015 - Harcourt! And the Intergalactic Trash Panda

Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast.

I am joined again this week by my wife, Abbie, and our friend, Nate, as we discuss:

• The next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – Catspaw, I Mudd, and Metamorphosis
• Probably the weakest set of episodes yet
• Going over Abbie’s low bar for this series
• Nate almost didn’t finish the episode
• A Star Trek episode? Or a Halloween special with Star Trek characters?
• Not the “most philosophically rich” episode of Star Trek
• Chekov’s hair
• Enterprise props today
• The sum of its parts are greater than the whole
• Seeing something we’ve seen before
• Binge watching affecting the viewing experience?
• Recurring themes – a life without limit is meaningless
• Recurring themes – the ethics of AI
• Technological advancements to allow intergalactic travel?
• Nearing halfway through The Original Series
• More problematical moments
• Which Einstein?
• I’ve heard that name before!
• Another rare consensus
• The importance of human contact to humans
• Captain Kirk. Diplomat
• Nate gets distracted with DS9 talk again
• Yesterday’s progressivism, tomorrow’s conservatism
• Judas goats
• Nate’s growing fondness for Kirk
• Limitations providing meaning and value – recurrent themes
• TOS episodes as a basis for future series episodes and movies
• The first people to make certain Star Trek connections
• Space rabies!
• Nate already has a rating for Trouble with Tribbles
• Seeing why the series was cancelled after season 2
• Ricky Gervais and Arena

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