Kevin Smith has been a polarizing filmmaker over his almost 25-year career, so we wanted to go back and look at his first three movies to see if his reputation is deserved. Clerks is pretentious, wordy, but, above all, funny and humane. Welcome to Trekabout Presents Clerks. iTunes RSS
The Dominion threat has been hanging over the Federation for over a year, so it was just a matter of time before it came to a head. “Homefront” and “Paradise Lost”: wonder what they could be about? iTunes Google Play RSS
Look, we’re branching out even further from sci-fi! My Dinner with Andre has become a bit of a punchline, which is unfortuate, as it’s a deeply moving and intellectually stimulating movie with a lot to say. Welcome to Trekabout Presents My Dinner with Andre. iTunes RSS
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine gives us their first Worf-centric episode in “The Sword of Kahless”, and it’s… okay? But don’t fret! “Our Man Bashir” is a lot of fun and manages to find a new spin on a holodeck story. iTunes Google Play RSS
For the April Patron Special, Eric and Richard have a fun and wide-ranging discussion of the future of Star Trek and what they’d like to see (and not see!) from the next Star Trek series helmed by Bryan Fuller. This is a really great one and you don’t want to miss out! To listen, just …
So, let’s pretend that you’re an interplanetary political alliance that encounters a hostile species. Would you continue to send starships into their territory? “Starship Down” indicates that the answer is yes. Later, in “Little Green Men”, the Ferengi encounter 20th Century humans, and are suitably impressed. iTunes Google Play RSS
It’s wacky adventure week on Trekabout! In “Indiscretion”, Gul Dukat and Major Kira go on a working vacation to a desolate desert planet so that Gul Dukat can murder his half-Bajoran daughter! In “Rejoined”, Commander Dax defies Trill taboo to make out with the new host of her dead wife! What a happy week on …
“The Visitor” is one of the most highly-regarded episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but you might be surprised at what we think of it! Later, in “Hippocratic Oath”, Bashir and O’Brien are surprised at what they make of each other, and the Jem’Hadar. iTunes Google Play RSS
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine got a strong request to shake things up in the fourth season, so hey, what better way to do that than to make the Klingons go nuts, in “The Way of the Warrior”? Side benefit: we get Michael Dorn as Worf! Plus! Is that a side benefit? iTunes Google Play RSS
We get the opportunity to learn more about Dax, in “Facets”, as Jadzia undergoes a Trill ritual to meet her previous hosts via sci-fi magic. Then, in “The Adversary”, the crew of Deep Space Nine meet a changeling. iTunes Google Play RSS