Star Trek Stories

And now it's time for the final nerd movie in our 100 episode list, oh boy. Can you believe we've come this far, dear listeners? It's been a fun ride with all of these movies, exploring everything from space fantasy to dystopia. For our seventh and final nerd movie, we are exploring the nerdiest of nerd genres: anime. So grab your motorcycle, strap in, and power slide with us into 1988's Akira . E...

Alas, Golden Age Trek has finally come to an end. We knew it would when we started, but we still had faith... of the heart. But was our faith rewarded? As the sun sets on this era, is there a magical twilight to behold? Let's all hold hands, sing "Kumbaya," and gaze into the twinkling and flickering light of The Waning Enterprise. .. oh, and also talk about what's coming for Nerd Movies VII . Host...

Having a nemesis is bad enough, but having a Star Trek Nemesis ? Oof, it doesn't get worse than that, because when Star Trek goes bad, it goes real bad. And sometimes it gets so bad, the franchise full on dies. Sad times. It's been quite the ride, watching this whole era of Star Trek, but as we learned from The Next Generation , all good things must come to an end. So join us for the end of Golden...

They should have just called this "New Earth." Simple. To the point. I'm always suspicious of the latin titled episodes of Star Trek . There are some good ones to be sure, but sometimes I think they use fancy sounding names to make the stories feel like they're going to be better than they turn out to be. I guess we can determine if this is actually intelligent storytelling, or just another preten...

Alright, everyone, you're not gonna believe this. On today's episode of Star Trek Stories we are going to be watching... an episode of Star Trek ! Wow. How unexpected. I know by this point, it's hard to be surprised by anything, unless, of course, they jump the shark and do a "guy gets pregnant" show or something. Oh well, let's see if they can exceed our expectations in this silly episode of Star...

This is episode 87 of our podcast... so can this really be a strange new world? Might it be possible that this is more of a familiar old world? Well-trodden ground? Home sweet home? Can a prequel truly have any thing new to say? The only way to find out is to explore this uncharted episode of Star Trek: Enterprise . Episode discussion starts at 17:58. This is episode 3/6 in our look at The Waning...

The Star Trek franchise was in a tricky spot in 2001. Instead of fleeing though, they stood their ground and fought... they had faith of the heart. But was that faith justified? Or should they have cut their loses and flown? All we can do at this point is dig in and watch this life threatening episode of Star Trek: Enterprise . Episode discussion starts at 19:01. This is episode 2/6 in our look at...

Whelp, here we are... the end of an era. The franchise has had an incredible run up until this point, but if you were here for our Voyager coverage, you know it's started to lose its aim. Does the franchise have any more shots left to shoot? Or is the quiver finally empty? The title of today's episode doesn't inspire me with much confidence, but perhaps our Star Trek arrow will surprise us yet. Ho...

It's been a long road... getting from there to here. It's been a long time... but our time is finally near. And we will see our podcast come alive at last... our ratings will touch the sky. And they're not gonna hold our show down no more, no they're not gonna change our minds... because we've got a new batch of episodes and a new a co-host... oh, and faith of the heart. So polarize the hull plati...

Jaron's Law doesn't mean that every bad movie is going to happen on this podcast. It means that any movie that can happen will happen, and that sounds just fine to me... and to Christopher Nolan, I'd imagine, since that means he gets to be featured on our very prestigious podcast! So buckle up and blast off with us into 2014's Interstellar . Episode discussion starts at 34:25 . Hosted by Jaron Hat...

Well, everyone, we finally made it. After much toil and tribulation, Voyager is now in the rearview mirror for this 100 episode list. But how did it all turn out? Did we learn anything along the way? We're going to sit down, talk through this batch of Star Trek episodes, and come to terms with this silly show. And we're also going to be teasing what's coming for Nerd Movies VI , so come aboard for...

And now we come to it. The basics of Voyager. The basics of Golden Age Trek . The basics of Star Trek as a whole. Will this fulfill the promise of the previous episode? Of this era? Of this podcast? Are we examining the basics of what makes this franchise great? Or are we lost in the basics of basicness? The answers lie only in this basic episode of Star Trek: Voyager . Episode discussion starts a...

We have watched a lot of Voyager on this podcast and we have now finally found the perfect word to describe these episodes: basic. These are all as basic as basic gets for this franchise. And for the culmination of this journey, we get a two-part episode celebrating this show's basic-ness. Yay? Who knows, maybe this first part will set up something special for a change. Let's find out in this seas...

Have we come to a deadlock with this show? Have we resigned ourselves to the fact that this is more or less what this series is going to be? Or will we finally be making some progress? Will this be the first glimpse of what is to come? Or are we doomed to perpetual mediocrity? The only way to find out is to join us for this high stakes episode of Star Trek: Voyager . Episode discussion starts at 1...

We've launched a lot of investigations on this podcast and asked the hard hitting questions: What is the meaning of human existence? What makes life worth living? Is Voyager a good show?--you know, the real big ones that keep you up at night. Today we ask: does Neelix make a good daytime TV talk show host? Heavy stuff. These questions, and more, will be answered on today's softball episode of Star...

If you had scanned us for lifesigns a couple of episodes ago, we would have come up as brain dead. But you know, that last one was actually pretty good. This show might have a pulse after all! But is this next one going to keep our hearts beating? Or it will break them? Have your defibrillators ready as we watch this life-affirming episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Episode discussion starts at 18:31....

These episodes really are beginning to meld together. This show has got to shake things up. I'm not saying someone has to die. I'm not saying we have to kill someone. I'm not saying we have to straight up murder a guy, just to boost the ratings and make things interesting. But it wouldn't hurt... but whatever--never mind--let's just watch this deadly episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Episode discussi...

What an evocative title. So full of nuance. What could it mean? Is it possible that this episodes features... I don't know, an alliance of some kind? Or is it saying something else? Or does it literally just mean alliances? It's hard to know. Let us join forces... build some sort of alliance...and together uncover the true meaning of this perplexing episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Episode discussio...

Have the showrunners finally learned some maneuvers that will help them steer this show to where it needs to go? Or have they simply gotten better at piloting around all those pesky consequences they seem dead set on avoiding? Hell, at this point, I'd take barreling into nonsense over being set adrift like this show so often is. Let's plot a course and see where we end up in this hopefully not dir...

How much you wanna bet they got the name of this episode from Icy Hot? If that's true, does that mean we're about get a pain reliever? Is this going to provide us much needed alleviation from the excruciating mediocrity of this series? Probably not. Knowing this show, cold fire probably just means neutral... how exciting. Who knows, maybe our cold hearts will be thawed by this face melting episode...

"It appears we have lost our sex appeal, Captain." Do you think the writers realized in that moment that the Trek franchise had lost its own sex appeal? I mean, who decided that naming an episode about space sperm, "Elogium," was sexy? I know this show can feel pretty sterile at times, but this is getting ridiculous. Oh well, if we can't get a rise out of it, maybe we can at least get a laugh from...

Star Trek wears lots of different faces over the course of its history: The Original Series , Deep Space Nine , Lower Decks . Some of the faces are stunningly beautiful, while others are not so pretty, but it can be hard to look at both ugliness and beauty. Fortunately for us, we're still staring into the franchise's most average face, so easy viewing ahead... unless, this is one of those times th...

It certainly feels like the franchise is in a state of flux at this point in our watch list, at least in terms of overall quality. Sure, we're still in Golden Age Trek , but I can't help but feel we've lost a step since the glory days of TNG. Much like the eponymous starship, is this incarnation of the franchise truly lost? Or will things start turning around soon? Let's find out in this hopefully...

Oh no, it's a math episode . And not just any kind of math, mind you, but ethical math, the messiest kind. Unfortunately, I was never very good at math--that's why I'm a podcast host instead of a successful human being--so we might be heading into ethically dubious territory with this one. Then again, maybe it's our intrepid crew that'll be the ones wading into murky waters, while we end up with t...

This isn't just any cloud, mind you... this is THE cloud, the definitive article. And that's quite the statement, because as we all know, every other Star Trek story is about a mysterious cloud. So, in a way, this could very well be the ULTIMATE Star Trek. Or maybe not. I guess we'll have to find out by probing the depths of this cloudy episode of Star Trek: Voyager . Episode discussion starts at...