SPOILERS – The Star Trek Discovery S1.E3, and The Orville S1.E4 are discussed. This week answer our premier #askSpock about the lack of female leads in TOS. Jonathan Kuehlein joins us for a live fact check of our second episode. We discuss Blade Runner as an example of film noir. Star Trek Discovery’s premier set Canadian broadcast records. We take a deep dive into Discovery Episode 3: “Context is for Kings” and The Orville Episode 4: “If the Stars Should Appear”. Picks: Blade Runner 2049
Star Trek Discovery Poster by Aaron Harvey

Episode 5 Show Links:
- Blade Runner — Constructing a Future Noir
- ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Debuts To 9.6 Million Viewers, Record CBSAA Signups And Critical Praise
- STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Sets Audience Record in Canada
- Star Trek Discovery – “Context is for Kings” (USA) (Canada)
- Rehka Sharma – Battlestar Galactica, V
- @theRekhaSharma
- Anthony Rapp – Dazed & Confused, Rent, Road Trip
- Basidium
- According to Star Trek: Discovery, Starfleet still runs Microsoft Windows
- “If the Stars Should Appear” The Orville, S1 E4 (USA) (Canada)
- Mockingbird
- The Jem’Hadar
- Book of Henry
- Fatman on Batman
- The Starlost (1973) – Episode #9 Opening theme (DVD quality)
- Dr Who Series 10
- Harrison Ford Really Can’t Remember Ryan Gosling’s Name | The Graham Norton Show
- JPK Comics
- Jonathan Kuehlein
- The Dig
- Awake
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