What's Coming in September!
Added 2023-09-01 13:20:51 +0000 UTCOur YouTube reaction to Star Trek: The Motion Picture is premiering tonight at 8pm EDT. We are hoping the movie reactions can bring in some new audience members, so if you're able to watch along during the premiere and give the video a like we would highly appreciate it!
Here is what we are planning for September:
UNCUT Reactions
- Star Trek: The Search for Spock
- Quantum Leap season 1 episodes 7-9
- Battlestar Galactica (1978) episode 24 (series finale)
- Star Trek: The Voyage Home
- Patreon Exclusive Movie (winner of poll)
- Star Trek TOS season 1 episodes 5-6
- The Cage
YouTube Videos
- Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan REACTION
- Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan Discussion
- Quantum Leap season 1 episodes 5-9 REACTIONS
- Battlestar Galactica (1978) episode 21 REACTION
- Battlestar Galactica (1978) Discussion
- Star Trek: The Search for Spock REACTION
- Star Trek: The Search for Spock Discussion
- The Cage REACTION
- Barry Series Finale REACTION
Other Content
- Patreon Exclusive Extra Segment to Battlestar Galactica discussion video
- Patreon Exclusive Movie Poll
Comments
Galactica 1980 is more bearable than Star Trek V, and I'll die on that hill.
James H
2023-09-04 21:20:41 +0000 UTCIt's only 10 episodes of Galactica 1980 they could do that standing on their heads. Hey.... you know what...
Rory OToole
2023-09-03 17:31:21 +0000 UTCSo don’t watch it and then you don’t have to think or speak about it at all. Even better. I mean, it’s not even a “so bad it’s good” situation. It’s just bad in a very dull way.
Aramis Calcutt
2023-09-03 02:51:40 +0000 UTCGalactica 1980 is like what I once read in a tourist guidebook to Hawaii on the subject of poi: “You should try it so you can badmouth it with authority.”
James H
2023-09-03 00:15:14 +0000 UTCIronically, the reason the first two seasons were so difficult is why the original show existed at all: Gene Roddenberry.
JD Nevesytrof
2023-09-02 19:14:34 +0000 UTCWatching Galactica 1980 is the equivalent of throwing yourself on a grenade. I sincerely hope Josh & Alex don't have to sacrifice themselves this way.
Numinous2019
2023-09-02 18:41:20 +0000 UTCI'd stopped watching TNG regularly by the time season 3 started. If it was convenient I'd watch, otherwise I wouldn't make any special effort to see it. Mid-way through season 4 I resumed watching each episode. It really is hard to believe how TNG evolved beyond the first two seasons to become a genuinely successful and very popular show. Without the Star Trek TOS legacy, the first two seasons might have got the show cancelled, or downgraded in budget/time slot.
Numinous2019
2023-09-02 18:35:16 +0000 UTCAnother comment. Although I’ve seen all the movies I have overall never liked the movie version of Star Trek. It just doesn’t fit the vibe. The movies tend to have to laser focus on a main character and have that character do a lot of heroic things to pack into 2-3 hours. I think it works a lot better in a one hour format that deeply explores a single problem, mystery, or moral/ethical issue and because it’s weekly you can give characters other than the headliner a spotlight frequently. Red Letter Media described Star Trek’s ethos as “middle aged professionals meeting in rooms solving problems” and while that isn’t it 100 percent of the time, I think that’s a pretty good frame for it. It’s less of young people and adolescents raging against the unfairness of the universe and lashing out and making things explode.
Aramis Calcutt
2023-09-02 14:52:37 +0000 UTCugh yeah skip 1980 but the new Galactica is superb
AzoriusMage
2023-09-02 11:49:39 +0000 UTCNah, Galactica deserves to be seen even at its worst!
James H
2023-09-02 03:52:41 +0000 UTCI have to say your Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica reactions really got me hooked. I grew up with those shows and although I loved them, they were kind of a wallpaper to my youth so after a while what I noticed most were the cheesy or cringey things and for a long time I couldn’t watch them without those things ruining the experience. Seeing these things through your eyes has helped remind me how the flaws are much less important than how good a lot of this stuff was. I really can’t wait for you to get into some of my favorite stuff like seasons 3-7 of Next Generation, all of Deep Space, and, currently, Strange New Worlds. Maybe you’ll even help me to appreciate the stuff I didn’t like, like the first couple of seasons of Next Generation, and most of Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, and Picard. I would also like to see you compare different phases of Star Trek, like original series/Next Gen/DS9 versus Chris Pine Trek. I would also love to see you tackle the Galactica reimagining after you finish 1978. (For your own sake, please skip 1980. It’s just depressing.)
Aramis Calcutt
2023-09-02 02:17:00 +0000 UTCIf not from the movies, then I expect you'll see a big influx of new subscribers starting about halfway through TNG season 2. There's a hefty portion of the fanbase that loves the franchise in general but finds TOS too dated for their taste.
Jeff Cornell
2023-09-01 20:14:55 +0000 UTCI rewatched TNG at the beginning of the pandemic. The first two season were better than I remembered. Not as good as Season 3 onward, but still a good amount of solid episodes.
Ca$hWednesday
2023-09-01 17:24:34 +0000 UTCOne of the best for sure
Josh (Target Audience)
2023-09-01 17:07:31 +0000 UTCBaltar’s Escape… my favorite stand-alone Galactica episode!
James H
2023-09-01 17:06:28 +0000 UTCTNG starts in October, it's gonna be a heckin good winter
JD Nevesytrof
2023-09-01 16:34:40 +0000 UTCThere's a reason the opposite of Jumping the Shark is called Growing the Beard.
JD Nevesytrof
2023-09-01 16:31:28 +0000 UTCI look forward to you getting into TNG, but Seasons 1 & 2 are a bit shaky, IMO.
Tom Occhipinti
2023-09-01 15:55:35 +0000 UTCI already have a reminder to join you tonight for the premiere of TMP. I support you guys, you're awesome!
Gary Leyh
2023-09-01 14:56:40 +0000 UTC
