Star Trek Universe

Let’s steal away to temporal frays – though the stakes are soft and hornless! Aye, tis time to close this gimcrack group of gimmicks gormless! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x10 - "Tomorrow's Enterprise" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Star Trek as they have since the late...

Strange New Worlds has gimmicked their way to gimcrack! We're reviewing the gorgeous, mostly well-acted (but ultimately nonsensical) bit of uselessness that is the penultimate episode of season 4. 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x09 - "Once La'An a Time" OR "Once This Was a Proper Show" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continue...

Strange New Worlds finally got back around to making Star Trek for a second! There was a badmiral, tough choices to make, and ol tricky Kirk provin' his command worth! Pop-pop! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x08 - "Orders of Magnitude" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Star T...

Strange New Worlds used this week's insufferable gimmick for good rather than evil, but it was still a whole lot. We're here with our thoughts, a couple of tears, and a whole lot of laughs as we break down and discuss soaps, tropes, and future hopes. 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x07 - "Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: Th...

Strange New Worlds is still gimmicking, but this time they're augmenting who they are instead of replacing it. We have thoughts, and they aren't all positive, but we have some great laughs on this episode! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x06 - "Off-Hour" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey...

Strange New Worlds tries to pull a smile, but does it succeed? If you enjoyed this episode, we're happy for you, but we're getting into our thoughts no punches pulled and no strings attached! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x05 - "Level Five Transporter Accident" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoin...

Why does Strange New Worlds seem to have a problem understanding the, ahem, Kor of pre-established characters? Why are they failing to make compelling television week-after-week? Maybe it's because they aren't interested in making Star Trek at all. We're nudging through the noir nonsense, complaining about conveniences, and griping about the gimmicks! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Wor...

How do you manage to fumble Dave Foley? We're talking one of the worst episodes in the history of the franchise, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x03, "Human Best Friend". 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x03 - "Human Best Friend" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Star Trek as th...

On this episode of Star Trek Universe , we’re talking Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , 4x02, where there are lots of jump scares, ghost sumsuches, and ear clippers! EAR CLIPPERS! Also, the writers missed a great finger foods joke. 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x02 - "The Griffin Incident" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe conti...

On this episode of Star Trek Universe , we’re talking the season four premiere episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, punching dinosaurs, and kicking bootstrap paradoxes in the d. 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4x01 - "Valles Marineris" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Sta...

On this episode of Star Trek Universe , we’re talking asshole aliens altruistically assaulting to test their kidnapped mute, maman! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series 3x08 - "The Empath" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Effie Ophelders Note: This episode of  Star Trek Universe  continues young Effie's first watch of  Star Trek  in production order. Guiding her on this journey: Dave, a st...

On this episode of Star Trek Universe , if you can’t face a threat that’s insidious, put on your red visors and shame a friend who’s hideous, maman. We’re talking “Is There in Truth No Beauty?” 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series 3x07 - "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Effie Ophelders Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first wat...

Effie and Dave have finally arrived at "Spock's Brain", oft-fingered as the worst episode of Star Trek ever made! Is it that? We'll get into it, maman! There sure be some rough whittlin' in this woodworkin' shop! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series 3x06 - "Spock's Brain" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Effie Ophelders Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first...

We meet an adversary so diabolical, he can teach children to control minds by pretending to use a shake weight – so powerful Kirk knows his name despite it never being uttered – so charismatic he can get away with wearing a floral-print trash bag moo-moo! We get to partake in some good, old-fashioned anti-hippie, pro-establishment rhetoric, maman! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series...

Romulans using Klingon designs!? Vulcan and Romulan finger entwined!? Kirk and Spock are looking for a cloaking device while the Romulan commander's looking for a poking so nice! It's a wild ride this episode, maman! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series 3x04 - "The Enterprise Incident" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Effie Ophelders Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young...

An ancient obelisk reveals mysteries of the Star Trek universe, and in turn robs Kirk of his memory! But was Kirk meant to lose his mind on Amerind? Effie and I have a lot of questions, maman! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series 3x03 - "The Paradise Syndrome" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Effie Ophelders Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first watch of St...

The Dohlman of Elas is problematic as hell, maman! But that don't stop us from enjoying KIrk as her tear-stained white knight! Well, maybe it stops us a little. 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series 3x02 - "Elaan of Troyius" 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Effie Ophelders Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first watch of Star Trek in production order. Guiding...

Maman, it's that time again that we jump back in to Classic Trek Watch/Rewatch! This time we're digging into the first episode of the final season: "Spectre of the Gun"! It's a rootin' shootin' cowboy adventure, maman! Nothing is O.K. at this corral! 🎙 Episode Reviewed: Star Trek The Original Series 3×01 – “Spectre of the Gun” 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Effie Ophelders Note: This episode of Star...

Long-form discussion, maman! We're digging into all your feedback, even some left about episodes 8 and 9! We're also getting incredibly distracted, maman. Long, winding trails of conversation! NOTE: This episode was recorded before Starfleet Academy was canceled! 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussin...

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is officially canceled. Season 2 will still supposedly air. Sad day, maman. 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Star Trek as they have since the late 1980s. 🖖 Listen & Subscribe: 🌐 StarTrekUcast.com 🍎 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 📡 Spreaker ✍️ David C. Roberson’s...

Shoot, this could have been the series finale, maman! All tied up in a bow proper! Made us cry and everything! Great season, maman! Hope you enjoyed it! 🎙 Episodes Reviewed: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x10 - "Rubincon" Review 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Star Trek as they have since the l...

Maman got found, maman! Caleb and his new family are in search of his old one, but terrible danger be lurkin', maman! Matt and Dave are catching up on the penultimate episode of the season, maman! It's a good one. Jonathan Frakes directed, so you knew it probably would be. 🎙 Episodes Reviewed: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x09 - "300th Night" Review 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note...

SAM is not okay, maman. In fact, no one is. Gotta call in Tilly, maman. DO a little Our Town . Emily can't come back, but Tarima can. But what if there are two ghost girls? It's a Real Life tearjerker, maman. 🎙 Episodes Reviewed: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x08 - "The Life of the Stars" Review 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and...

Okay, maman, so Jay-Den is Darem's Ko'Zeine, but will he co-sign this Khionian lifestyle design? We also have warp slugs, altered recommendation letters, and long, lingering silences that are sure to cause rifts!  🎙 Episodes Reviewed: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x07 - "Ko'Zeine" Review 👥 Hosts: David C. Roberson Matthew Carroll Note: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's...

Fire up your singularity drive, maman! It's time for the tiny fireflies because there are Furies who hate being Furies and they're in pain all the time, maman. It's rough! Plus there are twists and stuff being pulled out of necks and some rough revelations about sons and the sacrifices people make along the way! Powerful episode, maman! 🎙 Episodes Reviewed: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x06 - "Com...