About this episode

The hosts discuss a Strange New World episode that evokes themes from a classic TOS episode.

This podcast is presented in vivid black-and-white, as we discuss a Strange New World visit that reminds us a lot of a TOS episode—but without the bright colors designed to sell color television sets in the 1960s. Una ponders space doppelgangers, M’Benga enjoys a selection of hats and coats, and Uhura gets the mind probe. Gratuitous Klingon guest stars! Confusing sci-fi rules! And if you haven’t seen “Casablanca,” well…...

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott McNulty, Jason Snell

Topics covered

• Star Trek
• Strange New Worlds
• sci-fi
• doppelgangers
• Klingon
• Casablanca
• aftershow

Keywords

• Strange New Worlds
• Star Trek
• doppelgangers
• Klingon
• Casablanca
• sci-fi rules
• hats and coats

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Star Trek, Strange New Worlds, TOS

Books & works: Casablanca, A Case of Chiaroscuro

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