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Remembrance Jan 24, 2020

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Jean-Luc Picard has returned to Star Trek!

At the end of the 24th century, and 14 years after his retirement from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard is living a quiet life on his vineyard, Chateau Picard. When he is sought out by a mysterious young woman, Dahj, in need of his help, he soon realizes she may have personal connections to his past.

In this episode, Wes and Clay break down the very first episode of the series!

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Star Trek Beyond Jan 23, 2020

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In the final Kelvin film, Star Trek Beyond, the USS Enterprise is destroyed and the crew stranded on an alien planet. They meet an alien named Krall who intends to destroy the Federation.

Star Trek Beyond is not an oft-discussed film, but it's clearly the best of the three Kelvin films. Directed by Justin Lin from a script written by Simon Pegg (Scotty), Beyond works as both a Star Trek film and an action film.

In this podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the dynamics of Balthazar Edison, the benefit to a stationary camera, and the Kelvin Universes biggest failure!

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Star Trek Into Darkness Jan 20, 2020

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Star Trek Into Darkness is the second film from JJ Abrams' Kelvin Universe.

Khan returns as an unwilling agent of Section 31. In order to prevent a war with the Klingons, Kirk must stop both Khan and a corrupt admiral from achieving their goals.

In this podcast, Wes and Clay discuss going bigger in a sequel, wet eyes, and bringing back Khan!

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Star Trek 2009 Jan 13, 2020

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Wes and Clay get back to the Star Trek films! This time they've moved on to the JJ Abrams led reboot, "Star Trek" from 2009.

The Abrams 2009 Trek film rebooted the franchise and created a new TOS universe (Kelvin) to play in. As such, we get familiar names with brand new faces.

In this podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the brilliant idea of creating an alternate timeline, walking the line of old and new, and Spock not getting where he needed to be in time!

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Short Trek: Children of Mars Jan 10, 2020

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After a devastating attack on the shipyards on Mars, two twelve year old rivals discover that anyone can be a hero. Even if just for one day.

Clay and Wes get together to discuss the final episode from the second season of Short Treks. Does it work as something greater than a simple Picard tie-in?

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What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: DS9 Jan 06, 2020

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Having finished DS9, Wes and Clay watched the Star Trek DS9 documentary, "What We Left Behind".

Directed by showrunner Ira Behr, the documentary tries to explain the legacy of DS9 through the memories of those involved with the show. Is it worth watching?

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DS9 Series Wrap Up Dec 30, 2019

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With DS9 over, Wes and Clay get together to give some final thoughts about the series as a whole.

Is DS9 better than TNG? Does it matter? The guys try to understand the complexities that make DS9 unique and both amazing and awful (but mostly amazing).

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What You Leave Behind Dec 26, 2019

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This is it. The final episode of DS9.

"What You Leave Behind" serves to close out both the Dominion War and the series itself. It has action, drama, comedy and retrospection in spades. It's a brilliant ending to a fascinating series.

But it's not perfect.

In this podcast, Wes and Clay discuss what the finale does right and what it does wrong. They try to determine if "What you Leave Behind" is a fitting end to the series they've been watching for almost two and a half years.

Thanks to everyone for listening and supporting the show. Thank you for not leaving us behind!

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Revisiting Emissary Dec 23, 2019

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The two year journey through DS9 is almost finished! But before they tackle the DS9 finale, Wes and Clay head back to where it all began by revisiting the DS9 pilot, "Emissary".

In this podcast, the guys discuss

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The Dogs of War Dec 19, 2019

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In the penultimate episode of DS9, Damar becomes the leader of a Cardassian revolution. Bashir and Ezri hook up. The Siskos get some big news. And Quark gets some exciting, and then upsetting, news.

Clay and Wes get together to discuss the choice to involve the Ferengi so heavily in the second to last episode of the show. Plus! They defend their choice of O'Brien as the weakest character in the series, analyze the plots in the "Final Chapter", and look forward to the finale!

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