Star Trek: Voyager

After stomping through several desert planets and other, more interesting space environs for the past few weeks it's so very nice to be home for "Star Trek"! Too bad we're then INSTANTLY lost in the Delta quadrant when the USS Voyager and the Maquis they were chasing are yoinked across the Galaxy by an alien who probably should've come up with a better plan. We think. Aspects of it are kind of vague in the series premier: "Caretaker".
Also this week! Everyone had bad hair, Admiral Paris got around, and we played a game!
[Timestamps: "Caretaker": 00:02:20; A game!: 1:31:13]
[Play along with our tagline game: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/667511445916909568/match-the-star-trek-tagline-with-the-movie]

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Episode 234: An Intrepid Start

It's two time travel stories this week where a lot of stuff doesn't actually make a lot of sense. But it really doesn't matter in "Parallax", since it's really about Janeway and Torres becoming best friends. And it doesn't matter in "Time and Again" because ultimately the episode never happened!
Also this week: Ocampa issues, inexplicable Arabic numerals, and kerning!
[Timestamps: "Parallax": 01:16; "Time and Again": 32:31; this week's activity: 55:35]
[play along at home! https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/668141324229296128/scrutinizing-the-star-trek-movie-title-cards]

Episode 235: Doubletime

We're robbing bodies this week on "Voyager"! First up, Neelix has his lungs stolen by a dying species that it's kind of impossible to have any sympathy for in "Phage". After that, the crew unwittingly invades an alien being in a desperate search for a power boost and has to undo their own damage in "The Cloud".
Also this week: butt breathing, Harry Kim is too weird, and posters!
[timestamps: "Phage": 01:09; "The Cloud": 33:12; poster discussion: 1:00:26]
[this week's tumblr link: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/668768135663452160/the-many-faces-of-star-trek-movie-posters]

Episode 236: Cruel Harvest

You can't always rely on the past in "Voyager" this week. First up, a seeming chance to get home is revealed only to be a chance to get a message home, until some science-fiction nonsense reveals that time might be an issue in "Eye of the Needle". After that, recollections are thrown into question, as is the talent of whoever designed this week's aliens in "Ex Post Facto".
Also this week: Boston Vulcans, an absolutely idiotic conclusion, and trailers!
[timestamps: "Eye": 00:00:49; "Facto": 00:42:47; trailer chat: 01:18:30]
[this week's tumblr: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/669413059494854656/the-following-movie-trailer-blog-post-has-been]

Episode 237: Past Memories

It has been suggested that all literature, at the end of the day, is about sex, death, and/or religion. And we've got the lot this week on "Voyager"! First up, the Prime Directive is getting destroyed along with a new species' concepts of mortality and the afterlife in "Emanations". After that, a bunch of creepy hedonists have insanely powerful tech and their own Prime Directive in "Prime Factors!"
Also this week: surprising lack of spiders, Chicago gangster fascists, and title cards!
[timestamps: "Emanations": 01:22; "Prime Factors": 31:28; analyzing title cards: 01:03:00]
[this week's blog post: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/670034861111885824/s-is-for-star-trek-series-title-cards]

SSHB Episode 238: Death and The Little Death

We're back in the holodeck with two of its biggest fans this week! First up: Reg Barclay and Deanna Troi drop by from TNG to help everyone's favorite neurotic genius get over his latest addiction while he tries to get in touch with our far-flung heroes in "Pathfinder". After that, Janeway has set aside the dreary Lord Burleigh for a strapping Irish publican (with a few tweaks) who serves a town of stereotypes in "Fair Haven"!
Also this week: recycled stills, "Up The Long Ladder" vibes, and TNG Side Pieces!
[Timestamps: Pathfinder: 01:31; Fair Haven: 26:58; TNG Guests: 56:20]
[Main blog: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/711883365841780736/top-3-star-trek-the-next-generation-characters?source=share]
[Other referenced blogs: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/187601162000/tales-from-the-holodeck-tng-fanfic-chriss-story; https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/686517743869149184/not-staying-neutral-about-this-the-best-romulans?source=share; https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/687150733353713664/who-has-the-most-honor-the-best-klingons-in-star?source=share]

Episode 297: Getting It Nightly on the Holodeck

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