015 - Harcourt! And the Intergalactic Trash Panda

Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast. I am joined again this week by my wife, Abbie, and our friend, Nate, as we discuss: The next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – Catspaw, I Mudd, and Metamorphosis Probably the weakest set of episodes yet Going over Abbie’s low bar for this series Nate almost didn’t finish the episode A Star Trek episode? Or a Halloween special with Star Trek characters? Not the “most philosophically rich” episode of Star Trek Chekov’s hair Enterprise props today The sum of its parts are greater than the whole Seeing something we’ve seen before Binge watching affecting the viewing experience? Recurring themes – a life without limit is meaningless Recurring themes – the ethics of AI Technological advancements to allow intergalactic travel? Nearing halfway through The Original Series More problematical moments Which Einstein? I’ve heard that name before! Another rare consensus The importance of human contact to humans Captain Kirk. Diplomat Nate gets distracted with DS9 talk again Yesterday’s progressivism, tomorrow’s conservatism Judas goats Nate’s growing fondness for Kirk Limitations providing meaning and value – recurrent themes TOS episodes as a basis for future series episodes and movies The first people to make certain Star Trek connections Space rabies! Nate already has a rating for Trouble with Tribbles Seeing why the series was cancelled after season 2 Ricky Gervais and Arena