Talmid Show

**Talmid Show** is a series of short animated videos portraying the adventures of Fleet Captain Talmid and the Talmidon Crew in the 26th Century. Installments of the series were produced between 2011 and 2019. There are three complete seasons, each with an intro and 6 episodes, and one completed movie.

An uncompleted season called Season 0, that began production in 2017, is set before the events of Season 1 and is a self-parody of those early episodes. The last completed Talmid Show Episode, Season 0 Episode 2, was appropriately released on April Fools Day 2019.

A second movie titled **The Wrath of Khanye**, parodying **Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan**, was planned in 2018 but is unofficially cancelled.

## Production

### Principal Photography

Filming characteristically and almost exclusively takes place in LEGO Digital Designer, in either its Build and View modes, using the program's screenshot function for both space and interior scenes. Animation is achieved through either incremental subject or camera adjustment through a sequence of screenshots played back at an accelerated framerate, in the style of stop motion animation, or panning layers at different velocities for the illusion of motion.

### Voiceover

Vocals were recorded on Audacity and acting was primarily performed by talmid, Sam Mercury, and Ibuggabugga. Artificial vocals were recorded from voice synthesizers Microsoft Speech and Sitepal. Other voice actors include guest stars Bubseylegoguy and Wiz Ardon.

### Sound Effects

Star Trek audio effects were largely sourced from those used in Star Trek Legacy: The Ultimate Universe Mod. Other effects are used from various YouTube videos.

### Music

Background music was largely sourced from LEGO Universe. Other music came from Star Wars.

### Editing

All Talmid Show releases up to and including Season 3 Episode 5 were edited in and exported from Windows Movie Maker 2.1, the latest version for Microsoft Windows XP. Visual effects were painted frame by frame in Gimp 2.8 or utilized Movie Maker's transitions, sometimes both at the same time. As Movie Maker lacked multiple layer video editing, motion of multiple objects on separate trajectories was accomplished by combining multiple sources of screenshot-sequences over single final image-sequences.

Season 3 Episode 6 and subsequent releases were edited in Camtasia 9, taking advantage of that software's multiple layer video editing to obsolete frame by frame visual effects and most screenshot-based stopmotion, speeding up the editing process and improving production quality and consistency.

# **List of Talmid Show Episodes**

## Talmid Show Season 1

Talmid Show Season 1 was produced between October 2011 and June 2014, set in the year 2512 and featuring the crew of the USS Talmidon III at that time. They encounter the LEGO Friends, the Pink Borg, and thedude7500 at the beginning of his forces' invasion.

### **Main Cast**

#### **Talmidon Crew**

* Fleet Captain Talmid, voiced by talmid
* Commander Gary Vermont, voiced by talmid (E4, E5) and Sam Mercury (E6)
* Commander Shirley Brickfalling, voiced by Sam Mercury
* Lieutenant Commander Dave Barker, voiced by talmid
* Lieutenant Brad Tylers, voiced by talmid (E1), someone else (E2, E3), and Ibuggabugga (E6)

#### **LEGO Friends**

* Andrea, voiced by talmid
* Emma, voiced by ABBA (E1) and Sam Mercury (E3)
* Stephanie, voiced by talmid (E1)
* Mia, voiced by someone else (E3)
* Olivia, voiced by Ibuggabugga (E6)

#### **Other Villains**

* thedude, voiced by Microsoft Sam
* Paradox Rogues, voiced by talmid
* Barney, voiced by someone else (E4)
* Pink Borg, voiced by Sitepal Daniel
* Barney Bot, voiced by Sitepal Daniel

#### **Guest Characters**

* Captain Bubseylegoguy, voiced by talmid

## Star Trek Talmidon: The Movie

The Talmid Show Movie was produced in the summer of 2014, shortly after the completion of Season 1, and is set two years after Season 1 in the year 2514. Two trailers were published prior to its release. The story primary takes place on the USS Talmidon III. The movie showcases a wider area of locations reflected by custom scenery. With a runtime of 24 minutes 40 seconds, the movie exceeds the total runtime of Season 1 (21 minutes 10 seconds). Production quality is similar to S1 E6.

### **Characters and Cast**

* Fleet Captain Talmid, by talmid
* Gary Vermont, by Sam Mercury
* Shirley Brickfalling, by Sam Mercury
* Dave Barker, by talmid
* Albert Kyle, by someone else
* Brad Tylers, by Ibuggabugga
* Jimmy Flynn, by Sam Mercury
* Doctor Scones, by Sam Mercury
* Admiral Green, by someone else
* Crewman, voiced by talmid
* thedude, by Microsoft Sam
* Paradox Rogues and Mavijos, by talmid, Sam Mercury, someone else, and Ibuggabugga
* Popsicle Ears, by Sam Mercury
* Captain Silverbrick, by Sam Mercury

## Talmid Show Season 2

Talmid Show Season 2 was produced between October 2014 and February 2015. It takes place after the events of the Movie and features the crews of both the USS Mercury and the USS Talmidon IV. New villains are introduced, namely Elsa and Mikhaila, appearing alongside the returning LEGO Friends and Pink Borg. While expanding the series with new locations and characters, and showing improved production quality, Season 2 ultimately followed the same structure and formula as Season 1, with brief episodes and an action focus. The total runtime is 21 minutes, 20 seconds.

### **Main Cast**

#### **Talmidon Crew**

* Fleet Captain Talmid, voiced by talmid
* Commander Albert Kyle, voiced by someone else
* Lieutenant Commander Dave Barker, voiced by talmid
* Lieutenant Brad Tylers, voiced by Ibuggabugga
* Ensign Jimmy Flynn, voiced by Sam Mercury
* Lieutenant Commander Trevor Curtiss, voiced by talmid
* Ensign Miranda Drake, voiced by someone else

#### **Mercury Crew**

* Captain Sam Mercury, voiced by Sam Mercury
* Commander Johnny Johnson, voiced by Sam Mercury
* Lieutenant Commander Tom Johnson, voiced by talmid
* Ensign Jim Johnson, voiced by talmid

#### **Villains**

* Captain Andrea, voiced by talmid
* Elsa, voiced by Ibuggabugga and Idina Menzel
* Mikhaila, voiced by Sam Mercury
* thedude (narration), voiced by Microsoft Sam

## Talmid Show Season 3

Talmid Show Season 3 was produced between March 2015 and November 2017, taking place in the months after Season 2. More locations are shown and characters are introduced. Production quality markedly improved in this season with increased use of custom backgrounds, increased framerate, more postproduction effects, and the adoption of widescreen resolutions in Episode 3; The final Episode was published in FHD. The total runtime for the season is 1 hour, 15 minutes, and 54 seconds, longer than both preceding seasons and the Movie combined.

### **Main Cast**

#### **Talmidon Crew**

* Fleet Captain Talmid, voiced by talmid
* Commander Albert Kyle, voiced by someone else and Sam Mercury (E3)
* Lieutenant Commander Dave Barker, voiced by talmid
* Lieutenant Brad Tylers, voiced by Ibuggabugga
* Ensign Jimmy Flynn, voiced by Sam Mercury
* Ensign Miranda Drake, voiced by someone else
* Ensign Jimmy Smirk, voiced by talmid
* Lieutenant Commander Trevor Curtiss, voiced by talmid
* Doctor Scones, voiced by Sam Mercury
* Transporter Guy, voiced by Sam Mercury
* Crewman, voiced by talmid
* Ship's Computer, voiced by Sitepal Julie

#### **Mercury Crew**

* Captain Sam Mercury, voiced by Sam Mercury
* Commander Johnny Johnson, voiced by Sam Mercury
* Lieutenant Commander Tom Johnson, voiced by talmid
* Lieutenant Andrew Johnson, voiced by Ibuggabugga
* Ensign Jim Johnson, voiced by talmid
* Ensign Sammi, voiced by Ibuggabugga and Chrissa Stands Strong
* Transporter Man, voiced by talmid

#### **Villains**

* Supreme Leader Livi, voiced by Sam Mercury
* Captain Andrea, voiced by talmid
* Stephanie, voiced by Ibuggabugga
* Mikhaila, voiced by Sam Mercury
* thedude7500, voiced by Microsoft Sam
* thedude7501, voiced by Microsoft Sam
* thedude7502, voiced by Microsoft Sam
* Borock, voiced by talmid
* Enfawr, voiced by talmid
* Popsicle Ears, voiced by Sam Mercury
* Barney Bots, voiced by Sitepal Daniel
* Pink Borg, voiced by Sitepal Daniel
* Paradox Rogues, voiced by talmid and Sam Mercury
* Mavijos, voiced by talmid
* Commander Sovik, voiced by Ibuggabugga

#### **Guest Characters**

* Captain Ibuggabugga, voiced by Ibuggabugga
* Captain Bubseylegoguy, voiced by Bubseylegoguy
* The Janitor, voiced by Wiz Ardon

#### **Other Characters**

* Elsa, voiced by Ibuggabugga
* Anna, voiced by Sam Mercury
* Bob, voiced by Patrick Stewart (E1), someone else (E1), and talmid (E6)
* Jake, voiced by talmid
* Admiral Green, voiced by someone else
* Admiral Hotel, voiced by Ibuggabugga
* Admiral Kite, voiced by talmid
* Christopher, voiced by Ibuggabugga
* Paul, voiced by Ibuggabugga

## Talmid Show Season 0

Talmid Show Season 0 is an uncompleted season with only two episodes released so far, both set before the first season. It is a self-parody of the earlier episodes of the show, mimicking the setup, screenplay, and production quality of S1 E1. it is unlikely that episodes will ever be released other than sporadically.

### **Featured Characters**

* Fleet Captain Talmid, voiced by talmid
* Ensign Brad Tylers, voiced by Ibuggabugga
* Distress Call, voiced by talmid
* Andrea, voiced by talmid and John Dicks
* Stephanie, voiced by talmid
* Captain Gloop, voiced by unknown voice actor

## The Wrath of Khanye

The Wrath of Khanye is an unreleased movie, with the first trailer released in late 2018. The movie was to utilize better production equipment and quality than any prior Talmid Show release. The project is unofficially cancelled until further notice.