The "A Strange New Pod" crew returns to find out, maybe unwillingly, what the holodeck is really used for in the fourth episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks - "Moist Vessel." Mariner is promoted in an effort by Captain Freeman to force her hand to transfer. Tendi obsessively tries to…
No buffer time on this show, as the "A Strange New Pod" crew returns to review the third episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks - "Temporal Edict." On this bonus edition of the pod, Julian, Erik, Brittany, and Hawk are joined by friend of the show, Simon Stager. References? Easter…
Why is "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" held in such high regard among fans? Join the "A Strange New Pod" crew as we answer that question in our deep dive into Kirk and crew's send-off film. We also left our hailing frequencies open and received a nice mailbag full…
Join the "A Strange New Pod" crew as we review the second episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks - "Envoys." On this bonus edition of the pod, you've seen her awesome Lower Decks avatars for Trek fans all over Instagram and Twitter, now Marcie London (@MarcieStarfleet) beams onto ASNP as…
It’s time to get logical! Episode five, “Spock’s Socks,” is LIVE! From Captain to Commander, ASNP switches focus this week over to the man, the myth, the legend...Mr. Spock. In perhaps A Strange New Pod's most polarizing episode yet, Brittany, Erik, Michael, and Julian cover every iteration of everyone's favorite…
Star Trek: Lower Decks is finally here, and the "A Strange New Pod" crew are ready to transport to the U.S.S. Cerritos! In this bonus pod hosted by Erik, the team give their thoughts on the show's first episode, Second Contact, and the potential it has moving forward.
This week, we open up Captain Christopher Pike’s personnel file from the Starfleet Archives! Julian, Erik, Brittany, and Hawk go over the character’s three different portrayals in television and film, from Jeffrey Hunter’s original in the Star Trek pilot, Bruce Greenwood’s take in the J.J. Abrams Kelvin Timeline, to Anson…
This week on the A Strange New Pod, Hawk takes the Captain's Chair as the crew discusses their hopes and fears for Star Trek: Lower Decks. Also this week, it's a trip back in time as Hawk, Erik, Brittany, and Julian take a look back on The Original Series two-parter,…
In February 1965, Gene Roddenberry tested the original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage," for NBC. The network ultimately would pass on "The Cage" and Captain Pike, but would order a new Pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before." The rest is history. On this week's episode, Brittany takes the Captain's…
On this special edition of A Strange New Pod, Erik takes the captain's chair as Julian and Brittany join him to discuss the classic Voyager two-parter, "Year of Hell." The crew also talk about the recent comments made by Bryan Fuller on Inglorious Treksperts about "Year of Hell" originally being…
On the maiden voyage of A Strange New Pod, Julian, Erik, Brittany, and Hawk talk the timeline of Strange New Worlds, when they think it will take place, and time periods the show should avoid. Later, the crew talk about Captain Pike, Spock, Number One, and how they all want…