TrekRanks 234: Top 5 B-List Aliens

You can always find something new on TrekRanks, and this fun topic opens up a whole genre of possibilities for future shows. This week it's the "Top 5 B-List Aliens" in Star Trek, with host Jim Moorhouse and serious Trek experts Carlos Miranda and Katharine Robinson. Lots of different elements in play for deciding a topic like this (who's on the A-List? Who's on the D-List? And who is in that B-List sweet spot! This one is more fun than a game of choose the changeling (are they B-List?), so join us as we branch into some new TrekRanks territory. Episode Rundown: Diagnostic Cycle: A deep dive into the nuance of A-List categorizations compared to B-List and C-List and D-Lists! A fun set-up for the show, with a promise of more to come. Prime Directive: Each guest on this week's panel reveals exactly how they narrowed down their list and made their final choices. From actual B-Movies to an "obscure" UK game show known as "Pointless" (that is anything but obscure), we have quite an array of Prime Directives. The Order of Things: All the picks are revealed with the TrekRanks' original "Five words and a hashtag" summary, along with one episode that helps frame their choice. Secondary Systems: For a few extra picks that just missed our final list. Regeneration Cycle: The panel recaps their picks and we dissect some of the interesting statistical anomalies that arose from the discussion. Temporal Inversion: We flashback to a previous episode of TrekRanks and relay some of the feedback received from listeners. If you have your own picks you would like to relay to us, please hail us at 757-828-RANK (7265) and record your own personal TrekRanks log to let us know your Top 5 B-List Aliens. (Or you can record it yourself and just DM us @TrekRanks.com on Bluesky.) Your comments could be used as part of a Temporal Causality Loop on an upcoming episode (and might get you a chance to be a guest on a future episode, too). And don't forget to check out TrekRanks.com for our entire back catalog of episodes and a detailed rundown on every episode of Star Trek ever.