The Ready Room 66: Bucket-Dwelling Morality

Children of Time.

How far would you go to save someone you love? And to what lengths would regret drive you if a second chance were to present itself? Star Trek has debated the value of the individual on many occasions, but the results and consequences have rarely been as personal as in this time travel story with a twist. In this episode of The Ready Room we’re joined by Ben McCormick and Michael Fisher to discuss the fifth-season DS9 episode “Children of Time.” Part love story, part morality play, part bizarre Star Trek “science,” it’s an episode that rewards—and disappoints—on many levels.

In news we cover a chance to get in on a TNG 25th anniversary mosaic, another Star Trek series coming to Blu-ray, quotable Voyager cards, updates on the Shuttle Galileo restoration project, IDW’s December comics, and we take on Topless Robot’s list of the seven most useless Star Trek characters. Plus, we make an inordinate number of references to Doctor Who, Greg channels Jake Sisko, and we explore the mystique of the non-farming Klingons.

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Running Time: 2 hours 18 minutes
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Hosts

Christopher Jones and Greg Harbin

Guest

Ben McCormick and Michael Fisher

Show Notes

TNG 25th Anniversary Fan Mosaic
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Quotable Voyager Collector’s Cards 
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Update on the Shuttle Galileo Restoration Project
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IDW’s December 2012 Star Trek Comics
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Feature: Children of Time

Defiant Descendants
Kira and Odo: A Love Story
Character Arcs
Time and Quantum Duplication
A Truly Alien Mindset
The Mystique of the Non-Farming Klingons

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