Once upon a time there was a consensus amongst all Trek Bois on what the worst episodes in the history of the franchise happen to be... but there has been a disturbance in the Force (just like in Star Trek). Also: USA! USA! USA!

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The Omega Glory (TOS)

TOS hero worships some nobody from 1969, time travel doesn't bother to be explained, and Jeff & Josh tangent about a dozen other topics during the discussion! How's the episode, though? I'unno, listen to find out I guess

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Tomorrow Is Yesterday (TOS)

This time on M-Class... or is it Podcast 7? We go deep into the backdoor pilot that went nowhere (and for good reason) about a Doctor Who knockoff with a VERY suspicious relationship with a cat. Yeesh.

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Assignment Earth (TOS)

Didn't we already do this one before...? Actually no, we haven't! But basically yes. But hey, that gives us more time to talk about OTHER Star Trek stuff! And tangent! A lot!

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The Trouble With Tribbles (TOS)

TOS blows our boys backsides out yet again with how insane and unpredictable it can get but does that equal up to a good mystery? How about good Star Trek? Don't ask me, I just write the blurbs!

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Wolf In The Fold (TOS)

🖖🏼 From Discovery to Lower Decks to Strange New Worlds and beyond: Guests Kurt Ho and Eric V. join the Ricks to discuss ComicCon 2024's Hall H announcements about what's next for Star Trek—and why the good ship Enterprise wouldn't have ever left the ground without…Lucille Ball?

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IN THIS EPISODE

🚀 Star Trek: Fifty-eight years young and going stronger than ever (at 00:30)
👽 Kurt Ho and Eric V. join the Ricks to talk about Trek's Hall H takeover (01:17)
📢 Announcements on Lower Deck, Starfleet Academy, and Section 31 (01:20)
👁️‍🗨️ Star Struck: Rick M. sings his status report on Strange New Worlds (02:29)
🪐 Taking risks: What makes Strange New Worlds so great (03:00)
🎬 Pike, Uhura, Chapel, Spock, Scotty & M'benga finally get their due (04:09)
🧑🏻‍🦰 For the love of Lucy: Why Star Trek fans owe thanks to Lucille Ball (05:56)
⌛️ Cool–but who the hell is Lucille Ball? An explainer for Gens Z & Alpha (7:04)
🎥 Bold broad: Starring in a Top 10 TV show, running a major studio (08:31)
🧠 Too "cerebral"—how Lucy put her vision where her mouth was (09:00)
📺 How Desi Arnaz invented the sitcom—and syndication (10:11)
🛸 Beam us up, Scotty: We don't want to miss Season Six (10:34)

🖖🏼 Star Trek's Bold New Missions & Surprising Origin Story

Your favorite Trek Bois get WILDLY UNCOMFORTABLE and try to get to the bottom of what the moral of this episode could possibly be, even given the time. But you know... funny.

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Miri (TOS)

We christen our brand new Daddy Collection with the first appearance of the coldest father figure in the franchise - Sarek! But we also meet a cavalcade of space weirdos and learn the future has Make-More-Blood pills? Sign me up!

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Journey To Babel (TOS)

We're doing a BRAND NEW thing and branching out into comics for the very first time with the 1967 Gold Key Comics published "Star Trek #1!" If TOS had some rough patches not knowing where and what the series would become then how does a comic adaptation that barely cares AT ALL about the show fare?

This is the first episode of Max M.'s "First Issues" Collection focusing on the first issues of Star Trek comics, as chosen by and voted on by our patrons! You can join in and tell us what to watch by becoming a patron today!

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Opening Theme by VidaZen
Editing by Josh Henderson
Art by Jeff Pennington

Gold Key #1 (COMICS)

At some point between TMP and Search for Spock the comics right for Trek fell squarely into the hands of DC Comics - but did they boldly go where the movies hadn't gone before? And if so, how wall-eyed are our beloved TOS characters in it? LISTEN AND LEARN!

This is the 3rd episode of Max M.'s "First Issues" Collection focusing on the first issues of Star Trek comics, as chosen by and voted on by our patrons! You can join in and tell us what to watch by becoming a patron today!

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DC Comics #1 (COMICS)

A rowdy, goofy Star Trek watch club podcast with a heart of gold starring the Trek Bois - Jeff Pennington and Josh Henderson. On iTunes, Spotify, & SoundCloud

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