When the Bough Breaks, TNG S1 E17 Review, The Battle Bridge
Rock-a-bye baby, On the starship, When a planet appears, There will be hardship, When the Bough Breaks, Is the name of this ep. So download the show now And it won’t be a schlep. OK don’t shoot the poet… Tonight Lou and James discuss the episode When the Bough Breaks. Remember Lou loves the morality stories and since both your hosts are Fathers, this story could engender many feelings on what we would do if our...
Too Short a Season, TNG S1 E16 Review, The Battle Bridge
Lou thinks this episode was crap, so he takes a forum feedback post into such a massive tangent you won’t believe…but it involves a song he is crazy about. Ok, but anyway Too Short a Season was too short on a script. A few tweaks and it would have been one heck of an episode. Imagine instead of the Admiral taking the de-aging drug the story time was actually spent with him coming to terms with what he did and trying to...
11001001, TNG S1 E15 Review, The Battle Bridge
11001001. That looks like Binary, right? It is….but it’s more then the number 201, it’s four names all lumped into one. Tonight, Lou and James discuss the episode, the Binars and much more such as forum feedback. But be warned, this is one seriously long podcast because of two reasons. One, we had a technical glitch and while it was happening, you got a treat of listening to Lou’s Daughter talk to James about...
Angel One, TNG S1 E14 Review, The Battle Bridge
Angel One. What can we say that hasn’t been said before. Lou hates it, James hates it, you hate it, what else is there? We have this planet that is a strategic importance for some unknown reason where the Women are the warriors and rulers and the men are spineless weasels. Today James and Lou discuss Angel One and what we think of it and much more as well as listener feedback. This show is a proud member of the Trek Mate Family...
Datalore, TNG S1 E13 Review, The Battle Bridge
The only Soong type android, known to be in existence, is joined by another that turned out to be his long lost brother. So are these two boys the only Soong androids really in existence. If you have ever seen TNG, you know the answer already, if not, then we won’t be the spoiler… Today James and Lou have some company. The podcasters, Shawn and Brigitte Vanderloo, of the Rusted Robot join us to discuss Datalore and what we...
The Big Goodbye – TNG S1 E12 Review, The Battle Bridge
The Big Goodbye. That is what you get when two fully grown men have to say goodbye. One worrying about whether his wife and children will be there while the other one is leaving him to meet new people. The Big Goodbye. It’s what Lou and Dr. James are discussing tonight. Augh gee klaxon richnoc necnoc jasuwa….or something like that. It’s the first real holodeck episode and wouldn’t you know it is already putting...
Haven, TNG S1 E11 Review, The Battle Bridge
Some day I hope when I die I get to go to Haven. Haven looks like a remarkable place, very lovely, peaceful in fact. Too bad we never actually go there. We’re in orbit and so is someone else that no one wants to be there, but we never visit the planet. Deanna has a huge surprise that no Betazoid could have seen coming. Today James and Lou discuss Haven and what we think of it and much more as well as listener feedback. This show...
Hide and Q, TNG S1 E10 Review, The Battle Bridge
Hide and Q! Someone on the Enterprise gets the realization of “Impossible Dreams.” What are those dreams? Well they start with vicious animal things and work their way to a disaster that could have as many as 500+ victims but you wouldn’t believe how many it turned to be. This show is a proud member of the Trek Mate Family Network, home of the best Star Trek Podcasts, such as Previously in the Alpha Quadrant Podcast...
The Battle, TNG S1 E9 Review, The Battle Bridge
Ferengis, Ferengis everywhere… Ok only three. Captain Picard may or may not be a murderer. The Ferengi are presenting Picard with his old ship the Stargazer. Why? Because he is the hero of Maxia. Of course, if you think it’s that simple, your all alone in the vacuum of space. There is much more to the story, so check it out. This show is a proud member of the Trek Mate Family Network, home of the best Star Trek Podcasts,...
Justice, TNG S1 E8 Review, The Battle Bridge
Now it’s going to be interesting. Justice isn’t just the name its a moral story. One punishment for all crimes, even those like keep off the grass. We pose questions like, what happens if a baby crawls on the grass, do they put the baby to death? What about the mentaly challenged? What happens when the punishment zone is no longer in effect? What happens outside the punishment zone? Tonight James and Lou really give this...
In The Wilderness