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The Measure of a Fan

PJ Montgomery and Mat Troy are life long Star Trek fans. Eliot Red hasn"t really watched much Star Trek at all. PJ and Mat decided Eliot should watch all of it. In chronological order. Listen to their discussions as they go through the entire franchise, one episode at a time. Poor Eliot doesn"t know what he"s in for.

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00:46:34

We Get It, You're a Horrid Creep (Discovery - What's...

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2024/10/02

PJ, Mat and Eliot finally reach the end of the mirror universe story arc in Discovery's first season! And it's the best episode of the arc yet! Which, you know, was a low bar. But at least there's some fun to be had here.Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and

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01:23:10

Nibbling Saru (Discovery - Vaulting Ambition, with...

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2024/09/25

Sarah Millman is back, and joins PJ, Mat and Eliot for the latest episode in Discovery's mirror universe arc! One of our regulars gets angry with the episode. And it isn't Eliot. Well... It is. But someone else gets angry too. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and

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00:49:05

A Painful Metaphor (Discovery - The Wolf Inside)

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2024/09/18

PJ, Mat and Eliot are still stuck in the mirror universe, and aren't happy about it. Stuff happens. We don't care. It's all so tedious. Plus! Mat tells us about his fountain pen. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you enjoy the podcast, and would like

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01:14:02

I Remember When Eliot Was Happy (Discovery - Despite...

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2024/09/11

Doktor Andy Porwitzky joins us again to watch the episode of Discovery where, and we think this is fair, it really goes off the rails. We're in the mirror universe! For a multi-part story! Will it hold up to scrutiny? Will it #$@!. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If

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00:55:52

I Could Dislike This More (Discovery - Into the...

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2024/06/05

PJ, Mat and Eliot have arrived at Discovery's first mid-season finale! Is this the best episode of Discovery so far? Does it set Discovery up for an interesting end of season? Will Discovery completely mess this up next episode? Join us, and find out!Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and

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01:13:43

Fish and Racism (Discovery - Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum)

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2024/05/29

PJ, Mat and Eliot join the Discovery crew for their first away mission to an alien planet! We're thundering towards Discovery's mid-season finale, in this, our fifth season, our one-hundred and seventh episode. What better time to discuss Eliot's expectations of Star Trek?Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and

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01:17:47

Bonus Episode - The Replimat - Armageddon Game

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2024/05/01

While we beaver away trying to get more episodes recorded and edited, our friends over at The Replimat have very kindly offered to let us share with you an episode of their show, in which PJ turned up to watch an episode of Deep Space Nine.Andy Frankham-Allen and Tim Gambrell meander through the entirety of Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Dr Who. For Tim it's his very first time on DS9, and Andy... well, he's been watching it since 1992! They are joined by occasional guests, often known for

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00:47:22

Mudd's Log (Discovery - Magic to Make the Sanest Man...

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2024/04/24

PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in a time loop. PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in a time loop. PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in a time loop. PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in a time loop. PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in a time loop. PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in a time loop. PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in... Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,

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00:59:04

Nobody Wants This (Discovery - Lethe)

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2024/04/17

Ambassador Sarek is missing! PJ, Mat and Eliot know where he is, but no one else does. Will the crew of the Discovery use their high tech sensors to find him? Or will they find a convoluted way for Michael to psychically enter his head because Star Trek?What do you think? Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and

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01:30:33

Bonus Episode - The Replimat - Second Sight

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2024/04/10

While we beaver away trying to get more episodes recorded and edited, our friends over at The Replimat have very kindly offered to let us share with you an episode of their show, in which they made Eliot watch an episode of Deep Space Nine.Andy Frankham-Allen and Tim Gambrell meander through the entirety of Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Dr Who. For Tim it's his very first time on DS9, and Andy... well, he's been watching it since 1992! They are joined by occasional guests, often known for

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01:08:26

We're Overthinking Stuart (Discovery - Choose Your Pain)

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2024/02/28

PJ, Mat and Eliot join Captain Lorca as he gets taken prisoner by Klingons, and meets a classic Star Trek character, Harcourt Fenton Mudd! Plus! We love the Discovery cast. Especially Wilson Cruz. He's dreamy. Look, we might be crushing slightly on Wilson Cruz. And really, can you blame us?Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and

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00:56:46

Tentacle Lice (Discovery - The Butcher's Knife Cares...

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2024/02/14

PJ, Mat and Eliot join Burnham's research into the strange creature the Discovery crew found on the USS Glenn. Will it be the weapon Lorca wants? Will Landry make some terrible decisions? And why are these Klingon scenes so boring? Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you enjoy the podcast, and would like to

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01:00:15

That's Not Charlie, That's a Pizza (Discovery -...

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2024/02/07

PJ, Mat and Eliot finally reach the USS Discovery! Although Eliot gets confused and thinks we're on an Enterprise. It's an easy mistake to make. Plus! Actually, that's pretty much it. It's a lot of spaceship chat. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you enjoy the podcast, and would like to support it, you

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00:47:22

It's Michelle Yeoh! (Discovery - Battle at the Binary...

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2024/01/31

PJ, Mat and Eliot find themselves at the start of the war between the Klingons and the Federation! It's a mixed bag. There's some fun stuff, but there's also Klingons who speak so slowly. Plus! Bolognese! Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you enjoy the podcast, and would like to support it, you can buy us a coffee on

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00:58:20

The Opposite of Boring and Bad (Discovery - The...

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2023/12/06

It's our 100th episode! And conveniently, it's also a momentous one, as we watch the very first episode of Star Trek: Discovery! An explosive episode to start a new series of Star Trek. But will Eliot enjoy it? Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you enjoy the podcast, and would like to support it, you can buy us a coffee on

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00:32:48

They Took the Craft Out of That (Short Treks - The...

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2023/11/15

PJ, Mat and Eliot join Captain Pike's former science officer, Captain Lynne Lucaro, as she takes command of the USS Cabot, and runs into Edward Larkin, and the strange creatures he's experimenting on. Yes, it's our first Tribble episode. It's very silly. Even by our standards. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠. If you enjoy

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01:18:16

A Bee With a Crown on a Stick (Star Trek - The Cage)

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2023/11/08

It's a momentous occasion. Artist and writer Andy W. Clift rejoins PJ, Mat and Eliot, as we finally reach the first piece of Star Trek ever shot. It's Star Trek's original pilot episode, shot in 1964, The Cage! Is this the most Gene Rodenberry episode of Star Trek ever? Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠. If you enjoy the

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00:25:35

Many Cheerful Facts About the Square of the...

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2023/10/25

Spock! Spock's here! For the first time in our podcast, we're meeting Spock! It's Ensign Spock's first day on the Enterprise, so naturally, he gets stuck in a lift with his new first officer. And we get stuck there with them. Plus, Mat eats a lettuce. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠. If you enjoy the podcast, and would like to

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00:21:48

Spocks All the Way Down (Short Treks - The Brightest...

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2023/10/18

PJ, Mat and Eliot meet Saru, as he decides that his backwards planet and his people's attitude to sacrificing themselves might be a bad thing. But it turns out, Eliot doesn't really like short films. So, we're onto a winner with the Short Treks. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠BlueSky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠Threads⁠. If you enjoy the podcast, and would like to support it, you can buy

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00:45:33

The Genius of the Star Trek Ship (Short Treks - The...

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2023/10/11

We're back! And it's a new dawn as we leave Enterprise behind to take a look at our first Short Trek, and our first piece of animated Star Trek! And since it's an animated episode, we brought in a very special guest, animator Dani Abram! She's actually worked on animated Star.... Um... Wars. But that's good enough for us! Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on BlueSky, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ and

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