Monthly archives of “June 2020

Episode 231: Pizza Quesadillas

This week the word is changes. First they talk about how the Romulans were changed to be the Klingons during the development of Star Trek 3, and other ways in which key elements of on-going story franchises have changed and evolved over time. Keith talks about how changes to the way werewolfism was dealt with in the rules to D&D impacted the design of Eberron. Other topics they mention include Life’s Lottery, The Butterfly Effect, and The Doom Patrol. Then they lower the vintage spoiler curtain to discuss Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country at length.

VINTAGE SPOILER WARNING: contains vintage spoilers.

Episode 229: To Binge, or Not To Binge

This week the word is binge. The nerds talk about the pros and cons of binge-watching vs. taking new episodes one at a time. Then they touch base on their work projects before moving on to media. They discuss the first episode or two of Upload, Space Force, and season 2 of Homecoming. Then they lower the vintage spoiler curtain to discuss Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home at length.

VINTAGE SPOILER WARNING: contains vintage spoilers.

Episode 228: I Choose The Danger

This week the word is change. The nerds talk about how the world has changed because of the current crisis, and about change in general. Moving on to media, they discuss a variety of different shows they’ve recently started watching, or re-watching. Lastly, they lower the vintage spoiler curtain to discuss Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock at length.

SPOILER WARNING: contains vintage spoilers.

Episode 227: The Life Star

This week the word is Khaaaan! The nerds start by discussing genetically-altered characters in Star Trek and other shows. Then they discuss random other topics, including the most recent season of Survivor, germs on cakes, voting by mail, and bags of holding. After the spoiler curtain they discuss The Wrath of Khan at great length, having both just done a re-watch. They also recap season 3 of Westworld.

SPOILER WARNING: contains vintage spoilers.