For our deep dive of "Bem," we're honored to welcome our very special guest Bill Reed, who directed all six episodes from the second season of "Star Trek: The Animated Series."

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We're excited to be joined on "Enterprise Incidents" by New York Times-bestselling author Howard Weinstein, who wrote "The Pirates of Orion" for "Star Trek: The Animated Series" when he was 19-year-old!

While en route to the planet Deneb V to attend a Federation conference, the Enterprise alters course to rendezvous with the S.S. Huron after Mr. Spock falls ill from a rare disease. The Huron is carrying the only known cure, but it is also carrying a sizable shipment of precious dilithuim. When an Orion ship attacks to seize both shipments, Captain Kirk must race against time to secure the counteragent for the disease, or Mr. Spock will die. "The Pirates of Orion" was the first episode of the otherwise brief second season of "The Animated Series" (running only six episodes), but it started the season on a strong note with an exciting story about the close relationship between Kirk, Spock and McCoy, making it feel like a vintage episode of "Star Trek."

Be sure to check out Howard Weinstein's latest book "Galloway's Gamble 2," as well as many of his "Star Trek" novels, through his website at http://www.howardweinsteinbooks.com

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In case you missed it theaters on April 19, 2023, here’s the full IMAX Live Q&A for the series finale of "Star Trek: Picard" moderated by "Enterprise Incidents" co-host Scott Mantz -- Listen to the entire conversation with Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, LeVar Burton, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, Jeri Ryan, showrunner Terry Matalas and executive producer Alex Kurtzman!

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Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock are summoned by the Vedalans, the oldest known spacefaring race, to recover a stolen religious artifact called the Soul of Skarr, the theft of which must be kept secret in order to prevent a holy war from enveloping the galaxy. In order to carry out their mission across a volatile and dangerous planetary terrain, Kirk and Spock are teamed with members of other alien races that are experts in their field, but soon after the expedition gets under way, they begin to suspect that there is a traitor in their midst. Written by Stephen Kandell — who wrote “Mudd’s Women” and “I, Mudd” for “The Original Series,” as well as “Mudd’s Passion” for “The Animated Series” — “The Jihad” is an entertaining and exciting adventure that plays to the many strengths that fully defined the very best of “Star Trek," and it brought the first season of “The Animated Series” to an effective and satisfying close.

Guest: Aaron Harvey (co-author, “Star Trek: The Official Guide to The Animated Series”)

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While searching for the missing crew of a Federation science vessel, Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy are captured and held captive by an intellectually advanced alien race called the Lactrans. Their only hope for escape lies in convincing the Lactrans that they too are intelligent beings and part of an evolving culture, or they will be trapped as zoo specimens for the rest of their lives. Written by David P. Harmon -- who wrote "The Deadly Years" and co-wrote "A Piece of the Action" from "The Original Series" -- "The Eye of the Beholder" falls short of being a great episode of "The Animated Series," but is nevertheless a good one, thanks to the enduring "Star Trek" messages about communication, appreciating inner beauty and embracing that which we do not initially understand.

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We're excited to welcome back award-winning author Alan Dean Foster for our deep dive of "The Slaver Weapon," which Foster adapted -- and greatly expanded upon -- for his 10th and final installment of his landmark "Star Trek Log" book series.

Aboard the shuttlecraft Copernicus, Mr. Spock, Lt. Sulu and Lt. Uhura are en route to Starbase 25 with very previous cargo: a stasis box, which was constructed by a long-dead civilization known as the Slaver Empire. When the box they are carrying emits the presence of a second stasis box nearby, Mr. Spock alters his course to the frozen world of Beta Lyrae to retrieve it, only to be captured by the Kzinti, a race of catlike predators who will stop at nothing to keep the content of the stasis box for themselves. Adapted from Larry Niven's own short story "The Soft Weapon," "The Slaver Weapon" is not only a perfect fit for "Star Trek," but is also one of the most ambitious episodes of "The Animated Series," not to mention the most unique, for it is the only original or animated "Star Trek" episode in which Captain Kirk does not appear (not including "The Cage").

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We interrupt our regularly schedule deep dive discussions of "Star Trek: The Animated Series" to bring you our very special review of the excellent series finale of "Star Trek: Picard" from "The Geek Buddies," where we were honored to join hosts John Rocha and Michael Vogel -- we hope you enjoy this fun, passionate and revealing discussion as we enjoyed having it.

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In an effort to help save another planet that will soon be transformed by violent seismic activity, the Enterprise is on a mission to collect information about the planet Argo, which is almost completely submerged after enduring similar seismic activity in its distant past. But soon after their arrival, Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock are abducted and transformed into water-breathers by the Aquans, the underwater inhabitants of Argo who fear that the air-breathers are a threat to their society. Kirk and Spock try to appeal to the Aquans that they mean them no harm, so that they can be transformed back in time to complete their mission before a massive new seaquake wipes out the underwater city for good. There are certain episodes of "The Animated Series" that would have been impossible to film as live-action episodes, and "The Ambergris Element" is definitely one of them. But once you get past the perceived silliness of the gimmick, "The Ambergris Element" proves to be a stellar episode of "The Animated Series" that features action, excitement and the time-honored "Star Trek" traditions of communication, mutual understanding and embracing cultures that we do not understand.

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For our 100th episode of "Enterprise Incidents," we are honored to be joined for "The Time Trap" by Bob Kline, the Storyboard Artist for "Star Trek: The Animated Series!"

After engaging in combat, the U.S.S. Enterprise and the I.K.S. Klothos, a Klingon warship, disappear into the Delta Triangle, a mysterious region of space where starships have been disappearing for centuries. Despite repeated warnings by the region's council that attempts to escape will be futile, Captain Kirk and Commander Kor form an uneasy alliance in an effort to combine the power of their starships and break free from the Delta Triangle, or they will be trapped there forever. "The Time Trap" has always stood out as one of the finer episodes of "Star Trek: The Animated Series," thanks to a well-written screenplay, brisk pacing, action, excitement and a particularly important message about the importance of looking past the differences of your adversaries to achieve the impossible.

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While investigating a mysterious signal emanating from a lone planet in the Cepheus System, the Enterprise is bombarded by an energy beam that temporarily immobilizes the crew and damages the ship's dilithium crystals. That turns out to be the beginning of a much bigger problem when the Enterprise crew begins to shrink, and it is only a matter of time before they become too small to operate their own ship. "The Terratin Incident" is a fun episode to be sure, but in this case, the problem is far more enticing than the solution. The greatest danger facing the shrinking Enterprise crew turns out to be the Enterprise itself, but the episode falls apart with a convoluted resolve that doesn't make sense. Regardless, when "The Terratin Incident" works, it really works, and who can resist the image of a tiny Captain Kirk trying to use a giant Communicator?

Guest: Laurie Ulster (writer & editor: TrekMovie.com; host: "The All Access Star Trek Podcast" on TrekMovie.com)

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