Anika and Liz catch up on New York Comic-Con and the second half of Lower Decks season 2. Which … we loved! We talk about: Anika’s NYCC experience A new Discovery trailer! Gosh, people have… Read More »87. Boimler’s Everything (Lower Decks season 2 and NYCC 2021)
Liz and Anika get together to discuss the news, trailers and outfits from Star Trek Day, 8 September 2021, including… We have concerns about the sidelining of female characters in Prodigy How will Long Janeway… Read More »85. ”Mary Sue (respectful)” (Star Trek Day 2021)
Anika and Liz check in on season 2 of Star Trek: Lower Decks. And … maybe it isn’t for us? And that’s okay! Along the way, we talk about: Walking the line between responding to… Read More »84. The Boimler Who Became The Other Boimler (Lower Decks season 2)
We’re joined by friend of the podcast Tim, who tells us about the IMDB ratings system and how it reflects fandom’s biases. Sounds dry? No, it’s fascinating! At least to us… [Note: we had some… Read More »75. It’s Ruined Childhoods Again
Anika and Liz discuss bisexuality in Star Trek – a topic which has been on our agenda since the only on-screen representation was the Mirror Universe. Thank heavens times have changed! …Right? Because, wow, the… Read More »73. The Rick Berman Problem
Halfway through its first season, Liz and Anika revisit Lower Decks. Spoilers, we still like it! BUT… it really is awfully heterosexual and isn’t it weird how, out of all the modern Trek series, only… Read More »55. The Trekkie’s Mantra (Lower Decks season 1 – halfway point)
Anika and Liz select characters, concepts and ideas which, if copyright law didn’t exist (and also they controlled Star Trek, which, for some reason, they still don’t), they would bring into the Trek universe. We’re… Read More »54. It’s The Dark ‘n’ Gritty Zootopia
Hey, remember two weeks ago, when we were like, “Well, maybe Star Trek: Lower Decks won’t be for us, and that’s okay.” SPOILERS: WE LOVED IT. This is now a Beckett Mariner stan podcast We… Read More »53. Modesty Slime (Star Trek: Lower Decks 1.01)
Anika and Liz discuss the news out of this year’s virtual San Diego Comic Con. And … there’s not much of it! We understand the reasons, but we’re still disappointed at the lack of release… Read More »52. 2020 Keeps On 2020ing (SDCC 2020)
San Diego Comic Con 2019 was massive for Trekkies, and we’re joined by guest Sam (she first appeared way back in ep 3!) to talk about everything. Including: Star Trek: Picard – the trailer, the… Read More »24. The Tyranny of the Bowl Cut (SDCC 2019)