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When the Enterprise comes across a fellow Starfleet ship, the Brittian, and everyone onboard is murdered, it's Picard and company's job to figure out why they all went bananas before the bananas happen to them! Well to figure this death-conudrum out (DEATH-UNDRUM), Picard actually doesn't do much, and Ri-dog neither. Luckily this high-falutin Galaxy-Class death trap comes with a robot because the Captain's got to hand over the wheel. Seems the crew on the Brittain killed each other save one mumbling Betazed who's the only one left alive (so this dude probably killed the last person -- right? They never talk about it!) It's not only Data but Deanna Troi doing the heavy lifting on this one -- I mean look at the cleavage when she's flying. Support your back counselor! --as she is the only one on the ship who can dream. But they ain't dreams, honey -- they're nightmares! The crew continues on a downward spiral as Bev and Diana take leadership roles while Picard gets his mind blown by a nightmare elevator accident and Riker gets snakes on his feet. Things ramp up when O'Brien becomes crankier than ever, and Whoopie pulls an automatic! Whoopie! Whoopie? At least this sister act get's to fire an actual laser! Can Diana communicate with the dream ship on the other side of the space rip thing in time? Can Picard put his trust in his android pal, Data -- yes, yes he can. Can Data show us that he can run this Galaxy Class bitch all by himself? Even more available at: https://tngeez.com

Episodes 303 and 304 of STAR TREK: PICARD offer exhilarating space adventure where a new threat to the Federation is exposed. Picard, two friends, Picard's son, and the crew of the Federation starship Titan are in a deadly battle with a warship captained by a female bounty hunter. For some unknown reason, she's after Picard's son. The battle with the warship sends a disabled Titan into a free fall to the middle of a nebula, toward what appears to be a ship-destroying gravity well. Can Picard and the others onboard make a daring escape? Also, who's behind the warship's attacks and the destruction of a Starfleet recruitment center?

Wondering if we'll ever see any more of the original crew besides old man McCoy? Like maybe we'll see Kirk, or Sulu, or how about Uhura? Good news because in this episode we get to see Mr. Spock . . . ‘s dad. That's right! It's Sarek! And he's back on his final diplomatic mission, a treaty with a mysterious race called the Legarans. The situation is oh so delicate with no room for error which is why the Federation is counting on this legendary Vulcan. But there's a problem. Sarek just ain't right, his two hundred year old brain has gone all wickity wack and he's emitting all sorts of bad vibes causing tempers to flare around the Enterprise. Can Picard get everyone to chill in time to save the treaty? Will Wes and Geordi throw hands? Will anyone climb into the Gatorade sauna? Even more available at: https://tngeez.com

This week we find the Enterprise crew battling technical issues after meeting up with their sister ship that experienced, and subsequently was destroyed by, the same issues. The Enterprise, now stuck in the neutral zone, must contend with the technical issues, a Romulan warbird and the mystery of a lost ancient civilization. Will the Enterprise solve the problems prior to being destroyed? Will this trek into the neutral zone cause a war? Can they find this lost civilization? Will Data go blind? Can Picard save them all? These questions and more will be answered on this weeks episode of Hailing Frequencies Open.

Another flipping distress call brings the Enterprise D to the charming and scenic Galorndon Core. While electromagnetic storms rage, Riker, Worf, and Geordi beam down to the site of the call and discover the wreckage of a Romulan ship. Worf then stumbles across an injured Romulan survivor while Geordi stumbles down a whacking huge hole! Riker and Worf are forced to beam back up with the Romulan leaving Geordi to fend for himself on the hostile planet. Then guess what happens! The Enterprise intercepts a Romulan transmission and discovers a Warbird on its way to violate the Neutral Zone to answer the very same distress call, beginning a tense standoff between Picard and his new best enemy, Romulan Commander Tomalak. While shit's about to get real back up in space, Geordi discovers he's not alone on the planet after all. Can Picard rescue Geordi while avoiding galactic war? Can anyone convince Worf to donate blood to a dying Romulan? Will Geordi enjoy having a new friend that isn't some creepy ass hologram? 

Positively Trek 194: Book Club: Dragon's Honor By Kij Johnson and Greg Cox   The Enterprise is on a mission to bring the reclusive Dragon Empire into the Federation. The Empire, which is threatened by the menacing G'kkau, is on the verge of achieving peace between its warring factions. Can Picard and his crew maintain the peace and ensure the safety of the Dragon Empire?   In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Bruce and Dan discuss Star Trek: The Next Generation #38: Dragon's Honor by Kij Johnson and Greg Cox. We talk about Troi and Crusher's parts in the story, Picard's dilemma, the mysterious origins of the Dragon Empire, and much more!   Show page: http://www.positivelytrek.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/positively-trek/id1501468628 Twitter: http://twitter.com/positivelytrek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositivelyTrek   Help support the podcast! Go to https://www.patreon.com/positivelytrek to help out!   Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4457-take-a-chance License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.   STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. Positively Trek is not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise.   Chapters  Opening (00:00:00) Spoiler-free discussion (00:00:00) Patreon Shout Out (00:00:00) Review of Dragon's Honor (00:00:00) Final Thoughts (00:00:00) Closing (00:00:00)    Hosts Bruce Gibson Dan Gunther    Production Bruce Gibson (Editor and Producer) Dan Gunther (Producer) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Shall we play a game?” (Said in computer voice, please). Concerned about crew readiness since their run in with the Borg, as he should be, Picard arranges for a training exercise that pits him and the Enterprise against Riker at the helm of a rickety old starship, The Hathaway. Riker and a crew of 40 including Geordi, Worf, and Crusher, are overmatched, but are determined to give the Enterprise a run for its quatloos. Sounds like fun, except the whole thing is overseen by a Starfleet observer, the persnickety Kolrami, an arrogant master of strategy whose haughtiness gives Pulaski the red ass to the point that she manipulates Data into challenging the Zakdorn into a game of Strategema. Data enters a shame spiral when Kolrami easily defeats him and hides in his quarters doing endless diagnostics while their appointment with Riker and The Hathaway looms. Can Picard shake Data out of his digital navel gazing? Can Riker and crew defeat the vastly superior Enterprise with Jean Luc in command? And what the Hell are the Ferengi doing here? 

Something is not right in Starfleet, so the Enterprise makes an unplanned trip back to Earth! Can Picard trust any of his old friends? And, perhaps more importantly, does this have anything to do with crustaceans and mealworms? Ruthie and Matthew talk about real conspiracies in the fictional world of Star Trek, and fictional conspiracies in our real world and the harm they cause. Main cover art by Nathan Nun www.nathannun.ca Theme song "An Amazing Adventure" by Flame Lion Studio.

Something is not right in Starfleet, so the Enterprise makes an unplanned trip back to Earth! Can Picard trust any of his old friends? And, perhaps more importantly, does this have anything to do with crustaceans and mealworms? Ruthie and Matthew talk about real conspiracies in the fictional world of Star Trek, and fictional conspiracies in our real world and the harm they cause. Main cover art by Nathan Nun www.nathannun.ca Theme song "An Amazing Adventure" by Flame Lion Studio.

The Enterprise is frozen in time. The only possible outcome is its destruction. Can Picard and the crew figure this puzzle out before time restarts itself? This week we are continuing our retrospective of Star Trek's time travel episodes with the TNG episode "Timescape". #startrek; #tng; #scifi; #space; #adventure; #timetravel; #timescape

On a mission to find the missing USS Drake, the Enterprise ends up on Minos, a planet known for its proficiency in manufacturing arms and selling them to whoever has the credits. The crew discovers the planet is devoid of life, and before they can process that information, they receive a spam call from the planet featuring a salesman touting the planet’s wares. An away team of Yar, Data and Riker beams down to investigate, and soon finds themselves under siege from a series of robot drones that grow harder to beat with each encounter. When Riker is placed in a force field, Picard beams down with Dr. Crusher, leaving LaForge in command of the Enterprise. Another drone attack ends with Picard and a now-wounded Crusher trapped in an underground cave while Yar, Data, and Riker are left to fend for themselves on the planet’s surface. If that weren’t enough, the Enterprise is under attack by another drone too fast and too wiley to be tracked, and some jerk from Engineering begins giving Geordi the business and demanding he cede command. Can Picard keep Bev alive long enough for them to be rescued? Can the Away Team manage to keep themselves alive? Can Geordi silence the haters and save the Enterprise? Can someone tell us why that root tastes so bittah?

Starfleet sends everyone’s favorite Galaxy class vessel to pop in on terraformers who have been in deep “forming” Valera III, but who have fallen behind schedule. Picard and company are told to take a space hike by the head ‘former, Mandl. When Picard insists, the Away Team beams down to discover microscopic organisms living on Valera III whose way of saying “hi” is disintegrating people with a laser drill. Doctor Crusher and the Away Team bring a few of the life forms back to the ship where the little fellers start multiplying and taking over the vital systems, threatening to destroy the Enterprise. Can the crew find a way to communicate with these so called “Microbrains” and negotiate a truce? Can Picard stop the Terraformers from forming more terror? Does anyone feel the need to follow the Prime Directive and leave these critters in peace?

Picard and his crew are finally off, travelling the stars in their ship. Their first stop is a planet called Vashti, where Picard helped Romulan refugees 14 years ago. This episode forces Picard to confront his past failures, and the guilt he carries because of them. And we meet Elnor, a warrior from a Romulan religious order. Can Picard convince Elnor to join his quest? I found there were some interesting themes to talk about in this episode. So let's dig into it together. ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven. I’m Adam David Collings. The author of Jewel of The Stars. And I am a nerd.   This is episode 14 of the podcast. And today we’re talking about episode 4 of Star Trek Picard. Absolute Candor.   So I’ve finally read the third and final edition of the Star Trek Picard Coundown comic book. Originally, I expected this story to explain why Picard left Starfleet, something the show has already done a good job of explaining. Instead, it gives us some insight into the adventures Picard experienced while trying to help the Romulans. It also explains the backstory of Jaris and Zhuban, and why they are with Picard at his chateau. I would highly recommend people read this comic. Without it, I would have found characters like Rafi, Laris and Zhuban are bit jarring. Who are these people? It’s available on Kindle and Comixology. I’ve also started reading the first Star Trek Picard novel. The Last Best Hope. The blurb doesn’t tell you anything about the plot of the book, but so far, it seems to be showing us the very beginning of the rescue efforts, from the moment Picard first learned of the supernova. And, I’ve finally started playing Star Trek Online during the last week. I created a character years ago but never really got into it. Anyway, I’ve been quite enjoying it. There is such a vast library of stories to interact with after 10 years. But that’s enough of my general Star Trek geekdom. We have an episode to discuss. The description for Absolute Candor, according to Memory Alpha, reads   The crew's journey to Freecloud takes a detour when Picard orders a stop at the planet Vashti, where Picard and Musiker relocated Romulan refugees fourteen years earlier. Upon arrival, Picard reunites with Elnor, a young Romulan he befriended during the relocation. Meanwhile, Narek continues his attempts to learn more about Soji while Rizzo's impatience with his lack of progress grows.   This episode was written by Michael Chabon And directed by Jonothan Frakes It first aired on the 13th of February 2020.   Make it so. I can already hear people complaining about the pace of this show. We were supposed to be going to Freecloud, and now we’re spending an entire episode on a detour. Picard has done nothing but recruit new people to help him on his mission for several episodes. Technically, that is true, of course. But I’m enjoying the pace of this show. Is an adventure on Vashti really any less desirable than an adventure on Freecloud? Yes, this show is slow-paced, but with every little step, it’s doing a whole of stuff with character. And I’m loving it. This episode starts with another flashback to 14 years ago. I think this is a structure we should get used to. Picard is in the midst of his rescue mission. He’s been helping Romulan refugees settle on a planet called Vashti. We see some Romulans with heavier ridges, making them look pretty much like TNG Romulans. So that was nice. We follow a young boy through the streets. I’m loving the details in this location. This show really does feel like a movie. And Picard beams down dressed like John Hammond from Jurassic Park. Perhaps he’s wanting to put the Romulans at easy by not parading around in Starfleet uniform, but I think the main reason is Patrick Stewart wanted to avoid wearing a uniform except when absolutely necessary. Picard is well-loved on this planet. Especially by this little boy, Elnor. The two have a very special bond. It’s quite heart-warming to watch. It’s a shame Picard spent so much of his life afraid of children because he’s actually very good with them now. He would have made a fantastic grandparent. But, as it is, he makes a wonderful “spare grandparent”, and honestly, there’s nothing wrong with that. This type of relationship is important and is not to be undervalued. So Picard is working with the Qowat Milat. Romulan warrior nuns. The show is giving us a positive sympathetic exploration of religion, which, apart from Deep Space Nine, has been pretty rare in Star Trek. So I’m really liking that. These sisters are raising Elnor, but all agree it’s not the best place for him to grow up. Picard is determined to find him a more suitable home. We learn about two of their tenants in this episode. I’ll talk about one of them later, but the sister says “A promise is a prison. Do not make yourself another’s jailer.” This is a thought-provoking quote. I think in our society, we can take promises a bit flippantly at times. Until, of course, a promise that is owed to us is not fulfilled. A promise is something that should be entered into in a very considered way. It’s better to not make a promise than to make one you won’t be able to fulfil. So in the same way, expecting somebody to make you a promise, pressuring them into making one when they haven’t given it that due consideration, could be thought of as a bad thing. Basically, Zani is counselling Elnor against pressuring Picard into making a promise he may not be able to keep. I think that’s interesting. I think to Picard, this relationship with Elnor is helping to fill the hole in his heart left behind by his nephew Rene. A boy he was starting to bond with, before he was cruelly taken away by a fire. It’s at this moment when Picard first learns of the synth attack on Mars.   It’s a shame they couldn’t have put Jeri Ryan’s name in the ending credits for this episode, rather than the start, so as not to spoil her appearance right at the end. I spent the whole episode waiting for her appear. My wife said “I bet she'll show up right at the end.”   Poor Agnes is bored. Surely she can find something to do. They’ve got a holodeck on board. We’ll see that shortly. Maybe she should have brought some entertainment of her own. I know I would have. I guess I’m just used to my kids saying “I’m bored.” I was never bored as a kid, and you’ve got so much more than I had. And I had so much more than my parents. The book Rios is reading is a real book. He says it’s about the existential pain of living with the consciousness of death and how it defines us as humans. Sounds like a cheery read. I’m sure this is going to be telling of his character.   The emergency hospitality hologram pronounces Zhuban really strangely. I dunno where he gets the ch sound from. Those letters are nowhere in the name.   Anyway, Picard wants to make a stop at Vashti, that same planet we saw in the teaser 14 years ago. We learn, as is logical, that the qiros system, where Vashti is located, is now a dodgy place. There’s a big power vacuum since the fall of the Romulan empire. The whole place is run by a gangsta with a hundred-year-old bird of prey.   We get a namedrop of the Romulan rebirth movement, but no explanation of what exactly that is. And this is where we learn the other tenant of the Qowat Milat, although we’ve already seen it demonstrated. Absolute candor. Total communication of emotion without any filter between thought and word. On one hand, this type of open honesty could be refreshing. You always know where you stand with someone. They don’t mince their words or hide things from you. A lot of problems in life are caused by people not being honest with one another. On the other hand. I believe our words should always be carefully considered and filtered by thought. You know the old saying, “think before you speak.” A lot of problems in life are also caused by speaking rashly without thinking first.   Picard has good practical reasons for making this detour. The assistance of the Qowat Milat could be invaluable on this mission. But really, he is being driven by his guilt. As Rafi puts it, the death of Dahj has you thinking of Elnor. The boy you promised to help, but couldn’t. When Starfleet called off the rescue mission, Picard was never able to return. As he says, “I may never pass this way again. If he ever wants to make things up to the sisters and Elnor. This is the time.   Back on the Borg cube, we get a little more insight into what Ramdha was saying last week. It seems that she believes that Soji is a part of Romulan religion. She is the prophesied destroyer.  The Uuk Vash also believe Soji is the destroyer, but possibly for more practical reasons related to her being synthetic. I dunno. It’s all a bit mysterious right now. This show is raising a lot of mysteries. What happened to Rios when he was in Starfleet? What’s Rafi’s deal with Freecloud. Picard even withholds the criteria used by the Qowat Milat for no reason other than to reveal it at the end of the episode. But the most compelling mysteries on this show, to me, are those being explored by Soji. The stuff about Ramdha. The assimilation of her ship that somehow killed the cube. And how it all fits into Romulan mythology. Soji felt drawn to Ramdha. No doubt some programming built into her. She wants to know Narak’s deal. Why he has such unrestricted access to the borg ship. He, of course, is not forthcoming. The one thing he’s been open and honest about with her from the start is that he has secrets, and he won’t reveal them. The scene where Narak and Soji slide down the corridors would feel extremely romantic, except that we know Narak is evil and he’s using her. It’s funny. TV shows so often go straight to sex to show the intimacy between characters, but I felt the intimacy between the characters so much more in this scene than I did when we saw them in bed together.  It’s something about the way Isa Briones acts with her face. She really gets across the attraction she’s feeling. The scene brought back memories of the feelings I had when my wife and I were first in love, just doing fun things together. But Narak kind of drops the act when he outright accuses her of lying about being on the ship that brought her here. It’s clear that her past is fabricated, and he’s laying seeds of doubt in her, making her question her own past. Despite being a ragtag crew of misfits on an old civilian ship, this episode is feeling very star treky. Which just goes to show that you don’t actually need the uniforms to make it feel like Star Trek. I enjoyed all that time we spent on earth, but man it feels good to be on a spaceship beaming down to alien planets at last. We see a symbol on the shoulders of several Romulans. No doubt the “Romulan rebirth movement. Whatever that is.” Vashti sure isn’t what it used to be. There’s a sense of hopelessness hovering over the settlement. And none of them are happy to see Picard. A stark contrast to last time he beamed down here.   I like that they adopted Jolan tru into the Romulan language, which is a greeting we first heard in the TNG episode Unification.   Anyway, everyone on Vashti is angry about Picard’s presence. And the gangsta Kar Kantar is on his way. I’ll admit that Vashti feels a little Star Wars. But it’s logical that a frontier world like this would feel like Star Wars, because so much of Star Wars is set on worlds like this.  It makes sense for the setting. This is well outside of Federation space, and we’ve already established there’s a power vacuum.   And then we see Elnor. Now all grown up. Elnor is played by Australian actor Evan Evagora. He’s fairly new to acting but appears in the new movie Fantasy Island. I love that they let him use his native Aussie accent in the show. And why not? We have an Irish Romulan in Laris. A British Romulan in Narak. Why should all aliens have to sound American?   This episode is forcing Picard to face his past failures. Zani says “Because you could not save everyone, you chose to save no one.” “I allowed the perfect to become the enemy of the good,” he says. We talked about this last week too, but Picard almost made the same mistake as Starfleet. He failed to convince them to resume their rescue efforts. They’d given up. So he gave up. He did. He could have jumped in a private ship and flown to Vashti. He could have helped Elnor. He could have continued helping people one at a time. One man couldn’t do much to help save an entire race, but he could have helped individuals. One at a time. That’s what Raffi was trying to tell him 14 years ago. But in his mind, offering his resignation was his last-ditch effort. When that failed, he felt there was nothing left he could do. So he retired to his vineyard. I think now he’s regretting that decision. He’s wishing he’d gone out on his own and tried to save those individuals. It’s like the story of the starfish. Have you heard that one? The man walking the beach strewn with starfish. He sees a boy frantically throwing the starfish back in the water. “Help me,” he begs. “I’ve been walking this beach for ages. There are hundreds of starship back that way. You’ll never help enough of them to make a difference,” he says. The boy picks up a starfish and throws it in the water. “It made a difference to that one,” he says. That’s the kind of difference Picard could still have made. If only he could go back and make a different decision. Once again I’m loving how Picard is still the good man of great conscience that he has always been, but at the same time, the show allows him to be flawed. To be human.   Elnor has all the training of the Qowat Milat. He is, in every way that matters, one of them, except that as a male, he can never really be a member, because their order is a sisterhood. He’s the perfect one to join Picard’s quest. It would be mutually beneficial. Except for one thing, Elnor is filled with bitterness and resentment that Picard never came back for him.   The Romulans only sign reminds me of racial segregation, that has occurred in a number of places in the past, but it’s a very different context here.  We get a sense from the former senator’s speech about how it felt from a Romulan perspective to have to rely on Federation aide. It would have been humiliating. The Romulans are a very proud people. They didn’t even want to admit to the Federation that their world was dying. And some among them actively tried to prevent or interfere with Federation aide. They wanted to save themselves. But the worst of it all was that at a time when they were most vulnerable, they put their trust in Picard, only to have him fail them. In their minds, he may have made things worse for them. This is really interesting stuff. It digs deep into what could have been a very shallow story idea, but the show looks at how people really felt, how different cultures affected what it all meant. It’s great stuff. So the senator wants to fight Picard with swords. Good thing Picard is a fencer. But he’s not as young as he was. He’s not getting drawn into this. So Elnor comes to his rescue. I love how he says “Please my friend. Choose to live.” He doesn’t want to have to kill this Romulan. He’s kind of begging, “please don’t make me kill you.” The senator chooses badly so Elnor chops off his head. “I regret your choice.” There’s something we have to talk about. Elnor is basically a warrior elf. You might argue he belongs in Lord of The Rings more than he does in Star Trek. I heard a criticism of the Picard trailer a few months back.  It’s the age-old problem that no matter how good you are with a sword, that’s not much help in a world of guns. I mean, Indiana Jones showed us that rather humorously. But I love that the episode actually calls itself out on that. Twice actually. The Romulan says your sword is no match for a disruptor, and they have to beam out urgently. Then Raffi calls him “a boy with a stick”. That second one got a good chuckle out of me.   I think now that we understand where the character has come from, we have good reason so his elvish appearance.   So what good really is Elnor going to be when they’re up against enemies armed with disruptors? Think of it this way. Warrior traditions in science fiction often value traditional hand-to-hand combat skills with weapons like swords. Especially those with a religious connotation. But that doesn’t mean it’s the only skills they teach. Look at the Anla'Shok in Babylon 5. They learn to fight hand to hand with pikes. But that’s not their only skill. They’re also fighter pilots in space. I’ll be interested to see how they use Elnor in future episodes. Right now, I’m totally open to it. Anyway, Picard finally tels Agnes the criteria for worthiness used by the Qowat Milat. They will only bind their sword to a lost cause. So it wasn’t just me. Everyone is talking about how creepy the apparent incestuous overtones of Narak And Rizo’s relationship. What on earth is their deal? I actually don’t think they are biological siblings. I think perhaps members of the Juck Vash refer to each other as brother and sister. Just a theory. Rizo and Narak have different approaches to Soji. Rizzo is worried that Narak is developing feelings, even sympathies for Soji. And there may be some truth to that. And then we get a good old space battle with an old school TOS Romulan warbird. Very cool. This thing wouldn’t threaten the Enterprise, but it packs enough of a punch to endanger Rios’s ship. It’s nice that they don’t get out of this fight with technobabble like Voyager would have. And we meet yet another hologram. The emergency tactical hologram. Is this starting to get a little too much? I’m noticing something on this show. We’ve heard the ships’ computer speak, and we’ve heard the crew talk to it. But not once, has a person actually addressed it as “Computer” I find I’m missing that. I wanna hear Picard say “Computer” before giving it a command. We really haven’t heard that since Voyager. They didn’t have a talking computer on Enterprise, and I don’t think I’ve heard it much on Discovery either.   I didn’t think so last week, as some did, but now I’m starting to wonder. This hologram is like a drunk old version of Rios who looks kinda like Aquaman. Seriously, with that long hair, he looks a lot of Jason Momoa. But it’s not very good at its job. It’s kind of too lazy to fire the weapons. Not sure this quite worked as intended.   I like the awkwardness that still exists between Picard and Rios. Picard is in charge of the mission, but this is Rios’s ship. I’m sure they’ll figure it out eventually. And then Seven of Nine comes to their rescue. We don’t know it’s her until she beams aboard, except that, of course, we know it’s her. She was in the credits, and we haven’t seen her yet. They true weakly to conceal it by having the pilot respond in text rather than voice, and constantly referring to “he” and “him” but we all know it’s Seven. Picard and Seven have never met on screen before, but of course, they recognise each other on sight. I mean, he’s Jean-Luc Picard. And she’s Seven of Nine. I can’t really talk about this yet, because there’s nothing to talk about. We see her for a few seconds. Her one line “you owe me a ship, Picard” is somewhat amusing. But then the episode ends. Let’s just say I’m excited to see Seven in the show next week, and I’m sure I’ll have lots to say. So another very enjoyable episode. Until now, I’ve been enjoying the show, but the first three were so connected that it wasn’t the kind of show where you could say “I especially enjoyed this particular episode”. This is the first one that you can kind of pull out on its own and say “that was a good episode.” which is fine. That’s the nature of serialised TV, and I’m ok with it. But yes, tonight was a very Star Trek kind of show, and I had fun with it. Can’t wait for next week. Don’t forget to check out my writing. If you’ve like to sample it for free, you can get the prequel story that sets up the premise of my Jewel of The Stars series, by joining my email list at AdamDavidCollings.com/free You can’t get the story anywhere else. Or, you can read the first book free on Wattpad. I post a new chapter each week. I’ll catch you next week when we discuss episode 5 of Picard. Stardust City Rag. That’s an interesting title.   See you then. Live Long and prosper. Make it so.  

He may need help crossing the street to Starfleet Academy but there's no denying that Jean-Luc Picard is back. Join us as we review the first offering of "Picard" streaming on Amazon Prime. We take a look at the iconic Star Trek characters and discuss the old days of Star Trek TNG. Can Picard bring back some fond memories while breaking new ground ? We also talk Movie magic and special FX then and now. And is the man himself George Lucas returning to save Star Wars ? All that and more on this episode of "I'm not Famous" Thanks for listening FOLLOW AND SHARE ! Podcast Streaming Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1fKGp9KDHlNQrL0rjegQEP?si=0yCADQMLQKKinYw0VgfrIA Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/paradigmlive Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/podcasts-comedy-pop-culture/id1102407920?mt=2 Check out our Video Streams YouTube https://youtube.com/ParadigmtvNet FACEBOOK https://facebook.com/paradigmtvee TWITTER https://twitter.com/paradigmtweets

Apologies as this was supposed to come out weeks ago. Originally I was just going to do a write-up of the Star Trek Universe panel at SDCC and include pictures from Brandon but then my cohosts from the Star Trek Discovery reviews really wanted to discuss the panel so we decided to just turn it into a podcast episode. We talk about all the big news out of SDCC for Star Trek. Who would have thought that the CBS All Access app that launched with a rocky star and a buggy app would become the place for all the best Star Trek content...but here we are.  We talk about: Short Treks are BACK!!! With more Pike, Spock & Number One Discovery is 1000 years in the future and everything changes Picard brings back Seven of Nine, Data, Riker & More.  Can Picard redeem Seven of Nine and give the character more depth and purpose beyond being a sex symbol Lower Decks and animated Star Trek and more!   We cannot display this gallery     Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow us on Twitter: @TheMTRNetwork Our shirts are now on TeePublic:  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

When Captain Picard needs a backrub, Doctor Crusher prescribes a vacation. Trouble is, the all-inclusive resort Commander Riker recommends appears to be "full service," and the pages in his book aren't spill proof. Can Picard go "chest to chest" with Riker? Is there any job on the Enterprise dangerous enough for red pants? What is "low knuck"? It's the episode where we prescribe to "The Maron Rule."

When Data has a child out of wedlock, the Captain is furious. But when an Admiral from Child Protective Services decides to come take away the bouncing baby android, Picard goes into full blown lawyer mode. What are Riker's intentions towards Data's daughter? Can Picard just routinely defy Starfleet? It's an episode with more Kevin Uxbridge than the Kevin Uxbridge episode.

When a cloaked observatory gets hit with a banger, the Enterprise needs to step on the gas to rescue some more gray haired scientists before the Prime Directive gets violated. On their arrival, the Enterprise crew just can't help but violate it themselves, and violate it over and over. It should come as no surprise that this involves Riker going around the planet in a deep vee. Can Picard get out of this by making up a new religion? Did the Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer wig get reused? Does Worf's least favorite lightning have a great Hollywood agent? It's the episode that Ben recorded while hopped up on DayQuil.

Admiral Mark Jameson has one last job before he gets out of the Federation for good: negotiate the rescue of some hostages from his arch enemy. Jameson's just got one problem: he's weighed down by tons of silly putty that's been troweled onto his face. Fortunately, an alien de-aging drug has him getting younger (and sweatier) by the minute. Will the despotic Karnas believe that Jameson is who he claims to be? Can Picard and the crew ever trust Starfleet if their top brass is made of melting strawberry yogurt? And what's it like to go a little too hard with pills at a hipster dance party? We answer these questions, plus Adam tells a shameful story about the time he invested in Star Trek trading cards.

Riker never had it so good when he and the away team arrive on Angel One, a planet of statuesque babes and feeble mini-men who could never fight in his weight class. But trouble is brewing as a handful of Federation citizens have shacked up with the local gals, putting Picard in a tough position as far as the Prime Directive is concerned. Speaking of positions, Riker is going through his repertoire with Sarah Connor, the smoldering demagogue that runs the whole planet. Will Wesley (the boy) get in trouble for beaning Picard with a snowball? Will Worf's sneezes break the ship? Can Picard pry Riker away from the planet-sized sexual conquest of all sexual conquests? It's the episode where we argue about Federation immigration policy!

The Acamarians have survived centuries of blood feuds. On the road to a more peaceful future, there is still one band of Acamarians - the Gatherers - bent on a violent existence. But even they would like to stop fighting come home. There is just one problem: someone is carrying an ancient grudge, and it could derail plans for peace. Can Picard broker a deal between the two sides? Can Riker stop the last of the would-be assassins? Find out when we put The Vengeance Factor in the Mission Log. Got a message for us? We would love to hear it: On Facebook:  On Twitter:  On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online:  We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.  

The Acamarians have survived centuries of blood feuds. On the road to a more peaceful future, there is still one band of Acamarians - the Gatherers - bent on a violent existence. But even they would like to stop fighting come home. There is just one problem: someone is carrying an ancient grudge, and it could derail plans for peace. Can Picard broker a deal between the two sides? Can Riker stop the last of the would-be assassins? Find out when we put The Vengeance Factor in the Mission Log. Got a message for us? We would love to hear it: On Facebook:  On Twitter:  On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online:  We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.  

The Acamarians have survived centuries of blood feuds. On the road to a more peaceful future, there is still one band of Acamarians - the Gatherers - bent on a violent existence. But even they would like to stop fighting come home. There is just one problem: someone is carrying an ancient grudge, and it could derail plans for peace. Can Picard broker a deal between the two sides? Can Riker stop the last of the would-be assassins? Find out when we put The Vengeance Factor in the Mission Log. Got a message for us? We would love to hear it: On Facebook:  On Twitter:  On Skype: MissionLogPod On the phone: (323) 522-5641 Online:  We may use your comments on a future episode of Mission Log.  

The imaginary planet of Aldea turns out to be real - and it has a real problem. Its inhabitants can no longer reproduce. Their solution: kidnap kids from the Enterprise. Oddly enough, this does not go over well with Captain Picard and the crew. Can Picard overcome the incredibly advanced technology possessed by Aldea and with the children back? Find out, When the Bough Breaks all over the Mission Log.   Got something you want to say to us? Reveal yourself!   On Facebook:    On Twitter:    On Skype: MissionLogPod   On the phone: (323) 522-5641   Online:     We may use your comments on the show!

The imaginary planet of Aldea turns out to be real - and it has a real problem. Its inhabitants can no longer reproduce. Their solution: kidnap kids from the Enterprise. Oddly enough, this does not go over well with Captain Picard and the crew. Can Picard overcome the incredibly advanced technology possessed by Aldea and with the children back? Find out, When the Bough Breaks all over the Mission Log.   Got something you want to say to us? Reveal yourself!   On Facebook:    On Twitter:    On Skype: MissionLogPod   On the phone: (323) 522-5641   Online:     We may use your comments on the show!

The imaginary planet of Aldea turns out to be real - and it has a real problem. Its inhabitants can no longer reproduce. Their solution: kidnap kids from the Enterprise. Oddly enough, this does not go over well with Captain Picard and the crew. Can Picard overcome the incredibly advanced technology possessed by Aldea and with the children back? Find out, When the Bough Breaks all over the Mission Log.   Got something you want to say to us? Reveal yourself!   On Facebook:    On Twitter:    On Skype: MissionLogPod   On the phone: (323) 522-5641   Online:     We may use your comments on the show!

Can Picard and his crew defeat a mysterious force in the Federation? Can we please finish this season? The post First Contact: ‘Conspiracy' Season 1 Episode 24 appeared first on The Spoilist.

Can Picard and his crew defeat a mysterious force in the Federation? Can we please finish this season? The post First Contact: ‘Conspiracy’ Season 1 Episode 24 appeared first on The Spoilist.