News Nicholas Meyer named as a consulting producer & staff writer for new CBS Trek. “Different Direction” Trek Talks speaker series explores Star Trek's influence on technology, science, society, culture and more. http://www.startrek.com/trek_talks Pulaski Day is the first Monday in March. It’s a Chicago thing & that’s all I know about it. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Surely by the 24th century there will be a cure for baldness. That means Picard choses to be bald, right? A: Gene Rodde...
Mar 01, 2016•1 hr 3 min
Ming and Marc Costello the Good Time Fellow discuss Mike's hatred for some of the cast members of Full House. Mike Zapcic has a hard time feeling the Love for Facebook and it's new emojis.
Feb 26, 2016•1 hr
News Tickets on sale for the Star Trek con in NYC Axanar mess Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Which would u rather do, spend time in the holodeck with Lt. Barclay or visit Risa with Commander Riker? Star Trek in pop culture: Drop Dead Diva S6 E5 Episode insight: TNG S6: Starship Mine Character insight - Damar Subspace communications Ken P.
Feb 23, 2016•1 hr 1 min
Ming, Mike and Marc Costello the Good Time Fellow lament the decision from Playboy Magazine to eliminate all nudity and remember their fondest memories. Mike hates on Kanye West. Ming and Mike recall some of their best and worst green room memories.
Feb 19, 2016•1 hr 8 min
News NASA’s Star Trek Replicator Challenge Asks You To Design the Future of Space Food tinyurl.com/h4tyztj [CLIP] 1:10 Anovos TOS uniforms S1 & 2 preorder $180. $224.95 after March 15. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: For each actor in TOS, what do u think their best acting role was outside of Trek? Star Trek in pop culture: Lloyd the Conquerer (2011) A comedy about Larpers. One shows up dressed as Spock. 00:05 Episode insight: VOY S5: Relativity Character insight - Ensign Russell Subspace com...
Feb 17, 2016•46 min
We take a look at IDW's "Behemoth"
Feb 17, 2016•20 min
We take a look at IDW's "Q Gambit" Parts 4-6
Feb 14, 2016•38 min
Ming reads bad Yelp reviews for Jay & Silent Bob's Secret Stash - most which call out Mike as the rudest employee ever. The guys talk about the origin of the show name Comic Book Men and the amazing Walking Dead deceased cast members photo.
Feb 12, 2016•1 hr 12 min
News CBS Trek: Bryan Fuller to be show runner Casting The TOS Enterprise filming model is in mid-restoration. All apart, being re-enforced with new internal metal framing. Science nerds: gravity waves detected Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Would having Q in a TNG movie be a good or bad idea? Is Q a better fit for TV rather than a movie? Star Trek in pop culture: Gilmore Girls, S1, E19 00:03 Episode insight: TOS: The Squire of Gothos Character insight - Hadley Subspace communications Ken P....
Feb 11, 2016•1 hr 16 min
Mike Zapcic talks about the times he stood up 7 women and 7 different dates. Ming talks about returning to the Motor City in 2016 and a few of the less than enthusiastic reactions.
Feb 05, 2016•1 hr 1 min
Special guest Ashely V. Robinson from "The Red Shirt Diaries" joins us! News Star Trek Academy at the Intrepid Air and Space museum Enterprise restoration at the Smithsonian Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Finally watched Galaxy Quest for the first time. Do you consider that movie a parody of Trek and its fans? Star Trek in pop culture: The Simpsons, "Star Trek XII: So Very Tired" Episode insight: Enterprise, "Strange New World" S1 Character insight - Ensign Williams from "The Red Shirt Diaries"....
Feb 02, 2016•1 hr 12 min
Troubled times on the sets of 80's and 90's sitcoms! Mike Zapcic, Ming Chen and Good Time Fellow Marc Costello discuss blow ups and drama on the sets of ALF, Saved by the Bell, Webster, Grace Under Fire and Family Matters
Jan 29, 2016•1 hr 4 min
Our thoughts on the news of Moffat leaving Doctor Who.
Jan 27, 2016•19 min
News Star Trek TV Shows Leaving Amazon Video on February 15 disq.us/931wda. Netflix next? Moving everything to CBS All Access? X-Files Final Red Shirt Diaries (or is it?) Axanar had nothing to do with it! http://www.startrekmissions.com/ Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: What were your thoughts when you found out that Whoopi Goldberg was going to be a cast member in TNG? Star Trek in pop culture: The Simpsons. S23, E17 “Them, Robot” Mr Burns replaces the entire staff of the power plant with robots ...
Jan 26, 2016•1 hr 3 min
Mike Zapcic & Good Time Fellow Marc Costello talk about their past work as male models in commercials and print ads. Ming reminisces about the 80's mall experience and Mike shopping at Chess King.
Jan 25, 2016•1 hr 3 min
We take a look at IDW's "Q Gambit" Parts 1-3
Jan 21, 2016•44 min
News A new Red Shirt Diaries is out! Operation: Annihilate! There’s still hope for the Star Trek: TAS soundtrack 50th anniversary soundtrack - voted by you! Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Do u think it will help or hurt the next Trek TV series if it had the next version of the starship Enterprise in it? Star Trek in pop culture: - Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler and Jack Harkness (Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper and John Barrowman), The Empty Child 00:22 Episode insight: TNG: The Schizoid Man Chara...
Jan 19, 2016•1 hr 5 min
Mike Zapcic bravely reveals that he has a problem. Ming and Marc Costello, The Good Time Fellow talk him through it. It's a very special episode of the Ming and Mike Show.
Jan 15, 2016•1 hr 2 min
We take a look at IDW's "Lost Apollo"
Jan 14, 2016•36 min
News Red Shirt Diaries! If it takes 6 months to film a season of TV, then they must already be well underway with New CBS Trek pre-production. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: When TOS first aired, did you ever wonder why Captain Kirk didn't have any chest hair? Star Trek in pop culture: Ted 2. A car with Ted & friends is driving along and almost runs over Darth Vader, A storm trooper and Obi Wan Kenobi. 00:28 Episode insight: ENT: Shuttlepod One Character insight - Axanar Subspace communicati...
Jan 12, 2016•1 hr 11 min
Tales from the jails! Marc Costello the Good Time Fellow join Mike and Ming to talk about jail, getting arrested and the art of incarceration. Ming gets scared straight.
Jan 08, 2016•57 min
News http://trekmovie.com/2015/12/30/usps-to-celebrate-50th-anniversary-with-star-trek-stamps-in-2016/ Axanar lawsuit 200 5 ¼” floppies of Gene Roddenberry’s found, decoded & read. No William Shatner in STar Trek: Beyond Red Shirt Diaries! Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Would you like to see a starship computer have a personality? Something like Jarvis in the Ironman movies. Star Trek in pop culture: The Simpsons, S10, E22: When the mayor flees, the smartest minds in Springfield take over th...
Jan 07, 2016•1 hr 4 min
We take a look at "The Husbands of River Song"
Jan 04, 2016•22 min
Ming offers Mike first dibs on his dream car that's up for sale. Mike takes on a smelly new habit. Ming takes his parents to see The Force Awakens
Jan 04, 2016•1 hr 8 min
Special guest host Sunshine Reardon fills in for Darrell this week. News United States Post Office shows off new Star Trek stamps for 2016. Star Trek in pop culture: Doctor Who - "Mister Spock" Episode insight: TAS: Pirates of Orion Subspace communications
Jan 03, 2016•42 min
It's an all retro-gaming episode as Ming and Mike welcome Ken Kalada from YESTERCades to talk about their favorite video games from the past - both standup and console.
Dec 30, 2015•2 hr 17 min
News This Week in Trek - as mentioned on MSNBC. Justin Lin confirms there are no Klingons in Beyond. Both Simon Pegg & Justin Lin say the trailer doesn’t represent the film well. Quinton Terentino on The Nerdist - what he thought about the 2nd JJ movie. Sent by Karl. [CLIP] 00:56 He also goes on to say City on the Edge & Yesterday’s Enterprise would make great movies. New Red Shirt Diaries! Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: I have a feeling that if the next Trek movie tanks, the TV series w...
Dec 22, 2015•1 hr
Mike and Ming review Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. There are spoilers left and right in this review - you have been warned young Jedi.
Dec 22, 2015•1 hr 37 min
News No Beyond Trek trailer for SW 3D IMAX. Red Shirt Diaries - This Side of Paradise. Needed an episode where the bridge was empty - Darrell suggested this one. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Do u think better stories can be written for Trek if the starship captain was single or married? Star Trek in pop culture: The Simpsons S5: Rosebud (Mr Burns) 00:07 Episode insight: TNG S1: Home Soil Character insight - Star Trek/Star Wars crossovers Subspace communications Ken P....
Dec 15, 2015•1 hr 22 min
Mike defends Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer and the misfit toys. Ming defends Die Hard as a Christmas movie. Mike and Ming talk about the Star Wars red carpet premiere.
Dec 15, 2015•1 hr 5 min
