Bob and Matt

Uncanny Treks

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In this podcast, we explore the many different worlds of Star Trek, Babylon 5, Marvel, DC Comics, and everything in between.

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Bob and Matt

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Bonus Episode: Star Trek Prodigy S1E5 & Star Trek Discovery S4E1 28.11.2021 29:31

Bob and Matt discuss the newest Star Trek releases.

Babylon 5 vs. Deep Space Nine-"Race Through Dark Places" vs. "Defiant" 21.11.2021 28:03

Race thru Dark Places S2E7(25 Jan 95) vs. Defiant S3E9 (21 Nov 94) -A couple of cool alternative history novels that incorporate modern technology in Underground Railroad narratives are Colson Whitehead Underground Railroad (2016) & Ishmael Reed Flight to Canada (1976). Bob read the Whitehead after our recording & digs it. He hasn’t read the Reed yet but really digs his Yellow Back Radio B...

Babylon 5 vs. Deep Space Nine-"A Spider in the Web" vs. "Meridian" 15.11.2021 31:09

Spider in the Web S2E6 (7 Dec 94) vs. Meridian S3E8 (14 Nov 94) -Bob hasn’t watched much of either Parks & Rec or Brooklyn 9-9 -Bob strongly recommends the AMC show Lodge 49 -The voices of Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, Ra’s al Ghul, & the Judge from Batman: The Animated Series all show up on B5, & the voice of Riddler shows up on DS9. -Edgar Rice Burroughs’s John Carter stars in the first plan...

Bonus Episode: Star Trek Prodigy S1E4 15.11.2021 20:41

Bob and Matt discuss the latest episode of Star Trek Prodigy.

Bonus Episode: Titans Season 3 14.11.2021 46:35

Bob and Matt discuss what they liked and hated about Titans Season 3.

Babylon 5 vs. Deep Space Nine-"The Long Dark" vs. "Civil Defense" 08.11.2021 30:08

Long Dark S2E5 (30 Nov 94) vs. Civil Defense S3E7 (7 Nov 94) -Dwight Schultz also played Howling Mad in A-Team & Barclay in TNG -Jerry Doyle & Dwight Schultz both hosted rightwing radio shows, Schultz sometimes guesthosted for Doyle & Michael Savage, & Doyle’s show took Savage’s show’s slot. For the funniest account of Savage & his son, see ep 249 of the amazing podcast Grubsta...

Bonus Episode: Star Trek Prodigy S1E3 06.11.2021 19:28

Bob and Matt discuss the third episode of Star Trek Prodigy.

Bonus Episode: Star Trek Prodigy S1E1-2 30.10.2021 23:19

Bob and Matt discuss the premiere of Star Trek Prodigy.

Babylon 5 vs. Deep Space Nine-"A Distant Star" vs. "The Abandoned" 25.10.2021 31:52

Distant Star S2E4 (23 Nov 94) vs. Abandoned S3E6 (31 Oct 94) -Bob & Matt failed to make any references beyond their usual Trek, Babylon 5, & Twin Peaks this week, so they’ll just include a link to the video, a preview of their upcoming Patreon campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQI8VA4Iayo

Bonus Episode: Lower Decks S2E10 24.10.2021 23:30

Bob and Matt discuss the season 2 finale.

Babylon 5 vs. Deep Space Nine-"The Geometry of Shadows" vs. "Second Skin" 18.10.2021 33:00

Geometry of Shadows S2E3 (16 Nov 94) vs. 2nd Skin S3E5 (24 Oct 94) -Technomages don’t reappear in B5 but do play a big role in the spinoff Crusade (1999) & a novel trilogy (2001) -Much to Bob’s distaste, Lord of the Rings & Power Rangers come up -Michael Ansara plays the technomage as well as Kang in TOS & DS9 & Mr. Freeze in Batman TAS -René Descartes entertains questions about th...

Babylon 5: The CW Reboot 10.10.2021 39:12

Disclaimer: Cover art is meant to be clickbait (and never going to happen). Bob and Matt discuss the announcement of Babylon 5 returning on the CW Network.

Bonus Episode: Lower Decks S2E9 10.10.2021 20:05

Bob and Matt discuss the latest episode of Lower Decks.

Babylon 5 vs. Deep Space Nine-"The Price of Peace (Comic)" vs. "Equilibrium" 04.10.2021 44:02

Price of Peace (comic Dec 94-Mar 95) vs. Equilibrium S3E4 (17 Oct 94) -Bob vaguely paraphrases the opening line of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Cask of Amontillado’ -Matt & Bob references the post-Vietnam & X-Files vibes of the Earth Alliance govt. okaying the Minbari mindwipe of Sinclair -Bob recommends skipping issues #5-10 of the first run of Babylon 5 comics, Matt recommends skipping issues #2-1...

Bonus Episode: Lower Decks S2E8 02.10.2021 11:54

Bob and Matt discuss the latest episode of Lower Decks.

Babylon 5 vs. Deep Space Nine-"Revelations" vs. "The House of Quark" 27.09.2021 34:38

Revelations S2E3 (11 Nov 94) vs. House of Quark S3E3 (10 Oct 94) -Matt & Bob debate whether Batman should be motivated by guilt in the same way as Spider-Man -Matt connects Delenn’s post-cocoon skin condition to Greyscale in Game of Thrones -Bob references June Lockhart from last season of Babylon 5 & the original Lost in Space -Bob is fatigued of cliched recitings of W.B. Yeats & T.S....

Bonus Episode: Lower Decks S2E7 25.09.2021 25:23

Bob and Matt discuss the most recent episode of Lower Decks.

Babylon 5 vs. Deep Space Nine- "Points of Departure" vs. "The Search" 20.09.2021 42:48

Points of Departure S2E1 (2 Nov 94) vs. The Search p1-2 S3E1-2 (26 Sep & 3 Oct 94) -This week Matt & Bob are too excited to introduce the season premieres by name -Matt no-sells Bob’s reference to the variety show Soul Train (1971-2006); in retaliation Bob no-sells Matt’s reference to the Borat franchise

Bonus Episode: Lower Decks S2E6 18.09.2021 10:34

Bob and Matt discuss the latest episode of Lower Decks.

Bonus Episode: Lower Decks S2E5 12.09.2021 13:07

Bob and Matt discuss the most recent episode of Lower Decks.

Deep Space Nine Season 2 Recap 12.09.2021 25:55

Bob and Matt discuss the ups and downs of DS9 Season 2.

Babylon 5 Season 1 Recap 06.09.2021 1:03:58

Bob and Matt recap season 1 of Babylon 5.

Bonus Episode: Lower Decks S2E4 06.09.2021 23:17

Bob and Matt discuss the latest episode of Lower Decks.

Bonus Episode: Titans S3 E1-4 05.09.2021 28:33

Bob and Matt discuss the first four episodes of Titans Season 3 on HBO Max.

Babylon 5 vs. Deep Space Nine-"Chysalis" vs. "The Jem'Hadar" 29.08.2021 1:02:21

Chrysalis S1E22 (3 Oct 94) vs. The Jem’Hadar S2E26 (12 Jun 94) -Matt & Bob recorded a podcast episode on the penultimate television episodes of B5 S1 & DS9 S2, but Matt blacked out for 24 hours and lost all memory of "Legacies" and "Tribunal". He also keeps having flashbacks of torture and probing. -Bob’s favorite Faustian narratives are Christopher Marlowe Dr. Faustus (1592), Goethe Faust...