Re:View - Star Trek The Next Generation Season One

Mike and Rich sit down to talk about their top picks from TNG season One. When Rich can only come up with one and a half episodes and Mike is drunk and off his brain meds - it turns into an hour and 20 minute long ramble about Season One in general. Hear their confused and rambling thoughts on a 26 ish episodes of pure cringe.

[@SeekerLancer]

Fuck what the Internet wants, I want the Mike and Rich weekly TNG podcast.

[@b.c.2281]

I would literally contribute to a Patreon or whatever solely to get an RLM trek podcast.

[@b.c.2281]

@@SaykredCow I'll pay double if Jay is forced to participate against his will

[@rickylovesyou]

Says the guy....on the internet....🤦‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦

[@immanuelsuleiman7550]

damn right

[@linusdn2777]

RLM should never ever ever have their own podcast. Except of course for Nerd Crew

[@Canadish]

I didn't know you guys like Star Trek.

[@yesthenyes6727]

Has Mike ever brought up Star Trek before?

[@wesieboy56]

@@yesthenyes6727 i dont think so

[@Kainmac84]

Why did I laugh at this for ten minutes.

[@peepopalaber]

@@qlu6523 and they love love LOVE Star Trek: Picard.

[@rpe7418]

Funniest comment hands down

[@PhazerSC]

Dear Rich and Mike, it's been almost a year and we're eagerly awaiting your TNG S2 Re:View.

[@oo4125]

ITS NEVER COMIN G!~

[@c3cil89]

​@@oo4125 Why????? But I want it!!!! better than talking about that trash Picard...

[@oo4125]

@@c3cil89 it hurts mike too much to talk about TNG, his liver integrity is down to 12%!

[@adamkerr8003]

Can we get a DS9 chant going

[@oo4125]

@@adamkerr8003 fvck ds9

[@myndfields8539]

Talking about Worf becoming a character, Michael Dorn deserves a TON of respect for portraying Worf. Michael Dorn is acting on two levels the entire time, the character is very serious and stern, but the majority of the character is played for comedy, and there's never a wink-wink moment from him. If you just look at it seems very simple but, analyzing it, it's kind of amazing. Not only that, but Actors marketability comes from two major factors, their acting ability (which like I said, is pretty top-notch), and their looks. Michael Dorn is a very handsome man, but he's covered in make-up, given gross fake teeth, and looks nothing like himself. That takes some big ol' acting balls to play a joke character that looks like a monster.

[@turboquail_6596]

Michael Dorn gives me a fat

[@purpledrinkaholic]

How dare you call Worf a monster.

[@davetechme]

Fistful of Datas ftw.

[@symmetrie_bruch]

while i agree that there is a lot of understated humor in worf, that needs a skilled actor like michael dorn to properly pull off, he´s far from a joke character. i mean not unless you would cound data as a joke character too.

[@myndfields8539]

@@symmetrie_bruch was mostly a joke. Worf is a very good character, overall. The Klingon politic stuff is kind of "meh" in my opinion, but once Alexander becomes a regular on the show, Worf gets an amazing amount of depth. Being a single father struggling to connect with his kid, wanting to share his culture when Alexander shows no real interest. (until much later, anyway) gives him a very meaningful and relatable position. in contrast: DS9, Worf never _really_ reaches that spot again, for me anyway. He's still likeable, of course. Just seems more like a supporting character for Jadzia.

[@georgefrankly]

"okay let's just do the entire series"

[@holidayfish]

i think they broke and are going to do and episode on every season

[@dusk6686]

@@drbqqq1433 same here

[@DieHardAlien]

@@drbqqq1433 That’s right. Go badgers!

[@georgefrankly]

@@drbqqq1433 new content is weird and scary to me! I want new takes on old content! Comforting, familiar media as discussed by chunky, pale midwesterners; like looking into my own mirror. New things will bring me no joy! All can be as it was! All *must* be as it was! Re:view the pain away. Re:view the pain away. A+++ please continue other seasons as well

[@brandonmelling771]

@@holidayfish hopefully they cover the other Berman-era shows too.

[@gwh3013]

Mike's 10 year plan to be able to talk about Star Trek as a job has finally come to fruition

[@johnblack8655]

40 years at least...

[@sadface7457]

@@johnblack8655 phase 1 complete

[@MrFaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

IT TOOK 12 YEARS TO MAKE

[@tomeboaventura9054]

@@MrFaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa IT BROKE NEW GROUND

[@Marinealver]

Trekyards, lets not forget the crew of the Execeter

[@OvOanimationstudios]

I love how Rich is almost Mike's equal when it comes to remembering every second of Star Trek footage ever aired. Gives Mike some well needed moments of clarity between the bouts of alcoholism.

[@hullinstruments]

I think you have that backwards. Rich forces upon him Moments of clarity.. between well-needed bouts of alcoholism

[@JigglePhysics3000]

I'd say the difference is that Mike has a lot of knowledge at the ready at any time, while Rich recognizes almost anything Mike mentions. Tiny difference and it might not be entirely accurate, but that's what it seems like to me.

[@daveyjones8969]

It's great listening to the back and forth, because between them, they can pretty much remember every detail from every episode. It's like two AIs hooked up to Memory Alpha having a chat lol. What nuances one doesn't catch, the other often does too. Like the Symbiosis discussion. Rich is right that it's more of a parasitic relationship than symbiotic, but parasites don't ideally want to kill their host. That's usually an invasive species. If tapeworms killed a cow, it would be like burning down its own home lol. I can't hold that against them though.

[@oneduelist]

"That's absurd!" "You did not think so when it worked in you favor" is Picard eloquence right there.

[@Ma5terOblivion]

'"Why, hello my friend, Rich Evans." "Hi MIke." lol they perfectly summed up their entire relationship in the first 5 seconds

[@jimshaly1]

These men are living the dream. Every nerd in history wishes they could have lengthy in depth discussions about Star Trek and have people actually care about their opinions. And these hack frauds have done it. I hate them.

[@MegaZeta]

oh

[@cyruskarloff7219]

Love/Hate

[@DIOBrando-ij2bp]

Nerds have been doing that on Internet forums for decades. The dream part is making money doing it.

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

Mike sips on your tears from a funko jabba the hut mug

[@cyruskarloff7219]

@Samar3n ??? Is he winning or losing? ;-)

[@1chiTheKiller]

"Why would anyone get addicted to a chemical?" Tosha turns around: "Sounds like something a narc would say!"

[@rosenyne]

I know Mike was just joking but in reality the TNG actors didn't even have craft service food in season 1. In the documentary Chaos on the Bridge Denise Crosby said she would sneak over to the Cheers set to grab lunch because they had actual food. The most the TNG set had was sliced tomatoes and Cremora. The cast also mentioned they were put in old trailers leftover from the 50's and 60's which had no bathrooms or air conditioning.

[@LSOP-]

I hope they made Jay edit it so he learns through osmosis.

[@chrisbg99]

Jay would probably have passed out from his "I don't give a shit. Kill me now" feelings.

[@gidofter_lukge]

Edited by Mike Stoklasa

[@eddominates]

I honestly don't think they could pay him enough to sit through those season eps to find the clips to edit in. At least not without groaning like a beached manatee the entire time

[@unforgiven_91]

Jay doesn't have that encyclopedic knowledge of star trek clips though. the editing process would be horribly long

[@boldcheddar4466]

He helped set up the camera and the set then said "BYYEEEEEEEEEE....."

[@striker619]

I could watch them talk about the whole series like this every week

[@zevivas]

I don't even like star trekk...

[@MegaZeta]

Luckily, they're better at KZbin than you are lol

[@Mushicus]

Mike and Rich Star Trek Podcast would KICK ASS

[@jcore0981]

Hopefully this is a part one of seven where they talk about the best episodes from each season.

[@jixx5399]

Cool

[@peterg76yt]

5:40 "11001001" 17:06 "Symbiosis" 36:20 "The Neutral Zone" (Aside: 43:19 "Conspiracy") 46:35 "The Arsenal of Freedom" 58:33 "Home Soil" 1:06:52 "Heart of Glory"

[@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786]

You're doing the Lord Rich Evans' work.

[@mrmystery9965]

Thanks. I reckon they should’ve discussed Where No One Has Gone Before. Pretty decent episode.

[@PR--un4ub]

@@mrmystery9965 Kosinski/Kozinski/Kolinski was a real hoot.

[@cableroyson9992]

Thanks

[@daxmiller35]

@@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786 don't forget 40:20 "Agent from H.A.R.M."

[@metin5408]

its over a year later, we need season 2

[@cacomeatballmarinara2014]

2 years later

[@lookoutforchris]

I’d like to see more about that rape planet.

[@Erik_Grossnickle]

3 years

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

I imagine Mike and Rich, aged 80. It's been over a quarter of a century since they stopped making KZbin videos. Mike calls Rich. He just wants to get together to talk about Star Trek for a few hours. That's just how he wants to spend his days. He made some notes.

[@goldenglazed3767]

I wonder if rich has ever played mtg, my bet is definitely.

[@bardicben]

I expect to see a crossover episode when the MTG Netflix series drops. Due to you commenting on another KZbinr's video you now are legally obligated to do it. (/s love you prof)

[@tarnvedra9952]

"Rich died 15 years ago, stop calling us!"

[@SuperDuperHappyTime]

It’s just like my Prof Headcanon, where he is explaining to a young child just getting into Magic the Gathering, that back in his day, Island was a properly balanced card and it that didn’t need banning.

[@Inojin67]

@@bardicben Doubtful. He hates multiplayer video games, why would he like multiplayer card games?

[@gregorytobin5754]

Gene Roddenberry's attitude towards sex was "yes please" My sides are in geosynchronous orbit

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

I'm stealing that last line, thank you

[@greatestscott6599]

The rod 'n' berries in those jeans...

[@halfman8466]

Just like Gene's ashes

[@Psilocybin77]

Woo first time ever for me reading a comment as it’s being said.

[@rtbaisfag]

Fun fact: Nichelle Nichols got the role of Uhura because Gene was fucking her at the time. A true role model of Harvey Weinstein.

[@alrightsquinky7798]

I just realized that this podcast features movie superstar Rich Evans! He’s so humble, never drawing attention to himself. Such a role model.

[@lightsonno1home311]

When you were talking about Symbiosis being Denise Crosby's last episode filmed, you missed mentioning the nice moment near the end of the episode where she breaks character and waves goodbye at the camera. Picard (and I think Crusher) are walking down the corridor away from the cargo bay and just before the cargo bay doors shut in the background you can see Denise leaning into the gap and waving.

[@GoryLouie]

I just checked out the episode, thats so sweet ! Cheers for sharing

[@noises4978]

wow, ruining immersion for personal ego

[@lightsonno1home311]

@@noises4978 shush

[@noises4978]

@@lightsonno1home311 you shush

[@lightsonno1home311]

@@noises4978 *slow clap* well done. You got me.

[@hoohee3166]

Eventually, the Red Letter Media analysis of Star Trek: The Next Generation will have a longer runtime than TNG and the four movies combined. This is truly the best timeline.

[@ichtheosis]

I can only hope so!

[@MegaZeta]

It's great that RLM are smarter than you and have a good channel instead of a stupid Star Trek podcast like you want

[@mytube650]

Or one of the brighter spots in the worst.

[@patsfan4life]

@@MegaZeta please chill

[@thesixthsola]

@@patsfan4life hahahahahaha

[@Zaph501]

Mike "this is the thing the internet wants us to talk about the least" The Internet "WRONG!!!"

[@MegaZeta]

....no

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

Season 1 felt really preachy and made the Federation holier than thou. I really liked when they toned that down going forward, as it still managed to keep the "future utopia" feel, yet brought some aspects of human nature back, showing that "yes, even though all this progress was made, humans are still fundamentally human."

[@NikovK]

41:50 The guy coming in from the past knew how to handle liars, swindlers, bad-faith negotiations and getting pumped for information. The reformed modern man had forgotten that. They're establishing how our moving on past our bad traits can leave us vulnerable to those who haven't. I liked the episode.

[@PyrokineticFire1]

they fix that particular vulnerability by later allowing ferengi to join. Nog would've gotten the same read on the situation. it also seems by DS9 that enough federation people had dealings with Romulans that they started to recognize how to handle them. section 31 manipulated the romulan senate (with insider help).

[@kakroom3407]

I don't think this holds water. It's not like Starfleet has forgotten that people lie. They run into people who lie all the time. Besides their obvious geopolitical rivals, there's just smaller planets and countries that still deceive and exploit on exactly the same scale Earth states did. Sorting through that is Picard's entire job. It's like a crypto grifter telling an ambassador to the UN with 20 years of experience that the emissary from the unstable junta "might be lying about the missing uranium," and the ambassador taking that as some insightful revelation. Alternatively, it's like saying you need to regularly get shot in the chest to shoot well, patch up a wound, or understand ballistics. Like... no, you don't

[@ledzep8238]

RLM normally: "oh yeah spoilers or something, fuck it no one actually cares" RLM on Star Trek TNG season1: "woah woah woah, these are spoilers. I think it may hit better if you don't know the twist. Here's the time code guys"

[@fusionman29]

Well when they normally watch garbage, good things shouldn’t be spoiled.

[@alpacathunderproductions5412]

Hey best of the worst is awesome!

[@JG-fc2tq]

Haha I took the advice, watched the ep, and appreciated all the more!

[@DontTouchMyCroissant]

There's something ironic about Gene Rodenberry going "All the people on the ship get along, dammit! They all work together or I'll fucking fire you."

[@johnv6806]

Comes from him being navy. Close quarters and your lives depend on each other. You kind of have to get along.

[@publiusventidiusbassus1232]

@@johnv6806 Makes sense. There's some TED talks by Sebastian Junger, a wartime reporter, about why soldiers have such a hard time re-adjusting to civilian life. Basically, they go from a tight-knit group of people working towards the same goal and literally fighting to keep each other alive, to a low-risk environment where leadership is non-existent, nobody really cares about anybody else and their "goals" are usually meaningless.

[@johnv6806]

@@somercet1 oh, no shit? I always heard he was navy. Appreciate the clarification.

[@johnv6806]

@@white-dragon4424 what's your evidence he hated Patrick Stewart? Roddenberry personally cast most of the people on next gen from my understanding.

[@dominantprime]

@@johnv6806 I think he means Roddenberry's initial reaction to Stewart. He was looking for another Kirk, it was Bob Justman who found Stewart and brought him in to meet Roddenberry. Gene just immediately said no and was dead set against him. But as they got more and more desperate as they couldn't find the captain, Justman and others kept pushing for Stewart. Gene was eventually won over and agreed Stewart was the right choice.

[@ms38980]

Please…please keep making these. You two chatting about TNG is just Gold.

[@sportsentertained]

"If winning isn't everything, why keep score" is a famous Vince Lombardi line

[@aelolul]

"It was a show that was made in the late 80s with scripts that were written in the 60s for the original show by writers who grew up in the 30s." Very accurate of the first season!

[@Half_Finis]

@@Scripture-Man commented by a guy with an Israeli flag... The irony is laughable

[@Half_Finis]

@@Scripture-Man Good point, respect to you

[@ommurg5059]

​@Tim I've never heard anyone say men and women are identical, just equal. There is PLENTY of media that doesn't have the "woke" content that triggers you. Just don't watch the woke stuff. I swear people like you are so soft.

[@supertrexandroidx]

Yeah, that's really all that needs to be said about it. This trend going on now, of analyzing and judging the morality of past generations and specific people by current social norms doesn't serve much purpose. I mean, sure, you can make note of that past behavior, use it as a guidepost to how things were then and how you'd like to improve on things now, but I cringe when people start to get self-righteous about it all. If you know enough history, then you know that things that are "out" with one generation might very well be "in" again a generation or two or three up the road, and vice-versa, and no doubt future generations will look back on people living now and find them wanting in many ways, and maybe even a little ridiculous in some ways.

[@vanyadolly]

@@Scripture-Man On the other side of the coin, it's not nice to be treated as an object rather than a human being. It's absolutely wrong to dehumanize other people and make them feel uncomfortable and self-conscious. Most people who have developed a sense of empathy understand this. You can find someone attractive without making them feel like shit to make yourself feel better.

[@WhitesideDavid]

“I fully admit I did this for my own sick pleasure” should be the name of this channel

[@docsavage8640]

And yet compared to Discovery and Picard, TNG Season One comes off like pure wall-to-wall genius.

[@notalexandergustafsson2496]

Because it’s not a sad broody drama piece showing how shitty humans are, which isn’t what trek should be at all, trek has always been about how good humanity can be if we move past the barriers we’re facing now, Picard and discovery took that concept and threw it out of the window

[@sideways5153]

This stuff is considered the bottom of the barrel of good Star Trek. Really contextualizes their perspectives on Discovery, Picard, and so on

[@UndyingNephalim]

They are all terrible in different ways. The first season of TNG feels extremely awkward like no one knew what they were doing, there was no communication between everyone, and all the scripts and sets were half complete. There are tons of strange special effect screw ups like every other episode the Enterprise vanishes too early as it warps away and forgetting the flash effect, or two ships in the same scene moving at completely different frame rates so one feels like it was shot on film and the other on video. It's a genuine miracle that TNG was not canned half-way through the first season but the studio was humble enough to realize they screwed up big time.

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

Season 1 has as much good episodes as Season 7. Granted there's nothing like "Pegasus" or "Preemptive Strike", but all the ones mentioned here plus "Coming of Age" are damn fine episodes. Difference being that the bad episodes of Season 7 are soap-opera sentimental bullshiet, instead of awkward and crazy.

[@drockjr]

I heard someone quote Rich Evans in real life, in the wild. Just thought Rich needed to know if he ever sees this.

[@Indigo_Gaming]

"You won't be needing *THIS* anymore!" *[rips inhaler from the hands of asthmatic paralytic, and pushes their wheelchair off a cliff]* - Rick Berman, so I've heard

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

It's okay, a McDonald's-loving, finger-giving, Coke-stealing alien revived the kid.

[@evrbody]

Conan O'Brien: I heard you have a clip from your latest movie, you want to show it to us? Paul Rudd:

[@spethmanjones2997]

@@CarrotConsumer so is it Jay wearing Rich’s skin in this video? If so, he’d have to have learned a lot about TNG since the last time Mike brought it up

[@katlyn3248]

These kind of jokes aren't funny, it was actually a dying cancer patient and he said that after ripping out their oxygen

[@jasonjayalap]

@Indigo Gaming So these are the scumbag videos you're watching instead of doing more 5 hour podcast episodes!

[@twocows360]

"this is the thing the internet wants us to talk about the least" FUCK the internet, keep talking, this is gold

[@135million]

It's sarcasm

[@mikeh4551]

We love the self torture!

[@MrIrrationalSmith]

KEEP POURING YOU IDIOT!

[@Tchoukis]

Way better than the new shows anyway

[@oneoftheninetynine3953]

In encounter at farpoint, there are two male crewmembers in minidresses. The first scene in the engine room with captain picard, they either cut the first one out, or make the scene look really dark and badly lit to try and make him hard to see, but, there is another guy who steps on the turbolift about 10-15 min into the episode and they always forget to cut that one out. It's good for trivia night. :D

[@agent74113]

Over 2022 I lost my dad, grandpa and my best friend so now i have no one to hardcore nerd out over Star Trek with anymore. Watching Mike and Rich talk about Trek is the closest i can get now.

[@deadNightwatchman]

My condolences. In 2018 I lost my parents and, in a way, I lost Trek, too. I was able to ignore JJTrek for the longest time, but Discovery really hurt. With mom and dad gone, it was like my youth had been erased.

[@agent74113]

@@deadNightwatchman my dad and grandpa got me in to TNG when i was really young, and it was a weekly family event for us to sit down and watch the new Voyager episodes when that was airing

[@deadNightwatchman]

@@agent74113 That must have been nice!

[@sirjanska9575]

​@@agent74113Your dad and grabdpa sounded pretty awesome

[@TheLadsBandLive]

Mike: This is the thing the internet wants us to talk about the least. The Internet: Shut up and only talk about TNG, old man.

[@spiderdog07]

Right it is so weird. Their Star Trek videos don't get the views of other topics, but the comment section and like/dislike numbers are always really good.

[@laynno13]

I fully agree.

[@AJKiesel]

@@spiderdog07 Skimming over the videos of the last half year I'm not so sure about that. They don't seem to be the top content in regards of views, but I'd say rather on the top end of midfield.

[@WodkaEclair]

Unironically, if they just did nothing but star trek videos for the rest of ever, i would be so hapoy

[@clintow]

In ten days, two thirds of a million people have watched two middle-aged dudes talk at length about just the *first season* of TNG. Meanwhile the execs at CBS are like "oh we need *new* and *different* to sell new trek!"

[@publiusventidiusbassus1232]

Virgin Hollywood producers vs Chad Milwaukee hack frauds

[@cyrilsuicide4804]

Shut up 🤫

[@mightyasterisk8333]

New and different might be fine. They went Kurtzman.

[@OpenMawProductions]

@@mightyasterisk8333 I can't wait until they blow Kurtzman out the goddamn airlock.

[@blakecrawford-3204]

1,040,023 views Mar 15, 2021. 1:05 AM pst

[@jamjamkabbam]

please do more of this....you're opening up an entire generation to TNG! I had zero interest in the series before I started watching these videos. Now i'm in season 4!

[@yungoldman2823]

Absolutely, I never would have watched this show without all their star trek talk. And now Ive watched all 7 seasons (give or take a bunch of terrible episodes in the first and latter two seasons)

[@fplgregfrost]

awesome

[@thomasloney612]

If I recall, in Symbiosis, since it was Denise Crosby's last episode, there is a scene where Tasha is seen in the background waving goodbye. I've read interviews where Denise talked about her regret leaving the show. She states that at the time, in her 20s and part of a famous Hollywood family, she thought she was too good for the show. She came around, no doubt because beyond a few movies her acting career never took off.

[@nickhartman6372]

I don't mind her character, but a great actress she definitely is not. She should have stuck it out. I actually enjoyed her more as Sela, a shame we didn't see more of her.

[@lukemugen]

I love how Mike and Rich got so tired of the current shlock, that they just said “fuck it” and started reviewing old Star Trek.

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

You watch so many pointless explosions and hear so many pointless F-bombs that you wonder why do you want to get invested in such a depressing universe that you'd rather go back when... things felt hopeful.

[@deadNightwatchman]

And who can blame them?

[@personatr3s]

Is it possible to have a "Jay dying on the inside" cam?

[@gregh378]

I just like to think they're making Jay record this as a big tease.

[@personatr3s]

@@gregh378 or once they start talking about season 2, jay is in the middle instead of the poster

[@koroconnell]

Very much needed

[@LokNarash]

I want an episode of them talking about Star Trek but it says "Edited by Jay Bauman" at the beginning and he cuts out everything he finds boring :-D

[@personatr3s]

@@LokNarash hahaha the episode would be like 12 minutes

[@colind5]

The most awkward part of season 1 is Data the Wisecracking Robot

[@Poopscipade]

The most awkward part of season 1 is Data the Fully-Functional Sexbot

[@winstonsmith2663]

As a youth the body horror of conspiracy was actually pretty compelling and I think it holds up somewhat. As an adult my real grief with it is that it resolves so quickly when a conspiracy of that size seems like it should have been a huge arc, the kind of arc that didn't really become more regular in some tv till maybe the early 2000's with things like the sopranos etc..

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was one of the first shows to do long story arcs,

[@winstonsmith2663]

@@BiggieTrismegistus This is a great point and they did a good job of it as well.

[@ryanw3874]

Yeah, I don’t love the episode but definitely think it’s enjoyable and interesting.

[@RustyMuck]

This reminds me of that episode of _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ where they accidentally create Professor Moriarty

[@matthewbowen5841]

And it's the butler from The Nanny.

[@JosephDavies]

Maybe they'll mention it when they get to Season 2.

[@JordanManfrey]

dude that shit is MULTIPLE episodes

[@gregbauer4433]

Moriarty got to command the USS Enterprise in The Hunt for Red October. He also dropped his fake English accent for that movie, presumably because Dr. Crusher needed to use it.

[@doshka17channel70]

Please do this for every season of each show.

[@phitdemon]

I second, third and fourth this.

[@wesieboy56]

yes!

[@JohnnyZenith]

I'm a big Star Trek fan and so I can't wait for them to review season 11. My favourite episode is 'Uri Gellar bent my cucumber'.

[@mrredherring2900]

I'm more and more convinced that this is what they're gonna do, eventually. Sure it could take like,... another decade? But hey, I'm a patient man.

[@lukedavis6157]

especially for the most-awaited Discovery Season 3 :)

[@gamingwithlacks]

The "OH MY GOOOOO-" at the beginning of this episode lives in my head mortgage free!

[@diccchocolate416]

Please make one of these for every season I'm beggin' ya

[@thevrana]

"This is the thing internet wants us to talk about the least" Is there some other internet I don't know about?

[@incorrectbeans]

Geeb Robberderry: Insists on no interpersonal conflict for the crew. Also Geeb Robberderry: Creates a whole boatload of interpersonal conflict for the crew.

[@luiginastro8831]

Gene "bad" Roddenberry

[@CaptainAricDeron]

I do feel bad for Tasha Yar/ Denise. I get why she left, but man. . . they had a really solid set-up for her to have a good arc of development. I think a lot of the potential was realized with Kira Nerys in DS9, but Yar would've been an interesting exploration of the Federation from the perspective of someone who grew up where the Federation's utopian vision had regressed.

[@emmy8526]

I think when people quit like this it’s usually because there’s toxic stuff going on backstage as well, which seems to have been the case. Renegade Cut has a good YT video called Berman Trek which discusses some of these issues.

[@CaptainAricDeron]

@@emmy8526 Agreed. S1 does sound like a behind-the-scenes cluster. Can't blame anyone for deciding to get out.

[@HauntedXXXPancake]

Indeed, with the added bonus, that Tasha's Character wouldn't have had the totally un-Star-Trek religious part of Kira, that for some reason never got challenged by any other Character.

[@sirannikus]

You hit the nail on the head, "Star Trek TNG is calmness, it's home." When TNG came out, I was a boy living on a bleak estate and it was like a glimmer of hope for the future. I wanted to live in their world.

[@resistingreader]

These chats between Mike and Rich about "old" Star Trek are just so damned comforting. Perfect pandemic watching.

[@ohbejuankenobi663]

All this tng stuff reminds me of watching to after school when I was a kid

[@thel1355]

There are a lot of disease episodes.

[@Dooality]

PLEASE do this for every season. It was so enjoyable.

[@SplendidCoffee0]

Wicked pfp 🤘🤘🤘

[@cableroyson9992]

I really hope they do

[@roachdogjrbruv]

Ok larks fan

[@BrownEyePinch]

Yes

[@evansfanily7510]

I’ll give Rich a Blumpkin live

[@Freedom21stCenturi]

I love Symbiosis because it's the only Trek episode that legitimately made me feel uneasy. The way the episode ends with the communication sent out into deep space with some approximation of "bring reinforcements" and the credits rolling without the music as it shows a shot of deep black space was very well done.

[@Mortico88]

The one thing that bothers me in "Symbiosis" is that if the Enterprise had never shown up in the first place, everything would have been resolved without them. The ships would have broken down eventually, and the drug shipments would have stopped.

[@weneedaladder8384]

The Enterprise being there definitely didn't resolve anything. Everyone on Onara is both gonna feel like they're dying (because they're experiencing withdrawal) and think that they're dying (because they think they have a deadly virus). The last shipment of drugs is gonna be hoarded by whoever gets their hands on it first and it's gonna be a bloodbath when the "dying" masses realize this is the last shipment of "medicine" they'll ever recieve. Meanwhile over on Brekka they have literally no way to produce their own food. All of their infrastructure is designed to create this drug, so at least they have farms, but they have no seeds or knowledge on farming to actually create food. So that whole planet is dead for sure.

[@WallKenshiro]

Deanna Troi, when she's really needed she's mysteriously absent, and when she's present she's either a f'kng liability, or gets upstaged by the barmaid.

[@alanpennie8013]

I'm sensing considerable irritation.

[@andrewtaylor940]

"Deanna, Get us out of orbit!" I mean straight down at the planet is technically "out of orbit".

[@kinagrill]

It's like stories with magic and such, yet anything magical is useless for 90% of the issues.

[@keithrichards8526]

@@kinagrill The Wheel of Time is a good series for "logical" magic. By the end, a character is using two way portals put in the sky over a battle to command the battle almost like a real time strategy game. The same character also has a fascination with fireworks in the first book, kind of like some Hobbits you might know. By the end he has cannons, which they use by placing them in a completely sealed underground cave area and use portals to shoot out, vent smoke, and get air. The TV show is currently filming season one.

[@thevrana]

@Descriptor I look at it this way. There are tons of other situations where Deanna is there and resolves it in seconds, but those are not the the "episodes" we see.

[@SHHHonlydreamsnow]

Mike will not stop reviewing Star Trek until Shatner subscribes to his podcast.

[@galenkehler]

I appreciate your attention to the sets and small details, thanks!

[@Renegadebane]

Kinda want a Klingon death howl from everyone at my funeral.

[@danielcraig9666]

It's funny how Gene's insistence on how the characters should be portrayed on screen is completely the opposite of how he treated his staff off screen.

[@garbagefreak]

I highly recommend the documentary "Chaos on the Bridge" if you want to see the absolute shitshow that was going on behind the scenes.

[@bergonath8851]

@@cactusmalone We know it can never be, mate. That's why it's so compelling to me.

[@alpacathunderproductions5412]

But... diplomacy!

[@allyourpie4323]

@@garbagefreak Second.

[@anamaaes9218]

@@cactusmalone lmao saying all this with the joker pfp too ohmygod the edge

[@mandolinhooper]

I think Mike Stoklasa started the pandemic just as an excuse to close theaters and talk about Star Trek.

[@jorgamund07]

"Finally, there's enough time!"

[@eddominates]

diabolical

[@LtSarge]

top comment material.

[@rovalin6300]

Oh my Goooooood!

[@jimkocherful]

Seems like he destroyed a lot of other things in his wake, hope he thinks it was worth it.

[@Anenome5]

This was actually one of the best videos I've seen from you guys.

[@lukedavis1436]

I don't even watch Star Trek but I love every Star Trek video you guys have made and I actually learned a lot about the franchise because your videos.

[@jordanm563]

"If I could correct you, a parasite usually kills the host." -Mike Mike, I love your content but Rich was right here. Few parasites kill their hosts.

[@kenshirofinn3604]

I love how condescending Mike sounded while being completely wrong.

[@frankmerker630]

Yeah you’d think mike would know that after saying that Jimmy fallon has a parasite for years, he seems to be alive and well to me

[@jeltje50]

@@kenshirofinn3604 it's like one of those redditors making a paragraph long reply to someone being completely wrong.

[@cheers2023]

Usually the host doesn't welcome parasites. Parasites just do what they want. What the Brekians were doing was "EXPLOITATION!".

[@julesmallow]

@@cheers2023 yeah true but some parasites serve a useful function, such as the tongue eating louse, which eats fish tongues and latches on to the blood supply in the mouth, becoming the fishes new tongue. It creates a problem and then solves it while leeching off the host, I'd say rich made a pretty good comparison

[@freddysandoval4252]

Mike: "This is the thing the internet wants us to talk about the least." Me: Scrolls down to see a quarter million views.

[@lordmanshaft1112]

*in the first 2 hours

[@MrHawger]

Lol

[@fplgregfrost]

It's been 15 months, I'm ready for Season 2.

[@fplgregfrost]

@uNnHkP8mza 17 months

[@Grock620]

It's been 27 months. I'm ready for Season 2

[@kleanthisxanthopoulos4697]

Despite its failings and misgivings the first season of TNG had something that later seasons did not, a sense of awe! Space exploration was creating that feeling to the characters and through them to the audience. The last time we had this was with season 2's "Q-Who?"

[@fplgregfrost]

Just need to hear the sparkly music and have characters look like they've just shit their pants now and then.

[@lawrencemoody738]

"The D is so much larger." Rich Evans, scared yet intrigued.

[@cratonorogen9208]

“Old Men with Paper discuss Star Trek” is my favourite interwebs show

[@frankmerker630]

*program

[@swolemoth]

*webzone

[@PaulHofreiter]

Loved this - please do every season!

[@setlik3gaming80]

All episodes of the first three seasons of TNG are special to me. I worked for Gene at the time and I remember where I was what the crew was dealing with making the shots. And in another way it ruined TNG for me because I know how small the turbo lift actually was and how the bridge looks taken apart and moved. How they shot removing Datas head etc. Seasons 4 and on are more enjoyable.

[@martinzeibig]

I'm pretty sure this _is_ exactly what the internet wanted.

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

Mike: dont ask for us to do this for season two. Also mike 10 minutes earlier: so im almost done going through season two

[@garyhole731]

Its precisely what I needed...

[@capnrotbart]

You may not like it, but this is what what peak RLM performance looks like.

[@yrobtsvt]

specifically, this: 4:46

[@sirannikus]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@catswithlasers]

Season 1 feels like a pilot episode. Sets are still in development, they’re trying things out to see what works, what doesn’t work.

[@jorgamund07]

"Rich, I need you to come in tomorrow, we're going to talk about ST:NG." "Oh boy! Finally, some good Star Trek again!" "No, actually, we're talking season 1." "OH MY GAWWWWWWWWD"

[@GassyMexican]

Please never stop doing these Star Trek: TNG Re:Views. Well...I mean I spose after you've covered it all then, maybe stop then. But I'd happily watch you guys go through each season, even with any redundancy that may pop up.

[@pineapplethief4418]

And then there is DS9 and Voyager

[@f.d.3289]

Hell these guys could talk about TNG again and I'd watch it happily.

[@f.d.3289]

@@pineapplethief4418 And the Original Series!!

[@Brandon12983]

Oh shit, it’s GassyMexican. Looking foreword to the DS9 Star Trek Saturdays!

[@cableroyson9992]

Seconded!

[@edwin831]

Please keep doing these. I’m not a Trekkie, but hearing you guys talk about Trek has made me somewhat interested in it. And I’d love to hear Mike and Jim keep going through the original series and next gen movies

[@Kapitaen_Flauschbart]

Your star trek related content is especially pure gold every single time! Bravo gentlemen!

[@benjaminsmythe8967]

RedLetterMedia Upcoming Release Schedule: ST:TNG - Season One Worst Episodes ST:TNG - Season Two Best Episodes ST:TNG - Season Two Worst Episodes ST:TNG - Season Three Best Episodes ST:TNG - Season Three Worst Episodes ST:TNG - Season Four Best Episodes ST:TNG - Season Four Worst Episodes re:View - Jay hosts a review of Werner Herzog's filmography. ST:TNG - Season Five Best Episodes ST:TNG - Season Five Worst Episodes ST:TNG - Season Six Best Episodes ST:TNG - Season Six Worst Episodes ST:TNG - Season Seven Best Episodes ST:TNG Season Seven Worst Episodes

[@cheers2023]

*Rubs hands together with a smile* I can't wait!

[@cyruskarloff7219]

I think the ballence is good. Might be to much Herzog? :-)

[@kwc1138]

Could do STD best episodes ... but there are none. Easy to do worst STD episodes ... It will be all of them.

[@alpacathunderproductions5412]

Sign me up

[@furrry6056]

Why wouldn't they review season 8?

[@Kubyashi]

This is just Mike's way of getting Patrick Stewart to pull up pictures of him on the Nerd Crew set, and calling him a moron.

[@i.r.s9494]

Marc Alaimo played the Romulan commander. He played the first Cardassian, the first Romulan and French Proctologist on TNG.

[@herrschneider5310]

I've been watching these at least twice a month and will continue to do so.

[@DubsBrown]

I once tried to explain “Q” to someone during a super bowl party... won’t make that mistake again

[@FearMonarch]

Going to a super bowl party?

[@mrdeckard1076]

Did their eyes glaze over after about 30 seconds?! 😂😂😂

[@edwardmarks896]

No see he's like, a super advanced alien that can do anything like a god but they aren't gods and he likes to like fuck with people cause like.....

[@WyattsWildNature]

I always kinda wanted a Q show. But maybe not.

[@greatestscott6599]

Just say it was short for "quarterback".

[@111ch1a1d111]

"We don't need money." Twenty years later: "I'm going to visit the poor neighborhood."

[@FlyingKipperEh]

"Im off to see how my ex-colleague doing in her shantytown by the Vasquez Rocks"

[@TheOwenMajor]

Roddenberry was an idealist, not an economist. I really don't think he gave it much thought.

[@Ocyla]

"Look at me in a trashy trailer, white rich man. Go sit on some of your inherited furniture, ass. Rawr" . siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh.

[@kellymoses8566]

It was like they intentionally made a fuck you to Gene Roddenberry

[@makasete30]

@@SuperKing604 they also made her a vape addict.

[@vikingfortiesfaeroes]

I was hoping 'The Battle' was going to be in there somewhere. For such an early episode, the dark tale of revenge was really well-formed, as well as fleshing out Picard's backstory and showing us the ship he used to captain. Also the spooky scenes of Picard commanding his ghostly crew are really well shot/edited, and have always stayed with me.

[@tomfrommichigan]

This is the first time I have ever seen these guys. It was fun watching this. I felt like a was hanging out with friends who are really into TNG. I will subscribe.

[@donfolstar]

I think this Re:View TNG series should be accompanied by a "Best of the Worst: Star Trek TNG Season X" series where you make Jay watch TNG, but only the worst episodes.

[@MrLurchMedia]

Merriwether Post Pavilion?

[@mauserketi5968]

So WOTB?

[@cyruskarloff7219]

SO, all of season ONE! :-)

[@googlesucks6029]

Hire this guy RLM!

[@Misadventures_85]

That would be amazing. LMAO. As a bonus: Jay would have more knowledge of the franchise if there's gonna be more episodes of Mike vs. Jay Trek trivia

[@LetsFindOut1]

These two nerds talking passionately about this show have given me so many hours of enjoyment. Truly the best film critic channel out there. Possibly the best youtube channel. 🙏🏽🥲

[@MegaZeta]

Yeah, and it would completely suck if it was just them talking about Star Trek

[@cyruskarloff7219]

It took Ten years to make!!! So Far.

[@manofcultura]

Ironically RLM is also good ASMR.

[@theutilitymonster2615]

@@MegaZeta I could not disagree more. All their Star Trek content is golden. I would pay to have a few videos by RLM dedicated to each season of Star Trek and each movie across all series.

[@parkerbeck3580]

It's so much fun, my favorite review show talking for hours about my favorite TV show. What could be better?

[@kenny7593]

Rich's suggestion of parasite would actually be a fantastic name for the episode because instead of saying the Onarians have a virus, they could say the Onarians have a parasite and they need medicine for. But the Brekkians are the parasites and the medicine is the truth. Also Mike, parasites don't always kill the hosts. And even still, I would think people addicted to narcotics tend to have shorter life spans, so it still works either way. Shutting down another great Tich Evans idea yet again.

[@KillVill75]

“Please friend, choose to live” is the stupidest thing to say before cutting them up with a sword.

[@nameperson6618]

Dunno if I've ever seen a more "instant-click" title than this one.

[@matthewmullins4218]

Truth

[@geekbot5000]

Ikr

[@cableroyson9992]

I concur

[@ToonamiT0M]

Seeing a RLM video about good Star Trek instantly puts a smile on my face, even before I watch it.

[@yourjunes]

I appreciate that Rich commits so hard to wearing the clothes my mom bought me from Kmart when I was 14.

[@shinobifirecracker6671]

He also wears the same WalMart hoodies as me. Now. People who waste money on blood clothing tend to go broke.

[@shanegarm]

Bravo, my good man!👏

[@warfreddy6968]

@@shinobifirecracker6671 based

[@randyortonsdickbulge]

Same

[@nicholasmamino2141]

@@shinobifirecracker6671 on

[@thomasel9171]

Its about time for another one of these

[@bonkersmcgee4356]

I'm currently balls deep in a complete TNG re-watch. Watching season one and two I'm blown away that there's nothing about this that screams 1980s. This show was so well done, both in the story and the special effects, that it could easily pass for a mid-late 90s show. I mean looks at Babylon 5. It came out later and the special effects are embarrassingly bad. And what a juggernaut it was. First airing in 1997 and still pumping out movies until 2002, and still pumping out series to this day.

[@mallios13]

Rich: "They keep treating Minuet like an object. I mean she is, but it's so creepy." *Cut to Voyager* Janeway: "Computer, edit the Irish barkeep in all these ways to suit my likes, and send his wife into oblivion."

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Yes, but she's a woman, so it's okay.

[@JosephDavies]

The creepy part is the result of her being the most human and lifelike holodeck character they'd seen, and then treating her like that... ;)

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

@@JosephDavies Uh, okay. I guess fuck Professor Moriarty and the Doctor then.

[@JosephDavies]

@@DistractedGlobeGuy ...you realize those characters both came later, right? In fact, Moriarty is likely a direct result of the tinkering done in this episode. The Doctor is two entire *shows* later. Neither Picard nor Riker would have any exposure to them.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

@@JosephDavies Oh, wait, were you talking about Minuet, or the bartender guy?

[@Taikocatsitter]

That Rick Berman Twitter spat with Denise Crosby adds a whole new layer to the Plinkett Berman jokes.

[@Rahhelthethird]

Do tell! I'd like to be in the know as well.

[@thebeetalls]

What is it with "Rick"s?

[@Dream0Asylum]

@@thebeetalls Rick Berman is the least Rickiest Rick to ever Rick.

[@brokthebarbarian7831]

Just started season two, thank you for introducing me to this you guys.

[@Misadventures_85]

Welcome o/

[@JosephDavies]

I'm looking forward to this year's installment, covering Season Two!