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TNG Season 5 Tier List! Conventional fandom wisdom says that everything went downhill after season 4, but this might be... the best TNG season so far? Tune in to see how Dan and Marvin rank this wacky season! We have a YouTube Membership and a Patreon! Both get you early access to new episodes, access to the private Newbie Star Trek Discord, and a bunch of other perks! YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewbieStarTrek Check out our new Defiant T-shirt at https://FugitiveFrames.Store ! Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get an additional 20% discount by using our offer code "NEWBIE26" at https://partner.ekster.com/NewbieStarTrek26 ! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 10:55 -Redemption II 17:47 -Darmok 23:00 -Ensign Ro 27:50 - Silicon Avatar 31:25 - Disaster 36:50 - The Game 40:50 - Unification I 44:03 - Unification II 50:49 - Sponsor (Ekster) 54:29 - A Matter of Time 58:18 - New Ground 1:02:59 - Hero Worship 1:05:58 - Violations 1:09:15 - The Masterpiece Society 1:14:39 - Conundrum 1:18:59 - Power Play 1:22:32 - Ethics 1:30:23 - The Outcast 1:36:29 - Cause and Effect 1:41:35 - The First Duty 1:46:16 - Cost of Living 1:49:14 - The Perfect Mate 1:58:36 - Imaginary Friend 2:01:35 - I, Borg 2:06:34 - The Next Phase 2:12:47 - The Inner Light 2:27:14 - Time's Arrow 2:34:48 - Final tier list and discussion 2:46:55 - Outro

Ask a Trek Expert with Marc Scott Zicree! "First Contact" is considered one of the best episodes of TNG ever made, and "Far Beyond the Stars" is considered one of the best episodes of DS9 ever made, perhaps all of Star Trek. And Marc Scott Zicree wrote the story for BOTH of them! He's also had a very long writing career before and after that, including working on many beloved animated shows like He-Man, The Real Ghostbusters, Super Friends, as well as live-action sci-fi shows like Babylon 5, Sliders, TekWar, and much more. He's also had quite an independent streak over the past 20 years or so, writing, directing, and helping to finance the Star Trek fan film "World Enough and Time," his own sci-fi series Space Command, and now the Showrunners Network, an initiative he and his wife, Elaine Zicree, are launching together to help get multiple independent sci-fi projects funded at once. Marvin interviewed him solo because, well... dicussing "Far Beyond the Stars" would result in quite a few spoilers for our newbies. But it was a fascinating chat with an industry veteran! Check out the Showrunners Network and all of Marc Scott Zicree's ongoing projects: Kickstarter Campaign (Launching Sept. 22) - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spacecommand/the-showrunners-network?ref=cegmkt Registration for Launch Event - (4pm PT Sept. 22) - https://luma.com/j25hp41w Mr. Sci Fi YouTube Channel (Where Launch Event will be live-streamed) - https://www.youtube.com/@MrSciFi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/showrunnersnetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/showrunnersnetwork We have a YouTube Membership and a Patreon! Both get you early access to new episodes, access to the private Newbie Star Trek Discord, and a bunch of other perks! YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewbieStarTrek Check out our new Defiant T-shirt at https://FugitiveFrames.Store ! Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: La Disfida by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/

The Jem'Hadar! An episode that should've been titled "The Dominion" instead. A light-hearted sitcom-style camping trip turns into an encounter with the greatest threat the Federation has ever seen. Sheesh, that escalated quickly! We have a YouTube Membership and a Patreon! Both get you early access to new episodes, access to the private Newbie Star Trek Discord, and a bunch of other perks! YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewbieStarTrek Check out our merch at https://FugitiveFrames.Store Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get an additional 20% discount by using our offer code "NEWBIE26" at https://partner.ekster.com/NewbieStarTrek26 ! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: La Disfida by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 13:23 - Around the Sun 17:32 - Sponsor (Ekster) 23:35 - Episode recap and discussion 1:31:49 - Mailbag 1:42:03 - Outro

All Good Things... must come to an end. Well, not the podcast, in fact we'll eventually be going through three shows at once: continuing DS9, starting Voyager, and livestreaming our discussions of TOS! But for now, our journey with TNG has come to an end. And what better way to end this crazy ride with a timey-wimey episode that jumps back and forth so wildly that that it would make Kurt Vonnegut blush! We have a YouTube Membership and a Patreon! Both get you early access to new episodes, access to the private Newbie Star Trek Discord, TOS/TAS livestreams, and a bunch of other perks! YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewbieStarTrek Check out our merch at https://FugitiveFrames.Store Get started podcasting with Libsyn! Head to https://goto.libsyn.com/newbiestartrek for 1 free month + 50% off your first two paid months! Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: Earl Grey (Hot!) by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 3:17 - Sponsor (Libsyn) 4:22 - Episode recap and discussion 1:41:08 - Outro

Blood Oath! Three classic TOS Klingons return to settle one last score, and Jadzia Dax is along for the ride! Join us as we watch through this Klingon side quest and see what happens! Ten Forward Test Kitchen: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7tUv1YKYtY9JH4h_O0Wc6BoGm63IRsZx&si=3f_BQsfs7JJxffl9 No Expert with Emily Duncan and Klingon gagh: https://youtu.be/kFQau46DiJs?si=ioc6F1ATsw6a9_qO We have a YouTube Membership and a Patreon! Both get you early access to new episodes, access to the private Newbie Star Trek Discord, and a bunch of other perks! YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYIRsMyLf0G0ESkZw7z88w/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewbieStarTrek Check out our merch at https://FugitiveFrames.Store Looking for a stylish, compact wallet that can fan out your cards with the push of a button? Get an additional 20% discount by using our offer code "NEWBIE" at https://partner.ekster.com/NewbieStarTrek2026 ! This offer stacks with other sales on the website! Ask us a question at [email protected] and we may answer it on the podcast! Intro theme song: La Disfida by Nate Tang "What happened during this airdate?" song: Around the Sun by Nate Tang Catch our other projects (Would You Stay Tuned, etc.) at https://fugitiveframes.com/ 0:00 - Intro 9:17 - Around the Sun 13:09 - Sponsor (Ekster) 19:02 - Episode recap and discussion 1:12:59 - Mailbag 1:18:33 - Outro