Mar 4, 2018
Spock's World.
Vulcan: more than any other fictional world within the Star Trek
universe, this desert planet has captured the imaginations of Trek
fans since we caught our first glimpse of it in the Original Series
episode "Amok Time." We know a lot about Vulcans through Spock,
Sarek, and the handful of other Vulcans we have met in Trek over
the years, but what are the people of that world really like? What
is the history of that alien world, and how do they view us, the
illogical, emotional neighbors that might threaten their logical
view of the universe?
In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther are joined by Earl Grey's Justin Oser to talk about a beloved classic Trek novel, Spock's World. We discuss the two tracks the story follows, the nature of Vulcans, a series of Vulcan TED talks, the diversity of the Enterprise crew, the Enterprise's BBS, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
In the news segment, we talk about the recent announcement of a new TNG mirror universe comic that follows up on last year's Mirror Broken series.
News
Through the Mirror Announcement (00:03:53)
Feature: Spock's World
30 Years (00:06:24)
2 Books in 1 (00:09:52)
Vulcan: 1 Through 7 (00:19:05)
Vulcan TED Talkas (01:00:23)
Enterprise Online (01:23:50)
Ratings (01:29:55)
Final Thoughts (01:29:55)
Hosts
Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson
Guest
Justin Oser
Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive
Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive
Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala
(Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea
Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer)
Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)
Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate
Producer)