Greatest Trek: New Star Trek Reviewed

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Brown Gold (Q&A with Ben and Adam) Jan 03, 2025

Show notes

When Bill Tilley appears to ask Ben and Adam some hard-hitting questions from the Friends of DeSoto, f/m/k becomes issue one. But after Bill repeatedly crashes his 1987 Plymouth Turismo, the guys start to wonder if they should push him out of the driver’s seat. When will Ben reach terminal levels of Josh? Will there ever be another Borgs storyline? How much of Ben and Adam’s business acumen is bit based? It’s the episode that thinks of Alfred Molina as THE guy from Boogie Nights.

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Greatest Trek is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea

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Deus Ex Ma'ahina (Lower Decks S5E10) Dec 20, 2024

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When the stakes couldn’t be higher for the crew of the Cerritos, Relga shows up and starts serving Star Trek V energy. But when the nearby Schrödinger field creates quantum fuckery on both sides, Malor’s irrigation-based solution turns the angry red hole into a beautiful gateway. Does Relga’s lack of boob window convey something specific about her character? Which words are we no longer comfortable using? What was probably on the whiteboard for this entire series? It’s the episode that also wants to light a mattress on fire.

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Greatest Trek is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea

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Blank Tank (Lower Decks S5E9) Dec 13, 2024

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When it’s time to check back in with Captain William Boimler, he’s lost his love for hunting quantum fissures and he’s fed up with derivative multiverse characters. But when a two-pip Harry Kim shows up on board the Anaximander, it’s an alternate Mustard Mariner with the engineering skills to save the day. Who enjoyed colonoscopy prep more? When did movie trailers change forever? What’s the name of Starfleet’s official support garment? It’s the episode that’s blowing minds and blowing assholes!

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Greatest Trek is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea

Friends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | Justice

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Colon Goomah (Lower Decks S5E8) Dec 06, 2024

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When everyone on the Cerritos is suffering from main-character syndrome, a day in Captain Freeman’s life starts looking so much worse than just paperwork. But when Ransom tricks some ensigns into cooperating on their assignment, the senior staff have to fight off the Clickets in time for an anniversary dinner in Paris. Whose body is on the bridge between two major gastronomic events? Which ensign has fallen the farthest? Why keep an umbrella in the go-bag? It’s the episode that acts as its own Freeman AND Stevens.

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Greatest Trek is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea

Friends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | Justice

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Real Sturdy Loaf (Lower Decks S5E7) Nov 29, 2024

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When an away mission to a pre-warp planet is complicated by a time dilation, Boimler’s beverage-related accident puts the away team in an Inner Light situation. But when Tendi finds a purple Data head and gets him doing voiceover work again, the competition for Chief Science Officer on the Cerritos creates a power-supply arms race on the planet. How often is too often for taquito night? What should makeup departments everywhere make real? Could anything have avoided this type of transporter accident? It’s the episode that loves getting pre-warp in this particular way.

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Greatest Trek is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea

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The Joe Dirt Plateau (Lower Decks S5E6) Nov 22, 2024

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When another problem ensign gets assigned to the Cerritos, Mariner becomes personally invested in her success aboard the ship. But when tedious diplomacy boils over into an all out shape war, Olly gets her mini redemption arc while Boimler learns the wrong lesson about just being himself. Which November thing is this story a metaphor for? What are employees in the post-scarcity future not as into? Why is it so easy to get a traumatic butt injury? It’s the episode that establishes gloves as canonically Star Trek.

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Greatest Trek is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea

Friends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | Justice

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Fantasy Junk League (Lower Decks S5E5 with Tawny Newsome) Nov 15, 2024

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When the Cerritos has a navigational breakdown in Cetacean Ops, the only option for emergency repairs is a trip to Starbase 80. But when repairs start going in the wrong direction and a supposed curse has the crew licking walls, Mariner starts to see the station in a different light while Captain Freeman gets stuck in the maintenance labyrinth. Which brand of breakfast cereal is kid rejected, mother approved? Who is the exception to no bits on tips? How are The Rio and Starbase 80 related? It’s the episode that asks the hard-hitting questions.

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Greatest Trek is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea

Friends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | Justice

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Freight Train of Obligation (Lower Decks S5E4) Nov 08, 2024

Show notes

When Mariner gets sent to Qo’noS to secretly scan season 5’s serialized plotline, she looks up Ma’ah and offers to help him regain his station. But while Boimler uses the letter of the law against the Klingon oversight council, Tendi and Rutherford expose the fraudulent Cloacan tasters aboard the Cerritos to save Dr. Migleemo’s career. Which song has the potential to cause a Peloton injury? How far along is Boimler on Adam’s facial-hair scale? Who should you not take advice about electric fences from? It’s the episode that proves Star Trek’s barrel of blood wine is not dry.

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Greatest Trek is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea

Friends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | Justice

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Suffocate the Nubbin (Lower Decks S5E3) Nov 01, 2024

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When the Cerritos arrives at a cruise ship in space, the team get assigned pest-control duty while Boimler gets yoinked for a side quest with Ransom. But after Mariner left an uncharacteristic loose thread with Jennifer, her tagging along for one final mission leads to finally having the talk. What’s the main thing you need to be able to do in a casino? Why does the AWOL Admiral resent milking space whales? How long before Boimler runs afoul of Starfleet’s facial-hair policy? It’s the episode that establishes “no bits on ‘ships” as a new rule.

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Greatest Trek is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea

Friends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | Justice

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The Booty Must Flow (Lower Decks S5E2) Oct 29, 2024

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When the Orions fail to diversify their booty-based economy, Tendi and D’Erika end up in the middle of conflict that really rocks the boat. But when the Orion Pirate Queen proposes a winner-takes-all regatta, Tendi is willing to risk her family’s fortune to play mother to her sister. If not clip show why clip show titled? What type of ghost would Adam be? Are buffalo blasts now canonical Trek? It’s the episode that isn’t very good with roman numerals.

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Greatest Trek is produced by Wynde Priddy

Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley

Music by Adam Ragusea

Friends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | Justice

Discuss the show using the hashtag #GreatestTrek and find us on social media:

And check out these online communities run by FODs: Reddit | USS Hood Discord | Facebook group | Wikia | FriendsOfDeSoto.social

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