Podcasts about deep space nine

MARTOK IS BACK, BABY!! Also there's a lot of really heavy dramatic stuff happening and painful memories being bandied about and maybe a revelation or two... BUT MARTOK!! This is the 5th episode of Rich Masters' "Hold My Pocket, Bitch" Collection as chosen by and voted on by our patrons! You can join in and tell us what to watch by becoming a patron today! SUPPORT US ON PATREON WITH YOUR LATINUM! - www.patreon.com/mclasspodcast Need info about the show? Find it at www.mclasspodcast.com Follow us on BlueSky: @MClassPodcast.bsky.social And/or follow our personal accounts: jeffpennington.bsky.social joshhenderson.bsky.social Opening Theme by VidaZen Editing by Josh Henderson Art by Jeff Pennington

We made it to season 4 of Deep Space 9! In this episode, we discuss The Way of The Warrior parts 1 and 2, and The Visitor. We have an email address now! tvshowinspace@gmail.com, send us your thoughts!

The cracks are really showing this week in "Nepenthe". Character motivations, actions, and the location of props all just seem to exist because the writers need them to, and not because it feels natural or rational. But hey, ignore all that because Riker and Troi are here! And it's probably some of the best writing the entire franchise has given the poor woman. Unfortunately that is easy to miss since it appears alongside one of the most egregious just-for-shock-value moments in the series. Also this week: Clint Frakes, a very convenient illness, and an even MORE convenient tag! [Nepenthe: 01:35]

Mission Log: Reactor recaps the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode "Off-Hour" with Jessica and Mike Richards, while Holly and Heather Rae count down with Mission Log Live's callers weighing in on the latest episode. If you missed our Mission Log: Reactor episode covering "Off-Hour," be sure to check it out on YouTube for our full recap and review. Sign up at: https://www.patreon.com/MissionLog   Then join us every Monday at 7pm PT / 10pm ET for Mission Log Live, our weekly audience call-in show where you can share your thoughts about the latest Star Trek episodes.   Streaming FREE on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/missionlog   For more Star Trek podcasts, videos, and discussion: https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/

Recorded live at STLV, filmmaker and author Jeffrey Morris returns to The Trek Files with a 1989 research report on the landmark Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Who Watches the Watchers." The production notes scrutinize everything from radiation exposure and memory modification to the logic of sending Riker and Troi undercover, and even question whether Picard telling a Mintakan to "shoot me" feels a little too much like a Kirk move. Morris calls "Who Watches the Watchers" not his favorite or even the best episode of Star Trek, but the most important: a story about a society struggling out of superstition and fear, and Picard's determination not to push it backward. Drawing from his book "A Future Askew," Morris and Larry Nemecek consider whether our own civilization is approaching a similar crossroads, retreating from science, diplomacy and accumulated knowledge at precisely the moment we need them most.  From the Prime Directive to fandom activism to the responsibilities of ordinary people, the discussion comes back to a simple idea: Star Trek was never really promising us better gadgets. It was imagining what might happen if humanity finally chose to grow up. Document of the week: David Paige Research Report — "Who Watches the Watchers," Second Draft Outline — June 19, 1989 Additional references: Jeffrey Morris — A Future Askew: Urgent Essays Inspired by the 60th Anniversary of Star Trek "Who Watches the Watchers" Michael Okuda The Making of Star Trek  

Deep Space Nine goes where no crossover had gone before: directly into “The Trouble with Tribbles.” We revisit “Trials and Tribble-ations,” featuring Kirk hero worship, Dax flirting across time, Bashir nearly becoming his own grandfather, and Worf absolutely refusing to explain Klingon foreheads. ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

O'Brien gets a considerably less pleasant "Inner Light" of his own in this surprisingly harrowing DS9 episode. Ryan and Brady hop around to a variety of topics, including some that are actually important to this episode, like the way you feel when you do something bad in a dream. However, this being Out of Contreks, there is also a lengthy discussion about who pays Starfleet officers' bar tabs and if synthehol actually intoxicates you.

A Jem'Hadar warship crashes as we welcome Muñiz, DS9's new beloved member of the crew! Matt, meanwhile, is on his last nerve with Dax's shenanigans, and the Jem'Hadar prove they're the most deadly terrible shots in the galaxy.[Episode discussion begins around 1:07]

Between the deep discussions on Jem'Hadar life and O'Brien's familiarity with the wild habits of Klingon women, your hosts finish thir discussion of every detial in "To The Death"! While Sisko tries to keep a small ship filled with murder hobos on track, Dax gets complimented for her graceful aging, Worf once again shows his character flaw is 'getting into fights in front of his boss', and Peter finds his season four contender for the weakest moment. What is it? Listen and find out!

In "The Impossible Box", we go to the Borg cube, where Narek has a special puzzle box, which helps him wheedle out the mysteries hiding out in the metaphorical box that is Soji's mind. See what they did there? So more than 1/2 way through the series, Picard springs into action just in time for Soji to rescue herself from her idiot boyfriend, and ruins everything for Hugh just like he ruins everything he touches in this dang series. Also this week: everyone's a manipulator, Geordi erasure, and the Roddenberry Dream! [TIB: 01:16]

Mission Log: Reactor recaps the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode "Level-Five Transporter Accident" with John and Jessica, while Holly and Ashley see if Mission Log Live's listeners felt the puppet love, or if they felt the episode had too many strings attached. If you missed our Mission Log: Reactor episode covering "Level-Five Transporter Accident," be sure to check it out on YouTube for our full recap and review. Sign up at: https://www.patreon.com/MissionLog   Then join us every Monday at 7pm PT / 10pm ET for Mission Log Live, our weekly audience call-in show where you can share your thoughts about the latest Star Trek episodes.   Streaming FREE on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/missionlog   For more Star Trek podcasts, videos, and discussion: https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/

One hundred episodes in, and for the first time ever, the people who ask the questions have to answer them.Davey and Emcee step out from behind the desk and into the contestant chairs for the Trek Masters Quiz 100th episode and Season 4 finale. Neither of them saw a single question in advance. Neither of them knew the rounds. Neither of them enjoyed it.Taking the host's chair is Jim McMahon, who wrote the entire quiz from scratch with one goal: to find out whether the two people who have spent four seasons judging everyone else's Star Trek knowledge actually have any of their own.Play along at home. Pause when you need to, keep your own score, and see whether you can beat a host. Post your total in the Discord, and we will read out the best ones next season.This is the audio replay of our live broadcast from Sunday 23 August 2026. If you want to see the faces, the scoreboard and the exact moment one of us realises we have got it wrong, the video version is on YouTube.Watch the video version: HEREJoin the Discord: HERE

Episode 151 - Trek Threads | DS9 2-Parters (BONUS) First Flight loves ALL Trek and today we bring you a bonus episode that lets Abby and Chris reflect and chat about all the two part episodes of DS9. The episodes discussed are: Emissary, The Maquis, The Search, Past Tense, Improbable Cause/The Die Is Cast, The Way of the Warrior, Homefront/Paradise Lost, In Purgatory's Shadow/By Inferno's Light, What You Leave Behind Feel free to let us know your thoughts on this thread or any Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscreen On picks, VAMF and Flipping Duras Awards and/or your general thoughts so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode.  (Please note, contributions might be shared on the podcast!)   Find Us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads and Facebook:  @FirstFlightPod Abby: @abbymsommer Chris: @ShelfNerds    Find Us on YouTube: Chris' Channel : Completing the Shelf

Our good friend Jeff Combs finally arrives in his most iconic Trek role in thisfirst part of our discussion on "To The Death"! We dig deep on every nuiance of this episode as we respect the discussions put on the table by the show itself, from Federation defense posture, Starfleet's increasing need to treat itself as a millitary, Sisko's place as a war leader, and of course the arrival of Weyoun. 

There's tonal whiplash and then there's the absolute disaster of a clustered mess that is "Stardust City Rag". It's a comedy heist, except we opened on some of the most needlessly explicit violence in the franchise's history! There's wacky accents and also Seven of Nine is in a REALLY dark place! Elnor is confused by the great big world and Raffi is going through a personal crisis! It's like they threw five scripts into a blender and hit purée. Also this week: effort for nothing, killed by a hat, and Don Knotts! [SCR: 02:21]

Alright we're getting a little different with it today. Today Hunter and Patty sat down to talk for 2 hours about a very important TV show that we love so much. WATCH DEEP SPACE NINE. I BEG YOU. Also we spoil many details of many episodes in season 1 so if you get intrigued at any point please just give the show a watch. Also I reference a slimmed down watch order for DS9 and here it is: https://medium.com/maxistentialism-blog/star-trek-deep-space-nine-in-82-5-hours-10acde591fd2   Twilight Imperium Community dates: NYC Intergalactical will happen on November 13-15 (Weird Bear/Wormholigan Presale starts TODAY General Tickets start September 16th 11AM Eastern/15:00 UTC) London Intergalactical/UK Nationals will happen on January 16th and 17th (Tickets are SOLD OUT) Orlando Intergalactical will happen on February 19-21 (Weird Bear/Wormholigan Presale starts October General Tickets start November TBD) Twilight Fall Online signups are live! Signup now on the Patreon. Thunder's Edge Online Tournament 2 signups start on September 23rd at 11AM Eastern/15:00 UTC (Join patreon at any tier to get in!) We lub Hex&Co: https://www.hexnyc.com/ We lub Haven Games: https://thehaventabletop.com/ Music provided by Ben Prunty. Find more at benpruntymusic.com or benprunty.bandcamp.com Additional Music and Sounds by Brian Kupillas. https://wanderinglake.bandcamp.com/ Art by Sun Sanders  To learn more about our Discord, Patreon, Merch, and more, visit https://spacecatspeaceturtles.com/

Norman Spinrad's original March 1967 story outline for "The Planet Eater" introduced Star Trek to an unstoppable machine roaming the galaxy, consuming planets for fuel and leaving destruction in its wake. By the time it reached television, the story had a new title, "The Doomsday Machine," and became one of the most celebrated episodes of the original series. Author and filmmaker Jeffrey Morris joins Larry Nemecek at Star Trek Las Vegas to revisit that original outline and consider its warning through a distinctly 21st-century lens. Drawing from his new book, A Future Askew, Jeffrey explores artificial intelligence, social media, technological disruption, and the increasingly complicated distance between the optimistic future Star Trek imagined and the one we're actually building. Could today's rapidly developing technology become our own version of the Planet Eater: enormously powerful, increasingly autonomous, and ultimately beyond the understanding of its creators? Sixty years after Star Trek began imagining the future, an old-fashioned doomsday machine provides a surprisingly timely place to ask where we're headed next. Document of the week: "The Planet Eater" by Norman Spinrad — Story Outline, March 6, 1967 Additional references: Jeffrey Morris — A Future Askew: Urgent Essays Inspired by the 60th Anniversary of Star Trek "The Doomsday Machine" If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All - by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares  Center for Humane Technology The Social Dilemma Borg V'Ger    

Mission Log: Reactor gives John and Jessica the chance to recap the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode "A Case Of Chiaroscuro", followed by Mission Log Live, where not all of our callers saw it as an issue painted in stark black & white.  Ashley and Heather hear a fascinating range of opinions on this moody episode in nearly every shade of grey. If you missed our Mission Log: Reactor episode covering "Human Best Friend," be sure to check it out on YouTube for our full recap and review. Sign up at: https://www.patreon.com/MissionLog   Then join us every Monday at 7pm PT / 10pm ET for Mission Log Live, our weekly audience call-in show where you can share your thoughts about the latest Star Trek episodes.   Streaming FREE on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/missionlog   For more Star Trek podcasts, videos, and discussion: https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/

The Ultimate Computer (Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS), S2 E24) was recommended by Tana he/they, who said: Tana here again. In my quest to submit one recommendation from each of my formative Trek series (TNG, Voy, DS9, and TOS) the original series one has eluded me the most.For me TOS was a show I mostly watched after knowing the other ones. It wasn't being re run on TV much if at all where I was, while I eagerly recorded TNG, Voyager, and DS9 on the vcr and could watch and rewatch them endlessly.I did, however, buy a few individual episodes of TOS on VHS at my local big box electronics store. I only got four, because they were expensive for me as a teen, but they definitely wetted my appetite for the show that started it all.Of them, The Ultimate Computer stuck with me the most, and I don't hear It brought up a ton. It has a bit of everything that I love about classic Trek.You have Kirk and the others struggling with their love of technological progress running into the possibility of their lives being upended by such an advance.You have diversity in super genius scientist played by a black man in the 1960's.Kirk using his brains over brawn approach to talk a computer to death.You even get some space combat!The entire main cast does a fantastic job in this one as well. I'll give a special nod to Shatner, Kelley, and Marshall.All around it's a fantastically well balanced example of Original Star Trek. It has great interpersonal drama woven around an age old tale of man vs machine.As for the specifics of the plot, I leave that for you to discuss and enjoy.The Ultimate Computer first aired on March 8, 1968, written by story by Laurence N. Wolfe, teleplay by D. C. Fontana, and directed by John Meredyth LucasA new computer system causes havoc while being tested aboard the Enterprise. With most of the Enterprise crew deboarded, a new M5 multitronic system is installed to test if it can control the Enterprise and manage operations aboard. Dr. Richard Daystrom has built this M5 unit and will oversee the test. Everything goes as planned as the M5 unit completes the demonstration tasks, but somehow the machine begins gaining too much control of the Enterprise, which starts to worry Spock and Kirk. When Kirk says he wants the M5 to let go of some of the controls the machine begins to see that as a threat and starts locking out all manual controls. This becomes a problem because the next task is a mock battle with three starships, which the M5 thinks are actual attacks. The M5 loads the torpedoes, destroys the USS Excalibur and seriously damages the USS Lexington. Dr. Daystrom tries to talk to the M5 but becomes mentally unstable, so Spock puts him to rest. Then Kirk talks to the M5 and makes it understand that it was designed not to harm humans, a rule the M5 has broken by attacking the USS Lexington and Excalibur. The M5 realizes that its understanding is still weak and destroys itself. Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Scotty and Chekov retake control of the ship and return safely to base.[2]The Joy of Trek is hosted by Khaki & Kay, with editing & production by Chief Engineer Greg and music by Fox Amoore (Bandcamp | Bluesky)Send us your recommendations, or support us on Patreon.Find us at joyoftrek.com · Twitter · Facebook

3. November 1997: Das Finale des großen Staffel-6-Handlungsbogens und Fortsetzung von vorletzter Woche. Nur wenige Stunden bleiben, bis das Minenfeld vorm Wurmloch außer Gefecht gesetzt wird. Die größte Starfleet-Task-Force aller Zeiten wirft sich in die gewaltige Schlacht, während Helden, Fieslinge (und alle Grautöne dazwischen) auf Terok Nor wie Schachfiguren agieren. Epos, Tragödie & Götterdämmerung. In Deutschland: Sieg oder Niederlage?, ausgestrahlt am 13. Juni 1998.

At long last the not-at-all-suspicious Commander Eddington definitly does not betray everyone as we review "For the Cause"! While the movie start guest star manages his heist of a bunch of Big Ol' Replicators, Sisko has to deal with possibly having to put his girlfriend in jail. Meanwhile there is a B pplot no one wanted or asked for, but it has Garak in it so it it's not all bad.

Chris just DOES NOT shut up this week about all the problems he had with "Absolute Candor", a side quest Picard drags the crew on despite knowing the urgency of his main quest. But is that more annoying or Agnes's increasing self-conscious quirkiness? You decide! While Picard deals with ANOTHER aspect of his tedious guilt, Soji is beginning to figure out something might be amiss with her own life. Also this week: unnecessary relationship, Colonizer Picard, and who's HE? [Absolute Candor: 00:29]

It's All Been Trekked Before #481   Season 14, Episode 34  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #4.16 "Accession"    Stephen has faith. Olivia fangirls about Jane Espenson.    Edited by Olivia James, with assistance from Resound.fm   It's All Been Trekked Before is produced by IABD Presents entertainment network. http://iabdpresents.com 

Episode Notes We take an Odyssey getting to the first episode, sorry. Zathras is a zathras of constant sorrow. Once More into the Breach: Holosuite Alamo... (listen to Lions Led by Donkeys to get the real story). Aging Klingons. DS9 takes the time to dig deep on some species. Worf understands the words but not the meaning. The Siege of AR558 Sisko, Ezri, Bashir, Nog, and Quark. Bill Mumie! Humans, the most dangerous species. Quark's tender side. The butcher's bill. BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network. Connect with the show at @babylonpod.page Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justen.babylonpod.page Ana can be found at @ana.babylonpod.page, and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @jude.athrabeth.com. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Paramount Entertainment and are used under the Fair Use doctrine. Music attribution: Original reworking of the Deep Space 9 theme by audioquinn, who stresses that this particular war crime is not their fault. The Descent by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @aaron.compleatdiscography.page Find out more at http://babylonpod.page

What did Star Trek fans have to say in 1976? John Champion returns to The Trek Files for a look through Gene Roddenberry's fan correspondence. This season's selection captures a moment in Star Trek history, ten years after the original series debuted, but before the arrival of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. A Cincinnati attorney credits Spock's logic for helping persuade a jury. An artist shares his hand-painted "Mr. Spock" portrait… on an egg. A teacher explains how she's bringing Star Trek into the classroom, while another fan gently reminds Gene that he still owes her friend for a videotape. Documents and Additional References Fan corresponsence with Gene Roddemberry - 1976 Letters to Star Trek by Susan Sackett Gene Roddenberry's Inside Star Trek album NASA's Space Shuttle Enterprise

Who am I, where am I, and why did I wake up with two podcasts, one them dressed as a Mugato?  Mission Log: Reactor gets the party started as John and Jessica recap Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' "Human Best Friend", followed by Mission Log Live, where John and Holly hear our callers' opinions (but no karaoke open mic night)! If you missed our Mission Log: Reactor episode covering "Human Best Friend," be sure to check it out on YouTube for our full recap and review. Sign up at: https://www.patreon.com/MissionLog   Then join us every Monday at 7pm PT / 10pm ET for Mission Log Live, our weekly audience call-in show where you can share your thoughts about the latest Star Trek episodes.   Streaming FREE on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/missionlog   For more Star Trek podcasts, videos, and discussion: https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/

Starfleet needs the greatest ninja-SEAL infiltration team in the galaxy to go deep behind Klingon lines and expose Gowron - so they send space station manager Sisko, engineer O'Brien, non-changeling Odo and one of the most recognizable Klingons in history to take on the mission! Meanwhile, Dukat Dukats and Gowron Gowrons.[Episode discussion begins around 1:11:00]

Dax and Worf accompany Martok on his first command since being held by the Dominion. But the ship they are given hasn't seen victory in months and the crew is near mutinous.Support the Show - https://www.lsgmedia.net/joinJoin the Discord - https://discord.com/invite/8FmrT9Drvu

Something feels different in Star Trek Fleet Command. Talking Trek is LIVE from San Diego Comic-Con after several days of meetings, interviews, dinners and conversations with Scopely leadership, including SVP Cameron Stewart, GM Conor and members of the STFC development team. DJz and Griffin sit down to unpack what they learned, what is already changing, and why this weekend may represent one of the clearest signs yet of a cultural shift inside the team running STFC. We break down the decision to STOP the Ra'ul Reaver before launch, the major economic changes being made to the ship, the return of Battle Pass Choice Tokens, changes to officer acquisition and long-term sourcing, Transporter Patterns, Vengeance sourcing, G6/G7 progression and economy inflation, Multiphase Credits, Galactic Anomalies and new puzzle-style events. And then things get wild. We also talk about fleet presets becoming event rewards, specialty ship half-packs, cheaper cosmetics and player titles, bulk research, automatic alliance helps, reducing unnecessary clicks, Deep Space Nine station skins, an event involving an entire bridge full of Spocks, and the campaign to finally make Neelix the morale officer he was always destined to be. This isn't a victory lap, and it doesn't mean every problem in STFC has suddenly been fixed. But after years of hearing why things couldn't change, San Diego Comic-Con produced a very different kind of conversation: How do we make them change? Join DJz and Griffin for a packed Talking Trek LIVE from San Diego Comic-Con. #StarTrekFleetCommand #STFC #StarTrek #SanDiegoComicCon #SDCC #TalkingTrek   01:00 – LIVE From San Diego Comic-Con! 03:47 – Our Massive Interview With Cameron Stewart 07:11 – What Happened AFTER the Interview 08:35 – Officer Acquisition Changes Already Arrive 09:53 – Inside the STFC Comic-Con Experience 14:12 – The Ra'ul Reaver Was STOPPED Before Launch 17:52 – Why Didn't Playtesting Catch the Reaver Problems? 20:33 – The Reaver Was Off by a Factor of TEN 22:09 – Major Reaver Refinery Changes 24:05 – Battle Pass Choice Tokens Are Back 26:19 – Officer Acquisition, Paragon & Economy Changes 27:33 – Transporter Patterns & Long-Term Officer Sourcing 29:02 – Cam's Three-Phase Officer Sourcing Strategy 31:05 – Fleet Presets & More Generous Convenience Rewards 35:00 – Galactic Anomalies, Rep Grinding & New Puzzles 39:53 – The All-Spock Event?! New Event Design Ideas 42:39 – Vengeance Sourcing Is Getting a Significant Boost 48:12 – STFC Inflation Returns & G7 Progression Problems 51:17 – Multiphase Credits & Better Player Value 54:52 – Connor, Neelix & One Absolutely Ridiculous Change 57:09 – Could We FINALLY Get a Deep Space Nine Station Skin? 1:06:21 – “Low-Hanging Fruit” & a Different Scopely Culture 1:08:29 – Half-Packs, Cheaper Cosmetics & More Player Choice 1:10:58 – Bulk Research & Fixing Broken Progression Triggers 1:12:35 – Automatically Request Alliance Helps? 1:18:57 – Less Chores, Fewer Clicks & QoL Improvements 1:20:44 – New Deep-Linking Features Explained 1:24:06 – Auto-Join Bug & Client Fixes 1:25:31 – SDCC Rewards, Store Value & Comic-Con Code 1:27:29 – Hanging Out With Connor & Final Thoughts 1:29:37 – Closing LIVE From San Diego Comic-Con

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Series 6, Episode 14. First broadcast on Saturday 14 February 1998. Stardate: 51474.2. And all I ask is one little ship and a star to steer her by. Five years ago, a high-concept space accident shrank the crew of a shuttlecraft, who were immediately forced to thwart the takeover of their starship by a group of alien intruders. And so it's about time exactly the same thing happened again. But we've learnt a lot in the interim, apparently, which means that this time the script is sharper, the effects are slicker, and the tag scene is considerably more amusing.

In this extremely odd, very TNG, and not all bad experience, your hosts spend most of their time telling you how they would have re-written this week's episode, "The Muse"!  Our girl Lwaxana deserved better than this (perhaps she shouldn't have written it), and despite it having it's moments, there was a much better episode just waiting for them to have made. But what do we know, right? 

In "The End Is the Beginning," season 1 finally kicks off! Sort of? I guess? Picard whips out his powers of manipulation to take advantage of an old friend in a vulnerable place right before his servants murder the crap out of a bunch of people! He's...he's the hero, though, we promise. And Soji meets a woman on the Borg cube who reacts REALLY poorly to a tarot reading. Also this week: Trekfowars, capitalism, and DoorDash! [TEITB: 01:20]

Authors John and Maria Jose Tenuto return to The Trek Files to share a seemingly ordinary filming notice distributed to guests at the Monterey Bay Aquarium during production of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. But for John, it's much more than a production handout, it's a family keepsake. In April 1986, John's parents unknowingly visited the aquarium on a day when Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and the Star Trek IV cast were filming. They saved the notice, recorded the production on a home VHS camcorder, and brought home an extraordinary piece of behind-the-scenes history. Decades later, that footage and flyer helped document one of the franchise's most beloved films. Larry, John, and Mary Jo explore the logistics of filming at a working public aquarium, Leonard Nimoy's commitment to the film's environmental message, and how a family vacation unexpectedly became part of Star Trek history. Documents and Additional References Document of the Week Monterey Bay Aquarium visitor filming notice for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (April 1986) Additional References Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Monterey Bay Aquarium Leonard Nimoy William Shatner John Tenuto Maria Jose Tenuto The Making of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home by John and Maria Jose Tenuto (Titan Books) Previous The Trek Files appearance by John and Maria Jose Tenuto discussing Star Trek II, Star Trek III, and Star Trek IV production history.

It's two podcasts for the price of one! Mission Log: Reactor gets creeped out as John and Jessica recap Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' house of space horrors, "The Griffin Incident", followed by Mission Log Live, where John and Holly scare up a number of reactions from our callers! If you missed our Mission Log: Reactor episode covering "The Griffin Incident," be sure to check it out on YouTube for our full recap and review. Sign up at: https://www.patreon.com/MissionLog   Then join us every Monday at 7pm PT / 10pm ET for Mission Log Live, our weekly audience call-in show where you can share your thoughts about the latest Star Trek episodes.   Streaming FREE on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/missionlog   For more Star Trek podcasts, videos, and discussion: https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/

27. Oktober 1997: Teil 5 des großen Staffel-6-Handlungsbogens. Nur widerwillig besucht Morn den Geburtstag seiner Mutter und verbindet bisher separate Handlungsorte: Auf Terok Nor drängt die Zeit, denn bald kann das Dominion Verstärkung durchs Wurmloch holen – folgerichtig sammeln Admiral Ross und Ben Sisko bei Starbase 375 alle verfügbaren Schiffe zum Großangriff. Fortsetzung folgt übernächste Woche. In Deutschland: Ein kühner Plan, ausgestrahlt am 6. Juni 1998.

It's time for our latest Quarkstop episode, as we dive into HOUSE OF QUARK, where Quark gets caught up in some Klingon scheming while Jessie finds her true Ferengi self. ▶Coming to Trek to Vegas? Join Tawny and the Syfy Sistas at their annual Patreon Thank You Dinner. Fri Aug 7 - Reserve your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fine-alpinist-ranch-supporter-seat-pre-reservation-tickets-1992084897554?aff=oddtdtcreator ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/Suboptimal Premium Pods! : https://suboptimalpods.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of Deep Space 9 feels very biblical, so it's apropos that Ryan and Brady spend a large portion of it talking about Adventures in Odyssey. We also discuss the reasons people have faith and the recent schism in the Catholic Church, and there's a little bit of Star Trek talk smuggled in there too.

Odo is melting! He's mellllting! And the only ones who can save him are the other creepo changelings. Meanwhile, Garak buckles up to become possibly the greatest side character in all of Trek.[Episode discussion begins around 1:18]

Come with us as we wrap up season 3 of Deep Space 9! In this episode, we discuss Family Business, Shakaar, Facets, and The Adversary We have an email address now! tvshowinspace@gmail.com, send us your thoughts!

Another season, another vacation day for the captain as we review "Shattered Mirror". We dive deep on the concepts behind the Mirror Universe, particuarly Feral Historian's video on the concept, as the Sisko's fufill some long held desires. For Jake, it's to hang out with his Kinda Evil Mom, for Ben, it's once again to commit as much violence as possible. Boy  sure hope this one has a happy ending!

Yeah, it's this one. Where the writers decided trying was too much effort and just make it so anyone who actually has a good counterpoint to Picard's bloated ego and self-righteousness is pointlessly racist or mean to androids so you have to side with him. Tho it's still more effort than they put into forensics, which they waved away with a magic murder-solving ray. Oh, and it's called "Maps and Legends". Also this week: the EXTRA secret police, genre drop, and awful editing. [Maps and Legends: 00:52]

Season 14, Episode 32  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #4.15 "Bar Association"    Olivia thinks Quark is Archie Bunker. Shaun compares him to Worf. Stephen just hates capitalism. All complaints can be sent to keith@iabdpresents.com. We also get into general DS9 series stuff and its treatment of recurring characters.    Edited by Olivia James, with assistance from Resound.fm   It's All Been Trekked Before is produced by IABD Presents entertainment network. http://iabdpresents.com 

After our Mission Log: Reactor review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season four premiere, "Valles Marineris," it's time to open the hailing frequencies. On this week's Mission Log Live, John and Holly say "hey" not to dinosaurs, but to our callers, sharing their reactions to the season premiere! If you missed our Mission Log: Reactor episode covering "Valles Marineris," be sure to check it out on YouTube for our full recap and review.   Mission Log Patrons get Mission Log: Reactor a day early! Sign up at: https://www.patreon.com/MissionLog   Then join us every Monday at 7pm PT / 10pm ET for Mission Log Live, our weekly audience call-in show where you can share your thoughts about the latest Star Trek episodes.   Streaming FREE on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/missionlog   For more Star Trek podcasts, videos, and discussion: https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/

Following last week's look at the earliest concepts for Star Trek: The Next Generation, Larry Nemecek welcomes back author and historian Ben Robinson to examine Gene Roddenberry's handwritten response and the surprising conversation it sparked. Revisiting documents first explored in earlier seasons of The Trek Files, Larry and Ben trace the pivotal weeks of September 1986, when Gene challenged early ideas for a Starfleet Academy-centered series, questioned the show's heavy emphasis on Klingons, and argued that Star Trek's true strength had never been its characters alone but the stories it told. Some of Gene's observations proved remarkably prescient. Others reveal how his own thinking had evolved since the 1960s. Together, they paint a portrait of a franchise at a crossroads, just weeks before The Next Generation officially became the series we know today. Documents and Additional References Document of the Week Gene Roddenberry's response to the early Star Trek: The Next Generation series proposal (September 19, 1986) Additional References Early Star Trek: The Next Generation series proposal by Greg Strangis (September 1986) (revisited from Season 1, Episode 4) Gene Roddenberry Greg Strangis Rick Berman Ben Robinson Star Trek: The Next Generation Related Trek Files episodes: Season 1, Episode 4 — Early The Next Generation series proposal Season 13, Episode 2 — Gene Roddenberry's response to Paramount's proposal Season 15, Episode 11 — Greg Strangis' earliest notes for The Next Generation

The most difficult time all of us do is wrestling with the monster we fear we could become as we review the excellent "Hard Time". When Miles gets forced to play the worst Choose Your Own Adventure of all time, he is stuck with the memory of 20 years of prison. With his MK Ultra abilities now a hindrance, the Chief gets help from all his friends to cope. In the end, is O'Brien unique or is he just the first 24th Century man to have to face the truth?

Star Trek has inspired generations of fans with its optimistic vision of the future, but where does the franchise stand today? In this episode of Eat Sleep Nerd, we tackle one of the biggest questions in modern sci-fi:Is Star Trek broken?From classic series like The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager to newer entries like Discovery, Picard, Strange New Worlds, and more, we explore what's working, what isn't, and whether the franchise has lost its way.More importantly, we each pitch our own ideas for how to fix Star Trek. Should the franchise return to its roots? Take more risks? Slow down? Focus on new crews and new stories? We debate it all.

Keiko's got a bun in the oven... but is it in someone else's bakery? And Quark faces mortality as Jeffrey Combs returns...but which Jeffrey Combs??[Episode discussion begins around 1:11]

Come with us as we continue into season 3 of Deep Space 9! In this episode, we discuss Through The Looking Glass, Improbable Cause, The Die is Cast, and Explorers. We have an email address now! tvshowinspace@gmail.com, send us your thoughts!

Tawny shares her love of Gattaca while Andrew tries to understand the magical realism of this fantastic Trek episode without any context! ▶Sign up for the Syfy Sista's Dinner - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fine-alpinist-ranch-supporter-seat-pre-reservation-tickets-1992084897554?aff=oddtdtcreator ▶Call us at: 323-389-7223 ▶Check out the crew's bonus shows at http://suboptimalpods.com. ▶Subscribe to the audio podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/startertrek ▶See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ▶A Fine Alpinist Ranch Production - http://www.finealpinistranch.com ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA ✔ ▶Twitter - https://x.com/yoisthisracist ▶Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yoisthisracist/ ▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@suboptimalpods ✔ CREDITS ✔▶Produced By Jessie Earl ▶Edited by AJ McKeon ▶Original Music by Jay IsraelsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Direct from Andy's parents' apartment, here's your delayed ep of DS9 TNC! Bashir and Dax visit a planet of diseased folks - can Bashir save them? Or will he get too mired in his teddy bear story? We canceled our deaths for you, crew! We were really looking forward to it.[Episode discussion begins around 1:07]