Newbie Star Trek

Frame of Mind! How many times has Riker been kidnapped during an undercover mission and made to feel crazy this series? It's been twice, but that's still a lot. Damn, Riker, back at it again.   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads, and our members-only Discord! The Tim...

The Storyteller! Miles O'Brien is co-opted into a very specific Bajoran local ceremony where he has to fight the smoke monster from Lost! Jake and Nog become friends with a teenage Bajoran girl who has to figure out diplomatic relations for her little Bajoran village! Captain Gym Kata of the USS Kumite has to fight off a bunch of cultists on a dangerous alien planet, but he's able to fight them of...

The Chase! Ever wonder why all the aliens in Star Trek are just humans with stuff on their face? Well, so did the TNG writers, and here's their answer! Will it lead to a profound ending where we all learn to come together and be friends? No. Will we unintentionally avoid all references to Red Letter Media jokes about the kurlan naiskos? Surprisingly, yes!   Check out "Starship Tempest: A Star Trek...

Battle Lines! Full disclosure: Ricardo was quite sick during this recording, so he's even loopier than usual. But hey, we got Mike from Breaking Bad, we got fight scenes, we got nanomachines, we got the Bajoran Pope, what could go wrong?!   Check out "Starship Tempest  A Star Trek Adventures Podcast" at https://www. StarshipTempest.com or whereever you get your podcasts!    Become a member of our...

Vortex! We survived the vortex of the California fires to present you the Vortex of DS9! Y'know, the one where Odo gets knocked out by rocks. Also, I guess he gets more info about his loser family or relatives or whatever. Will we finally find out where Odo comes from in this episode? The answer, of course, is no, but hey, at least we had fun along the way. Right? Right?!   Become a member of our...

Lessons! Picard finally allows himself to have an interoffice romance, just like the rest of his crew. But he's being REALLY stuck up about it. I dunno, I guess it's fair he doesn't want to put his new squeeze in danger as a captain, but who should he ask for advice? Riker? Deanna? Beverly? The guy with the hairy arms playing his flute for him? Tune in to find out!   Become a member of our YouTube...

TNG Season 1 Tier List! Dan and Marvin try something a little different... It's been a hot minute since any of us have revisited TNG season 1, a season considered so bad by most Trek fans that they often recommend that new viewers should skip the entire season. Does that opinion hold any water? Let's rank the episodes and find out!    Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunc...

Christmas AMA 2024! Our AMA tradition for the holidays continues, but this time we field questions from our Discord channel! Hooray!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads, and our members-only Discord! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtube.com/channe...

Starship Mine! It's basically Picard's Die Hard/Under Siege. But why is it called "Starship Mine"? Seriously, does anyone know why? Leave us a comment if you do!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads, and our members-only Discord! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! h...

The Nagus! What originally was a really boring episode about business expansion was transformed into a madcap adaptation of The Godfather, and boy it works! Also, Ricardo begins his campaign for the American presidency in the 2028 election. We're not joking.     Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video podca...

Move Along Home! Chula! Shap! Move Along Home! Allamaraine! ... I'm so sorry.    Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads, and our members-only Discord! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month!  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join   Check out our merch...

Birthright, Part II! So Michael Piller watched Malcolm X and thought "hey, let's do that with Worf." Uh, that probably wasn't the best idea. But at least we got some funny moments out of it?   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads, and our members-only Discord! The Tim...

Birthright, Part I! What started as an episode about Worf trying to find his father turned into a sort-of DS9 crossover where Julian Bashir tries to help Data figure out how to dream. Yeah, kind of a weird mash-up. Uh, fathers, I guess!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video podcast library without YouTu...

The Passenger! Julian Bashir gets his time to shine in an episode! The problem is that he has... no character? So I guess we'll have him get possessed by another character! What a great mystery episode this is, oh wait we already spoiled the mystery gotdangit    Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video podca...

Tapestry! It's a wonderful life, Picard! Well, maybe not when Q is involved, and especially not when you're going back in time to boink one of your best friends. Maybe you could have thought of some other, more important things to go back and fix? *cough*theborg*cough* Anyway, let's check it out!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to...

Dax! Jadzia Dax finally gets her own personal episode, but not just Jadzia, but her previous potential murderer host Curzon, too! And also Sisko, kind of! But Miles O'Brien is completely gone! For this one episode. Ricardo got too high to understand how Trills work, which affected his score, but watch as he understands how it works, in real time, as we explain it to him in terms he understands, wh...

Face Of The Enemy! Deanna Troi wakes up in Rom face... against her will! And she's trapped on a Romulan ship! And she's being forced to improv right away! What will come of this nightmare?! Well, a really good episode, that's what!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video podcast library without YouTube ad...

Q-Less! Why oh why did Q have to invade Deep Space 9 too... at least we get to see Sisko punch Q out of it? But then Vash is also here and she's not being great, but hey there's oo-mox! I guess?!    Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads, and our members-only Discord! Th...

Aquiel! The episode that pretty much the entire cast and crew thought was the worst of TNG season 6! Man, Geordi really needs to stop falling in love with women in computers.   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads, and our members-only Discord! The Tim Tier is only $1....

Captive Pursuit! Miles O'Brien makes (adopts?) a new friend! But is the friend what he appears to be? Of course not! Prime Directive? Uh, sure, I guess.    Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads, and our members-only Discord! The Tim Tier is only $1.99 a month! https://w...

Ship in a Bottle! Moriarty finally returns! Not because Picard finally brought him back after forgetting about his for four years, but because the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle estate finally allowed him out of the bag! Does the title of the episode give away the twist? I guess for one of us it did!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new...

Babel! It seems like Star Trek loves viral pandemic episodes in their first seasons, and DS9 is no exception! A lot of this seems oddly... familiar, doesn't it?   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads, and our members-only Discord! Only $1.99 a month! https://www.youtub...

A Man Alone! A classic murder mystery plot! Except, maybe, it's not so classic... Odo is immediately implicated, but things don't play out as they seem. Also, Bashir remains super into Jadzia. And I guess Keiko is opening a school. But look over there, it's Quark being really cool! What a show!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to n...

Past Prologue! Kira's past returns to haunt her in a nasty way when a reckless former terrorist comrade seeks asylum on DS9. Are there schemes afoot? Of course there are, especially when the Duras sisters also return! But also there's a Cardassian tailor! And he's really interested in Bashir? Also Odo is really cool! Sisko's working hard. Dax and Miles are also there! What a treat!   Become a memb...

Emissary! The Newbie crew finally comes across Deep Space 9, and it does NOT start off lightly! We're immediately thrust into the battle of Wolf 359 and one Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Sisko's perspective on Locutus' assault that kills his wife and nearly kills his son. Where does he go from here? Working alongside a bunch of misfits on a former Cardassian space station? Getting wrapped up in Ba...