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The Ready Room 124: A License to Eff with Time by Trek fm

Relativity.

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Running Time: 2 hours 9 minutes 43 seconds
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Time travel has always been a mainstay of Star Trek storytelling. Starting with “The Naked Time” on TOS all the way to “Storm Front” on Enterprise, our crews have brought us no fewer than 50 flavors of temporal treats. Voyager is tied with TNG for the most time travel outings, and half of these were named to Star Trek 101’s list of Ten Essential Voyager Episodes. In this episode of The Ready Room we’re joined by Charlynn Schmiedt, Tristan Riddell, and John Mills to discuss one of the most fun—and perhaps most confusing—of these, “Relativity.” From the episode’s start as a “Caretaker” prequel to the Minority Report twist, we debate the pacing, the writing, and revel in the fun of the 29th century.

In news we take a look at some new Voyager fine art prints from Generation Gallery, explore the 8-bit galaxy with Star Trek: Trexels, and discuss LeVar Burton’s support for AIDS research and the We-Care.com contest that lets you win lunch with LeVar. Plus we get an update on Larry Nemecek’s Trekland Trunk and preview “Wolf In the Fold” and “The Trouble With Tribbles” from Five Year Mission’s Year Three.


Hosts

Christopher Jones and Charlynn Schmiedt

 

Guests

Tristan Riddell and John Mills

 

News

Generation Gallery unveils Voyager fine art prints
Star Trek: Trexels helps you explore the 8-bit galaxy
LeVar Burton and We-Care.com team up to fight AIDS
Larry Nemecek adds new items to TREKLAND Trunk

 

Feature: Relativity

A Caretaker Prequel
Getting to the Point
Effing with Time
The Minority Report
A Ludicrous Coda
Final Thoughts


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