Redshirt Cinema Club – Details, episodes & analysis

Rogue Time Lord Rob continues his daring journey across time and space (or more accurately: through Dr Who, chronologically) by showing bewildered human companion Dave perhaps our favourite single episode of the whole show - the David Tennant-starring 'Midnight'.

How will Dave take to having a new Doctor in the Tardis? Will he understand JUST HOW GOOD THIS EPISODE IS? And will it make Dave a Whovian? Let's find out!

SPECIAL NOTICE - we have our first ever Patreon-only bonus episode arriving this week on Wednesday 18th September, where we'll be watching the first appearance of the weeping angels in 'Blink'!

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We'd love for you to watch along with us - here's what the schedule looks like:

Dr Who

Rose / Dalek - 9/9/24

Midnight - 16/9/24

Blink - 18/9/24 (Commander tier exclusive)

The Time of Angels / Flesh & Stone - 23/9/24

Heaven Sent - 30/9/24

Silence in the Library / Forest Of The Dead - 2/10/24 (Commander tier exclusive)

Spyfall Parts One and Two - 7/10/24

...followed by the Alien series starting on October the 14th!

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It's Dave's turn! After three months of forcing Rob to watch Star Trek the eye of fandom turns on our former captain - it's time to show Dave some Doctor Who. We're starting this week with two episodes from the Christoper Eccleston era - 'Rose' and 'Dalek'. It's a big leap from cutting edge sci-fi cinema to Saturday nights on the BBC in 2005, so can this most iconic of British institutions win a new fan? Can we make Dave a Whovian? Let's find out!

Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub to receive two bonus episodes every month as well as our newsletter, The Civilian Observer.

You can also follow us at x.com/redshirtcinema, and get in touch at redshirtcinemaclub@gmail.com.

We'd love for you to watch along with us - here's what the schedule looks like:

Dr Who

Rose / Dalek - 9/9/24

Midnight - 16/9/24

Blink - 18/9/24 (Commander tier exclusive)

The Time of Angels / Flesh & Stone - 23/9/24

Heaven Sent - 30/9/24

Silence in the Library / Forest Of The Dead - 2/10/24 (Commander tier exclusive)

Spyfall Parts One and Two - 7/10/24

...followed by the Alien series starting on October the 14th!

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An era is over as we've reached the end of the original cast-only films, so in this bonus mid-week episode of Redshirt Cinema Club we give our full scientific ranking of the first six (6) Star Trek movies. Is there a surprise in store for the odd and even orthodoxy?

Also in this episode, as massive and unashamed fans of The Next Generation, Nath and Dave give Rob a crash course in what to expect from the new crew ahead of watching their big-screen adventures, and we have our first bit of Redshirt Cinema Club mailbag.

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture 10/6/24

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 17/6/24

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 24/6/24

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1/7/24

Star Trek V: Final Frontier 8/7/24

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country15/7/24

Bonus Episode - Original Cast Star Trek Films Ranked

Star Trek Generations 22/7/24

Star Trek: First Contact 29/7/24

Star Trek: Insurrection 5/8/24

Star Trek: Nemesis 12/8/24

Star Trek 19/8/24

Star Trek Into Darkness 26/8/24

Star Trek Beyond 2/9/24

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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country sees the return of Nicholas Meyer to the director's chair, and marks the first film without a cast member at the wheel since The Wrath of Khan!

Has Kirk shouted "Klingon bastard!" for the last time? Has Spock finally found his protégé? It's possible Meyer is a Shakespeare fan... but is Rob a Star Trek fan yet? Listen to find out...

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We'd love for you to watch along with us - here's what the schedule looks like:

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 10/6/24

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 17/6/24

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 24/6/24

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1/7/24

Star Trek V: Final Frontier 8/7/24

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country15/7/24

Star Trek Generations 22/7/24

Star Trek: First Contact 29/7/24

Star Trek: Insurrection 5/8/24

Star Trek: Nemesis 12/8/24

Star Trek 19/8/24

Star Trek Into Darkness 26/8/24

Star Trek Beyond 2/9/24

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Not content with the leading role in every Star Trek thing ever, William Shatner takes a seat in both the captain's and the director's chair for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

So how will Shatner's Trek directorial debut compare to what's come before? If you guessed 'More unicorns, Uhura takes her clothes off, and Spock shoots God in the face?' - my word you're good, which is more than we can say for the actual movie. OR IS IT? Perhaps watching The Final Frontier as the next step on our Trek trek lends it enough context as to soften our hearts. Is Rob a Star Trek fan yet? Listen to find out…

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We'd love for you to watch along with us - here's what the schedule looks like:

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 10/6/24

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 17/6/24

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 24/6/24

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1/7/24

Star Trek V: Final Frontier 8/7/24

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country15/7/24

Star Trek Generations 22/7/24

Star Trek: First Contact 29/7/24

Star Trek: Insurrection 5/8/24

Star Trek: Nemesis 12/8/24

Star Trek 19/8/24

Star Trek Into Darkness 26/8/24

Star Trek Beyond 2/9/24

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Join Rob, Nath, and Dave as they discuss this week’s film, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

The reunited crew of the Enterprise travel back in time to THE PRESENT to find a pair of whales in this, the actual best Star Trek movie so far. Probably. Join us on a time travel adventure full of insanely quotable lines, environmental anxiety, and all the sound and colour of 1986. Is Rob a Star Trek fan yet? Let's find out…

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We'd love for you to watch along with us - here's what the schedule looks like:

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 10/6/24

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 17/6/24

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 24/6/24

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1/7/24

Star Trek V: Final Frontier 8/7/24

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country15/7/24

Star Trek Generations 22/7/24

Star Trek: First Contact 29/7/24

Star Trek: Insurrection 5/8/24

Star Trek: Nemesis 12/8/24

Star Trek 19/8/24

Star Trek Into Darkness 26/8/24

Star Trek Beyond 2/9/24

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Join Rob, Nath, and Dave as they discuss this week’s film, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock.

As the 10-tonne clues dropped at the end of Khan suggested, there’s a chance our favourite Vulcan isn’t dead. NO ONE IS MORE SHOCKED THAN US. Picking up immediately after the events of the previous film, and including hammy Klingons, weird alien hand sex, and a classic Trek fight among plastic rocks, will this be the movie that turns Rob into a Star Trek fan? Listen to find out…

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We'd love for you to watch along with us - here's what the schedule looks like:

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 10/6/24

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 17/6/24

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 24/6/24

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1/7/24

Star Trek V: Final Frontier 8/7/24

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country15/7/24

Star Trek Generations 22/7/24

Star Trek: First Contact 29/7/24

Star Trek: Insurrection 5/8/24

Star Trek: Nemesis 12/8/24

Star Trek 19/8/24

Star Trek Into Darkness 26/8/24

Star Trek Beyond 2/9/24

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Join the Redshirt Cinema Club as we discuss this week's film - Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture might have been slightly rubbish but, powered by the love of the fans, it earned enough money to defy critics and turn a profit. And so Paramount greenlit a sequel - Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan.

What will Rob make of this more classic take on Trek? Will the team ever recover from Ricardo Montalbán's astonishing pecs? And will the childhood trauma of Khan's brain eels have faded by the time you're 43 (spoilers: Nath says no)? We'll be answering these and literally several other questions in this episode.

Is Rob a Star Trek fan yet? Listen to find out…

Join the Redshirt Cinema Club!

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We'd love for you to watch along with us - here's what the schedule looks like:

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 10/6/24

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 17/6/24

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 24/6/24

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1/7/24

Star Trek V: Final Frontier 8/7/24

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country15/7/24

Star Trek Generations 22/7/24

Star Trek: First Contact 29/7/24

Star Trek: Insurrection 5/8/24

Star Trek: Nemesis 12/8/24

Star Trek 19/8/24

Star Trek Into Darkness 26/8/24

Star Trek Beyond 2/9/24

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It’s December 1979 and, after a decade of hoping, waiting, and campaigning, your favourite science-fiction series - perhaps the most influential of all time - is finally making a triumphant comeback on the big screen. Star Trek: The Motion Picture is here.

What will Rob make of his first ever Star Trek film? To find out, our three hosts discuss Star Trek: The Motion Picture in depth, and ask Rob for his verdict in the form of a Warp score. Rob also gives his sci-fi recommendations based on the film, and Nath sets the scene for next week’s movie.

Is Rob a Star Trek fan yet? Listen to find out…

Join the Redshirt Cinema Club!

Follow us at x.com/redshirtcinema

Get in touch at redshirtcinemaclub@gmail.com

We'd love for you to watch along with us - here's what the schedule looks like:

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 10/6/24

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 17/6/24

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 24/6/24

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1/7/24

Star Trek V: Final Frontier 8/7/24

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country15/7/24

Star Trek Generations 22/7/24

Star Trek: First Contact 29/7/24

Star Trek: Insurrection 5/8/24

Star Trek: Nemesis 12/8/24

Star Trek 19/8/24

Star Trek Into Darkness 26/8/24

Star Trek Beyond 2/9/24

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In the very first episode of Redshirt Cinema Club, hosts Dave and Nath explain why it’s so baffling to them that Rob has never seen Star Trek and what they plan to do about it (spoilers: it’s to make a podcast about watching Star Trek). We quiz Rob to gauge his starting level of Trek knowledge, and then give him the chance to talk about his favourite non-Trek science fiction. Finally, we set the scene for our first movie - Star Trek: The Motion Picture. 

Episode 2, featuring our discussion of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, is available now.

Follow us at x.com/redshirtcinema

Get in touch at redshirtcinemaclub@gmail.com

We'd love for you to watch along with us - here's what the schedule looks like:

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 10/6/24

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 17/6/24

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 24/6/24

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1/7/24

Star Trek V: Final Frontier 8/7/24

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country15/7/24

Star Trek Generations 22/7/24

Star Trek: First Contact 29/7/24

Star Trek: Insurrection 5/8/24

Star Trek: Nemesis 12/8/24

Star Trek 19/8/24

Star Trek Into Darkness 26/8/24

Star Trek Beyond 2/9/24

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