The Measure of an Episode

The Measure of an Episode: Star Trek Edition

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Jonathan and Paul embark on a thirteen-and-a-half-year mission, combing through all 703 episodes of Star Trek to discover what makes Star Trek “Star Trek”, and not just good TV. Or great TV. Or really, really bad TV. They subject their well-honed criteria to one randomly selected episode at a time.

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132: The Animated Series S2E2 "Bem" 10.08.2022 45:44

Paul is out of town, so we're joined by our guest host Paul in our inaugural episode of The Animated Series. Basically it's established the animation doesn't stack up to the quality of He-Man, which, you know, isn't saying much.

131: The Next Generation S2E12 "The Royale" 03.08.2022 31:31

Tune in to hear how we make this great episode even greater. And darker. And dirtier. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

130: Voyager S4E13 "Waking Moments" 27.07.2022 53:41

Chakotay finally gets his own episode. Or is he only dreaming? Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

129: The Next Generation S3E6 "Booby Trap" 22.07.2022 46:22

The episode that inaugurated Geordi's predilection for computers over real people. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

128: Strange New Worlds S1E10 "A Quality of Mercy" 19.07.2022 49:58

We humbly present the season finale of Strange New Worlds, and about a week late! Sorry about that. But it was worth the wait. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

127: Enterprise S2E3 "Minefield" 15.07.2022 31:52

Precisely where does Enterprise get fresh eggs from? Tune in. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

126: Strange New Worlds S1E9 “All Those Who Wander” 03.07.2022 44:13

Spoilers! And yet another special guest host joins the show, who is very possibly the granddaughter of William Shatner and George Takei. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

125: Strange New Worlds S1E8 “The Elysian Kingdom” 27.06.2022 48:01

Spoilers! Also Adventure Island and what disappointment smells like. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

124: Strange New Worlds S1E7 “The Serene Squall” 18.06.2022 47:29

Spoilers dead ahead. Also Firefly. Also also Drs. Who. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

123: Strange New Worlds S1E6 “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach” 10.06.2022 37:38

We like the cut of this episode's jib. Ahoy! Spoilers ahead! And sorry again for the poor audio quality. Jonathan is using his mobile "recording studio". Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

122: Strange New Worlds S1E5 "Spock Amok" 02.06.2022 42:05

Strap on your space helmets because there be spoilers ahead! Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

121: Strange New Worlds S1E4 "Memento Mori" 29.05.2022 34:18

We develop a better name for La-An and theorize who they're going to kill on the show. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

120: Strange New Worlds S1E3 "Ghosts of Illyria" 22.05.2022 44:50

An exploration of gratuitous desk lamp placement. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

119: Strange New Worlds S1E2 "Children of the Comet" 16.05.2022 41:01

We've said this before, but Star Trek is back! If you disagree, well, listen in and find out why you're wrong. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

118: Strange New Worlds S1E1 "Strange New Worlds" 09.05.2022 37:24

Many apologies for the audio quality on this one. We must've angered the microphone gods and they smited us. Smote us? We have been smoot. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us a line at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

117: Picard S2E10 "Farewell" 09.05.2022 43:38

So that about does it for Picard Season 2. Maybe the next one will be better. Spoilers! TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

116: Deep Space 9 S6E11 “Waltz” 04.05.2022 26:34

Sisko and Dukat sit by the fire, with exactly zero literal waltzes. The end. Do you agree? Disagree? Send us an email at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

115: Picard S2E09 "Hide and Seek" 02.05.2022 44:45

Remember when Q was in this season? Do you agree? Disagree? Send us an email at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

114: Voyager S6E13 "Virtuoso” 27.04.2022 35:20

This episode is secretly about Harry Kim and the Kimtones. Upon further analysis, you'll see this observation is entirely wrong. Do you agree? Disagree? Send us an email at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

113: Picard S2E08 "Mercy" 25.04.2022 23:03

We determine that this episode of Picard is secretly about Fox Mulder right before he meets Dana Scully. Do you agree? Disagree? Send us an email at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

112: The Original Series S1E10 "The Corbomite Maneuver" 20.04.2022 49:10

Also known as the Clint Howard chaser. Do you agree? Disagree? Send us an email at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

111: Picard S2E07 "Monsters" 18.04.2022 27:14

Where the hell is Picard's brother in all this nonsense? Do you agree? Disagree? Send us an email at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

Patreon Preview 7 - Obligatory hot take on the Will Smith slap 13.04.2022 30:04

You wouldn't normally be privy to conversations found on the cutting room floor, but this week we're making an exception. Our Patrons regularly receive perks like this one, including episodes dropped early, behind the scenes stuff, and lots more. Consider supporting the show. For this episode, we're legally bound by podcast law to provide our take on the whole debacle. Do you agree? Disagree? Se...

110: Picard S2E06 "Two of One" 11.04.2022 50:45

It really should be called Two OF One, because that's a way more relevant and informed title. Listen why. Do you agree? Disagree? Send us an email at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Treksphere Network. Head over there for more excellent Trek content.

109: Enterprise S2E19 "Judgement" 06.04.2022 23:05

Homage to Star Trek: Undiscovered Country is always a good thing. Except maybe this one time. You see, we had to talk about podcast listening speeds in order to pad out the episode length to trick you into thinking we had anything to talk about. Do you agree? Disagree? Send us an email at TheMeasureOfAnEpisode@gmail.com Please consider supporting the show on Patreon. We’re a proud member of the Tr...