So the 2009 reboot actually did pretty well, the Kelvin timeline has been established, time to really go out there and oh never mind it's a lame "Wrath of Khan" rehash. With a white Khan. And an ultra-objectified Carol Marcus. And Kirk and Spock are mad at each other for...reasons? Still a better 9/11 "Trek" than "Enterprise", tho.

Also this week: simply confusing, the hero's journey (?), and the worst science yet!

Well the whole prequel thing wasn't great with "Enterprise", so Paramount went to the next "we're out of ideas" phase: REBOOT! Yes, they've dumped Berman but brought in Abrams to bring his "Star Wars" flavored touch to "Star Trek". Time gets warped, Kirk gets drifted, and everyone gets significantly younger in 2009's "Star Trek"!

Also this week: Kelvinizing ourselves, gross relationships, and scale issues.

Somehow we've made it: after a little over 8 years and hundreds of episodes we've covered all the "Trek" that aired on broadcast TV from 1966-2005. Before we jump to the next phases of the franchise, we thought we'd take a little time to have a more general discussion about everything that got us here. It's a broad overview where we re-cover the camp and cardboard sets of the 60s, the renaissance of the film and TNG eras, and the great 90s spinoffs! Also "Enterprise" is there.

Also this week: our favorite cameo host, the most Kirk, and Caitlin on the ENT finale!

"Enterprise" might be over, but she has one last outing...sort of. If its finale was HORRIBLE fanfiction, how about you step right up for some, if we do say so ourselves, much better fanfiction! Yes, your stalwarts are at it again, putting their own unique spins on the "Star Trek" universe with the crew of the NX-01. This time: contests, crossovers, tantalizing tubers, and gettin' PRANKED!

Timestamps and links!

Caitlin's fic: 01:41

https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/761993533238476800/tales-from-the-holodeck-ent-fanfic-caitlins?source=share

Chris's: 09:58

https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/761993551347400704/tales-from-the-holodeck-ent-fanfic-chriss?source=share

Ames's: 42:56

https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/761993559383621632/tales-from-the-holodeck-ent-fanfic-amess?source=share

Jake's: 1:24:42

https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/761993563490942976/tales-from-the-holodeck-ent-fanfic-jakes?source=share

Our collective dislike of "Enterprise" is hardly a secret, but even your hosts (and our guest) agree this show deserved a better sendoff than "These Are the Voyages...", or at least a sendoff that was about itself. Rather than simply wrapping things up with the preceding two-parter, the talentless hacks in charge decided to sideline the cast of this show in favor of tacking a horrible B-plot onto a good TNG episode that is made worse by its presence. An astoundingly dimwitted end to a poorly-executed program.

Also this week: hating crowds, seeking pranks, and ending "Enterprise".

[timestamps: These Are the Voyages...: 03:55; S.4 Wrap: 1:15:34; Series Rankings: 1:32:58]

[S.3 tops/bottoms: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/761362141052878848/even-a-fanfic-season-of-enterprise-is-better-than?source=share

Series "Best": https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/761362600221114368/top-five-star-trek-ent-episodes?source=share

Series Worst: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/761363181391282176/bottom-five-star-trek-ent-episodes?source=share ]

We're in the home stretch and "Enterprise" sure is cranking up the stupid to 11! What's the dumbest twist you could have? The two-parter "Demons" and "Terra Prime" has a good chance of using it. RoboCop himself has dropped into "Trek" to unleash a scheme that really only makes sense if you're already a deranged xenophobe who got his hands on some loose DNA. The Romulans would look askance at this weirdo. Anyway, he's trying to stop "Star Trek" from happening which, honestly, if all you knew was "Enterprise" you might, too.

Also this week: RoboCop got a type; you've never guess the mole!; and Reg Barclay!

[timestamps: episodes: 01:04; Broccoli: 1:06:25]

[get out of the holodeck and over to the tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/760734475010359296/character-spotlight-reginald-barclay?source=share]

[BONUS LINK! Jake's Voyager fanfic: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/727743530759585792/tales-from-the-holodeck-voy-fanfic-jakes-story?source=share]

It's the moment one of your hosts has been waiting for and the others have been dreading! It's time for the "Enterprise" take on the Mirror Universe in the campy two-parter "In a Mirror, Darkly". Watch as we and a guest struggle to tell the difference between Prime and Mirror Archer and wonder if other people weren't allowed to be evil ENOUGH.

Also this week: prop comps, Shatner, and Seven of Nine!

[Timestamps: Mirror: 01:28; Seven of Nine,Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix 01: 1:32:36]

[get to the alcove: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/760078552394874880/character-spotlight-seven-of-nine?source=share]

Oh, boy, time to get some new "Trek" lore! No, not the android kind, the backstory kind! Also I guarantee it's a kind no one sensible wanted, needed, or ended up liking! First up, it takes two terrible episodes to find out why the Klingons are so darn different in TOS with "Affliction" and "Divergence"! After that, brace yourself for what a misogynist thinks female empowerment is in the absolutely disgraceful "Bound"!

Also this week: "Speed" Trek, the Ames Protocol, and Kes!

[timestamps: Afflergence: 02:32; Bound: 1:02:00; Kes: 1:32:15]

[the ship's med student/gardener can be found here: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/759447993092030464/character-spotlight-kes?source=share]

Well now the Romulans have gone and done it! In their convoluted attempt to destabilize the region they've just gone and helped lay the groundwork for the eventual United Federation of Planets! Maybe there was a better use for their super psychic powered self-repairing ships than this? Also Trip and T'Pol's relationship takes a decidedly teen drama turn in the 11th hour because why not? Join us for "United" and "The Aenar"!

Also this week: ancient traditions*, iced coffee in space, and Neelix!

[timestamps: episodes: 01:10; the Ambassador: 51:16]

[ambassador, reporter, sitter, cook: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/758822816123666432/character-spotlight-neelix?source=share]

Everyone's up to something this week, tho motivation is maybe a bit vague. First up: voyeuristic aliens are being really creepy and possessing the crew just so they can watch people die in "Observer Effect". After that, someone has come up with a needlessly elaborate ship to try and start a war between the Andorians and Tellarites in "Babel One".

Also this week: special special humans, emotional violence, and The EMH!

[Timestamps: Observer Effect: 01:02; Babel One: 24:31; The Doctor: 1:05:06]

[Active the Emergency Tumblr Hologram: https://www.tumblr.com/sshbpodcast/758190703422717952/character-spotlight-emergency-medical-hologram?source=share]