Spocklight: A Star Trek Podcast

The Spocklight crew are joined by Dave & Cathy from The Cinemile podcast to take a walk down to the Crossroads, as we re-evaluate the 2002 Britney Spears starring road movie that's overflowing with Star trek connections, chief amongst them, Zoe Saldana and Anson Mount. As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: X - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod BLUESKY - @spocklightpod.bsky.social FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff. You can find more information about The Cinemile at https://www.thecinemile.com/ Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com

Liam and Matt dissect Chris Pine's directorial debut, Poolman. We discuss where the film fits into the legacy of Noir movies, question why it was this film that Pine wanted to make for his debut, and seek to answer the age-old debate of who is the best Hollywood Chris. As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff. Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more on Instagram @stephentrumbleanimation

In this episode, Liam, Matt and Paul begin a potentially annual tradition of going round the table and talking about their favourite older film first-time-watches of 2024. As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff. Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production support

We're joined by Dave Corkery from the Award winning Cinemile podcast as we take on The Doomsday Machine from The Original Series. Dave grapples with the idea of being known as a Trekkie and tells us why this episode stuck out for him on his lockdown inspired epic mission to watch all of Star Trek from the beginning, Liam pays an emotional tribute to Commodore Matt Decker, Matt argues that the characters sympathetic handling of the villain of the piece represents the hope in the human spirit that Roddenberry's Utopian vision celebrates, and Paul celebrates William Shatner's performance and how his turn makes The Captain's actions believable. So why not join us for another grand adventure by listening now! As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff. You can find more information about The Cinemile at https://www.thecinemile.com/ Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com

The Spocklight crew take the Ecto-1 for a joy ride to nostalgia city as we reminisce over childhood's playing with Ghostbusters toys and discuss 'Russian About, Season 6, episode 8 of The Real Ghostbusters, guest starring Walter Koenig as Vladamir Maximov. We discuss why The Real Ghostbusters became Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters, and what this meant for the show itself, debate the future of the Ghostbusters franchise following the box office disappointment of Frozen Empire, and hear from our 5-year old Correspondent, Paul's Son, Theo, with their review of 'Russian About'. If you're all alone, pick up the phone, and listen to Spocklight! As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff. Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com

Five years after covering the first X-Men film on the podcast and with 'Deadpool & Wolverine' currently in Cinemas and lighting up the box office, we return to the franchise to discuss 2017 entry, Logan, with special Guest, Kobi Omenaka. We talk about Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart's performances in the film and how they clearly approached this film differently from other instalments in the series, find ourselves wowed by the brutal violence on display in this very R-rated entry, wonder if the seeming finality of this film will be effected by Jackman's return in 'Deadpool & Wolverine' (Disclaimer: We had not seen it prior to recording), and discuss the odd trajectory of the Wolverine film "trilogy". As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff. You can find Kobi @Kobestarr on X, while more information about Flixwatcher (including their scoreboard discussed in the show) can be found at https://flixwatcher.tv/ Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com

Following Liam's interview with Sonequa Martin-Green on the Pilot TV Podcast, The Spocklight crew reconvene to fully dissect the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery. We discuss Discovery's search for an identity over it's 5 Season run and whether we were happy with what it eventually settled on, analyse the additional scenes that were shot in the wake of the show's cancellation and ask whether they served their purpose to bring a sense of finality to the show and its characters successfully, and we compare the final season's handling of it's queer relationships in comparison to that of the latest season of Doctor Who. Listen now and let's fly together one last time. As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff. You can still hear Liam's Interview with Sonequa Martin-Green at https://podcasts.apple.com/zw/podcast/281-the-regime-the-cuckoo-and-baby-reindeer/id1435481214?i=1000651795804 Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com

We’re joined by Helen Sadler from the Flixwatcher podcast, to discuss the Indie Sci-Fi Horror sensation of 1997, Cube, starring Nicole de Boer, who essayed the role of Ezri Dax on Star trek: Deep Space Nine. We discuss the budget limitations of the film and if it would have been better suited to a short film treatment while also praising the innovations of the practical effects and sets, highlight the political relevance of the film today, and debate the potentially problematic character of Kazan. Get cubed and listen now. As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff. You can find Helen @TheCatFilmFan on X, while more information about Flixwatcher (including their scoreboard discussed in the show) can be found at https://flixwatcher.tv/ Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/ Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com