Captain's Holiday.

Everyone gets a bit too stressed sometimes. And when that happens, it can be difficult to enjoy anything—even the negotiation of a successful trade agreement. When this happened to Captain Picard, the crew had to pull together to force him to take a vacation. But of course, a Picard vacation isn't quite like the ones you and I take.

In this episode of The Ready Room, we're joined by Aaron Harvey, Matthew Rushing, and Mike Schindler to discuss "Captain's Holiday," Jean-Luc and Vash, the prolific Max Grodenchek (he's everywhere!), Riker's counseling skills, and why you should be careful where you put your Horga'hn.

In our news segment, we consider whether William Shatner's return as Captain Kirk would be a good idea or a bad one, debate the StarTrek.com poll that asked Star Trek pet you would want to have, and discuss the choice of Bryan Fuller as show-runner for the new Star Trek series premiering in 2017.

News Shatner back as Kirk? (00:03:14) Poll: Which Star Trek pet do you want? (00:08:59) Bryan Fuller named Star Trek 2017 Show-runner (00:13:25)

Feature: Captain's Holiday Synopsis and Initial Thoughts (00:31:58) The "Shore Leave" Connection (00:39:55) The Vashification of Jean-Luc Picard (00:42:23) Ira's Take on TNG (00:53:03) Thank You, Counselor Riker! (01:00:05) The Changing Flavor of TNG (01:05:21) Prosthetnic Vorgon Jeltz (01:10:04) Max Grodenchek is Everywhere! (01:17:17) A Few More Thoughts on Vash… (01:21:49) Final Thoughts (01:24:00)

Hosts C Bryan Jones and Aaron Harvey

Guests Matthew Rushing and Mike Schindler

Production C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Renee Roberts (Associate Producer) Zachary Fruhling (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager)