To Baldly Go

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

An evil crew, paradise, and a destructive intergalactic space worm.  All this and more in this week’s episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast!
I am joined, as usual, this week by my wife, Abbie, and our friend, Nate, as we discuss:
The next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – Mirror Mirror, The Apple, and The Doomsday Machine
Is this the “darkest timeline”?
Another parallel universe episode
Gene Roddenberry’s vision (hope?) for the future
Star Trek has always been progressive for its time – it’s not something new today
Under the progressive veneer, there are still traditional values throughout the episodes
Theory of parallel universes
What are you?  DNA?  Experiences?
Was Kirk trying to change the mirror universe for the better?  Or was he just trying to get back to his universe and his ship?
“Evil” Kirk is a formidable foe
For a savage society, they are really bad at fighting
Uniform colors
Nature vs. Nurture and morality
A piecemeal episode
A Spock and Bones role reversal?
What is the definition of “Paradise”?
An anti-religion episode?
Spock like Satan
No ramifications?
Can freedom be imposed?  Or is it necessarily a choice?
Lurr – Ruler of Omicron Persei VIII
The parable of the banker and the fisherman from Jimmy John’s
Can a society be thriving but also stagnant?
Exploration of other command styles
Other ships
A rare consensus
Cold War commentary
How often to officers lose their ships?
Decisions and results
Major transporter issues.  Is Scotty bad at his job?
Security shortcomings
Planetary system discussion
Motion Picture and other movie discussion
It all comes back to Independence Day

Vulcan biology.  The worst episode yet.  And some Irish folklore.
Thank you for joining us for all this and more on this week’s episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast.  As usual, I am joined this week by my wife Abbie and our friend Nate as we discuss the next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series - 
Amok Time
Who Mourns for Adonais?
The Changeling

The worst episode of the season, the best episode of the season, and The Crazies in Space.  This, and more in this week’s episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast.
I am joined again this week by my wife, Abbie, and our friend, Nate, as we discuss:
Star Trek: The Original Series episodes: The Alternative Factor, The City on the Edge of Forever, and Operation – Annihilate!
We hit the whole spectrum of episodes this week
An interesting topic with terrible execution
Discussing earlier dumb episodes
Tim the Enchanter
The “high water mark” for Star Trek
Pacifism at the right time
Sacrifice for the greater good
Gene Roddenberry’s vision for the future
11.22.63
Spock’s primitive understanding of science
A similar episode today would be a jump back to 1986
Back to the Future, the 1993 edition with Metallica
Foreshadowing that we all missed
Are difficult decisions easier when we don’t know the affected people?
How was The City on the Edge of Forever received in the ‘60s?
Did ChatGPT get this one wrong?
What differences would we have seen if Edith Keeler hadn’t died?
First Contact discussion
I talk about the wrong episode
Another episode that is better than its title might indicate
All of the elements of a good episode
Kirk will not accept a no-win scenario
McCoy doesn’t have the disposition for command
Kirk with a Kodos’ decision to make
McCoy struggles with Spock’s idea of triage
Fake Kirk’s shitty moustache
Boogers? Or poorly cooked eggs?
Lessons of the Horta did not transfer
Plot holes from script changes?
Kirk’s nephew is nowhere to be seen
Levity at the end didn’t match the tone of the episode
We have reached the end of Season 1
“10”-rated seasons of other shows
The experiment has been a success
While the show has more depth than just spaceships and aliens, there are still spaceships and aliens

Welcome to another episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast.  As usual, I am joined again this week by my wife, Abbie, and our friend Nate as we discuss the next three episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series...
This Side of Paradise
The Devil in the Dark, and
Errand of Mercy

The Purge.  A centuries-old war criminal.  And the strangest way to fight an epic war.  All this and more in this week’s episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast.
I am joined this week by my wife Abbie and our friend Nate as we discuss the next three episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series: 
Return of the Archons
Space Seed
A Taste of Armageddon

A lizard fight, some time travel, and a 23rd century courtroom drama.  All this an more in this week's episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast.
Tonight, I am joined by Nate as we discuss the next three episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series - 
Arena
Tomorrow is Yesterday
Court Martial

Episode 8 of the To Baldly Go Podcast, in which we discuss the next three episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series –
Shore Leave
The Galileo Seven
The Squire of Gothos

Join us as we venture into the world of Shakespeare and get an introduction to Romulans as we discuss the next two episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series - 
The Conscience of the King
Balance of Terror

Join as I continue my journey through Star Trek: The Original Series
The Corbomite Maneuver
The Menagerie, Parts 1 and 2