There Are Four Mics: A Star Trek Podcast

The Enterprise crew once again finds themselves caught in the middle when Archer and Trip accidentally befriend the head of a terrorist organization. The duo are forced to flee into the desert to escape a bombing run. Archer's sidekick, Trip, gets a mild case of heat stroke and flirts with the idea of slipping into a coma. Your hosts disagree with each other about--everything.

We're short two members again for this episode!

Enterprise 1x24 - Desert Crossing Directed by David Straiton Written by Andre Bormanis, Rick Berman & Brannon Braga Guest Stars: Clancy Brown, Charles Dennis

There Are Four Mics is a weekly Star Trek podcast discussing the Star Trek episodes and movies in stardate order. Join Jason Allen, Joe Heiser and Joshua B. Jones as we discuss the 24th episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, Desert Crossing.

Music credits: Faith of the Heart/Where My Heart Will Take Me - performed by Russell Watson, Jerry Lubbock, and the New York Trek Orchestra Archer's Theme - Dennis McCarthy and New York Trek Orchestra

T'Pol learns to never meet your heroes, or at least it'll feel that way at first until you discover they were actually pretty ok in the first place? So maybe T'Pol learns about first impressions? Overall we quite liked this episode despite a few story troubles. Lots of excitement and intrigue in this episode! T'Pol gets a chance develop as a real character and we see that not all Vulcans are the cold, distant, and generally disagreeable lot we've met so far.

We're short two members this episode!

Enterprise 1x23 - Fallen Hero Directed by Patrick Norris Written by Alan Cross, Rick Berman & Brannon Braga Guest Stars: John Rubinstein, Fionnula Flanagan

There Are Four Mics is a weekly Star Trek podcast discussing the Star Trek episodes and movies in stardate order. Join Jason Allen, Joe Heiser and Joshua B. Jones as we discuss the 23rd episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, Fallen Hero.

Music credits: Faith of the Heart/Where My Heart Will Take Me - performed by Russell Watson, Jerry Lubbock, and the New York Trek Orchestra Archer's Theme - Dennis McCarthy and New York Trek Orchestra

This is one of those rare Star Trek episodes that actually presents us with a non-traditional alien. A feat that knocked this episode into Chris' list of favorites. For the rest of us it felt like a very traditional Star Trek episode, not bad, but also not exactly remarkable.

Enterprise 01x22 - Vox Sola Directed by Roxann Dawson Written by Rick Berman & Brannon Braga and Fred Dekker Guest Stars: Vaughn Armstrong, Joseph Will, Renee E. Goldsberry

There Are A Four Mics is a weekly Star Trek podcast discussing the Star Trek episodes and movies in stardate order. Join Anna Heiser, Jason Allen, Joe Heiser and Joshua B. Jones as we discuss the 22nd episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, Vox Sola.

Music credits: Faith of the Heart/Where My Heart Will Take Me - performed by Russell Watson, Jerry Lubbock, and the New York Trek Orchestra Archer's Theme - Dennis McCarthy and New York Trek Orchestra

We all learn a little about ourselves and each other during this episode as Archer and Travis face their own prejudices. Also it's a mini Quantum Leap reunion as Dean Stockwell makes an appearance alongside Scott Bakula.

Overall we liked this episode, even if we were beaten over the head with the message.

For anyone who may have missed it.. The internment of American citizens of Japanese-descent was fucked.

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Enterprise 01x21 - Detained Directed by David Livingston Written by Michael Sussman & Phyllis Strong Guest Stars: Dean Stockwell, Dennis Christopher, Christopher Shea

There Are A Four Mics is a weekly Star Trek podcast discussing the Star Trek episodes and movies in stardate order.Join Anna Heiser, Jason Allen, Joe Heiser and Joshua B. Jones as we discuss the 21st episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, Detained.

Music credits: Faith of the Heart/Where My Heart Will Take Me - performed by Russell Watson, Jerry Lubbock, and the New York Trek Orchestra Archer's Theme - Dennis McCarthy and New York Trek Orchestra

What starts out as a creepy ghost story about a crashed transport ship turns into a creepy father/daughter story about recreating all of your dead friends and family and pretending everything is normal for 20 years.

The best thing about this episode is that it brings back Rene Auber.. Uh.. Ober.. Uhh.. Auborjin.. Auberjonois. Sorry Rene, we tried. I think we got your name right once out of like 30 tries, despite the assistance from your website..

Ultimately we felt this was a very average Star Trek episode, even with Odo's fantastic performance throughout.

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Enterprise 01x20 - Oasis Directed by Jim Charleston Written by Stephen Black Guest Stars: Rene Auberjonois, Tom Bergeron, Annie Wersching, Claudette Sutherland, Rudolph Willrich

There Are A Four Mics is a weekly Star Trek podcast discussing the Star Trek episodes and movies in stardate order.Join Anna Heiser, Jason Allen, Joe Heiser and Joshua B. Jones as we discuss the 20th episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, Oasis.

Music credits: Faith of the Heart/Where My Heart Will Take Me - performed by Russell Watson, Jerry Lubbock, and the New York Trek Orchestra Archer's Theme - Dennis McCarthy and New York Trek Orchestra

Enterprise brings us the Ferengi for their first chronological appearance in the Star Trek universe until we see them again in The Next Generation, about 200 years later. Or does the Deep Space Nine episode Little Green Men count? Did that happen yet, or has it yet to have happened? Ugh. Time travel.

This is a really fun episode all around. A beloved alien species, shenanigans, and a Starfleet officer running around in his underwear. What else could we ask for?

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Enterprise 01×019 – Acquisiton Directed by James Whitmore, Jr. Written by Andre & Maria Jaquemetton Guest Stars: Jeffrey Combs, Clint Howard, Matt Malloy, Ethan Phillips

Join Anna Heiser, Jason Allen, Joe Heiser and Joshua B. Jones as we discuss the 19th episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, Acquisition.

There Are A Four Mics is a weekly Star Trek podcast discussing the Star Trek episodes and movies in stardate order.

Music credits: Faith of the Heart/Where My Heart Will Take Me – performed by Russell Watson, Jerry Lubbock, and the New York Trek Orchestra Archer's Theme – Dennis McCarthy and New York Trek Orchestra

Ever set out to go hunting but find love instead? The Enterprise stumbles upon a rogue planet (saying the name of the episode should be a trope at this point). Archer and Co. crash the hunting party of a few Eskan. Turns out whatever it is these fellas are hunting happens to be capable of appearing as a beautiful woman, which is exactly interesting enough to get Archer's attention.. Despite Trip's track record, he and everyone else suspect this mysterious woman might be a figment of Archer's imagination. Could the answer be somewhere in the middle?

I think most of us went in to this episode expecting a real stinker, but at the end of the day this ended up being a pretty decent episode. Not the greatest, but certainly not terrible.

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Enterprise 01x018 - Rogue Planet Directed by Allan Kroeker Written by Chris Black Guest Stars: Stephanie Niznik, Conor O'Farrell, Eric Pierpoint, Keith Szarabajka

Join Anna Heiser, Chris Keeley, Jason Allen, Joe Heiser and Joshua B. Jones as we discuss the 18th episode of Enterprise, Rogue Planet.

Music credits: Faith of the Heart/Where My Heart Will Take Me - performed by Russell Watson, Jerry Lubbock, and the New York Trek Orchestra Archer's Theme - Dennis McCarthy and New York Trek Orchestra

Don't be like this Tolaris fellow..

This episode holds a special place as the lowest rated among us so far! I honestly did not see that coming..

Has there ever been such an over the top slimey Vulcan (or character) as this Tolaris fellow? Next to the seemingly harmless Kov/Commander Trip storyline this episode has a strange imbalance that really rubbed some of the hosts the wrong way. Things take a serious tone through much of this episode as we talk about T'Pol's assault and how it was handled by the writers.. A delicate discussion to say the least.

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Enterprise 01x017 - Fusion Directed by Rob Heddon Written by Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong Guest Stars: Enrique Murciano, Robert Pine, Vaughn Armstrong

Join Chris Keeley, Jason Allen, Joe Heiser and Joshua B. Jones as we discuss the 16th episode of Enterprise, Shuttlepod One.

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Music credits: Faith of the Heart/Where My Heart Will Take Me - performed by Russell Watson, Jerry Lubbock, and the New York Trek Orchestra Archer's Theme - Dennis McCarthy and New York Trek Orchestra

Enterprise has a surprising number of strong episodes in their first season and I think most would say this should be counted among them. Trip and Reed face certain death, each dealing with it the only way they know how--Fightin' and drinkin'.

Enterprise 01x016 - Shuttlepod One Directed by David Livingston Written by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga

Join Chris Keeley, Jason Allen, Joe Heiser and Joshua B. Jones as we discuss the sixteenth episode of Enterprise, Shuttlepod One.

Music credits: Faith of the Heart/Where My Heart Will Take Me - performed by Russell Watson, Jerry Lubbock, and the New York Trek Orchestra

Archer's Theme - Dennis McCarthy and New York Trek Orchestra

This direct sequel to the Andorian Incident brings back one of our favorite Star Trek regulars, Jeffrey Combs as Shran. This episode also happens to be one of the last times in my memory that the show tries to force us to think Archer and T'Pol could be a thing. I think we're all grateful for that.

Enterprise 01x015 - Shadows of P'Jem Directed by Mike Vejar Teleplay by Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong Guest Stars: Jeffrey Combs, Gregory Itzin, Steven Dennis, Vaughn Armstrong, Gary Graham, Barbara Tarbuck

Join Chris Keeley, Jason Allen, Joe Heiser and Joshua B. Jones as we discuss the fifteenth episode of Enterprise, Shadows of P'Jem.

Music credits: Faith of the Heart/Where My Heart Will Take Me - performed by Russell Watson

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