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Trek In Time

Matt Ferrell and Sean Ferrell

Join Sean and Matt as they rewatch all of Star Trek in order and in historical context.

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#245
Friday · 28 min
245: Star Trek SNW, "Once La'an a Time" - A Season Low
Matt and Sean call this a season low for Strange New Worlds in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 9, "Once La'an a Time". They argue that the fantasy plot leaves La'an's character arc without enough room to land. Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirst Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:55 - Mailbag 04:28 - Episode Description 04:51 - This Time in History 07:04 - Episode Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wQ6EcBE7g Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#244
October 16 · 36 min
244: Star Trek SNW, "Orders of Magnitude" Review - Kirk's Bluff
Matt and Sean talk about Kirk's family legacy and the cost of meeting your heroes in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 8, "Orders of Magnitude." Sam and Jim Kirk learn the truth about their father's stalled career. Kirk pulls a bluff any poker player would love. Uhura earns her battlefield promotion. Sean puts it right up there with "Off Hour.” Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirst Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:13 - Mailbag 09:22 - Episode Description 09:53 - This Time in History 11:53 - Episode Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpHbOlr3a8w Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#243
October 9 · 34 min
243: Star Trek SNW, “Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass”
Matt and Sean talk about the gimmick episode that finally lands in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 7, "Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass." Trelane traps the crew inside a soap opera, and only Pike knows something is wrong. Matt calls it a breath of fresh air after the puppets. Sean gives it a C plus and pitches the second draft he wishes they'd made. Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirst Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:34 - Mailbag 05:12 - Episode Description 05:45 - This Time in History 07:51 - Today’s Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ALmG8hxDiw Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#242
October 2 · 31 min
242: Star Trek SNW, "Off-Hour" - Among the Best Trek Ever?
Matt and Sean talk about one of the best Star Trek episodes in years in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 6, "Off-Hour." A disaster hits the Enterprise in real time, and every crew member fights to save the ship. After a season of gimmick episodes, this one leaves them with a hard question. If the show can do this, why doesn't it do it every week? Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirst Chapters: 00:00: Intro 01:46: Feedback 03:56: Episode Description 05:08: This Time in History 10:06: Today’s Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6pyzHnvVm0 Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#241
September 25 · 32 min
241: Star Trek SNW, "Level Five Transporter Accident" - Too Many Gimmicks?
Three of the first five episodes this season are gimmick episodes, and Matt has had enough. Matt and Sean talk about the puppet hour, and what a 10 episode season can afford, in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 5, "Level Five Transporter Accident." The puppets are beautifully built and the jokes land, but the dream reveal arrives in the final two minutes with no setup. So is this a charming lark? Or is it 45 of the season's 450 minutes spent on a sketch? Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirst Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:36 - Listener Feedback 06:14 - This Time in History 10:09 - Today’s Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tYGkEP0cqY Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#240
September 11 · 39 min
240: Star Trek SNW "A Case of Chiaroscuro" Review - Is Trek Now Doctor Who?
Matt and Sean talk about how Strange New Worlds keeps borrowing other genres in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 4, "A Case of Chiaroscuro." A musical, a horror hour, and now film noir shot in black and white. Matt calls it Andor filtered through Doctor Who, and he means that as a compliment and a complaint at once. Sean argues the story earns the style, from Una's con at the end to La'an's quiet unraveling in sickbay. Pike also climbs the captain rankings along the way. So is genre play the smartest tool this show has? Or is the peanut butter getting into the chocolate? Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirst Chapters: 00:00: Intro 02:32: Today’s Episode & Mailbag 08:27: Episode Description 08:55: This Time in History 11:37: Episode Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTX_qYhEzqM Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#239
September 4 · 34 min
239: Star Trek SNW, "Human Best Friend" - A Lower Decks Episode?
Matt and Sean ask whether Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 3, "Human Best Friend" works better as a live-action Lower Decks episode. The shore leave setup gives Strange New Worlds room for drunk-planet chaos, La’an taking over a gang, Spock mind-melding with a plant, and Scotty and Ortegas turning into a buddy comedy. But with only 10 episodes in the season, they also question whether this much goofiness helps or hurts the larger story. Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirst Chapters: 00:00: Intro 02:46: Today’s Episode 03:07: Episode Description 03:44: This Time in History 05:25: Today’s Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKiB9YBwACY Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#238
August 28 · 30 min
238: Star Trek SNW, “The Griffin Incident”
Matt and Sean talk about the best horror Star Trek has ever filmed, in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 2, "The Griffin Incident." A derelict Federation ship, a baby crying down a dark hallway, and a crew that stops trusting its own eyes. Matt reaches for Solaris and The Thing, Sean reaches for Event Horizon, and they agree the landing sticks. Also in the mailbag: the Voth, dinosaurs, and one very wrong answer involving Peter Griffin. Order Sean’s next book, “In the Fields We Thirst” here: https://undecided.link/in-the-fields-we-thirst Chapters: 00:00: Intro 01:42: Mailbag 05:31: Episode Description & This Time in History 08:57: Today’s Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79tAMWAZ_hQ Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#237
August 14 · 26 min
237: Star Trek SNW, “Valles Marineris”
Matt and Sean talk about a fun dinosaur romp that collapses by the halfway point in Star Trek SNW Season 4, Episode 1, "Valles Marineris." The T. Rex encounter works, Pelia's Doctor Who joke works, and then the plot logic falls apart. Nobody on the best crew in Starfleet asks the obvious question about the mysterious fifth planet. So does the season four premiere earn its time travel setup? Or does it hand wave away the only choice that mattered? Chapters: 00:00: Intro 02:01: Feedback 04:47: Today’s Episode 05:17: This Time in History 07:30: Today’s Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoYlPKc4Pb8 Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#236
July 31 · 26 min
236: Star Trek TOS, “Way to Eden”
One five-minute scene made Matt sit up: a man flatly refuses to accept he carries a deadly disease, and it feels ripped from 2026. Matt and Sean talk about the accidental anti-vax parable buried in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 20, "The Way to Eden." Space hippies hijack the Enterprise chasing paradise, and one man's denial of the science reads very differently today. So is this clunker secretly ahead of its time? Or does the DayGlo nonsense smother the one idea worth keeping? Chapters: 00:00: Intro 02:37: Mailbag 04:17: Today’s Episode 05:04: This Time in History 10:46: Today’s Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFpvsIgEOow Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#235
July 24 · 32 min
235: Star Trek TOS, “Cloud Minders”
Matt and Sean talk about the rare late-season bright spot in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 21, "The Cloud Minders." After weeks of episodes that dragged, this one finally feels like real Trek again. They pick apart why it works, where it still limps, and what a bigger budget might have done for the back half of a struggling season 3. This episode first aired on February 28, 1969. Chapters: 00:00: Intro 03:46: Mailbag 05:53: Today’s Episode 06:24: This Time in History 10:48: Today’s Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQctuffaeGM Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#234
July 17 · 31 min
234: Star Trek TOS, "The Lights of Zetar" - The Exorcist in Space?
Matt and Sean talk about the possession horror hiding inside Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 18, "The Lights of Zetar." An alien energy takes over Lieutenant Mira Romaine, and the creepy voice, the floating body, and the "you can't have her back, she's ours" menace feel pulled straight from a 1960s Hammer horror film. So is this secretly one of Star Trek's scariest hours? Or does the show waste a great idea by burying the reveal for 40 minutes? Chapters: 00:00: Intro 02:30: Episode Description 02:58: This time in History 06:30: Today’s Episode Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgsPqnDU9ng Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#233
July 10 · 30 min
233: Star Trek TOS, “Mark of Gideon”
Matt and Sean talk about what killed Star Trek in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 16, “The Mark of Gideon.” Chapters: 00:00: Intro 01:55: Feedback 03:44: Episode Description 05:40: This Time In History 12:44: Today’s Episode Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YptDHoaavHo Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#232
June 26 · 35 min
232: Star Trek TOS, “Whom Gods Destroy”
Matt and Sean talk about the release of all stakes in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 14, “Whom Gods Destroy.” Sean’s comic collection goes on sale July 3rd. Details here: https://www.whatnot.com/s/VMjS3uri Chapters: 0:00: Intro 3:26: Today's episode 5:12: This time in history 7:51: Episode discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH-BfLoDcrk Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#231
June 19 · 30 min
231: Star Trek TOS, “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield”
Matt and Sean talk about the never-ending battle for good storytelling in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 15, “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield.” Sean’s comic collection goes on sale July 3rd. Details here: https://www.whatnot.com/s/VMjS3uri Chapters: 00:00: Intro 00:53: Listener Feedback 03:16: This Time in History 09:58: Today’s Conversation Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKR17zTEUik Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#230
May 29 · 29 min
230: Star Trek TOS, “That Which Survives”
Matt and Sean talk about more pulp, but not as well aged, in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 17, “That Which Survives.” Chapters: 00:00: Time Code and Chapters 03:13: Today’s Episode 03:38: This time in History 08:53: Today’s Discusion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yBtTZKZ0LA Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#229
May 22 · 39 min
229: Star Trek TOS, “Wink of an Eye”
Matt and Sean talk about why straightforward, pulpy scifi is often the best, in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 11, “Wink of an Eye.” Chapters: 0:00: Intro 01:55: Viewer feedback 11:16: Today's episode 11:30: This time in history 17:42: Episode discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0qkT_2otuc Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#228
May 8 · 45 min
228: Star Trek TOS, “Plato’s Stepchildren”
Matt and Sean talk about one of the most historic episodes of Trek (for multiple reasons), Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 10, “Plato’s Stepchildren.” Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:47 - Viewer Feedback 07:22 - Today’s Episode 08:01 - This Time in History 19:44 - Episode Discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4iqLsXJYWY Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#227
May 1 · 30 min
227: Star Trek TOS, “Day of the Dove”
Matt and Sean talk about a simple yet timely message, in Star Trek TOS Season 3, Episode 7, “Day of the Dove.” Chapters 00:00: Intro 02:34: Viewer feedback 04:48: Today's episode 05:16: This time in history 09:56: Episode discussion Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqn3T99GLvk Support the show directly: https://trekintime.show/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://www.trekintime.show YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrekinTime Get in touch: https://trekintime.show/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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