To Baldly Go

015 - Harcourt! And the Intergalactic Trash Panda

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Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast.

I am joined again this week by my wife, Abbie, and our friend, Nate, as we discuss:

  • The next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – Catspaw, I Mudd, and Metamorphosis
  • Probably the weakest set of episodes yet
  • Going over Abbie’s low bar for this series
  • Nate almost didn’t finish the episode
  • A Star Trek episode? Or a Halloween special with Star Trek characters?
  • Not the “most philosophically rich” episode of Star Trek
  • Chekov’s hair
  • Enterprise props today
  • The sum of its parts are greater than the whole
  • Seeing something we’ve seen before
  • Binge watching affecting the viewing experience?
  • Recurring themes – a life without limit is meaningless
  • Recurring themes – the ethics of AI
  • Technological advancements to allow intergalactic travel?
  • Nearing halfway through The Original Series
  • More problematical moments
  • Which Einstein?
  • I’ve heard that name before!
  • Another rare consensus
  • The importance of human contact to humans
  • Captain Kirk. Diplomat
  • Nate gets distracted with DS9 talk again
  • Yesterday’s progressivism, tomorrow’s conservatism
  • Judas goats
  • Nate’s growing fondness for Kirk
  • Limitations providing meaning and value – recurrent themes
  • TOS episodes as a basis for future series episodes and movies
  • The first people to make certain Star Trek connections
  • Space rabies!
  • Nate already has a rating for Trouble with Tribbles
  • Seeing why the series was cancelled after season 2
  • Ricky Gervais and Arena
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    To Baldly GoBy Aaron Emery