Kirk as captain. Among Starfleet captains, Kirk certainly had his own style. Were the long-term effects considered during the decision-making process, or were they off-the-cuff style decisions? How was the crew affected by the choices of one person in relation to the Prime Directive and other measures set in place by Starfleet? Would we make the same decisions as Kirk when faced with the same choices? In this episode of Standard Orbit, host Hayley Stoddart is joined by Mike Richards to discuss t...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 301
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - The Audio Drama. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is a rather infamous film both in and out of Star Trek circles, but we here at Standard Orbit happen to love it. In celebration of our 300th episode, hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart decided to do something special: an audio drama of The Final Frontier based on an earlier draft of the film's script (featuring the rock monster) and with the dream casting of the film, Sean Connery as Sybok. We can't t...
Mar 03, 2020•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 300
Standard Orbit 299: This Is Goodbye Ken And Zach Disembark Standard Orbit. This week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore disembark the podcast after a nearly four year journey together behind the microphone. They reminisce with Hayley Stoddart about their fondest hosting memories, favorite episodes of the podcast, friendships forged over the years and say their final goodbyes. Ken and Zach would like to thank TrekFM for giving them the opportunity to discuss The Original Series and ...
Feb 18, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 7Ep. 299
Standard Orbit 298: The Rise Of Fan Service JJ Abrams, Star Trek, Star Wars And Fan Service. With the recent release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, JJ Abrams has now directed two Star Trek and two Star Wars films. Each respective first film was embraced by the overwhelming majority of casual and die hard fans alike, while each respective second has been divisive to say the least. Is fan service (or attempted fan service) to blame? This week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and...
Jan 13, 2020•53 min•Season 7Ep. 298
Standard Orbit 297: Inverted Commas Season One With Darren Mooney. This week on Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore is joined by author and critic Darren Mooney to discuss the first season of The Original Series. This concludes our backwards trilogy that started in Standard Orbit 196 with the third season, and continued in Standard Orbits 246 with the second season. Where does the first season of TOS rank among all televisions season the Star Trek franchise? When did the series truly find itself and...
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 6Ep. 297
Standard Orbit 296: Generosity Jacqueline Kim Interview. Fans might know her best as Demora Sulu from Star Trek: Generations, but Jacqueline Kim has a career that extends far beyond Star Trek! This week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart are proud to welcome Jacqueline to the show and discuss her accomplishments as an actress, writer, director, artist and humanitarian! Jacqueline's Website: www.jacquelinekim.net Mobile Studio (via Fractured Atlas): bit.ly/mobile_st...
Dec 17, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Season 6Ep. 296
Standard Orbit 295: D.C. Fontana Remembering Dorothy Fontana (1939- 2019). This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore reflect on the life and work of Dorothy "D.C." Fontana. Passing away this past week at the age of eighty, Dorothy was one of the foundational creative forces behind the Star Trek universe and we celebrate her legacy by exploring her incredible Star Trek resume. A writer and eventual story editor on The Original Series, Dorothy received a writing credit for 10 epi...
Dec 09, 2019•50 min•Season 6Ep. 295
Standard Orbit 294: Kelvin Trailers Movie News and JJ's Trailers This week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp and Hayley Stoddart discuss the news of a relaunching of a new Star Trek film from Paramount. They look at the new writer and director Noah Hawley and speculate on timing and direction. In addition; Ken and Hayley review the three trailers form the Kelvin timeline. This week on Standard Orbit: Ken and Hayley discuss the news about a new Star Trek movie and then dive deep into the trailers...
Dec 02, 2019•54 min•Season 6Ep. 294
Standard Orbit 293: Team Kang Day Of The Dove. This week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart talk the third season episode Day of the Dove. An underrated and oft-overlooked episode, we discuss the glimpses it gives us into Klingon culture, how it puts the folly of prejudice on full display, the influences it may or may not have had on the movie era and much more! Despite their reputation as the crew of Enterprise's ever-present adversaries, the Klingons actually app...
Nov 25, 2019•52 min•Season 6Ep. 293
Standard Orbit 292: Visions From The Twilight Zone Arlen Schumer, The Twilight Zone and Star Trek. This week on Standard Orbit host Zach Moore is joined by author, speaker, artist and historian Arlen Schumer to discuss The Twilight Zone and The Original Series ! We discuss the influence Twilight Zone had on TOS , quintessential episodes vs. fan favorites and if and why there's a difference between them, the aesthetics of 1960s television and much more! Did you know that Gene Roddenberry delivere...
Nov 18, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 6Ep. 292
Standard Orbit 291: The Aliens of Beyond Star Trek Beyond's Best Aliens Star Trek Beyond was released during Star Trek's 50th Anniversary and did you know that there were 50 Aliens in Star Trek Beyond? Hosts Hayley Stoddard and Ken Tripp discuss the key alien characters of the last Star Trek movie. They explore their design, key parts they played, and their characteristics and how technology has allowed the Star Trek universe to evolve. Join Ken and Hayley as they discuss the five key aliens in ...
Nov 04, 2019•51 min•Season 6Ep. 291
Standard Orbit 290: A Friendship That Defined Them Both Mind Meld. In 2001, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy sat down for a candid (as candid as can be expected in front of a film crew anyway) conversation about their lives, their friendship, and of course Star Trek. This was the documentary Mind Meld: Secrets Behind The Journey Of A Lifetime, and this week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart discuss this peek into the minds of the two men most synonymous with Star...
Oct 28, 2019•57 min•Season 6Ep. 290
Standard Orbit 289: Battle At The Lithium Cracking Station Where No Man Has Gone Before Commentary. This week on Standard Orbit host Zach Moore is joined by Brandon-Shea Mutala from Warp 5 and Melodic Treks for another TOS commentary, this time on Where No Man Has Gone Before. Why the series' second pilot, you ask? Because it's both Brandon and Zach's favorite episode of The Original Series! Is this a perfect "Episode 0" for The Original Series? Does absolute power corrupt absolutely? What's up ...
Oct 21, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 289
Standard Orbit 288: Lee Plays Old Games Poorly Star Trek Video Games With Lee Sargent. This week on Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore is joined by Lee Sargent from Lee Draws Stuff to discuss Star Trek video games. Not only is Lee an artist, he's also a video game aficionado and on his YouTube series Lee Plays Old Games...Poorly has been working through some classic (and not so classic) Star Trek games! Did you know there was an unreleased NES game for The Final Frontier? What are the differences b...
Oct 15, 2019•49 min•Season 6Ep. 288
Standard Orbit 287: Bigger is Better The Size of Starships It is time to geek out with Hayley and Ken as we discuss the size and functionality of starships in the Star Trek universe and beyond. Why are the bad ships always bigger? Should size even matter? Did the Kelvin timeline universe get it right or were they too big? Starships have always been a mainstay and as much of a character as the cast. Ken and Hayley discuss the potential reasons for the size of the ships between the series and in t...
Oct 07, 2019•54 min•Season 6Ep. 287
Standard Orbit 286: Return To Yesterday Season 4 Episode Pitches. As we all know, the USS Enterprise was on a five year mission. Unfortunately that mission was cut short by NBC when it canceled Star Trek after just three seasons, but what if it wasn't? This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart each pitch a story idea for a hypothetical fourth season of TOS. What kind of episodes would Zach and Hayley have wanted to seen on TOS? How would an almost certainly slashed budget...
Sep 30, 2019•39 min•Season 6Ep. 286
Standard Orbit 285: A Convention and a Movie FanX and The Motion Picture 40th Release This week on Standard Orbit; Hayley and Ken catch up on a some recent events surrounding Star Trek. They explore the FanX Convention where four TrekFM hosts participated in a panel and discuss the challenges faced by fan artists. We then talk about the 40th Anniversary release of the Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Did Star Trek: The Motion Picture hold up after a 40 year absence from the big screen? Was the Fan...
Sep 23, 2019•49 min•Season 6Ep. 285
Standard Orbit 284: Diversity in Star Trek FanX Fall 2019 Panel. Standard Orbit's Hayley Stoddart joins TrekFM hosts Amy Nelson, Zachary Fruhling, and Brandi Jackola in a discussion panel at the Salt Lake City FanX Fall 2019 event. This is a direct recording from the event and the show starts right at the introduction of the panel. Boldly Listen to this important and interesting discussion! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) FanX Star Trek Panel (00:02:47) POTFM (00:51:35) Closing (0...
Sep 16, 2019•57 min•Season 6Ep. 284
Standard Orbit 283: "You Should Have Let Me Sleep!" Villains Of The Kelvin Timeline. The Star Trek movies have (with rare exception) usually featured a special guest villain, and this trend has continued into the Kelvin Timeline era. Nero, John Harr---Khan, and Krall have all faced off against the new cast of Captain Kirk and the Enterprise, and this week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore discuss and rank them. Was Nero just another Khan rehash or something more? Would John Harr--...
Sep 08, 2019•44 min•Season 6Ep. 283
Standard Orbit 282: I Am Unicorn Dog! TOS Episodes In The Alternate Realities Collective. "Star Trek Fan Collectives" were a series of DVD collections released in the 2000s that featured episodes from across all the series that shared a common theme. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart are joined by their counterparts from the 24th century Amy Nelson, Justin Oser and Joe Keegan from Earl Grey to discuss the TOS episodes included in the Alternate Realities...
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Season 6Ep. 282
Standard Orbit 281: We Are Controlling Transmission TOS Stars In The Outer Limits. This week on Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore is joined by The Outer Limits Podcast’s Victor Gamboa to discuss The Outer Limits episodes featuring TOS actors, both members of the regular cast and guest stars! We talk the many connections between Star Trek and The Outer Limits, as well as The Twilight Zone. Did TOS borrow it’s opening monologue from William Shatner’s appearance on The Outer Limits? How many members ...
Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 281
Standard Orbit 280: "I am Batman!" Actors Who Were on Star Trek and Batman This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Hayley Stoddart and Ken Tripp discuss the various actors who played roles on Batman the TV series and Star Trek. In addition we speak to the exciting announcement of Viacom and CBS agreeing to integrate into one company and what it may mean to Star Trek's Future. Holy Standard Orbit, Batman! we're jumping into the 1960's actors who played key roles in Star Trek and Batman. Join Ken and H...
Aug 19, 2019•52 min•Season 6Ep. 280
Standard Orbit 279: I Must Return To This Place Again Ken and Zach's Star Trek Las Vegas 2019. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore discuss their experience at Star Trek Las Vegas 2019. William Shatner and Walter Koenig's panels, The Motion Picture's 40th Anniversary panel, meeting actresses Robin Curtis and Jacqueline Kim, and much more! We marvel at William Shatner being as sharp and entertaining as ever on stage as an octogenarian, special effects master Douglas Trumbul...
Aug 12, 2019•56 min•Season 6Ep. 279
Standard Orbit 278: Star Trek Las Vegas 2019 Trek.fm Host Roundtable Discussion. It's that time of year again, Star Trek Las Vegas! Several hosts from the network made the annual pilgrimage to STLV 2019: Ken Tripp and Zach Moore from Standard Orbit, Amy Nelson, Justin Oser and Joe Keegan from Earl Grey (plus The Edge for Amy and The Line for Justin), and Mike Schindler from The Edge and The Line. This week on Standard Oribt, we share our Trek.fm host roundtable discussion where we discuss our co...
Aug 06, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 6Ep. 278
Standard Orbit 277: Emergency Alert, Negative Control At Helm The Motion Picture Theatrical Cut vs. Director's Edition. With the fortieth anniversary of Star Trek: The Motion Picture upon us there have been whispers of a 4K upgrade of the film and beyond even that, a 4K (and for the first time, high definition) upgrade of the Director's Edition from 2001. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart discuss the likelihood of this coming to pass and also compare th...
Jul 29, 2019•58 min•Season 6Ep. 277
Standard Orbit 276: William Shatner vs. The World William Shatner, Fans and Social Media. At eighty eight years old, William Shatner is as active as ever. Television, music albums, conventions and of course social media; there’s no slowing down The Shat. His continued interactions with fans and commentary on Twitter has not been without incident however, and this week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore take a look at some of the more controversial situations Shatner has been a part...
Jul 22, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 276
Alternate TOS Movie Titles. By popular demand, we're back one last time retitling the adventures of The Original Series crew in the style of "Berman Era" of Star Trek! This time hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart reimagine The Motion Picture through The Undiscovered Country with titles that would fit alongside Generations, First Contact, Insurrection and Nemesis. Which TOS movie has the best title? Is The Wrath of Khan a better title than the originally intended The Vengeance of Kha...
Jul 15, 2019•44 min•Ep. 275
Alternate TOS Episode Titles, Part III. We're back with the third and final installment in our series retitling The Original Series episodes in the style of "Berman Era" of Star Trek! This time host Zach Moore is joined by Brian Drew from TrekMovie.com's The Shuttle Pod(cast) to reimagine the third season, also talking the origins of Brian's Star Trek fandom and the fandom of the 1970s along the way. What are our favorite episodes and episode titles of season three? What's the correct spelling o...
Jul 08, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 274
Alternate TOS Episode Titles, Part II. Retitling season one of The Original Series was so much fun, we're back with more alternate episode titles for the second season! This time host Zach Moore is joined by host of Melodic Treks and Warp Five Brandon-Shea Mutala to take on the likes of Wolf in the Fold, A Private Little War and Return to Tomorrow and reimagine them as if they were titled at the height the "Berman Era" of Star Trek. What are our favorite episode titles of season two? What do we ...
Jul 01, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 273
Standard Orbit 272: Less Creative Is The Goal Alternate TOS Episode Titles. The Original Series is well known for it's flowery, cultured and sometimes dare we say pretentious episode titles, so this week on Standard Orbit hosts Ken Tripp and Zach Moore thought it would be fun to do a run down of the first season's episode titles and reimagine them as if they were titled at the height the "Berman" era of Star Trek when the music was wallpaper and the titles were too. What are our favorite episode...
Jun 24, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 272
