Podcast… the final frontier! "Star Trek: The Next Generation" devotee and authority Matt Mira leads Next Gen skeptic Andrew Secunda into the deepest reaches of the series episode by episode and beyond! Listen as they discuss, debate, and enjoy all the legendary show's strengths, failings, and innovations. Email us! STTNCPOD@gmail.com Twitter/X/TikTok/Youtube: @StarTrekTNC Web: startrektnc.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/startrektnc
Odo meets his daddy - is he a monster or a good daddy? Meanwhile Matt has some issues with Dax having an itchy transporter finger and Bashir is back in gear as everybody’s favorite Deep Space Incel. [Episode discussion start :59ish in]
O'Brien is a RIVAL with Bashir in the episode, and Quark has a RIVAL in Chris Sarandon! And WHAT ELSE happens?? There's some little luck machines. Odo wanders around in the back of some shots. Kira trips (offscreen). Don't bother buckling up for this one, crew. [Episode discussion begins around 1:26ish]
The Bajorans give refugees the cold shoulder, the crew is SHOCKED at a matriarchal society, and the Universal Translator has more trouble with a new species than it even did in Darmok. [Episode discussion begins around 1:20ish, along with a lot of hails demanding we not tamper with the length (!)] FYI, if any of our Patreon crew have had problems with stupid Patreon rejecting your membership fees, please let us know. www.patreon.com/startrektnc
Matt and Andy debate whether an alien is a vanishing figment of Sisko’s imagination… or Batman! Meanwhile, the crew outdoes Alexander Rozhenko in HA HA HAs. [Episode discussion begins around 1:01ish]
We're in full-on Terok NOIR mode and Constable Odo is on the case! Meanwhile, Matt has a theory about what a "Cardassian neck trick" is, and a lizard extra needs a few more classes at the Andrew Secunda School of Specific Acting. [Episode discussion begins around 1:05]
Are the Ferengi adorable scamps or truly despicable? Hard to tell in this light farce minus fun episode. Tongo seems enjoyable, tho. [Episode discussion begins about 53:00]
Dr. Bashir works overtime to engage in some extracurricular anti-gravity activities with a visiting alien while Matt and Andy wonder why Dax suddenly has super strength. [Episode Discussion begins 1:07ish]
There's intrigue afoot and Gashir is on the case! Plus, a new couple of Andy's Theories™ and Matt and Andy debate who's more of a speciesist -- O'Brien or Keiko? [Episode discussion begins at about 1:08] Sign up for our Patreon for weekly coverage of STRANGE NEW WORLDS season 2, plus monthly episodes of VOYAGER! www.patreon.com/startrektnc
Dax gets into hot water as Odo stands around wishing he had some special ability which would stop intruding criminals, while Matt and Andy play another round of "Is Bashir being a creepo or just a caring friend-doctor?" [Episode discussion begins at a blisteringly fast 39:00 minutes!] Tune into our Patreon for our weekly coverage of STRANGE NEW WORLDS season 2 starting this week, crew! www.patreon.com/startrektnc
Andy is excited that Dax is finally employing the main reason it'd be cool to be a Trill, Steven Webber kills it as a slimy Bjoran (doing double-duty on WINGS?), and Matt shares a dumb opinion on French Onion Soup. [Episode discussion starts 55:00ish. If you're the type of crewman that wants to follow our next day coverage of STRANGE NEW WORLDS, season 3, check us out in the Patreon this month! www.patreon.com/startrektnc ]
It's Part 2 (?) of this three-parter, and the boys are in fine mistake form here on "the best Star Trek podcast." Matt rebounds from his boredom in part 1 and is back on board, while Andy asks if Kira just had sex with that glowing orb. [Episode discussion starts roughly 56:00 in - a blistering pace!]
LET'S GET READY TO SERIALLLIZZZZZE! Or at least start to as Matt and Andy discuss Frank Langella's refusal to take credit, whether Cardassians and Bjorans are into each other in general, and the fastest and most uneventful prisoner breakout in Trek history. Also, SOMEWHERE IN TIME (starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour) spoiler at 1:06ish. Yes, SOMEWHERE IN TIME. [Episode discussion begins around 1:09]
There's been a murder and nobody's on the case! O'Brien sort of is, but he's mostly looking for one of his tools. Matt fends off the reaction to his take on "Duet" in a super long hailbag, we hear from Maurice Hurley, and Andy wonders why Vedek Winn didn't pick someone who was a better shot. (Episode discussion finally starts around 1:33)
Major Kira goes head-to-head with an alleged Cardassian war criminal as Matt and Andy go head-to-head over whether this episode deserves its highly-ranked status - or whether it even has that status? Also - is this file clerk the greatest living actor of the 24th Century? Episode discussion starts around the 50:00 minute mark.
Are we getting Naked Now? Are we back wearing our Masks? Is Masaka waking? Not really, but it’s definitely another “the crews’ minds are being messed with and they’re not acting like themselves” episode! Matt and Andy try to untangle who’s paranoid, who’s spacey, and who’s inexplicably building a weird clock prop. But mostly – what is this story? Episode discussion begins around the 1:09:00 mark.
Andy likes the character development in this episode and Matt was putt off by the utter lack of stakes and or plot movement. Episode discussion begins around 1:07:00
Matt and Andy watch an episode where the crew's imaginations start to become reality. Sadly not a single crew-member imagines a plot or stakes. episode discussion begins around the 1:07:00 mark.
Great news, we get to visit another Bajoran village this week. But instead of a cloud monster, we are greeted with a curmudgeonly Brian Keith! episode discussion begins around the 01:05:00 mark.
After sifting through the ashes of season 2 of Picard, I wanted to know if I was crazy so we recorded an episode with everyone's opinions being heard. Season 3 starts this week and you can hear us talk about it in the Patreon
Season 3 is almost here. Andy and Matt dig up the patreon archives and unearth our season 2 opener. Boy did it start in a promising fashion. Soon We will release the Season 2 wrap up. If you like what you hear, consider joining our patreon where we will be covering Season 3 of Picard every single week.
Andy and Matt search the entire station for a plot worth investing in. Ep discussion begins around the 39:00 mark
Matt and Andy return to the station and Andy lets us know that his favorite character is Kira. Episode discussion begins at about the 58:00 mark.
Apologies for the delay, crew! In this ep, Matt and Andy ask why a shapeshifter can be hurt by falling rocks, whether the guest performances in this episode are bizarre or brilliant (or both), and did Odo just break the law so he didn’t have to adopt a kid? Episode discussion starts at 1:01:50.
It's Ferengi week on DS9! Episode discussion Begins around 01:05:00 thats right an hour and five minutes...
The crew is forced to play a game that has neither stakes nor consequences! Episode discussion begins around the 38 minute mark
Dr Bashir takes a big swing and Andy manages to keep the hails under an hour and Matt forgets to post the episode for at least 4 days.
Andy's questions about the Trill are answered, but that only brings more questions that Matt doesn't have the answer to. Episode discussion begins at the 57:30 mark.
Andy's favorite character shows up in the the station this week, However the plot doesn't seem to appear. Episode discussion begins around the 40 minutes
Matt and Andy go on a trope hunt but DS9 proves a cunning prey. Also Chief O'Brien is pretty rude to Quark. Episode discussion begins around the 46:00ish mark.
The crew of DS9 contracts a virus that makes it impossible to speak or understand each other. Matt and Andy must've contracted this years ago. Episode discussion begins around the 0:46:00 mark
