Posts Tagged ‘star trek’



Legendary science fiction author Alan Dean Foster joins me to talk about his time in the world of Star Trek adapting the animated series into prose, bringing Power Records stories to life, and developing the story for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. PLUS – we’ll spend some time in a galaxy far, far away to talk about ghost writing the original Star Wars novelization, writing the follow-up adventure Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, and I’ll get Alan’s thoughts on the latest Star Wars sequels!
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Alan’s website
Alan Dean Foster Fan Page on Facebook

Stuff you heard on the show:
Order Marc Cushman’s Star Trek books from Jacobs/Brown Media Group
IndyCast 300th episode round table
Comic Book Central official YouTube channel


Date: September 24, 2020







Actor Greg Ellis drops by to talk about his new podcast The Respondent, his roles in epics like Titanic and Pirates of the Caribbean, soaring through the stars in Star Trek, and his incredible body of voiceover work, including his latest – Mr. Mind in DC Lego Shazam!

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Date: August 6, 2020







Is there a doctor in the Lair? Yes! This week, I’m talkin’ Trek with the doc from Star Trek: Voyager, Robert Picardo! Celebrate the silver anniversary of Voyager as we look back on the series. PLUS, Robert reminisces about his time visiting Smallville and voicing comic characters, tells the story of how he almost became a doctor for real, and gives his thoughts on Star Trek: Picard!
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Robert’s official website
Robert’s YouTube channel
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Stuff you heard on the show:
Comic Book Central official YouTube channel
My interview on the Talk2Q Radio Show


Date: July 25, 2020







Celebrate 40 years of the feature film Popeye with the Hollywood legend who brought Wimpy to life, Paul Dooley! Join us as we talk about the iconic sailor man, Electric Company, cartooning, Slap Shot, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Strange Brew, Sixteen Candles, and much, much MORE!
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Stuff you heard on the show:
Popeye official website
The IndyCast
Ethen Beavers’ website for original art and commissions


Date: April 18, 2020







Warp speed ahead with legendary sci-fi writer Dorothy “D. C.” Fontana! Dorothy talks about working with Gene Roddenberry on both the original and animated Star Trek series, developing the history of Spock, and we even get to chat about The Six Million Dollar Man!
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Date: January 19, 2019







Talkin’ Trek this week as author Marc Cushman returns to the Lair to chat about his Star Trek behind-the-scenes books, “These Are The Voyages…”. You’ll learn all about post-original series years, get animated with the Filmation series, and discover the secret Gene Roddenberry took to his grave that he hid from Leonard Nimoy!
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Marc Cushman online

Buy Marc’s books from Jacobs Brown Media Group


Date: January 12, 2019






Get ready to blast off with the helmsman from The Orville – Scott Grimes! Scott joins me to talk about working with Orville creator Seth MacFarlane on the hit Fox sci-fi series as well as Family Guy, and American Dad. PLUS – find out if the actor/musician would rather be a movie star…or a rock star!
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Band From TV


Date: December 22, 2018







Concluding my adventure at the Cincinnati Comic Expo with a trip to the 24th century to talk with Star Trek: The Next Generation’s LeVar Burton! You’ll hear LeVar’s reaction to Patrick Stewart’s return to Trek, plus a look back at 35 years of Reading Rainbow and LeVar’s latest literary venture – LeVar Burton Kids!
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Cincinnati Comic Expo
LeVar Burton Kids
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Jon Pinto Art


Date: October 13, 2018







Mego is back and on Comic Book Central! The greatest toy line of all time has returned and I’ve got the Mego meeting of the minds with the man behind Mego, Marty Abrams, Paul Clarke (Dr. Mego), and curator of the Mego Museum, Brian Heiler! It’s the retro roundtable you’ll hear ONLY on Comic Book Central!
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Mego online
Mego Museum
Dr. Mego
Mego at Target

Stuff you heard on the show:

Cincinnati Comic Expo
Time Shifters Podcast
Ed Gosney’s blog


Date: September 22, 2018







This week, I’m talking with actress Brenda Strong about Indiana Jones, Spaceballs, Star Trek, Shatner, and her role as Lillian Luthor on Supergirl!
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Date: January 20, 2018






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