831. Fire The Canon! Is Trek The Original MCU?

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The episode explores the origins of Star Trek as the original cinematic universe and its future history.

THIS VOYAGE, the Treksperts take a look at the incredible future history of Star Trek and explore its origins as the original cinematic universe in a deep dive into Trek cannon. Hosts: MARK A. ALTMAN (showrunner, Pandora; author, The Fifty-Year Mission) | DAREN DOCHTERMAN (Associate Producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Director's Edition) | ASHLEY E. MILLER (screenwriter, Thor, X-Men: First Class; showrunner, DOTA: Dragon's Blood)🎙️ LISTEN ON PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/inglorioustrekspertsApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/inglorious-treksperts📲 FOLLOW THE TREKSPERTS:All links: https://linktr.ee/trekspertsplusBlue Sky: @inglorioustrekspertsTwitter/X: @inglorioustrekInstagram/Threads: @inglorioustrekspertsFacebook: facebook.com/inglorioustrekspertsDiscord: https://discord.gg/7kgmJSExeh⭐ GO PREMIUM — TREKSPERTS+:Commercial-free episodes one week early + bonus content: https://trekspertsplus.com📚 THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION by Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross — the definitive Star Trek history, available in hardcover, paperback, digital, and audio from St. Martin's Press."Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" — Los Angeles Times

People in this episode

Hosts: MARK A. ALTMAN, DAREN DOCHTERMAN, ASHLEY E. MILLER

Topics covered

• Star Trek
• cinematic universe
• Trek canon
• future history
• film analysis

Keywords

• Star Trek
• cinematic universe
• Trek canon
• Mark A. Altman
• Daren Dochterman
• Ashley E. Miller

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Treksperts Podcast Network, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, St. Martin's Press

Books & works: The Fifty-Year Mission

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