With the recent 55th Anniversary of Star Trek, join your host Garhdo on their new mission, as they boldly goes into the visionary science-fiction staple created by Gene Roddenberry, exploring the storylines and characters, and seeking out the meanings that have made this franchise so beloved by so many. Whether you are already a lifelong trekker well versed in Klingonese, or someone who has only ever been aware of the franchise through pop-culture references, hopefully this guide to the franchise will allow you to discover, or rediscover, exactly what’s out there on the Final Frontier. Engage!

• 0:00 Intro 
• 2:17 Franchise Overview
• 31:48 A Positive Vision of the Future
• 56:40 Impact on Fan Culture
• 1:08:06 How Star Trek Tells Stories
• 1:47:07 Character Discussion – Originals, Next Generation, Voyager and Enterprise
• 2:42:20 Character Discussion – DS9, Discovery, Picard and Lower Decks
• 3:39:33 Where to Start?
• 3:57:46 Looking Forward
• 4:11:52 Outro
• 4:13:22 Sign-Off

Season 2, Episode 05

September 11th 2021

After talking about Marvel a few times it was only a matter of time before I did a big Star Trek episode, and the 55th Anniversary felt like a great opportunity. I’d already discussed elements of it before but here, similar to my Mass Effect episode I decided to do a big deep dive into the whole franchise and discuss all the things I love about it.

It was my longest episode so far but was an absolute joy to make. I could talk about Star Trek far more, and likely will in the future. In fact my recent #TrekThree on twitter has really made me think about just how much I love this franchise.