#304 – “What Is Starfleet?” SNW S3E07

Enemy mine? No - enemy yours! Join your comforted hosts as they discuss all aspects of this long-awaited and much-desired Erica Ortegas-centric episode, including the continuing value of familiar plotlines (at least when they are well-produced), superfluous fanbait that threatens to distract from a solid tale, and the universal appeal of a monster with its nose sticking out of a blanket flopped on its head. We also discuss cloacae, briefly. Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We take a brief break due to host travel, but the following week we will conclude our coverage of Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with "New Life and New Civilizations" Note that this and all episodes of the It’s Got Star Trek podcast contain explicit language and, frankly, an unnecessary amount of offensive content, so the show is intended only for adults and really really cool kids. Would you like to give us money in return for extra silliness? Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/itsgotstartrek! Please utilize one of the following options if you have an interest in contacting your hosts: Record a message to us at itsgotstartrek.com/record Email us at [email protected] Blueskyify us @ItsGotStarTrek Threaden us @ItsGotStarTrek Mastodon us @[email protected] Instagramaphone us @ItsGotStarTrek Facebookify us @ItsGotStarTrek Twitter us @ItsGotStarTrek Watch a static image while listening to the podcast on YouTube Telephone us at 202-456-1414 You can also visit www.itsgotstartrek.com and leave a comment or head on over to the It’s Got Everything subreddit to join the discussion.

A lost plot from The Animated Series time travels to the year 2025! Join your uncomfortably-bemused hosts as they discuss silly humor, goofy plots, and what it all means (or doesn't mean) at the end of the day. We also briefly touch on the controversies surrounding this episode, particularly around biological determinism, but note that ours is not the best venue to discuss such an important topic. Finally, we also received an email from a very special person in Dan's life - don't miss it! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We continue our weekly coverage of Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with "Terrarium" Note that this and all episodes of the It’s Got Star Trek podcast contain explicit language and, frankly, an unnecessary amount of offensive content, so the show is intended only for adults and really really cool kids. Would you like to give us money in return for extra silliness? Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/itsgotstartrek! Please utilize one of the following options if you have an interest in contacting your hosts: Record a message to us at itsgotstartrek.com/record Email us at [email protected] Blueskyify us @ItsGotStarTrek Threaden us @ItsGotStarTrek Mastodon us @[email protected] Instagramaphone us @ItsGotStarTrek Facebookify us @ItsGotStarTrek Twitter us @ItsGotStarTrek Watch a static image while listening to the podcast on YouTube Telephone us at 202-456-1414 You can also visit www.itsgotstartrek.com and leave a comment or head on over to the It’s Got Everything subreddit to join the discussion.

It's like The Office except somewhat less plausible. Join your varied-viewed hosts as they discuss what works, what doesn't work, and what aggravates to the core in this somewhat trite application of a wearying old trope. Listen to find out which host had the most trouble with this episode, and which was perfectly fine with it! There's other good stuff in here too that your humble description writer can't recall, but it's totally worth a listen. Totally! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We continue our weekly coverage of Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans" Note that this and all episodes of the It’s Got Star Trek podcast contain explicit language and, frankly, an unnecessary amount of offensive content, so the show is intended only for adults and really really cool kids. Would you like to give us money in return for extra silliness? Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/itsgotstartrek! Please utilize one of the following options if you have an interest in contacting your hosts: Record a message to us at itsgotstartrek.com/record Email us at [email protected] Blueskyify us @ItsGotStarTrek Threaden us @ItsGotStarTrek Mastodon us @[email protected] Instagramaphone us @ItsGotStarTrek Facebookify us @ItsGotStarTrek Twitter us @ItsGotStarTrek Watch a static image while listening to the podcast on YouTube Telephone us at 202-456-1414 You can also visit www.itsgotstartrek.com and leave a comment or head on over to the It’s Got Everything subreddit to join the discussion.

Lieutenant Commander Kirk learns a few life lessons while saving the day. Join your ravenous hosts as they discuss delicious character development, beautiful (if occasionally unjustified) visuals, and an unfortunate twist that luckily doesn't completely mar an otherwise excellent episode of Star Trek. Also, Patrick made it a point to avoid taking too long to get to the discussion of the episode, so as you might expect we didn't start talking about Sehlats or tails until the second break. Still, the first break is pretty damned amazing, so skip it at the peril of your unsatiated pleasure centers! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We continue our weekly coverage of Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with "What Is Starfleet?" Note that this and all episodes of the It’s Got Star Trek podcast contain explicit language and, frankly, an unnecessary amount of offensive content, so the show is intended only for adults and really really cool kids. Would you like to give us money in return for extra silliness? Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/itsgotstartrek! Please utilize one of the following options if you have an interest in contacting your hosts: Record a message to us at itsgotstartrek.com/record Email us at [email protected] Blueskyify us @ItsGotStarTrek Threaden us @ItsGotStarTrek Mastodon us @[email protected] Instagramaphone us @ItsGotStarTrek Facebookify us @ItsGotStarTrek Twitter us @ItsGotStarTrek Watch a static image while listening to the podcast on YouTube Telephone us at 202-456-1414 You can also visit www.itsgotstartrek.com and leave a comment or head on over to the It’s Got Everything subreddit to join the discussion.

A few folks learn the value of teamwork while a few others are brutally maimed and killed. Join your trans-dimensional hosts as they discuss Event Horizon, Ghostbusters, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Also, we have a new review and therefore Dan has crafted a new haiku! Note that we keep hearing that podcast audiences love it when hosts don't get to the main topic for at least 20 minutes so we try that out this episode - it seemed excessive to us, but who are we to argue with the podcasting cognoscenti? Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We continue our weekly coverage of Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with "The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail" Note that this and all episodes of the It’s Got Star Trek podcast contain explicit language and, frankly, an unnecessary amount of offensive content, so the show is intended only for adults and really really cool kids. Would you like to give us money in return for extra silliness? Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/itsgotstartrek! Please utilize one of the following options if you have an interest in contacting your hosts: Record a message to us at itsgotstartrek.com/record Email us at [email protected] Blueskyify us @ItsGotStarTrek Threaden us @ItsGotStarTrek Mastodon us @[email protected] Instagramaphone us @ItsGotStarTrek Facebookify us @ItsGotStarTrek Twitter us @ItsGotStarTrek Watch a static image while listening to the podcast on YouTube Telephone us at 202-456-1414 You can also visit www.itsgotstartrek.com and leave a comment or head on over to the It’s Got Everything subreddit to join the discussion.

Carmen Sandiego is on the case in this harrowing holotale! Join your period-appropriate hosts as they discuss the nuances between homage and fan service, debate the ins and outs of the central mystery undergirding the plot, and delight in the silly performances littered throughout this charming, if occasionally confusing episode. Also, we introduce a brand new theme song, and Jesse sneezes for a bit at one point - all this and so much more on this week's delicious episode of It's Got Star Trek! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We continue our weekly coverage of Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with "Through the Lens of Time" Note that this and all episodes of the It’s Got Star Trek podcast contain explicit language and, frankly, an unnecessary amount of offensive content, so the show is intended only for adults and really really cool kids. Would you like to give us money in return for extra silliness? Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/itsgotstartrek! Please utilize one of the following options if you have an interest in contacting your hosts: Record a message to us at itsgotstartrek.com/record Email us at [email protected] Blueskyify us @ItsGotStarTrek Threaden us @ItsGotStarTrek Mastodon us @[email protected] Instagramaphone us @ItsGotStarTrek Facebookify us @ItsGotStarTrek Twitter us @ItsGotStarTrek Watch a static image while listening to the podcast on YouTube Telephone us at 202-456-1414 You can also visit www.itsgotstartrek.com and leave a comment or head on over to the It’s Got Everything subreddit to join the discussion.

Surprise! You all get an extra episode this week since we wanted to celebrate our 300th (!!) episode in style. That style happens to have taken the form of a "technical manual" for the It's Got Star Trek podcast, in which we go over regular features, the show's intended audience, episode structure, and all sorts of other things that might be relevant to new or returning listeners. Or at least that was the intention, we may have gotten slightly off track - you be the judge! Oh, and we also learn a bit more about all three of your stalwart hosts, like what Dan absolutely refuses to allow on his burgers. It's a fun celebration of 300 episodes of utter goofiness - enjoy! Next episode: We continue our weekly coverage of Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with "A Space Adventure Hour", launching at our usual time of midnight Monday, Eastern Time. Note that this and all episodes of the It’s Got Star Trek podcast contain explicit language and, frankly, an unnecessary amount of offensive content, so the show is intended only for adults and really really cool kids. Would you like to give us money in return for extra silliness? Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/itsgotstartrek! Please utilize one of the following options if you have an interest in contacting your hosts: Record a message to us at itsgotstartrek.com/record Email us at [email protected] Blueskyify us @ItsGotStarTrek Threaden us @ItsGotStarTrek Mastodon us @[email protected] Instagramaphone us @ItsGotStarTrek Facebookify us @ItsGotStarTrek Twitter us @ItsGotStarTrek Watch a static image while listening to the podcast on YouTube Telephone us at 202-456-1414 You can also visit www.itsgotstartrek.com and leave a comment or head on over to the It’s Got Everything subreddit to join the discussion.

Pike and M'Benga avoid trying to say the "Z" word. Join your moss-loving hosts as they discuss genre-hoppping plots, hats on hats on hats, and continued additions to the rapidly expanding (if still frustratingly one-dimensional) corpus of Gornlore. Also, there are lists and doody or no doodies and silly voices and listener mail and, perhaps, a digression or two. Importantly, we foolishly and mistakenly refer to this episode at #298 during our intro - nothing could be further from the truth! It is indeed, despite our verbal error, episode #299. Enjoy! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We continue our weekly coverage of Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with "A Space Adventure Hour" Note that this and all episodes of the It’s Got Star Trek podcast contain explicit language and, frankly, an unnecessary amount of offensive content, so the show is intended only for adults and really really cool kids. Would you like to give us money in return for extra silliness? Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/itsgotstartrek! Please utilize one of the following options if you have an interest in contacting your hosts: Record a message to us at itsgotstartrek.com/record Email us at [email protected] Blueskyify us @ItsGotStarTrek Threaden us @ItsGotStarTrek Mastodon us @[email protected] Instagramaphone us @ItsGotStarTrek Facebookify us @ItsGotStarTrek Twitter us @ItsGotStarTrek Watch a static image while listening to the podcast on YouTube Telephone us at 202-456-1414 You can also visit www.itsgotstartrek.com and leave a comment or head on over to the It’s Got Everything subreddit to join the discussion.

Spock teams up with his romantic rival to set things right. Join your engaged hosts as they discuss the value of silly plots for examining not-so-silly emotions, varying views on the incorporation of existing Star Trek lore into this episode, and continuing the franchise's tradition of humiliating the Irish. This is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a fun one! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We continue our weekly coverage of Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with "Shuttle to Kenfori" Note that this and all episodes of the It’s Got Star Trek podcast contain explicit language and, frankly, an unnecessary amount of offensive content, so the show is intended only for adults and really really cool kids. Would you like to give us money in return for extra silliness? Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/itsgotstartrek! Please utilize one of the following options if you have an interest in contacting your hosts: Record a message to us at itsgotstartrek.com/record Email us at [email protected] Blueskyify us @ItsGotStarTrek Threaden us @ItsGotStarTrek Mastodon us @[email protected] Instagramaphone us @ItsGotStarTrek Facebookify us @ItsGotStarTrek Twitter us @ItsGotStarTrek Watch a static image while listening to the podcast on YouTube Telephone us at 202-456-1414 You can also visit www.itsgotstartrek.com and leave a comment or head on over to the It’s Got Everything subreddit to join the discussion.

La'an battles gremliny Gorn while Spock battles gremliny feelings. Join your entertained but confused hosts as they discuss Part II-ishness (or Part II-itis?) in Star Trek, the welcome return of such wonderful characters and actors, and the cinematic and restrained direction of this season opener. Also, Dan returns from his shore leave with a basket full of kooky sound clips and belly full of mirth! Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware! Next week: We continue our weekly coverage of Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with "Wedding Bell Blues" Note that this and all episodes of the It’s Got Star Trek podcast contain explicit language and, frankly, an unnecessary amount of offensive content, so the show is intended only for adults and really really cool kids. Would you like to give us money in return for extra silliness? Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/itsgotstartrek! Please utilize one of the following options if you have an interest in contacting your hosts: Record a message to us at itsgotstartrek.com/record Email us at [email protected] Blueskyify us @ItsGotStarTrek Threaden us @ItsGotStarTrek Mastodon us @[email protected] Instagramaphone us @ItsGotStarTrek Facebookify us @ItsGotStarTrek Twitter us @ItsGotStarTrek Watch a static image while listening to the podcast on YouTube Telephone us at 202-456-1414 You can also visit www.itsgotstartrek.com and leave a comment or head on over to the It’s Got Everything subreddit to join the discussion.