Podcasts by Star Trek Resignation

Under the Bridge: It Might Seem Like We Don't Run a Tight Ship Here... (Lower Decks S4E09-10) from 2023-11-13T14:57

It's the two part finale to season 4 of Star Trek: Lower Decks and Wade took notes!

What works for Star Trek, what works for Lower Decks, and what doesn't exactly work? Why might that be?...

Under the Bridge: We've All Been Disappointed Before (Star Treks Lower Decks S4E07, S4E08) from 2023-11-03T02:31

It was bound to happen.  We liked one episode. We liked another one less.

The o'l Hunka Chunka.

Episodes discussed:

For a Few Badgey's More
Caves

There's more o...

Under the Bridge: Horned Up Aliens and 90s TV (Star Trek Lower Decks S4E05, S4E06) from 2023-10-07T04:14

We've got betazoids! We got Ferengi! There's some DS9 in here. Remember the quintessential 90s HBO rauchy sitcom Dream on? We like these episodes.

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Under the Bridge: How to Talk About a Pleasant Show? (Star Trek Lower Decks S4E03, S4E04) from 2023-09-22T18:46

We like this show.  Is it Star Trek enough? Yeah sure it is.  It's also a sitcom that's found its momentum.  

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Under the Bridge: Strange New Lower Decks Season 4 premiere (S4E01-02) from 2023-09-08T02:30

Star Trek: Lower Decks is back and so are we to talk about the first two episodes of Season 4: Twovix and I have No Bones and I Must Flee.

Plus Wade caught up on Strange...

The Can't Picardly Waiting Is Over (Picard S3E09-10) from 2023-05-03T03:30

It's finally over.  Is this an over indulgent finale?  Does the fan service hold up?  We think it's worth your time to indulge in 90s nostaligia, of Canadian sketch comedy and Star Trek alike. M...

Can't Picardly, Waiting on the Edge (Picard S3E07-08) from 2023-04-14T16:57

Only two more episodes left, and we're podcasting on the edge of release.  We don't know what the deal is with Jack Crusher, but maybe you've watched episode nine and know. Whole lot to go over ...

Imposters on the Bounty (Picard S3E05-06) from 2023-03-29T19:44

Regrets. I've had a few. Has Picard? We watched two episode of a Star Trek show and had positive and negative reactions. What kind of references worked well and which felt unsatisfying? Can a vi...

I Can Wait I Can't Picardly Wait (Picard S3E03-04) from 2023-03-16T15:26

Have the wrongs of the past been repaired?  What is this about a Dominion War? How does technobabble supplement melodrama? Wade is too excited for all the ways the show has fixed his problems.  ...

We CAN Picardly Wait (Picard S3E01-02) from 2023-03-03T04:23

After a long hiatus, and skipping right over the rest of Picard Season 2, Strange New Worlds, and more; your old pals and that one aquaintance finally get back into resignation mode and see what...

Can't Picardly Wait for the Discovery Finale from 2022-04-22T03:10:16

Discovery! Picard! The Secret Cabal behind all of Nu Trek!

Things are said. Opinions are reversed. 

Think this is some toxic podcast that hates Sta...

The Heel of Time from 2022-03-01T03:40:02

We take a break from Star Trek because Glen really needed this.

Enjoy some minor key fantasy tinklings and listen to a Robert Jordan superfan, a guy who never finished the books, and a gu...

A Disco Home Companion to Season 4 from 2022-02-02T05:29:47

We didn't have constitution or class to talk about every espisode of Star Trek Discovery season 4, but we have to come clean on how our feelings have changed.  For those who disagreed with us in...

Podigy from 2021-11-15T17:43:57

You know: For Kids!

Is Star Trek: Prodigy a good Star Trek pilot?  We had to talk about it.

Under the Bridge: Over the Moons (Lower Decks S2E09-10) from 2021-10-19T03:06:35

Is this one of the best season enders of Star Trek?  Does episodic tv have something to teach all those overly serialized prestige dramas?

"wej Duj" and "First First...

Under the Bridge: Winger Bingston Revealed (Lower Decks S2E07-08) from 2021-10-13T02:16:39

Wade, Glen and Sean are back to cover "Where Pleasant Fountains Lie" and "I, Excretus"

You may be here for the Star Trek nerdery, we go all comedy nerd to point out ...

Under the Bridge: Doin' the Work/Shame This Boy (Lower Decks S2E05-06) from 2021-09-27T03:02:43

Maybe not everyone's favorite, maybe it is.  It's doing the work, and so are we.  Mostly.

We talk about:
An Embarrassment of Dooplers
The Spy Humungous

Special thanks t...

Under the Bridge: Doin' the Work/Shame This Boy (Lower Decks S2E05-06) from 2021-09-27T03:02:43

Maybe not everyone's favorite, maybe it is.  It's doing the work, and so are we.  Mostly.

We talk about:
An Embarrassment of Dooplers
The Spy Humungous

Special thanks t...

Under the Bridge: Special Guests and Throwbacks (Lower Decks S2E03-04) from 2021-09-22T20:10

Wade and Glen talk with Lane Bowen. Remember him?!  What happened to Sean? What works on this show more than other shows.  How did we feel about the monkey sex? What a bunch of nerds.  ...

Under the Bridge: I Hope You Like References! (Lower Decks S2E01-02) from 2021-08-24T04:00

The old new crew is back again.   Lotsa references in this cartoon show. We like it!  

Catch up with us.

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That Hope is Through (Discovery S3E13) from 2021-04-08T04:21:31

We’re nerd cornering way too hard. Can the pod take this much longer?  The answer might not surprise you!

For more Kickers...

The Only Problem is Everything Else (Discovery S3E12) from 2021-03-31T18:23:42

Wait. we LIKE this one! Now let's tear it apart! [not really]

Turns out the solution was staring at us all along! 

Ok. Let’s talk s#!t.  Literally....

What Does Su'kal and What Doesn't (Discovery S3E11) from 2021-03-23T18:20:33

Space mutants! Call the X-Men. 

Hey, some things worked about this episode.  O...

No Country for Space Hitlers (Discovery S3E10) from 2021-03-15T03:08:35

If you listened to the last one, you know we didn’t like Terra Firma AT ALL.  But if you want further details of everything that’s wrong wi...

Sympathy for Space Hitler (Discovery S3E09) from 2021-02-27T02:34:22

Sean’s first mirror universe! He is SHOCKED by what he sees.  Glen has gone back to Mirror Mirror to verify. 

We get into ...

No Sanctuary (Discovery S3E08) from 2021-02-22T19:39:39

We meet Book's planet and figure out some of what he's about.  We're so mad at Glen, and also Star Trek Discovery. 

Included within:

A Glen Synopsi...

Reunification? Jeez! (Discovery S3E07) from 2021-02-11T19:30:02

The Vulcans and the Romulans are reunited. Spock's dream fulfilled.  Or is this a nightmare? 

The nexus of all Star Treks, past and future, when TNG, Picard, and previous Disco seasons al...

Scavenging through Junk (Discovery S3E06) from 2021-02-05T04:42:04

It's the middle of the season and things are all new all over again! Or are they?  Glen gets yelled at like old times.

A Backdoor pilot into another podcast.  

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Bittersweet Return (Discovery S3E05) from 2021-01-29T18:18:32

Star trek?! Talk about resignation! 

Sean is back after after a stint in sick bay, and just catching up.  Can we keep him ...

Trill Teen Drama (Discovery S3E04) from 2020-12-16T05:15:38

Believe it or not, we're liking this season of Star Trek: Discovery, but...
Let the nitpicking minute details commence!

The dinner scene, for instance.  Detmer...

It's a Mess Over Here (Discovery S3E03) from 2020-11-25T04:12:58

What's going on?  Has it been a whole year? How long is that anyway? Where's Sean? Questions are answered.  Lane and Courtney Bowen come back to talk about Star Trek Discovery.  Back on Earth th...

Stranded and Grumpy (Discovery S3E02) from 2020-10-30T04:30

The Discovery crew shows up 930 years later and we finally get to meet some characters.  Wade is just so happy to finally like what the show is doing. Sean and Glen are less enthused, to varying...

Trek Stranding (Discovery S3E01) from 2020-10-23T04:30

It's a brand new season and a new start for Disco.  

Do we like Star Trek Discovery now? Are we off brand? Total hypocrites? 

We're done being reflexively unsupportive. 

Under the Bridge: The Show You Wanted (Lower Decks S1E10) from 2020-10-13T16:00

Has Lower Decks pulls off the show everyone thought it should be?  What themes is this show pulling off that Trek hasn't dealt with? What can we expect from the next season? What did we hate?  D...

Under the Bridge: For the Fans (Lower Decks S1E09) from 2020-10-11T03:01:36

Wade has become what he hates.  The worst kind of Star Trek fan.  Sean is there to put us in his place....

Under the Bridge: Bad Improv (Lower Decks S1E08) from 2020-10-02T03:30

Is there even such thing as good improv?  Is this more Star Trek or contrived gags?  A discussion of what do we want from our guest cameos and crossovers?

Status Report incites more anger...

Under the Bridge: Who's Your Number One? (Lower Decks S1E07) from 2020-09-29T17:23:21

What time is it? What does "Much Ado About Boimler" even mean as a title?  Who do we count as our best compatriot?  We have some favorites in this ep.  

What satire or commentary did Lowe...

Under the Bridge: I Think You Should Trek (Lower Decks S1E06) from 2020-09-25T17:23:23

Is this a Star Trek Cartoon or a Tim Robinson sketch?  Why not both?  Lots of guest stars in this one.  Well, not the podcast. Joanie left.  Is Lower Decks making its own lore?  

Under the Bridge: Awkward Love Interests (Lower Decks S1E05) from 2020-09-22T02:49:20

Wade invited a woman named Joanie onto the show and things got weird.  Just how many of the jokes on Lower Decks are references to other Trek, and how much does that even matter?   Has "Cupid's ...

Under the Bridge: Toilet Talk (Lower Decks S1E04) from 2020-09-10T02:23:29

Under the Bridge this week starts with a peek at the mess under the hood of the podcast before getting all into "Moist Vessel."  All the pedantry you expect from a Star Trek podcast, and the out...

Under the Bridge: The C Word (Lower Decks S1E03) from 2020-09-08T03:43:46

Benny's here for Temporal Edict.  Who's Benny?  Someone who knows less about Star Trek than Sean.  Are the dumb jokes starting to wear thin?  If Glen keeps saying the C-word we're going to have ...

Under the Bridge: So Many Names (Lower Decks S1E02) from 2020-09-08T03:30:12

Envoys is the episode we watched. Are we still on board with Lower Decks?  References, guys!

Under the Bridge: DO WE LIKE THIS? (Lower Decks S1E01) from 2020-09-08T03:16:09

Wade, Glen, and Sean are watching Star Trek: Lower Decks.  We've spent so much time disliking these new Trek show... Does this one finally win us over?  

Glen, STFU from 2020-08-14T20:42:47

If you missed out on Can't Picardly Wait. Here's a supercut of us being mean to Glen.  He put this together. Don't get mad at us.

Everything Worked Out I Guess (Picard S1E10) from 2020-03-31T01:50:07

The end has come!  The apocalypse has been averted. Just what happened here? 

We have a freewheeling discussion with guests Lane Bowen and Courtney Bowen.  A very special Status Report. I...

Can't Picardly Wait: Even in Arcadia, You Should Social Distance (Picard S1E09) from 2020-03-23T20:01:39

Picard gets eaten by a flower and talks to some synths. Back in NYC and Jersey, your hosts podcast to keep from going crazy while isolated at home. Heed the Admonition and maintain social distan...

Can't Picardly Wait: Broken Piecing it Together (Picard S1E08) from 2020-03-16T05:23:50

Something awful happened that had a MASSive EFFECT on us.  We try to put the pieces together in this ep. 
We've got Kristin (@kristinMuh) back...

Can't Picardly Wait: Dark Times and Sunny Nepenthe (Picard S1E07) from 2020-03-09T04:55:52

Losses are suffered.  Things get DARK. But we have pretty nice things to say about the Riker/Troi storyline of Star Trek: Picard this week.  We just have to survive the rest. 

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Can't Picardly Wait: The Impossible Boxes We Put Ourselves In (Picard S1E06) from 2020-03-02T06:12:21

Does Star Trek: Picard put itself in an impossible situation? How much of past Trek is necessary just to know what's going on, and does the show provide any of what older fans want from their St...

Can't Picardly Wait: Brutally Stardust City Dragging Each Other (Picard S1E05) from 2020-02-24T06:37:39

This episode caused a lot of commotion. Is this the 7 of 9 show or Picard?   Who is Icheb and does it matter to anyone who wasn't a fan of Voyager?  Is the opening a bad thing to watch with your...

Can't Picardly Wait: Speaking with Absolute Candor (Picard S1E04) from 2020-02-17T06:29:30

Picard needs to make amends with some battle nuns and a boy he left behind.  We don't hold anything back in our feelings about the show. 

Can't Picardly Wait: Every Borg Beginning Comes from Some Other Borg Beginning's End (Picard S1E03) from 2020-02-10T06:50:48

I, Borg?  This whole podcast is Borg! 

Sean doesn't really know anything about the Borg, so this episode was a little... confusing for him.  

Wade is in the goldilocks zone of liki...

Can't Picardly Wait: Maps and Legends and Being Bad at Fandom (Picard S1E02) from 2020-02-03T06:24:17

Breaking down the episode or having a breakdown?  Wade doesn't want to get caught up in being a fan, yet gets mad at minutiae.  Sean doesn't know to get mad at anything. So he doesn't.  Glen is ...

Can't Picardly Wait: How to Have the Right Opinions on the Picard Premiere from 2020-01-27T07:24:08

In this confusing IP obsessed media landscape - where it's hard to get definitive answers regarding the peculiarities of art - Wade Bowen, Sean Perrotta...

Echoing in the Void: Companion Epilogues pt 3 from 2019-05-07T05:33:28

May it be that Disco Home Season 2 is finally over?

Lane and Courtney are nervous. Will Discovery stay in the future? 

Let’s talk about the romance...

Filling the Void: Companion Epilogues pt 2 from 2019-05-03T04:09:17

With Discovery fading into the past, and flying into the future, we ask important questions such as: What kind of drug is each Star Trek series, and what was it like to binge all of Season 2 of ...

Staring into the Void: Companion Epilogues pt 1 from 2019-04-29T03:58

Wade sat down with two companions, Kristin from Toronto and Arthur (also known as BuckyWTGoodHair on twitter) to get their opinions now that we've been a week without Star Trek Discovery.  What ...

Some Sweeter Sorrow (Discovery S2E14) from 2019-04-21T14:34:14

We got emotional watching this episode. And not all of it was anger!  We talk a bit about things we like, so be cool everybody.Listen

Such Bitter Sorrow (Discovery S2E13) from 2019-04-15T04:44:36

The end game approaches! In the meantime not much happens, but actually more happens than you could arguably fit into an hour, or fifty seven minutes.  We kvetch because we care!

Sean Per...

Full House of Shadows (Discovery S2E12) from 2019-04-08T04:37:30

Time crystals, y'all. Time Crystals.  Lots happened in this episode, or did it?  Where did the time go?  Pike visits a Klingon to get a rock, Michael gets shot at, and Stamets and Culber get tal...

Tease - Hugh's Disco Recap from 2019-04-04T19:07:35

Wade sat down with regular Kicker of Elves Hugh Crawford to try and explain Season Two of Star Trek Discovery to someone who hasn't watched it.

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Perpetual Insanity (Discovery S2E11) from 2019-04-01T04:33:46

How’d he get in that chair? 

Good emotional work. Yet…

We yell a lot.

Spock has read Infinite Jest at least 3 times. 

Rad Angel (Discovery S2E10) from 2019-03-25T05:24:38

The identity of the red angel is revealed! And then some. What is the best way to catch a time traveler who might have pertinant information at its disposal?

Sean is back. Where was he la...

Project Dad is Us (Discovery S2E09) from 2019-03-19T04:44:24

The streak of episodes we like continues.  A background character gets some background for once and hey they pull off things in this episode of Star Trek: Discovery that S1 did not manage quite ...

If I Recall Correctly (Discovery S2E08) from 2019-03-11T05:21:53

Pike's imaginary girlfriend shows up and a deep, dark, unforgivable and totally life altering secret shame that Michael Burnham has been hiding for years, comes to light.
[Total...

Light and Shadows is Fine (Discovery S2E07) from 2019-03-04T07:26:03

We finally have Spock, and it is … fine. Time rifts are fine.  We're... pretty good?  

For all the leadup to this episode it didn’t instill any wild emotions that we'll need to...

A Sound of Thunder and Criticism (Discovery S2E06) from 2019-02-25T04:34:37

Saru goes home and isn't putting up with any bs.  But we are.  

Benny Scheckner (instagram.com/chickenb...

Apologies for the Imperfection (Discovery S2E05) from 2019-02-19T04:21:28

A rescue is launched into the mycelial network and more than just Tilly gets pulled out.

This week we're joined by another friend of the podcast, Kristin Mueller-Hea...

An Opal for Sharon? feat. Ryan Britt (Star Trek: Discovery S2E04) from 2019-02-11T17:43:09

Wade and his regular crew of scabs are joined by journalist and legit Star Trek expert, Ryan Britt (@ryancbritt on twitter).  

Is this an ob...

One "Point of Light" and Three Plots (Star Trek: Discovery S2E03) from 2019-02-04T17:19:03

Klingons are back! And so are their follicles -But hey there's a lot to cram in this episode between Klingons, fungi, and a Spock plot that none of us want.

This week a new companion jump...

New Eden Ignorance (Star Trek: Discovery S2E02) from 2019-01-29T21:35:08

"New Eden" brings a classic Star Trek episode, with tropes even non-Trekkers can identify as such.  But aside from the away mission on the planet, can someone who hasn't watched the Discovery ma...

Oh, Brother (Star Trek Discovery Season 2 Premiere!) from 2019-01-21T20:34:55

The wait is over! Star Trek Discovery Season 2 has begun!

Left adrift without his regular cohosts, Wade has assembled a rag tag team of scabs to watch Star Trek Discovery.

With no ...

Discovery Season 2: Predictions and Fears from 2019-01-15T17:00:11

Before Season 2 of Star Trek Discover drops, we get off our chest what we're nervous about and what we think the show might do.

But we end positive! (kinda)

What do you think?

Two Short Treks from 2019-01-15T03:40:17

Wade talks with Lane and Courtney Bowen about two Short Treks:  The Brightest Star and The Escape Artist. Plus a baby.

What works about these two fifteen minute episodes and what doesnt?<...

A Short Talk about Short Trek: Calypso from 2018-12-06T17:53:24

Wade is joined by Courtney Bowen and Lane Bowen to talk about the Short Trek, "Calypso," written by novelist Michael Chabon.

Just how many scifi references can three people see in a 15 mi...

A Short Trek Runs Away from Us from 2018-10-30T17:32:44

A new "Short Trek" episode, "Runaway" has dropped, a fifteen minute speck to fill the Star Trek void sucking away subscribers from CBS All Access until Discovery returns in 2019.

Ye...

Will You Pull the Plug? from 2018-02-27T06:18:27

Is this really the end?
What will it take to get James and Hugh back on board with Season 2?  Your calls try to grapple with what happened this ...

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Will You Take My Hand from 2018-02-13T07:05:17

Will you please? We're very tired. 

Star Trek Discovery is over! Season 1 anyways. How do we feel the ending held up?  What is the fate of The Prediction? Will we ever be able to recover?...

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The Bore Without, The Bore Within from 2018-02-09T22:29

Are we too hard on Star Trek Discovery? It's been hard on us.
We take your calls to check in on how you are doing.

What can we expect from Season 2? How could they right th...

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The War Without, the War Within from 2018-02-06T05:02:55

Back in the Prime and feeling... fine?  
Maybe not?  We're having a war within ourselves.

What do you do with a space Hitler? Just how far should Federation ideals take a per...

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What's Past is Disappointing from 2018-02-03T05:47:32

The Prediction is hope.
Listen to some community testimony on The Past is Prologue. 

Judging from your calls, this week's episode of Star Trek Discovery left a lot of folks de...

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What's Past is Prologue from 2018-01-30T06:19:56

How bout that Lorca, huh?
Well, a major plot reveal is behind us, and all that's left is to figure out where we are, and how we go forward.

How heavy handed was this episode exactly...

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Vaulting And Bitching from 2018-01-27T05:23:32

So... Lorca's kinda gross now.

Just how gross? Wade is disgusted by the extent to which he tries to defend him.

Lots of your calls to discuss in this one:

Bucky thinks the s...

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Vaulting Ambition from 2018-01-23T05:38:40

Three plots in 37 minutes, covered in 54.

Does this episode have the biggest reveal of the season so far?  Even if the reddit predictions were right... did this go even further? It's a so...

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(Every Single One of You) The Voicemails Inside from 2018-01-20T17:52:45

Important thoughts on Star Trek Discovery! 
Stefan defends Wade’s honor.

Kristin, who has read more romance novels than us, has a perspective we’re missing. Listen

The Wolf Inside from 2018-01-16T00:19:01

Secrets poorly kept: Revealed!
Wade's been ill, so any fighting in this episode could be fatal. Can the podcast pull it off?
Tyler and Michael's relationship takes a turn. What did w...

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Despite All the James, It is Still a Good Pod to Engage (with) from 2018-01-13T06:24:15

Voicemails and more thoughts on "Despite Yourself"!
We've had a few days to cool down, and reflect a bit on that shocking twist in the last episode.

9:41 Eric from Pennsylvani...

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Despite Yourself from 2018-01-09T06:18:56

Chapter 2 Begins!
Can we begin anew?  We're finally in the Mirror Universe, and a few of the plot bombs have finally gone off.  With the Discovery crew is in a setting even more unfamiliar...

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Into The Midseason Break We Go from 2017-11-28T05:46:24

“We just don’t know. We’ll have to wait and see”

WILL WE?

What if… https://twitter.com/karterhol/status/931197711625412608...

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Into the Forest I Go from 2017-11-14T05:24:05

We start off with some puerile excitement over certain… reveals in this episode…

And then get into fights over whether this was a good episode or whether this is a g...

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Si Vis and Butthead from 2017-11-11T05:18:17

What is the dumbest thing?

Kristin from Toronto corrects a mistake, and also points out the lack of guiding thesis for the show, which other Treks have.

Lane calls up with a Schrod...

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Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum from 2017-11-07T06:09:05

If you want peace, prepare for War.

We jump right in and decide how we feel about this episode of Star Trek: Discovery. 

Wade liked a lot of this one, until he didn't.

Hugh ...

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Criticism to Make the Sanest Fan Go Mad from 2017-11-04T06:01:15

The most recent episode of Star Trek Discovery felt more like "Star Trek" to a lot of fans, but what exactly does that mean?

Can a show fill our desire for Trek whil...

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Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad from 2017-10-31T06:53:24

Time loop shenanigans!

Is this the most "Star Trek" episode of Star Trek: Discovery so far?

Harry Mudd returns with some quips and some humor and the urge to brutally murder Lorca ...

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Tell Us What We Forgot About Lethe from 2017-10-28T07:13:56

Did we forget anything?  

Is Star Trek Discover trying to provoke us?

We take your messages and see how we feel about this episode after sitting with it a few days.

Tom rema...

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Lethe from 2017-10-24T04:47:49

Have we forgotten something?
1st impressions:
The APP SUCKS. Maybe that’s colored everyone’s opinions this fresh
The Expanse is mentioned not for the last time.
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Choose Your... Opinion on Star Trek: Discovery from 2017-10-20T15:59:48

We reflect with Vulcan logic on the state of Discovery, with the benefit of a few days rest to let our brash human emotions calm down.

Is this show good or bad? Somewhere in the middle? Listen

Choose Your Pain from 2017-10-17T05:48:49

Lorca gets STOLE and the tardigrade suffers worse indignities.

A chill West Coast James joins us for our least tumultuous recap yet. We inflict surprisingly little p...

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"It's like drunk family Christmas over there!" from 2017-10-13T16:40:02

It appears some of you are worried about us. That perhaps this podcast isn't worth ruining our friendship over?

Well tough! Cuz James has been booted from the podcast!

Ok, th...

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The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry from 2017-10-10T05:36:12

The Butchers of Trek Care Not for the Nerd's Cry

At last, it's not a pilot.

Do we finally know what kind of show Star Trek: Discovery is?  Things are slightly less tumultuous...

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Context is for Your Calls from 2017-10-07T06:21:36

Opinions abound! We asked for your thoughts and you sent them!
Instead of listening to us wildly disagree with each other, we take some time to listen to you and gracefully agree,...

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Context is King... When Discussing Star Trek: Discovery from 2017-10-02T23:40:39

Jumping the Targ...
We put the mystery box away and say what we really feel about this "second pilot" for Star Trek: Discovery.  Did we watch the same show? Wade really enjoyed th...

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A Companion Hotline for your Discovery Home from 2017-09-29T17:34:48

Want to talk Star Trek Discovery to attentive listeners just waiting for your call?  917 408 3898
Call the Kickers of Elves hotline and give us all your most polarizing opinions on what yo...

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The Vulcan Hello/Battle at the Binary Stars from 2017-09-25T11:36:40

Well, it finally happened. Star Trek is back on the air!  
Does it feel like Star Trek? Who cares?  More importantly... IS IT ANY GOOD?
We actually liked it, thank goodness, but that...

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Our Thoughts Before the Big Premiere from 2017-09-23T16:00

Two days before the airdate, Wade gathered up James and Hugh to reflect on what we've said about Star Trek Discovery in the past, talk about what we've since learned, and share just how excited ...

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What Does Axanar Have to Do With Anything? from 2017-09-22T05:27:52

Does Garth of Izar have anything to do with Discovery? A call from Keith takes us to task for what we don't know about the Axanar story, and we talk about the fan film and what it might or might...

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What Kind of Show is This? from 2017-09-21T06:05:09

In this quick episode we hear a phone call from Tom from Cleveland, who has some concerns after watching the trailer.  How close to their chest are they keeping character details?  Are they more...

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Preseason Predictions for Star Trek Discovery from 2017-09-01T04:40:38

No spoilers, because we don't know anything!
Plots and details are highly guarded by the team behind Star Trek Discovery.
That isn't stopping us from making grand guesses and predict...

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A Discovery Home Companion - Trailer from 2017-08-25T14:30

Wade from the ROA gives you a little bit of what to expect from A Discovery Home Companion.

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Prelude to Star Trek: Discovery from 2017-08-25T06:37:55

Before the release of Star Trek Discovery on CBS All Access on September 24th Wade, James, and Hugh talk a little about what they know.

The history of how this new Star Trek came about, f...

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