In this week’s episode, we discuss:
Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Spock’s Brain, and The Enterprise Incident
The movie worked a lot better on a big TV than The Original Series
Strong opening to the movie
Klingons look and seem very different
Enterprise porn
Remastered version of the movie – probably looked better on my TV at home than it would have in the theater
Characters felt different
What somebody who doesn’t know anything about Star Trek might think Star Trek is like
William Shatner doing a Captain Kirk impersonation
Differences between the series and the movie
For all the criticism of the movie, it was stunning
Is human consciousness just a physics and chemistry question?
Some timely Oscars talk – debating Avatar vs. The Hurt Locker
Absurd moments for a Star Trek episode
Future technological understanding
Was Gene Roddenberry holding up a mirror to society?
Star Trek and Black Mirror
Star Trek as a Trojan horse
Mutual respect with the Romulans?
Lies of omission
Space pirates
The Vulcan Death Grip
Genetic similarities between Vulcans and Romulans
Self-destructing Enterprise
A pleasant surprise for early season 3