Episode 72 – The Airing of Grievances… AGAIN
The guys devote another episode to things in sci-fi that grinds their gears. Everything from underused and under developed characters, to canon and the hope that The Orville will be renewed again with new information that Mack came across.
Episode 71 – She Hulked
DT opens the show discussing the quiet weekend he had. Mack laments about things in New England he never appreciated but does not that he lives across the continent. Then he goes into how this was the week school started for his kids and his apprehension in his son starting middle school. Then they get into the first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. They go through their likes, their dislikes and address some of the hate it’s getting which they feel is misplaced.
Episode 70 – It Has Been One Year And We Hated It!
We record on our one year anniversary! The guys reflect on how time has flied, how much they appreciate what the show has done for their lives and what they hope will come of it. Then they discuss different episodes of their least like shows.
Episode 69 – Nice… Duos
Mack is broadcasting from a secret location this episode! The guys discuss CavMan’s vacation and change to unwind with his family. Then they go into legendary duos in Sci-fi and how they were important to the work and in some cases, alternatives to each other.
Episode 68 – Renew The Orville!!!
The guys spend their time reviewing the whole season of the Orville. Their likes and dislikes. Certain episodes that really struck them, and the way if zigged when they thought it would zag. Plus Mack actually is about to cry at the thought that there might not be anymore good sci-fi if this show isn’t renewed.
Episode 67 – The Bad Asses Part Deaux
Uhura taking the Con in Balance of Terror
The guys open up discussing the solemn news of the losses of Nichelle Nichols and Bill Russell. They talk about how Uhura influenced them growing up and new observations made in the Original Series in which she was shown to be empowered especially for the time frame it was filmed. They then lead into other bad ass characters of sci-fi they missed previously and realize they are going to miss more and set up for a third episode.
Episode 66 – Strange New Star Trek
The New Gorn
The guys take the opportunity to discuss the full season of Strange New Worlds. As always, CavMan loves it and Mack… likes it also? It’s a weird day when Mack actually appreciates the new Star Trek that is being churned out.
Episode 65 – The Badass Episode
The guys get back to talking about Sci-Fi! Mack discusses how he finally was able to cast the female co-lead in his audio drama and DT angles for a bit part that Mack intended on playing himself. They then talk about great voice actors and how their childhoods were shaped by them. Finally the guys get into some of the greatest Bad Asses of Sci-Fi spanning Lord of the Rings, Star Trek and even Hercules.
Episode 64 – The Comedy Revue
The guys are back from their break! They discuss what they did over that time and how their summers have shaped up so far. Then they just travel down the conversational road discussing the great comedians of past and present, Don Rickels, Rodney Dangerfield, and others. It’s admittedly not much of a sci-fi episode but it’s a good journey through comedy
Episode 63 – The Pet Project Pod
A Stranger in the Woods…
The guys welcome each other back after their break. CavMan discusses home life and finally having all his possessions with him and the family to make their house a home and how they spent July 4th. Mack discusses his July 4th blowout and how he vacationed in Yosemite for the week prior. They then go into their own pet projects. Mack announces his new audio horror episode that will be making a debut in August under the banner of Haunted Griffin. CavMan talks about his Star Trek Fan fiction continuing how he wanted the TNG universe to go for the last decade, his ships, his crews, and how the MACO’s play a better part in it.
Episode 62 – Hello There – The Kenobi Recap
The first fight…
Mack opens the show with a confession that they recorded a whole episode prior but forgot to his record. CavMan talks about the family finally being in the same town but staying how parents as they wait for the moving truck. Then they go into the finer point of the Kenobi series. Both love the show despite much internet rage and talked about the highlights and a couple problems they both noticed in real time as they recorded.
Episode 61 – The All Nostalgia Extravaganza
The Micromachine set
This is a special episode in which the guys talk about their favorite sci-fi memorabilia from their past. Mack shows some items that he was able to save throughout the years despite all the moves and the changes in his life. CavMan talks about some of his and they both discuss their shared childhood and what items were more special then than what they would be today.
Episode 60: - When the Fans Become the Star (Trek)
Seth MacFarlane on Enterprise
The guys start the show about celebrities who were fans of Sci-Fi and how they guest starred on certain programs such as Star Trek and Star Wars. Then the conversation devolves into the guys fantasizing about being extras on Star Trek themselves as Mack reads an article by a person who lives the dream of being an extra on Enterprise.
Episode 59 – When You Go Full Grogu
Gizmo and Grogu - Who knew?
The guys decide to delve into the general interest in Baby Yoda, otherwise known as Grogu. What makes him a fan favorite and are there other characters that are similar? Mack throws out a few ideas, but neither can really see an equivalent other than Elmo. Well, maybe Gizmo.
Episode 58 – Treason or Opportunity
Majel Barrett in Babylon 5
The guys open up discussing the special meeting with Memorial Day, it’s dual meaning in who we honor and getting ready for the summer with family. Mack then talks about an amusing and humbling moment he had with his French high school teacher at the grocery store. Then the guys talk about the subject of different stars who appeared in multiple franchises and some who were rivals with each other.
Episode 57 – The Stars that Guest Starred in the Stars
Christopher Plummer in Star Trek VI
The guys open up with how tired Mack is after coming back from Disneyland. He describes the new Avengers campus and the shows they have. CavMan describes buying new patio furniture and the benefits of having a back yard on the east side of the house. They then segue into the topic of big Hollywood stars that have starred in Sci fi shows/movies for a one off.
Episode 56 – Strange New Worlds Indeed
Rebecca Romijn, Anson Moun, and Ethan Peck
The guys use this episode to discuss the first two episodes of Star Trek Strange New Worlds. CavMan loved it. Mack actually liked it! They go through the plots and what they liked and didn’t like. While Mack was appreciative of the change in style he points out some sloppy writing practices and how there still seems to be a lack of scientific principles. But they both agree that a show can be stronger when it is more episodic. It greats seminal episodes and it can also move on from bad episodes and not ruins the whole season.
Episode 55 – Is that Picard?
Picard and Q’s first hug…
The guys open up with DT lamenting about being away from his family and how the school his daughter attends did not stream her school play the way they advertised. They they begin to dig into Picard Season 2 and things that DT liked about it and things that Mack hated about it. There really wasn’t much middle ground.
Episode 54 -Those Who Need Spinoffs
Captain La Forge
The guys open up with DT discussing going to a country concert for a local boy that grew up in their town trying to break through and giving him a plug. Then they begin the discussion of characters in Sci-Fi that may deserve a spin-off. Mack goes against the mold and says that Worf would not need a spin off as it would be boring but Geordie would be great. Then it ends with them agreeing a Brisco County Junior Movie would be fantastic.
Episode 53 – The DS9 Episode Part Deux
A Call to Arms
The guys open up after their short break. Mack talks about volunteering for the rodeo and helping to raise funds for Mack Jr’s Boy Scout troop. They then go into more details about DS9 such as A Call to Arms and how the Dominion Arc started in Season two but Season 5 was when we first saw a sequential list of episodes in a single story arc. Then they discuss how the characters in the show were developed and then just begin to gush about the overall greatness of DS9.