Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness are not having a good week. “The Last Outpost” reveals the new Star Trek threat, and it’s… the Ferengi. So they talk about the Prime Directive instead. Later, in “Where No One Has Gone Before”, Picard’s past as a momma’s boy, and Wesley’s future as an asshole, are revealed. Plus! Richard wants a replicator. He hates doing laundry.
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Trekabout Episode 59: The Naked Now/Code of Honor
Star Trek: The Next Generation continues to get off to a rocky start by basically remaking two Original Series episodes. “The Naked Now” reveals what the crew of the Enterprise-D secretly desires, and most of it is so boring and/or horrible that it’s never brought up again. Meanwhile, in “Code of Honor”, director Russ Mayberry works out his fear of black people.
Trekabout Episode 58: Encounter at Farpoint
This week, Eric Brasure and Richard Goodness leap ahead into the 24th Century by covering the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Encounter at Farpoint”. How is Picard different from Kirk? How is Data different from Spock? Why are there so many men walking around in miniskirts? Also! How annoying is Q? iTunes …