Ferengi Love Songs

Episode 135

Friday 29 November 2024

It's an elderly Ferengi couple: on the left is Moogie, a lady in a  polka-dotted dress and lots of gold jewellery. On the right is Grand Nagus Zek, a very wrinkled old man with huge hairy ears in an equally elaborate outfit. They both look terribly happy.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 5, Episode 20

Stardate: Unknown (2373)

First broadcast on Monday 21 April 1997

Again, the story doesn’t really have a legitimate theme, it’s just More Ferengi Farce, but without any solid laughs. In fact, I’d put “Ferengi Love Songs” on or near the bottom of the Ferengi episode list.

Jamahl Epsicokhan, Jammer’s Reviews

It’s all pretty trivial and unamusing. The only reason this is watchable at all is that Armin Shimerman is so accomplished. Moogie is right – leave your action figures in their original packaging.

Tom Salinksy, Trekaday

It was a show that worked well in dailies, in little snippets, but put it all together and you’re saying “Enough already!”

Ira Steven Behr, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion

– I don’t think that that episode was as good as either A Night in Sickbay or Genesis, but I do think it was pretty fun, and I’m glad that Deep Space Nine does it.
– Yeah, I don’t think that was an amazing episode, but pretty fun, I’ll take.

Nathan and Joe, Untitled Star Trek Project
Recorded on Tuesday 26 November 2024 · Download (69.9 MB)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Azati Prime

Episode 134

Friday 22 November 2024

In the brig of a Xindi starship, Archer is hanging by his arms from the  ceiling. He has been beaten, and there is blood on his face and in his mouth. Behind him, holding him by the head, is the menacing figure of a Xindi-Reptilian.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Series 3, Episode 18

Stardate: Unknown (2154)

First broadcast on Wednesday 3 March 2004

This week, the Xindi and some big-ass lizard guy get to beat the crap out of (a) Enterprise and (b) Captain Archer, respectively. Meanwhile, Nathan and Joe are delighted, not because they’re mean (although they are), but because this is such a thoroughly entertaining hour of Star Trek: Enterprise. Who knew such things could be?

Recorded on Tuesday 19 November 2024 · Download (72.6 MB)

Star Trek: Enterprise

Accession

Episode 133

Friday 15 November 2024

Kira in her quarters, fed up, in closeup. She's resting her head on her hands and looking at the crudely made clay birds that surround her.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 4, Episode 17

Stardate: Unknown (2372)

First broadcast on Saturday 24 February 1996

This week, Miles and Julian learn about larping and friendship, Kira learns about clay and the inevitability of authoritarian male religious figures, and we learn about subtext and delightful character development — all thanks to Jane Espenson, who, it turns out, is the real hero of the episode.

Recorded on Tuesday 5 November 2024 · Download (62.7 MB)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

The Survivor

Episode 132

Friday 8 November 2024

In a corridor on board the Enterprise, McCoy, Spock and Kirk are all being attached by a giant spindly orange cartoon octopus with a row of glowing yellow eyes.

Star Trek: The Animated Series

Series 1, Episode 6

Stardate: 5143.3

First broadcast on Saturday 13 October 1973

This week, crudely-drawn slow-moving simulacra of the Enterprise crew interact listlessly in a crudely-drawn slow-moving simulacrum of Star Trek. Except for the shapeshifting red octopus, which is awesome. Meanwhile, Joe drops £2.50 renting a Star Trek episode whose budget was nearly ten times that, adjusted for inflation.

Recorded on Tuesday 5 November 2024 · Download (37.9 MB)

Star Trek: The Animated Series

Man of the People

Episode 131

Friday 1 November 2024

We're in Ten-Forward. Deanna Troi is looking both alarming and extremely glamorous, her hair piled high on her head with a grey curl on her forehead and wearing a very spangly and highly revealing blue dress. She is baring her teeth angrily at a pudgy middle-aged man, while behind her another middle-aged man look on, concerned.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Series 6, Episode 3

Stardate: 46071.6

First broadcast on Monday 5 October 1992

It’s an outstandingly stupid episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation this week, except for the astonishingly brilliant idea of giving Marina fun things to do and a range of fabulously fun things to wear. Actually, let me start that again. It’s an astonishingly brilliant episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation this week,…

Recorded on Tuesday 29 October 2024 · Download (57.3 MB)

Star Trek: The Next Generation