Greatest Trek: New Star Trek Reviewed

When the crew needs a break before an important diplomatic mission, Alpha shift takes a shuttle down to a trippy resort planet. But after the atmosphere starts making everyone’s journey a little weird, Ortegas and Scotty get the crew back together in time for a grand diplomatic gesture. In what way did this production show restraint? What’s the main rule in a tattoo parlor? Which moment might be the most divisive of the series? It’s the episode that knows puppets remain a threat.

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Greatest Trek is hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison
The show is produced by Wynde Priddy
Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley
Music by Adam Ragusea

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When Kirk, Spock, and La'An discover the long-lost USS Griffin on their way home from a conference, they decide to take a little detour to check out the ship. But after things become mysterious and spooky, the trio becomes all together ooky and they need rescuing. Is Kirk a Family Guy? What are the body bag best practices? Does punching a dinosaur give you carte blanche? It's the episode that's all cut-scene.

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Greatest Trek is hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison
The show is produced by Wynde Priddy
Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley
Music by Adam Ragusea

Discuss the show using the hashtag #GreatestTrek and find us on social media:
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When the Entrepreneur’s mission is to take pictures of a space squall, the distress buoy they detect draws them into a paradox 65 million years in the making. But after the ship is captured by pre-historic Martians and La’an punches a dinosaur in the face, Captain Pike’s controversial non-intervention ends up protecting everyone’s future. Who is a crazy jump scare at a movie premiere? How is working in the transporter room like catering a C-suite? Which sci-fi crossover are we not broken hearted about? It’s the episode that got spoiled by the trailer.

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Greatest Trek is hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison
The show is produced by Wynde Priddy
Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley
Music by Adam Ragusea

Discuss the show using the hashtag #GreatestTrek and find us on social media:
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When four of Gotham City’s supervillains team up to take over the world, the Dynamic Duo are the only two people smart enough to save the Security Council. But after Bruce Wayne gets kidnapped by Catwoman disguised as Comrade Kitka, his newfound love turns to heartbreak when her true identity is revealed. Why was the Batcopter decommissioned? Where have Bat standards fallen sharply? Who can’t seem to speak to us normally? It’s the episode that’s willing to make a lot of logical leaps.

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Greatest Trek is hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison
The show is produced by Wynde Priddy
Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley
Music by Adam Ragusea

Discuss the show using the hashtag #GreatestTrek and find us on social media:
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When a giant green Frankenstein emerges from the ocean, he starts to take bites out of sailors like so many canapés. But after he makes his way towards mainland Japan, it's up to the crack team at the Frankenstein Institute of Technology to determine just what's going on. Is Russ Tamblyn the real monster? Will the war end with a Godzilla from the machine? Did 60's cinema have a volcano mandate? It’s the episode that always bets on octopus.

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Greatest Trek is hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison
The show is produced by Wynde Priddy
Social media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill Tilley
Music by Adam Ragusea

Discuss the show using the hashtag #GreatestTrek and find us on social media:
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