Greatest Trek: New Star Trek Reviewed

When Uhura picks up a mysterious comms signal from future herself, a time travel adventure kicks off and her two selves have to work together to save Scotty. But after P’Uhura ends up on the F’Enterprise and F’Uhura ends up on the P’Enterprise, going hands-on with a space vagina is the only way to set things right. Who got personally thanked for “making the world such an awesome place to be”? Which possible time traveller may have just forgotten all the details? What color is this hole actually? It’s the episode that only has one person following the temporal prime directive.

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Greatest Trek is hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison
The show is produced by Wynde Priddy
Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley
Music by Adam Ragusea

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When it’s La’an’s turn to deal with some heavy emotional shit, a magical flat planet full of doppelgängers is where the story will play out. But after a couple of fairytale characters try to take over the iron dragon, La’an reunites her light and dark selves and the evil queen gets beamed straight to the brig. What’s the most well-established plot device in Star Trek? How do you know a mask is insufficient? Who is real in the Elysian Kingdom? It’s the episode that finally comes full circle on season 4.

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Greatest Trek is hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison
The show is produced by Wynde Priddy
Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley
Music by Adam Ragusea

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When Captain Pike is on an away mission and Admiral Reeger swoops in to commandeer the Enterprise, it's to everyone's surprise when they find themselves caught in a Crimson Tide scenario. But after Asha starts turning into a massive Swarovski paperweight, Pike tries to negotiate with a nameless Andorian who at least has no problem naming a price. Who's cultivating spittle? What bridge crew member is keeping it 100 on the Bechdel test? Can anyone actually name all the General Orders? It’s the episode that's sponsored by TAG Heuer.

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Greatest Trek is hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison
The show is produced by Wynde Priddy
Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley
Music by Adam Ragusea

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When Trelane’s final project involves casting the crew into a soap opera, Captain Pike not inhabiting his role puts the great human experiment at risk. But after the dramas play out and the proctor declares humans interesting, the crew is released to pick back up with their own internal struggles. Which host is standing in the way of the next tour? What needs to be turned into Canadian Heritage Minutes? Who can’t escape the Borg cube of quad box apologies? It’s the episode that might as well pivot to Sopranos.

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Greatest Trek is hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison
The show is produced by Wynde Priddy
Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley
Music by Adam Ragusea

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When the Entrepreneur is pulled into a slipstream wormhole, Dr. M’Benga becomes Dr. Table and Nurse Chapel disobeys a direct order to stay by his side. But after the neutrinos bombarding the ship turn out to be just what the Doctor ordered, Scotty gets his origin story as a miracle worker and Nurse Chapel reinvents the laws of physics. Where is there a whole separate Star Trek happening? Who might get arrested for this episode? What is a soldering iron capable of? It’s the episode that‘s counting down to the weekend.

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Greatest Trek is hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison
The show is produced by Wynde Priddy
Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley
Music by Adam Ragusea

Discuss the show using the hashtag #GreatestTrek and find us on social media:
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