Trek to Trek

Episode 205 Strange New Worlds Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach / Lost in Translation.  Eric and I boldly go into this pair of Pike focused (and doomed romance) and Uhura focused episodes. Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach Rating: Eric: 7, Bob: 5.  Lost in Translation rating Eric: 6, Bob: 4.

Episode 199: Star Trek Picard Season 3 (Part 3 of 3).  Eric and I are joined by guest Mike Aguirre to discuss Picard Season 3 episodes 9-10 Vox and The Last Generation. We talk easter eggs, what worked for us, what didn't and some ins and outs of how Terry Matalas turned Picard into a love letter for TNG fans. Bob, Eric and Mike "Rating" so far - Thumbs Up. Find Mike on X: @mikeinredlands.

Episode 198: Star Trek Picard Season 3 (Part 2 of 3).  Eric and I are joined by guest Mike Aguirre to discuss Picard Season 3 episodes 5-8 Imposters, The Bounty, Dominion and Surrender. We talk easter eggs, what worked for us, what didn't and some ins and outs of how Terry Matalas turned Picard into a love letter for TNG fans. Bob, Eric and Mike "Rating" so far - Thumbs Up. Find Mike on X: @mikeinredlands.

Episode 200: Strange New Worlds - Strange New Worlds / The Broken Circle.  We cover Seasons 1 and 2 of SNW back to back. Beginning with The Broken Circle diving into the past of M'Benga and Chapel.  And then going back and reviewing as the Pilot that started it all in May 2022. The Broken Circle Rating: Eric 8.25, Bob 6, Strange New Worlds Rating: Eric 7, Bob 7. 

Episode 197: Star Trek Picard Season 3 (Part 1 of 3).  Eric and I are joined by guest Mike Aguirre to discuss Picard Season 3 episodes 1-4 The Next Generation, Disengage, Seventeen Seconds, and No Win Scenario. We talk easter eggs, what worked for us, what didn't and some ins and outs of how Terry Matalas turned Picard into a love letter for TNG fans. Bob, Eric and Mike "Rating" so far - Thumbs Up. Find Mike on X: @mikeinredlands.

Episode 195b: Fan Films: Regneration.  Eric and I cover a bonus mini Fan Film or semi official film by OTOY and Roddenberry Archive - the superb Regeneration short film with excellent SFX acting as a follow up to Unification TNG with Spock at the grave of Captain Kirk in the aftermath of Star Trek Generations. Well worth looking at on youtube or roddenberry.com.  Rating: Eric 8, Bob 10. 

Episode 196: Fan Films: Horizon - Eric and I cover our last Fan Film (for now) with the 00's Enterprise Era set Horizon from 2016.  Made for $22,000  this is an impressive feat, well written and filling in a lot of cool stuff including the identity of Futureguy, the Romulan War and the Dominion War.  Well worth your time to check out on youtube. Rating: Eric 8.5, Bob 8.5.

Episode 206: Strange New Worlds - The Serene Squall / These Old Scientists.  We cover Seasons 1 and 2 of SNW back to back. Beginning with The Broken Circle diving into pirate and mutiny episode.  As well as the Time Travel Lower Decks Crossover episode. The Serene Squall Rating: Eric 6.5, Bob 6, These Old Scientists Rating: Eric 6.5, Bob 6. 

Episode 204 Strange New Worlds Spock Amok / Charades.  Eric and I dve into a double bill of some Spock focused episodes from season 1 and 2 of Strange New Worlds. 

Episode 202 Strange New Worlds Ghosts of Alliyria / Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow.  Eric and I dive into time travel and courtroom drama on this pairing of Strange New Worlds. 

Episode 201: Strange New Worlds - Children of the Comet / Ad Astra Per Aspera.  Eric and I dive into the sophomore/2nd outings for both season 1 and 2 for Strange New Worlds. We tackle an Uhura centric adventure and then a courtroom drama focusing on Number One. 

Eric and I conclude our trek through Star Trek Continues Episodes 9, 10 and 11.  "What Ships Are For" and "To Boldly Go Parts 1 and 2"

Eric and I journey through Star Trek Continues Episodes 7 and 8.  "Embracing the Winds" and "Still Treads the Shadow"

Eric and Bob Continues with episodes 5 and 6 of Star Trek Continues "Divided We Stand" and "Come Not Between Dragons"

Pilgrim of Eternity Bob 6/FF 9, Eric 7.5 Lolani Bob 5, FF 7 ,  Eric 5.5   Where do you rate/rank Cotinues against other Fan Film Productions?

Eric: 9.5, Bob 10

Episode 184 Star Trek Discovery Season 3. We continue into modern era Trek with Season 3 of Discovery and its many facets with the future of the Federation and the Burn.   Ratings for the entire season:  Bob 2, Eric 7.  What did you all think of Season 3 of Discovery?  Did you have a favorite episode?  

Episode 185 Star Trek Picard Season 2. Bob and Eric finally tackle discussing the ups and many downs of Star Trek Picard Season 2, episodes 1-10. Overall seaosn score Bob: 2. Eric 3.5. What did you all think of Picard Season 2?

Episode 165 Stratagem / Proving Ground / Once More Unto the Breach. We continue into Season 3 of Enterprise with a mission impossible style story and DS9 has a nice farewell for TOS era Klingon Kor. Proving Ground Ratings:  Bob 8.5, Eric 8. Stratagem Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 7.5. Once More Unto the Breach Ratings:  Bob 8 , Eric 8.    Question: What do you think happened to Shran post Enterprise?

Episode 183 These Are the Voyages. We Begin Star Trek Enterprise as we continue onwards on Deep Space Nine as Eric enjoys Bermuda Triangle in Space story, Bob Loves it. These Are the Voyages Ratings:  Bob 4, Eric 8.  ENT highs and lows: Eric Top picks 1 Dear Doctor  2 Dead Stop 3 Twilight 4 MineField 5 Canamar 6 Similitude 7 Regeneration 8 Fallen Hero 9 Stratagem   Honorable mention Canamar Cease Fire Vox Sola Proving Ground Damage Observer Effect    

Episode 182 What You Leave Behind. We finally reach the end of Deep Space Nine! We discuss Series high and lows and favorite characters and moments. What You Leave Behind Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 7.  DS9 Season 7 highs and lows: Eric S7 Top 5: 1- Treachery Faith and the Great River 2- Siege of AR-558 3- Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges 4-Afterimage 5-Chysalis Bob S 7 Top 5: 1-It's Only a Paper Moon 2-Inter Alma Alam Silent Leges 3-Badda Bing Badda Bang 4-Taking into the Wind 5-Treachery Faith and the Great River S7 Lows: Lowlights 1- Prodigal Daughter 2- Take Me Out to the Holosuite 3- Dogs of War DS9 as a whole series:   Eric Top Picks 1-Move Along Home 2-Duet 3-Second Sight 4- The Alternate 5-The Wire 6-Defiant 7-Past Tense 1 and 2 8-The Visitor 9-Sacrifice of Angels 10-Valient 11-Crossover 12-All of the Torture Obrien episodes   Bob Top Ten of the series 10- Rapture 9 - Through the Looking Glass 8 - Civil Defense 7 - Our Man Basher 6 - It's Only a Paper Moon 5 - Sacrifice of Angels/Favor the Bold 4- In the Pale Moonlight 3- Trials and Tribbleations 2- Far Beyond the Stars 1- The Visitor   Bob's Honorable Mentions: 15- Valiant 14-Honor Among Thieves 13-Invasive Proceedures 12-Rocks and Shoals 11-The Reckoning 10- To The Death/For the Cause 9-Second Skin 8- Hard Time 7- Past tense 1 and 2 6- Blood Oath 5-Necessary Evil 4- Improbably Cause/Die is Cast 3-Children of Time 2-Taking into the Wind 1-Crossover   DS9 Series Lows: Eric: 1-Rules of Acquisition 2-The Ascent 3-The Collaborator 4-Distant Voices 5-The Tribunal 6-Sanctuary 7-Shadowplay 8- Playing God Bob's Series Lows: 15-Dramatis Personae 14-Dax 13- Meridian 12-Explorers 11- The Nagus 10- Body Parts 9- Prophet Motive  8- The Muse 7-Resurrection 6-Rivals 5- Shakaar 4-Profit and Lace 3-Take Me Out to the Holosite 2-Prodigal Daughter 1-Progress   Question: What were your favorite DS9 Episodes?

Episode 181 Demons / Terra Prime / The Dogs of War. We near the end of DS9 with a last minute Ferengi episode and on Enteprise we get into some Earth Plitics and a possible better finale for the series? Demons / Terra Prime combined Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 7.75. The Dogs of WarRatings:  Bob 6.5, Eric 6.    Question: Would Terra Prime have made a better finale for Enterprise?

Episode 180 In a Mirror Darkly Part 1 & 2 / Extreme Measures. We wax lyrical on the Mirror Universe 2 parter on ENT and get pretty head gamey on the Section 31 episode Extreme Measures on DS9. In a Mirror Darkly Part 1 & 2 Ratings:  Bob 10, Eric 10. Extreme Measures Ratings:  Bob 7.75, Eric  7.5.    Question: What would Mirror Sloane have been like? Which characters on TOS wuld be mostly likely to be Section 31?

Episode 179 Bound / When it Rains / Taking into the Wind. We near the end of DS( and have a pause on Enterprise withthe Orion Slave girls. Bound Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 8. When it Rains Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 8. Taking into the Wind Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 6.    Question: Do the Orion slave girls work for a post 2000 audience? 

Episode 178 Affliction / Divergence / The Changing Face of Evil. We go further into Dominion war and Pay Wrath antics on DS9 as the 8 parter started t heat up.  On Enterprise we finally learn why the Klingons have smooth foreheads on TOS. Affliction / Divergence combined Ratings:  Bob 9, Eric 8.25. The Changing Face of Evil Ratings:  Bob 7.5, Eric 8.5.    Question: How do you think Travis Mayweather's potential could have been better realize don Enterprise?

Episode 177 Babel One / United / The Aener / Strange Bedfellows. We forge onward with part 3 of the 8 part finale arc on DS9. And we experience the seeds of the aeration and the Romanian war with Tellarites, Vulcans and Andorians on the Babel trilogy on Enterprise. Babel One / United / The Aener combined Ratings:  Bob 9.5, Eric 9. Strange Bedfellows Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 6.  Question: How would the Pah Wraiths plan a bachelor party?

Episode 176 Observer Effect / Til Death Do Us Part. We get further into the Season 7 fail arc on DS9 and another standalone bottle show on Enterprise. Til Death Do Us Part Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 6. Observer Effect Ratings:  Bob 8.5, Eric 8.25.  Question: What would you give up for immortality? 

Episode 175 Penumbra / Daedalus. We Begin Star Trek DS9 8 part finale arc with Penumbra. And we dive into transporter history on Enterprise with one of the few standalone episodes. Penumbra Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 6. Daedalus Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 7.  We also discuss who the biggest ladies man in Trek is: Kirk, Worf, Riker or Trip.   Bearing in mind our apathy to O'Brien and Keiko, we also cover all the major romance/pairings in Trek and decide which ones Eric and I are actually supportive of to redress the balance. Question: Who do YOU think is the biggest ladies man on Star Trek (any series)? 

Episode 174 The Forge / The Awakening / KirShara / Inter Alem Silent Leges. On Star Trek Enterprise we deep dive on the Vulcan Forge trilogy with Surak, conspiracies and a Vulcan reform. On DS9 we get a Section 31 mind bender with Bashir and OBrien that gets crafty and trippy. The Forge, The Awakening,  KirShara combined 3 part Ratings:  Bob 9, Eric 8.5. Inter Alem Silent Leges Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 8.5.  Question: Do you feel the Forge Trilogy did a good job connecting Vulcan lore to TOS?  How do you feel they represented Surak?

Episode 173 Borderland / Cold Station 12 / The Augments / Badda Bing Badda Bang. We Begin Star Trek Enterprise with the Eugenic War inspired trilogy about the Augments and Brent Spiner guest starring.  We also talk DS9 with a Vic Fontaine Vegas Heist side step as we lead up to the finale of the series. Borderland, Cold Station 12, The Augments combined 3 part Ratings:  Bob 9, Eric 8.5. Badda Bing Badda Bang Ratings:  Bob 7.75, Eric 7.  Question: Was there any good to come out of the Eugenics Wars- where's the line for human improvement?

Episode 171 Storm Front Parts 1 and 2 / Field of Fire. We continue on DS9 with an Ezri Dax mystery episode complete with a transporting bullet. We also begin the Manny Coto Enterprise Season 4 with the 1940s 2 parter that wraps up the temporal Cold War.  Storm Front 1 and 2 Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 7. Field of Fire Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 7.25.  Question: Wha are your favorite Time Travel or Murder Mystery Movie?

Episode 170  Countdown / Zero Hour / The Emperor's New Cloak. We Begin Star Trek Enterprise as we continue onwards on Deep Space Nine with the final Mirror Universe Episode which was a bit of a let down. On Enterprise We finish the Xindi Arc with the nick-of-time explosive finale episodes.  Countdown Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 7.25. Zero Hour Ratings:  Bob 7.5, Eric 7.25. The Emperor's New Cloak Ratings:  Bob 4.5 Eric 5. Question: What are your fav Season 3 Enterprise episodes? Where do the gold slips go when Ferengi bribe their god idol? Eric's Top 5 Season 3 Enterprise Episodes: 1. Twilight 2. Similitude 3. Proving Ground 4. Stratagem 5. The Council   Bob's Top 5 Season 3 Enterprise Episodes: 1. Twilight 2. Proving Ground 3. Stratagem 4. Countdown 5. The Xindi  

Episode 169  E2 / The Council / Prodigal Daughter. We continue onwards on Deep Space Nine with the rather lackluster Ezri Dax Goes Home to meet the family story (but O'Brien's Shirt is fantastic). And on Enterprise We near the end of the Xindi arc with a Time Travel Future Enterprise story and the big Xindi Council debate story.  The Council Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 8. E2 Ratings:  Bob 6.5, Eric 7.25. Prodigal Daughter Ratings:  Bob 2, Eric 4. Question: If you were on the NX-01 and traveled 100 years into the past what would you do?

Episode 168  Damage / The Forgotten / It's Only a Paper Moon. We  continue onwards on Deep Space Nine wit the superlative Nog Post Traumatic Stress story with Vic Fontaine.  on Enterprise Archer faces some tough choices as he gets desperate and pulls a pirate maneuver on innocent aliens. And we explore T'Pol's addiction and crew loss in The Forgotten. The Forgotten Ratings:  Bob 7.5, Eric 7. Damage Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 9. It's Only a Paper Moon Ratings:  Bob 9.5, Eric 8. Question: Did Archer do the right thing with his actions in Damage?

Episode 167 Hatchery / Azati Prime / Covenant. We continue onwards on Deep Space Nine with a religious Cult Gul Dukat episode. And on Enterprise Archer gets influenced by Insectoid Parental Duty and things heat up as the NX-01 crew get closer to their goal. Azati Prime Ratings:  Bob 8.5, Eric 9. Hatchery Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 7. Covenant Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 6. Question: Do you like where the writers took Gul Dukat in Covenant/Season 7?

Episode 166  Harbringer / Doctor's Orders / The Siege of AR-558. We Begin Star Trek Enterprise as we continue onwards on Deep Space Nine as Eric enjoys Bermuda Triangle in Space story, Bob Loves it. Doctor's Orders Ratings:  Bob , Eric. Harbringer Ratings:  Bob , Eric. The Siege of AR-558 Ratings:  Bob , Eric. Question: Was Sisko in the right to stay and help the people at AR-558?  Was this too dark for a Star Trek Episode?

Episode 172 Home / Chimera. We cover the proper wrap up to the Xindo arc with the return of the NX-01 to Earth and a Heroes Welcome. We also discuss Odo's reunion with another of his own kind when when of the other lost 100 finds him. Home Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 6. Chimera Ratings:  Bob 7.5, Eric 6.5. Question: What do Listeners think of a Japanese Star Trek with Starship robots?  

Episode 164 Chosen Realm /  Proving Ground / Treachery, Faith and the Great River. We dive into a pretty cool Odo with Weyoun story on DS9, then hop over to talk 2004 Time Travel and a Religious Cult who worships the spheres on Enterprise. Chosen Realm Ratings:  Bob 6.5, Eric 5.5. Carpenter Street Ratings:  Bob 3.5, Eric 3.5. Treachery, Faith and the Great River Ratings:  Bob 7.5, Eric 7.5. Question: How would you have fixed Carpenter Street?

Episode 163 North Star /  Similitude / Chrysalis. We dive into the one sided Bashir love story on DS9, the personal Trip gets cloned Story and the lightweight Western episode on Enterprise. North Star Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 7. Similitude Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 8.75. Chrysalis Ratings:  Bob 6.5, Eric 7.5. Question: Was it ethical for the Enterprise crew to have condoned the creation and death of a clone of Trip to save his life? We also discuss which Doctor Who would make the best Star Trek Captain and the Star Trek Day Panels from Paramount. 

Episode 162 The Shipment / Twilight / Take Me Out to the Holosuite. We deep dive on the somewhat weak filler Baseball episode on DS9, a decent mythology/arc building block episode on Enterprise and an excellent time travel memory loss episode for Archer and T'Pol. The Shipment Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 7.25. Twilight Ratings:  Bob 10, Eric 10. Take me Out to the Holosuite Ratings:  Bob 3, Eric 3.  Question: Do you think Archer and T'Pol started a romantic relationship in the alt timeline presented in Twilight?

Episode 161 Impulse / Exile / Afterimage. We dive further into Enterprise and the Xindi Arc.  First with some good old fashion horror Zombie Vulcans and then with a tepid Bluebeard/Beauty and the Beast storyline with Hoshi and a telepathic alien. On DS9, we see the further set up of Ezri Dax as well as confronting some latent guilt with Garek. Impulse Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 7. Exile Ratings:  Bob 3, Eric 5. Afterimage Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 6.5. Question: What would it take to convince you personally to stay with the alien in Exile?

Episode 160 Extinction / Rajin / Shadows and Symbols. We continue with Sisko's search for the prophets on Deep Space Nine and the next two installments of Enterprise with body changes, lost alien civilizations and a space concubine who is not all she seems. Extinction Ratings:  Bob 4.5, Eric 7.25. Rajin Ratings:  Bob 5.5, Eric 4. Shadows and Symbols Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 7. Question: Is it a good thing that Sisko is now half prophet/half-uman or does this ruin the character/story of DS9?

Episode 159 The Xindi / Anamoly / Image in the Sand. We dive into the 7th Season of Deep Space Nine with a bunch of set up plot lines on Image in the Sand and the 3rd Season of Enterprise is off to a bang with a prison break and space pirates in The Xindi and Anamoly. The Xindi Ratings:  Bob 7.5, Eric 7.75.  Anamoly Ratings:  Bob 8, Eric 7.75. Image in the Sand Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 6. Question: How long would you be able to hold out on T'Pol's offer of a back massage?

Episode 157 Bounty / The Sound of Her Voice. We dive into the penultimate DS9 for Season 6 with a character introspection story that we liked the idea of more than the execution.  on Enterprise, we get a rather same runaround with a kidnapped Archer and T'Pol in Pon Farr/Gel room plot. Bounty Ratings:  Bob 3, Eric 5. The Sound of Her Voice Ratings:  Bob 6.5, Eric 6.75.  We also take a mid episode break to discuss Superman, Lois Lane, Ursa and Christopher Reeve films. Question: Should Phlox have slept with T'Pol during her Pon Farr?

Episode 156 First Flight / Time's Orphan. We dive into the Molly O'Brien time travel story on DS9 which Eric has issues with.  And on Enterprise we get an Archer flashback story which Eric has never seen before! First Flight Ratings:  Bob 7, Eric 7.5. Time's Orphan Ratings:  Bob 6, Eric 5. Question: If you were Molly's Parents how would you have reacted?  Would you have tried to send her home or kept her on the station?