Sins of the Father! Another very Klingon-centric episode, but this time we get to visit Qo'noS! What will happen when we combine a "long-lost brother" script with a "court trial to preserve family honor" script into one crazy Klingon politics-driven episode? Maybe not exactly everything we hoped it could be! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at co...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 19
The Offspring! What if Measure of a Man came back as a band from the late 90's? Is that what this episode is? I dunno, but it's got some deep questions about gender identity, parenting new life, sentience, the unbearable burden of feelings, and the crushing existential dread of being alive, all of which go completely unanswered! Also, Jonathan Frakes directed this one, wow! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in s...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Yesterday's Enterprise! Last podcast episode, we watched the episode live as a commentary track. This week, our resident Star Trek expert Scott rejoins us to talk about what many consider to be the greatest episode of Star Trek of all time! Just to remind everyone: Tasha Yar is Ricardo's favorite character. So what does he think now that he's finally seen the episode? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings...
Mar 08, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Yesterday's Enterprise! Welcome to our first ever commentary track! We thought this would be a special one since Ricardo's favorite character is Tasha Yar, and we all know what that means! Watch the episode along with us as Ricardo reacts to Yesterday's Enterprise for the first time! TECHNICAL NOTE: This commentary track only syncs up with the Blu-ray and Paramount+ versions of TNG. The Netflix version shortens the amount of black screen between commercial breaks, which leads to a pretty signifi...
Mar 05, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 16
CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of sexual assault and rape. A Matter of Perspective! Rashômon meets a little bit of Measure of a Man, a little bit of Breaking Bad, and a little bit of Riker's worst tendencies. We dive through some heavy topics, some fun topics, some random topics. Come have a listen, won't ya? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at con...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Deja Q! Oh how the turns have tabled, Señor Q. Now that Q has lost his power and must live like a miserable, squishy, worthless human, will he become easier to deal with? Will Data become his best friend? Will they both learn the true meaning of what it is to be selfless? Also, why is this moon falling? All we know for sure if that we don't need your fantasy women! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!):...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 14
The High Ground! It's over, Picard! I have the high ground! In all seriousness, though, an episode about terrorism, specifically the IRA and the Troubles. Will Star Trek be able to handle this delicate topic tastefully and meaningfully? The answer to that question is no. Did George Lucas steal this title for yet another prequel concept? The answer to that question is maybe? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in s...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 13
The Hunted! Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones) teams up with FBI agent Abby Durrell (Connie Nielsen) to hunt down a trained assassin Hallam (Benicio Del Toro). With precision and skill, the predator remains one step ahead, and escapes into the city. Wait a minute, I think I'm talking about the wrong thi Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at contact@newbiesta...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 12
The Defector! Romulans, again! This time, one Romulan appears to be defecting to the Federation, but what gives?! Is his warning legit? Or is he leading Picard and crew towards a proverbial Fyre Festival? Let's dive in and find out! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme son...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 11
The Vengeance Factor! There are these Acamarians and then Mad Max Gatherers and then they're supposed to negotiate a peace treaty and then blah blah blah but SCREW ALL THAT! We got Parthas a la Yuta! Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Fugitive Frames Film Podcast, Fugitive Games YouTube channel, etc.) at...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 10
The Price! Negotiations begin over a suspect wormhole that honestly should've been vetted a lot more thoroughly before negotiations ever even began! At the same time, the Ferengi crash the party, Georgi and Data risk their lives traveling through the wormhole, and Deanna Troi gets creeped on SUPER hard by some weird Southern guy! In our discussion, Ricardo uncovers a foot fetish conspiracy within the ranks of the TNG crew, and Sara brings her perspective towards potentially deeper meanings of al...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Season 3Ep. 9
The Enemy! Geordi gets to redeem himself from the last episode by saving and becoming friends with a Romulan! In the meantime, Worf demonstrates harsh Klingon morality against another Romulan, thus cementing himself as Ricardo's favorite character. Whose version of morality do you agree with? Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at contact@newbiestar...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Booby Trap! The one where Geordi (accidentally?) becomes a huge weird pervert, and on the Holodeck, of course! How do our intrepid listeners take Geordi's unfortunate advances towards women? Also, Sara regales us with tales of creepy dudes hitting on her in the most inappropriate ways! It'll be a full, rich podcast! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a questi...
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 7
The Bonding! Morgan Jay, comedian and musician extraordinaire, joins today's podcast for the most depressing episode of TNG yet! Will we all share traumatic stories about our parents? Will the evil gangster kid from Robocop 2 escape with his ghost mom? Will Worf stop being weird about bonding with children? Tune in to find out! Catch Morgan Jay here: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morganjayofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganjay/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/themorganjay G...
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! This is just a quick bonus song to show off Nate Tang's newest song, Jinglebell (Hot!), which is the Christmas version of our usual theme song! Enjoy! Intro theme song: Jinglebell (Hot!) by Nate Tang Catch our other projects! Fugitive Frames Film Podcast: www.fugitiveframes.com Fugitive Games (YouTube channel): www.fugitive.games A Knight's Tour (feature film): www.aknightstourmovie.com...
Dec 25, 2021•2 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Who Watches The Watchers! In our "Christmas-themed-but-not-really" episode we're joined by our friend Scott, Star Trek expert extraordinaire, as we discuss one of his favorite TNG episodes! Will this finally be a good Prime Directive episode? Will Deanna escape execution by bow and arrow? Will Picard manage to convince a fledgling civilization to give up on religion? And will Riker find matriarchal polygamy pretty cool? Tune in to find out! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you s...
Dec 21, 2021•2 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 4
The Survivors! Picard tries to figure out why everyone on this planet is dead except for two random boomers. In the meantime, Riker gets snared on a trap and smacks his head on a pole, and Deanna has non-stop music box tinnitus. Will they ever solve this mystery? Only if we go up and atom. You know the rules, and so do I. And if all else fails, there's always the Holodeck. F***. Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49%...
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 3
The Ensigns of Command! Another Melissa Snodgrass-written episode, and this time her crush for Data is showing! Also, this time, the Venom goo monster from Skin of Evil returns, covered in a blanket, and very concerned about the minutiae of interstellar treaties! How will Data convince a bunch of stubborn settlers to evacuate their planet before they're violently eradicated by blanket monsters? Tune in to find out! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months throu...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Evolution! TNG is back for Season 3! Collars are popped, doctors are swapped, and Wesley's causing war crimes yet again! It's the same ol' same ol' but with some upgraded visuals and some nice camera work! Also, Sara's now a permanent member of the NST crew! How will she and Ricardo handle the recurring shenanigans of Wesley and his nanomachines?! Tune in to find out! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Shades of Gray! Sara returns just in time for the worst episode of the season! Potentially the worst of the whole series? What better way to cap off a season than a friggin' clip show! Also, there was so little to discuss for this episode that we also made it into a season recap episode as well! Two podcasts for the price of one! Which is more than Riker's fever dreams can offer us! Comes along for the really cheap, budget-saving ride! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign u...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Peak Performance! Wiggle your fingers, everyone, as we dive into a wonderfully procedural wargame episode that probably would've served much better as a finale than the actual season 2 finale did! Will Riker and his crew win against Picard by being huge cheaters? Will Data bust up the suspicious doctor from Total Recall in a game of weird finger chess? And will the Ferengi be horrible stereotypes yet again? The answer to all of these questions is yes, but listen along anyway and see what Ricardo...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 21
The Emissary! This week we're joined by Sara, who is, much like Ricardo, also a newbie to Star Trek! She brings her female energy to the podcast as well as some new fresh opinions! What does the NST crew think about Worf and K'Ehleyr's hot and cold romance? Are Picard and Troi being Hitch, starring Will Smith? How easy is it to trick Klingons who woke up from a really long nap? Tune in to find out! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate ...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Manhunt! Lwaxana Troi is back and hornier than ever! Mix that up with some Admiral Ackbar terrorists, Dixon Hill holodeck shenanigans, some overtly analytical Data anecdotes, a hard-drinking Lurch, and some Howard Hawks-esque screwball antics, and you've got yourself a silly stew goin'! Ricardo's been silly, this week, you guys! Again! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestar...
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Up The Long Ladder! Irish potato people and weird cloning scientists? Do they go together like peanut butter and chocolate? But more importantly, what's Marvin's predictions on the Matrix Resurrections? Tune in to find out! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl G...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Samaritan Snare! We are Newbie Star Trek. We watch Samaritan Snare. We do not like Samaritan Snare. It is broken. Listen to us. Thank you. Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by ...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Q Who! Q returns! And with his return comes the introduction of the Borg! Why does Ricardo think the Borg sound delicious? Tune in to find out! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Su...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 56 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Pen Pals! Data becomes friends with a tiny girl, potentially drawing the ire of Chris Hanson, while Wesley leverages his white privilege to attain a managerial position he isn't qualified for! How accurate is this episode description? You'll have to tune in to find out! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may ans...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Season 2Ep. 15
The Icarus Factor! Riker meets up with his estranged father and Wesley arranges a bar mitzvah for Worf! This one resonated a lot with Ricardo because he's also a father and this was a very father-son-driven narrative, but what will his final verdict be?! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the po...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Time Squared! Another crazy time-travel romp, but this time for only six hours from the future! Will Picard be able to figure out his future self before the Enterprise explodes? Will Riker ever be able to make a decent omelet? And what fantastical alternate realities has Ricardo cooked up this time? Tune in to find out! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a qu...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 13
The Royale! It's like a Holodeck episode without the Holodeck, complete with bad writing and cheesy characters! How will Riker and gang get out of this one while Picard and company twiddle their thumbs?! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49% in savings!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate T...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 12
