Standard Orbit 302: It Just Throws You In
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Standard Orbit 302: It Just Throws You In
Star Trek and “The Man Trap” 60th-anniversary reflections. We discuss how we fell in love with Star Trek and how the story of Nancy Crater works as a pilot and immediately pulls viewers into the story and the world of Star Trek.
The Orb 177: Depth of Performance
“Whispers” 30th-anniversary reflections. We discuss the effective simplicity of the story and how it all hinges on nuanced acting and consistent character-building.
Warp Five 271: The Frog in the Pot
“Azati Prime” 20th-anniversary reflections. We discuss the turning point in the Xindi arc, Archer’s trip to the future, how the conflict comes into focus, T’Pol under pressure, and more.
The 602 Club 521: The Bleak Filter
The Uprising. We discuss title confusion, the written word, mob justice, using God, the cast, production and our ratings.
Saddle Up! 39: Runaround Kirk
“Orders of Magnitude” We discuss the Star Trek feel, a classic badmiral, the untold (and unknown) history of the Kirk family, and more.
Saddle Up! 38: A Slippery Soap
“Like Chronitons through the Hourglass” We discuss the format, the potential, the execution, and … Sybok.
The 602 Club 520: The Last Temptation of Aang
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender. We discuss our Avatar story, should it have been in the theater, rebuilding the world, forging a new family, expanding the lore and our ratings.
Literary Treks 401: Where Are the Furies?
Invasion! Time's Enemy. We discuss the connections to the other books in the series, the mystery that kicks off the novel, hard sci-fi vs political sci-fi, a new alien threat, and much more! And most importantly, they ponder on where the Furies are.
Saddle Up! 37: Everybody’s Working for the Weekend
“Off-Hour” We discuss the latest genre swing, the character development, the technobabble, crawling on the ship, surprise faces, and more.
The 602 Club 519: I Get Knocked Down and I Get Up Again
Coyote vs. Acme. We discuss a crazy ride, was it worth it, surprising depth, using others, the cast, the comedy, Looney World and our ratings.
The 602 Club 518: The Fingerprints of Belief
Troy: Director’s Cut. We discuss the director musical chairs, the production, no gods seen, honor, glory and leadership, the director’s cut, a stacked cast, the action, score and our ratings.
Saddle Up! 36: I Would Do Anything for Fluff (But I Won’t Do That)
“Level-Five Transporter Accident” We discuss the concept, the puppets, the characters, the ending, the use of limited time, and more.
The 602 Club 517: Classic Chivalrous Man
The End of Oak Street. We discuss non-IP, fractured family, self sacrifice, the cast, effects and story, the score and our ratings.