Star Trek Resignation

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.   

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 liking this episode. Glen is still on a journey of discovery, but not Discovery. Just Trek. 

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 really committed to being the ultimate Star Trek fan and getting his percentages up.

In this confusing IP obsessed media landscape - where it's hard to get definitive answers regarding the peculiarities of art - Wade Bowen , Sean Perrotta, Glen Hall , and Benny Scheckner give you the correct nuanced opinions on whether Star Trek: Picard is a good show, as based on the first episode. Benny is asking you to troll him, please: https://twitter.com/BennyScheckner   instead of:   https:...

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.   This show's characters can't even talk between themselves about their relationships without one being in a coma.  Dream plots and Klingon gods.  And finally, Wade receives final thoughts on Discovery Season 2 from Stefan in the Netherlands. And two...

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 Star Trek Discovery within a convenient trial size period of time? Wade is once again joined by two guest companions. This time it's journalist Ryan Britt (@ryancbritt on twitter), and an entirely new voice...

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 did we like about Season 2, what did we dislike, and what are we looking forward to in Season 3.

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.   But then… we talk about some of the things we weren't as keen on.   Great action, but what about the story of this season?     Wade, Glen, and Sean are along for this one, but keep looking at the feed to hear from more of our companions for this season. Oh, and check o...

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 Perrotta is back to detail what he felt he missed in the past two episodes.  Glen Hall gives a synopsis.  Wade Bowen is here too. Go figure. Feel free to @ us, angry twitter users!  https://twitter.com/kickerspodcast...

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 talked to.  Could last week's next-on have jumped straight past into this week's? It's a full pod with plenty of opinions from Glen Hall, and extra guests Lane Bowen, Benny Scheckner, Courtney Bowen, and also...

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. More available at https://www.patreon.com/kickersofelves

How'd he get in that chair?  Good emotional work. Yet… We yell a lot. Spock has read Infinite Jest at least 3 times. 

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 last week and what is going on with Star Trek Discovery?   The streak is broken and Wade wasn't as big a fan of this episode.  Can Glen do a "short" synopsis?  All questions will be answered!

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 so well.   Wade is joined by Glen Hall again, but no Sean Perrotta.  Lane Bowen does make a return, but without his wife or infant this time around.    

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. [Totally not a rote typical sibling interaction] Only two companions, Glen and Sean, join Wade this week. But we're... close.  Too close?  If you're still listening after two minutes, Glen baits the hook for an incredible, life a...

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 use our logic to suppress.  Pike and Tyler get caught up in some time shenanigans and learn a little bit about themselves. Bucky with the Good Hair returns! ( twitter.com/buckyWTgoodhair ) Wade turns to Kristin from Toronto...

Saru goes home and isn't putting up with any bs.  But we are.   Benny Scheckner (instagram.com/ chickenbonesontheground)  joins Wade, Glen Hall and Sean Perrotta to say nice things about Star Trek Discovery. What IS a companion, really?  Well this companion did some "research," has a gimmick to steal from another podcast, and things to say about season 2 episode six of various Star Treks,   (sorry...

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-Heaslip, "Kristin from Toronto" herself.   Glen watched Season 1, leaving Sean as the clueless one.  How did we feel about this episode?   What was fantastic, what was great, and what wasn't?   Did it hold up to repeated viewings?  What i...

Wade and his regular crew of scabs are joined by journalist and legit Star Trek expert, Ryan Britt ( @ryancbritt on twitter).   Is this an objectively good episode of Star Trek?  Ryan brings his insight as to how Discovery fits into canon. Theories and predictions are discussed. Dangling Spocks. Pike Marie Kondo-s Starfleet. Cronenberg Horta. Meta thinking Saru and Doug Jones. It's nice to not eas...

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 jumps on to counter the ignorance of Glen and Sean. Friend of the pod Bucky ( @BuckyWTGoodHair on Twitter) comes in to help explain trek lore and backstory where applicable and give his "expert" opinions on this episo...

"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 make any sense out of the heavy space rock, spore drives, or Tilly's secret friend back on the ship? Wade is again joined by Glen Hall and Sean Perrotta, two Star Trek neophytes, but also by Benny Scheckner (...

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 baggage from last season, or even much familiarity with Trek fandom itself, what will Sean Perrotta and Glen Hall have to say after watching just one episode? Will it totally ruin the Kickers of Elves brand if they actua...

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? 917 408 3898 patreon.com/kickersofelves

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? Is the Saru trek devoid of conflict and complications necessary to a successful story? What about the humor works in The Escape Artist? Coming soon: Thoughts before the premiere of Star Trek Discovery Season Two!

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 minute short? From Her to Ursula K. Le Guin, to Mass Effect, and Asimov's Foundation. But most importantly, The Odyssey. After that we hit on a few of the latest news and reveals in the realm of new Star Trek.  From...