Half in the Bag Episode 113: Star Trek Beyond

[@Spo8]

Mike: We could jump forward and see what's happening with the TNG crew. *Monkey's paw curls a finger*

[@Kalckie]

Mike is essentially an messenger of doom!

[@Draliseth]

Oh FUCK..

[@TheValeyard92]

@Forrest Taylor Wonder Woman?

[@alexsilva28]

@@TheValeyard92 I reject your hypothesis

[@alexsilva28]

@Cyrus McWind Lol wut

[@nikholman1287]

It's heartbreaking to hear the hope in Mike's voice over the future of Star Trek versus what we actually got.

[@this_mind_of_mine]

@danieljliversLXXXIX They really copy his ideas all the time though.

[@nikholman1287]

@@powercage giant generic space battles is the POWER OF MATH!

[@LethinGabbins]

Fucking hubris...

[@lordkayx]

At least in "Discovery", the cinematic caliber was carried over (But the character of Micheal Burnam should have been 86ed). Those episodes look like they cost millions a piece. "Star Trek Picard" was an EPIC shit show, visually and story-wise.

[@mitchkeller5055]

It’s even worse now for Trek fans in 2020

[@FXmattFX]

2016 Mike, so full of hope. Little does he know what awaits him on the USS Discovery.

[@_CaptainCanada]

I was just thinking that lol. In rewatching this episode, I was so sad for Mike. The one time he gets his hopes up, and Discovery ends up being a giant pile of shit...

[@Half_Finis]

The orville is good tho

[@stevenobrien557]

@@TerrorDino Discovery is a pile of dogshit. Gilmore girls in space.

[@14ElmStreet28]

@@fourcrippledhorses at least that means good content from mike and rich

[@MegaJosh42]

He kind of describes Picard though. Fingers crossed for that.

[@donfolstar]

9:50 Mike insults William Shatner setting in motion events that would rock this podcast to its core years later. Kind of wild to go back and revisit this brief moment where it felt like Star Trek might be coming back. We were so wrong.

[@djangofett4879]

rock this podcast to its core 😂

[@uvaldopalomares8416]

Imagine how much worse it would have been if Shatner saw this episode.

[@somethingnew3517]

What's a podcast?

[@PikeBot]

You know, Mike's just joking at the end, but a villain who was genuinely trying to make friendly contact who, inadvertently either through side effects of their technology or by cultural miscommunication, was causing Big Problems...that would be a very Star Trek concept.

[@addemup4044]

The Andromeda Strain deals with this concept.

[@smintili]

paul coy yes, it basically does. Wonder that they didn‘t mention it in the video.

[@addemup4044]

@@Lthethird It's literally about a messaging system gone awry.

[@jeremyr4964]

The Plot of Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is that the villain Dagoth Ur wants to meet with the protagonist (the reincarnation of a hero) and forgive him and offer him friendship that they might rule the world together. Mike jokes but these things do exist

[@pisscvre69]

This is actually the best premise now that I think of it

[@g13n79]

The last 15 minutes of this video is far more entertaining than Discovery and Picard combined

[@dirtypure2023]

Honestly Mike's blank face makes me laugh every time.

[@MKronos]

"definitely is breast cancer"

[@alexsilva28]

SHORT TREKS

[@azzgunther]

Having watched it thrice and therefore ~45 minutes, I've now watched almost as much of the last 15 minutes of this episode as I have all of NuTrek. It's so awful. People talk me into checking "the best" episode of some new series out and it's adults speaking like 14 year olds and bickering on bridge sets that don't look functional. At least Mike eating board game pieces makes sense in the RLM canon.

[@lilyhammer09]

It's so adorable to see Mike back when he still had a glimmer of hope for Star Trek. Before Discovery happened...

[@jasonbodden1600]

Before the dark times, before STD and Picard...

[@choreomaniac]

Before they caught ST:D

[@ae6669]

Discovery was not that bad. It's Picard that was soul-destroyingly bad

[@gustafsone]

Although it makes me a little angry and he and Rich absolutely refuse to watch "Strange New Worlds" because all of the other shows burned them so badly. Little do they know that it's actually good! It's not great, but it's good! Most importantly, It's also Star Trek again! Maybe one day they will give in and watch a few episodes on a whim and say "you know what, maybe we should do a review of these, it's actually not that bad!"

[@homelessend8557]

​@gustafsone That's a pretty low bar to compare it to tbh.

[@spacecop9500]

"Ma Next Next Generation cast is still alive!" "We can see what happens to them!" Poor Mike, so innocent.

[@mrboyqc]

I'm discovering half in the bag in the playlist order so I saw what he said about Picard before that, when I saw the gleam in his eye as he said that I started laughing but was kinda sad for him at the same time.

[@TheRyFiNetWork]

Alex Ouellet he had such hope for a return to form. Instead we got a form of turd. And let’s not even start about Rich.

[@DWPL89]

Serves him right after speaking shit about Cpt Janeway!

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

Captain *wipeout*

[@luiginastro8831]

The TNG cast will return in CBS's Picard™: season 3! AWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESOME!

[@sugarcombfilms3467]

Mike needs to make a history of Star Trek video, either as science man or Plinkett, where he just talks about the entire series from its very beginning to today and describe its ups, downs, prime, and death. As someone who has never seen a single piece of Star Trek media, I'd watch that in a heartbeat

[@gouriel]

The thought about Pegg introducing an older ship as metaphor for bringing the movies back to "simpler times" was brilliant, it fits right with his style. I love it!

[@reynoldsVincent]

At its soul, Trek is about a chain of naval commanders on a cramped submarine, radioing the engine room, and DS9 brilliantly brought in a tiny ship, the Defiant, just to get off the station for some submarine battles. Sometimes getting back to basics can also revive the ethos.

[@GeorgeMonet]

It is stupid. That kind of contrivance and symbolism is absolutely stupid and I hate when writers do that stupid shit. It ALWAYS ruins the internal logic and believability of the story.

[@julianmarco4185]

I like how one year later Mike and Rich are going to have THAT moment. You know which one... Rich: How does it feel to have lived long enough to see all your favorite franchises go down in flames? Mike:... feels great.

[@summerwoodsmusic]

The last 4-5 minutes are so relaxing. I need an ASMR of Mike playing with and eating Star Trek toys.

[@jinvid]

Summer Woods it was ASMR AND MOKBUNG ALL AT ONCE!!

[@wsmiles8677]

NO MIKE YOU CAN'T JUST EAT THE TOYS THEY'RE PRICELESS COLLECTIBLES NOW NO MIKE NO

[@stevenmoens8047]

Good news. Somebody actually made a 10 hour loop of that. Enjoy!

[@staceyann1180]

So to the Trekkies out there, who was the character Mike didn't eat and put on the monitor for a bit?? Just curious... Think it's one of his favorites?

[@stevenmoens8047]

@@staceyann1180 not sure, but i think it’s Geordi LaForge. Looks like him and Geordi also features in RLM’s Star Trek: Galaxy Re-view. He also put a second figure there right before the phone rang and he threw the box over his shoulder at the end of the video, but i didn’t see which one that was.

[@DuchessGummybuns]

*"It's the best of the three films!"* Where have I heard that one before?

[@Bane_questionmark]

It's the darkest of the three.

[@TheThelaughingboy]

Its much darker and betterer than the other 2

[@kalibos]

+Zeke Payne who cares how dark it is? My stool is dark!

[@jacobdavison9800]

And my doctor says thats bad. I don't know why he thinks he knows so much about interior decorating. *bud-um-tsss

[@HConstantine]

Your doctor will want to know that. It's probably blood.

[@MegaZeta]

i hope you guys keep the VCR repair shop framing joke until you're in your late 80s and no one remembers what a VCR is or does, including you

[@Taidehaamu]

@@gamesandplanes3984 By joke he means their joke of a business. These guys are total frauds it's taken them like 12 years to fix Mr. Plinkett's VCR, who the hell do they think they are? Richard Linklater?

[@choosybeggar3309]

I dont know what a phonograph is. Or a telegram. Thats how stupid my generation is. Cuz we dont use it we have no idea it existed. Ive never heard of Hitler. I dont know what slavery is.

[@joebuck4957]

I used VCRs till about 2002

[@sl1msn1per]

Nobody's ever really gone

[@Nikagor]

I still remember the first crysis had an awesome "above 18" verification were they just show a tape with the question" what is this?"

[@crimsonvampyre602]

"Is it embarrassing that I know his name is Gowron?" No, it's embarrassing that you don't know his name is Kavok, just played by the same actor as Gowron. What a hack fraud!

[@Yusuke_Denton]

Ironic since they own the Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive VCR Board Game and prominently show it off in several videos.

[@Davesoft]

@Holiday NOT AGAIN!?

[@mattmorales4320]

"There is no dog" is Mike predicting the future for the Skateboard Kid movie reviews.

[@shwaig1]

I love Jay pretending to be interested in Mike's impassioned Trekkie gabble.

[@Mike-dl8cq]

its always so funny

[@jakeguy6050]

Jay is a pretty good friend

[@ATBatmanMALS31]

In the future, Jay can no longer hide his disdain

[@FWP572]

i wouldnt be able to if i have to help film those Discovery and Picard reviews...@@ATBatmanMALS31

[@Invader19x]

This is really sad to watch after the Discovery Season 2 Re:view. Mike is so hopeful and excited here

[@Asparaesque]

All hope is gone. Only Plinkett remains.

[@Mike-dl8cq]

its so funny, watch mike to have high hopes after first episode and then drop

Seeing Mike being genuinely happy and seeing the two discussing the movie and the unfortunate passings of both Nimoy and Yelchin in a sweet and tasteful manner really made me happy. I'm gonna watch it tonight.

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

This didn't age well...

[@redbigun]

@@ELEKTROSKANSEN ???

[@Joemamanme]

youtube is autoplaying the star trek reviews in order but backwards from the review of "picard"... with every video going back in time i hear a little bit more of the hope that the new iterations of star wars and star trek have strangled to death

[@BradsGonnaPlay]

It really is hard to stomach the fact that the old shows/movies, which upheld the test of time as well crafted stories that were fun for all ages/generations, have truly become these romps “for children.” And I can’t even begin to describe my frustration with that argument. It really does bother me that most people see TOS/TNG/SW trilogy as the same kinds of media as the current ones that share their namesake when they’re essentially worlds apart, no pun intended.

[@SovietHampsterLord]

This is hands down the greatest unboxing video on the internet.

[@zerovalon6243]

2 years later and I still agree with you. Lol

[@deadpoolguy283]

Plot of Star Trek 2009: Guy wants revenge Plot of Into Darkness: Guy wants revenge Plot of Beyond: Guy wants Revenge Yay?

[@theenigma2897]

who is Guy and why does he have so many grievances with so many people

[@johngradycole92]

what is it with guys

[@tristan8940]

The real question though, is does Guy have a last name?

[@timbdotus]

Plot of First Contact: Picard wants revenge. Plot of His Erection: Banished children want revenge. Plot of Nemesis: Shinzon wants revenge.

[@worfsonofmogh1154]

Can't we get a villain who just venges for once!

[@chrisw3147]

Mike is geeking out so hard, it's so cute. I'm glad that he enjoyed the movie so much.

[@LoN3wOlF5tudi0s]

This is one of those rare cases where a great movie had terrible trailers.

[@samwoodson9603]

It's so weird seeing Mike be happy.

[@IndifferentSky]

Can Mike do a series where he watches TOS and gives commentary? I want to watch TOS with him.

[@VeeKow]

Yesssssss

[@Sunshiningbright]

Jay McDanieL yes!

[@jakelangs8848]

I'd love that for TNG as well.

[@StormcloudLive]

If you want a watch along of Star Trek with a fun group of people not afraid to make some dark jokes you wanna check out "the greatest generation" podcast, they do a weekly review of Trek, started 3 years ago with TNG and are now mid way through DS9, each ep is about an hour long, check out the first few eps and see what you make of them.

[@Techn9cian123]

I want a list of his favorite Tng episodes

[@sindurgoku8022]

Mike casually eating these things from the game always make me laugh.

[@razzle2429]

"He'll probably be dead before this review goes up" Three years later and Shatner's still kicking.

[@SomeGuyHowGoesIt]

It's because his SoClean brand sleep equipment cleaner keeps his sleep equipment fresh every night with no hassle or need for disassembly

[@EricoBlake]

And now in a blood feud with Mike

[@deadNightwatchman]

He'll outlive us all.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

@@deadNightwatchman unfortunately, that's probably true. He'll be the first admiral of the US Space Force, and he'll send dissidents to the Agony Booth for bringing up that stupid podcast from Wisconsin.

[@luiginastro8831]

Still alive!

[@spugesdu]

Were the last ten minutes of this directed by visionary filmmaker Roberto Orci?

[@TheCDVigil]

Shut up Rick Berman!

[@SgtZaqq]

Excuse me, but where is "it took 12... to make" from? Can't remember to save my life.

[@MatiProbably]

Zaqq Their 'Boyhood' review. "I hear it took 12 years to make!" "12 years?? OH MY GOOOOOOOD"

[@mattj2217]

I'd rather watch this than anything by Orci/Kurtzmann

[@sothatsdevintart2562]

Gareth Pugh no, there aren’t enough explosions or emotions.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

This is the only one since the reboot that really felt like a real Star Trek movie as far as storytelling, warmt, chemistry, characterisation, humour, heart. It shows that it's someone that loved Star Trek that wrote the script.

[@AtunSheiFilms]

The end of this review is simply sublime cinema, comparable to the great works of Bela Tarr and Andrei Tarkovsky

[@capnm4078]

Atun-Shei Films Didn’t expect to see you here

[@Targisvear]

That's a very Jay thing to say.

[@JellothePallascat]

Hey great work on your latest Lincolnite video!

[@Dackad]

I don't know who those people are but I am agreeing so I sound smart.

[@JTKirk]

"It definitely is breast cancer" and eating the characters was amazing character work. And I guess the review seemed good too, you know, whatever.

[@mBrajan]

The Place Beyond Chris Pines

[@bronzeager1298]

I want to go to that place, please.

[@WolfgangBrozart]

Is Mike eating the fucking board game pieces at the end? lol

[@acidset]

SPOILERS!!!!!

[@matthewdavis9715]

Finally, a deep psychological look into the lives of the characters of Mike and Jay, and what they do when they aren't reviewing movies. Bold, visionary, and beautiful! And did you know it took them 12 minutes to make?!

[@segasys1339]

It's almost like they're stunned that they saw an original story and genuinely human character development.

[@trekadam30]

They probably were.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

In a movie that tangentially involved Alex Kurzmann? Absolutely.

[@GeorgeMonet]

Where was that genuinely human character development in this brainless movie?

[@munchmandrifta]

"Whoowhoowhoowhoowhoo It definitely is breast cancer." Stay Classy Medical Officer Mike.

[@theholyavenger]

Am I the only one who thought the last 15 minutes of this video were really relaxing? :P

[@robbieclark7828]

I'm completely at peace right now.

[@samuelterry6354]

It's stylistically designed to be that way.

[@haydencornmell9697]

There was something very soothing about watching Mike go through his TNG interactive board game box.

[@toddfromgeico9728]

It's so dense

[@alanleos3637]

it's so dense...

[@Erik-co6of]

In the end they murdered Tuvix, he cried and begged that he wants to live. But they forced him into the transporter and murdered him.

[@TheThelaughingboy]

No! Optimus No! *gunshot*

[@ColonelNegative]

Tuvix deserved it.

[@stephencarroll4681]

+Zeke Payne *Rich Evans' angelic laugh

[@TheThelaughingboy]

The crew of the Voyager wasn't singing "Nearer My God to Thee", THEY WERE KILLING EACH OTHER

[@Qendrese3549]

They do a lot of shitty things like that on Voyager

[@JC_Chappy]

30:32 So it was Mike that willed Picard into existence... Dammit.

[@indeimaus]

That is the best outro I've ever seen

[@WayneManor666]

the moment when Mike casually eats the parts of the Boardgame, 7/10

[@rhetiq9989]

It’s top tier ASMR

[@markrotondella4689]

This is what the internet was made for.

[@episkopos3]

"It doesn't bend. I'm gonna make it bend"

[@ion-shivs]

I watched the whole thing.

[@videonaterAD]

A star trek movie like they said, the villian just wants to unite all species under one banner because his homeworld only recently became a part of the greater galaxy and was nearly wiped out. It's not that he dislikes the Federation, he just believes that if they have the resources to better other planets they should, which heavily goes against the Prime Directive. Then at the end, Kirk realises that the villain isnt that horrible, and that the device he has is actually going to save a world for annihilation so as the villain is dying, Kirk decides to trust him and doesn't stop the machine. The Federation is of course furious, but Kirk tells them he was simply too late to stop the device but he's also glad he didn't since a species is getting a second chance. The crew has his back and they continue on, swearing to hold to the Prime Directive as best as possible but also not forget the lesson that everyone deserves a second chance.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Isn't that basically _The Voyage Home_ meets _Arena?_

[@Lanzarotte]

37:52 - 51:20 is borderline experimental

[@gravitycat792]

it broke new ground!!!

[@mBrajan]

great episode, Mike was really chewing the scenery there!

[@wizzzer1337]

I still can't get over how Jay looks like Zack Snyder...

[@Simple1Jack]

No he looks like Hans Klopeck.

[@christianschmidt4550]

What's a Jay? You mean a blue jay? All I see is Mike and Susan... :/

[@PlanetBongoSan]

aaaaaaaaaaaand that's a win

[@Simple1Jack]

Badjoke Maker Hey, I didn't think anybody would notice.

[@ifoxfirei]

Holy shit, he sure does! Thanks for that fun bit of information!

[@elcidredleg]

Hearing Mike back then speak optimistically about Discovery and a show with the TNG cast hurts my heart.

[@PlagueOfGripes]

The Tuvix episode might be my favorite one from Voyager. It really sums up all the problems with the show when the captain drags a literally screaming person off the bridge to execute them, and the holographic doctor refuses to perform the operation since it violates every ethical value it was programmed with, so the captain just does it herself with no real attempt by the crew to explore alternatives. The Voyager crew isn't like the flagship Enterprise crews. They're the C students of the federation, and boy does it show.

[@magicmanscott40k]

Why they kill it?

[@warrentb1]

Also the writers were C students.

[@keanucange]

Pretty much, I don't know why they didn't keep the same writers from DS9, that was pretty much the best star trek series writing team and could've made the show good.

[@histguy101]

They're all pretty much the same writers from TNG. Some went over to DS9, others went to Voyager. A few wrote for both shows. Same goes for directors.

[@potheadA]

Wtf it's plague and nobody has bothered to mention how epic your animations are, I loved a lot of your content a few years back. Gonna go back and rewatch the dark souls stuff, by the way your stuff with two best friends is great.

[@hellboyfry]

all of simon peggs movies have good set ups for things that happen later in the film. him and Edgar know how to write a good screenplay.

[@TwistedAdventures42]

He actually wrote the book Need Do Well (most celeb books are by ghost writers). I thought it was pretty good. I loved reading about how him and Frost and Wright got together.

[@TwistedAdventures42]

*Nerd Do Well

[@HenchGuyBlast]

I loved the little "The Room" reference towards the end. "It definitely is breast cancer" 47:30

[@kimberlymoore4086]

the “definitely is breast cancer” bit is so fucking funny and cracks me up every time

[@Carkastoken2]

God this is actually tragic watching this again after their review of Picard episode one...

[@camclemons]

When Mike eats the game pieces near the end I laugh so hard. The editing is perfect.

[@DLNOT]

Star Trek: The Force Beyond Awakens Into Darkness

[@samuelbannister101]

Busters

[@ckbooks]

: Requiem

[@lodestarrobot]

The holiday special

[@samuelbannister101]

PART 1: An Unexpected Journey

[@otherpeople8903]

:the adventure continues

[@Fargoth_Ur]

Seeing Mike with genuine hope in his eyes might be the most heart-warming thing ever.

[@bendonnelly690]

27:38 "This film made me sort of emotional" Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :)

[@garretjamison9770]

That's just like Spock! Remember Spock!

[@arbitor365]

Why cant they have a Star Trek villain who isn't "revenge man?" The show had plenty of examples of that. You could have a character whose ideals conflict with the philosophy of star fleet, that would challenge the views of Kirk on a deeper level, rather than on just a superficial "im gonna destroy earth" level. There could even be a level of respect between them, despite being adversaries. And you could still have massive battles and popcorn action as a backdrop to this.

[@elimusk3747]

One word; Khan. People liked that storyline and its easy to write.

[@HeliosXII]

How 'bout an ST flick without a villain for once?

[@HeliosXII]

+scockery a guy can dream. I miss the good old ones where Kirk used to be killing god with phasers and shit.

[@alanpennie8013]

Consider Phlebas was indeed an excellent story and grungy take on Star Trek.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Pegg tried that with the Section 31 McCarthyist admiral guy in _Into Darkness,_ but then Kurzmann and Abrams just couldn't resist the urge to unsuccessfully rip off _Wrath of Khan_ for the third time in 15 years.

[@SuitCircus]

I adore these reviews because just like Mike I adore Star Trek. It's great being able to relate as he glazes over some of the more ridiculous but amazing plot lines from episodes. I completely agree that the ethical questions and dilemmas posed in the various series' are what make the show so great. Man, I love 'em. Always will.

[@MrThunderwing]

Great review guys, I liked how you tastefully approached the death of Anton Yelchin towards the half way point.

[@Phoenixifyable]

twothreebravo that’s not funny

[@adamruppe9710]

A villain who had differences in the past but now wants to be friends? The real conflict could be our heroes learning to forgive the past and move on into some kind of.... undiscovered country.... nah that sounds stupid

[@Relugus]

Yeah, that would be stupid and not at all be regarded as one of best Trek movies. ;-)

[@mwilson5449]

It's a shame they backed off of that plot and just turned it into Khan 2. Leaves it still viable for someone, though.

[@HortonSalm]

I actually thought for a second that the "no dog in the film" was a reference to the movie about the battle for Wake Island. Since the garrison was either killed or captured, no one knew what really happened when they made the film, so they just made a 1940s movie, and there was a dog. In an interview with a group of Wake Island veterans, when asked what they thought of the movie, one of the Marines instantly quipped "Well first off, we didn't have a dog".

[@vallytine7290]

It's so satisfying to see Mike and Jay actually really like a movie.

[@Level_1_Frog]

I really hope Simon Pegg sees this review.

[@slainemccool2875]

+hornymaneee You make him realise he sold out

[@SV67943]

+Sláine McCool Mike called it awesome and said it brought back the spark of Star Trek. Susan said it was good as an action movie, even knowing fuck all about Star Trek. Where do you get "selling out" in any of that?

[@sorchahenderson926]

Because he was the one who sent the Mr.Plinkett reviews viral in the first place by posting it on Twitter.

[@Nineteen1900Hundred]

I heard of Plinkett Reviews through Spill . com. It's a dead site now, but they are on youtube, called Double Toasted.

[@KatarnCrusader]

Spill was just a great crew. It was the perfect merge of humorisitc and serious movie reviewing. Double Toasted is way to goovy and over the top and Oneofus is only fun to hear when they`re reviewing a bad movie. So yeah, I also miss Spill. But at least we have those fraud hacks!

[@beng7438]

Can we just have an episode where the guys play the Star Trek interactive board game?

[@SWorld-do5le]

They can't, Mike ate all the characters.

[@tom-vf1xv]

"This film, it made me sort of emotional..." Poor innocent Mike

[@XforumsurferX]

Mike actually being happy. What is this magic.

[@markburns1990]

In 2021, I’m seeing the ending of this review and WOW... their dedication to the bit is laudable 😄

[@cacophonic7]

Regarding the song sabotage showing up in the first Star Trek, it wasn’t a radio station, it was like an mp3 player of Kirk’s step dad’s. The car was his step dads and it was a classic ancient relic. Clearly important to step dad. I think the use of the song fit because it was part of his step dads obsession with these old things. It makes sense that his step dad would drive it around and listen to the old music.

[@Zodroo_Tint]

Not that much you think. Especially not with the nokia phone tone.

[@HunchbackJack]

I just now finished watching Star Trek Beyond, and thought it was really, truly great. Great script, great character interactions, and a good dose of fan service without going overboard. Clearly written by someone who understands Trek.

[@chriss.9398]

aka Simon Pegg

[@TempusFugit78]

Mike, Rich and Jay need to make a commentary track for Star Trek: TMP. It'll be Mike and Rich talking while Jay slowly loses his mind. It'll be great.

[@minorshan]

Is it embarrassing that I know they were trolling and the Klingon on the box is named Kavok? I may own two copies of the board game and made friends of mine play numerous times when I was a kid in the early 90's. And then in college. Which is when I needed a second copy. Because I ran out of communicator stickers and a few isolinear chips and crew pieces had been lost.

[@sleepybrownbear]

I can't tell if the ending to this episode was brilliant or stupid.

[@R0DisG0D]

It was brilliantly stupid.

[@zumbizuado]

it definitely is breast cancer

[@kyrridas1573]

welcome to RedLetterMedia.

[@sp33kafr33ka]

The most riveting 10 minutes of dialogue ever seen in a Half in the Bag episode

[@whodatninja439]

stupit

[@whiteelephant3673]

Now I want 3-hour long version of Mike and Jay just sitting and waiting for their phone to ring.

[@LeortisBooks]

Saw this with my mom at the theater. I had a lot of fun.

[@thedarksiderebel]

I love watching Mike talk about things he loves! Also, that TNG game is great.

[@DreamcastGuy]

Is this replacing Ghostbusters related alcoholism?

[@infoluminux]

hi, you are the guy who doesn't knows what the fuck to do in No Man's Sky.

[@Actually-Ashley]

Go play some Virtual Cop 2 or whatever, DreamcastGuy.

[@Missbeepage]

kind of

[@Tassos2310]

Does that mean that they are drunk during this review?

[@BloodylocksBathory]

I just hope it's replacing juicy Shaq meat meme.

[@Deadman1000]

I'll always love this video because Mike had so much hope and Jay learned stuff about Star Trek that he didn't care to know.

[@tomboz777]

I’m back here for the 10th time for this reason.

[@joeljimenez7267]

Mike's glimmer of enthusiasm for this movie made me smile. Not laugh at him being buzzed and slightly pissed off like in other videos. Just happy for the guy.

[@CylonDorado]

I skipped this one when it came out. I can't believe they liked it, I think I"m gonna go check it out. Also, i cried a little laughing at the impression of the villain with the friendship doomsday device.

[@mullergui13]

It really breaks your heart seeing Mike hopeful for the future of Star Trek here :'(

[@snipergirl21]

I'm watching this 7 minutes after they posted it. New record!! Woohoo!

[@cartmanfan4life1]

I'm seeing the review 7 minutes after it's upload. I have so many people to thank. I want to thank my parents, and my third grade teacher, and my orthodontist

[@charleynewman5057]

Did anyone else notice him eat those board game pieces?

[@00nick7]

TwistedMicrowave 🤣🤣🤣

[@mephilatian]

No, Mike please. Don't eat those.

[@Tom_Van_Zandt]

I ain't never been the biggest Trek fan, but the OG Star Trek is awesome because of its campiness. That 60s scifi, with low budget special effects, is awesome to the max.

[@americantragedies]

Mike's unabashed and emotional joy over the idea of Star Trek makes me happy. That is all.

[@luiginastro8831]

Now it's just sad.

[@alucardbloodyvampire6066]

The Plinkett review is actually aking 12 years to make

[@MrCouchbleh]

It took twelve pizza rolls to make!

[@warmpond]

The last 15 or so minutes is why I love RLM. Their content is so unlike anything else on KZbin.

[@AGAFilms89]

Seriously this is the most relaxing episode. Mellow/nostalgic + Star Trek. Bravo with this one guys!

[@Nihilvale]

I just wanted to drop by & say that even in 2022, the outro is still funny & Mike eating the board game pieces without hesitation makes me smile every time

[@joebloker8585]

Anyone else use these guys to go to sleep? Mike sends me to dreamland with his dulcet tones. Mr Sandman indeed

[@markotark]

I love Shohreh Aghdashloos voice. Like here in 21:27 Hearing it gives me chills...

[@Yarn01]

Few things in life make me as happy as a RedLetterMedia upload. I don't live a very happy life.

[@jerrysmith8814]

The way Mike casually eats Star Trek toys cracks me up every time

[@andrewtaylor940]

"Mr Scott Wrote the script and there is no dog in the film!" My Gods! He still hasn't managed to re-materialize Admiral Archers Prized Beagle!?!?!?

[@mckenzie.latham91]

So basically Simon pegg is the one who brings the franchise some dignity again...good to know.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Simon Pegg is the last real sci-fi nerd in cinema. Once he's retired, it's all over.

[@Dan-bv3mf]

​@@DistractedGlobeGuyHenry Cavill has entered the room

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

@@Dan-bv3mf he's more of a fantasy geek, isn't he?

[@Dan-bv3mf]

@@DistractedGlobeGuy he acted as Superman, he plays warhammer 40k and is apparantely now showrunner for some upcoming 40k scifi shows. He is keeping the nerd fire strong

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

@@Dan-bv3mf _40K_ and _Superman_ are sci-fi in about the same capacity as _The Dark Crystal._ Maybe not Tolkien, but definitely fitting better under the high fantasy label.

[@TheRealRodent]

That Kirk v Spock fight from TOS is awesome. Brings back so many memories of watching people starting a fight with Kirk but then throwing a stuntman around for 2 minutes. Also: 36:46 Mike predicted Thanos.

[@Stagephase]

Mike as Inverse Villain is the funniest thing I've ever seen on RLM. I seriously want that to be a character in something.

[@cumulushalo576]

You're so lucky to be a star trek fan. You guys never have to wait in a line to see a new movie!

[@kenefdz]

The one thing I read about consistently when it comes to any mention of Star Trek: Beyond is that it was the one that lost the most money and thus ended the movie franchise. For me, ST:B was the BEST of the movie series specifically because of all the positive elements mentioned in this review. But it's all about the money and Hollywood bends the knee to the mighty dollar and thus the chances of getting a 4th installment with the same cast is almost next to nil, sadly.

[@Neckbeardlevel]

30:35 I like to think you purposefully chose a picture without Wil Wheaton.

[@NextGen_Pants]

So, the last part turned into "A Hack Fraud Goes Through a Star Trek Board Game ASMR"

[@joeybalgona8744]

yeah, and then eats a piece

[@brunofrank3798]

2016 Mike, so full of hope. Little does he know what awaits him on STAR TREK DISCOVERY

[@elborrego4916]

This is the end of the conversation... It's the power of math people!

[@TheRyFiNetWork]

bruno frank and then Picaaaaaaaaaaaarrddd

[@thepoliticalstartrek]

He was military. He had two prong motivation. He wanted revenge, but justified it by saying it would make Star Fleet strong again. He was a MACO. It was Earth's pre Federation space military.