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Now that JJ Abrams Star Trek has opened and other mega-blockbusters begin to grab headlines, one would think that Trek fans have quietly retired from the recent internet frenzy of fan discussion. Not so, says David Ivy of Trekcast.com, a Las Vegas based podcast that discusses Star Trek and science-fiction twice a week. “It’s a party all the time.”
Ivy and his wife Alicia decided to resuscitate his dormant podcast November of last year, two months after Las Vegas’ Star Trek: The Experience closed. They had moved to Vegas in August and experienced the joy and despair of the Experience closing. Wanting to maintain the friendships made in that time, Ivy invited Quark’s bartender Darren Benjamin to join him on a weekly podcast. Thinking he was merely tapping Benjamin’s tremendous knowledge of all things Trek, Ivy was delighted by the sci-fi mixer’s enthusiasm and support. “He’s amazing. He pushes the show all the time.”
A large network of Trek and Experience fans and anticipation for the new film provided a base for the podcast that is vocal and growing. “It was perfect timing,” says Ivy. The movie created or restored interest, got fans to watch and re-watch old episodes of the franchise’s various series and realize “they totally forgot that they liked them.” Ivy sees incredible excitement for Star Trek. “I can’t wait for the convention this summer, to see what has changed,” he says, referring to the popular Las Vegas Star Trek Convention, coming this August.
Two sessions a week, plus episode commentary casts available for subscribers and the occasional celebrity interview attract several thousand hits a week. Jerad Formby, a former Experience alien cast member blogs twice a week on the Trekcast website, and is rapidly developing his own following with his passionate and articulate posts on Trek and science-fiction in general. “Jerad thinks different from all of us,” Ivy laughs. “It’s just a matter of time before someone picks him up to do this for real.”
So check out Trekcast.com, and join the party.
Comments
Very informative, good news!
Well done. That's a lot of information to ppack into a small space. Very enjoyable read. I'm going to track those podcasts down now.
I enjoyed the info. Podcasting the Experience and relating the old and new Trek is great!
I'll definately check it out.
I love this podcast! Great to see it's getting some news coverage.
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