81: Tales From Cupcake

IDW Ongoing Comic Comparison: The Redshirt's Tale. Every series needs its "Lower Decks", where we witness events from the point of view of the lesser-known but still important people. In this episode of ​Standard Orbit​, Mike and Drew talk about the IDW comic that tells the story of "The Apple" from the point of view of the redshirts. This issue lets us know what the rest of the crew feels about everyone's rushed promotions at the end of ​Star Trek 2009​, but more importantly, how important redshirts are for a ship to function. We also talk sports mascots, both real and fictional, how the uniforms of background characters may actually be different from the "hero" uniforms, and ponder what sort of Thanksgiving is actually celebrated in the future. Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler   Editor and Producer Drew Stewart Executive Producers Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C Bryan Jones Associate Producer Richard Rutledge, Jr. Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Manager Will Nguyen   Chapters​Hendorff (00:02:33) Re-Meeting The Crew (00:05:03) The Redshirt Cliche (00:15:29) The Actual Episode (00:17:46) Cupcake Into Darkness (00:27:17) Closing (00:30:07)