Identity Crisis! We head into another kinda spooky but not really episode as we try to figure out why Geordi and his former crewmates are transforming into the intro from Belly ! Also, what is Belly ? Well, it seems like only Ricardo knew! Tune in to find out what Belly is! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to an additional 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster...
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Night Terrors! It's basically Nightmare on Elm Street, but without Freddy Krueger! Does that make it the worst episode of season 4? We wouldn't say so, but then we say lots of things, like that OnlyFans is willing to violate the Geneva Convention, Jesus just needed to sleep off the crucifixion, that it's hard to get to Hawaii, and that Dan has quite a large body count. What are we talking about? Tune in to find out! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push ...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Galaxy's Child! Geordi's old fake holodeck flame comes back to haunt him in this extra creepy episode of TNG! Nate Tang, the composer of our theme song, joins us this week as we dive into the extreme ooginess of Geordi insisting that he's done nothing wrong and the writers writing Leah Brahms to agree somehow! Wow, these were definitely different times! Link to the Star Trek TNG casting memo mentioned in this week's mailbag: https://fugitiveframes.com/star-trek-tng-casting-memo Looking for a sty...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Christmas Mailbag 2022! We take it a bit easy this holiday season as we catch up on listener and viewer emails! This time, you can't blame us for going off topic, there's no topic at all! Wheeeee~!!! Merry Holidays y'all! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at Ekster.com ! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Need a su...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 16
First Contact! Wow, that got philosophical real fast! The episode itself is pretty great, a first contact episode from the perspective of other aliens meeting the Federation. But what started as a usual episode recap turned into discussions about political power, proof of aliens, religion, the Cold War, even random mathematical concepts like fast Fourier transforms! What led us down that rabbit hole? Tune in to find out! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the ...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Clues! John Velez, the designer and animator behind our wonderful YouTube video versions of the podcast, joins us this week to discuss a whodunnit! Why is Data acting like a huge jerk? Why is Guinan only in one scene? Why do we talk so much about oil? Tune in to find out! Follow John Velez: YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCMw1UEhZMNA-qLk1Buw0RDg Instagram: instagram.com/artdevice28/ ArtStation: artstation.com/artdevice Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push...
Nov 22, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Devil's Due! The Devil skips Georgia and heads straight to Star Trek, where she decides to take over a whole planet and (unsuccessfully) seduce Picard. But is she nothing but a flim-flam artist? The answer is yes. Scott joins us once again as we take another deep dive into a religiously charged episode! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "N...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Season 4Ep. 13
The Wounded! Basically, it's Apocalypse Now , but in space! And with Miles O'Brien as Martin Sheen! Will it be as poignant? I dunno, but we'll at least definitely get some weird marriage moments between Miles and Keiko, who apparently are just meeting each other for the first time! What a story, Miles! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get up to 25% off any order at Ekster by going to shop.ekster.com/newbie or by using our offer code "NE...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Data's Day! Boy, we went on a TON of tangents this week! But in our defense, it was a while since we'd recorded, and Data's Day itself is full of tangents! There's tap dancing, a baby birthing, some barbershop banter, some gift shopping, but I don't care about what Romulans betrayed what Federation ambassadors, I'm here to save a wedding! Also, Jasmin's back to discuss her favorite TNG character with us! Hooray! Need a super fast, high quality, ultra secure VPN? Get an extra three free months of...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 4Ep. 11
The Loss! Will we actually get a nice Deanna Troi-centric episode for once? Can a small idea be well-written and stretched out as a character story? Will the A story be dramatically overshadowed in terms of importance by the B story? The answers probably won't surprise you! Or will they?! Let's see how we can spin an hour-long yarn out of nothing! 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.co...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Final Mission! *insert Poochy joke here* Unfortunately, the producers of TNG weren't treating Wil Wheaton very well, so he decided to leave. But hey, at least it was a much better send-off than for Denise Crosby! But were the emotional highs earned? And why is Riker spending so much time dealing with a garbage barge? Oh, because it's radioactive, fair enough. 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.e...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Future Imperfect! What if the crew of the Enterprise did a cool anime-style time skip, but Riker missed out?! That's the plot of this episode! Or is it?! More father-son issues! Nightmare on Elm Street/Inception references! They were trying to be perfect men in an imperfect time! Oh wait no, that's a weird random Dark Knight reference. Where were we? Mac and Me? Uh, 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 tota...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Reunion! Worf's old Katherine Hepburn-esque flame returns, with a surprise kid in tow! But get that kid outta the way, will Worf and K'Ehleyr get back together? Will the Klingon Empire survive the next election? Will Picard be able to put up with all of it? And what about that Donald Trump Jr. guy, are we finally going to deal with him or what? Also, GOWRON! EYES! Don't miss it! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate link (a total of 49%...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Legacy! Tasha's long-lost sister, Ishara, shows up outta nowhere, and, of course, Data's immediately smitten. To be fair, the whole crew, save for Deanna, is pretty smitten with her, too. Who can blame them, with that haircut and jumpsuit? Though she's definitely cribbing the whole Sarah Connor look. But hey, let's see how this inevitable betrayal eventual plays 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!...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Remember Me! Why did Pixar steal the entire plot of this movie? What a bunch of frauds! But in all seriousness, an actually really great script and great performance by Gates McFadden that's completely ruined by the reintroduction of the Traveler and Star Wars-style mystical BS! A spirited discussion this shall 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 questio...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Suddenly Human! What if The Searchers didn't end in such a toxic way? What if Picard was okay with children? What if aliens were allowed to listen to space prog rock? All of these questions, and more, too much more, will be answered in this 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!): www.expressvpn.com/newbiestartrek Ask us a question at contact@newbiestartrek.com and we may answer it on the podcast...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Brothers! Data goes nuts and decides to hijack the Enterprise! Why? Maybe it's so he can find his brother? Surely the episode title didn't give it away! Also, watch as Brent Spiner does the Austin Powers/Klumps shtick before Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy ever did! Dan also informs me that he wanted to compare Lore meeting Noonien Soong to when Will Smith met his father again in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , but he forgot to mention it during the podcast recording, so here we are in the podcast des...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Family! Wow, a ton of stuff happened in Best of Both Worlds, eh? Some mind control, some countless loss of life, tons of explosions, and I'm sure Picard came through all of it totally okay without any trauma at all. So this episode is just a long pleasant trip back home where he sips some wine and gets into sexy mud wrestling fights with his grumpy brother. Also, Worf is still butt-hurt over his honor, and I guess also we find out what Wesley's dad looks like. Also, it turns out Wesley Crusher c...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 2
The Best of Both Worlds, Part II! The thrilling conclusion the cliffhanger that gripped America for three entire months! Will Borg Picard be exploded by Riker? Will Shelby become first officer? Will Wesley get to fulfill his dreams of mass murder? Will Worf ever get to hug Picard again? Scott returns to help us 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 q...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Ricardo and Sara have never watched Star Trek before! So Marvin and Dan are taking them on a journey to watch it all, one episode at a time! We‘re currently going through TNG! New episodes every Tuesday! Listen at NewbieStarTrek.com or wherever you find your podcasts! Newbie Star Trek is part of Fugitive Frames. Catch the rest of our projects at FugitiveFrames.com!
Jul 12, 2022•1 min
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I! The episode that is widely considered the best season finale of any Star Trek show and firmly put TNG on the map in mainstream Americans' eyes, but does it stand up to scrutiny by the Newbie Star Trek panel?! Scott joins us once again as he guides our hips through the re-emergence of the Borg, potential cast replacements, a cliffhanger that shocked America, and Patrick Stewart's sexy half-Batsuit onesie! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign ...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Transfigurations! Is this episode a Jesus metaphor? Or is it an X-Men metaphor? Or, as Dan forgot to mention on the podcast and thus we're mentioning it here, a Digimon metaphor? We dunno, but at the very least it's a camel toe exhibition. Also, Geordi's arc is that he becomes a lady's man and then pretty much just stays that way. Wow! All's well that ends well! 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!): ww...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Ménage à Troi! Surprisingly, the episode isn't about a three-way. Instead, it's about Deanna's mom being an overbearing jerk, Ferengis committing multiple acts of sexual assault, Wesley's white privilege, and Patrick Stewart revisiting his Shakespearean roots. Unless, that's actually what three-ways are really all about? We've never been in one, so we wouldn't know. 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!)...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Sarek! Jasmin joins us for the official start of the Star Trek Cinematic Universe, where we get our first official crossover from the original series! Sarek's back! But not in pog form! Instead, he's a metaphor for old age and Alzheimer's! Oh no! Also, Jasmin wanted to point out that Sarek's failing mental state happened to parallel the mental decline of Gene Roddenberry around the time of airing, but she didn't get a chance to mention that in the actual discussion, so she's including it here no...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 3Ep. 26
The Most Toys! Ricardo thinks this episode is actually a better Data episode than Measure of a Man, and Dan thinks this episode is annoying because of the Collector trope. But at least the one thing we can all agree on is that this is the most punchable villain ever. Consensus! 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 24, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Hollow Pursuits! We have our first randy episode discussion with Scott as we talk about Howling Mad-- I mean Lieutenant Reginald Barclay's extreme social anxiety, general management skills, and the ethics of the holodeck. Spoiler alert: there's a LOT of steamy imagery, both implied and just directly transcribed from what's in the episode. Also, we open some Star Trek trading card packs live! Whee~! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our affiliate ...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Tin Man! Picard, crew, and some annoying Betazoid jerk decide to find a big living alien spaceship that's named "Tin Man" for purely metaphorical reasons. It kinda looks like a big blunt, which is appropriate since we recorded this episode on 4/20. It also looks like a gigantic turd, I hope that's not a metaphor for the episode or something. 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/newb...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Captain's Holiday! Marvin and Dan's old college buddy Dustin joins us for this especially randy episode of the podcast! What happens when Patrick Stewart wants an episode that has lots of fighting and fornicating? An Indiana Jones-esque weird time travel plot on a sexy pleasure/treasure planet, that's what! Here's the truncated version of the Dan Avidan/Game Grumps Star Trek Experience video we watched on the podcast: https://youtu.be/tunI0nX7Gss And here's the original full video: https://youtu...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Allegiance! Come, cheer up, my lads, 'tis to glory we steer! To add something new to this wonderful year! To honour we call you, as freemen not slaves! (Picard's only two black employees stare back awkwardly) 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 N...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Galaxy Quest! The 1999 sci-fi spoof movie that the fans at the 2013 Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas voted as the seventh best Star Trek movie of all time, so that means it totally qualifies for this podcast, right? Our discussion meanders more than usual as we try our best to discuss the movie, share some fan convention stories, and also discuss the very meaning of art itself! Wow! Happy April Fools Day! Get an extra three free months of ExpressVPN when you sign up for 12 months through our af...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 20
