May 19, 2020

An All Access Pike

An All Access Pike

On the sci-fi edition, Thomas looks at A Strange New Star Trek series,  The Mandalorian gets a Fett and a few new actors and we remember Fredd Willard,Jerry Stiller and Little Richard. All that and more on this edition of Multiverse Tonight!

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Tonight! Pike rides again! The Mandalorian gets some new actors and we remember two funny men. All that and more on this scifi edition of Multiverse Tonight!


Welcome to episode 76 of Multiverse Tonight. 

Things are going okay here in Kansas. Restrictions are starting to lift a little bit, but frankly not enough people are wearing masks. People, until we have a vaccine or a cure for this, we need to ensure that we don’t spread anything around. Anyway, I’d like to give a shout out to the guys over at Pop Goes The Culture. They are allowing me to boost the signal so to speak and get out in front of more people. So, thanks guys. Now let’s get to the news.


Star Trek

The adventures of Anson Mount’s Captain Pike won’t end with season two of Discovery. CBS All Access has announced that it has ordered Star Trek Strange new worlds straight to series. The new show will follow Pike and the crew of the Enterprise in the decade before Kirk takes the reigns. Returning will be Anson Mount of course as Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Una aka Number One and Ethan Peck as Mr. Spock.  Akiva Goldsman will be writing the series premiere based on a story he co wrote with Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet. Goldsman, Kurtzman and Lumet will serve as the main executive producers with Henry Alonso Myers, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth also as executive producers and . Aaron Baiers, Akela Cooper, and Davy Perez as co-executive producers. Akiva Goldsman in a statement said quote “This is a dream come true, literally,” said  Goldsman. “I have imagined myself on the bridge of the Enterprise since the early 1970s. I’m honored to be a part of this continuing journey along with Alex, Henry and the fine folks at CBS. unquote This makes the fifth new Star trek series, joining Discovery, Picard, Short Treks and Lower Decks. There are a couple more still in development including a Nickelodeon series and a Section 31 series.




CBS All Access will be getting a makeover with a new name. In a first quarter earnings call with investors, ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish said that the rebranding will happen quote “as soon as [CBS All Access] expands to incorporate more of the company’s cable brands and library programming.'' The streaming service already incorporates content from CBS and Paramount, but soon the service will bring in content from ViacomCBS’ cable brands like Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, BET, Smithsonian, MTV and Paramount Network. No definitive details on when a name change might be affected. Or when more Trek content is coming? Where is that Lower Decks series!


There has been now specific word on when the show will arrive and in an interview with Inverse dot com Show runner Mike McMahan said that quote “I can’t give you a specific answer on when that’s coming out,” “but we’re still working on it and we’re on track for when we have planned, which is this year.” unquote. Well I guess that’s something. While we wait, Check out his other new show, Solar Opposites on Hulu.


A Star Trek Voyager novel is coming out this October.  In “To Lose The Earth '', quote "As the crew of the Full Circle fleet works to determine the fate of their lost ship, the Galen, a struggle for survival begins at the far edge of the galaxy. New revelations about Species 001, the race that built the biodomes that first drew the fleet to investigate planet DK-1116, force Admiral Kathryn Janeway to risk everything to learn the truth." unquote The book is written by Kirsten Beyer.


Patrick Stewarty is echoing the hope for more Next Generation cast appearances in future episodes of Picard telling Gold Derby quote "In meetings when we talked about bringing in members of The Next Generation crew, that was one of the things I was most passionate about, which was not only should Picard have changed during the 18 years that had passed, but the same has to be applied to Counselor Troi, to Commander Riker, to whoever it is," he says. "And by the way, I am very hopeful we will see more of The Next Generation crew before we say goodbye to Picard. And that is just what they did, and there is no better example than the episode."


Star Trek Online has announced the Year of the Klingon with a new major multipart 2411 story focused on the Klingons. Existing Klingon content will also be getting a much needed overhaul. In a post on the STO website quote "[A]s part of this long-planned, face-of-the-game changing story, we’re taking a little time to focus on our most honorable allies. We love our Klingon content – who doesn’t love a story that involves descending into Grethor and fighting a god? – but a lot of it is old, and doesn’t contain the technical improvements we’ve made to the game over the years. So we’re spending time and resources to give these pieces of content visual and gameplay facelifts. Over the next twelve months (maybe more), you’ll see new Klingon character models for some of our classic characters like J’Mpok, updated skins for the classic Klingon ships like the Bird of Prey, new environments and cutscenes to refresh this old but beloved content." unquote 




Star  Wars


Happy Anniversary to the Empire Strike Back! The arguably best part of the original trilogy turns 40 this week. It opened in theaters on May 21, 1980. Made on a budget of 18 million dollars, it went on to gross 547.9 million by the end of it’s run. It was rereleased with a Special Edition back in 1997.


The Mandalorian will have a visit from the original man in the Mandalorian armor, Boba Fett. The bounty hunter will be making an appearance in the second season of the hit Disney Plus series. Boba will be played by Temuera Morrison who portrayed Jango Fett in Attack of the Clones.


Also reportedly cast for season two is Katee Sackoff. According to Slash Film dot com, Katee will be appearing as Mandalorian leader Bo-Katan Kryze, who Katee has voiced in both the Clone Wars and Rebels animated series. According to the site, Sackhoff and Lucasfilm are keeping the news under wraps. Also cast is actor Timothy Olyphant. His character is unknown at this time. 


Dave Filoni will be returning to the directors chair for the Mandalorians second season, Filoni, who also serves as executive producer directed the first and fifth episodes of the first season will be directing just one this season. Speaking with Deadline he said quote "I just did one episode this coming season," "I’m really excited about it, I wrote it and directed it, so you know, that’ll be a fun thing for me, and I’ve been learning from Jon [Favreau]. He’s a great mentor. You know, to be in that situation in a live-action show with someone like him and a fantastic team of people, it’s a really fortunate place for me to land because you’re with people that can really help you and realize the things that you’re trying to do story-wise." unquote


Geek

CBS has picked up the Silence of The Lambs sequel series Clarice, Clarice will follow Agent Starling, six months after the events of the movie have taken place. Here’s what the official press release says quote "CLARICE, from acclaimed executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, and starring Rebecca Breeds (“Pretty Little Liars”) in the title role, is a deep dive into the untold personal story of brilliant and vulnerable FBI Agent Clarice Starling as she returns to the field in 1993, six months after the events of “The Silence of the Lambs.” Kal Penn, Nick Sandow, Michael Cudlitz, Lucca De Oliveira and Devyn A. Tyler also star. Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet and Heather Kadin are executive producers for MGM Television and CBS Television Studios in association with Secret Hideout. Aaron Baiers is a co-executive producer." unquote Not the first time the Hannibal story events have been touched upon, NBC did Hannibal, which took place in and around the events of the first novel in the Hannibal series Red Dragon.


Stephen King’s 2014 novel Revival will be getting a big screen adaptation from Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy, the guys behind last year's Doctor Sleep adaptation. Flanagan is writing the script and might possibly direct. The novel centers around the relationship between a heroin addicted musician and a dubious minister with an unknown agenda.


Jerry Bruckheimer is bringing back National treasure, this time for tv. If it’s given a go it would go to Disney Plus. Mr. Bruckheimer told Collider quote "We’re certainly working on one [National Treasure] for streaming and we're working on one for the big screen. Hopefully, they’ll both come together and we’ll bring you another National Treasure, but they’re both very active. … The one for Disney+ is a much younger cast. It’s the same concept but a young cast. The one for theatrical would be the same cast," unquote He went on to tell Collier that the pilot script and season outline have been presented to Disney Plus. So it sounds like no Nick Cage. Either this is a prequel or a total reimagining.


A Disney Plus series based on the Percy Jackson series of books is currently in the early stages of development according to author Rick Riordan. IN a  statement he said quote 



Unquote Hopefully this will have a better reception than the movie got.


Disney Plus is moving around the release dates for some movies. Avengers Infinity War is coming to the service on June 26th, Solo A Star Wars Story is comin on July 10th and Ant-Man and the Wasp will debut on Disney Plus on August 14th. 


Now to something everyone wants to see, Disney Plus announced that a filmed production of Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton will hit the streamer on July 3rd, over a year before it was slated to be released to theaters. In a statement Mister Miranda said quote “I’m so proud of how beautifully Tommy Kail has brought ‘Hamilton’ to the screen. He’s given everyone who watches this film the best seat in the house,” Miranda said in a statement. “I’m so grateful to Disney and Disney Plus for reimagining and moving up our release to July 4 weekend of this year, in light of the world turning upside down. I’m so grateful to all the fans who asked for this, and I’m so glad that we’re able to make it happen. I’m so proud of this show. I can’t wait for you to see it.” Disney paid 75 million for the rights to the filmed rendition and there are still plans for a fully produced big screen version, but that’s not in the immediate future. 


Now let’s close out this podcast remembering those who have left us in the past couple of weeks or so. First off, Fredd Willard passed away on May fifteenth. From natural causes. Fred was popular for acting as an affable but goofy character; he has more than three hundred eleven acting credits to his name. Appearing in everything from tv shows like Get Smart, Laverne & Shirley, Fernwood tonight, America 2-Night, The Love Boat, Fame, Married with Children, Roseanne, Sister Sister, Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman, Mad About You, Hercules, The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy,Modern Family and many many more, his last tv role will be in the series Space Force. He starred in such films as  Silver Streak, Fun With Dick And Jane, This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Idle Hands, Austin Powers the Spy who Shagged Me, Best In show for which he was nominated for five awards ,winning two, A Mighty Wind, Anchorman the Legend of Ron Burgundy, Wall-E, Mascots and many more, his final film role in 2018’s The Bobby Roberts Project. He is survived by his Daughter and grandson, He was 86 years old.



We also remember Jerry Stiller,Comic and Father of Ben Stiller. He was half of the husband and wife comedy team of Stiller and Meara and portrayed Frank Costanza’s dad on Seinfield and the dad on the King of Queens. He also acted in his son’s films Zoolander, Zoolander 2 and The Heartbreak Kid, he died of natural causes at the age of 92.


We also lost Little Richard, one of the pioneers of rock and roll. Little Richard came to prominence in 1956 with Tutti Frutti and followed that up with songs like Long Tall Sally, Rip It Up, Lucille and Good Golly Miss Molly. Born Richard Wayne Penniman on December fifth 1932, in Macon Georgia, he became a teen idol. In 1986 he became one of the first ten inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and won a lifetime achievement Award at the 1993 Grammys. MST3k fans will best remember him for his appearance in the Catalina Caper episode. Little Richard passed away from bone cancer in Nashville Tennessee, he was 87.



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