The Edge of Forever: The Star Trek Podcast

An ambassador attempts to bring peace to a warring race, but things go topsy-turvy from the jump ("Loud as a Whisper"). Then a creeper finds immortality in Data's body ("The Schizoid Man"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Geordi messes up by bringing holodeck Professor Moriarty to life ("Elementary Dear Data"), and bum Han Solo screws his away around the ship ("The Outrageous Okona"). The guys get bored talking about the second episode and turn the show into a Quantum Leap podcast. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Troi is impregnated by a "we want to better understand humanity" space entity ("The Child"), and half the crew is slated to die by a "we want to better understand humanity" space entity ("Where Silence Has Lease"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Picard and Riker explode a guy ("Conspiracy"), and Data finds three assholes from the 20th century just as Romulans make their reappearance ("The Neutral Zone"). Also, Dan and Mike finish this damn season. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

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Tasha Yar is senselessly murdered by an evil trash bag ("Skin of Evil"), and Picard finds an old girlfriend while investigating deja vu ("We'll Always Have Paris"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing ("The Arsenal of Freedom")! You've got a ri-ri-right to say no. No! Right to say no ("Symbiosis")! Who wants a body massage? Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

While Wesley is away taking entry exams for Starfleet Academy, Picard and the rest of the crew are put under the microscope by a paranoid admiral ("Coming of Age"). Then Worf finds himself intrigued by the first Klingons he's meet since his childhood, but their plans for glory threaten the ship as well as the shaky peace between The Klingon Empire and The Federation ("Heart of Glory"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

After children are abducted from The Enterprise, Picard and the crew must walk a tightrope to get them back ("When the Bough Breaks"). Then, Data and Dr. Crusher discover inorganic life originating from a supposedly dead planet ("Home Soil"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

To save their homeworld, a computer-based species creates the perfect holographic woman for Riker ("11001001"). Then a dying admiral is called to action when an old enemy takes an ambassador hostage ("Too Short a Season"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Data discovers he has a brother, and said brother wants to kill Wesley so badly ("Datalore"). Then, middle-age men discuss an episode about feminism written and directed by middle-age men ("Angel One"). Note: Please pardon the audio issues. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Deanna's life is turned upside down when her fiance and mother show up ("Haven"), then Picard gets trapped in a pulp adventure holodeck program ("The Big Goodbye"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

A monumental moment from Captain Picard's past comes back to haunt him ("The Battle"), then Q returns with a tempting offer for Commander Riker ("Hide and Q"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Recently our hosting provider suspended Earth-2.net and threatened to remove the site. To bring the site back online, major (but temporary) changes had to be made to the way we archive podcasts. In this first update, Mike explains the situation and outlines some options he's considering to bring Earth-2.net back to normal.

An entity from a space-cloud takes control of Captain Picard ("Lonely Among Us"), and Wesley is put on death row for trampling flowers ("Justice"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

After much hype, the Ferengi make their debut ("The Last Outpost"). Then someone came up with the core plot of Voyager eight years early before its premier ("Where No One Has Gone Before"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Everyone on The Enterprise-D gets drunk and is DTF ("The Naked Now"), then the crew visits a planet that makes every viewer uncomfortable ("Code of Honor"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Dan and Mike begin their coverage of Star Trek: The Next Generation with a DVD commentary of "Encounter at Farpoint." Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

"Captain! There be whales here!" Those five little words perfectly sum up the whole of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Listen in as Dan, Dave, and Mike have a blast talking through what is the strangest but also the funniest entry in the Star Trek movie catalog. Also: Please subscribe to Dan and Mike's new podcast, 12 Minutes to Midnight: The Watchmen Podcast via RSS (http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/12minutes/rss.xml) and iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/12-minutes-to-midnight-the-watchmen-podcast/id1481476911). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

We all know that the odd-numbered Star Trek film are trash, right? Not so much, actually. While Star Trek III: The Search for Spock might not be the most exciting Trek film ever made, it does introduce Christopher Lloyd as the ruthless Klingon Commander Kruge, lays groundwork for future films, and sees the destruction of the beloved Enterprise. It also begs some hard-to-discuss questions pertaining to the resurrection of Spock, and demonstrates some shameful password etiquette. Please listen in as Dan, Dave, and Mike have a blast creating The Spock File, and singing their way through the discussion. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

After the slow-moving visual spectacle that was Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the guys spend nearly three hours gushing over the epic that is Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Themes of life, death, aging, and rebirth are explored, as are thoughts of space-flutes and keytars. (Note: Guard your ears at 1:53:28.) Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Dave joins Dan and Mike to discuss all things Buck Rogers. First they look at the 1939 serial starring Buster Crabbe, then they have a beat-by-beat chat about the 1979 feature-length pilot of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

The Edge of Forever enters a new era as Dave Probert joins Dan and Mike for a discussion of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Does this movie deserve its reputation as "The Motionless Picture" / "The Slow Motion Picture," or is it a technical masterpiece in disguise? Can it be both? Please "sit down" with the three guys as they discuss this very topic and so much more! Also: Stick around through the closing theme for a tease of what's to come between Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Doctor McCoy is accused of committing genocide ("Albatross"), a godlike alien being wants credit for assisting humanity's growth ("How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth?"), and everyone begins to de-age upon entering a backwards-flowing universe ("The Counter-Clock Incident"). And thus ends Star Trek: The Animated Series. Dan and Mike discuss the series as a whole, and a special guest brings us the Star Trek: Babies theme song. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Dan and Mike discuss the exciting immediate future of The Edge of Forever, cover some Star Trek news, then they dive into three more episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series. First, Spock is critically ill, but the medication he needs to survive has been stolen ("The Pirates of Orion"). Then, some moron named Bem needlessly makes trouble for Kirk and Spock ("Bem"). And, lastly, the ship comes to life and plays rather deadly jokes on the crew ("The Practical Joker"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Spock, Uhura, and Sulu are held prisoner by a race in search of a devastating weapon ("The Slaver Weapon"). Kirk, Spock, and McCoy become exhibits in a zoo ("The Eye of the Beholder"). And a DD party is formed to prevent a galaxy-spanning war ("The J-"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

The guys discuss the forthcoming Star Trek: Short Treks micro-series, the return of Jean-Luc Picard, the awesomeness of Harry Mudd, and the possible loss of Chris Pine as Captain Kirk. Then Kirk and the crew are shrunk in an effort to gain their attention ("The Terratin Incident"), they're trapped in a space Bermuda Triangle ("The Time Trap"), and turned into fish-people for reasons ("The Ambergris Element"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

The guys open the episode with some Star Trek: Discovery news, then they dive into three more episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series. First, the crew find themselves talking to The Devil ("The Magicks of Megas-tu"). Then they're attacked by a two-headed dragon ("Once Upon a Planet"). And lastly, Harry Mudd's return sparks HR issues for Kirk and his crew ("Mudd's Passion"). Please pardon the slight audio issues. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Cyrano Jones returns with a new breed of Tribbles ("More Tribbles, More Troubles"), a long-missing philanthropist turns out to be a Romulan spy ("The Survivor"), and a giant attempts to bring about universal peace with equally giant duplicates of Spock ("The Infinite Vulcan"). Also: Mike gushes over Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Dan has a field day over the Mego Gorn. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

To save his own personal timeline, Spock travels backwards in time and kill his dog ("Yesteryear"). To save a planet in the path of a hungry space cloud, The Enterprise enters said cloud's digestive tract where Spock pulls a Professor X ("One of Our Planets is Missing"). And to save her lovestruck male crewmates, Lieutenant Uhura takes command of the ship and gets shit done ("The Lorelei Signal"). Also: Dan resurrects a World's Finest Podcast character. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Dan and Mike return to The Edge of Forever to look back at all things from the original series of Star Trek. They cover favorite guest characters, best episodes, reality versus perception of the show's tropes, the cultural impact of the three-season show, and more. But what's this? There's more! As an added bonus, they begin their dive into Star Trek: The Animated Series right here! That's right, Dan and Mike cover "Beyond the Farthest Star." Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Spock finds love 5000 years in the past ("All Our Yesterdays"), and Kirk is body-swapped with an ex-girlfriend ("Turnabout Intruder"). Not only do the guys look back at the whole of season three of Star Trek, they reveal the upcoming The Edge of Forever / Bigger on the Inside schedule, and eat tasty treats. They also dive headfirst into the pure, unmitigated misogyny of one of the episodes. And Mike kills any chance of gaining a particular sponsor thanks to the outtake. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

During a medical crisis, Kirk and Spock find themselves battling an oppressive society ("The Cloud Minders"). Then the duo teams with Space Lincoln and Vulcan Jesus in a battle of ultimate good versus ultimate evil ("The Savage Curtain"). (Note: Mike mistakenly said "Kahless of Vulcan" when he meant "Kahless of Qo'noS.") Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

A lonely immortal builds a sexbot and unleashes Kirk on her ("Requiem for Methuselah"), then space hippies piss everyone off ("The Way to Eden"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Catwoman II stops by to do stuff ("That Which Survives"), and a space storm destroys Memory Alpha ("The Lights of Zetar"). Also: Mike digs himself into one hell of a deep hole, which even an edit cannot fix. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

The Riddler chases down a political dissident, with Kirk and his crew trapped in the middle ("Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"). And a childhood illness might hold the key for an ever-growing / never-dying population ("The Mark of Gideon"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Captain Kirk finds himself the unwitting lover a woman who's to be married off to prevent a war ("Elaan of Troyius"). Then Kirk and Spock are held captive by a former Fleet Captain who wishes to rule with an iron fist ("Whom Gods Destroy"). Plus: Dan and Mike discuss the first full Star Trek: Discovery trailer, as well as the trailer for The Orville. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

A dying race takes over The Enterprise in an effort to transform it into a stud farm ("Wink of an Eye"). Then Kirk and McCoy are pushed to the brink of death while attempting to save a mute woman ("The Empath"). Also: Dan perfectly recreates a scene involving coffee. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

After Captain Kirk vanishes into thin air, Spock's command skills are once more put to the test ("The Tholian Web"). Then, seemingly ageless people force Kirk, Spock, Uhura, and Nurse Chapel to humiliate themselves in grotesque ways ("Plato's Stepchildren"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

An anger-absorbing entity forces Captain Kirk to battle Mr. Freeze ("Day of the Dove"), and a dying Dr. McCoy marries a woman on a doomed world ("For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"). Also: Dan and Mike are asked to name their favorite villains and ships. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

The bulk of the command crew letches on a blind, psychic dignitary, and the ship is lost in space. Again ("Is There in Truth No Beauty?"). Then, Kirk leads an away team into a deadly recreation of America's West ("Spectre of the Gun"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

While a stranded Captain Kirk finds true love on a peaceful world, Spock breaks The Enterprise ("The Paradise Syndrome"). And, a creeper tricks a handful of children into taking control of the ship so he can take over the universe ("And the Children Shall Lead"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Season three of Star Trek opens with an alien race absconding with Spock's brain so it can power their society ("Spock's Brain"), and the crew stages a black ops mission to whisk away the Romulans' newest cloaking device ("The Enterprise Incident"). Berwyn! Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge, as well as questionsnoanswers.wordpress.com

A planet of 20th Century Romans is discovered, complete with live gladiatorial battles ("Bread and Circuses"). Then a mysterious man transports aboard The Enterprise, leading to a Doctor Who-like adventure set on 1968 Earth with Teri Garr ("Assignment: Earth"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

In the first Edge of Forever Special, Dan and Mike discuss the ramifications of the CBS / Paramount v Axanar lawsuit. Specifically, the guys look at the new guidelines fan filmmakers must follow, as outlined by CBS / Paramount. Which rules do they find to be fair, and which do they believe demand too much? Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

Racism runs wild when Kirk and crew discover an alien world suffering from a version of The Cold War ("The Omega Glory"). Then a scientist attempts to prove that computers are more capable than humans ("The Ultimate Computer"). In other words, it's another day in Star Trek land. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

The Enterprise discovers a planet ruled by Nazis ("Patterns of Force"), then the ship is taken over by strangers from another galaxy with freeze tag-inspired belt buckles ("By Any Other Name"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

Captain Kirk pushes war on an old friend ("A Private Little War"), and three godlike aliens attempt to build android bodies ("Return to Tomorrow"). Also: Impassioned speeches by Kirk and Doctor McCoy, Spock acting like a man possessed, Nurse Chapel being useful, medicinal punches, and Diana Muldaur before she was Doctor Pulaski. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

While checking in on a planet previously visited by humans, Kirk and Spock discover a world of would-be 1920s Chicago mobsters ("A Piece of the Action"). Following that, The Enterprise is plagued by a massive single-cell organism ("The Immunity Syndrome"). (Please pardon the slight echo of Mike's line.) Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

A Klingon saboteur's attempt to poison a colony is thwarted by an infestation of rodents ("The Trouble with Tribbles"), and Kirk gambles for the freedom of The Enterprise ("The Gamesters of Triskelion"). One of these is hilariously awesome and deserves its status as a classic episode of Star Trek, while the other demonstrates every Star Trek trope. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

Captain Kirk must face an inner demon ("Obsession"), and Piglet kills a lot of women ("Wolf in the Fold"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.