Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Episode 176
Friday 19 December 2025

Star Trek Movie #5
Stardate: 8454.1
Release date: 1989
The quintessential odd-numbered Star Trek film, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier roared onto our screens in 1989, delighting and enthralling basically no one at all. Still, despite the glacial pace, the lack of incident and the horrendous special effects, it has something to say — something about the love and friendship between weird and grumpy old men who have known and annoyed one another for decades. And if you’ve got that, who needs Sha Ka Ree?