Star Trek's Best & Worst Episodes

Geek History Lesson

Jason Inman

Film History, Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Boldly go where no podcast has gone before! In this episode of Geek History Lesson, we’re diving into Star Trek’s best and worst episodes across the entire franchise. Whether you’re a lifelong Trekkie or brand new to the final frontier, we’ll help you find the perfect episode to start your journey. From the groundbreaking brilliance of The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine to the occasional missteps of The Original Series and beyond, we explore the highs and lows of Star Trek’s incredible legacy. This episode also celebrates the upcoming Star Trek: Section 31 movie hits Paramount Plus on January 24, 2025 and did you know?... Jason worked on it! Set your phasers to fun and join us for this ultimate Trek-filled adventure!

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0:00.0	Space, the final frontier.
0:15.7	Few franchises have explored the human condition,
0:18.7	morality, and the vastness of space as much as Star Trek.
0:22.6	But with over 900 episodes across multiple series, where do you even begin? Today, we're going to
0:30.6	help you navigate the best and the worst of Star Trek storytelling. But Ashley, we have to get
0:36.7	into this discussion right now.
0:38.0	Right out the gate, I have to ask you,
0:40.1	why the hell do you think Star Trek has endured for over 60 years,
0:45.5	while so many other sci-fi franchises have come and gone?
0:49.6	Is it the rubber forehead pieces?
0:52.5	Is it William Shatner?
0:54.8	Or is it because every starship captain has a catchphrase?
0:58.5	What do you think of this?
0:59.3	I just want to point out for anybody who's listening at home,
1:02.2	go back and re-listen to Jason's intro
1:04.4	because I've heard you do several versions of the opening
1:08.3	introduction to Star Trek.
1:13.7	And you say space exactly the way Shatner's Captain Kirk does. Yes. Like you, your, your delivery of it's embedded in my head.
1:19.6	It's so shatnerian. I've watched it. You know, it's funny. I read a book once about the behind
1:24.6	the scenes of Star Trek and it said that he he recorded that behind the bridge set of TOS.
1:32.2	Oh, that's fine.
1:32.7	He was just in the sound stage, and they apparently had the door was open.
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