Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast.
I am joined again by my wife Abbie and our friend Nate as we discuss:
The next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – Journey to Babel, Friday’s Child, and The Deadly Years
Starting with the last episode
Aging the characters, compared to reality
Are we aging differently now? Or is it a social construct?
A good leader surrounds himself with good people
Don’t embarrass the boss
Budgetary constraints and command
Trying to do the right thing, but not knowing how to do it
Stockton or Stocker?
The Beginning of Infinity
How does the Neutral Zone work?
The return of Corbomite
Watching on a phone instead of a TV making the series more palatable?
A better episode if made today?
Earliest-born Star Trek actor – born in 1882!!
A murder mystery on the Enterprise
Sarek – a character with depth that I don’t realize
Additional episode context and how these episodes are received
Orions? Or Gorn?
Lack of recurring characters
Genetic espionage
Strange episode titles
A strong start and a slow, weak finish
We’ve seen this episode before
Good music
The Godmother of Star Trek
Who punched first?
Reactions to Chekov’s Russia claims
Computing in the 1960s, Teletype, and how technologically forward-looking we can be
Technological inspiration from Star Trek
Chick Fil-a vs Raisin’ Canes
Thumbnails for next week’s episodes
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