203. The Future of Star Trek on Paramount+

This week we recap the big news about future seasons of Picard, Discovery, and Lower Decks, along with our first look at Star Trek: Prodigy. We also debut a new segment of the pod, so replicate some of Janeway's coffee and listen to the newest ep of TR3!

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Episode 162: Discovery’s Season 2 Finale Goes for Broke

Star Trek: Discovery's Season 2 finale, "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2," was the Trek equivalent of one of Stefon's clubs. It has EVERYTHING!

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Time traveling, TMP references, split screens (a Trek first!), sentimental Vulcans, bloodlusting Klingons, and wormhole face blur. We break down the biggest Star Trek space battle and episode ever.

There's some new Picard show casting news to discuss as well, along with two Red Shirts. (Sucks to be them. Pun SO intended.)

So strap on your Red Angel suit, induce medical coma and listen now to the new episode of TR3!

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Episode 161: Enterprise Bridge Porn Alert

Better late than never! We're back with a quick recap of Star Trek: Discovery's Season 2 penultimate episode, "Such Sweet Sorrow," which is basically just a lot of Enterprise bridge porn and characters saying goodbye to each other.

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We break down what worked and what could have worked better in the episode -- and gush about how cool the bridge of the Enterprise looked. And then Disco production designer Tamara Deverell beams in to tell us how she pulled off bringing the NCC-1701's bridge to life!

Another Red Shirt from Star Trek: Enterprise drops by (literally) as well. So extend your docking corridors and listen now to a new ep of TR3!

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Episode 160: The One with All the Time Crystals

Star Trek: Discovery goes where no Trek show has gone before… but don’t read any further if you want to avoid spoilers!

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That’s right. They finally did it: They put Pike in his wheelchair. Minus the beeps.

"Through the Valley of Shadows" gets all timey-wimey with time crystals, the return of Tyler's kid, and a glimpse of Pike's "Menagerie" fate. We also get a cool, action-packed showdown with Michael "Dances With Two Phasers" Burnham and Control. So was it any good? We're breaking it down!

We also have some reader mailbag and another Red Shirt from literally the cold depths of space. Oh, and a quick segment on the new Twilight Zone… which is truly scary (the segment, not the show).

So stop playing your nerdy word games with friends, watch out for tentacles full of nanites, and listen now to the new TR3!

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Episode 159: Star Trek: Discovery’s My Four Moms

Michael and her mom are finally reunited and it feels so, um, sad?

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"Perpetual Infinity" is the latest Star Trek episode to tackle time travel, and it's full of scenes that tug on the heartstrings and make one scratch their heads. Also, Leland is still alive (our bad) and he's turning into a slow-mo fighting Skynet! We'll talk about what worked this week and what could have worked better.

Also, there's a tiny update on the Picard show and Alex Kurtzman reveals how CBS All Access plans to roll out their slate of upcoming Trek shows. And we've verified that this week's Red Shirt is definitely, definitely dead. (A dirty job but someone's gotta do it!)

So fire up your stolen time crystals, strap into your nanite-injecting dentist's chair and listen now to the new TR3!

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Episode 158: So, Wait - *That's* Who the Red Angel Is?!

If there was ever a game of "What Will the New Star Trek Discovery Episode Bring This Week" bingo, you likely won big time if you picked "Saru singing hymnals" and "Time-travelers that can literally zap people back from death."

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Star Trek Discovery finally revealed who the Red Angel is and, um, yeah, about that...

This week, we autopsy "The Red Angel" episode with more care than they gave poor Airiam right before her Eugene O'Neill-long funeral. We break down what worked and what could have worked better. Buckle up, guys.

And of course, another Red Shirt bites the dust this week, too -- or, rather, gets an "eye full." (Ah, puns!)

So put on your EVA suits, strap into some 23rd century-looking dentist's chair, and listen now to the newest ep of TR3!

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Episode 151: The Klingons Return to Disco, and Mary Chieffo Returns to TR3!

This week’s Discovery is basically Game of Thrones, Klingon Style… and we like it! But not as much as we like having L’Rell herself, Mary Chieffo, beam in to discuss the episode with us! Spoilers follow...

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A Klingon holding up a severed baby’s head is not a thing we’d ever thought would happen on Star Trek, and yet... here we are.

Discovery’s latest episode, “Point of Light,” is like one of Stefon’s night clubs -- it has EVERYTHING: Holograms, Klingon-vaporizing drones, sword fights and an off-screen decapitated (fake) baby. But is it any good? Listen to find out.

And then we talk to the great Mary Chieffo about everything that happened in the episode, plus what’s in store this season for the new Klingon Chancellor.

And it wouldn’t be TR3 without a Red Shirt to eulogize, and he hails from this week’s Disco. So tell your imaginary dead friend/alien entity to pipe down and listen to episode 151 right now!

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Episode 150: We Chat With the Entire Star Trek: Discovery Cast to Celebrate Our 150th!

Thanks, Star Trek: Discovery Season 2. You gave us your second episode on the day of our 150th!

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150 episodes is a big deal. Really. Don't believe us, you can Bing it. So we're celebrating like its spring break on Risa with a review of "New Eden," which furthers our new man-crush on Pike. But not just that -- we also have some fun interviews with -- wait for it -- the entire cast of Discovery as they tease the new season. Like we said: Big. Deal.

And thanks to our listener Tim, we have a Red Shirt from “Empok Nor.” This one hurts, guys!

So put on your away team jackets, crank up your Zunes and listen now to the big One-Five-O of TR3!

And thank you for eight years of listening to and laughing with us.

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Episode 149: Star Trek: Discovery Returns With One Hell of an Episode

Star Trek: Discovery is back for its second season -- and the wait was totally worth it.

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This week, we breakdown "Brother," the very entertaining Season 2 premiere, full of Tilly one-liners, alien organs and Pike's "very colorful" new uniform. Oh, and then there’s lil’ Spock to also discuss…

And if you're having a hard time keeping up with the tonnage of recent Trek news -- from more Short Treks to the Section 31 series – we’ve got you covered with a quick recap of the franchise's latest expansion plans. All of this capped off with another Red Shirt -- and this guy, from the premiere ep, really had it coming.

So activate your telescopic camera rig (perfect for hull repairs), strap into your Landing Pod and listen now to a new episode of TR3.

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Episode 142: Sonequa Martin-Green and Alex Kurtzman Talk Discovery Season 2

The first Star Trek: Short Trek, “Runaway,” is here to help tide us over until Discovery kicks off its second season on January 17, 2019. But is it any good? You'll get our two cents here. And then some. But that’s not all this week…

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We also chime in on the new Spock, who looks like he just rolled out of Middle-earth, as well as the new New York Comic-Con trailer for Discovery Season 2. And thanks to Scott braving NYCC, we have a few exclusive interviews with Discovery cast and crew, including showrunner Alex Kurtzman, stars Sonequa Martin-Green and Michelle Yeoh, and producer Heather Kadin. Oh, and another Red Shirt from Discovery gets a eulogy, TR3 style.

So order yourself a quadruple espresso and listen now!

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Episode 133: Swappin’ Spit

Star Trek: The Next Generation's Season 5 episode "The Outcast" is just as timely and relevant now as it was 26 years ago. And we’re talking about it!

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With its very Trekian take on gender and sexuality, this underrated entry more than holds up today. Find out why.

And we have a few Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 updates (Section 31, everybody!), some wedding news for Lt. Dax (!) and, of course, a Red Shirt -- this one from the Kelvin timeline. (Oh, and just in case you need a reminder, we also go on a tangential rant about how much Into Darkness still sucks. Get excited!)

Also, all of our main topics this episode involve swappin’ spit in one form or another. Win! So put on your comfy future pajamas and listen now to the newest ep of TR3.

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