The Temporal Trek Podcast: Nexus Nights

"Computer Engage Manual Steering Column!"

With Star Trek Resurgence the game being released worldwide on PC and Console

Dan Hitch revisits a rant about mobile gaming from Episode 2, outlines the hopes for the new game

and recounts his favourite Trek games titles.

With the Expanse gone, the Xindi "Arc" finished it can mean only one thing, our Season 3 Retrospective.

Unlike our annual review of Trek from in-universe Dan n Dan sit back and discuss the show as a bit of television.

Compared to Season 2 and with a view to Season 4 on its way.

As the finale of PICARD loomed and the final episodes of Enterprise S3 loom for the Temporal Trek main show,

Dan and Dan took some time outside the time-stream to contemplate the current shows as well as the new annoucements in Trekdom as of Apr 2023.

We catch up (so far) on Picard up to Episode 9 (this episode was recorded the DAY before the final episode)

Discuss the Strange New Worlds S2 Trailer

and speculate the possibilities (also commiserate the potential Temporal Trek pitfalls) of a S31 movie.

Its the return of our annual look back on the History of In-Universe Trek.

A Return of Tech Achievements

MVPs

Character Arcs

Protocols

First Contacts and

Silly Statistics

Dan and Dan are joined by previous Temporal Trek guest Si Foster for a little chinwag over the return of PICARD for the final season.

Badass Bev, Starships of Thesseus, love to loathe Captain Shaw, Predictions and More.

What better way to celebrate the darker gritty take on the Trek universe than with a punk, rough and ready, unplanned Nexus Nights Episode.

Dan and Dan celebrate all things about the Bicycle Wheel in space.

The 90s serialised prestige TV iteration of Trek turned 30 the day before this episode was recorded.

Characters, Story Arcs and of course tubs of Quality Streets and Roses.

We interrupt your usual Nexus Nights and Temporal Trek programming to bring you a special Ferengi Commerce Authority offer.

Party away your hours in the Expanse with this incredible selection of hits!.

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This is a Bonus Episode in what I hope will be an ongoing segment of AudioBook style fan fiction readings on the Nexus Nights.

This was always intended to be in the Nexus Nights format but life kinda got in the way.

I hope enjoy this reading of the Prologue to USS Vector a Star Trek Fan Fic I wrote in 2017.

If you enjoy this and want to hear more let me know.

If you have Fan Fic you would like recorded into an Audiobook style send it in a DM on Twitter or via Instagram and I will try to record it for you.

Dan and Dan look back over their journey through Enterprise Season 2:

Looking at what we liked and what took more faith of the heart, 

Season 1 compared to Season 2,

the fact we are half way through the long road,

then talk about our hopes for Season 3.

Do you agree with our opinions? Were we too harsh?

Let us know.

As Dan and Dan slowly get back to routine from their summer break, 

Nexus Nights returns: to wonder, predict and react to the three big Trek trailer releases from NYCC 2022.

Prodigy Mid-Season 1 Trailer look to continue from where the plucky alien kids left off.

DISCO S5 could be a Hunt for a Lost Ark? Kali Stones or Holy Grail? But will it be more Crystal Skull..... or perhaps the hunt for a shrubbery?

PICARD S3 sees the return of the Next Gen family, but also two familiar villains with a third new opponent, and is Riker right? Are they all gonna die?

Welcome back to the Nexus Nights show.

We had a 2022 summer break, and will be back to regular content soon.

In the meantime here is a end part of our Picard S2 rewatch and review from the Main Show Temporal Trek.

In it we discuss Picard S2 as a whole, try to see where it lands for us amongst the latest Trek offerings

and wonder, what is next for Trek?

With the Long Road still very much ahead, its still worth looking back at some of it in our rear view.

Even if it has Precious Cargo and Seventh in it.

Who will be a MVP?

What tech achievements have appeared for humanity?

Find out the answers and more.

With the UK release of Paramount+ and with Strange New Worlds Episode 1-5 ready to stream,

Dan and Dan reflect on the first five Odd Unfamiliar Destinations.

Is it the strongest First Season of the latest Trek offerings or indeed in the entire Franchise? 

Dan and Dan (and Dan Hitch's youngest son) are back to discuss the last two episodes of Picard Season 2

Then a Spoiler Free look at S1Ep1 of Strange New Worlds.

Dan and Dan catch up on PICARD S2 ep 5-8

Prodigy has reached the UK

Still no SNW date release

Paramount+ lost DS9 episode and Khan is Wrathless?

Hitch gushes over Babs Olesanmokun

Is TrekTwitter going to cease?

And we make a play for some sponsorship from Greggs or Quality Street.

Shout out to Measure of a Fan, Spinal Frontier and Snap Trek podcasts.

The Intro and Outro are by Jim Hall on freemusicarchive.org

Dan Dan are back before a little Easter hiatus to catch up on PICARD Season 4 and in case you didnt know they love it!

We also got a last minute look at four of the Strange New Worlds crew, 

a familiar face, 

a familiar race,

a familiar name 

and a familiar character type but all new - our excitement grows.

Intro and Outro Music by Jim Hall on freemusicarchive.org

Dan and Dan return for more Trek O Babble as we discuss:

Star Trek Discovery Season 4 Finale and thoughts on the season as a whole.

Prodigy coming to the UK, and where we might find it, once it broadcasts?

and then its time to get all 21st century as we discuss PIC Season 2 episode 3 "Assimilation"

Dan and Dan sit down to give reactions to the latest:

PICARD Season 2 ep 2 "Penance"

DISCOVERY Season 4 ep 12 "The Ten-C"

and the SNW has an announcement that Kirk will join Season 2.

This episode was a Crossover with our friend Ben (former guest on Episode 15) on the 'TrekWars and Fantasy' YouTube Channel.

We sit down on his show to discuss:

PICARD S2ep1

Then, through the magic of audio editing, slipstream away to the Nexus Nights for:

DISCO S4 catch up

Getting excited for the Strange New Worlds Trailer

then

Swap Franchises over to a Galaxy Far Far Away to talk Obi-Wan Kenobi.

The Intro and Outro Music are by Jim Hall, check out his music on freemusicarchive.org

"Dan Dan" Return to Discuss Prodigy and Picard Trek News,

DISCO S4 Ep8&9 Real Time Reactions

Then Launch into our New segment "FUTUROSPECTIVE" where we read through IMdB Episode descriptions of the Upcoming Season on Temporal Trek and see if timey wimey ness and our hazy memory can recall what is to come.

It's been a short part of the road but one that needed to be marked.

Dan Huckfield takes the reigns this week as "Dan Dan" discuss the first Season of Enterprise outside 'in-universe' chronology.

Did it break the 'Measure of a Dan' rule about Season 1's being bad?

Listen to find out.

The Intro and Outro Music is by Jim Hall find his work and others on freemusicarchive.org

Join Dan n Dan as we gleefully discuss the latest Star Trek release schedule 2022.

We delve into our hopes, fears, dreams for what is to come in ALL TREK ALL THE TIME!

Then ask is 'more content' sufficient to refer to a new era of Trek to be a "Golden Era"?

Where are the movies does Trek need them?

Is over-saturation a myth?

Will the rumoured Section 31, Starfleet Academy and the Khan mini-series happen?

The Two Dan's catch up after Christmas and New Year to talk about Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 3 to 7.

Choose To Live

All Is Possible

The Examples

Stormy Weather

...But To Connect

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Now we've escaped the clutches of the Vulcan grip on Human deep space flight and exploration, 

lets sit back and marvel at the achievements of the year 2151.

Technical innovation, 

First Contacts, 

Character Growth, 

Protocols and try to pick an MVP.

Not to mention some vital statistics.

Join Dan Hitch and Daniel Huckfield as we hope our old acquaintance not be forgot,

and we raise a cup of charm my dear to the hopes for 2152.

As 2021 draws to a close it appears there are some changes ahead for The Temporal Trek shows in 2022?

Dan Huckfield is the host this week as he asks a fundamental question that has the potential to shatter all of Trek.

But you'll have to listen to find out.

We also discuss S4 ep1 and 2 of Star Trek: Discovery with some light spoiler thoughts and opinions.

What? What just happened?

We appeared to have all systems nominal, no surges in the EPS grids, all was good to go.

Then, Kobayashi Maru... or should i say NO Kobayashi Maru.

DISCO Season 4 the latest season of Star Trek Discovery was pulled from International distribution, to be available to the US and Canadian markets only.

It baffled myself and guest host Daniel Huckfield of the Academic Trek Podcast we just needed to talk about it.

We also discuss:

Destination Star Trek London

Star Trek: Prodigy.

The Intro and Outro Music are by Jim Hall, check out his work on freemusicarchive.org

2021 marks 30 years since the passing of Gene Roddenberry, the Great Bird of the Galaxy.

Rightly we celebrate his great legacy in the creation of Star Trek, but his life was far from just about a 60s Sci-fi TV show, a story worthy of a Biopic you might say?

In the that vein who would you cast as Gene, who would you cast as Majel Barrett in a warts and all Biopic of the father of Trek?

A Big Thank You to those who provided some great suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

But I want more?

Get in touch and perhaps I'll read out your suggestions in a follow up to this episode.

The Temporal Trek Nexus Nights Podcast RETURNS!

After an albeit planned Summer break, I had a few temporal anomalies to contend with, so the show was delayed but its back.

And Whooo boy its a bumper episode.

Discussing so much Star Trek to come:

Discovery Season 4 Trailer.

Prodigy - Theme, Trailer and Casting announcements.

Picard Season 2

Strange New World

As well as:

Loving Lower Decks Season 2

SHATNER IN SPAAAAAACE!

Join me and Daniel Huckfield from Academic Trek as we deep dive our hopes dreams and concerns for the future of our favourite franchise.

The Intro and Outro Music is by Jim Hall, check out his work on FreeMusicArchive.org

When recording solo or with guests, tangents, conversations and mess ups occur.

Rather than lose these moments i thought it best to compile them... 

as it gives me a nice easy bit of episode content without doing much work.

;) Enjoy!

My Son watched all of Lower Decks - Twice!

I wanted to record opinions on this latest animated Trek from the mouth of a typical 8 year old boy.

Of course he loves the swearing and the dumb aliens.

A Trailer for Season 2 Star Trek: Picard dropped.

Here is my reaction and some good old fashioned speculation so far.

The Intro and Outro music is by Jim Hall on freemusicarchive.org.

Franchise Frappe is back!

This one was tricky but I hope you find it fun?

There are a lot of concepts I unfortunately left out in the editing but I would love to hear your ideas on how

the

"Star Trek Kelvin-verse could meet Community".

The Intro and Outro music is by Jim Hall from freemusicarchive.org

All Community clips and music are not my own and are used under the terms of fair use.

Exciting Trek News, yesterday, we had the official announcement of the voice cast behind the Star Trek Prodigy animated show.

Impressive strong casting and relatively unknown talent helming this new take on Trek.

Join me as I run down the list of actors and character bios and launch into some fun wild speculation.

What is your prediction based on what we now know?

I'd love to hear.

The Intro and Outro Music are by Jim Hall see his work on freemusicarchive.org

All clips are not my own work.

The News Music and background music was non copyrighted music from YouTube.

Episode 5 was the first Fan Fic Top Pick (FFTP) and in it I chose to Promote Gabi Stiene' fantastic artwork.

She was so kind to get in touch and provide written answers (as English is not her first language) 

to questions I had about her work and love of Trek.

Find her work at:

Twitter @DahkurArt

Instagram @gabistiene

FFTP is NOT an endorsement of this Podcast BY the artist,

but IS an endorsement BY this Podcast of the artist's work.

The Intro and Outro Music is by Jim Hall from freemusicarchive.org

A new segment this week - Memory Alpha Download or M.A.D for short.

This week I profile the details of a one-off character in the show and then look into the expanded history of the character in Memory Beta (the books etc).

I'm not a fan of the novels as they tend to lead to "some" in the community to gatekeep and I've witnessed a few new fans being shamed for not knowing the expanded details, which makes me MAD - so this segment is looking to point how silly the Beta material can get.

Let me know what you think and what Trek topics you'd like to hear profiled next.

The Intro and Outro music are by Jim Hall, check out his and other work at freemusicarchive.org. 

Welcome to the first Fan Fic Top Pick segment on Nexus Nights.

The FFTP segment is designed to celebrate the wonderful fan art creations of the Star Trek community.

This week I profile the amazing artwork of Passion Painter Gabi Stiene on Instagram and Twitter.

Insta: @Gabistiene or 

Twitter @DahkurArt

Her work is her own and not an endorsement of the Nexus Nights or Temporal Trek Podcasts, but is featured here as recommendation by a fan to fans.

The Intro and Outro Music are by Jim Hall all his music and others can be found on freemusicarchive.org.

Some intriguing leaked images have surfaced behind the scenes of the Star Trek Picard production for Season 2.

Picard in an alt time line?

Raffi and Seven on a Future Bus?

What could it all mean?

It might mean the first episode for the Temporal Trek main show AND a first retroactive episode too.

The intro and outro music The Dust Clears and Changes are the work of Jim Hall on freemusicarchive.org

All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect the opinions and thoughts of the rights holders of Star Trek.

Michael Dorn sent Twitter into a frenzy saying he could hear Starfleet call.

Turns out it was an ad for a Mobile Star Trek game, Star Trek: Legends.

Some fans were disappointed it wasn't the announcement of Worf' return on screen.

I'm more disappointed that its yet another combat focused Trek Mobile App game, 

so I ask, could we ever see a puzzle based problem solving game in the vein of co-operative Trekkie-like play on mobile? 

Let me know what you think.

The intro and outro music are the work of Jim Hall on freemusicarchive.org

The first episode is here to explain what 'Nexus Nights' is all about.

Get in contact, follow, subscribe and share on social media if you like what you hear.

The Intro and Outro Music, 'The Dust Clears' and 'Changes' used are by Jim Hall on freemusicarchive.org

The Trailer for The Temporal Trek Podcast: Nexus Nights.

A spin-off show from The Temporal Trek Podcast, providing extra content in-between the main show.

COMING SOON!