The Incomparable Superfeed

What do you expect when you get your ship fixed on a fishing planet? A lot of netting. This week on A Complicated Profession, Dan Moren is joined by podcast pal Erika Ensign to discuss the balancing act of everything from fan service to lore to making sure your main character doesn’t always look like a galoot. - Host Dan Moren with Erika Ensign.

I hold the movie to higher standards than the room that they’re in. - Host Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm.

David Carradine, fresh off Death Race 2000, makes a movie that’s basically Death Race 2000 But With Motorcycles And Also We Have To Make This Like Star Wars Because It’s 1978 And That’s All Anyone Can Talk About. It’s pretty cheap and silly, but there are some very entertaining explosions, and the general weirdness is a lot of fun. - Host Monty Ashley and Rhias Hall.

It’s silly draft time! In this episode we’re drafting TV series that only lasted a single season. No, miniseries and unaired pilots and shows that got a second season don’t count! Also, everyone gets “Firefly.” - Host Jason Snell with Moisés Chiullan, Monty Ashley, Philip Michaels, Glenn Fleishman, Dan Moren, Quinn Rose, James Thomson, Erika Ensign, David J. Loehr and Cicero Holmes.

In our first ever genre editions-only episode of Random Pursuit, we discover Kathy and Antony are trivia twins…mostly. Also, when in doubt, answer 18. - Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Antony Johnston, Kathy Campbell, Joy Piedmont, Kim Rogers and Kirsten Goruk.

We jump right into the holiday with a little international house swap movie called The Holiday (2006) starring Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, and Jack Black. Our Agents debate which storyline is more romantic and which actor is the weakest link. Our agents do deep dives in our various headcanon proving they’ve thought about these characters a lot. Sidetracks include: Who is taking care of the dog? Would Idris Elba be a good rom-com movie lead? Where will everyone live after the movie ends? - Host Annette Wierstra with Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Kathy Campbell and Aleen Simms.

This week’s episode of “Star Trek: Discovery” is like a candy treat with a serialized character-driven coating and a crunchy Star Trek center. That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Scott and Jason discuss mystery lullabyes, jerky Admirals who we really want to impress, sad seed-bank dads, and which famous director we’d next like to randomly appear on a sci-fi show. - Host Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

Unscheduled Off-World Activation Detected! As we figure out our format, here is our first try to deep dive into a few episodes, while shallow wading through some others. Episodes Covered: The Enemy Within [DEEP DIVE] Emancipation The Broca Divide The First Commandment Cold Lazarus The Nox [DEEP DIVE] Spoiler warning: Star Trek TOS “Errand of Mercy” - Host Trish Matson, Andrew Pontious and David Schaub.

Erika and Steven do lots of follow-up from their last episode! And talk about submarines! And blowhards from ministries! - Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

After caravanning up to Niagara falls, Tiff and Stephen make awkward speeches about how much they love “The Office” — especially this episode, “Niagara.” This episode of “The Office” originally aired on October 8, 2009. - Host Tiff Arment and Stephen Hackett.