Hyperchannel: A Star Trek News Podcast

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Hyperchannel is a bite-sized podcast from Trek.fm hosted by Luke Weir that helps you keep your finger on the pulse of what's happening in the world of Star Trek each weekday.

  1. 08/18/2017

    Discovery's First Conventions

    Is there such a thing as too much information? Data certainly wouldn't say so, but a mere human mind may not be capable of processing the terabytes of information we were given by the cast and crew of Star Trek: Discovery at the recent conventions. Find out if Luke Weir needs a brain transplant after summarizing all of the latest Star Trek news on this episode of Hyperchannel! Pre-Convention News (00:01:10) CBS All Access in Canada CBC: http://trekfm.link/2uKLDIe Zoe Saldana's New Media Company Hollywood Reporter: http://trekfm.link/2whNYKk Chris Pine on TNT Variety: http://trekfm.link/2wS5m6a Bryan Fuller's Vision for Star Trek: Discovery (00:03:18) EW: http://trekfm.link/2v3zaKV Discovery Convention News (00:05:26) US Discovery Trailer: http://trekfm.link/2fNqAy1 Trailer Breakdown TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2uSkO0G TrekNews: http://trekfm.link/2uKIyba Everything Comic Con TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2wS617E STLV Panels TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2uKLq7I Character Details (00:05:48) TrekToday: http://trekfm.link/2w4ayX3 Michael Burnham TrekNews: http://trekfm.link/2uRLkal Lt. Saru TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2vKRHh0 TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2fM8OuS Cadet Tilly TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2uRYmof Lt. Tyler TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2i6B6ky Sarek TrekCore http://trekfm.link/2vFitJ7 Lt. Stamets EW: http://trekfm.link/2v4aiCODr. Culber TrekNews: http://trekfm.link/2whLjAj http://trekfm.link/2uKN49A TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2vFD1l3 IMDB: http://trekfm.link/2x6FWkpL'Rell TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2x6ysxZ Klingons (00:10:47) TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2w3lxzY EpicStream: http://trekfm.link/2uRWZG5 TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2fMsEGv STLV Panel on Creature Design TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2wSeNTh Mature Content on Discovery (00:13:39) EW: http://trekfm.link/2v3FDFy TrekToday: http://trekfm.link/2whs2yQ God (Not) Banned from Discovery (00:14:33) Telegraph: http://trekfm.link/2wcSBWB TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2wSeYxV Star Trek Timelines Interview (00:15:40) Trek Stars Reacting to Discovery at STLV (00:25:15) TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2v3Z0yr The Orville (00:27:29) TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2uS3Teu http://trekfm.link/2vFBewi http://trekfm.link/2i8ckR5Deadline: http://trekfm.link/2whPBaP Host Luke Weir Production Luke Weir (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez...

    Discovery's First Conventions

  2. 07/06/2017

    172: Two More Months

    Discovery News, NASA Conspiracies, Trek Merch. Star Trek: Discovery will premiere on September 24th (or September 25th outside of the US or Canada) and the anticipation is unbearable. This episode has all of the latest Discovery news, story details and production insights to keep you up to date on your future favorite show. Also, some Kelvin Timeline Trek stars have been making waves in recent blockbusters, NASA has been debunking some crazy conspiracies, and there's suddenly a lot of Trek merch coming out that you might just need to get. Star Trek: Discovery Release Dates (00:01:03) USA – CBS: http://trekfm.link/2tolDyv Variety: http://trekfm.link/2tfTpqZ Canada – Space: http://trekfm.link/2tobUYW International – The Independent: http://trekfm.link/2tobYIa Promo Images (00:02:43) Transporter Room – EW: http://trekfm.link/2sLy7Ox Jason Isaacs as Captain Lorca – EW: http://trekfm.link/2tfXbAK Producers Interview (00:03:33) TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2sozdR7 http://trekfm.link/2sL2qFe TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2tgc7Pr TrekNews: http://trekfm.link/2sEWnH4 Jonathan Frakes Directing (00:09:10) EW: http://trekfm.link/2toeFtm Kelvin Timeline Stars on Screen (00:09:38) Wonder Woman – Box Office Mojo: http://trekfm.link/2tPIgPq The Mummy – Box Office Mojo: http://trekfm.link/2tHR5KG NASA Conspiracies (00:11:02) Fox News: http://trekfm.link/2tHHJhR The Daily Beast: http://trekfm.link/2tfWhEs Cool Star Trek Merch (00:12:32) Star Trek Adventures Borg Cube Set – Geek and Sundry: http://trekfm.link/2sEOVf0 Modiphius: http://trekfm.link/2soXlD2 Klingon Empire Travel Guide – ScreenRant: http://trekfm.link/2tfKbLj Kelvin Timeline Art Books – TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2tKQ6J4 Discovery Novel/Comic – TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2tgdpKh Coloring Books – TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2soTN3z Calendars – TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2toAtVq Canadian Stamps – StarTrek: http://trekfm.link/2sECXSH Hallmark Gifts – TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2sEY1bI Limited Edition Star Trek 3D Pen – Kickstarter: http://trekfm.link/2tHJL1i Recommended Viewing (00:16:15) RedShirtsAlwaysDie: http://trekfm.link/2tPKkXG Host Luke Weir Production Luke Weir (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

    172: Two More Months

  3. 05/31/2017

    171: One Trek, Two Trek, Real Trek, Spoof Trek

    The time has finally come – the first official teaser trailer for Star Trek: Discovery has been released, and it has given Star Trek fans lots to talk about. In this episode, Luke Weir dives into some of the major discussions created by this trailer and speculates about some of the possible plot points and character info that Discovery's creators want us to investigate. Also, Seth MacFarlane is bringing the first ever high-budget Star Trek spoof to network television this fall - find out about the concept and the cast of The Orville, along with so much more, on this episode of Hyperchannel. Episode Order Increase / Aftershow (00:01:05) TrekNews: http://trekfm.link/2rQevwg IMDB: http://trekfm.link/2rfk0Sx Discovery's First Trailer (00:03:18) Io9: http://trekfm.link/2qwuA6E ListForUs: http://trekfm.link/2riIjRE Polygon: http://trekfm.link/2qwLMJ1 Jason Isaacs & LeVar Burton (00:07:22) TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2sgBnli http://trekfm.link/2s9kSIg Discovery Will Be Cinematic, Grittier (00:08:37) TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2rfzBkX Bryan Fuller's Series Recieves Early Renewal (00:09:38) Deadline: http://trekfm.link/2qvbZfi The Orville (00:10:02) CriticalHit: http://trekfm.link/2qBwD8w IMDB: http://trekfm.link/2rPRkT2 Recommendations (00:12:39) Discovery Trailer (US): http://trekfm.link/2qwJ3zr Discovery Trailer (Intl.): http://trekfm.link/2qBN7gK The Orville Trailer: http://trekfm.link/2rQejx7 Discovery Trailer Supplemental Episode: http://trekfm.link/2r6NymR Star Trek: The Motion Picture + Daft Punk: http://trekfm.link/2qvdpGE Host Luke Weir Production Luke Weir (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

    171: One Trek, Two Trek, Real Trek, Spoof Trek

  4. 05/16/2017

    170: The Writers Guild Doesn't Strike Back

    Star Trek: Discovery could have been delayed yet again by a seemingly inevitable writers strike from the WGA - thankfully, the guild and studios were able to resolve their differences, but on this episode we dive in to why the WGA was going to strike and how Star Trek has previously been affected by striking workers. Also, Star Trek Online recently debuted their Season 13 expansion, Discovery adds more actors and Leslie Moonves gives more insight into some of the inner workings of distributing the new flagship Star Trek series. Home Video Awards (00:00:50) TrekNews: http://trekfm.link/2qiv2Yh Star Trek Online Season 13 (00:01:33) ArcGames: http://trekfm.link/2qHAcP9 Bootleg DVD Sets (00:02:15) TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2pMqOWd Writers Strike (00:02:58) WGA: http://trekfm.link/2rg7CQV TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2r7rZn8 http://trekfm.link/2pLXEXr Deadline: http://trekfm.link/2qiD1EP Discovery Adds Actors (00:05:55) TrekNews: http://trekfm.link/2rfWtjk Clare McConnell Interview (TrekMovie): http://trekfm.link/2qkG7Xh TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2r76oLG Leslie Moonves on Discovery (00:08:23) TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2rfZZtX http://trekfm.link/2qiuG3S Recommendations (00:10:18) What If Star Trek Had Never Existed? http://trekfm.link/2qllElg New Episodes of The Ready Room: http://trekfm.link/2pNhQac New Episodes of The Orb: http://trekfm.link/2pAsypA Host Luke Weir Production Luke Weir (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

    170: The Writers Guild Doesn't Strike Back

  5. 04/25/2017

    169: Discovery Assembles Its Crew

    Star Trek: Discovery officially announces the remainder of its cast as production gets underway, Michael Dorn dispels rumors that he'll be appearing on Discovery, Patrick Stewart is done with X-Men, Bridge Crew is delayed (again), and McDonald's uses Star Trek imagery to promote a new burger in Japan. DS9 Documentary (00:00:30) TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2q2wbjY http://trekfm.link/2oxN7hE TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2pRqn06 Patrick Stewart Done With X-Men (00:02:20) io9: http://trekfm.link/2oUqKpy Star Trek: Bridge Crew Delayed (00:03:23) TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2ogrh6w UploadVR: http://trekfm.link/2q2xwHo Star Trek Style McDonalds Promotion (00:04:25) TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2p43tQc Mashable: http://trekfm.link/2oAdRxn Star Trek: Discovery Klingon Rumors (00:05:20) TrekNews: http://trekfm.link/2poIlHl ComicBook: http://trekfm.link/2ogsZoi TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2oxKGM8 Major Casting (00:07:09) Jason Isaacs - io9: http://trekfm.link/2ogrM0d Rainn Wilson - TrekNews: http://trekfm.link/2poW1SF Sonequa Martin-Green - TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2q2LM2I Polygon: http://trekfm.link/2oUrJ92 Supporting Cast (00:10:19) TrekNews: http://trekfm.link/2oAbURC Premiere Date Speculation (00:11:29) MoviePilot: http://trekfm.link/2p7RGT9 Deadline: http://trekfm.link/2oAwl0x Vulture: http://trekfm.link/2ogsYAL Recommended Viewing (00:12:40) Voyager Set Tour - Heroes&IconsTV: http://trekfm.link/2p82cd0 Chris Obi (@obidon1) Twitter: http://trekfm.link/2ogpuyd Host Luke Weir Production Luke Weir (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

    169: Discovery Assembles Its Crew

  6. 02/05/2017

    168: Gain an Actor, Lose a Release Date

    Discovery gains a new cast member but once again gets pushed from its expected release date, SpaceX gets back on track with a successful launch, Amazon's Alexa now answers to "Computer", and NASA pays tribute to the lives lost throughout our history of space exploration. Stories Star Trek: Discovery (00:00:21) DSC Pushed Back EW: http://trekfm.link/2knKAWg TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2kvTdk9 Sarek Casting: http://trekfm.link/2jJl6R4 DSC Teaser CBS News: http://trekfm.link/2knBed5 TrekNews: http://trekfm.link/2l1bmng Patrick Stewart Cast in Emoji Movie (00:03:23) Nerdist: http://trekfm.link/2knKXQE SpaceX (00:04:01) Gizmodo: http://trekfm.link/2knK9eu ArsTechnica: http://trekfm.link/2k21KHH Asteroid Naming (00:04:39) CNet: http://trekfm.link/2k1ZtMK NASA: http://trekfm.link/2kyIc0Y Amazon Alexa (00:04:57) LifeHacker: http://trekfm.link/2k1MDOC Star Trek Adventures (00:05:23) Official Site: http://trekfm.link/2kntFTF NASA Day of Remembrance (00:06:02) NASA: http://trekfm.link/2jJqCDm Astronaut Gene Cernan (00:06:33) ABC News: http://trekfm.link/2k7pBZb Recommended Viewing (00:07:30) 360 Video: http://trekfm.link/2jDMwws Quantum is Calling: http://trekfm.link/2l1oGI3 Host Luke Weir Production Luke Weir (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

    168: Gain an Actor, Lose a Release Date

  7. 01/16/2017

    167: The New Faces of Star Trek

    The New Faces of Star Trek. Discovery's New Cast, Notable Passings, Series Boxed Sets, Tricorders. In the first Hyperchannel of the new year, we catch up on the latest about new series boxed sets, new Discovery cast members, new comics... and new tricorders? Also, we pay tribute to some notable figures from Star Trek and the scientific community who recently passed away. Stories New Series Boxed Sets (00:00:38) Enterprise Blu-ray Set: http://trekfm.link/2jK6GVf Deep Space Nine DVD Set: http://trekfm.link/2ilWi0P Voyager DVD Set: http://trekfm.link/2ipXsvq TNG/Alien Crossover (00:01:54) TrekCore: http://trekfm.link/2jBMosP Roddenberry Graphic Novel (00:02:29) Geek Nation: http://trekfm.link/2jd7NM8 Bryan Fuller No Longer Involved with Discovery (00:03:00) Newsweek: http://trekfm.link/2jpvRcf TrekMovie: http://trekfm.link/2jK8KMS Discovery's New Cast (00:04:13) Michelle Yeoh, Anthony Rapp, Doug Jones StarTrek.com: http://trekfm.link/2im3FWe Entertainment Weekly: http://trekfm.link/2iNdeyj Variety: http://trekfm.link/2iizAM9 Discovery's New Klingons (00:06:14) StarTrek.com: http://trekfm.link/2iq52Gk Sonequa Martin-Green (00:07:11) Entertainment Weekly: http://trekfm.link/2jBRpSv Other DSC Details EP Alex Kurtzman: http://trekfm.link/2jC0j2d Filming Schedule: http://trekfm.link/2jpizMV Stage Nine Episode 28: http://trek.fm/stage-nine/28 Notable Passings (00:08:28) Don Marshall: http://trekfm.link/2iNgcmA John Glenn: http://trekfm.link/2jplXaH Vera Rubin: http://trekfm.link/2iNgUjr More info on Dark Matter: http://trekfm.link/2j6eduk Anton Yelchin Exhibit (00:12:09) Movie Web: a class="autolinked" href="http://trekfm.link/2jBPcXh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" data-behavior=...

    167: The New Faces of Star Trek

  8. 10/30/2016

    166: Fuller Steps Back

    Discovery's New Showrunners, Cruise Sweepstakes, ExoMars Crash, Fake Headlines Find out how you could win a spot on next year's Star Trek cruise, why the ExoMars lander crashed on Mars, which headlines you should definitely not be clicking on Facebook, and why Bryan Fuller is stepping back from his role as showrunner on Star Trek: Discovery. Stories Bryan Fuller Steps Down as Showrunner (00:00:28) Variety: http://trekfm.link/2e9eSKL Cruise Sweepstakes (00:02:02) Sweepstakes: http://trekfm.link/2frvb7r Cruise Info: http://trekfm.link/2fi0N0h Star Trek Gaming (00:03:04) Star Trek Online Infographic: http://trekfm.link/2e99FCO STO Update: http://trekfm.link/2eZbZeE Bridge Crew Delayed: http://trekfm.link/2eQ6Kxb Trek Actors in New Projects (00:04:08) Chris Pine Joins 'A Wrinkle In Time': http://trekfm.link/2fi12Za Patrick Stewart in 'Logan': http://trekfm.link/2dYODmR ExoMars Lander Crash (00:05:03) Gizmodo: http://trekfm.link/2eQ7m5R Update: http://trekfm.link/2fi5bfF Fake Headline (00:05:49) TrekNews: http://trekfm.link/2fhZQVQ Recommended Viewing (00:06:48) Jaylah Halloween Makeup Tutorial: http://trekfm.link/2eHmrZQ Host Luke Weir Production Luke Weir (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

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