Trek In Time

Matt and Sean talk about androids and emotion in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 19, "Requiem for Methuselah." Flint builds a brilliant android who can't survive her own feelings. Sean draws a line from her to Data and Lal in The Next Generation, and to the AI agents answering customer service calls today. Matt says Vision Quest asks the same old question better than any show right now.Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirstChapters:00:00 - Intro01:44 - Mailbag05:07 - Episode Description07:06 - This Time in History11:19 - Episode DiscussionWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t_HrbWPnpYSupport the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.showYouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTimeGet in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/Follow us on:Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrellBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.socialUndecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt and Sean ask why this was the finale in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 10, "Tomorrow's Enterprise." Two Uhuras swap places across time, and the hosts land on "whelmed." They enjoy the nods to the original series, from the 1960s hairdos to a secret Scotty and Uhura romance. They still can't see why the season closes without a single tease for what comes next.Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirstChapters:00:00 - Intro02:51 - Mailbag06:36 - Episode Description07:09 - This Time in History09:23 - Episode DiscussionWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HeaJvxRFOUSupport the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.showYouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTimeGet in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/Follow us on:Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrellBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.socialUndecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt and Sean call this a season low for Strange New Worlds in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 9, "Once La'an a Time". They argue that the fantasy plot leaves La'an's character arc without enough room to land.Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirstChapters:00:00 - Intro01:55 - Mailbag04:28 - Episode Description04:51 - This Time in History07:04 - Episode DiscussionWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wQ6EcBE7gSupport the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.showYouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTimeGet in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/Follow us on:Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrellBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.socialUndecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt and Sean talk about Kirk's family legacy and the cost of meeting your heroes in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 8, "Orders of Magnitude." Sam and Jim Kirk learn the truth about their father's stalled career. Kirk pulls a bluff any poker player would love. Uhura earns her battlefield promotion. Sean puts it right up there with "Off Hour.”Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirstChapters:00:00 - Intro02:13 - Mailbag09:22 - Episode Description09:53 - This Time in History11:53 - Episode DiscussionWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpHbOlr3a8wSupport the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.showYouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTimeGet in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/Follow us on:Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrellBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.socialUndecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt and Sean talk about the gimmick episode that finally lands in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 7, "Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass." Trelane traps the crew inside a soap opera, and only Pike knows something is wrong. Matt calls it a breath of fresh air after the puppets. Sean gives it a C plus and pitches the second draft he wishes they'd made.Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirstChapters:00:00 - Intro02:34 - Mailbag05:12 - Episode Description05:45 - This Time in History07:51 - Today’s DiscussionWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ALmG8hxDiwSupport the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.showYouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTimeGet in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/Follow us on:Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrellBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.socialUndecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt and Sean talk about one of the best Star Trek episodes in years in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 6, "Off-Hour." A disaster hits the Enterprise in real time, and every crew member fights to save the ship. After a season of gimmick episodes, this one leaves them with a hard question. If the show can do this, why doesn't it do it every week?Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirstChapters:00:00: Intro01:46: Feedback03:56: Episode Description05:08: This Time in History10:06: Today’s DiscussionWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6pyzHnvVm0Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.showYouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTimeGet in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three of the first five episodes this season are gimmick episodes, and Matt has had enough. Matt and Sean talk about the puppet hour, and what a 10 episode season can afford, in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 5, "Level Five Transporter Accident." The puppets are beautifully built and the jokes land, but the dream reveal arrives in the final two minutes with no setup. So is this a charming lark? Or is it 45 of the season's 450 minutes spent on a sketch?Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirstChapters:00:00 - Intro01:36 - Listener Feedback06:14 - This Time in History10:09 - Today’s DiscussionWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tYGkEP0cqYSupport the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.showYouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTimeGet in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/Follow us on:Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrellBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.socialUndecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt and Sean talk about how Strange New Worlds keeps borrowing other genres in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 4, "A Case of Chiaroscuro." A musical, a horror hour, and now film noir shot in black and white. Matt calls it Andor filtered through Doctor Who, and he means that as a compliment and a complaint at once. Sean argues the story earns the style, from Una's con at the end to La'an's quiet unraveling in sickbay. Pike also climbs the captain rankings along the way. So is genre play the smartest tool this show has? Or is the peanut butter getting into the chocolate?Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirstChapters:00:00: Intro02:32: Today’s Episode & Mailbag08:27: Episode Description08:55: This Time in History11:37: Episode DiscussionWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTX_qYhEzqMSupport the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.showYouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTimeGet in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt and Sean ask whether Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 3, "Human Best Friend" works better as a live-action Lower Decks episode. The shore leave setup gives Strange New Worlds room for drunk-planet chaos, La’an taking over a gang, Spock mind-melding with a plant, and Scotty and Ortegas turning into a buddy comedy. But with only 10 episodes in the season, they also question whether this much goofiness helps or hurts the larger story.Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirstChapters:00:00: Intro02:46: Today’s Episode03:07: Episode Description03:44: This Time in History05:25: Today’s DiscussionWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKiB9YBwACYSupport the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.showYouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTimeGet in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt and Sean talk about the best horror Star Trek has ever filmed, in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 2, "The Griffin Incident." A derelict Federation ship, a baby crying down a dark hallway, and a crew that stops trusting its own eyes. Matt reaches for Solaris and The Thing, Sean reaches for Event Horizon, and they agree the landing sticks. Also in the mailbag: the Voth, dinosaurs, and one very wrong answer involving Peter Griffin.Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirstChapters:00:00: Intro01:42: Mailbag05:31: Episode Description & This Time in History08:57: Today’s DiscussionWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79tAMWAZ_hQSupport the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.showYouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTimeGet in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.