Kickers of Elves

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Deep dives into art and media. We did five years dissecting Deep Space Nine with The Rules of Acquisition. Star Trek will break your heart. We went all in on David Lynch and broke some of those podcasts. That was fun. Now? Biding our time to see what else breaks. Hopefully not us.

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Kickers of Elves

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9. Move Along Home 04.04.2016 1:00:39

Are these aliens really into Yes? James wants to punch this episode in the face. Quality of the DS9 episode is directly proportional to how much fun we've had talking about it. We end with artsy nerd Sh#! Not to be confused with regular nerd sh#! but hey you're the one listening to a DS9 podcast so I hope you'll give us a pass.

8. The Passenger 28.03.2016 39:49

Julian gets possessed by the ghost of Hannibal Lector doing a bad Bela Lugosi impersonation. Maybe? There's gotta be a reason for what happened in the episode we talk about. Just how are we supposed to feel about that character, anyway? And we introduce "Angry Nerd Corner" (Wait, that's this whole show, right?) Go check out Hello Cruel World by the Tall Dwarfs... for no reason.

7. Dax 21.03.2016 39:52

How do you fix a character like Maria?? Well, you make her a good character but don't make her try to impress anybody. But OH WAIT. We're talking Dax here. Not West Side Story. This is actually a good episode. LISTEN! (Was somebody drunk when they posted this description?)

6. Q - Less 14.03.2016 45:26

It's a Q episode! Everyone's favorite (or least favorite) Trickster Space God boards the station with Picard's ex girlfriend to help remind you this is a spin off of that Star Trek show you really liked. Remember? Nudge nudge. Wink. Come for the TNG characters, stay to hear us talk about Ferengi sex practices, and vent our transporter frustrations. [Editors note: Oh, and yes we were wrong about th...

5. Captive Pursuit 07.03.2016 48:22

We quickly veer from the question of whether DS9 would be improved by some NYPD Blue style man-butt to consider "The Most Dangerous Game." After discussing Quarks employment contracts, however, we move on to the main storyline, a bro-mance between Obrien and a pudgy lizard-man.

4. Babel 29.02.2016 34:48

The crew of DS9 gets infected with an aphasia virus, and we can't quite find the words... TV Pre and Post the time of Difficult Men. Sex positive Dax is back, and Odo is embarrassed, but we don't buy it. How do you fix episode? James has some good ideas.

3. Past Prologue 22.02.2016 45:39

We all agree that Garak is one of our favorite characters as soon as he's introduced, hitting on Bashir(who we're less fond of at this point in the series). We also ask why Sisko isn't a captain yet (racism?), and theorize on the properties of gold pressed latinum.

Appendix A: Chaos On The Bridge 16.02.2016 25:16

Bonus episode! But where's the DS9?! We take a detour to talk about a William Shatner directed documentary, the creative minds behind Star Trek, and argue whether adherence to the "grand vision" makes for awful television. Then we talk about awful tv in this current age of auteur showrunners (Looking at you True Detective, season 2). Overstock.com? If you're listening, we're available!

2. A Man Alone 15.02.2016 53:06

Episode 2! We talk about stupid A plots, B plots, C... but mainly we talk about sex, sometimes crudely. Western motifs. Special men. Casual misogyny(?!). We cover it all! Also, we let slip a minor Dax spoiler at 21:35, but seriously, it's been 20 years now. NOW WITH "BETTER" ENHANCED AUDIO!

1. Emissary 08.02.2016 1:06:45

Welcome to The Rules of Acquisition! A podcast where we’ll be reviewing every. single. episode. of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Heres... THE BEGININAGING Who are we? What are our histories with DS9? And most importantly-Why are we doing this? All these questions and more will be answered. Plus: Linear time, and don't trust Picard with your loved ones. http://therulesofacquisitionpodcast.tumblr.com...