142: Star Trek: Metamorphosis and Journey to Babel
We've got some wild and occasionally disturbing Star Trek episodes this week, episodes that also introduce us to a couple of very important characters. First up it's the father of the space warp in Metamorphosis, then we spend some quality time with Spock's folks in Journey to Babel!
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 142: Star Trek: Metamorphosis and Journey to Babel
(00:00:30) - Intro.
(00:02:09) - Launching right into Metamorphosis, and some of our beefs with it.
(00:06:42) - Production notes (and several asides about Cochrane and warp drive).
(00:16:11) - Our guest stars this week.
(00:19:03) - Kicking the episode off proper with a stranded shuttle and a pissed off commissioner.
(00:25:44) - Running afoul of a psychedelic space cloud.
(00:27:42) - Zefram Cochrane? Here? Now?
(00:32:43) - The commissioner gets pissy, and Nimoy does a stunt roll.
(00:37:09) - What is the Enterprise up to during all of this, and now it's time to talk to the Companion.
(00:42:15) - Cochrane's turn.
(00:48:34) - Kirk's last big plea, and the Companion decides to become a human lady.
(00:57:40) - Final thoughts.
(00:59:24) - Break!
(00:59:48) - We're back, and it's time to Journey to Babel.
(01:04:15) - Production notes.
(01:12:00) - Cast chat.
(01:20:12) - A diplomat AND a parent.
(01:28:41) - Some special effects talk, and meeting a room full of alien diplomats.
(01:38:20) - The mysterious vessel of the week, and murder is afoot.
(01:43:39) - Kirk gets shanked, and Spock's command snafu.
(01:49:50) - Kirk's ruse, Sarek's surgery, and when an Andorian is not an Andorian.
(01:55:52) - Sarek is saved!
(02:01:01) - Final thoughts.
(02:05:30) - Next week's episodes, scheduling housekeeping, and outro.
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141: Star Trek: Catspaw and I, Mudd
On this week's Watchcast Star Trek gets proper goofy as we tackle the distinctly Halloween-flavored episode, Catspaw, as well as the return of swarthy space scumbag Harry Mudd in I, Mudd!
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 141: Star Trek: Catspaw and I, Mudd.
(00:00:14) - Intro.
(00:02:13) - Leading things off with the first of our two very silly episodes today, Catspaw!
(00:06:36) - Before we talk too much about the ending, let's talk about who made Catspaw.
(00:13:08) - Beaming down to a Scooby Doo planet.
(00:20:06) - Wizards and dungeons and whatnot.
(00:28:48) - Finally, Catgirls have arrived in Star Trek.
(00:37:56) - GIANT CAT GIANT CAT GIANT CAT
(00:43:03) - Smoking pipe cleaner puppets.
(00:48:53) - Final thoughts.
(00:50:08) - Break!
(00:50:33) - We're back, and it's time to get stuck in the Mudd.
(00:53:39) - Production and cast talk.
(00:59:57) - Androids hijacking the Enterprise.
(01:05:47) - King Mudd.
(01:12:04) - The many temptations of the Enterprise crew.
(01:16:20) - The animatronic battleaxe, and the crew needs to figure out how to outsmart these androids.
(01:24:33) - Death by improv exercises.
(01:29:30) - Mudd's horrible fate.
(01:32:43) - Final thoughts.
(01:44:14) - Next week's episodes, and outro.
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140: Star Trek: The Apple and The Doomsday Machine
This Wagon Train to the Stars keeps rolling right along as we continue our way through Star Trek season 2, and this week we've got two episodes on fairly different ends of the quality spectrum in The Apple, and The Doomsday Machine.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 140: Star Trek: The Apple and The Doomsday Machine
(00:00:14) - Intro.
(00:02:37) - Let's kick things off by reckoning with The Apple.
(00:08:31) - Who is responsible for this?
(00:12:32) - Our guest stars this week, and a brief note on saucer separation.
(00:18:22) - A paradise planet that is anything but.
(00:21:19) - How are we imperiling the ship this week?
(00:24:05) - Boxing Akuta, and a brief aside about Kirk's tunic.
(00:28:36) - Vaal is really stupid looking, and Chekov's a creep for some reason.
(00:36:11) - First comes love, then comes the skull cavings.
(00:41:23) - Spock gets one in the back, and it's time to waste Vaal.
(00:47:14) - Final thoughts.
(00:48:58) - Break!
(00:49:29) - We're back, and it's time for The Doomsday Machine!
(00:51:08) - Talking about the changes to the special effects, and musings about galaxies.
(00:57:52) - Production background and cast talk.
(01:05:30) - Kicking things off with a derelict ship, and a long diatribe about transporters.
(01:14:47) - Our first look at the titular tube of doom.
(01:18:03) - Maybe bringing Decker to the Enterprise was a bit of an error.
(01:27:40) - How to destroy a world destroyer (and yet another transporter diatribe).
(01:43:22) - The epilogue, and final thoughts.
(01:49:02) - Next week's episodes, and outro.
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139: Star Trek: The Changeling and Mirror, Mirror
Star Trek Summer is officially under way, and this week we've got a pair of bona fide classics. First up we've got a rogue AI with a distaste for the chaos of organic life in The Changeling, then the crew has to tackle the sexy evil alternate universe of Mirror, Mirror.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 139: Star Trek: The Changeling and Mirror, Mirror
(00:00:34) - Intro.
(00:04:29) - Kicking things off with The Changeling, and Vinny has some immediate questions.
(00:11:35) - BILLIONS and BILLIONS of dead Malurians.
(00:15:14) - NOMAD's power rankings seem...inflated?
(00:19:20) - A funny little robot running (or hovering) around the ship.
(00:25:52) - We're wiping brains, we're killing redshirts, we're resurrecting Scotty. Everything's crazy.
(00:34:39) - Do not mind meld with a probe. It will void the warranty.
(00:41:52) - Oops, we made the doomsday machine mad.
(00:45:24) - You're imperfect, idiot.
(00:49:19) - Final thoughts on The Changeling, and some scattered original cast movie talk.
(00:54:07) - Break!
(00:54:39) - We're back, and it's time to look into Mirror, Mirror.
(00:57:42) - On the frequency of transporter accidents, and the frequency of the Mirror Universe.
(01:01:25) - Those pesky ion storms.
(01:05:44) - The transporter goes haywire, and Spock has a kickass beard.
(01:13:06) - Kirk won't do mass murder, and Mirrorfolk get tossed in the regular universe brig.
(01:18:37) - Sexy times in Kirk's quarters.
(01:23:33) - Evil Sulu.
(01:26:46) - The plan to get home, and it's a donnybrook in sickbay.
(01:35:55) - Kirk just can't get on that transporter pad without making one last speech.
(01:39:28) - A final cheeky moment on the bridge, and talk about where the Mirror stuff goes from here.
(01:50:54) - Final thoughts.
(01:52:35) - Next week's episodes, and outro.
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138: Star Trek: Amok Time and Who Mourns for Adonais?
Star Trek Summer is finally here! That's right folks after literal years of demanding it, we've returned to the bridge of the Enterprise to rejoin Kirk, Spock, and the gang as they swing their way through space. Join us as we spar with ancient gods and get terminally horny in Amok Time, and Who Mourns for Adonais!
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 138: Star Trek: Amok Time and Who Mourns for Adonais?
(00:00:24) - Intro.
(00:01:52) - FINALLY, the Watchcast has returned to Trek.
(00:05:43) - Kicking things off with Amok Time (and a brief refresher on Vulcans and production codes).
(00:15:23) - Talkin' Pon Farr, hand gestures, and other production stuff.
(00:18:49) - Our guest stars this week, and our brand spankin' new moptop ensign.
(00:27:21) - Let's start the season off right with some aggressively flung soup.
(00:33:20) - Bones discovers a roiling ocean inside Spock, and a brief Star Trek history lesson.
(00:41:23) - Hellooooo Nurse Chapel.
(00:44:10) - To Vulcan for the very first time.
(00:49:45) - Bucking traditions left and right, and ending up in mortal combat.
(00:54:15) - Kirk's dead (tired)!
(01:00:45) - Kirk's back!
(01:02:08) - Final thoughts on Amok Time (and more historical diversions).
(01:05:20) - Break!
(01:05:53) - We're back, and it's time to find out Who Mourns for Adonais?
(01:13:42) - Give 'em a hand!
(01:17:19) - An excursion to Planet Greece.
(01:23:14) - What if God was just some space guy?
(01:30:41) - Apollo is sweet on this human lady.
(01:41:45) - Greek architecture vs. Starship phasers.
(01:45:03) - How this episode could have ended, if not for the network.
(01:49:31) - Final thoughts, and what we've got coming up next week.
(01:53:44) - Outro.
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