Archive for January, 2016

Ming and Mike Show #12: Saved by the Smell

Michael Gaines | January 31, 2016 | 0 Comments

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

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The Whoniverse Episode 71: “Heartthrobby”

Michael Gaines | January 27, 2016 | 0 Comments

Our thoughts on the news of Moffat leaving Doctor Who.

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Episode 223, “X-Files: The Next Generation”

Michael Gaines | January 26, 2016 | 0 Comments

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 that only work, never talk. In this clip, Homer activates a hidden conversation mode in one of the robots.

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Episode insight: DS9: The House of Quark

Character insight – Broik

Subspace communications

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Ming and Mike Show #11: Chess Kings

Michael Gaines | January 25, 2016 | 0 Comments

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.

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Pulp Phaser Episode 31, “Would it kill you to try chamomile?”

Michael Gaines | January 20, 2016 | 0 Comments

We take a look at IDW’s “Q Gambit” Parts 1-3

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This Week in Trek Episode 222, “It’s lunchtime”

Michael Gaines | January 19, 2016 | 0 Comments

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

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Episode insight: TNG: The Schizoid Man

Character insight – Martinez

Subspace communications

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Ming and Mike Show #10: Mike Zapcic’s Intervention

Michael Gaines | January 15, 2016 | 0 Comments

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.

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Pulp Phaser Episode 30, “I dream of Star Trek”

Michael Gaines | January 13, 2016 | 0 Comments

We take a look at IDW’s “Lost Apollo”

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The Red Shirt Diaries Episode 29, “City on the Edge of Forever”

Michael Gaines | January 13, 2016 | 0 Comments

Last summer, I was asked to do the voice of “The Guardian of Forever” in an upcoming episode of “The Red Shirt Diaries”. It’s a prestigious role, and there was no way I was going to let Ashley and Jason down. Recording the lines was a lot of fun and it’s something I’m proud of.

Check out “The Red Shirt Diaries” on YouTube.