It’s a double header of Strange New Worlds goodness! In episode 9 of Strange New Worlds’ first season, “All Those Who Wander,” the Enterprise crew come across a derelict spacecraft with a nasty surprise. In and in the 10th and final episode 10 of Strange New Worlds’ first season, “A Quality of Mercy”, Captain Pike is given a vision of an alternate future with the Romulans where things go from okay to… well, they go very bad.

In this episode of The Prime Subjective, Chris Newcomer, Karie Coleman-Hinners, Mike Henley and Jai Nim discuss two back-to-back episodes of Trek!

UPCOMING CROSSROADS EVENTS
The next live show run for Crossroads will be the Philly Fringe Festival! September 14th – 18th at Theatre Exile in South Philly. Lots of great shows including Not Yet Rated’s Improvised Rom-com, a collab with Runnin’ Late, multiple nights for the Sideshow and Borrowed Time and so much more. Check out xroadscomedy.com for more info.

It’s time for the old Star Trek chestnut, a costume fantasy episode! And another chestnut, a people-not-behaving-like-themselves episode! Two great tastes…do they taste great together? In this episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S1E8 – “The Elysian Kingdom”), Dr. M’Benga is the only sane man on a starship that has been transformed into a storybook come to life. And in this episode of The Prime Subjective, Chris Newcomer, Michael Henley, Karie Coleman-Hinners and Jai Nim write their own books on how they feel this episode went. Tally-ho!

UPCOMING CROSSROADS EVENTS
The next live show run for Crossroads will be the Philly Fringe Festival! September 14th – 18th at Theatre Exile in South Philly. Lots of great shows including Not Yet Rated’s Improvised Rom-com, a collab with Runnin’ Late, multiple nights for the Sideshow and Borrowed Time and so much more. Check out xroadscomedy.com for more info.

It’s a pirate’s life for the crew of the USS Enterprise when a gang of space bandits target the ship! Will Pike’s plan to manufacture a mutiny on the enemy craft work? Will T’Pring be forced to make a hard choice when Spock is held ransom? How about that kiss, everyone? For the answers to these questions and more, join the crew of the Prime Subjective as we loot and pillage the undercurrents of Strange New Worlds S1E7, “The Serene Squall.” Arr!

UPCOMING CROSSROADS EVENTS
The next live show run for Crossroads will be the Philly Fringe Festival! September 14th – 18th at Theatre Exile in South Philly. Lots of great shows including Not Yet Rated’s Improvised Rom-com, a collab with Runnin’ Late, multiple nights for the Sideshow and Borrowed Time and so much more. Check out xroadscomedy.com for more info.

Here’s an uplifting episode. Or not. Quick sci-fi tip: when you’re on an alien planet and someone asks you if you wish to “ascend,” say no. 2nd quick sci-fi tip: when a secretive alien society invites you to watch their weird coronation ritual… it might not go so well.

This episode of Strange New Worlds is tough to talk about without spoiling the end… which maybe might be an issue, but you make the call. If you’ve made it to the end and want an in-depth discussion of the highs and lows of S1E6, “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach,” tune in here! Chris Newcomer, Karie Coleman-Hinners, Mike Henley and Jai Nim are ready to do the heavy lifting.

UPCOMING CROSSROADS EVENTS
Crossroads has a run a LIVE shows coming up July 13th – 17th in Philly! Improv, sketch, stand-up… whatever your jam is we got you covered. We’re also enrolling classes both in person and online for Summer and Fall. Check out xroadscomedy.com for more info.

Body swapping! Negotiations! Easter eggs! Hijinks! (Yes, friends, hijinks!) “Spock Amok” is Strange New Worlds’ first full fledged comedy episode. And it’s a hoot! For this episode of The Prime Subjective, Chris Newcomer, Mike Henley, Jai Nim and Karie Coleman-Hinners discuss the craziness of “Spock Amok.”

UPCOMING CROSSROADS EVENTS
Crossroads has a run a LIVE shows coming up July 13th – 17th in Philly! Improv, sketch, stand-up… whatever your jam is we got you covered. We’re also enrolling classes both in person and online for Summer and Fall. Check out xroadscomedy.com for more info.

It’s an old-fashioned submarine thriller! In space! Enterprise vs. Gorn! In Strange New Worlds S1E4, “Memento Mori,” La’an Noonien-Singh remembers her traumatic past, as the only survivor of a brutal attack by the mysterious Gorn. And now the Gorn are back, luring the Enterprise into a brutal game of cat-and-mouse, with a brown dwarf star as a terrifying backdrop for starship combat. In this episode of The Prime Subjective, Chris Newcomer, Jai Nim, Karie Coleman-Hinners and Michael Henley do a deep dive and plumb the hidden depths of this latest episode.

UPCOMING CROSSROADS EVENTS
Crossroads has a run a LIVE shows coming up July 13th – 17th in Philly! Improv, sketch, stand-up… whatever your jam is we got you covered. We’re also enrolling classes both in person and online for Summer and Fall. Check out xroadscomedy.com for more info.

Comets! First contact! Last contact! Shipboard viruses! Drama! Excitement! Two hours of pure undiluted Star Trek! In this episode of “The Prime Subjective,” Chris Newcomer, Michael Henley, Karie Coleman-Hinners and Jai Nim discuss not one but TWO episodes of Strange New Worlds! Join us for a lively and pointed discussion of S1E2 – “Children of the Comet” and S1E3 – “Ghosts of Illyria.”

Strange new worlds! Strange new crewmembers! Old familiar podcast. In the prequel series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, we go back ten years prior to the original Star Trek series, to see the USS Enterprise captained under Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and his gallant crew. In this discussion of S1E1 (titled, appropriately enough, “Strange New Worlds”) we discuss the ins and outs of this latest Star Trek premiere episode. Spoilers, comments, new life and new civilizations await.

Dr. Soong leads an army! Agnes goes through some changes! Picard relives some buried trauma! In this episode of The Prime Subjective, Chris Newcomer, Karie Coleman Hinners, Jai Nim and Michael Henley discuss Star Trek: Picard S2E8 – “Mercy” and S2E9 – “Hide and Seek.”

In this episode of Star Trek: Picard (S2E7 – “Monsters”) we go deep inside Captain Picard’s mind! And in this episode of The Prime Subjective, we go deep inside the minds of Chris Newcomer, Jai Nim, Karie Coleman-Hinners and Michael Henley! Enjoy!