136: Star Trek Beyond - Mars Attacks!

Star Trek Beyond. This episode of Standard Orbit marks the beginning of Phase III, the NCC-1701-A, call it what you will but either way Ken and Zach are excited to take the conn and discuss the latest and greatest installment in the Kelvin Timeline...Star Trek Beyond! With 2016 marking the Star Trek franchise's golden anniversary, there was much anticipation for the third film in the newly christened Kelvin Timeline.  Following the divisive reaction to Star Trek Into Darkness and the troubled production history leading up to its follow-up, Star Trek Beyond had a lot to overcome. We are happy to report, it succeeded with flying colors! Now three years into their five year mission, where to we find our beloved crew? How did Justin Lin handle taking over the director's chair from J.J. Abrams? Has the villain-of-the-week code finally been cracked with Idris Elba's Krall? How did the passing of Leonard Nimoy influence the film? And where do we want to see the film series go next? Join us for our discussion of these questions...and BEYOND! HostsKen Tripp and Zach Moore FeatureWelcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:11) Initial Thoughts (00:01:56) Box Office (00:16:20) Stand Out Moments (00:21:30) Remembering Ambassador Spock (00:27:25) Krall (00:33:55) Jayla (00:43:36) Music (00:46:36) Final Thoughts, Looking Forward to Star Trek 4 (00:51:11) Thank You for Listening to Standard Orbit (00:56:42) ProductionC Bryan Jones (Executive Producer), Ken Tripp (Executive Producer), Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer), Charlene Schmiedt (Executive Producer), Zach Moore (Editor), Renee Roberts (Associate Producer), Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer), Aaron Harvey (Associate Producer), Richard Marquez (Production Manager)