This week, we take a quick detour from "Alien Nation" to review the recently completed 1st season of "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy."
- Which co-host leaned toward not liking this show? And, which co-host accepted that he may not be the target audience and liked it a little better than other recent "Star Trek" incarnations?
- Which opinion about female leadership in the cast of characters was something Nick & Todd both agreed with right away?
- Who were Todd & Nick's respective favorite cast members?
- Did the co-hosts agree or disagree about the lines given to Stephen Colbert as the Digital Dean voice?
- Which cadet character was under-utilized according to one co-host?
- Which co-host was very careful to highlight diversity, inclusion, and representation, as strengths of the show, partially in hopes to avoid being lumped in with people complaining that this show is "too woke" (along with other "Star Trek" installments)?
- Which co-host appreciates the show's positive attitude toward Starfleet as an organization?
- Which co-host noted similarities between the atrium set of Starfleet Academy and the interior of the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta, one of five host hotels for Dragon Con, which both co-hosts attend annually?
- Which co-host complimented the show's tone & format.
- Was there agreement that the Klingon-focused episode was one of the better episodes of the season?
- Which co-host had an issue with the show's anti-authoritarian tone?
- Which co-host felt this show, allegedly about a school, wasn't enough about...school?
- Which co-host pointed out that it sometimes feels like the academy only has about 6 or 7 students?
- Which co-host described everything in the show as being "half-baked"?
- Did both co-hosts agree on being frustrated with the main bad guy character (not including the performance of the actor)?
- Which co-host...very carefully...counted both diversity & production quality as both positives & negatives?
- What is the War College, and why is it there?
- Were there too many cultural inconsistencies assigned to one character, when it comes to the Klingon cadet, Jay-Den Kraag?
- What directions did the co-hosts feel this show, as well as the whole franchise, should go in the future?
- How did conversation of this show lead to mentions of other TV shows including "Community," "Beverly Hills 90210," and "Star Trek: Picard"?
- If this podcast were to ever review "Star Trek: Picard," does Todd have the strength to rewatch season 1 (or 2, or 3, but especially 1)?
- How did the "drive by" of episode 5 ("Series Acclimation Mil") turn into a half-hour deep dive, and which co-host lost his mind about this episode?
- What were the main complaints about episode 5, and how did this episode fail (according to one co-host) to pay homage to "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" as producers & some fans claim it did?
- Tangent Topic: Why, why, why, for the love of everything good & holy, was there not a season, or at least one single episode, of "Star Trek: Picard" about Picard's love of archeology?!?!?
- Despite disagreeing on overall sentiment, how close were Nick & Todd's average grades for the whole season?
Listen now for the answers to these and other academic questions as Nick & Todd take a class on "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy."
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