A science-fiction show evoking Casablanca? That’s just ridiculous and clearly no show could pull it off. Luckily this episode also features some weird time anomalies and everyone loves those.

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Counselor Troi is kidnapped by an angry puddle on the way back from a conference. Attempts to rescue her have tragic consequences. Andrew, James and Alex try to fight through the tears to bring you this new episode of First Contact.

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Does Star Trek: The Next Generation have something to say about drugs? Well yes, but we’re not really quite sure what it means. Andrew, James and Alex discuss the highs and lows of this episode and wonder what the hell the Prime Directive even means any more.

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Investigating the disappearance of the ultra slow USS Drake, The Enterprise arrives at an automated planet that sells weapons and for some reason Picard decides to venture down leaving Geordi in charge of the Enterprise. For reasons that will soon become clear, Andrew, James and Alex discuss  this season one episode with reference shampoo bottles and Ken Dodd.

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Klingons were never supposed to be a big part of the universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation but luckily most people didn’t listen to Gene Roddenberry’s ideas for the show. This episode features the return of the warrior race, allowing us to explore the backstory of the thus far under utilised Worf. Join Andrew, James and Alex as they discuss ‘Heart of Glory’.

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Wesley heads down to a Relva VII to take the Starfleet entrance exam but will he have what it takes to be Krypton Factor champion 1988? Meanwhile the Enterprise finally comes under investigation for all the weird stuff that happens on the ship. Andrew, James and Alex review the what could be the best episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation yet.

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The Enterprise arrives at a Terraforming colony where everyone is acting suspicious. Then one of the colonists is murdered and they should have a reason to act suspicious but instead it turns out they haven’t done anything wrong. In fact the supposedly deserted planet has a weird twinkly life form on it and they’re not happy that the planet’s about to be dramatically changed. Andrew, Alex and James discuss one of TNG’s competent but ultimately dull first season episodes.

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We’ve always said that Star Trek is at its best when children are the focus so we were overjoyed to see that Wesley and some little ones were to feature heavily in this story of an ancient civilisation and some kidnapping. Andrew, James and Alex evaluate this middling episode from The Next Generation’s first season.

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The elderly and sick Admiral Jameson arrives on the Enterprise to return to a planet where he negotiated more than 40 years previously. Soon after boarding his illness appears to be abating and he starts looking younger, not that he looked that old in the first place, more like a man who was covered in latex and painted. Andrew, James and Alex contemplate growing old in the latest episode of First Contact.

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The Enterprise stops off at Starbase 74 for some computer upgrades giving the crew 48 hours of downtime. What could possibly go wrong? Well if your ship is being upgraded by some desperate computer enhanced aliens then plenty as they steal the ship with only Picard and Riker on board. Join Andrew, James and Alex as they discuss the Binars and Riker’s holodeck habits.

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