Uncanny Treks

Bob and Matt discuss the newest Star Trek releases.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

Bob and Matt discuss the premiere of Star Trek Prodigy.

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

Bob and Matt discuss the season 2 finale.

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...

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.

Bob and Matt discuss the latest episode of Lower Decks.

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...

Bob and Matt discuss the latest episode of Lower Decks.

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....

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

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

Bob and Matt discuss the latest episode of Lower Decks.

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

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

Bob and Matt recap season 1 of Babylon 5.

Bob and Matt discuss the latest episode of Lower Decks.

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

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...