Shades of Gray, TNG S2 E22 Review, The Battle Bridge – Season 2 Finale
Commander Riker fights for his life in sickbay after he is infected by an alien parasite while on an away-mission. Dr. Pulaski soon discovers that the only way to save Riker’s life is to force his mind to relive painful memories. (Season finale) Today James and Lou discuss (Shades of Gray) and what we think of it and much more as well as listener feedback with tonight’s guest host Sina from Ten Forward. Credit: Main Title...
The Battle Bridge can not post this week, open to see why.
Hello everyone. I am very sorry to report we are unable to post a show this week. Our guest was unavailable, forcing us to postpone until next week. I was planning to repost a previous show, but my niece was married this past weekend and I was a groomsman. Then to make matters worse a friend of my from childhood was killed in an explosion at his job. We will be recording Shades of Crap….sorry I mean, Shades of Gray on Friday...
Peak Performance, TNG S2 E21 Review, The Battle Bridge
With the Borg threat in mind, Starfleet stages a war-game simulation pitting Captain Picard and the Enterprise against Commander Riker and the eighty-year-old starship Hathaway. However, when the Ferengi suddenly attack, the Enterprise is crippled forcing Picard into a seemingly no-win situation. Today James and Lou discuss (Peak Performance) and what we think of it and much more as well as listener feedback with tonight’s guest...
The Emissary, TNG S2 E20 Review, The Battle Bridge
The Enterprise crew has to deal with a Klingon sleeper ship whose occupants don’t know the Federation and Klingons are at peace. On-board to help them is an emissary, who (coincidentally) is one of Worf’s former love interests. Today James and Lou discuss (The Emissary) and what we think of it and much more as well as listener feedback with tonight’s guest host . Credit: Main Title Theme (TV Edit) was arranged by...
Manhunt, TNG S2 E19 Review, The Battle Bridge
Lwaxana Troi arrives on the Enterprise, intent on finding a husband. Today James and Lou discuss (Manhunt) and what we think of it and much more as well as listener feedback with tonight’s guest host Collin Higgins. Credit: Main Title Theme (TV Edit) was arranged by Dennis McCarthy and composed by Gerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage This show is a proud member of the Trek Mate Family Network, home of the best Star Trek...
Up the Long Ladder, TNG S2 E18 Review, The Battle Bridge
The Enterprise discovers two threatened colonies which must cooperate to survive. Lou’s Additional: The ultimate in the definition of Cliche. Today James and Lou discuss (Up the Long Ladder) and what we think of it and much more as well as listener feedback with tonight’s guest host Data Logan.. Credit: Main Title Theme (TV Edit) was arranged by Dennis McCarthy and composed by Gerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage This...
REMEMBERING LEONARD NIMOY ON HIS BIRTHDAY with John Tenuto
Hey everyone. I received a Google + invite to a tribute to Leonard Nimoy. It would appear I was one of 46 people invited to this event. This is a public event and everyone is able to tune in. It will be held on: Thursday March, 26 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific 5:00 p.m. Mountain 6:00 p.m. Central 7:00 p.m. Eastern Since the majority of Trek Mate listeners are in the UK, you are currently four hours ahead of Eastern, so it would be 11:00PM....
Samaritan Snare, TNG S2 E17 Review, The Battle Bridge
Picard must undergo a serious medical procedure while the Enterprise-D deals with a Pakled ship, which lures the Enterprise away in hopes of stealing its technology. Today James and Lou discuss (Samaritan Snare) with tonight’s guest host Shawn, from the Rusted Robot Podcast and what we think of it and much more as well as listener feedback. Credit: Main Title Theme (TV Edit) was arranged by Dennis McCarthy and composed by Gerry...
Q Who, TNG S2 E16 Review, The Battle Bridge
Q throws the Enterprise into uncharted space where it encounters and is engaged by a vessel of a previously unknown species: the Borg. When the vessel instantly and effortlessly overwhelms the Enterprise, Picard realizes that the Federation may not be as ready for the future as he thought. This show was recorded before the death of Leonard Nimoy. It was intended to be posted the day it was recorded, so it wasn’t edited. Due to...
The Battle Bridge Repost, Pen Pals, TNG S2 E15 Review
This is a repost of the review of Pen Pals. The original post sat in drafts for a while, unbeknowst to me and then when I finally corrected that oversight, it was later discovered that the post had no audio file. Therefor there was a whopping 21 downloads in a time frame that would see almost 200. My only guess as to the reason was the lack of audio file and further edits meant nothing to the feeds. So if you already downloaded...