Newbie Star Trek

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...

Chain of Command, Part II! The famous one about four lights. It's widely considered one of the best Star Trek episodes of all time, but surprisingly (or unsurprisingly?) the NST crew has some dissenting opinions. Interesting... how many lights did they truly see?   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes. our entire video po...

Chain of Command, Part I! The Enterprise suddenly has an EXTREME shake-up. Picard out?! Jellico in?! Worf and Beverly join secret mission?! Riker and Geordi feeling bad? Data feeling good?! Deanna in a UNIFORM?! THE LIONFISH IS GONE?! WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!    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...

The Quality of Life! After a long hiatus, we're back! And this one's a doozy, what seems to be a remake of The Measure of a Man but this time with cute little robots with Kirby feet that are being made to perform slave labor. Will the robots be saved this episode? What about Picard and Geordi? What about Riker, Worf, and Geordi's beards? What about Beverly's hair? Oh the humanity!    Become a memb...

A Fistful of Datas! Like the producers were quick to point out, it's been three seasons since we've had a good ol' Holodeck mishap episode! So this time, why not delve into the Wild West?! Or as Worf might say, the Ancient West. In conclusion, Data is a land of contrast. Thank you.   Star Trek Clothes and Tableware:  https://fugitiveframes.com/star-trek-clothes-and-tableware   Become a member of o...

Rascals! Why are Picard, Guinan, Ensign Ro, and Keiko all hanging out on a shuttlecraft together? And why did they get shrunken into children? And why are Ferengi suddenly so competent?! And then incompetent?! Who wrote this?! Wha happa?!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library w...

True Q! The presence of a potential Q offspring brings back the old malevolent version of the John de Lancie Q. What happens when Karen Arnold from the Wonder Years is given unlimited power?!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire video podcast library without YouTube ads! The Tim Tier is only $1.99...

Schisms! Does it make sense to have an alien abduction story when you're already in space and hanging out with aliens 24/7? Does it make sense to have an episode where there's not much else to it other than the thinly veiled mystery? Does it make sense for an android to compose and recite dank-ass poetry about his cat? The answer to one of these questions is an emphatic yes. The others? Uh...   Be...

A Tales of Two Cities! In 2011, a huge Star Trek mark by the name of Sam Hain really wanted to get his fan script produced. The wrinkle? The only film production access he had was in the adult film industry. What happens when a huge Star Trek fan and a bunch of adult film stars get together to put on a show? Honestly, a pretty great episode of TNG!   Watch the fan film with the explicit scenes rem...

Relics! Some old drunk guy named Scotty comes aboard the Enterprise, and he acts really old. Our two newbies, Ricardo and Sara, have no idea who he is. How does a viewer evaluate a sentimental episode when the viewer doesn't have the sentimental backstory? Tune in and find out!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as we...

Man Of The People! Deanna's getting her life force sucked out to sustain the calm mind of an empath ambassador who needs to negotiate peace between two warring factions. Wow, that's a doozy of a sentence. Also, some other people are there, I guess. Also, this episode is RIDDLED with misogyny, from both the ambassador guy and the writer of the episode himself. Oh boy.    Behind-the-scenes pictures...

Realm Of Fear! Barclay returns, and this time he demonstrates his legitimate fear of transporters! But then he WebMDs his symptoms and gets himself all worked up over some worms that are very much real! Can we ever escape this realm? This realm... of fear?!   Become a member of our YouTube channel and get access to a bunch of perks, including early access to new episodes as well as our entire vide...