the story? Listen and find out. We also have...
And if you want to check out that deleted Marta dialogue that we mentioned, follow this link: https://www.st-minutiae.com/resources/scripts/241.txt

]]>3316audio_commentary,picard,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,tapestrycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/255-commodore-decker-4eva-the-doomsday-machine-review--57706286https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57706286Sun, 19 Nov 2023 00:00:15 +0000Transporter Room 3It’s Captain Kirk vs. Commodore Decker vs. the Planet Killer! This week on TR3, we review the classic Star Trek episode “The Doomsday Machine.” We also give our two cents on the recent Lower Decks season finale, with a trip to the Replimat for some...2071commodore_decker,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,the_doomsday_machinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/254-tng-s-heart-of-glory-review-a-k-a-do-the-worf-yell--57311731
We also chat Star Trek: Prodigy heading to Netflix and a lowkey NYCC, as well as take another trip to the Replimat for some vintage Sly Stallone. And, yes, there be Red Shirts here. So stop messing with Geordi's VISOR POV and listen now to a new TR3!
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57311731Thu, 19 Oct 2023 23:47:19 +0000Transporter Room 3ARRRRRRRRRR in Klingon! Join us as we mournfully yell at sickbay's ceiling in honor of this week's review of "Heart of Glory." How well does this Star Trek: TNG Season 1 episode hold up? Listen and find out. We also chat Star Trek: Prodigy heading to...
We also chat Star Trek: Prodigy heading to Netflix and a lowkey NYCC, as well as take another trip to the Replimat for some vintage Sly Stallone. And, yes, there be Red Shirts here. So stop messing with Geordi's VISOR POV and listen now to a new TR3!
]]>2640heart_of_glory,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,the_next_generation,worfcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/253-charlie-x-audio-commentary-track--57131129]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57131129Sat, 07 Oct 2023 01:27:31 +0000Transporter Room 3Transporter Room 3 celebrates its 12th anniversary this week (*toasts glass of Kanar*) with another Star Trek episode commentary: “Charlie X.” It’s Captain Kirk vs. a 17-year-old orphan who can vanish sparring partners like Sam (RIP) or disappear a...]]>3233audio_commentary,charlie_x,star_trek,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/252-lower-decks-s4-recap-so-far-and-dune-oral-history-author-max-evry-beams-in--56860828

So grab some of Neelix’s troublesome Brill cheese and listen now to the newest TR3!

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56860828Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:48:27 +0000Transporter Room 3Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford, Tendi and the rest of the Lower Decks crew are three episodes in to their newest season and it may be the best one yet - especially after that premiere episode. We review the new season so far and also have a special...

So grab some of Neelix’s troublesome Brill cheese and listen now to the newest TR3!

]]>4564dune,lower_decks,star_trek,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/251-star-trek-the-art-of-neville-page-interview-part-1--56653424 creature designer Neville Page. *insert To Be Continued... title card here*

With Titan Books' Star Trek: The Art of Neville Page providing a rare behind-the-scenes look into the makeup and creature designs for nearly the last 15 years of boldly going on screens big and small, Page sat down to discuss how he went from designing wheelchairs to working with Steven Spielberg on Minority Report and James Cameron on Avatar, and eventually bringing his unique and amazing talents to J.J. Abrams' Star Trek films.

This interview is full of behind-the-scenes bits, so get comfy and listen now! (Also, check out Neville's new book -- if you love Star Trek 2009 and Star Trek: Picard, you're gonna want to add it to your shelves.) And be sure to check our Patreon for Part 2 of the interview...
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56653424Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:08:32 +0000Transporter Room 3We have a super-sized, two-part episode on Transporter Room 3, with special guest star and Star Trek creature designer Neville Page. *insert To Be Continued... title card here* With Titan Books' https://a.co/d/144QUVh providing a rare... creature designer Neville Page. *insert To Be Continued... title card here*

With Titan Books' Star Trek: The Art of Neville Page providing a rare behind-the-scenes look into the makeup and creature designs for nearly the last 15 years of boldly going on screens big and small, Page sat down to discuss how he went from designing wheelchairs to working with Steven Spielberg on Minority Report and James Cameron on Avatar, and eventually bringing his unique and amazing talents to J.J. Abrams' Star Trek films.

This interview is full of behind-the-scenes bits, so get comfy and listen now! (Also, check out Neville's new book -- if you love Star Trek 2009 and Star Trek: Picard, you're gonna want to add it to your shelves.) And be sure to check our Patreon for Part 2 of the interview...
]]>3589neville_page,star_trek,star_trek_beyond,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/250-strange-new-worlds-season-2-review-ds9-s-trials-tribble-lations-audio-commentary-track--56506284

After 12 years (!), we’ve reached this milestone and we’re celebrating with Pike, the Gorn, Sisko and Shatner’s Captain James T. Kirk! This week, we review “Hegemony,” Strange New Worlds’ Season 2 finale, as well as the recent season. We also take a deep dive into the making of one Deep Space Nine’s best episodes with our commentary track on “Trials and Tribble-ations.” So get comfy, replicate a cup of Klingon coffee and listen now!


And watch the Sci-Fi Channel documentary about the DS9 ep right here: https://youtu.be/zc2TJeONGFE]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56506284Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:38:53 +0000Transporter Room 3It’s been a long road, getting from there to here… Happy 250th episode to us! After 12 years (!), we’ve reached this milestone and we’re celebrating with Pike, the Gorn, Sisko and Shatner’s Captain James T. Kirk! This week, we review “Hegemony,”...

After 12 years (!), we’ve reached this milestone and we’re celebrating with Pike, the Gorn, Sisko and Shatner’s Captain James T. Kirk! This week, we review “Hegemony,” Strange New Worlds’ Season 2 finale, as well as the recent season. We also take a deep dive into the making of one Deep Space Nine’s best episodes with our commentary track on “Trials and Tribble-ations.” So get comfy, replicate a cup of Klingon coffee and listen now!


And watch the Sci-Fi Channel documentary about the DS9 ep right here: https://youtu.be/zc2TJeONGFE]]>4714audio_commentary,deep_space_nine,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,strange_new_worlds,trials_and_tribble-ationscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/249-strange-new-worlds-those-old-scientists-review--56204734https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56204734Tue, 25 Jul 2023 01:22:55 +0000Transporter Room 3Another classic Star Trek crossover is our topic this week, as Transporter Room 3 reviews Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ “Those Old Scientists," a.k.a. “The One With Lower Decks' Mariner and Boimler.” We also recap Star Trek’s Comic-Con news and pay a...3010lower_decks,star_trek_podcast,strange_new_worlds,those_old_scientistscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/248-strange-new-worlds-season-2-premiere-review--54446723https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54446723Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:05:53 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is back and we have our review of the Season 2 premiere, “The Broken Circle.” And Batman and Indiana Jones join us in the Replimat this week, with a Red Shirt from Voyager. So clear all moorings and listen now to TR3!2427star_trek,star_trek_podcast,strange_new_worlds,the_broken_circlecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/247-i-have-eaten-animal-flesh-and-watched-all-our-yesterdays--53943300]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53943300Sat, 20 May 2023 15:37:48 +0000Transporter Room 3This week, TR3 beams down to a “wilderness of arctic characteristics” with our review of the Star Trek: The Original Series episode “All Our Yesterdays.” Kirk, Spock and McCoy time-travel into an alien world’s past in the penultimate episode of TOS,...]]>2537all_our_yesterdays,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,the_original_series,toscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/246-star-trek-picard-season-3-review-making-it-so--53756771https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53756771Sat, 06 May 2023 01:04:38 +0000Transporter Room 3Now that we’ve recovered from seeing the Enterprise-D one last time, we’re back with a recap of Picard Season 3 with special guest Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg. Come for our favorite moments of Season 3 (Ro! The Enterprise doing a Tokyo Drift!), stay for...4549picard,picard_season_3,star_trek,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/245-picard-season-3-finale-review-and-interview-with-showrunner-terry-matalas--53599023https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53599023Thu, 20 Apr 2023 22:13:06 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Picard's "The Last Generation" makes TV history, to a degree, in giving the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast a second great series finale. We deep-dive into the making of the episode with showrunner Terry Matalas, along with our review...4655picard,picard_season_3,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,the_last_generationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/244-in-the-pale-moonlight-at-25--53539657Patreon exclusive with Ron Moore where he discusses the episode!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53539657Sat, 15 Apr 2023 12:00:02 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "In the Pale Moonlight" turns 25 this week, so special guest Adam Mallinger (a.k.a. Bitter Script Reader) beams in to talk a compromised Sisko, Garak's dead contacts, Senator Vreenak, and more. Plus, it's time to fan-boy...Patreon exclusive with Ron Moore where he discusses the episode!]]>2845deep_space_nine,ds9,in_the_pale_moonlight,ron_moore,star_trek,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/243-picard-ep-9-pulls-an-end-run--53538087https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53538087Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:19:44 +0000Transporter Room 3We're back to talk about Picard's BIG penultimate episode, as friends reunite, enemies come into focus, and old favorites return. Plus, what is the creepy Danish TV show that Scott can't stop watching, and just how bad is Patrick Stewart's favorite...3413cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/242-picard-ep-6-7-8-review-the-enterprise-gang-rides-again--53528893https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53528893Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:11:47 +0000Transporter Room 3Wow, wow, wow, it's really happening. Picard Season 3 has got the Enterprise gang back together as promised, and Phil and Scott are diving into every nerdy detail from Episodes 6, 7 and 8. From a trip to not one but two Starfleet museums to a certain...2592picard,picard_season_3,star_trek,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/241-star-trek-picard-imposters-review-guess-who-s-coming-to-dinner--53230304]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53230304Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:05:36 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Picard's third season has spoiled fans for five episodes now, and this week's installment continues with a very special callback to Star Trek: The Next Generation. What is it? No spoilers here - you gotta listen to find out! And after our...]]>2537picard,picard_season_3,star_trek,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/240-star-trek-picard-s3-ep-3-4-review-with-trekcore-s-ken-reilly-plus-frakes-beams-in-again--53164061]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53164061Sat, 11 Mar 2023 01:26:24 +0000Transporter Room 3We are beaming down TrekCore.com's Ken Reilly to discuss Star Trek: Picard Season 3's third and fourth episodes. From Jonathan Frakes' emotionally-gripping performance to Shaw's big speech and beyond, we take a deep dive into the latest Trek. And then...]]>5025jonathan_frakes,picard,picard_season_3,star_trek,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/239-frakes-dorn-burton-matalas-our-epic-picard-season-3-interview--52856471https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52856471Sun, 26 Feb 2023 17:17:37 +0000Transporter Room 3For our ongoing Picard Season 3 deep dive, Scott sat down with Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, and showrunner Terry Matalas to discuss the past, present, and future of Star Trek. This is a good one, guys!2019jonathan_frakes,levar_burton,michael_dorn,picard,picard_season_3,star_trek,star_trek_the_next_generation,terry_matalas,the_next_generationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/238-there-should-be-a-gold-pressed-latinum-statue-of-riker-picard-s3-ep-1-2-review--52834464https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52834464Fri, 24 Feb 2023 05:42:08 +0000Transporter Room 3Picard Season 3 is here, and we're reviewing the first two episodes! Scott's pals from IGN Clint Gage and Michael Calabro stop by to provide varying degrees of Trek-pertise, from newbie to filthy casual to "I never left Mom's basement" as we look at...4631picard,picard_season_3,star_trekcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/237-deep-space-nine-at-30-why-the-star-trek-series-only-gets-better-with-age--52523789
And here's that episode of Movie Magic that Phil mentioned! https://youtu.be/boQDdkKMop0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52523789Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:36:50 +0000Transporter Room 3Happy 2023 and happy 30th anniversary to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine! In this episode, we revisit DS9’s landmark pilot, “Emissary”, with some behind-the-scenes trivia on why it’s so damn good. We also swing by the Replimat on our way to another Red...
And here's that episode of Movie Magic that Phil mentioned! https://youtu.be/boQDdkKMop0]]>2533ds9,emissary,star_trek,star_trek_deep_space_nine,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/236-star-trek-prodigy-takes-a-trip-to-the-holodeck-and-jason-mantzoukas-beams-in--52145468https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52145468Sat, 10 Dec 2022 05:37:35 +0000Transporter Room 3This week, we review “Ghost in the Machine” and talk to Jankom Pog himself, Jason Mantzoukas. And after a trip to the Replimat to nerd out about James Cameron, we attend another Red Shirt funeral. So turn off the safety protocols and listen now!2793jason_mantzoukas,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,star_trek_prodigycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/235-deep-space-nine-s-sacrifice-of-angels-review--51865832https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51865832Fri, 11 Nov 2022 19:14:55 +0000Transporter Room 3Happy 25th anniversary to "The One With the Big Space Battle." "Sacrifice of Angels" concludes Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's epic serialized Dominion War arc that saw Sisko and crew having to evacuate the station. We also have some Star Trek 4 news and...2346deep_space_nine,sacrifice_of_angels,star_trek,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tales-from-the-pattern-buffer-5-times-star-trek-made-us-cry--51742713https://www.patreon.com/TransporterRoom3?fan_landing=true]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51742713Mon, 31 Oct 2022 19:44:50 +0000Transporter Room 3It's time for another Tales From the Pattern Buffer... a.k.a. a TR3 flashback! In this episode, we look back at five times Star Trek made us get all weepy... And don't forget, when you're done here you can support us on Patreon too:...https://www.patreon.com/TransporterRoom3?fan_landing=true]]>2783star_trek,star_trek_crying,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/234-star-trek-at-nycc-picard-prodigy-and-discovery-breakdown--51570719https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51570719Fri, 14 Oct 2022 01:04:51 +0000Transporter Room 3We're back from NYCC with TrekCore.com's Ken Reilly, and we have lots of opinions on Star Trek: Picard Season 3, the return of Star Trek: Prodigy, and Season 5 of Discovery. We also swing by the Replimat before Ken beams down another departed Red...2994crusher,data,geordi,lore,picard,riker,star_trek_discovery,star_trek_podcast,star_trek_prodigy,troi,worfcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/233-star-trek-s-best-first-seasons-ranked--51482531https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51482531Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:55:14 +0000Transporter Room 3From Strange New Worlds to The Original Series, TR3 listener Cosmo Moore joins us to rank and file Star Trek's best Season Ones. He also beams down with a great TNG Red Shirt from, surprise, Season One. So put on your best TNG S unitard and listen now!2985deep_space_nine,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,strange_new_worlds,the_next_generation,the_original_seriescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/232-lower-decks-visits-deep-space-nine-and-happy-35th-to-the-next-generation--51418924https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51418924Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:44:01 +0000Transporter Room 3Deep Space Nine is back - in animated form! This week, we review Star Trek: Lower Decks' newest episode, "Hear All, Trust Nothing," which returns to DS9 for a visit with some beloved characters. No, YOU'RE crying. We also celebrate Star Trek: The Next...2242deep_space_nine,ds9,kira,lower_decks,quark,star_trek,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/231-star-trek-day-recap-and-ds9-s-invasive-procedures-review--51261275https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51261275Wed, 14 Sep 2022 20:41:08 +0000Transporter Room 3We beam down highlights from last week's Star Trek Day, while also giving the new Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Collector's Edition 4K a spin. And that's just for starters, gang — we also revisit an underrated Deep Space Nine episode, "Invasive...3658dax,deep_space_nine,invasive_procedures,star_trek,star_trek_day,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/230-lower-decks-meets-mr-adventure--51099053https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51099053Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:59:11 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Lower Decks is back for Season 3, so we're joined by special guest and Admiral-level TR3 listener Tom Paynter to talk about the Easter egg-filled premiere episode. Plus, we offer up some general DS9 love, a Red Shirt who kind of deserved...3823charlie_x,deep_space_nine,lower_decks,star_trekcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/229-remembering-nichelle-nichols--50831985https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50831985Sat, 06 Aug 2022 01:47:45 +0000Transporter Room 3With a heavy heart, TR3 devotes this week’s episode to the late, great Nichelle Nichols. To honor her iconic and historic Star Trek legacy, Scott and Phil revisit some of Uhura's most memorable moments from her Enterprise voyages. So open all hailing...2956comic-con,nichelle_nichols,sdcc,star_trek,star_trek_podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/228-a-shatner-a-stewart-and-a-mount-walk-into-a-comic-con--50732466https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50732466Thu, 28 Jul 2022 01:09:23 +0000Transporter Room 3San Diego Comic-Con 2022 has come and gone, but there was a lot of Star Trek to be had during the weekend. That included Scott chatting with four different Trek captains - Shatner, Stewart, Mount, and Wesley! And we've got it all here for you to...1705anson_mount,comic-con,interview,patrick_stewart,paul_wesley,star_trek,william_shatnercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/227-alien-vs-predator-vs-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-episodes-8-9-review--50429684https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50429684Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:00:25 +0000Transporter Room 3We’re back with back-to-back reviews of this week’s “All Those Who Wander” (a.ka. Star Trek: ALIENS) and the previous installment, the emotional fairy tale romp “The Elysian Kingdom.” We also mourn the loss of long-time Trek model maker Greg Jein and...2610hemmer,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,strange_new_worldscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/226-warp-speed-hair-gel-strange-new-worlds-episodes-6-and-7-review--50243240https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50243240Fri, 17 Jun 2022 21:11:07 +0000Transporter Room 3Space pirates are no match for Pike’s hair on this week’s Transporter Room 3. We review “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach” and “The Serene Squall,” with lots of spoilers. We also talk a bit of news (the 25th anniversary of DS9’s “Call to Arms”...2487star_trek,star_trek_podcast,strange_new_worldscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tales-from-the-pattern-buffer-sarek--50162420https://www.patreon.com/TransporterRoom3?fan_landing=true]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50162420Sat, 11 Jun 2022 01:12:11 +0000Transporter Room 3Welcome to a new sub-series for TR3 - Tales From the Pattern Buffer! Here we'll revisit old episodes of Transporter Room 3, and we kick things off this week with a look back at our *look back* at "Sarek," the classic TNG episode. So yeah, these are...https://www.patreon.com/TransporterRoom3?fan_landing=true]]>2184next_generation,sarek,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,tales_from_the_pattern_buffercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/225-dangerously-close-to-hijinks-strange-new-worlds-ep-4-5-review--50061221https://www.patreon.com/TransporterRoom3?fan_landing=true]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50061221Sat, 04 Jun 2022 18:34:37 +0000Transporter Room 3Welcome back to an upgraded Transporter Room 3. We've beamed down to Planet Patreon to give you more Trek goodness and exclusive interviews that you can only get on TR3. What kind of exclusives? Listen to find out. Plus, this week we review Episodes 4...https://www.patreon.com/TransporterRoom3?fan_landing=true]]>2904cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/224-the-best-friends-of-star-trek--49879775https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49879775Fri, 20 May 2022 18:38:29 +0000Transporter Room 3The Star Trek Book of Friendship authors Robb Pearlman and Jordan Hoffman beam in this week to talk about the many, many pals and buddies throughout the history of the franchise. We also dive into Strange New Worlds and ponder... who is Captain Pike's...3457bones,chekov,kirk,neelix,number_one,red_shirt,spock,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,strange_new_worlds,sulu,the_doctor,unacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/223-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-premiere-review--49684069https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49684069Fri, 06 May 2022 00:58:59 +0000Transporter Room 3Captain Pike, Spock, Una, Uhura and the rest of the U.S.S. Enterprise crew are back with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, one of the best (and most fun) Trek shows ever (so far). Listen now for our review and interview with Strange New Worlds'...4086number_one,pike,premiere_review,spock,star_trek,star_trek_podcast,strange_new_worlds,uhuracleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/222-scotty-s-revenge--49446962https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49446962Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:05:36 +0000Transporter Room 3Scotty literally beams down this week for our deep dive into “Relics,” the classic Star Trek: The Next Generation episode which turns 30 this year. We also go on a Chekov tangent about that time he almost appeared on TNG... as a bad guy. So get comfy...2864dyson_sphere,franklin,james_doohan,jenolan,next_generation,red_shirt,relics,scotty,star_trek,tngcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/221-star-trek-the-next-generation-the-next-generation--49348206https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49348206Thu, 07 Apr 2022 01:05:22 +0000Transporter Room 3Happy First Contact week! It was a big one. Star Trek: Picard Season 3 will reunite the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast and Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Cut hit Paramount+ in 4K. We have thoughts on both, along with a few Red...3597crusher,data,geordi,nextgeneration,picard,riker,startrek,themotionpicture,tng,troi,worfcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/220-jonathan-frakes-remembers-cause-and-effect-at-30--49244681a2a08eaf-f5b6-4f66-876f-7a9ce8262ab2Fri, 25 Mar 2022 23:27:37 +0000Transporter Room 3Believe it or not, the classic Next Generation time-loop episode “Cause and Effect” just hit its 30th anniversary! And to celebrate, none other than Jonathan Frakes himself -- who directed the hour in addition to wearing his three pips very...2692cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/219-picard-season-2-the-star-gazer-episode-review--49244696c8c36fd8-fd0d-476d-8217-4c2716f984afSat, 05 Mar 2022 17:45:20 +0000Transporter Room 3After two long years, Star Trek: Picard is back. And the former Enterprise captain has brought with him the Borg Queen, Guinan, and *in exasperated Picard voice* Q. So is the Season 2 premiere any good? Listen and find out! We also have one of our...2872cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/218-star-trek-4-the-never-ending-voyage--492446893f325a8c-5d5c-44ec-8c57-f753d1ad66c7Sat, 19 Feb 2022 19:31:06 +0000Transporter Room 3With Star Trek: Picard bringing back Q for the first time in 21 years, we revisit his last TV appearance: Star Trek: Voyager's "Q2." We also offer our two cents on the news that Chris Pine's Kirk and the crew of the Kelvin Timeline Enterprise are...2399cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/217-star-trek-prodigy-mid-season-finale-review--492447143c13a60e-6a88-4263-bc96-65009a282312Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:32:31 +0000Transporter Room 3This week, we beam up two Star Trek episodes: Prodigy's mid-season finale, the excellent "A Moral Star, Part 2," and Deep Space Nine's "Return to Grace." Dukat, Dal, Janeway and Kira - what's not to love? We also dive into Strange New Worlds news,...2537cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/216-they-re-sling-shotting-around-the-freakin-sun--49244692c75038d1-3fc3-410b-b6d3-ca0217eafa1cSat, 22 Jan 2022 01:02:13 +0000Transporter Room 3Picard and Guinan beam on down this week with a new Star Trek: Picard Season 2 trailer, which we recap. We also break down Star Trek: Prodigy’s recent run of episodes (which Scott and Phil don’t totally agree on) and all the latest Star Trek show news...2937cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/215-unfrozen-caveman-business-guy-and-friends--49244684793bad2e-bee0-47a3-9443-8fe2acab39e6Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:57:39 +0000Transporter Room 3Before we beam into 2022, we wrap up 2021 with a deep-dive into "The Neutral Zone," the lowkey-good Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1 finale that finds Picard and crew dealing with former human popsicles from the 20th century, the Romulans, and...3246cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/214-star-trek-first-contact-at-25-forever-in-our-hearts--49244724d8f04708-e5ab-495d-968d-38111ba5d473Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:17:28 +0000Transporter Room 3“The line must be drawn HEREUH!” It’s the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: First Contact, so of course TR3 is celebrating with a deep-ish dive about the movie and some insights from Phil’s articles with Ron Moore on the making of it. Plus, we also recap...3979cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/213-star-trek-prodigy-review-and-a-celebration-of-tos--49244733c063d8f4-b56d-4801-97a4-39b0638fdd1bSun, 31 Oct 2021 16:19:28 +0000Transporter Room 3Just in time for Star Trek: Prodigy’s premiere, TrekCore.com’s Ken Reilly joins us to review the newest animated series set in the Final Frontier. We also have a special “guest appearance” from Kate Mulgrew that you can’t miss, as well as an interview...6076cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/212-deep-space-nine-s-starship-down-review--4924474335b31607-1d32-41f9-8d1f-24c2c917f930Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:53:14 +0000Transporter Room 3This week we celebrate the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Starship Down" -- it's The Poseidon Adventure on the Defiant, and it's a good one. We also are lucky to have with us the author of The Autobiography of Mr. Spock, Una McCormack, who helps...2952cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/211-william-shatner-s-star-trek-movie-memories--492446915aae082e-ed20-4c95-b075-5b659e9a9204Sat, 04 Sep 2021 19:36:32 +0000Transporter Room 3Captain James T. Kirk himself beams down this week to share some behind-the-scenes secrets from his first four Star Trek movies, which arrive in a-mah-zing 4K just in time for Star Trek's 55th anniversary. We also recap the last few Star Trek: Lower...3023cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/210-star-trek-lower-decks-season-2-premiere-review--49244715c282ba80-ff77-49c5-add0-157a4e6787d5Sat, 14 Aug 2021 02:51:35 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Lower Decks returns for its second season and we have a review of the premiere episode. Plus, showrunner Mike McMahan also beams down to chat with us and provide this week's Red Shirt. So press pause on your holodeck extreme cardio workout...2835cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/209-voyager-distant-origin-review-planet-of-the-dinosaurs--49244716d1ac87f7-322a-4d8e-ac42-b266a021c2f3Sat, 07 Aug 2021 16:53:55 +0000Transporter Room 3What started out as a Star Trek: Voyager pitch for “dinosaurs with guns” turned into Jurassic Scientist. This week, we review “Distant Origin,” discuss its, ahem, origins from rough concept to final episode, and eulogize a Redshirt with ties to this...2453cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/208-the-best-star-trek-episodes-you-will-never-see--492447106df0d031-9de2-4b05-904f-ce11ecae3668Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:07:27 +0000Transporter Room 3This week, we dive into 55 years worth of Star Trek Development Hell and explore some great (and maybe some not so great) episodes that were never made. We also have a mini-review of Discovery Season 3 on Blu-ray (it's great!) and break down all the...3457cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/207-redemption-part-1-30th-anniversary-review--49244685368362e6-3c3f-4827-b088-30557959ce97Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:56:21 +0000Transporter Room 3Klingon Civil War has come to Transporter Room 3. This week we review Next Generation's "Redemption, Part 1" Season 4 cliffhanger, written by Ron Moore -- and drop some cool behind-the-scenes trivia. We also break down the Picard Season 2 trailer, and...5181cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/206-star-trek-tng-s-deja-q-review--49244686bee9df61-9459-4f1e-bfc2-975f55e7829bThu, 10 Jun 2021 12:58:12 +0000Transporter Room 3This week, we review the one where Q gets naked and plays with a mariachi band: "Deja Q." How well does one of the most meme-able TNG episodes hold up? Listen and find out. We also have a Red Shirt and a name for our "one cool thing" segment. (We think.)2459cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/205-star-trek-voyager-endgame-series-finale-review--492446979d0f8e8a-0046-4a65-a5dd-0f01cd927661Thu, 27 May 2021 13:08:55 +0000Transporter Room 320 years ago, on May 23, 2001, Star Trek: Voyager's journey came to an end with "Endgame, Parts 1 and 2." This week, we review one of the most disappointing series finales ever. And also talk SeaQuest DSV for some reason.2840cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/204-lower-decks-showrunner-mike-mcmahan-reveals-his-favorite-trek-episodes--49244722fee40793-147c-415e-9215-b8a241ef0a34Wed, 12 May 2021 20:07:44 +0000Transporter Room 3This week, Transporter Room 3 visits the Delta Quadrant for two fun episodes of Star Trek: Voyager, "Hope and Fear" and "Night." And Lower Decks showrunner Mike McMahan also beams on down to talk his favorite Trek episodes!4062cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/203-the-future-of-star-trek-on-paramount--4924472508312ae3-faff-47ce-b28d-cc4bcf584a24Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:52:22 +0000Transporter Room 3This week we recap the big news about future seasons of Picard, Discovery, and Lower Decks, along with our first look at Star Trek: Prodigy. We also debut a new segment of the pod, so replicate some of Janeway's coffee and listen to the newest ep of TR3!3481cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/202-court-martialin-across-the-universe--4924472167cea951-816f-41a6-ac57-9d30ecdcc68fSat, 03 Apr 2021 16:05:36 +0000Transporter Room 3And 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!4124cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/201-star-trek-discovery-season-3-recap-so-far--49244723739db4d6-9c23-4349-a6b5-7b73891ef025Sat, 19 Dec 2020 22:15:53 +0000Transporter Room 3It's been a long road, getting from there to here... with here being our final Transporter Room 3 of 2020. This week, we review "Terra Firma, Part 2" and look back at Star Trek: Discovery's third season so far. And there be plenty of Red Shirts here,...2916cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-200-star-trek-generations-audio-commentary-track--49244745d864948b-50df-473d-b291-10896f975629Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:52:42 +0000Transporter Room 3Happy 200th episode! To celebrate, Phil literally recorded in his parents’ basement (a step up from the van, honestly) and did our first ever feature commentary track -- for Star Trek: Generations as it hits its 26th anniversary!7508audio_commentarycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-199-cake-is-eternal--49244727ec518094-8caf-40e1-b970-f19f60836c9bFri, 30 Oct 2020 09:00:00 +0000Transporter Room 3Michael is back with her crew and we're back with a new TR3! This week, we review the newest (and very exciting) episode of Star Trek: Discovery, "People of Earth," as well as last week's episode, “Far From Home.”2643cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-198-ds9-s-take-me-out-to-the-holosuite-with-special-guest-bitter-script-reader--492447341025708e-56d3-4eb4-8f18-0b858db7bbe4Wed, 28 Oct 2020 23:56:10 +0000Transporter Room 3This week, one of the biggest Star Trek fans we know beams on down to Transporter Room 3: Adam Mallinger. You might know him better as Bitter Script Reader on Twitter! With Scott out this week, Adam joins TR3 to celebrate the anniversary of Deep Space...3265cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-197-star-trek-discovery-season-3-premiere-review--49244744adc7274e-90ad-4b30-b44e-2bf033e090a4Fri, 16 Oct 2020 22:13:35 +0000Transporter Room 3Burnham 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...2386cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-196-lower-decks-creator-mike-mcmahan-breaks-down-season-1-s-finale--492447310f4f7153-c1b2-43a4-9336-d468bdbcf9eeThu, 08 Oct 2020 15:01:26 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Lower Decks' first season has come to an end (sad face) but, wow, what a great freshman debut. We review the big finale and then creator Mike McMahan beams in to discuss all the revelations… and drop some hints about Season 2!2772cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-195-lower-decks-crisis-point-review-plus-family-turns-30--49244687dbd0789c-c62c-44ab-bb14-a43ee0ae194aSat, 03 Oct 2020 23:31:56 +0000Transporter Room 3"Crisis Point" is Lower Decks' version of Star Trek VI porn which is very much our jam. Every Trek feature film iteration gets skewered in this deceptively poignant homage to the franchise's big screen legacy, and… oh, just listen to us gush about it...3141cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-194-half-a-rascal-star-trek-lower-decks-season-1-recap-so-far--49244741ef2d2eeb-176f-4f66-bad5-05b43a92b99fThu, 17 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000Transporter Room 3Welcome back. It's been awhile! This week, it's a love fest as we catch up on the past several episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks, including the latest segment, "Much Ado About Boimler."2964cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-193-star-trek-lower-decks-premiere-review--49244769f7cf4de3-f00d-4933-a777-135f564fef00Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:00:00 +0000Transporter Room 3We're back with our review of the Star Trek: Lower Decks pilot, plus we revisit Star Trek: The Animated Series' final episode -- "The Counter-Clock Incident." And then Lower decks creator Mike McMahan and star Tawny Newsome (Ensign Beckett Mariner)...3870cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-192-deep-space-nine-s-improbable-cause-the-die-is-cast-review--492447261d26afd8-2ed3-4168-8158-db6926315ed0Sat, 18 Jul 2020 19:01:42 +0000Transporter Room 3Cardassians and Romulans working together ends about as well as you would expect in this gripping Star Trek: Deep Space Nine two-parter which made Trek history. (You'll have to listen to find out how.)3022cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-191-best-of-both-worlds-30th-anniversary-special--49244739bb0941c6-23c6-49a3-961d-9961aad4ed8bFri, 19 Jun 2020 02:16:31 +0000Transporter Room 3“Mr. Worf... Fire.” When Riker uttered those three words 30 years ago today in “The Best of Both Worlds, Part I,” they forever changed the course of Star Trek. This week, Justin Bolger joins us once again, this time for a deep-dive into the legacy of...3450cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-190-do-something--49244746b26727f1-ee38-4f72-9dd1-a11b4fb767faSat, 06 Jun 2020 13:56:01 +0000Transporter Room 3Recent days have been troubling at best. Star Trek is many things to many people, but right now? Its mission statement is important to all of us. The only way through this is together. And this week, we break down how key Star Trek episodes and movies...4749cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-189-deep-space-nine-s-the-wire-review--49244747dc8c650c-0a77-4d20-883e-fb22b7a68f81Mon, 25 May 2020 19:33:51 +0000Transporter Room 3In honor of the 26th anniversary of the classic Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “The Wire,” we’re taking a deep dive into why this great Garak story still holds up.2552cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-188-this-ds9-episode-is-not-a-faaaaake--492447591aa371ff-c4f4-4483-bab7-2cd9797d1717Sat, 18 Apr 2020 21:35:33 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s “In the Pale Moonlight” only gets better with age. 22 years ago this week, Sisko got one Romulan killed to save millions and decided he could “live with that” - forever changing Star Trek in the process.3970cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-187-michael-chabon-breaks-down-the-picard-season-finale-s-big-twists--49244749addebe6c-0fa6-47ae-a462-f98a48802ec7Sat, 28 Mar 2020 17:18:01 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Picard's first season finale ended with one hell of a twist -- a couple of them, actually -- calling back to things in two other Patrick Stewart movies: X3 and Star Trek: Nemesis! And showrunner Michael Chabon beams in to TR3 to break it...5295cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-186-picard-ep-9-chekhov-s-golem--492447480ca08142-cc96-458c-b4df-effd7bc5989bSat, 21 Mar 2020 21:25:07 +0000Transporter Room 3Picard's first season has given us many surprising and interesting additions to the Final Frontier, but this week's first half of the season finale, "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1," is A LOT. From another [BLANK] to an evil [BLANK], we unpack everything...2621cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-185-picard-ep-8-the-borg-vs-the-smiths--4924476692c3611b-463a-49c6-9fa5-4667ea106338Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:17:22 +0000Transporter Room 3With Phil still away on Risa, special guest host Matt Fowler -- yes, THE Matt Fowler -- takes Phil’s seat for the week, bringing his casual, normal person’s amount of Star Trek knowledge to Transporter Room 3! We dig into this week’s episode of...2623cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-184-picard-ep-7-the-riker-troi-hugh-hour--4924476512113bb6-eaba-4448-9522-c4fd1025776cSat, 07 Mar 2020 20:42:15 +0000Transporter Room 3Man, Star Trek: Picard just nailed it in Episode 7, “Nepenthe,” the episode that reunites Jean-Luc with Riker and Troi. We discuss that, and then Hugh actor Jonathan Del Arco uses the Sikarian spatial trajector to visit TR3 for a chat about his...4914cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-183-picard-ep-6-borg-borg-baby--4924469057dedd9f-22c2-4e1a-aec0-8effa66d50d1Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:58:21 +0000Transporter Room 3This week on Star Trek: Picard, Jean-Luc steps foot on a Borg cube for the first time in 30 years and sh** gets real!2215cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-182-picard-ep-5-jonathan-frakes-reveals-how-he-pulled-off-the-best-picard-episode-yet--492447424a7e5546-2fd1-4b81-abc5-cd944787407eSat, 22 Feb 2020 03:58:06 +0000Transporter Room 3Jonathan Frakes, who directed "Stardust City Rag," beams on down to chat about the latest episode of Picard! Picard and Seven have a mini Borg Survivors Anonymous meeting this week on Star Trek: Picard, and in doing so give Trek one of its great...3108cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-181-picard-ep-4-the-one-with-space-legolas--49244771011a6283-c3d0-4214-b5a9-1e75571843d1Sat, 15 Feb 2020 14:25:09 +0000Transporter Room 3Four episodes into Star Trek: Picard, and Space Legolas is finally here. This week, we review "Absolute Candor" with nothing less than what the episode's title promises. More Reader Mailbag is in store as well, as we try to figure out why Synths are...2678cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-180-picard-ep-3-brings-back-hugh-emhs-and-engage--492447532bce37b7-29e9-4eba-b695-48043b1cbd41Thu, 06 Feb 2020 23:26:39 +0000Transporter Room 3"The End Is the Beginning" is a fitting title for Star Trek: Picard's third episode, as it starts with Picard's Starfleet resignation and ends with his first deep space mission in 14 years.2314cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-179-picard-ep-2-just-pulled-a-dixon-hill--49244728a81f67d6-6946-4ae6-be99-6efd4b0488a5Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:19:08 +0000Transporter Room 3This time out we review "Maps and Legends," an uneven episode full of backstory, Borg, Romulans and Picard playing Space Matlock. Oh, and we also take a quick side trip to hear all about Phil’s visit to the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour!2640cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-178-happy-star-trek-picard-day-here-s-our-review-of-the-premiere-episode--4924472957d09d8e-b462-4cf6-973e-55d76728df6dThu, 23 Jan 2020 20:07:46 +0000Transporter Room 3Patrick Stewart is back as Jean-Luc Picard, after an 18-year absence. It's the first time since 1994 that Picard has been on television, and we got to see the first Star Trek: Picard episode on the big screen (yay!). So, how was it? We have some...2967cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-177-star-wars-trek--4924473062965051-ef82-4843-95e9-c171b28a5a32Sat, 21 Dec 2019 21:51:29 +0000Transporter Room 3It's our season finale of TR3, so we're doing something a bit different -- talking about Star Wars! O.K., we also discuss Star Trek, including the new animated Short Treks, Picard Season 2 news, and more. May the Trek be with you!3164cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-176-burned-replicated-bird-meat--49244764ef5cc1be-a46f-4096-b171-3b197da76a5fThu, 28 Nov 2019 01:54:34 +0000Transporter Room 3Our review for the new Short Trek, "Ask Not," is finally in, we discuss the latest Star Trek 4 news, and we also celebrate Star Trek: First Contact's 23rd anniversary and Star Trek: Generations' 25th. (Insert Nexus puns here.)2259cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-175-o-brien-goes-through-hell-again-and-anson-mount-beams-on-down--4924473733fec810-f96d-404b-9af9-148e825d1dfdWed, 13 Nov 2019 23:27:45 +0000Transporter Room 3Happy 175th episode to us! We’ve spared no expense, gang: This week we have Christopher Pike himself, Anson Mount, a special guest host, and a great DS9 episode - “Hard Time.” Yup, the one where O’Brien goes to prison in his head and comes out, well,...4237cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-174-the-one-with-picard-and-all-the-tribbles--49244694b24e8f98ef394670bdcd00884948dd32Sat, 12 Oct 2019 15:21:56 +0000Transporter Room 32710cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-173-the-best-voyager-episode-you-ll-never-see--492447687996e78b9ce24b77a673ee0307b1dcf6Sun, 18 Aug 2019 00:19:54 +0000Transporter Room 3We got a look at Michael Piller’s never-produced but awesome plan for Voyager’s Season 4 cliffhanger featuring Q. And CBS and Viacom have finally reunited and Star Trek is primed for some truly big things...2947cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-172-the-return-of-william-shatner--49244777f243d8abcfcc439f8c49d05d48decc18Fri, 02 Aug 2019 09:30:00 +0000Transporter Room 3Ladies and gentlemen, the one, the only: William Shatner is beaming in to Transporter Room 3.1430cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-171-jonathan-frakes-talks-riker-s-status-director-jail-and-convention-life--492446999c3b2cf0a96f42f2972efc3337563250Thu, 01 Aug 2019 23:15:08 +0000Transporter Room 3Make it so, Number One, because Jonathan Frakes is beaming into Transporter Room 3!1915cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-170-star-trek-picard-trailer-breakdown-and-other-comic-con-trekness--4924471238b75835d24e4f489e22390c3fa40ebcTue, 23 Jul 2019 02:07:58 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Picard can't get into our eyeballs fast enough. This week we obsess over the new trailer (Data! Seven of Nine!) from Comic-Con over the weekend, along with all the other Trek news coming out of the show.2447cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-169-the-one-with-picard-s-dog--492447953225deebf6314318990c94177a415fecSun, 14 Jul 2019 16:53:59 +0000Transporter Room 3New Star Trek: Picard poster? Check. Picard’s new dog? Check. Kirk being a surly jerk? Check AND mate! This week we revisit a classic Trek episode, “The Enterprise Incident,” and debate the effectiveness of Kirk’s plan to be a dick so he can steal a...2372cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-168-here-s-why-peter-allan-fields-was-one-of-star-trek-s-greatest-writers--492447929467c9cf477947bb87a6eec5969af219Sat, 22 Jun 2019 02:18:28 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek lost one of its unsung greats this week. Peter Allan Fields, who passed away on June 19, had a TV resume full of some of the best episodes Trek has ever produced, including The Next Generation's "The Inner Light" and DS9's "Duet" and "In the...2772cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-167-deep-space-nine-has-the-weirdest-series-finale-ever--49244793398b735d14d446298a799faedd9b1bbeSat, 08 Jun 2019 15:03:45 +0000Transporter Room 3This week is a big one for Star Trek. It's the 20th anniversary of Deep Space Nine's epic (and out there) series finale, "What You Leave Behind." How well does it hold up? Listen and find out…2659cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-166-the-end-is-only-the-beginning-with-first-star-trek-picard-trailer-on-the-25th-anniversary-of-all-good-things--49244719a0ea705f5fa745fab5206e609cce8a0cFri, 24 May 2019 01:08:42 +0000Transporter Room 3It’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,...2860cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-165-quark-garak-and-why-j-j-abrams-star-trek-is-his-best-star-wars-movie--49244738d8fe0f1b1d5541518e9a58d0ca449378Sat, 11 May 2019 10:00:00 +0000Transporter Room 3Andrew Robinson and Armin Shimerman, the actors responsible for creating two of Star Trek's best characters ever, sit down with Transporter Room 3 to celebrate the release (finally!) of the Deep Space Nine documentary, What We Left Behind. You're...4014cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-164-nana-visitor-and-ira-steven-behr-beam-on-down-to-talk-what-we-left-behind--4924475133db6f5abd544ce1b7ef9d55161b570fFri, 10 May 2019 11:26:01 +0000Transporter Room 3Nana Visitor (Major Kira!) and showrunner Ira Steven Behr beam in to TR3 to discuss What We Left Behind, the Deep Space Nine documentary! Plus, we discuss our thoughts on the doc...3826cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-163-what-worked-and-what-sucked-about-discovery-season-2--49244796551c419bdfbb49c39bb94386122d681cSat, 04 May 2019 02:38:55 +0000Transporter Room 3Special guest Matt Fowler joins us for a recap of Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, one of the best (and most ambitious) seasons of Trek ever.3836cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-162-discovery-s-season-2-finale-goes-for-broke--4924473633e4134b84a547128b4f2789427d0f10Fri, 19 Apr 2019 21:56:46 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Discovery's Season 2 finale, "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2," was the Star Trek equivalent of one of Stefon's clubs... It has EVERYTHING!2826cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-161-enterprise-bridge-porn-alert--49244752e661ee2d1c834f6fafdb6e9baa23bfd6Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:44:38 +0000Transporter Room 3We're back with a quick recap of Star Trek: Discovery's Season 2 penultimate episode, "Such Sweet Sorrow." And then Disco production designer Tamara Deverell beams in to tell us how she pulled off bringing the NCC-1701's bridge to life!2407cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-160-the-one-with-all-the-time-crystals--49244740764015085d544dfb8f437c4c321b561aThu, 04 Apr 2019 22:30:00 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Discovery goes where no Trek show has gone before… "Through the Valley of Shadows" gets all timey-wimey with time crystals, the return of L'Rell and Jett Reno, two-fisted phaser action and more!3044cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-159-star-trek-discovery-s-my-four-moms--49244761ee14ddbdf58c448cb3c4a1b308883625Thu, 28 Mar 2019 22:30:00 +0000Transporter Room 3Michael and her mom are finally reunited and it feels so, um, sad? Plus, a tiny update on the Picard show and Alex Kurtzman reveals how CBS plans to roll out their slate of upcoming Trek shows.2193cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-158-so-wait-that-s-who-the-red-angel-is--4924475539ec655c9d2d486fb09fd17548151a1bFri, 22 Mar 2019 14:34:09 +0000Transporter Room 3If there was ever a game of "What Will the New Star Trek Discovery Episode Bring This Week" bingo, you likely won big time if you picked "Saru singing hymnals"...2308cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-157-airiam-just-got-an-episode-and-it-s-an-instant-classic--49244798dde269dbbddb4134987c0411e499db6fThu, 14 Mar 2019 22:30:00 +0000Transporter Room 3“Project Daedalus” is a special Star Trek: Discovery episode, as it finally reveals Airiam’s backstory and, in doing so, tugs on our heartstrings in a way Trek has rarely done before. We break down why and how, and Airiam herself, actress Hannah...3422cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-156-discovery-makes-star-trek-history--49244756b0a70b1e4d1a4a2cb846aae7c6246e09Fri, 08 Mar 2019 20:14:46 +0000Transporter Room 3Discovery just pulled Star Trek's version of 2018's Halloween by giving us a sequel to the first Trek ever. That's right, we've been beamed back to "The Cage," and Disco brought the singing plants with them. So how good is the episode? Listen and find...2754cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-155-we-need-to-talk-about-spock--49244767bb57465868a74d38b04bbe149d883221Thu, 28 Feb 2019 23:30:00 +0000Transporter Room 3In the latest TR3, we delve into this week’s episode of Discovery, i.e. the one where Burnham goes home and hangs out in a cemetery crypt while Tyler and Pike fight one of the squids from The Matrix!2476cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-154-saru-s-voyage-home--492447979e90f3e5513c417085d0ad81afd2a2f0Thu, 21 Feb 2019 23:30:00 +0000Transporter Room 3This week, Doug Jones himself beams on down to chat all things Star Trek: Discovery and to break down the new Saru-centric episode, “The Sound of Thunder.”3364cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-153-discovery-goes-into-the-upside-down-halfway--49244779e9a886e5268a45698b092ca4b28dbb7fFri, 15 Feb 2019 23:08:43 +0000Transporter Room 3This week, you get double the bang for your buck (gold-pressed latinum?) as we break down what worked and what didn’t (sorry/not sorry May) in Disco's “Saints of Imperfection.”2730cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-152-an-obol-for-charon-a-burger-for-number-one-gum-for-tilly--49244775786f70a90e874dedb8b428dfca9d6db3Sat, 09 Feb 2019 02:33:27 +0000Transporter Room 3TrekCore’s admiral (vice admiral? Chancellor?) Ken Reilly joins us to talk the newest Discovery episode, “An Obol for Charon” -- aka “The One Where Tilly Gets Eaten by Phlegm From the Upside Down.” And, boy, do we have opinions.3735cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-151-the-klingons-return-to-disco-and-mary-chieffo-returns-to-tr3--49244770201674b11ab44753bf9f36efb735a345Thu, 31 Jan 2019 23:30:00 +0000Transporter Room 3This 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!3531cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-150-we-chat-with-the-entire-star-trek-discovery-cast-to-celebrate-our-150th--492447726599bf83a3444fee85a41fdabbaffd47Fri, 25 Jan 2019 03:20:41 +0000Transporter Room 3Thanks, Star Trek: Discovery Season 2. You gave us your second episode on the day of our 150th! So we're celebrating like its spring break on Risa with a review of "New Eden." But also we have some fun interviews with -- wait for it -- the entire cast...3478cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-149-star-trek-discovery-returns-with-one-hell-of-an-episode--492448002657353564634c168c912c7e830ef7c1Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:30:00 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Discovery is back for its second season -- and the wait was totally worth it. We breakdown the 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...4011cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-148-the-one-with-quark-talking-about-sex-with-kathie-lee--492447541af37741ece0429a9bbdbc40ac7bb8d4Fri, 04 Jan 2019 22:07:42 +0000Transporter Room 3New year, new episode of Transporter Room 3! 2019 is not just the year of Replicants and umbrellas with florescent bars for handles, it's also the 26th anniversary of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and this week we revisit why that is and share a bit of...2393cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-147-how-to-design-an-enterprise-or-three--49244760f7931e485afd4e2d80a059380670e438Fri, 21 Dec 2018 05:01:43 +0000Transporter Room 3In this special bonus episode, Phil and Scott dive into the reader mailbag to answer a ton of questions from you guys. 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...5285cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-146-the-one-with-saru-spock-and-the-borg--492447809c59f89a27fb4df59536e90f5b8e8df1Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:20:57 +0000Transporter Room 3This 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...2430cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-145-star-trek-does-the-odyssey-with-calypso--4924478184f46661b0294499a469db8a7949f90dSat, 10 Nov 2018 00:50:38 +0000Transporter Room 3A Pulitzer Prize winner beaming into TR3? Make it so! This week, author Michael Chabon himself stops by to discuss his new Short Treks installment, “Calypso,” as well as what it’s like working on the upcoming Picard show. Plus, Phil and Scott dive...2615cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-144-you-are-cordially-invited-to-one-of-worf-s-best-episodes--492447997847f9d25e4c475e8aee3f5d4be1c169Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:40:43 +0000Transporter Room 3You haven't experience a wedding until you've done it Klingon-style. Deep Space Nine is full of underrated gems, and "You Are Cordially Invited" is definitely near the top of that list. This episode has everything: Dax holding buckets, Martok's wife,...2613cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-143-star-trek-s-new-show-is-going-to-the-lower-decks--49244782ead2c1774fd44edeb0d7962d4ae2b025Fri, 26 Oct 2018 23:14:19 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Lower Decks is announced! Short Treks: "Calypso" gets a trailer, and promises a 1,000-year time jump! And we review the beloved DS9 episode "One Little Ship"! Also, lots of exclamation marks!2464cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-142-sonequa-martin-green-and-alex-kurtzman-talk-discovery-season-2--492447588f0524dfc0ba49aebcfc1f673d6e839cFri, 12 Oct 2018 22:05:49 +0000Transporter Room 3Spock has a beard! Tilly has a Short Trek! We chat with Discovery star Sonequa Martin-Green and producer Alex Kurtzman about Season 2! And so much more in our latest episode!2741cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-141-the-ds9-spinoffs-fans-deserve-but-not-the-ones-it-needs-right-now--4924477879874f526181430ea693a5df72b61ddfSat, 29 Sep 2018 16:07:43 +0000Transporter Room 3Star 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.2674cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-140-every-tng-episode-you-must-watch-before-the-new-picard-show--49244801d983bb9957634d0baa4820741e892191Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:10:38 +0000Transporter Room 3We're back with a shiny new episode about Picard, Spock 3.0, Star Trek 4 (or the lack thereof)… and even more Picard!2897cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-139-picard-lives--4924475778e692b73a8d481cb9143d6a8ae136b1Sun, 05 Aug 2018 01:39:34 +0000Transporter Room 3Ladies 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! Let's break down what this all means...1828cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-138-how-does-the-cage-match-up-with-star-trek-discovery--49244783e86a180d826b4b9a96d43acbbc5a907fMon, 16 Jul 2018 02:01:02 +0000Transporter Room 3It's finally here -- Transporter Room 3's take on "The Cage"! 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...2426cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-137-captain-picard-returns-to-star-trek-maybe--49244803a2070aee07554682bb97b4968b425e05Sat, 23 Jun 2018 02:15:21 +0000Transporter Room 3Picard lives another man's life and discovers Data's severed head. Must be Friday! This week, we recap the classic "The Inner Light" and the dull misfire "Time's Arrow." Plus, what's up with the rumors of a new Captain Picard show?!2797cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-136-is-it-black-alert-at-star-trek-discovery-right-now--492447842ef9a21cf6ed48529276e3c06cf2fc3cSat, 16 Jun 2018 04:08:35 +0000Transporter Room 3Black Alert. Black Alert. Star Trek: Discovery just lost its showrunners, but it’s not like that’s happened before. (Oh wait!) We dive in on the behind the scenes drama in this week’s TR3, and then we also review another batch of Next Generation...3906cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-135-mr-hand-jean-grey-and-a-floating-head-all-visit-tng--49244785b1bb7015cc0a40d186504b7e5586dc9dSat, 02 Jun 2018 15:07:05 +0000Transporter Room 3Wesley's on trial, Famke Janssen beams in for some lovey-dovey Picard stuff… and Scott is so NOT a fan of floating holographic heads. This week we continue our breakdown of Season 5 TNG with quick reviews of Ron Moore's "The First Duty," the boring AF...3059cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-134-cheers-from-the-enterprise-d--4924480274e8ad27443cb63f891e7b9881955758Tue, 01 May 2018 01:58:10 +0000Transporter Room 3It's time for time loops, Captain Pike and The Avengers! We’re back with a recap of all the recent Star Trek news (Discovery and movies, plural!) plus our take on the classic TNG episode "Cause and Effect." Plus, a very special Red Shirt...2516cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-133-swappin-spit--492447748103c928a304de8cb8145c95b7800cbeWed, 28 Mar 2018 18:29:54 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: The Next Generation's Season 5 episode "The Outcast" is just as timely and relevant now as it was 26 years ago. And we’re talking about it! Plus, Discovery news -- and all of our main topics this episode involve swappin’ spit in one form or...3151cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-132-klingon-kraziness--49244786d46ee74a4ae84220545833c4f4d01d2cMon, 12 Mar 2018 15:38:00 +0000Transporter Room 3For over 50 years, they’ve been Star Trek’s biggest bads -- and thanks to Star Trek Discovery, the Klingons are back in a big way. So this week we're going all Klingon. First up, we have a very special interview with the once and future Chancellor of...3463cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-131-star-trek-discovery-season-1-post-mort--49244763d879e9cacf76473fb7d6e2779de2e34fSat, 24 Feb 2018 18:48:01 +0000Transporter Room 3Star Trek: Discovery recently ended its first season. And it's the best first season of any Trek series since the original one. Why? We're gonna tell you in this week's episode of TR3.3606cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-130-discovery-star-mary-chieffo-l-rell-beams-in--49244762dbf37fd03bad917ba0e904daffc8dfa0Mon, 12 Feb 2018 02:35:00 +0000Transporter Room 3It's time for a very special bonus episode of TR3 featuring none other than Mary Chieffo herself -- a.k.a., L’Rell! We talk the Disco finale, L’Rell’s future, and much more (Grilka!).1457cleanfull