TNG

Trek Geeks #113: See-It or Skip-It: TNG S5

A RETURNING FAVORITE! Our See-It or Skip-It episodes are always fun, and this one is no exception! This time, we’ll take a good, long look at the 5th season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. With episodes like “Darmok,” “Unification I & II,” and “The Inner Light,” there is plenty to talk about in TNG’s…

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Trek Geeks #109: TNG’s 10 Worst

NO WRONG ANSWERS We’re joined this week by our great friend Enterprise Extra–Jim Moorhouse from the Trek Ranks Podcast and TrekRanks.com to consider the ten worst episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation! Even bad Star Trek is worth watching, but these ones are at the bottom of our respective lists! We’re following the Trek…

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Trek Geeks #106: Star Trek Nemesis

WAS IT THE PROPER SEND-OFF? “Can you learn to see in the dark, Captain?” – Shinzon It was a dark movie. Literally and figuratively.  It ended up being the last of the Star Trek movies with the TNG cast.  But was it a worthy finale?? This week, the Trek Geeks will give their take on Star…

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Trek Geeks #104: My Directive Is Prime

GENERAL ORDER #1 It’s the most far-reaching concept in all of Star Trek–Starfleet’s Prime Directive of non-interference in other cultures! Every crew has had to contend with it in some form and, at times, even defy this guiding principle. In this week’s episode, Dan and Bill will discuss some of the finer points of the Prime…

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Trek Geeks #98: See-It or Skip-It: TNG S3

MAKE IT SO! We get such great reaction to our See-It or Skip-It episodes, that we’re back with a brand new one! This week, we’ll take on the third season of Star Trek: The Next Generation and joining us in the discussion is Amy Nelson from Earl Grey–Trek.FM’s podcast dedicated to TNG!  She’s a die-hard…

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Trek Geeks #97: TNG: Our Top 10

ENGAGE! Well, as the 30th anniversary of Star Trek the Next Generation continues to ramp up, we thought it would be fun to have another great “which is the best of the best” discussion.  With 178 episodes of TNG to choose from, we figured there will be a great mix of expected episodes, and possibly a few…

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Trek Geeks #94: Chain of Command

THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS! This week we take a look at the two-part Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, “Chain of Command!” Picard is captured and tortured by the Cardassians? Riker is relieved of his duties? Troi has to wear a standard uniform? Data wears Command red? This is perhaps one of TNG’s darkest episodes,…

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Trek Geeks #93: See-It or Skip-It: TNG S2

A FAN FAVORITE RETURNS! This week, we return with a favorite topic among listeners of Trek Geeks: SEE-IT OR SKIP-IT! This time we’ll focus on the much-maligned second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation and decide whether that season deserves the reputation it has. Starting with “The Child” and progressing all the way through…

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Trek Geeks #89: TNG 30

A YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION! This year mark’s the 30th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation and kicking off our celebration early! We’ll talk about the launch of the second Trek series–our initial thoughts when it was announced, our concerns, and we’ll even confess to thinking the show would be a huge failure… We’ve never been so…

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Trek Geeks #81: The Pegasus

DON’T TELL HIM WHAT HE CAN’T DO! This week, Dan and Bill deep dive into arguably one of the very best episodes of TNG, “The Pegasus!”  Riker’s past comes back to haunt him in the form of his former Captain, Admiral Eric Pressman.  What is the secret they are both hiding from Captain Picard?  Terry…

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