Jack's Silly Little Friendly Neighborhood Star Trek Discovery, Short Treks & Podcast

It's FIRST SEANTACT as Sean Davis (who somehow hasn't been on to talk about a Discovery episode yet) joins Jack and Barm to talk about the wacky continuing adventures of Captain Saru, Jett Reno, Emperor Georgiou and other classic characters after Disco reopened the wormhole. Along the way, we'll wax nostalgic for "boring Star Trek", see how far we can stretch Sean's "Trek is Manifest Destiny" analogy, ponder the mysteries of personal transporters, and OMG Michael Burnham is a beautiful angel sent from heaven that I love so much

Eat your heart out, Covid, because we've got DISCO FEVER! Jackshow mainstay Barm (he brought his own mic!) and Kevin (Reopening the Wormhole) join Jack to talk about the wacky and kind of wonderful opener to Season 3! We've got a LOT to discuss here, including a lengthy discussion on the history of vomit in Trek, FUN Burnham, Indian Desmond, the Temporal Cold Wars, George Miller, the DC movies again, Scandinavia, Grudge and Trek pets, and FRUIT. This episode is worth spending your life sitting at a desk in an empty room doing nothing every day for.

Jack's Silly bids adieu to Lower Decks (and one of our favorite characters) for now, with a group of All Stars! Jack is joined by Barm, Kevin Young (Reopening the Wormhole), Geoff Clarke (The ApeCast), Ferengi expert Kregg Castillo (Golden Boy?) and Sean Davis (After the Credits) to talk SERIOUS Lower Decks, Peanut Hamper and Exo-comps, the return of Pakleds, Bae Bajoran Badasses, Riker's millionth appearance, and our feelings on Lower Decks as a whole! Plus Phat Pakled returns to drop some HOT RHYMES. We're going out like a CHAMP.

Jack Stovold (Reopening the Wormhole, The ApeCast) directs! In this thrilling chapter of the Jack's Silly Saga, Jack (JACK STOVOLD) and Barm (BARM) are discussing the 9th episode of STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, when Richard (RICHARD DUNHAM) appears – and their lives are changed forever. Together, the three of them will discover the truth behind why this episode reminds them of STAR TREK movies --- and how the power of cinema brings people together. – "Diverting fun for the whole… family! Three thumbs up!" – Arex, the Chingyville Times (End Theme "Yama no Ongakuka" by Keen on Keys.)

The trial of the Millenium of Aftermath/The Willenium is listening to Jaxilly's coverage of VERITAS. Court is now in session, and Jack and witnesses Barm and Kevin Young (Reopening the Wormhole) swear to tell the veritas, the whole veritas, and nothing but the veritas about their feelings on… Veritas. Whether that means spilling the eels on Jack's ice cube problem, digestion tips, memes, Bill and Ted, Eric Bana's career, Bugle Boy, Lars von Trier's filmography, The Good Place, Tokyo Disney Sea, the bird family of anatidae, or Kurtwood Smith, so be it. Sake ni shinjitsu.

Jack, Sam and Barm reunite just to hang out and talk Trek, and it feels so good. And this seems to be the perfect episode for them to do just that! It's really a hangout sesh, as the Boims talk about their love of Boimler, their admiration for the whole voice cast, the positive evolution of Mariner, and a buncha real nerdy shit, like reveling in the second EDOSIAN to appear in Trek, cataloguing the freaks, unveiling the secret history of McDonald's and Doug Jones, defending Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 and laughing at language nerd Jack's apparent inability to identify basic dialects. And Sam is here to respond to our reactions to the Deanna Smackdown and credit the podcast with LIFE-CHANGING REVELATIONS. Want some of those? LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE.

Geoff Clarke (Jack's partner in crime on the ApeCast) joins Jack and Barm to share his thoughts on Lower Decks and TERMINAL PROVOCATIONS, specifically. But ESPECIALLY Badgey. But we're also here to talk JG Hertzler, TNG again (a lot), Holodeck tomfoolery, that one Fletcher-type we all know, the future ascendance of Mexican food, Lethal Weapon, what the title could mean, and the whole DECAL pronunciation situation. You're gonna go APE for this one.

Parasite-induced love is in the air, as Barm and Jack are joined for the first time on this podcast by What Were We Watching·s Cam Siemer, one of the Founding Fathers of Castville, to talk about Bradward in Love. We reflect on Lower Decks (and Mariner) finding their groove, the disturbing lack of Dr. Katz, Star Trek Lore (and Data), DEEP SPACE NINE and where this bar flashback takes place, our innate Boimlerness, the X-Men film franchise, the bizarre history of racial surgical alterations in James Bond movies and Bill and Ted·babble. It·s a Cam Sundae with Barm sprinkles.

The inimitable Sean Davis joins Jack and Barm in making juvenile innuendos about the title "Moist Vessel", and pulls off a "hi-third-oh" unknown feat on this show-- being the first guest to write an email into the show DURING his appearance, in case you're wondering what all the keyboard clacking that could only be partially edited out is. They're also talking about Tellarites, American puritanism, BEES, emotional honesty, binary fandom, and especially TNG, like, a lot. This is one podcast episode that is going to get YOU moist, so check it out!

To talk about time, and crystals, (but not time crystals) Jack, Barm, and Kevin are joined by RTW email legend Jason Butze, making his JSLFNSTDSTPALDP debut! The gang has a blast diving into such diverse topics as the mistakes Jack has made, Butze's take on Picard, Ben Franklin's coolness, work-ruining changes from corporate overlords, Sliders, Garfield and newspaper comics, the exhausting sex fantasy fulfillment tasks that shapeshifters must face, and so much more. Oh, and Temporal Edict, as well. Hop in your Crystal Car and speed towards fun!