What are some good Star Trek podcasts?
The Greatest Generation (podcast) The Greatest Generation is a weekly comedy Star Trek podcast hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Harrison and distributed online by Maximum Fun. The show's tagline is "A Star Trek podcast by two guys who are a little bit embarrassed to have a Star Trek Podcast.". The show started on January 25,...
How often is the Star Trek Next Generation podcast posted?
From January 2016 to September 2017 the podcast was posted twice-weekly (on Mondays and Wednesdays), with each show reviewing an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (where the podcast gets its name).
What are some of the running gags in the podcast?
The podcast has a number of running gags, such as referring to the listeners as "viewers" and Pranica and Harrison parodying This Old House or impersonating the character of Kevin Uxbridge (played by John Anderson) from The Next Generation episode " The Survivors ".
Why did Pranica veto Haven?
In Season 1 Pranica vetoed " Haven " because it featured Lwaxana Troi, but this was nullified by Harrison.
How many tiles are there in Game of Buttholes?
From the second season onward, Pranica and Harrison created a Snakes and Ladders style board game called "Game of Buttholes: The Will Of the Prophets " during reviews of Deep Space Nine and "Game of Buttholes: The Will Of the Caretaker " during reviews of Voyager. At the end of each episode the virtual die is rolled and Pranica and Harrison advance as many spaces on the board, resulting in either a blank tile (meaning a normal next episode) or an action tile containing a theme for the next episode. There are 100 tiles out of which 76 are blank, 18 are action tiles and 6 are Bajoran Wormholes (meaning they would move to a lower part of the board, the equivalent of snakes in Snakes and Ladders).
What episode does Drunk Shimoda appear in?
The term "Drunk Shimoda" is a reference to the second episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation , " The Naked Now ," in which assistant chief engineer Jim Shimoda is inebriated by a virus and removes all of the isolinear chips from the engine control station.
What are the opening segments of WTF?
There are a few standard opening segments including opening trading cards, reading fan mail, or "Bible Study" (where they open up the show bible and compare the plan for the show to its eventual execution). The opening for episode 152 (which was published on July 10, 2017 and reviewed " Descent, part II ") featured Pranica and Harrison interviewing LeVar Burton, who portrayed Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in The Next Generation.
What is the greatest discovery?
The Greatest Discovery. In 2017 Pranica and Harrison started a new podcast, The Greatest Discovery, following the launch of Star Trek: Discovery. It was billed as "the unofficial, irreverent and filthy aftershow Discovery didn't know it needed.". The podcast, which is released the Tuesday after a new episode of Star Trek is aired, ...
How many episodes of Star Trek are there?
The show started on January 25, 2016, and after 30 episodes joined the Maximum Fun network on May 9, 2016. The show, as of August 2018, is the highest-rated Star Trek podcast on iTunes.
What episode does Jim Shimoda get drunk?
The term "Drunk Shimoda" is a reference to the second episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, " The Naked Now ," in which assistant chief engineer Jim Shimoda is inebriated by a virus and removes all of the isolinear chips from the engine control station.
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Overview
The Greatest Generation is a weekly comedy Star Trek podcast hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Harrison and distributed online by Maximum Fun. The show's tagline is "A Star Trek podcast by two guys who are a little bit embarrassed to have a Star Trek Podcast." The show started on January 25, 2016, and after 30 episodes joined the Maximum Fun network on May 9, 2016. The show, as of August 2018, is the highest-rated Star Trek podcast on iTunes.
History and format
From January 2016 to September 2017 the podcast was posted twice-weekly (on Mondays and Wednesdays), with each show reviewing an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (where the podcast gets its name). After completing its run of The Next Generation, the show switched to once a week (Mondays) and moved on to review episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in October 2017 and then Star Trek: Voyager in February 2021.
The Greatest Discovery
In 2017 Pranica and Harrison started a new podcast, The Greatest Discovery, following the launch of Star Trek: Discovery. It was billed as "the unofficial, irreverent and filthy aftershow Discovery didn't know it needed."
The podcast, which is released the Tuesday after a new episode of Star Trek is aired, reviews each episode in the same format as The Greatest Generation. When there are no new episodes, …
Reception
On February 14, 2016 Ars Technica published a review of the podcast titled "If you grew up watching ST:TNG, then you'll love this new podcast." On July 29, 2016, Slate's Sarah Archer offered a review of the podcast noting that the "show has lost a few listeners thanks to their willingness to bust the show's chops, other listeners (like me) delight in their clear affection for it and their admiration for its progressive ideals." Archer also stated the podcast was "more Mystery Scienc…
External links
• Official website