The Nexus #87 - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Added 2023-11-17 11:00:03 +0000 UTCOn this month's special edition of The Nexus, we're chatting about the totally great and completely underrated Star Trek III: The Search for Spock!
Is there any question that this is the best movie Leonard Nimoy ever directed? How great is Christopher Lloyd, also serving as the villain on this month's Animation Damnation btw, playing the dastardly Klingon, Kruge? How frequently is Dr. McCoy going back to that sleazy bar? Why couldn't we get more Uhura in this one? And how many times does Andrew reference having read the (totally awesome!) novel, "Sarek"?
The Nexus is a WHM podcast where the guys futilely go through two Star Trek series at the same time. Thank you so much for continuing to support our family of shows—we couldn't do it without you! We know you have lots of options for podz and we're super-stoked you chose to spend some time with us—thanks again!
Cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.
Comments
Combat vet here; that “scepter” he’s carrying around is actually called a “swagger stick” in the military and you rarely see them actually carried by COs since WWII.
Kahless
2024-09-23 05:10:16 +0000 UTCI'm glad you guys acknowledge Kirk's bisexuality.
Rhea
2024-01-09 00:24:12 +0000 UTCIn ALL the TJ Hooker references you guys were making, hoe did you forgot about Michael Rapaport's character in True Romance auditioning for a TJ-H reboot? And Clarence Worley asking him if he got to "meet Captain Kirk?"
Doug Hood
2023-12-24 21:07:58 +0000 UTCI watched five minutes of that night court reboot and turned it off.
Mark D Myers
2023-11-29 01:21:25 +0000 UTCI'm gunna put Andrew's dates on my car. When people ask, "oh was that a friend of yours? I'm sorry for your loss," I'll say, "I knew next to nothing about him except that he mocked the scene of Giovanni Ribisi dying in Saving Private Ryan when he was a kid. I gave him $8/month and listened to him talk for thousands of hours." I think it'll spark some interesting conversation.
Smaug
2023-11-21 16:12:57 +0000 UTCHe was on vacation in Paris when we recorded this, so yeah, he's fine. - Andrew
We Hate Movies
2023-11-20 15:38:49 +0000 UTCTorpedo Steven is best Steven
Chris Tobias
2023-11-18 19:52:13 +0000 UTCI love that thanks to Chris, the WHM incarnation of the Enterprise is canonically awash with Deftones songs
Jack
2023-11-18 16:33:24 +0000 UTCHope Steve is okay! Thanks for another great episode
Brian Everett
2023-11-18 15:07:18 +0000 UTCIs this the happiest version of Eric that Felipe has ever drawn? Happiest version Steve too, I guess.
Jason
2023-11-18 13:42:44 +0000 UTCBrisco County Jr reboot would 100% be something I'd watch. Such an underrated show.
2bithacker
2023-11-18 09:35:32 +0000 UTCWinona Ryder is 2009 Amanda!
Andrew Dean
2023-11-18 07:41:32 +0000 UTCLloydvember!
johnny stocker
2023-11-18 01:07:05 +0000 UTCI am just weighing in on the scotty line about the wagon bc I like this saying. Here's one famous example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-RfHC91Ewc Stephen King has used a variant of it a few times, something like (his words not mine): "and if my grandmother had a dick, she'd be my grandfather." I always have taken it (esp his variant) as being about the pointlessness of "if only" statements, like "if only I got out of that stock earlier, I wouldn't have gone bankrupt!!" I have no clue what Scotty means in this context.
Ed Dougherty
2023-11-17 21:53:31 +0000 UTCI wanna know how many dozens of takes of “That Klingon Bastard killed my son!” there were.
Albert C
2023-11-17 21:18:59 +0000 UTCI believe Lloyd's coat is meant to look like a jinbaori, which were these sleeveless overcoats worn by samurai. The overall shape design of post-TOS Klingon garb has a strong samurai vibe to it, presumably to lean into the "honorable warrior" bit they retooled them into.
John Edwards
2023-11-17 19:49:43 +0000 UTCCan I just say between Batman Begins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and now blessed with an unhinged Doc Brown in prosthetic forehead makeup this is an awesome lineup to listen to. Thank you guys for doing the Lord's work and making sure I have enough episodes on my phone to listen to while I drive during the holidays. RIP Steve, encased in a tube and shot out into the void, like he always wanted.
Daniel Garcia
2023-11-17 16:58:27 +0000 UTC🤘!!!
Matt Doenges
2023-11-17 16:26:13 +0000 UTCThey did cast a sexy Amanda! They cast Mia Kirshner as Amanda Grayson in the new Treks (SNW and Discovery).
Matt Nelson
2023-11-17 16:06:51 +0000 UTCAlso, Deforest Kelly is kingsized in this. His delivery after "My God Bones, what have I done?" Is possibly the best delivery in all of Trek
James C Harris
2023-11-17 14:26:27 +0000 UTCThis is one of my least fave of these Nimoy ones. I prefer the Voyage Home personally
James C Harris
2023-11-17 14:21:43 +0000 UTCChekov here being a real shame pig wearing that insane Dutch boy collared shirt. The only things that would make the ensemble complete are knickerbockers and buckled shoes.
TDB
2023-11-17 14:18:27 +0000 UTCLooks like Steve! Has had! Enough of...YOU! Banger of a week, Haters.
MarkNM
2023-11-17 13:52:13 +0000 UTCThe Search for Steve
Tim O'
2023-11-17 12:09:55 +0000 UTCIs it We Love Christopher Lloyd month on the Patreon feed?
Slappy White
2023-11-17 11:43:46 +0000 UTCHell yes
Frank Grimes
2023-11-17 11:14:29 +0000 UTCRIP Steve, hope you're comfy in your space sunglasses-case.
Marty TC (child-sized Cardassian)
2023-11-17 11:14:21 +0000 UTC
