Trek West 5 - On Hiatus

So apparently Joey loves to go on vacation. Who knew? And since he is the defacto editor (and is in another state) we are going to be taking a few weeks off for him to unwind with his wife and family. But he shall return refreshed and ready to go in about a week.

Podcast 11: Rapping Season 2 - minus the rapping

We have come to the end of the second season of Star Trek the Next Generation and our egos continue to swell. This was a vast improvement on season 1 and both Joey & I really enjoyed the episodes which the length of the previous podcasts will bear out. Since we know you enjoy listening to us as much as we enjoy talking, we decided to do a few lists and recaps to point out some of the highlights as we did with season 1. Enjoy.

This podcast covers episodes 20-22 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 2. As this is the end of Season 2 there is no special guest.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    "Probing" through space
    Joey has no faith in anyone
    Suspended Animation: Is it possible?
    Roy Brocksmith = Good Actor
    Peter has to restrain Joey as he geeks out over B5
    "The Urge to Compete"
    Joey says Peter was right
    Geordi is the only one who can look out a window
    We Hate Shades of Grey (the episode, not the color)

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show as well as Season 2 lists/recaps:
The Emissary: 32min 08sec
Joey: SciFi - 4 Television - 5
Peter: SciFi - 4 Television - 3

Peak Performance: 42min 57sec
Joey: SciFi - 5 Television - 7
Peter: SciFi - 5 Television - 5

Shades of Grey: 24min 29sec
Joey: SciFi - 3.65 Television - 1
Peter: SciFi - 2 Television - 1

Season 1 recaps and lists
Favorite Extra/Bit Part
Peter: Moriarty
Joey: Moriarty

Most Hated Character
Joey: Okana
Peter: Okana

Top 3 Hated Episodes
Peter

1. The Royale
2. Outrageous Okana
3. Shades of Grey
4. Samaritan Snare

Joey (in no particular order)

• Manhunt
• The Royale
• Outrageous Okana
• Pen Pals

Top 3 Favorite Episodes
Peter's Top 3:

1. Measure of a Man
2. Q Who
3. Elementary Dear Data

Joey's Top 3:

1. Measure of a Man
2. Q Who
3. Peak Performance

Favorite Overall Moment
Peter: Q Who: Q speaking to Captain Picard and giving them a wake up call after they meet the Borg
Joey: Q Who: Picard shows humility to Q and asks for help from the Borg
Honorable Mention:
Measure of a Man: Riker Prosecuting Data
Peak Performance: Picard teaching Data that losing is ok sometimes
Time Squared: The cloud vortex
The Royale: Ammonia Tornadoes

If you have something to say then we welcome your comments below, or feel free to email us at trekwest5@thehomestarmy.com.

Trek West 5: Calling all comments

Trek West 5 is usually about 2 weeks ahead of their listeners. By that I mean, we record a podcast on a Friday but it is about a week and a half before we get around to editing it and posting it up. We would like to have more interaction with our listeners who have actually watched the episodes before and want to be a part of the conversation.

So having said that; We are going to be discussing episodes 1-4 of season 3 of Star Trek the Next Generation this Friday. If you have seen these episodes before and have a question or topic you would like us to discuss, please comment to this post or send an email to trekwest5@thehomestarmy.com. We would love to be able to talk about what is on your minds.

Podcast 10: A Decade of Discussion

Well, technically we have only been doing this for a couple of months, but the lack of sleep we have been going through and the length of these podcasts lately, makes it kind of feel like ten years. As we hope the trend will continue this podcast has been reduced in time to a slightly more manageable amount. We do have one thing we need your help on though. We have started doing shorter summaries for each episode. This podcast utilizes the shorter variety. Please let us know which you prefer in the comments.

This podcast covers episodes 16-19 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 2. Our "Special" guest for this podcast is Brandon.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Q is back: good guy or bad guy?
    Bring in the Borg
    Joey's idea of fashion
    wit != intelligence
    Heterocyclic Declination: Just as good as the JOS
    Trek West 5 Declaration: Joey has a better explanation for the title than Memory Alpha
    Joey tells Pete to "shut up"
    Death is messy
    The morality of cloning
    Lwaxana: Cougar on the prowl
    Calling all obscure references: Haircut Lipinski
    /whois Tracy Torme


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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show:
Q Who: 51min 02sec
Joey: SciFi - 8 Television - 4
Peter: SciFi - 8 Television - 6
Brandon: SciFi - 8 Television - 5

Samaritan Snare: 28min 41sec
Joey: SciFi - 4 Television - 3
Peter: SciFi - 4 Television - 3
Brandon: SciFi - 2 Television - 2

Up the Long Ladder: 35min 45sec
Joey: SciFi - 3 Television - 3
Peter: SciFi - 4 Television - 5
Brandon: SciFi - 4 Television - 4

Manhunt: 27min 05sec
Joey: SciFi - 3 Television - 2
Peter: SciFi - 3 Television - 3

If you have something to say then we welcome your comments below, or feel free to email us at trekwest5@thehomestarmy.com.

Podcast 9: Daddy Issues

Alright, well we know that podcast 8 was a lot to try and chew on. Podcast 9 is only about 2 hours this time!! And podcast 10 is shaping up to be even less than that. Lots of fun was had in this podcast, especially our conversation about the episode The Royale - truly one of the dumbest episodes ever. We also would like to introduce the brand new Trek West 5 wiki. Anyone who is interested in helping us document this wiki, is very much appreciated. Because it is very sparse at the moment.

This podcast covers episodes 11-15 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 2. Our "Special" guest for this podcast is Aaron.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Product testing
    The Enterprise computer: a Microsoft Operating System?
    I can't believe we spent so much time discussing The Royale
    Joey compliments Aaron
    Ammonia Tornado - new mixed drink?
    Atlanta Nights - classing up the internet
    Joey is a bully
    Time hurts squared
    Commissioning Jared: the meaning of the story of Icarus
    Aaron & Joey discuss their father
    Triped Aliens = Fun
    Data and his "emotions"
    Peter can't follow directions
    Introducing the Trek West 5 Wiki

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show:
Contagion: 46min 23sec
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 3
Peter: SciFi - 5 Television - 4
Aaron: SciFi - 6 Television - 2

The Royale: 21min 56sec
Joey: SciFi - 3 Television - 1
Peter: SciFi - 1 Television - 1
Aaron: SciFi - 2 Television - 1

Time Squared: 18min 59sec
Joey: SciFi - 4 Television - 2
Peter: SciFi - 4 Television - 3
Aaron: SciFi - 5 Television - 2

The Icarus Factor: 37min 19sec
Joey: SciFi - 1 Television - 2
Peter: SciFi - 2 Television - 2
Aaron: SciFi - 3 Television - 1

Pen Pals: 34min 38sec
Joey: SciFi - 5 Television - 3
Peter: SciFi - 5 Television - 2
Aaron: SciFi - 5 Television - 2.5

If you have something to say then we welcome your comments below, or feel free to email us at trekwest5@thehomestarmy.com.