Ship Full of Jerks

Trelane is back, forcing Pike and crew to deal with emotional issues they should really be discussing with a therapist!

Then we team up with Anika and Liz of Antimatter Pod to proffer our own armchair theories on what makes Christopher Pike tick.

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This week, the Jerks break a leg or a fingertip as we ride along as the Starship Enterprise slips into a lethal space corridor.

Then, in brightest day, blackest night... we review LANTERNS to see if it lives up to the hype!

It's STAR TREK's turn at the "puppet episode" bat. But is it a swing outta the park or a foul ball? As Pelia might say, "Declan would hit a homer, but not Scotty."

Then, the Jerks delve into when comedy works on TREK and when it dies on stage. Either way, hijinks ensue.

The New York Times just dropped its Top 100 TV shows of the 21st Century... so far. We each give our Top 10, and some shows don't even make the NYT's list.

Mistaken Identity. Dime-store detectives. Femme Fatales. Cheap Whiskey. We're on the case. A Case of Chiaroscuro, that is, as the Jerks review STRANGE NEW WORLD's swing into noir.

Then, we explore the ways OG STAR TREK had a norish sensibility with our favorite Trek Noir Tales!

Do you have a human best friend? What's it like to have one? The Jerks, who are besties, find out in the latest STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS.

Then, does the Mando and Baby Yoda movie live up to muster, or does it peter out like SECTION 31?

Infinite horror as STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS ventures across the event horizon into terror! What haunts will Kirk, Spock, and La'An find aboard a long-lost starship? We find out in our review of "The Griffin Incident."

Then, we watch as a young man makes a wish for "true love" that he'll soon regret. Trigger warning: our review of OBSESSION deals with sexual assault as seen in the film.

The Jerks have spared no expense this week as we venture 64 million years into the past with the Starship Enterprise. But will the Jerks also punch a dinosaur in "Valles Marineris"?

Then, Edge of Midnight and Tranquility Press's John Concagh joins us to dissect Starfleet General Order One, also known as the Prime Directive. Does it hold up as space law?

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How much did STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION change in seven seasons? Find out as we compare its start with its ending, "All Good Things."

Then, hold "aloft your magic sword" because the Jerks have the power as they review MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE.

Our most epic episode yet! We review all the STAR TREK pilots from 1964 to 2000.

Which will we greenlight and which will we send to development hell?

Grab a drink and snack because this might be our longest podcast to date! The Jerks dive into the STAR TREK pilots, from 1964-2001. Which pilot gets our greenlight and which don't?

Our choices might surprise you.