The Edge of Forever: The Star Trek Podcast

After the slow-moving visual spectacle that was Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the guys spend nearly three hours gushing over the epic that is Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Themes of life, death, aging, and rebirth are explored, as are thoughts of space-flutes and keytars. (Note: Guard your ears at 1:53:28.) Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Dave joins Dan and Mike to discuss all things Buck Rogers. First they look at the 1939 serial starring Buster Crabbe, then they have a beat-by-beat chat about the 1979 feature-length pilot of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

The Edge of Forever enters a new era as Dave Probert joins Dan and Mike for a discussion of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Does this movie deserve its reputation as "The Motionless Picture" / "The Slow Motion Picture," or is it a technical masterpiece in disguise? Can it be both? Please "sit down" with the three guys as they discuss this very topic and so much more! Also: Stick around through the closing theme for a tease of what's to come between Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Doctor McCoy is accused of committing genocide ("Albatross"), a godlike alien being wants credit for assisting humanity's growth ("How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth?"), and everyone begins to de-age upon entering a backwards-flowing universe ("The Counter-Clock Incident"). And thus ends Star Trek: The Animated Series. Dan and Mike discuss the series as a whole, and a special guest brings us the Star Trek: Babies theme song. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Dan and Mike discuss the exciting immediate future of The Edge of Forever, cover some Star Trek news, then they dive into three more episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series. First, Spock is critically ill, but the medication he needs to survive has been stolen ("The Pirates of Orion"). Then, some moron named Bem needlessly makes trouble for Kirk and Spock ("Bem"). And, lastly, the ship comes to life and plays rather deadly jokes on the crew ("The Practical Joker"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Spock, Uhura, and Sulu are held prisoner by a race in search of a devastating weapon ("The Slaver Weapon"). Kirk, Spock, and McCoy become exhibits in a zoo ("The Eye of the Beholder"). And a DD party is formed to prevent a galaxy-spanning war ("The J-"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

The guys discuss the forthcoming Star Trek: Short Treks micro-series, the return of Jean-Luc Picard, the awesomeness of Harry Mudd, and the possible loss of Chris Pine as Captain Kirk. Then Kirk and the crew are shrunk in an effort to gain their attention ("The Terratin Incident"), they're trapped in a space Bermuda Triangle ("The Time Trap"), and turned into fish-people for reasons ("The Ambergris Element"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

The guys open the episode with some Star Trek: Discovery news, then they dive into three more episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series. First, the crew find themselves talking to The Devil ("The Magicks of Megas-tu"). Then they're attacked by a two-headed dragon ("Once Upon a Planet"). And lastly, Harry Mudd's return sparks HR issues for Kirk and his crew ("Mudd's Passion"). Please pardon the slight audio issues. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

Cyrano Jones returns with a new breed of Tribbles ("More Tribbles, More Troubles"), a long-missing philanthropist turns out to be a Romulan spy ("The Survivor"), and a giant attempts to bring about universal peace with equally giant duplicates of Spock ("The Infinite Vulcan"). Also: Mike gushes over Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Dan has a field day over the Mego Gorn. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge

To save his own personal timeline, Spock travels backwards in time and kill his dog ("Yesteryear"). To save a planet in the path of a hungry space cloud, The Enterprise enters said cloud's digestive tract where Spock pulls a Professor X ("One of Our Planets is Missing"). And to save her lovestruck male crewmates, Lieutenant Uhura takes command of the ship and gets shit done ("The Lorelei Signal"). Also: Dan resurrects a World's Finest Podcast character. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge