A Star Trek Podcast
Behold me as I am! Melissa comes to us with two episodes from The Animated Series: “Yesteryear,” (S01E02) written by D. C. Fontana and directed by Hal Sutherland; and “How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth,” (S02E05) written by Russell Bates and David Wise and directed by Bill Reed. Like “Qpid,” these episodes involve paternalism echoing from the past. We talk...
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Fire everything we’ve got! Melissa brings the 2009 film Star Trek, written by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman and directed by J.J. Abrams. Like “Crisis Point” and “Crisis Point 2,” this movie dives headlong into the action genre. We discuss vilification of labor, misogyny, and character motivations. We also chat about destiny, humor, set design, and lens flares. For images...
It might be time to change our paradigm. Lucy brings “Subspace Rhapsody,” the ninth episode of season two of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, written by Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff and directed by Dermott Downs. Like “Sarek,” this episode has the crew overwhelmed by their emotions and forced to express them in unproductive ways. We discuss connection, authenticity, and...