Best & Worst Star Trek Of All Time - The Weekly Planet Podcast

[@captainsnapple]

James you deserve the break, not so sure about Maso's twin seeing as he is so fresh to the pod. Anyway good for you guys!!

[@SpyderByte03]

Everyone on the team enjoy your well earned break! Thanks for keeping us entertained every week. See you next month

[@harley-gwen6193]

I'm so glad they read out my letter! ^w^

[@mrspide]

I have never been more disappointed than when they talked about Terry Farrell leaving Deep Space 9 and there was zero Becker chat

[@LRCh_]

YOU IMPORTED SOMEONE WHO KNOWS MY THING!!! Love you guys!

[@SamLyn]

I named my son Julian, partly inspired by Dr Bashir from DS9. I hated him the first season or two but by the end he was fantastic. Almost all the characters were.

[@parkmannate4154]

DS9 had the greatest improvement from start to finish of any Star Trek series

[@LRCh_]

"Dr Bashir, I Presume?" has lived on my soul since childhood. The DS9 writers made legends out of some kind of "meh" premises, properly amazing.

[@RickReasonnz]

Oh. On reading that I thought you meant you hated your son for his first few seasons of life, but he got better. Hm. Perhaps that's most parents experience...

[@allofthepoints9636]

That helicopter joke was fantastic, keep up the great work. Actually, don’t do that, enjoy your break.

[@MrTrick.]

Shout-out to Collings who somehow makes the ramblings of two lunatics vaguely coherent.

[@rawcollings]

whoa thanks mate!!

[@elbaecc]

Not sure if this comment counts as a H8 with a 8 in it? Sounds like a backhanded slap.

[@MrTrick.]

No, it's just a thanks to Collings for helping make the show. Don't read too much into it.

[@okamiwolf250]

@@rawcollings Thanks for all you do man, brought me a lot of happiness over the past year

[@codybishop7526]

He’s the glue

[@ecassl2994]

1:11:25 lmao at Mason subtlety getting excited about Ben doing his impressions

[@ecassl2994]

I posted this while I was listening, im glad the impressions didnt end there

[@liekeze6318]

Oh my goodness, finally, some good old fashioned Ben Russel on the podcast. Always love it when you have guests. Helps keep things fresh after all this time.

[@videoquez]

I love how these boys still show up with a new hot pod on Americas birthday. It’s like a reward

[@payingwithnickels]

"What if it's regional ghost buster adventures?" Congratulations, you've written a Scooby Doo movie

[@SaulGMV]

Been waiting for that ben russell guest episode ever since the show got cancelled because of covid and it was great. Loved your chemistry, i hope you bring him back at some point, cheers

[@MostlyMildMidnights]

Really great guest! He fits in with James and Maso’s identical twin brother really well!

[@milou66]

Majel Barret didn't just come back as the computer in TNG, she came back as Nurse Chapel AND the computer in TOS, and then of course Troi's mother in TNG.

[@TheDelinear]

What's really funny about the whole Iron Man discussion is that they _do_ have a running bit throughout the movies that Tony "doesn't like to be handed things", which would have worked perfectly with the idea that Tony was using a hologram of himself to hide the fact that he's in the suit. Having said that, I prefer the way they use it with Loki and Thor, which probably wouldn't have happened if they were using the same gimmick with Iron Man. Also, gotta admit What We Reading without Westworld felt weird, but looking forward to the shiny new age of Letters Oh Letters We Love You Some Westworld.

[@joshuamauk6759]

Ben Russell’s voice is delightful. Reminds me of the Glorious Ms Edward Izzard! More please.

[@Lubble-]

My family think I'm crazy now cus I said Westworld out loud and James didn't.....I got weird looks and asked what I'm doing? Also think for stupid fun you should do a big video on the Bionicle Trilogy, they're too short for 3 videos over 3 weeks but who knows

[@BlueBeetle1939]

Strange New Worlds is incredible Anson Mount continues to impress after hell on wheels and the inhumans show

[@matthew7306]

The Weekly Planet intro is a great song to whistle to

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Namor has his little underwear, the wings on his feet, and his elf ears. What else can we ask for?

[@keithmoonshine]

The Westworld joke has become an intriguing Pavlov's Dog experiment. It's been happening for so long that I believe both we and James have been conditioned to need it.

[@joshuacarrig9370]

I think the Weeknd's wordplay was with a Bentley Wraith / Wraith of Kahn. Actually kind of a fun line for the small venn diagram of pop-hiphop fans and TOS fans lol. Also enjoy your well deserved break fellas and ladies. Maybe by the time youre back we will have forgiven you for that whole purple beam in Moon Knight disaster....but I doubt it.

[@randompat5772]

Maybe Maso’s twin brother with the same name can step in during the break and maintain the content flow?

[@tedroberts5016]

How it is that they are STILL not giving Dave Filoni a star wars movie is beyond me

[@jimjam7928]

Cowboy Hatman needs to learn how to write and direct live-action better before that happens, every episode of Mando that he's been at the helm of has been atrocious.

[@parkmannate4154]

To be fair he already made one and it was the worst one

[@samgarner36]

@@jimjam7928 nice H8 mail. You think the pilot of the Mandalorian, and the episode where Fennic Shand is shot and left for dead, AND the episode that Ahsoka Tano's live action character is introduced are atrocious??

[@thomasbicknell175]

@@samgarner36 yes

[@Ray_D_Tutto]

Because he'd force his oc into it.

[@rooster5343]

You guys enjoy your break. I’ll just have to find a new podcast to listen to as I clean my apartment

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

23:45 So he's finally doing Time Bandits? Fuck yes. About goddamn time.

[@GreatLordJason]

The Orville is the spiritual successor to Star Trek. Give it a watch and let it play out.

[@claudegrenier3180]

Agreed. Especially the last season, that was amazing ^^

[@everettharris967]

As a "50 year old man" (a bit above actually) I totally agree with James that Ghost Busters... not so great, regardless of iteration.

[@Dr.SickofYou]

Good for you! Take a breather, cuz you guys are killing it! Besides, we'll all still be here in a month.

[@busolaonscreen5375]

Have a great August break, The Weekly Planet team, you deserve it!

[@rawcollings]

🥺 cheers so much mate!

[@everettharris967]

2:30:00 ish. The vibe for TVA goes all the way back to Terry Gilliam's Brazil. Umbrella Academy? C'mon.

[@Douglas_Props]

Today I celebrate my independence from…..boredom! With an awesome podcast!

[@parkmannate4154]

To your letters, I never have left a theater but I fell asleep about 40 minutes in to Pearl Harbor and a theater employee woke me up during the credits.

[@snaek29]

I went to see "Meet the Feebles" at the movies with some friends when we were WAY to young (like 10 or something). It was awesome. We loved it. But we watched a half packed cinema walk out group after group over the course of the first 40 minutes until we were literally the only ones left. Which just made it even better.

[@SpiderJay]

Why does Bo Burnham have an accent in this?

[@darkidz24]

Maso and Ben going at James at 1:04:55 is peak comedy

[@make.and.believe]

1:01:58 - Barret also played Diana Trois's mother, she's absolutely wonderful.

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

Have a good rest thanks for the great content

[@sergiomendoza4850]

I feel like people wouldn’t care that much if Star Wars just did a movie in an era that’s so far detached from the shit we know that there’s literally not even mentions of anything we would recognize. I don’t really see why they couldn’t and haven’t already just done that, especially when it comes to the old republic stuff. Those comics and video games and pretty much anything that takes place during that era is insane, because the old republic just had everything. The sith have a fully realized empire, the republic have their democracy spread out all over the core worlds, the mandalorians are just out there and will start a war with the republic simply for the sake of honor and because they can. There’s just so much shit in that era that’s literally UNTOUCHED by the small and big screen I don’t understand why this isn’t just a no brainer for them. At this point people are so sick of Star Wars it’s probably to late to be able to take a risk like that, but this is something that Disney could easily be able to do if they just found someone to helm this franchise. Actually helm it though, not that I’m here hating Kathleen Kennedy but letting a bunch of Star Wars directors just do whatever they want and hoping the trilogy comes together in the end is probably not a great idea typically speaking. And hindsight has definitely shown this to be true.

[@Games-tx1zc]

Oh good, this whole "Listening to a podcast once a week" thing was exhausting. The break will be much appreciated.

[@ProfessD]

Awesome ep. You're confusing Brannon Braga with Rick Berman as far as the DS9 and Terry Farrell trouble. Berman was the head of Trek from TNG to Enterprise. Often this is called "The Berman " era. A number of cast members have complained about him over the years, including Denise Crosby, Ferrell and Will Wheaton.

[@praiha]

Braga was bit of a dick too, but mainly towards other writers, I think. Berman liked him tho, and would probably have had him write everything in order to cut costs.

[@ellaisplotting]

^^^^^ there's the phrase amd group 'Fuck you, Rick Berman' for a reason.

[@Brazdon83]

Great podcast and a great guest! 5 out of 5 stars, this is in app!

[@ADEVOD]

I stayed right to the end cuz y’all are gods

[@adamsilver1223]

James said he wished Ferris was killed in that parade, and yesterday there was a mass shooting at the 4th of July Parade in the town where the movie takes place :/

[@milou66]

Jeffrey Hunter, who played Pike in the 60s (and Jesus!) was dead by 1969 after getting caught in an explosion on a movie shoot.

[@victoryusmc]

Originally Mr Sunday Movies was called Blue Harvest.

[@toomanyoldsports]

The attack helicopter joke has got to be my favorite joke on this podcast. The way it just kept going was 👌

[@kurtoogle4576]

I love Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! Very Trek, great characters, action, & storytelling. :)

[@azimhanif1]

The mention of the Series 'Almost Human' at 1:43:27 by James caught me off guard. Didn't think anyone else saw that show.

[@TheOnlyCathyCat]

I'm going to spend the rest of this month finding out where Mason lives and then I am going to spend every night of August tapping on his window and asking him questions about Captain Butler.. Tap, tap, tap "Hey Mason, Have you ever seen Captain Butler?" Tappyy-tap-tap tap "It's got Craig Charles in it, Mason. Have you seen it, Mason?" Rat-ta-tat-tat "Hey Mason, its got Sanjeev Bahskaar, did you know that Mason?" [sound of wet fish being thrown at a window] "Did you know that the guy that plays Kryten has some very dodgy ideas and he stars as Nelson in Captain Butler? DID YOU KNOW THAT MASON?!"

[@Kratosx23]

Enjoy the break. Not the worst thing for me, either, because now I can finally catch up on some of the movie commentaries that I never have time to get to.

[@nataliecameron]

I cannot get past Ben's half Australian half American accent

[@sheadupree252]

2:23:15 my friends and I split an ounce of shrooms to go watch Event Horizon. We also didn't know what it was.

[@shawnvalensky9946]

So, I really want to get into Star Trek, do I need to watch the original series before the movies?

[@GeeVanderplas]

It would help to get the character dynamics, but on the whole they're pretty self contained so it's not required viewing I think. You could watch one or two of the really good ones (try Balance of Terror and Space Seed for example) and then jump right into the movies. Or just watch the movies and if you enjoy them you can check back to get some more Kirk, Spock and Bones.

[@shawnvalensky9946]

@@GeeVanderplas Cool, thanks

[@make.and.believe]

You can totally start at TNG.

[@scratch2086]

I feel like I’m missing the reference to the ghostbuster slimmer video. Anyways how about a ghostbuster sequel where the current gang, whomever they may consist of, dies at some point early on and then part of the narrative is about them being ghosts, exploring the ghost realm which is like this Beetlejuice version of New York and have to find someway to come back by the end… and uhhh maybe if you need a more child friendly transition away from death and resurrection you could just say the current antagonist possessed a few of them and when their bodies are possessed they become disembodied spirits. I’m not saying it would be good, just that it would be different.

[@GreatLordJason]

We all know we're only watching Discovery for the Red Letter Media reviews.

[@danielbear9183]

Ben Russell! Crab lab represent!

[@billfallgravity568]

Love this!

[@jmace2424]

Did you know, the original title for Star Trek was Blue Harvest? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@revrabia]

Miss hearing WEST WORLD .. My husband always wonders why i yell WEST WORLD .

[@dizzytitan8481]

Booksmart and moonrise kingdom is a great coming of age movie!

[@Dohsoda]

Great episode! I would love Caravan of Garbage to tackle to complete TNG movies. "First Contact" is a fantastic S.T. film, and the next two are a bit of a mixed bag. However, "Nemesis" has definitely has a great Jerry Goldsmith score and it has some good action scenes and interesting concepts. With S.T. Picard wrapping up with Season 3, I think it would be a fun re-watch and critique.

[@TheLastComa]

I love all of them, Nemesis not so much...but I'm still a defender of it. First Contact is great, my non-Trekkie wife watched it and was into it the whole time without knowing any character other than "robot guy" "that klingon dude you quote" and "Professor X".

[@Gotham_Media]

I vividly remember being 16 years old, going to watch Justice League in theaters and walking out after the Parademon scene, I simply could not waste my time watching that. I walked into a theater playing Thor Ragnorok and rewatched the movie instead.

[@niallcorish6359]

"Don't put the dogs down" "No I HAVE to"

[@BaronVonHardcharger]

+ 100 points for "American Rude Finger"!!!

[@adamsantos6665]

Star Trek discovery is amazing. The best worst show I can’t stop watching, very nice 👌🏾

[@tedroberts5016]

I feel the same about SNW as they do about Enterprise. It's just retelling stories that have already been told.

[@jackdubz4247]

I feel the same about Voyager, vis-a-vis The Next Generation.

[@AcceptTheNull]

You forget at times, it's the middle of winter in Australia right now, so they are celebrating the holidays. Enjoy the break!

[@spartanB0292]

Surprisingly long ep. Before I actually finish the ep, I'll say that this is a weird time to do a Star Trek theme. Is there anything Trek-y going on these days for the brand synergy?

[@hellfish2309]

Strange New Worlds is ending its first season 🤷‍♂️… I don’t think the franchise will be releasing anything until next spring

[@brews.n.bits.]

James, I like telling people I love sitting too. Especially with some good lumbar support.

[@macuna1995]

Mason guessing what's happening in Our Flag Means Death *is just hilarious.*

[@ellaisplotting]

I'm just glad they finally talked about it!

[@emilyglass6625]

I came back from some kind of a school break and my boss who never spoke to me actually asked me if I did anything fun, and I said I saw Ghostbusters 2016 and enjoyed it way more than I’d ever liked Bill Murray’s bad attitude in the original one, and I think he tried to be polite but he basically just grunted ‘okay’ at me, and I feel like I must be condensing events together in my mind, but my memory is that he was literally receiving a delivery at that moment and it was a vintage Ghost Busters movie poster in a fancy frame for his office wall. He didn’t even have any other fancy frames on his office wall. That was his one pick.

[@emilyglass6625]

​@@conormurphy4328 No comment lol

[@LearningStuffLane]

Last week, for the first time ever I stopped watching a movie before the end. Men. I just didn't like the supporting characters and wasn't sure where it was going. I watched a review and... damn, everything was for a reason, I should have kept watching. The ending, whoa.

[@THEAdmiralXizor]

I respect the fact that you guys don't care about comments 😁🍻... That said, the actor that played Pike declined to participate in the series once it got picked up, which is why Kirk was captain.

[@zombiehampster1397]

You should watch Time Bandits. Or any Gilliam movie if you like his style.

[@bbrbbr-on2gd]

In the Chronicles of Riddick, who are the chronicles about? Is he chronicling his own adventures, or is someone else chronicling his adventures for him?

[@dizzytitan8481]

Only time I left a movie was jurassic park 3 was too scary for a 7 year old me And I think enter the void could get you to stop watching because of visual gore

[@JustAnderw]

enjoy your break all of you!🎉 becausr once you get back it's back to slaving at the content mines for you🎉🎉🎉

[@samuelgoldberg8260]

Klingon Academy is jank, but Christopher Plummer is a delight in it.

[@Luistorres-zn5ee]

Happy 4th of July 🇺🇸💪🏼

[@michaellombardi1620]

That Flintstones comic is actually great. I wouldn't say its hilarious, but it is very very clever

[@Qterio]

Enjoy your break!

[@Vincent.Morreale]

Strange New World is an incredible show AND incredible Star Trek show. Fun fact, the name for the series was supposed to be Blue Harvest ! How about that ?

[@camryder853]

I heard the first minute and had to check if this was an old video.😂

[@DocD173]

Yes. Star Trek talk. They should Caravan of Garbage every single Star Trek movie

[@euanreid6406]

Best guest chuckle of the podcast (F.H.L.P.A)

[@bravecoolman1173]

Wow I’m truly disgusted, The Hollywood Reporter sourced the Weekly Planet in its article about Daredevil and Kingpin but failed to mention “Hot Scoop, or Shot of Poop”.

[@WhatDidIMiss]

Also, slight correction.....the original Captain Pike played by Jeffery Hunter was recast due to Mr. Hunter's alcoholism :/

[@midianmtd]

I walked out of ''Dumb & Dumber''. At the point where they were yelling at the hitchhiker, I just couldn't take it anymore.

[@kennethstark7753]

How will I know he is gonna watch Westworld???? My world of the past 3 years has been rocked.

[@MrTraewilliams]

I think Star Trek Enterprise would have done better if was offered in syndication like TNG,DS9, & Voyager was.

[@Nitero_]

Think season 2 of tales of the loop would have been really good, first season was a great setup to the world.

[@ellaisplotting]

'Lot of guys wearing skirts' I'm fresh off a TNG rewatch and there are, in 161 40 minute episodes, exactly two background male characters wearing skants. Two. Neither are named, or have speaking roles, or are on screen for more than 10 seconds. Bit weird to see the whole trashfire of early TNG (I love it, but oh my god it skews very heavily terrible) and have the main takeaway be 'wow so many guys in skirts' it was incredibly, disappointingly tame on the gender discussion stuff, with about two episodes (again, out of 161) focusing on it and one three minute discussion in another. If you want bolder takes and better storylines, you go to DS9.

[@CrazyWildChris]

i'm so behind on this podcast lol playing catch up

[@griffinsmith6257]

I just wanna say, in the weeknd song, he knows its wrath, he just says wraith because it's the name of the car and kind of sounds like wrath I know this podcast episode is like 3 years old

[@orinanime]

The Modern era of Trek is bizarre.... The show I totally expected to be "Family Guy in Space", The Orville, is actually really good comedy Star Trek. And the show that should be Star Trek, Lower Decks, is basically "Family Guy in Space". Ugh

[@SKULLKR3W]

adding any schumer to only murders in the building was such a bad idea

[@jimjam7928]

1:56:30 I actually liked F&TWS but this was spot-on. XD

[@RHarack]

cheers mates