Episode 44: Fight the Future — Star Trek: Discovery Season Two

Glenn & Scott are back to discuss Star Trek: Discovery’s second season, including the show’s new old characters, its whirlwind tour of Original Series episodes & concepts, and the priorities of the show’s writers. How did the show shift its focus from the first season, and how do its plot developments impact the bumper crop of spinoff shows on the horizon? Scott has things to say about the finale; Glenn has things to say about character deaths.

Should you want bare-bones thoughts on the show without plot details, the traditional non-spoiler segment of the show ends at the 9:00 mark.

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Musical Selections:

• Star Trek: Discovery Main Title by Jeff Russo
• “Pike’s Punishment” from Star Trek, “The Cage” by Alexander Courage
• “Powersurge” from NFL Primetime by Ken Nelson and Jim Long of FirstCom Music
• Star Trek: Discovery End Title by Jeff Russo

But the music excerpted in this episode:

• Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 original score by Jeff Russo
• Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 original score by Jeff Russo
• Star Trek "The Cage" score by Alexander Courage
• FirstCom production music library

Episode 39: Are We Klingon, Or Are We Dancer? - Star Trek: Discovery Season One

Glenn and Scott are back with a somewhat belated discussion of the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. They discuss what worked for them and what didn’t, why the show went too fast and felt too slow, and whether anyone was buried. They each have opinions, and Scott thinks you should ignore one of them.

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Musical Selections:

• “I Can’t Dance” from Star Trek: Discovery, “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad” by Jeff Russo
• “Torchbearer” from Star Trek: Discovery, “The Vulcan Hello” by Jeff Russo
• “I Need You” from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by James Newton Howard
• “War Is Over” from Star Trek: Discovery, “Will You Take My Hand?” by Jeff Russo

Buy the music excerpted in this episode:

• Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 original score by Jeff Russo
• Star Trek: Discovery Season 1, Chapter 2 original score by Jeff Russo
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire original score by James Newton Howard

Episode 32: Blood and Screams and Funerals – Star Trek: Discovery

As Star Trek: Discovery brings Trek back to your TV screen, so too does it herald the return of The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular to the podcatcher of your choice. Glenn & Scott are back to discuss Discovery‘s two-part pilot, “The Vulcan Hello” and “Battle at the Binary Stars,” and a bevy of related issues. In the spoiler-free opening section, Scott tells a tale of his misbegotten youth…also they talk about the show. After that, SPOILERS abound as they break down Discovery‘s characters, plot, score, design aesthetic, and the surprising status of its eponymous starship.

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Musical selections:

• Star Trek: Discovery main title by Jeff Russo
• Star Trek: Discovery end credits by Jeff Russo
• “Title Theme” from Star Trek: The Animated Series by Ray Ellis
• “The Jedi Steps” from Star Wars: The Force Awakens by John Williams

Buy the music excerpted in this episode:

• Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 original score by Jeff Russo
• Star Trek 50th Anniversary Soundtrack Collection (contains Star Trek: The Animated Series score on Disc 2)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens score by John Williams