Episode 126 – Strange New Secret Invasion
The guys take the time to discuss DT’s preferences listening to the Red Sox games. He emphasizes how much easier it is to watch the Sox while back home now. Then they get into the Season 2 premiere of Strange New Worlds and the Series premiere of Secret Invasion. Mack had some harsh thoughts on the status of NuTrek writing. But the guys were in more agreement on the quality of the Secret Invasion episode.
Episode 125 – Trek vs Wars
The guys detail their previous weekends and how Mack had his mother celebrate Father’s Day with him for the first time while he is a father. DT talks about how life is now calmer and they got to relax this year vs the previous one. Then they dig into the big debate: Are Star Wars and Star Trek more fit for TV or Film? They pretty much agree with each other but do you in fact agree with them?
Episode 124 – More Music, More Sci-Fi
The guys revisit one of their earlier episodes and talk about their favorite Sci-Fi music. They go over the Picard soundtrack, touch upon Transformers, and span all the way to other classic 80’s shows including The Greatest American Hero. The sound quality is a lot better this time around.
Episode 123 – More Documenting Documentaries
Mack and DT continue their exploration of other sci-fi documentaries including the analysis of Trekkies 2, Trek Nation, and What We Left Behind.
Episode 122 – Disassembling the Documentaries
The guys start off with Mack discussing his experience at the Matchbox 20 concert the previous night and how it almost didn’t happen several times. Then they talk about different Star Trek documentaries starting with Trekkies to Trek Nation to The Center Chair. They then realize there are others to talk about so this will turn into a two parter. And Matchbox 20 was awesome.
Episode 121 – The Main Character Dies
Mack starts the show off by showing his new audio equipment and a new era of the show hopefully. DT Critiques the new intro. And after a few discussions over new audio drops being used, they get into how main characters were killed off in sci-fi shows and movie franchises.
Episode 120 – The Muppets!
The guys go off kilter and talk first about how Taylor Swift is invading New England and shutting down basically all of Massachusetts. Mack discusses how he saw Taylor in concert when her first album came out and they go through their shared country experience. Then they get into the unexpected delight of the Muppets and how they are so important to all forms of the culture. It surprised Mack a lot.
Episode 119 – Guardians Vol 3 Discussion
The guys discuss the last installment of Guardians of the Galaxy. They were pleasantly surprised with the ending and how it was so optimistic rather than what the press was saying. They delve deeper into the lore used in the movie and how it was needed to complete the story.
Episode 118 – Mando Season 3
The guys are back! And do they have things to talk about with the latest season of Mando. They discuss their likes, dislikes, how the controversies seem somewhat silly to them. But they acknowledge that the focus is going away from Din Djarin. Who really is the Mandalorian?
Episode 116 – Unexpected Sci-Fi
The guys explore movies that one would not think of as being Sci-fi but technically are, ranging from Bednobs and Broomsticks to The Watch.
Episode 115 – Time Travel… Again…
Voyager: Timeless
The guys continue their Time Travel exploration by going through episodes of Voyager, Enterprise, and Discovery. It was the longest time trip possible, but they finally did it!!
Episode 114 – Back to Time Travel
The guys recap their St. Patrick’s day weekend. Then they get into the time travel episodes of Star Trek and The Next Generation. And of course they run out of time.
Episode 113 – Time to Time Travel
The guys celebrate the recent Daylight Saving Time of Spring Forward by discussing their favorite time travel episodes of Sci-Fi and movies. Ironically, they run out of time and need a part 2.
Episode 112 – The Mandalorian
The guys decide to talk about the debut of the Mandalorian Season 3. They note that the second season ended before their show even began. They talk about the beginning of the Season 1 and go through Mando’s journey that led him to the Season 3 premiere. Then they talk about their thoughts on the episode and what their expectations are for the season.
Episode 111 – Tech Problems
Archer trapping a gorn on gravity plating.
This is a special little episode that McKay had been wanting to explore where Sci-Fi writers use technology wrong or they don’t realize the true ramifications of the tech that is being used. The talk about how Gravity Plating makes Warp drive irrelevant, how Magneto is technically a god, and how the writers of Star Trek Into Darkness were extremely stupid in using “Cold Fusion” to freeze a volcano.
Episode 110 – What the Picard???
Hell has frozen over. Mack and DT talk about season 3 of Picard and the first episode. And Mack loves it! They talk about the things they liked, some criticism, but the welcome return of Riker and the conjecturing where the season is going to go from there.
Episode 109 – The Oliver Effect
Cousin Oliver from The Brady Bunch
DT and Mack remark how it’s Girl Scout Cookie season again and the unearthly appeal people have for them. After discussing the behavior of parents at youth sports and a secret room in DT’s house, the guys then talk about The Cousin Oliver Effect. In which certain sci-fi shows made late character additions and if they breathed new life into the franchise.
Episode 108 – What’s upcoming this year in Sci-Fi??
Mack opens the show with his opinion that Crocodile Dundee II was a perfect sequel. DT acknowledges he saw that movie in the theater. Then the guys delve into what upcoming in Sci-Fi for 2023 including Star Wars, Star Trek, and Marvel. They detail what they look forward to the most and the least