In this one we speak with the author and Star Trek fan Mike Chen about his fandom experience.
Topics
- Star Trek Wars
- Secret Fan Fiction
- The Dog of War comic
- Watching the TOS movies more than TOS
- The first Star Trek
- First Contact accelerated his embracing of the fandom
- The Holy Trinity: Star Trek, Star Wars, and Doctor Who
- A brief mention of the Star Wars Holiday Special (Apologies to all)
- Some disappearing streaming episodes
- “The Home of All Star Trek” that is not
- Mike would find a nebula with that coffee in it
- Tee shirt collections
- 80’s Cool Kids had painted back panels on denim jackets
- Your host does the “Risk is our Business” speech from TOS
- Convention experiences
- An article on the Star Trek Experience Wedding Packages
- A brief diversion on anime: Subs vs Dubs
- One of Mike’s biggest regrets
- A quick appreciation of Downton Abbey
- The benefits of the streaming economy and how it has affected storytelling
- Sisko doesn’t really get to have fun that much
- Space Corgis
- Mike shares the greatest thing he ever wrote, in his opinion
- My guest thinks Picard S3 is one of the most amazing things
- Praise for Star Trek: Resurgence
- The power of Kate Mulgrew reading the Janeway autobiography
- Prodigy as the gateway to the Trek fandom
- Kids have to wait for new episodes
- Title Awarded: Starboard Nacelle Watch Officer on the USS San Jose
- From the Bonus Material
- A little on NHL Hockey
- William Karlsson’s drunk speech while the PR lady has a fit
- Chatting about video games
- Eve Online
- Mike talks about why he didn’t like Star Trek Online
- Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
- Naturalistic Sci-Fi
- What about the kids on the ship?
Episodes Discussed
- Lower Decks TNG S7E15
- Take Me Out to the Holosuite DS9 S7E04
- Imposters PIC S3E05
- Blink of an Eye VOY S6E12
- The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway (Audiobook)
- Lost & Found PRO S1E01 & E02
- Data’s Day TNG S4E11
Connect
- Mike is on X/Twitter here
- He is also on Blue Sky
- Instagram is here
- His website is MikeChenBooks
- Find Mike’s work on Amazon here
Support
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Acknowledgements
Would you like to write some Kobayashi Maru lightning round questions? If you’d like to submit some for possible inclusion on the show, you can send me a message via Twitter or email me. I give some suggestions on good questions here.
Portions of the Kobayashi Maru Lightning Round questions in this episode were written by listener Peter Wolchak.
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