star trek: lower decks

COOL OR FOOL? In the this month's animated spotlight, Bryan and Katie Hampton from the Napping Through Happy Hour podcast take a look at two Lower Decks episodes that firmly push the freshman series in its own direction. In the first, Mariner suspects that Boimler's long distance girlfriend is a parasite. In the second, Tim Robinson screams his way through some shenanigans.  Are they Treks, Marrys, or Kills?

If you want to jump to "Terminal Provocations," the grades begin at (39:50).

IT'S BUFFER TIME! Bryan and returning guest co-host Katie Hampton from Geekscape's Napping Through Happy Hour podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/napping-through-happy-hour/id1628046345) judge two more episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks and, folks, you're not going to believe this, but they didn't agree on a grade for either of them! We'll need your vote to break the deadlocks!

After Captain Freeman orders the end of "buffer time," is the reveal that the crew's frantic behavior is NOT the result of an alien influence or virus too weird or cartoonish to make the episode truly great? Is Tendi's sitcom-level behavior during a crewmember's ascension ceremony and Mariner's yawning during a briefing enough to sour strong premises? Listen and decide! 

"Temporal Edict" begins pretty much straight away while "Moist Vessel" begins at (43:38).

Trek Marry Kill will continue the animated spotlights for the rest of the season. On the 1st of every month, you'll get a bonus TMK featuring two episodes of either Star Trek: Lower Decks or Star Trek: The Animated Series; and be sure to go watch Star Trek: Prodigy - Season One now streaming on Netflix. We give all 20 episodes of season one a hearty TREK. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We kick off 2024 with our animated spotlight on the beloved Star Trek: Lower Decks and we do it by bringing in one of the biggest fans of the show: Katie Hampton, a comedy writer and performer in LA who co-hosts the Napping Through Happy Hour Podcast (social: @ElSassyPants or @ElSassyPantz on TIkTok). She was also a guest on our Star Trek: Picard -  "Surrender" episode last season. Will she and Bryan see eye to eye on this new kid on the block in the Trek universe? 

"Second Contact" begins at (30:48). "Envoys" begins at (1:13:07).

BLEEP GOT FREAKY aboard the USS Voyager, but BLEEP gets even freakier aboard the USS Cerritos after it's assigned to tow the famous ship to its final home as a museum piece. In this special bonus episode, Twitter/X's FanSince09 returns to discuss how Lower Decks deals with Star Trek's version of the trolley problem. He also uses this opportunity to soft launch a podcast he's been thinking about for a while -- which idea winds up being more grotesque? FanSince09's podcast idea or the blob of people created by all of the Tuvixing going on aboard the Cerritos? You be the judge.

Tawny Newsome is excited to be able to talk about Star Trek again now that the SAG-AFTRA strike seems to be over. I was able to monopolize a few minutes of her time to talk about her character, Beckett Mariner, in Star Trek: Lower Decks, as well as that crossover episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and being in the writers room of the upcoming series Star Trek: Starlet Academy. I’m T. Rick Jones and this is your Daily Star Trek News.

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This week we're talking about the newest Taylor Sheridan project, Lawmen Bass Reeves, on Paramount+, the return of Invincible season 2 on Prime, and our three desserts, the season finales of Gen V and Star Trek Lower Decks, and the penultimate Loki!

2:18- 29:20 TV Diaries

Main Course:
29:38-42:44 Lawmen Bass Reeves (Paramount+)

Side Dish:
49:00-43:01 Invincible (Prime)

Desserts:
57:36-1:06:33 Star Trek Lower Decks (Paramount+)
1:06:33-1:14:06 Loki (Disney+)
1:14:06 - GenV (Prime)

This week we're talking about Shoresy season 2 on Hulu, plus we've got our usual assortment of desserts with Star Trek Lower Decks, GenV, and Loki!

1:35-36:20 TV Diaries

Main Course:
36:40-48:30 Shoresy (Hulu)

Desserts:
48:50- 53:41 Star Trek Lower Decks (Paramount+)
53:41- 1:00:43 Loki (Disney+)
1:00:43- GenV (Prime)

This week we're talking about Disney+'s Goosebumps! And for dessert we've got Star Trek Lower Decks and Loki!

Appetizer:
1:38-38:00 TV Diaries

Main Course:
38:55-50:04 Goosebumps (Disney+)

Desserts:
50:54-54:43 Star Trek Lower Decks (Paramount+)
54:43-1:02:25 GenV (Prime)
1:02:25- Loki (Disney+)

This week we're talking about Mike Flanagan's latest horror series for Netflix, Fall of the House of Usher! Plus we've got plenty of dessert, from Star Trek Lower Decks and GenV to Loki!

2:45-38:25 TV Diaries

Main Course:
39:33-1:13:05 Fall of House of Usher

Dessert:
1:13:05-1:22:05 GenV
1:22:05-1:25:27 Star Trek Lower Decks
1:25:27- Loki