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Star Trek Sucks?
A podcast where two cool dudes with good opinions and good decision making skills decide to watch all of Star Trek TNG (and occasionally other shows, as a bonus).
This week Data is once again the only part of the episode worth watching, as a woman claiming to be a God attempts to take over a planet. Is she really a god? Is she just a con artist? The stakes are meaningless, so it's impossible to care. Enjoy!
I painstakingly built brackets for the 64 worst episodes of the 80 or so we've seen so far, and we were both quite surprised by which one came out on...top?
There's some echo on this week's recording. It's a long story, and I did all I could to clean it up. We are sorry about it.
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The crew finds a human child who has been raised by Indians, er, I mean, Talarians. Anyway, his grandma who's never met him wants him to go home to Earth, and he doesn't want to, and it isn't a very good episode.
On today's bonus content, Jack finds out about some more dumb bullshit the Discovery showrunners did.
You're gonna have to listen to the whole thing to find out why I used this photo.
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This week's episode is widely considered one of the best episodes in the series, and we would like a word with anybody who agrees with that assessment.
This week's episode has nothing to do with the 90s California punk group The Offspring. This is just a podcast about Star Trek. If you came to hear about the band The Offspring, we are terribly sorry for the inconvenience.
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Russian robot that is definitely just a guy: https://www.iflscience.com/technology/russias-hightech-ai-robot-turns-out-to-be-human-in-robot-costume/?fbclid=IwAR1lAh32aXZ0K3JsoS2WS_zQJM81h1LxVJafGTC_rq_66VH3vFLMJWtgnvU
Q is back. This time he's been stripped of his powers and his clothes, and is unceremoniously dumped on the bridge of the Enterprise, naked as the day he was...born? As it turns out, Q without powers is much easier for Jack to stomach.
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It's another one. Honestly guys, between the house project and the new job I'm barely getting these edited and released on time, I can't think of anything to write here. I'm sorry. Thank you for listening.
Not sure what to say here other than MOOOOOOGIEEEEE!
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This episode gets a lot of flak, and for good reason. We're calling this a qualified watch; not essential, but if you want to know just how bad the thing they're doing is, go ahead and put it on.
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You guys remember like 3 months ago when Leil was all excited because he read a book? Well we're finally doing that episode, joined by our friends Jynx and Alisha from the Overbooked podcast!
We didn't find out about Nichelle Nichols until after recording this episode, but if you are in a position to donate to her gofundme, please do https://www.gofundme.com/f/shields-up-nichelle-nichols
We are joined by Canadian comedian Mike Carrozza for another episode featuring Q! We delve deeply into the question of whether Q sucking is a good thing or a bad thing.
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Don't worry everybody, Spock is not dead, it's ok. We were really worried.
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We don't recommend watching this episode, but we do recommend t-shirts!
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We are joined by comedian LJ Sullivan to talk about daddy issues!
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Guest Beth Norton joins us as we dive into an episode that seems to be some sort of a metaphor for how men deal with their emotions!
If you're like us, you've definitely been wondering "What if somebody had an idea for a holodek episode, but the writers all knew they'd already done too damn many holodek episodes at this point?"
Finally, we have an answer to this burning question. And it's a watch from both of us!
We watched Wrath of Khan, but we had some technical difficulties, and honestly the audio is terrible, but we did our best with it, and we promise we'll do better. We're sorry.
We're not sure how it took this long for Starfleet to decide whether Data is a person or not, but at least it's finally happening.
This episode featuring new beats by UltraWarp!
Leil hoped this episode would not suck, but alas, even Sisko punching Q in the face and balls can't salvage this episode.
This week we spent a very long time talking about all of the things that are going on, and then eventually got around to watching the episode, which is pretty ok.
This week, the writers try to get us to like Dr. Pulaski by making her old, but woops! The accidentally also made her a really big fan of eugenics!
Uh-oh! The crew is in trouble when they encounter a space robot that's killing everything in its path. But don't worry, Captain Kirk brings it aboard and treats it like a puppy!
Jack and I have mentioned my history podcast a couple times, we did a recording this week that will air on Monday, here's a quick preview, and you can listen and subscribe to Liquid History here! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liquid-history-podcast/id1499589526
Despite losing Jack's half of the recording and having to do it over, we manage to spend a remarkable amount of time on this episode about the meaning of comedy, and big dick energy.
Today we are joined by Doctor Dylan Haas from We Do Keanu and Fun In Sobriety podcasts to discuss holodek episodes, and why they suck.
The Enterprise decides to investigate a mysterious void in space, and believe it or not, it does not go well.
We revisit the 1986 classic Star Trek IV The Voyage Home, and learn why it's bad to make the whales extinct.
Our definitive watch list for this season: The Naked Time Where No One Has Gone Before Hide and Q (split decision) Haven Datalore Angel One Heart of Glory
As promised, we watched The Trouble With Tribbles, and Trials and Tribble-ations back to back, and it was super fun and we really liked both of them, so you're welcome.
Jack has a new microphone! The introduction of the Romulans opens a door to some really interesting new storylines within the series universe, so the episode spends about 3 minutes of air time on that, and the rest of the goddamn episode on how 3 20th Century people react to waking up from cryo sleep 400 years in the future.
It's a bonus episode where we start out talking about what's the most evil colonial power in modern history for some reason. You're welcome?
With our apologies for the non-Trek content, we felt it would be irresponsible of us not to address the cultural phenomenon that is Tiger King.
Youtube videos we discussed: Beautiful, Wild, and Free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQHN0DOFei8
Here, Kitty, Kitty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCgz9915wHw
The jet ski scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqf3u18kQaA
We're on lockdown and terrified about our jobs, so of course we decided to get drunk and watch an episode of Original Series! You're welcome!
Out of an overabundance of caution, we recorded over facetime this week, and it actually worked out pretty good. This episode, on the other hand, not as good.
Worf gets more than two lines, the show is really starting to hit its stride, we learn about Klingon death rituals, and apparently Geordi is tripping absolute balls all the damn time. Heart of Glory!
Very Special Boy Wesley is taking his Starfleet entrance exam! His rivals are one girl who barely talks, another who talks mostly to flirt with Wes, and an alien who's addicted to klonopin. Oh, and of course...FEAR ITSELF!
Meanwhile, the least likeable person in starfleet is tasked with finding out if something funny is going on on the Enterprise. And, I mean, there was the holodek plague, the space molly, and that time the Captain became an energy being, so...fair...
Good news! The writers got our notes about the weird and bad technobabble on previous episodes, and this week have gone into painful, exhaustive detail with the science writing! Watching this episode actually counts as two credits toward a degree in terraforming from Phoenix University.
It's a tale as old as time. A society who's lost the ability to procreate decides to steal a bizarrely small number of children from a passing spaceship, and Captain Picard is not having it.
Live watch! Leil watched this episode three times because of reasons, and this week you can watch along with us, so pop yourself some corn and dig into the make-up nightmare that is Too Short A Season
If you were an alien race whose consciousness was digitally integrated with a central computer on your homeworld, and somehow you were unable to backup your own computer system, what would you do? If you said use the holodek to seduce Riker so you can steal the Enterprise, you win!
In a strange alien world, where women are in charge of everything, will Riker find a way to bone the Elected One and still win an argument, as Crusher races to cure a plague that was somehow created by the holodek?
On theme with the evil twin switch of the episode, Jack likes this episode and Leil does not.
It's a classic holodek mess around! We're joined by Jynx Jenkins from Overbooked https://ease-drop.com/portfolio/overbooked-podcast/ as a holodek malfunction derails Doctor Crusher's efforts to get laid in a noir detective novel.
It's a wedding that nobody actually wants to go through with, and the introduction of an absolute sociopath!
Q, the creature who refuses to let his godlike powers interfere with him acting like the adult version of the kid from Problem Child, returns. This time, to offer Riker some of that sweet, sweet omnipotence.
The Ferengi return, are slightly less offensive stereotypes, and they've got a score to settle with Picard in this definitely air-tight storyline.
Another week, another disembodied alien intelligence trying to destroy the ship. Also, a planet who's come up with a nifty, simple solution to all crime...capital punishment for everything! Join us as we make the best of one of the worst episodes in the series.
The first in a long line of times some sort of alien intelligence gets onboard the ship. Also, there are some aliens who want to murder each other.
Space....and time...and thought...are not as disconnected as they seem....
Shut up, Wesley
Building on the racist momentum established in Code Of Honor, this episode introduces the Nazi propaganda cartoons otherwise known as the Ferengi!
What do you get when you send the Enterprise to get a vaccine that isn't a vaccine from a Space Warlord? Code of Honor.
The whole ship is tripping balls on space molly, and while Data's vocabulary is strangely lacking, he makes up for it with unexpected skills.