Spocklight: A Star Trek Podcast
125 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThese are the voyages of the Podcast, Spocklight. Our continuing mission: to explore the ’Star Trek’ franchise from a non-Trekkie perspective.
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Episodes
Spocklight At the Movies 17: Police Academy 5 Assignment Miami Beach
September 28, 2020 23:48 - 1 hour - 128 MBCome join the force...or should we say, farce, as the Spocklight crew and returning guest, Dan Thomas, take on ‘Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach’ starring Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s very own Rene Auberjonois as the central villain of the piece. Liam begins by interrogating Matt, Paul and Dan as to their own personal histories with the Police Academy franchise, then we compare the series to Stripes and other comedy movies of the time and discover that our childhood memories of j...
Episode 37: Message in a Bottle (w/ Felix Trench from Wooden Overcoats)
September 14, 2020 22:59 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBWe're joined by Felix Trench, Star of Wooden Overcoats, the British Podcast award winning sitcom, to discuss 'Message in a Bottle' from Star Trek: Voyager and the birth of his own Trek fandom growing up in Belgium. We commiserate missing out on visiting Star Trek: The Experience when we were holidaying in Las Vegas back in 2007, laugh at the bizarre 80s trend of adapting ultraviolent action movies into kids cartoons, get excited by the prospect of a fight between Seven of Nine and B'Ela...
Episode 36: Trials and Tribble-ations (w/ Bob Fleming)
August 30, 2020 14:44 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBBob Fleming of the Progtor Who and Trek this Out podcasts joins us to discuss one of his favourite Star Trek episodes, Deep Space Nine 30th Anniversary celebration, Trials and Tribble-ations. We compare Trek's 30th Birthday celebrations with that of Doctor Who's, debate Quentin Tarantino's proposed big screen reimagining of The Original Series Gangster classic, 'A Piece of the Action', celebrate the "lads lads lads" of DS9, Bashir and O'Brien, enjoy the drunken trash talking going down i...
On Screen 2: Columbo (w/ Chris Hewitt from Empire Magazine)
July 26, 2020 23:42 - 1 hour - 118 MBOn our latest ‘On Screen’ episode we’re joined by The Empire Film Podcast host, Chris Hewitt, to discuss William Shatner’s 1976 guest appearance on classic Detective drama, Columbo. Chris gives us an education in all things Columbo as we discuss the shambolic Detective’s status as a class warrior and the duality of the character, the history of the show, Shatner’s second guest star role in a later 1994 instalment and his sparkling chemistry with Peter Falk, a surprise appearance from Walter...
Episode 35: Picard Season One Retrospective (w/ Dan Thomas)
July 08, 2020 23:26 - 1 hour - 122 MBWe finally take the time to examine the first season of Star Trek: Picard with the help of Comedian, Dan Thomas. We discuss why this is the first proper binge era Star Trek show, the lack of memorable new characters, its positive approach to depicting Male friendships, the joy of seeing some old faces, Picard’s character development, and Liam makes an apology to Composer, Jeff Russo. Engage! As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod F...
Spocklight At the Movies 16: The Day the Earth Stood Still (w/ Chris Johnston from Easy Riders Raging Podcast)
June 14, 2020 20:13 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBBlack Lives Matter! Before you get into the main section of this episode, we wanted to start with a special message from us here at Spocklight with a little help from Star trek: Discovery’s Ronnie Rowe Jnr. To make it clear where we stand. If you want to donate to the Black Lives Matter campaign, you can do so here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 And you can watch ‘Black Cop’ on Amazon Prime in the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and France or on Hulu in the Uni...
On Screen 1: Miami Vice
May 21, 2020 00:27 - 1 hour - 133 MBIn our first podcast recorded since lockdown begun, the Spocklight crew gather together remotely to launch a whole new series of episodes focusing on Star Trek cast members appearances in various other television shows over the years beginning with George Takei’s guest spot on Miami Vice from 1987 (Season 3, Episode 20 - By Hooker by crook). For one episode only Spocklight transforms into ‘Miami Voice’, as we praise Vice as an early precursor to today’s era of cinematic TV before moving on...
Episode 34: Chain of Command (w/ James Dyer from Empire Magazine and the Pilot TV Podcast)
April 06, 2020 23:25 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBLiam and Matt are joined by James Dyer of the Pilot TV Podcast and Empire Magazine to discuss classic Star trek: The Next Generation 2-Parter, Chain of Command. As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - [email protected] Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff. You can find James @jamescdyer on Twitter and the Pilot TV Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever...
Episode 33: The Best of Both Worlds (w/ Stephen Trumble)
March 22, 2020 22:47 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBFrequent Spocklight guest, Stephen Trumble, returns to the podcast to help us dissect the Season 3 Finale and the Season 4 Premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Best of Both Worlds Parts 1+2. We make the argument for the classic 2-Parter being a Riker-centric story rather than a Picard-centric one, discuss the best and worst TV cliffhangers ever and (in what must be a first for any Star Trek podcast) sing the theme tune of 90s Snooker game show, Big Break. Wanna hear all this and...
Spocklight At the Movies 15: Passenger 57 (w/ Sam Clements & Louise Owen)
March 09, 2020 23:37 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBCRIPES, IT'S SNIPES! The Spocklight crew are betting on black as Liam and Paul are joined by Sam Clements & Louise Owen of the '90 Minutes or Less Film Fest' Podcast to dissect Wesley Snipes actioner, Passenger 57 (coming in with a lean and mean running time of 84 minutes), written by David Loughery (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier). Liam is disappointed by the film seemingly restraining Snipes' natural charisma, Paul is amazed by the fact that despite the film only being 84 minutes long...
Episode 32: In the Pale Moonlight (w/ Andrew Keates)
February 27, 2020 08:09 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBWe welcome renowned Theatre Director, Andrew Keates, to the Spocklight bridge to discuss one of his favourite episodes of the Star Trek franchise, ‘In the Pale Moonlight’, from Deep Space Nine. Andrew helps us unpick the homoerotic subtext to the episode, the political commentary of Deep Space Nine and Star Trek as Theatre, while also giving us the inside story on directing Marina Sirtis in hit Play, Dark Sublime. As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAG...
Spocklight At the Movies 14: Death Wish 3 (w/ Daryl & Jeanette from Sudden Double Deep)
January 15, 2020 23:35 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBNew York... a city pushed to the edge. People pushed to the limit. And no one's got the guts to stop them… apart from Spocklight at the Movies! This episode, we’re covering ‘Death Wish 3’ (Star Trek connection: Marina Sirtis) with Daryl and Jeanette from smashing film podcast, Sudden Double Deep. Liam decries the gleefully sadistic Death Wish 2, gets nostalgic for the videostore era, wonders how 64-year-old Charles Bronson's punches somehow rivals Superman's and chats up our recent trip ...
Spocklight At the Movies 13: Star Wars The Force Awakens (w/ Derek Arnold)
January 06, 2020 00:01 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBStar Wars Puppeteer, Derek Arnold, beams up to discuss his work on The Force Awakens, Rogue One, The Last Jedi, Solo and The Rise of Skywalker, as well as joining the Spocklight crew for an in-depth analysis of Episode VII itself. Hear Derek’s very personal take on the film and the Star Wars franchise itself as he regales us with behind the scenes stories of bringing the Luggabeast, the Thala Siren, Vober Dand, the Nightwatcher Worm and many more to life. As usual you can find SPO...
Spocklight At the Movies 12: Christmas Eve
December 23, 2019 21:21 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBIn the second ever Spocklight Christmas Special, we go to desperate measures to bring you Trek-based festive content, by covering ‘Christmas Eve’ starring Sir Patrick Stewart. Liam dives into the formidable trend of faith based cinema, tries his best to stick up for the magnetic screen presence of Sir Patrick and gushes about he and Matt’s shared love for The Killers Christmas singles Paul admits his admiration for two of the worst/best characters in the movie, is stunned by the huge...
Episode 31: The Motion Picture 40th Anniversary Special
December 07, 2019 19:44 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBLiam, Matt and Paul return to the beginning of the Spocklight adventure for the 40th anniversary of ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’ as we dive into the 2001 Director’s edition of the film to find out, once and for all, if there truly is no comparison. As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - [email protected] Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff. Credit ...
Episode 30: The Next Generation Revisited (w/ Alex Petrovic & Joe Foster from This Thing On?)
November 30, 2019 11:28 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBWe’re joined by Trek newbies, Alex Petrovic and Joe Foster from awesome comedy podcast, ‘This Thing On?’, as we revisit Star Trek: The Next Generation with Liam, Matt and Paul picking an episode each to showcase the appeal of TNG. We’ll be discussing the episodes (episode numbers as per Netflix): Sins of the Father (Season 3, Episode 17) The Drumhead (Season 4, Episode 21) The Inner Light (Season 5, Episode 25) Hear us talk VCR board games, a fat-shaming Nursemaid, the continui...
Spocklight At the Movies 11: Robin Hood: Men in Tights (w/ Rich Wilson)
November 12, 2019 23:29 - 2 hours - 127 MBWe’re joined by comedian & host of the ‘Insane in the Men Brain’ Podcast, Rich Wilson, for our most sprawling and epic episode yet, talking everything from class representation in media, the importance of diversity, incel culture, classic comedy and... oh yeah, 1993's ‘Robin Hood: Men in Tights’ Liam examines how the gentle tone of early Mel Brooks' movies often make up for some of their more dated humour, thanks Sir Patrick Stewart's cameo appearance in Men in Tights for saving the movi...
Spocklight At the Movies 10: The Andromeda Strain
October 30, 2019 00:35 - 47 minutes - 40.4 MBPrepare to lock down and undergo the longest decontamination process of your life as we return to examining ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’ Director, Robert Wise's filmography with 1971 Sci-fi Horror Thriller, The Andromeda Strain, on another Spocklight at the Movies! Liam admires the chilling effectiveness of the opening ghost town sequence but feels like they sacrificed entertainment value for rigorous authenticity and wishes the characters had more charisma than 'week one rejects in a...
Spocklight At the Movies 9: Volunteers
October 14, 2019 21:48 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBSpocklight at the Movies is on the run from our gambling debts and joining Tom Hanks, John Candy and Rita Wilson on a Peace Corps flight to Thailand, it’s Nicholas Meyer's 1985 comedy 'Volunteers'! Liam reveals his somewhat recent appreciation for the late, great John Candy, discusses the history of THAT Coca Cola product placement and breaks down the problematic, white saviour tropes of the movie. Paul talks up the shared comic sensibilities between the film and our own shorts from ...
Supplemental 17: Robert Sallin returns
September 30, 2019 21:14 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBIn a very special episode, Robert Sallin, the Producer of ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’ returns to the podcast to share more of the untold inside story of producing the most celebrated and iconic Star Trek film ever made. Bob also tells us about the difficulties directing his first feature film, 1969’s ‘The Picasso Summer’ starring Albert Finney and Yvette Mimieux and achieving the incredible feat of helming over 2,000 commercials featuring such stars as Tom Selleck, Jack Lemmon, Joa...
Spocklight At the Movies 8: The Dark Tower
September 02, 2019 23:09 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBThe Man in Black fled across the desert, and The Gunslinger followed... and behind him came Liam and Matt to debate the 2017 cinematic interpretation of Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower, adapted for the screen by ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Writer, Director and Executive Producer, Akiva Goldsman. Liam compares the film to ‘Last Action Hero’, hates on Jake's deadbeat parents and realises that we still haven't cracked the art of CGI flame hands, while Matt tells the tale of his not-so...
Supplemental 16: Interview with Michele Specht
August 20, 2019 14:06 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBJoin us for an incredibly fun chat as we let loose and crank it up to 11 with the amazingly energetic, Michele Specht, best known as Dr. McKennah in ‘Star Trek Continues’ and one of the many voices of the ‘Star Trek Online’ game. Hear which Trek series was her gateway into the fandom and why she thinks Trek's focus on ethical, moral and spiritual storytelling really sets it apart. Discover the pressures she felt in doing the franchise justice, dealing with overwhelming fan (and original cas...
Episode 29: The Animated Series Revisited (w/ Eliot J Fallows)
August 01, 2019 23:15 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBWe're BACK with another Trek TV Revisited episode. This time we endure our return to Star Trek: The Animated Series, with special guest, Eliot J Fallows, of Chortle Awards nominated Podcast, ‘Heal Your Wounds’ and the fantastic ‘Sean & Eliot Read the Bible’, joining us to dissect the episodes: 1.02 Yesteryear 1.04 The Lorelei Signal 1.12 The Time Trap Liam applauds the series (occasionally) using animation to it's advantage by adding more imaginative, gonzo characters, but blasts t...
Supplemental 15: Interview with Shazad Latif
July 07, 2019 22:55 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBIn this special episode we’re joined by Shazad Latif, best known to Trekkies as Ash Tyler in ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ and to many others as Clem Fandango in ‘Toast of London’. Hear the origins of Shazad’s dual role on Discovery, how he navigated one of the most challenging storylines in Trek history, what it meant to him being a half-Asian romantic lead in such a brilliantly diverse cast and how life has changed thanks to being part of the worldwide phenomenon that is Trek. We also tal...
Spocklight At the Movies 7: X-Men (w/ Daryl & Jeanette from Sudden Double Deep)
June 05, 2019 22:46 - 2 hours - 118 MBIn a giant-size special for our 50th episode, Liam and Matt are joined by Daryl and Jeanette of the ‘Sudden Double Deep’ Podcast to dissect the first X-Men movie from the year 2000 starring Patrick Stewart, just in time for the release of the latest chapter in the franchise, ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’. We examine the dawn of today’s Superhero movie phenomenon in detail, unpick the Bryan Singer controversy, discuss the differences between blockbuster movies past and present while looking forward ...
Episode 28: Star trek Discovery Season 2 Spoiler Special (w/ James Dyer from Pilot TV Podcast)
May 12, 2019 22:05 - 2 hours - 55.3 MBLiam and Matt are joined by James Dyer of the Pilot TV Podcast and Empire Magazine as we dive right into Discovery Season 2 and try and have a little fun along the way in one epic Spoiler Special. As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - [email protected] Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff. You can find James @jamescdyer on Twitter and the Pilot TV Podca...
Episode 27: The Original Series Revisited (w/ Jen Ives)
April 18, 2019 23:52 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBWe begin a revisitation of Trek TV by introducing The Original Series to special guest, Stand-Up Comedian, Jen Ives, by handpicking three episodes for her to watch. Liam presents his case for why 'The Corbomite Maneuver' truly sums up the mission statement of Star Trek, Paul enjoys the campy sets (and definitely the dresses) of 'Who Mourns for Adonais' and Matt loves the complex motivations fuelling Spock's actions in 'Journey to Babel'. While Jen is creeped out by McCoy, enjoys seeing the...
Spocklight At The Movies 6: Showtime (w/ Boyd Hilton)
March 26, 2019 23:28 - 1 hour - 32.4 MBIt’s...SHOWTIME! We’re joined by Boyd Hilton of the Pilot TV Podcast and Heat Magazine to dissect the much maligned Robert De Niro/Eddie Murphy buddy cop satire as we ask the big questions: Why wasn’t William Shatner promoted from fleeting cameo to full co-star status? How did this film cost $85 million? And most importantly, was Deniro still sexy in 2002?! As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spoc...
Episode 26: Comics of Trek (w/ Professor Elemental)
March 08, 2019 20:35 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBSlap on your reading glasses and put your feet up as we dive into over fifty years worth of Star Trek comic book history with special guest, Professor Elemental. Comics covered in this episode: Star Trek #1 (Gold Key, October 1967) Star Trek #18 (Marvel, February 1982) Star Trek Annual #1 (DC, 1985) Star Trek Annual #2 (DC, 1986) Star Trek: Starfleet Academy #1 (Marvel, December 1996) Star trek: Early Voyages #1 (Marvel, February 1997) Star trek: Countdown (IDW, 2009) Star Trek v...
Spocklight At The Movies 5: Innerspace (w/ Nick de Semlyen from Empire Magazine)
February 05, 2019 00:40 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBJoin the Spocklight crew on a truly fantastic voyage with special guest, Empire magazine’s Nick de Semlyen, as we discuss the 1987 Joe Dante hidden classic, ‘Innerspace’, Starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan and Star Trek: Voyager's very own... Robert Picardo as ‘The Cowboy’! Liam debates the outcome of a somewhat confused love triangle, Paul praises the now dearly departed Dick Miller, Matt recalls how seeing the film for the first time whilst in the grip of a delirious fever some...
Spocklight At The Movies 4: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (w/ Chris Johnston from 'Easy Riders Raging Podcast')
January 22, 2019 23:46 - 1 hour - 38.6 MBIn a special crossover episode with ‘Easy Riders, Raging Podcast’, we’re joined by its host, Chris Johnston, to discuss the 1978 remake of ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ as we scream and point our way through the Leonard Nimoy starring sci-fi classic. And once you’ve listened to us be horrified by gloriously gory practical effects, explain why the Body Snatchers franchise is the sci-fi answer to ‘A Star is Born’ and praise a ‘Granny Slap’ for the ages, head over to the ‘Easy Riders, Ragin...
The Spocklight Christmas Special
December 21, 2018 00:48 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBHo Ho Ho! The Spocklight crew gather round the open fire to chat the official (disclaimer: not official) Star Trek Christmas Movie…1999’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ starring Sir Patrick Stewart. We also find time to run down the slim pickings of vaguely Christmassy Star Trek offerings, pitch our own ideas for a proper Christmas episode and rhapsodise about ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ probably more than we should while we’re meant to be reviewing a different version of Charles Dickens classic. So...
Spocklight At The Movies 3: Unstoppable
December 06, 2018 00:22 - 1 hour - 43 MBOn the latest episode of ‘Spocklight at the Movies’ we cover Chris Pine starring runaway train disaster thriller, ‘Unstoppable’, the last ever film to be directed by the late, great Tony Scott. Come ride in the driver's seat as we question the morality of Pine’s protagonist, make comparisons with the true life tale the film is based on, praise the mountain of charisma that is Denzel Washington, debate the intended customer base of Hooters, take a detour into ‘Riverdale’ and explore Scott’s ...
Supplemental 14: Interview with Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens
November 19, 2018 00:26 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBOur extensive conversation with Husband and Wife writing team, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens hits your feed at warp speed! Hear how Judith and Garfield first met and how they moved from penning science textbooks to writing New York Times-bestselling ‘Star Trek’ novels before becoming Writers and Co-Producers for the final season of ‘Star trek: Enterprise’. Learn about their involvement in a NASA Space Policy Workshop alongside other such luminaries as James Cameron and becoming lead wr...
Supplemental 14: Interview with Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens
November 19, 2018 00:26 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBOur extensive conversation with Husband and Wife writing team, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens hits your feed at warp speed! Hear how Judith and Garfield first met and how they moved from penning science textbooks to writing New York Times-bestselling ‘Star Trek’ novels before becoming Writers and Co-Producers for the final season of ‘Star trek: Enterprise’. Learn about their involvement in a NASA Space Policy Workshop alongside other such luminaries as James Cameron and becoming lead wr...
Spocklight At The Movies 2: The Haunting
October 30, 2018 23:21 - 1 hour - 37 MBIn our first ever Halloween special, the Spocklight crew investigate Robert Wise's (Director of ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’) 1963 horror classic ‘The Haunting’. Liam praises the claustrophobic production design of Elliot Scott, Paul highlights how Julie Harris' own fragile mental state fuelled her frenzied performance and Matt delves into the world of black and white psychological horror cinema. We compare and contrast the movie with Shirley Jackson's original source novel, the disastr...
Spocklight At The Movies 1: Three Men and a Baby
October 07, 2018 23:01 - 1 hour - 34.8 MBJoin us for a whole new chapter of the Spocklight journey as we celebrate the incredibly talented cast and crew that have made the ‘Star Trek’ franchise so special over the years by examining their non-Trek work, it’s ‘Spocklight at the Movies’! In the inaugural episode of this new strand of the podcast, we take a look at ‘Three Men and a Baby’, Leonard Nimoy’s 1987 directorial follow up to ‘Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home’ starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson. Listen as we ...
Episode 25: How The Trek Did This Get Made? (w/ Todd Jordan)
September 12, 2018 23:21 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBThis month, we’re joined by Todd Jordan of ‘The Bitter End’ Podcast as we roll up our sleeves and scrape the bottom of the Star Trek barrel, discussing what are considered to be some of the worst episodes of all time! Is their reputation justly deserved or have they been unfairly judged by the fan base? Journey with us on a voyage to discover silver linings as we experience Evil Kids, Satan himself, a clip show, Benidorm in Space, chocolate wobble and much more. The things we do for you... ...
Supplemental 13: Interview with David Livingston
August 30, 2018 22:38 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MBIn a special episode, Liam, Matt and Paul are joined by the most prolific Star Trek Director of all time, David Livingston, for an exclusive interview. Hear how he started out as Unit Production Manager in the early days of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ before stepping into the Director’s chair for a record breaking run of a combined 62 episodes of TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise. Learn how he switched between Director and Supervising Producer mode when on set and what an experience it...
Episode 24: Spoofs of Trek
August 08, 2018 23:45 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBLiam, Paul and Matt warp their way through the colourful history of Star Trek spoofs and homages: Galaxy Quest, USS Callister, The Orville and much more are explored as our expectations are thoroughly subverted - Toxic masculinity, the redemption of Seth Macfarlane, Tim Allen’s surprising acting inspiration, humans becoming the villains of their own stories…By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Worvan, you... should download this episode right now! As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITT...
Supplemental 12: Interview with Conrad Coates
July 22, 2018 11:59 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBIn a special episode, Liam, Matt and Paul are joined by Actor, Conrad Coates, as he gives us the lowdown on his roles as Admiral Terral on ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ and as Darius Johnson in Robert Zemeckis’s forthcoming film, ‘Welcome to Marwen’. We also chat Conrad’s appearances in ‘Tron:Legacy’, ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’, Syfy’s ‘Defiance’ and even playing Drake’s Dad in ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’, as well as his Theatre work and running his own acting school, ‘Coates and Company’. Download ...
Episode 23: Discovery Season One Retrospective Part 2 (w/ Sean McLoughlin)
July 11, 2018 22:59 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBLiam, Matt, Paul and special guest, Chortle Award nominated Stand Up Comedian, Sean McLoughlin, attempt to find their way out of the mirror universe in Part Two of our epic two part look back over the first season of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ as we analyse the back six episodes of the series. Liam reads a ridiculous fanboy rant that complains about everything from “feminist lunacy” to “feminist Idiocy” for ruining the show, Paul reckons Qo'noS looks more like Camden Market then the Klingon hom...
Supplemental 11: Interview with Ronnie Rowe Jr.
June 27, 2018 22:34 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBIn a special episode, Liam, Matt and Paul are joined by Actor, Ronnie Rowe Jr. as he tells us how he ended up bagging himself a semi-regular role on ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ as the ship’s Comms Officer, Bryce, and gives a unique insight into the production of the show. We also go in depth with Ronnie on his starring role in Cory Bowles searing political police movie, ‘Black Cop’ and the challenges of playing a ruthless Prosecutor on BET’s hit legal drama, ‘In Contempt’. Download now for all t...
Episode 22: Discovery Season One Retrospective Part 1 (w/ Sean McLoughlin)
June 13, 2018 23:51 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBChortle Award nominated Stand Up Comedian, Sean McLoughlin, returns to Spocklight to help Liam, Matt and Paul break down the first season of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ episode by episode. In Part One of an epic two parter, we binge on the opening 9 instalments of Discovery as we retrace our steps to ‘The Vulcan Hello’ and ‘Battle at the Binary Stars’ to see if our opinion on them has changed at all since our initial reactions last year before deep diving into the rest of the first half of the s...
Supplemental 10: Interview with James L. Conway
June 03, 2018 23:20 - 1 hour - 34.3 MBIn a special episode, we present an in-depth interview with Director, James L. Conway, the man behind some of your favourite episodes of TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise! We cover all sorts of ground with James: How his Trek credentials helped him out when recently directing an episode of ‘The Orville’, the death of water cooler TV in the age of binge culture, the surprising links between DS9 classic ‘Little Green Men’ and his earlier feature film ‘Hanger 18’, the amazing loyalty and genero...
Episode 21: Enterprise (w/ Greg Lock)
May 09, 2018 22:23 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBWe head into the cultural nexus that was 2001 and question whether or not this show was simply too ahead of its time... obviously excluding that theme tune. It's Star Trek: Enterprise! This month we’re joined by returning podcast guest, Greg Lock, Director of upcoming Star Trek fan film, ‘Ambush’ to discuss series Pilot, ‘Broken Bow’ and Greg’s own mystery episode pick but what instalment of Enterprise will he choose to convince Liam, Matt and Paul that the show is worth exploring further? ...
Episode 20: Voyager (w/ Sophie Morris)
April 11, 2018 23:20 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBFlung through space to the other side of the galaxy, this crew are facing one hell of a bumpy road trip home. It's Star Trek: Voyager! This month we’re joined by friend of the show, Sophie Morris, to discuss series Pilot, ‘Caretaker’ as well as Sophie’s own mystery guest pick but what episode will she choose to convince Liam, Matt and Paul that the show is worth exploring further? Do classic Sci-Fi shows reduce women to numbers? Does so-called “Bad Boy” Tom Paris have any real edge whatsoe...
Supplemental 9: Interview with Roger Lay Jr.
March 26, 2018 01:15 - 1 hour - 43 MBIn a special episode, Spocklight presents an in-depth interview with the man behind bringing Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and ‘Enterprise’ to Blu-Ray, Roger Lay Jr. Hear how Roger went from Trek fan to Trek creator, pursuing a desire to bring back the ambitious, multi-part documentary format to home video resulting in 'The Genesis Effect: Engineering the Wrath of Khan', 'Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen', 'The Roddenberry Vault' and many more. We also talk his beginnings at U...
Episode 19: Deep Space Nine (w/ Alice Farrant)
March 08, 2018 01:20 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBFrom starship to space station, Picard to Sisko - we discover what else is new as we unpack another fascinating chapter of the Star Trek franchise. It's Deep Space Nine! This month we’re joined by passionate fan of DS9, Alice Farrant, to discuss series Pilot, ‘Emissary’ as well as Alice’s own mystery Guest pick but what episode will she choose to convince Liam, Matt and Paul that the show is worth exploring further? Is Avery Brooks as damn fine an Actor as Sir Patrick Stewart turned out ...
Supplemental 8: The Vision of Trek (w/ Paul Sng)
February 22, 2018 00:26 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBOn a very special episode of Spocklight, Liam, Paul and Matt are joined by Director of ‘Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain’, ‘Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle’ and the forthcoming ‘Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché’, Paul Sng, to discuss if Star Trek Creator, Gene Roddenberry’s utopian vision of the future is actually possible and if it is, how on earth do we get there from where the world and society is right now? As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INST...