Newbie Star Trek

By Fugitive Frames

What's Newbie Star Trek about?

Ricardo and Sara have never watched Star Trek before! So Marvin and Dan are taking them on a journey to watch it all, one episode at a time!

We‘re currently going through TNG! New episodes every Tuesday!

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Newbie Star Trek episodes:

04.30.2024
NST: TNG - Rascals - Season 6, Episode 7
Rascals! Why are Picard, Guinan, Ensign Ro, and Keiko all hanging out on a shuttlecraft together? And why did they get shrunken into children? And why are Ferengi suddenly so competent?! And then incompetent?! Who wrote this?! Wha happa?! Become a...
04.23.2024
NST: TNG - True Q - Season 6, Episode 6
True Q! The presence of a potential Q offspring brings back the old malevolent version of the John de Lancie Q. What happens when Karen Arnold from the Wonder Years is given unlimited power?! Become a member of our YouTube channel...
04.16.2024
NST: TNG - Schisms - Season 6, Episode 5
Schisms! Does it make sense to have an alien abduction story when you’re already in space and hanging out with aliens 24/7? Does it make sense to have an episode where there’s not much else to it other than the...
04.01.2024
NST: TNG - A Tale of Two Cities (A XXX Parody)
A Tales of Two Cities! In 2011, a huge Star Trek mark by the name of Sam Hain really wanted to get his fan script produced. The wrinkle? The only film production access he had was in the adult film...
03.19.2024
NST: TNG - Relics - Season 6, Episode 4
Relics! Some old drunk guy named Scotty comes aboard the Enterprise, and he acts really old. Our two newbies, Ricardo and Sara, have no idea who he is. How does a viewer evaluate a sentimental episode when the viewer doesn’t...
03.12.2024
NST: TNG - Man Of The People - Season 6, Episode 3
Man Of The People! Deanna’s getting her life force sucked out to sustain the calm mind of an empath ambassador who needs to negotiate peace between two warring factions. Wow, that’s a doozy of a sentence. Also, some other people...
03.05.2024
NST: TNG - Realm Of Fear - Season 6, Episode 2
Realm Of Fear! Barclay returns, and this time he demonstrates his legitimate fear of transporters! But then he WebMDs his symptoms and gets himself all worked up over some worms that are very much real! Can we ever escape this...
02.20.2024
NST: TNG - Time's Arrow, Part II (Season Premiere) - Season 6, Episode 1
Time’s Arrow, Part II! The rest of the Enterprise crew follows Data through the time hole, and it turns out they fit... quite well into 1893 San Francisco? While they hang out and try to find Data, Mark Twain keeps...
02.06.2024
NST: TNG - Time's Arrow (Season Finale) - Season 5, Episode 26
Time’s Arrow! Data falls into a time hole created by weird aliens with mouths on their heads that are stealing souls from human in 1893 that are suffering from cholera. Also Guinan is there? With Mark Twain?! Also everyone’s...
01.30.2024
NST: TNG - The Inner Light - Season 5, Episode 25
The Inner Light! Picard lives an entire life that is not his own in what many consider to be the best episode of TNG of all time. Is that true? What did the NST crew think? Well, we ended up...
01.23.2024
NST: TNG - The Next Phase - Season 5, Episode 24
The Next Phase! Ro and Geordi become ghosts! But not really! How will they un-ghost themselves when no one can see them and they can’t interact with anyone! We’re especially loopy in this episode because some of us were still...
12.21.2023
NST: Christmas AMA 2023
Christmas AMA 2023! We take it easy during the holidays and decide to answer a bunch of your questions! Wheeeee, Merry Holidays, y’all! Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Jinglebell (Hot!)...
12.06.2023
NST: TNG - I Borg - Season 5, Episode 23
I Borg! The crew of the Enterprise have already had a LOT of harrowing run-ins with the Borg. But what will they do after they save a Borg and keep him on board as a prisoner? Will Guinan and Picard...
11.28.2023
NST: TNG - Imaginary Friend - Season 5, Episode 22
Imaginary Friend! Basically, a girl gets an evil imaginary friend that’s a Solarbaby in disguise. Shenanigans don’t ensue until the very end. This one was pretty thin on... pretty much everything, so, fair warning, there’s tangents galore! Link to Spockanalia Issue...
11.22.2023
NST: TNG - The Perfect Mate - Season 5, Episode 21
The Perfect Mate! The true prequel to the X-Men movies, in more ways than one! An impossibly attractive woman is presented as property for the purposes of a peace negotiation, and Picard’s stick in the middle? You might be surprised...
11.14.2023
NST: TNG - Cost Of Living - Season 5, Episode 20
Cost Of Living! Is it just us, or are Lwaxana episodes getting worse every season? Why would she agree to this wedding? Why is she meddling with Worf’s son? Why is Deanna giving such bad parenting advice? Why is magic...
11.07.2023
NST: TNG - The First Duty - Season 5, Episode 19
The First Duty! Our golden boy Wesley gets into some BIG trouble! Will he do the right thing and come clean? Or will he fall back onto his villainous roots and coward out? Or maybe there was an even more...
10.24.2023
NST: TNG - Cause And Effect - Season 5, Episode 18
Cause And Effect! The Enterprise keeps exploding over and over again! But why?! Because of timey-wimey stuff, which Ricardo friggin’ LOVES! You KNOW he’s going to rate this a high episode, but what does everyone else think? Let’s dive into...
10.17.2023
NST: TNG - The Outcast - Season 5, Episode 17
The Outcast! The examination of heavy topics continues as we deal with the extremely important topic of LGBQT+ discrimination... but from the perspective of middle-aged writers from 1992. Does it hold up? Eh, maybe, maybe not. But their heart was...
10.10.2023
NST: TNG - Ethics - Season 5, Episode 16
CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of suicide and assisted suicide. Ethics! Roll out the barrel! Specifically, onto Worf’s spine. Yes, it’s the infamous barrel episode where an act of hilarious pratfall comedy leads to a surprisingly poignant and deep discussion about...well...ethics! Lines are...
10.03.2023
NST: TNG - Power Play - Season 5, Episode 15
Power Play! What happens when a bunch of energy ghosts take over Ten Forward? A great excuse for actors to play against type! Star Trek Ninja Turtle: https://fugitiveframes.com/star-trek-ninja-turtle Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the...
09.26.2023
NST: TNG - Conundrum - Season 5, Episode 14
Conundrum! Hey, who’s that new guy over there? He’s obviously not a regular member of the Enterprise crew. We’re...we’re all pointing at him, right? Like, he’s obviously the weird guy who made us lose our memories. Right? Hello? He wants...
09.19.2023
NST: TNG - The Masterpiece Society - Season 5, Episode 13
The Masterpiece Society! Welcome...the Masterpiece Society! Where eugenics resigns supreme, Deanna (once again) cross inappropriate lines, and Picard makes weirdly waffling convictions about personal freedoms. Also, we get into some pretty intense discussions about the topic. Oh boy! Looking for a...
09.12.2023
NST: TNG - Violations - Season 5, Episode 12
CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of sexual assault and rape. Violations! In this very special episode... of Star Trek: The Next Generation... and Newbie Star Trek... presented by Common... an obvious villain boards the ship and wrecks up a bunch of people’s minds....
09.05.2023
NST: TNG - Hero Worship - Season 5, Episode 11
Hero Worship! Unlike last episode, this one sort of treads old ground as we re-explore Data’s desire to be human, except now through the eyes of a child who wants to be like Data! Is it worth it? Does Star...
08.29.2023
NST: TNG - New Ground - Season 5, Episode 10
New Ground! IT BROKE NEW GROUND! And by that we mean that Worf is finally having to be a father, for once. And we get into a bunch of discussions about our own parents, and Ricardo talks about raising his...
08.09.2023
NST: TNG - A Matter of Time - Season 5, Episode 9
A Matter of Time! An episode so annoying and so bad that not even Robin Williams could’ve saved it, and not even the time travel plot could entice Ricardo! Wow, is it really that bad? Well, it was written by...
07.18.2023
NST: TNG - Unification II (feat. Jasmin!) - Season 5, Episode 8
Unification II! Jasmin returns for the exciting conclusion to Spock’s romp through TNG! Now that we got all of that setup and exposition out of the way, we can finally get to the good stuff! Also, NINE! Want to take back...
07.11.2023
NST: TNG - Unification I (feat. Jasmin!) - Season 5, Episode 7
Unification I! Jasmin returns to unify with the NST crew and discuss Leonard Nimoy unifying with the TNG crew to unify the TOS and TNG storylines! Although, not really, as Spock doesn’t even show up until the end of the...
07.04.2023
NST: TNG - The Game - Season 5, Episode 6
The Game! *cue Triple H theme song* Seriously, though, there’s a new game going around on the Enterprise, and it’s making everybody c**! Will Wesley and special guest star Ashley Judd be able to keep everyone from the c**ming conspiracy?!...
06.27.2023
NST: TNG - Disaster - Season 5, Episode 5
Disaster! A quantum filament rocks the Enterprise! Picard is trapped in the turbolift with his worst nightmare, three children! Geordi and Beverly are trapped in the shuttle bay with a ghost fire and explosive barrels! Worf has to deliver Keiko’s...
06.20.2023
NST: TNG - Silicon Avatar - Season 5, Episode 4
Silicon Avatar! Who would’ve guessed that the Crystalline Entity would ever come back? Well, I guess Marvin did since he already saw the episode before, but Ricardo, Sara, and Dan didn’t! Are we ready for a crazier version of the...
06.06.2023
NST: TNG - Ensign Ro - Season 5, Episode 3
Ensign Ro! Well, Wesley’s gone, and we need a new spunky low-ranking character that’s constantly accused of committing war crimes. Why not Ro Laren? Also, this story is DEFINITELY not about the Israel-Palestine conflict at all. Not one bit. If you...
05.30.2023
NST: TNG - Darmok - Season 5, Episode 2
Darmok! One of the famous TNG episodes of all time, but how does it stand up to a bunch of complete newbies watching it for the first time? Sara, her arms wide? Ricardo, when the walls fell? Dan, on the...
05.23.2023
NST: TNG - Redemption II (Season Premiere) - Season 5, Episode 1
Redemption II! A lot’s happened since we’ve been away! Picard’s starting a blockade, Worf thinks Klingons aren’t so cool anymore, the Duras sisters try to eat Worf’s chin beard, Data gets discriminated against AGAIN in a society that supposedly has...
04.18.2023
NST: TNG - Redemption (Season Finale) - Season 4, Episode 26
Redemption! Worf finally gets on with the honor and decides to take steps to reclaim his family name! Kurn gets involved, Gowron gets involved, Picard gets involved, the Duras sisters get involved, a lot of involving going on! And then...
04.04.2023
NST: TNG - In Theory (feat. Scott!) - Season 4, Episode 25
In Theory! Scott re-joins us for another Data-centric episode! This time, Data delves into the deep matters of love, courtship, romance, and relationships, and so do we! Such a deep episode tends to elicit such deep discussions. Also, there’s some...
04.01.2023
NST: TNG - A Klingon Challenge
A Klingon Challenge! Hey, I don’t remember this episode of TNG. Why’s the Enterprise empty? Why are they using non-Star Trek font? Why aren’t they shooting this with film cameras? Who’s this Kavok guy? Why are we looking at some...
03.21.2023
NST: TNG - The Mind’s Eye - Season 4, Episode 24
The Mind’s Eye! Geordi’s sexy trip to Risa gets interrupted when some sinister Romulans capture him and turn him into a Manchurian candidate! Will Data be able to figure out the sinister plot in time? Will the backstabbing Klingon ambassador...
03.14.2023
NST: TNG - The Host - Season 4, Episode 23
The Host! No, not the bonkers Bong Joon-ho scifi classic or the romantic sci-fi novel by Stephanie Meyer, but the episode of TNG! Man, ”The Host” sure is a popular title! And yes, the episode that introduced the Trill, and...
03.07.2023
NST: TNG - Half a Life - Season 4, Episode 22
Half a Life! A deeply philosophical and somber episode straddles us with questions such as ”Should we decide when elder adults become culturally obsolete?”, ”Should we interfere with the cultural customs of other societies, even when we find them deeply...
02.28.2023
NST: TNG - The Drumhead - Season 4, Episode 21
The Drumhead! What happens when the show needs a cheap episode in the can, Jonathan Frakes puts back on his directing hat and starts referencing classic courtroom drama films, a nationalist zealot boards the Enterprise, Worf gets whisked away by...
02.14.2023
NST: TNG - Qpid - Season 4, Episode 20
Qpid! Picard’s sexy sidepiece Vash returns on episode 420 of TNG, and we’re releasing this episode on Valentine’s Day! So get romantic and blaze it as we settle into our...Robin Hood adventure? Wait, what, Q is back? And he’s starting...
02.07.2023
NST: TNG - The Nth Degree (feat. Scott!) - Season 4, Episode 19
The Nth Degree! Barclay’s back, and so’s Scott! And together they trigger some pretty deep dives back into holodeck ethics, only this time even deeper! Wowee! *punch* Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the...
01.31.2023
NST: TNG - Identity Crisis - Season 4, Episode 18
Identity Crisis! We head into another kinda spooky but not really episode as we try to figure out why Geordi and his former crewmates are transforming into the intro from Belly! Also, what is Belly? Well, it seems like only...
01.24.2023
NST: TNG - Night Terrors - Season 4, Episode 17
Night Terrors! It’s basically Nightmare on Elm Street, but without Freddy Krueger! Does that make it the worst episode of season 4? We wouldn’t say so, but then we say lots of things, like that OnlyFans is willing to violate...
01.17.2023
NST: TNG - Galaxy’s Child (feat. Nate Tang!) - Season 4, Episode 16
Galaxy’s Child! Geordi’s old fake holodeck flame comes back to haunt him in this extra creepy episode of TNG! Nate Tang, the composer of our theme song, joins us this week as we dive into the extreme ooginess of Geordi...
12.22.2022
NST: Christmas Mailbag 2022
Christmas Mailbag 2022! We take it a bit easy this holiday season as we catch up on listener and viewer emails! This time, you can’t blame us for going off topic, there’s no topic at all! Wheeeee~!!! Merry Holidays y’all! Looking...
12.06.2022
NST: TNG - First Contact - Season 4, Episode 15
First Contact! Wow, that got philosophical real fast! The episode itself is pretty great, a first contact episode from the perspective of other aliens meeting the Federation. But what started as a usual episode recap turned into discussions about political...
11.22.2022
NST: TNG - Clues (feat. John Velez!) - Season 4, Episode 14
Clues! John Velez, the designer and animator behind our wonderful YouTube video versions of the podcast, joins us this week to discuss a whodunnit! Why is Data acting like a huge jerk? Why is Guinan only in one scene? Why...

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Newbie Star Trek episodes:

NST: TNG - Rascals - Season 6, Episode 7

NST: TNG - True Q - Season 6, Episode 6

NST: TNG - Schisms - Season 6, Episode 5

NST: TNG - A Tale of Two Cities (A XXX Parody)

NST: TNG - Relics - Season 6, Episode 4

NST: TNG - Man Of The People - Season 6, Episode 3

NST: TNG - Realm Of Fear - Season 6, Episode 2

NST: TNG - Time's Arrow, Part II (Season Premiere) - Season 6, Episode 1

NST: TNG - Time's Arrow (Season Finale) - Season 5, Episode 26

NST: TNG - The Inner Light - Season 5, Episode 25

NST: TNG - The Next Phase - Season 5, Episode 24

NST: Christmas AMA 2023

NST: TNG - I Borg - Season 5, Episode 23

NST: TNG - Imaginary Friend - Season 5, Episode 22

NST: TNG - The Perfect Mate - Season 5, Episode 21

NST: TNG - Cost Of Living - Season 5, Episode 20

NST: TNG - The First Duty - Season 5, Episode 19

NST: TNG - Cause And Effect - Season 5, Episode 18

NST: TNG - The Outcast - Season 5, Episode 17

NST: TNG - Ethics - Season 5, Episode 16

NST: TNG - Power Play - Season 5, Episode 15

NST: TNG - Conundrum - Season 5, Episode 14

NST: TNG - The Masterpiece Society - Season 5, Episode 13

NST: TNG - Violations - Season 5, Episode 12

NST: TNG - Hero Worship - Season 5, Episode 11

NST: TNG - New Ground - Season 5, Episode 10

NST: TNG - A Matter of Time - Season 5, Episode 9

NST: TNG - Unification II (feat. Jasmin!) - Season 5, Episode 8

NST: TNG - Unification I (feat. Jasmin!) - Season 5, Episode 7

NST: TNG - The Game - Season 5, Episode 6

NST: TNG - Disaster - Season 5, Episode 5

NST: TNG - Silicon Avatar - Season 5, Episode 4

NST: TNG - Ensign Ro - Season 5, Episode 3

NST: TNG - Darmok - Season 5, Episode 2

NST: TNG - Redemption II (Season Premiere) - Season 5, Episode 1

NST: TNG - Redemption (Season Finale) - Season 4, Episode 26

NST: TNG - In Theory (feat. Scott!) - Season 4, Episode 25

NST: TNG - A Klingon Challenge

NST: TNG - The Mind’s Eye - Season 4, Episode 24

NST: TNG - The Host - Season 4, Episode 23

NST: TNG - Half a Life - Season 4, Episode 22

NST: TNG - The Drumhead - Season 4, Episode 21

NST: TNG - Qpid - Season 4, Episode 20

NST: TNG - The Nth Degree (feat. Scott!) - Season 4, Episode 19

NST: TNG - Identity Crisis - Season 4, Episode 18

NST: TNG - Night Terrors - Season 4, Episode 17

NST: TNG - Galaxy’s Child (feat. Nate Tang!) - Season 4, Episode 16

NST: Christmas Mailbag 2022

NST: TNG - First Contact - Season 4, Episode 15

NST: TNG - Clues (feat. John Velez!) - Season 4, Episode 14

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