This week I cover several topics. First, I talk about the new “Project Hail Mary” movie. No spoilers, but I loved it (loved the book too). I give some commentary about the recent cancellation of “Starfleet Academy” and what this might mean for the Trek franchise. I also comment on the new “Harry Potter” series coming later this year. And finally I talk about my love of comics, what I’ve been reading and a bit more comic related talk too. It was a wide ranging and fun podcast to record. Hope everyone enjoys it. And until next time, take care and be safe out there. Special thanks to Vartok for his cool podcast ender he sent me to use on the show.

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This week Vartok is back with a guest podcast. I’ll let him tell you all about it.

During the 1990s the Las Vegas Strip re-imagined itself to become a more family-oriented vacation destination by rebuilding the hotels and casinos into mega-resorts with more theme-oriented attractions.  Once such example was the MGM Hotel which added a $100M MGM Grand Adventure Park.  Downtown Las Vegas, located about 4 miles from the Strip, saw that 70% of Vegas revenues were going to the Strip and decided to hold a contest for ideas to bring more attention to downtown businesses.  The top concept was to build a full-scale Starship Enterprise as an attraction, but that idea was voted down by the Paramount CEO at the time.  However, the group proposing the Starship Enterprise pivoted to creating The Star Trek Experience, located in the Hilton Hotel near the convention center.  The Star Trek Experience opened on January 3, 1998 to much fanfare.  It came to have two major attractions: The Klingon Experience, and Borg Invasion 4D, along with the Promenade, The History of the Future Museum, and Quark’s Bar and Grill.  By 2008 attendance had dropped to the point that The Experience was sadly closed on September 1, 2008.  This podcast covers the history of the Star Trek Experience and relates what you encountered by participating in this unique and immersive experience.

Big thanks to Vartok for another cool and fun podcast. I’ll be back next week with a new show. Until next time stay well and safe out there!

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This week I talk about season one of “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.” First I do my usual rundown of recent TV and movies I’ve been watching (beyond SFA) and I also give out my 2026 Oscar predictions which is happening later on tonight. I’ve seen a good number of the nominated films this year. Then on to the main topic.

Overall I liked season one of SFA. There were some bumps and a few things that made me go, hmm, but overall it was a fun 10 episodes. I like the characters and cast a lot so that helps. I talk about the last two episodes of the season and give some thoughts on the current trend of some “fans” online who just seem to want to “hate” on everything. I also have a nice audio clip from Rick and Amy Moyer on their thoughts on this most recent Trek series. Big thanks to them for sending that in.

That’s it for this time. Hope you enjoyed this podcast. Vartok will be here next week with a very special podcast all about the “Star Trek: Experience” that he visited in Vegas when that was still going. Until next time, take care and stay well.

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This week I talk more about “Starfleet Academy” and the recent episodes. I talk about other things I’m watching recently as well. Then on to the main topic. I run down several fairly recent TV series that all have in common that they involve magic. Many of these are big favorites of mine like “The Magicians” and the “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” among several others like “Locke and Key.” All great things to watch if you enjoy magical fantasy type TV. It was fun to run these down and discuss them on the podcast. I hope I mentioned one of two that peaked your interest. Check them out when you can.

That’s it for this week folks. Stay healthy and safe and keep smiling!

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This week it’s all about upcoming new “Star Wars” projects. But first, I comment about the most recent “Starfleet Academy” episodes (I really liked the most recent one – episode 6). Then on to the main topic. There are a fair number of new “Star Wars” TV shows and movies coming over the next 1-2 years. I’m excited to see the new “Maul” series as well as the Mando movie this coming May. I talk about these and other new things coming from one of my most favorite franchises. So come along and here what I have to say about these cool, new “Star Wars” projects.

That’s all for this week. Take care and come back in two weeks for a brand new podcast.

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This week it’s a longer show, but a good one I think. I start out by talking briefly about the last two new “Starfleet Academy” episodes. I cover a bit of other recent TV and movies as well as a fun music segment from Vartok on some of the Academy music. My main topic is my recent semi-obsession for finding older, out of print TV shows. Lots of shows from the 1970’s like “Jason of Star Command”, “Ark II”, and “Gemini Man” as well. I talk about some sources for these show like Classics on Point as well as the amazing Archive.org site. If you love these old shows check out these sites and others for finding these lost gems.

That’s it for this time. Stay warm and safe out there!

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Well, this week we finally get to talk about the brand new Trek series called: “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.” Two episodes premiered last Thursday and I cover both of them and some background on the show as well as some other general topics. I also have audio comments from some long time friends and listeners to share with you on their thoughts on this new series (which I think is off to a very good start). The podcast is a bit longer than normal this time, but I really enjoyed hearing from people about what they thought. Always feel free to send in audio comments anytime on this series or other things you might be watching or reading, etc.

That’s it for this time. Enjoy the podcast and stay safe and well out there until next time.

This week for the first podcast of 2026 I take a brief nerdy look back at the movies and TV from 2025 that kept us entertained. I cover some of my favorites from the last year and also some I’m still interested to see. It was a pretty solid year for us geeks with things like “Andor” and “Strange New Worlds” on TV and some big comic book films and others too. Overall, I think the entertainment was good – and we needed to be entertained. I hope you enjoy this look back at last year and it sparks some interest to check some things out you might have missed.

I’ll be back in two weeks to look at the brand new “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” TV show with a review of the first two episodes that are set to air on January 15. I hope you continue to join me for that podcast and for the others this year too as I close in on Podcast #1000! Take care until next time.

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