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023 - SPACE DAGGERS!!!

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In this episode, we discuss:

  • The Paradise Syndrome, And the Children Shall Lead, and Is There in Truth no Beauty?

  • Star Trek: Renegades

  • Other TV discussion

  • The worst episode yet?

  • Was life in the past better than life today?  Life without Advil…

  • House spoilers

  • Tahiti Syndrome

  • Differences between cultural appropriation and cultural assimilation

  • Greek mythology

  • Kirk’s fear

  • We decide on an episode title

  • Without followers, evil cannot spread

  • Star Trek and Zodiac connections

  • Do we see reality for what it is?  Or for what is useful?

  • Sciencey-sounding words

  • Beauty

  • What could go wrong?

  • Smart decisions and storytelling

  • Trying different technical things in the episode

  • The IDIC medallion

  • Word salad

  • Spock’s French Stewart eyes?

  • Completely unrelated music discussion

  • Nate and I discover our mutual love of Blues Traveler

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021 - Season 2 Finale and Recap

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Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast.

As usual, I am joined by my wife, Abbie, and our friend Nate, as we discuss:

  • The final two episodes of Season 2: Bread and Circuses and Assignment: Earth

  • Abbie is over The Original Series

  • More episodes we feel like we’ve seen before

  • Prime Directive

  • Kirk’s character judging abilities

  • Parallel development vs Earth influence

  • Religious references

  • Dropping the things that worked in Season 1

  • South Park: Cartoon Wars and Star Trek Mad Libs

  • Will Abbie still enjoy other Star Trek series after this?

  • Will I become a bigger Trekkie than Abbie?

  • Our scoring system is like Who’s Line is it Anyway?

  • Would Kirk risk his crew to save Spock and Bones?

  • Another Gene Roddenberry episode

  • Are fun character traits a crutch?  Lazy?

  • Do Star Trek characters make something a Star Trek story?

  • Spinoffs!

  • Do Star Trek and Doctor Who take place in the same universe?

  • How shows are influenced by the time in which they are made

  • Top shows from the late 1960s

  • Fewer “timeless” stories in Season 2

  • More discussion about technological evolution faster than biological evolution

  • Bioshock spoilers

  • The choice of character names can tell a lot

  • Overall ratings of season 2

  • Different ways to experience TV

  • Our next plans