Trek in the Valley

Once again, the dudes in the Valley have convened to discuss an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series. This week's episode is a bit of a ripper entitled, "The Counter-Clock Incident". It is an episode with lots of laughs and also, HORRIFIC SCIENCE!  Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.com/faqrulesyou Follow Al: in...

The dudes are back talking about Star Trek: The Animated Series. The episode, "Beyond the Farthest Star" absolutely rules. It joins a pantheon of episodes about the Enterprise being possessed by a weirdo alien. Also, the crew find a dead bug ship. Adam and Al talk about it. Wild.  Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.c...

This week the dudes in the Valley chat about the pilot episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, "Second Contact." This episode feels like a pilot in that it introduces the characters, but it also feels like a fully formed idea with lovingly realized characters. The dudes talk about it! Next week we will be back to the ToS era crew with Star Trek: The Animated Series. Thanks for listening to 101 episodes...

Happy 100th episode day, Trek in the Vallites! For Part 1 of our 2 part 100th episode celebration, we are covering our first non-Star Trek show by discussing a classic episode of Futurama, which happens to feature most of the original cast of Star Trek. "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" is a hilarious bit of animation that we had a good time talking about.  We have another fun surprise lined up for P...

This week, the dudes in the Valley rip through a classic episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series, "Mudd's Passion." That's right, kiddies. Harry Mudd is Looney Tunes 2: Back in Action and he has a love potion with him. Listen to two guys discuss it! Next Week: Episode 100 Extravaganza. Surprises in store.  Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter...

This week Adam and Al cover arguably the "best" episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series (as far as several goofballs on the internet think) "Yesteryear." Heavy stuff as Spock is erased from history. Mark Lenard is back as Sarek. James Doohan delivers some great character performances. Also, the Guardian of Forever is back in action.  CW: Spock's Pet Dies! Laaaaaame. Oh, and we are extending thes...

This week, the dudes in the Valley meet The Glommer. Sure, the episode is titled "More Tribbles, More Trouble", but they should have called it, "The Glommer." When the Glommer isn't on screen, the audience AND the characters are often asking, "Where is the Glommer?" Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.com/faqrulesyou...

Here for your enjoyment we have the Dudes of Trek in the Valley discussing the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode, "The Slaver Weapon." This episode has a lot of hilarious designs and great beats. It is based on a sci-fi story called, "The Soft Weapon." Derp. Soft Weapon.  Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.com/f...

In this bonus episode, Adam and Al discuss another banger episode of Star Trek: The Animated series, "The Practical Joker". The ship starts punking everyone and we get a pre-figuration of the holodeck. This is part 2 of ??? in our mini-series covering the best episodes, as the internet suggests, of Star Trek the Animated Series! Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt...

We are now boldly going…to Bonus Episode Land! For the next few weeks we will be covering the top rated (from a handful of lists) episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series. This pod is both a watch along for The Animated Trek episode, The Pirates of Orion, but it also plays as a regular episode of the pod. It is our first remote episodes so Adam absolutely talks over Al like a real clod. They wil...

This week we talk about Star Trek: Generations and we have a good 'ol time doing it.  Next week we are going to start releasing a series of mini-Episodes that deal with Star Trek: The Animated Series, Lower Decks, and some other surprises, to get us through the next few months before we relaunch as "Trek in the Valley: The Next Generation.  We didn't do recs on the podcast this week so Al thinks y...

Adam and Al reminisce about the back half of Season 3 of Star Trek: The Original Series.   Next week GENERATIONS! Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.com/faqrulesyou Follow Al: instagram.com/eyyemm95 @am95 SoundCloud.comic/a_l_f_r_e_d_o

In the first in a series of post-season bonus material, the dudes in the valley get together to see what they remember about the first 11 episodes of Season 3 of Star Trek: The Original Series.  Part 2 Next week then GENERATIONS! Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.com/faqrulesyou Follow Al: instagram.com/eyyemm95 @am...

Things get a little bit FREAKY on this episode of Star Trek: The Original Series when Kirk body swaps with an old flame who is hell bent on taking over the Enterprise...and Kirk's life! Adam and Al discuss.  Even though they are covering the Series Finale of Star Trek the Original Series, Trek in the Valley Season 3 is far from over! Come back next week for the first in an ongoing series of bonus...

This week Adam and Al cover a doozy with the penultimate episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, "All Our Yesterdays." This week the crew time travels to various parts of an alien planet's past and the dudes get together in the Valley to talk about it for you, the Listeners! NEXT WEEK: SEASON FINALE  Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com...

This week Adam and Al discuss a truly unhinged episode of Star Trek: The Original Series as they dig in to “The Savage Curtain.” This episode features Abe Lincoln with a lot of screen time and Adam loved it.  Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.com/faqrulesyou Follow Al: instagram.com/eyyemm95 @am95 SoundCloud.comic/a...

Woah, this episode is applicable to the state of society, yo! This week, Adam and Al discuss the haves and have-nots of Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Cloud Minders." Will this episode of Star Trek finally solve all of the ills of capitalism? Tune in to find out! Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.com/faqrulesy...

This week Adam and Al discuss how, once again, the most advanced ship in Starfleet is hijacked by hippie goofballs. “The Way to Eden” is a good episode that includes about 300 folk songs sung by a space hippie! Also, lots of space hippie slang. This episode has it all and the dudes dig in.  Don't be a Herbert, listen to this episode! Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al...

The dudes recorded this episode and released it on the same day. Behold, their discussion of S3 EP 19 of Star Trek: The Original Series, "Requiem for Methuselah". This episode has it all; an old dude, robots, etc... Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.com/faqrulesyou Follow Al: instagram.com/eyyemm95 @am95 SoundCloud....

This week, Adam and Al discuss the oddly compelling episode of Star Trek: TOS, “The Lights of Zetar.” Gene and the gang are wild for this one. They threw every kind of editing trick in the book at us! Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.com/faqrulesyou Follow Al: instagram.com/eyyemm95 @am95 SoundCloud.comic/a_l_f_r_e...

The Enterprise needs to stop investigating geologically interesting planets, I tells ya! This week, Adam and Al recap the Star Trek: ToS episode, "That Which Survives." This episode has it all; interesting editing, beautiful women, Sulu with a shoulder injury, etc... Subscribe. Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.com/faqrulesyou...

Ohhhh folks! This week the Trek in the Valley Dudes climb into their car that has the Starfleet logo on the hood and jump it over a Bird of Prey to cover, “The Mark of Gideon”. This classic episode of Trek begs the question, “Why was it so hard for them to realize two numbers were different?” Subscribed . Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesn...

This week Adam and Al cover Star Trek: ToS episode, "Let This Be Your Last Battlefield" which is another standout in a season 3 that has been far less fun to watch than seasons 1 and 2! Black/White cookie people continue a centuries long war on the Enterprise. Subscribed . Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.com/faqrulesyou Foll...

This week Adam and Al watch and discuss the Star Trek Episode, “Whom Gods Destroy,” the episode that answers questions about Gods destroying people (not really, sort of).   Subscribed . Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.com/faqrulesyou Follow Al: instagram.com/eyyemm95 @am95 SoundCloud.comic/a_l_f_r_e_d_o

This week, Adam and Al discuss an episode that primarily takes place on the ship which is refreshing. Also, Kirk gets brainwashed by a powerful woman’s tears. All that and more when the dudes discuss the Star Trek: The Original Series episode, “Elaan of Troyius”. Subscribed . Rate. Review. Do all the things. Opening Theme By Al Hirt Follow Adam:  Twitter.com/AdamQuesnel Instagram.com/faqrulesyou F...