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First Contact

First Contact: ‘Ensign Ro’ Season 5 Episode 3

December 29, 2021 Andrew Moir Comments Off

Following a terrorist attack on a Federation outpost near the Cardassian Empire, Ensign Ro, a Bajoran with a bad reputation, is assigned to the Enterprise. While the crew are reluctant to work with someone who

Book and Michael Burnham with Grudge the cat.

Star Trek: Discovery season 4 and the Netflix problem

November 17, 2021 Andrew Moir Comments Off

It’s official. Star Trek: Discovery season 4 will not be available to viewers outside the US and Canada until 2022. For its first three seasons, the show had been shown in international territories on Netflix.

First Contact: ‘Darmok’ Season 5 Episode 2

November 1, 2021 Andrew Moir Comments Off

The Enterprise is on a mission to begin a new relationship with the Tamarians, a race who have been in contact with the Federation but have up until now, not been understood….

You Must Remember This season 4 title overlaid on an image of the Enterprise-D faces a Klingon ship.

First Contact: You Must Remember This – Season 4

October 2, 2021 Andrew Moir Comments Off

We’ve been watching season 4 of Star Trek: The Next Generation for three years now as we cover it for this podcast…

Dimension Jump XXI Diary

September 14, 2021 Andrew Moir Comments Off

Andrew and James attended their first Dimension Jump and decided to chronicle the process for some reason. Alex was also there in his capacity as a member of the Official Red Dwarf Fan Club so

First Contact: ‘Redemption’

July 24, 2021 Andrew Moir Comments Off

The Enterprise returns to Kronos so Picard can fulfil his duties as arbiter of the high council and install Gowron as Chancellor. The Captain suggests that Worf should take the opportunity to reclaim his family

Loki season 1 review

July 15, 2021 Andrew Moir Comments Off

Let me start this by saying that I really liked Loki. I like the actors, I like the characters, the direction is superb, the set up is intriguing and the music is fabulous. It has

First Contact: ‘In Theory’ Season 4 Episode 25

June 24, 2021 Andrew Moir Comments Off

After a bad breakup, Lieutenant D’Sora takes a romantic interest in Data as he is kind and attentive in a way her previous partners have not been. Data asks all of the senior staff for

First Contact: ‘The Mind’s Eye’ Season 4 Episode 24

May 31, 2021 Andrew Moir Comments Off

By Geordi is on his way to Risa on a shuttle when he’s suddenly attacked by Romulans, which came as a great relief to the computer as Geordi was just getting started on his seduction

First Contact: ‘The Host’ Season 4 Episode 23

April 26, 2021 Andrew Moir Comments Off

Doctor Crusher has a boyfriend, Odan, a Trill ambassador who is negotiating between the peoples of two moons, so generic that no one even bothered naming them properly.