Trek to the Holodeck

S6E29 - "Lasting Impressions" (ORV S2 E11)

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 03:57:30 -0000

This week the Holobois are watching the Orville. A time capsule is opened. Paramount changes its logo...it's bad. Jan is in the great Canadian north it's just a 3some. OH and semi-randomly it's the season finally of season 6! All this and more this week on... TO THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Marc Cooper, Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

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S6E29 - "Critical Care" (VOY S7 E5)

Sat, 13 Jul 2024 20:34:12 -0000

This week the all 4 Holobois are back together! We take a swing back into Voyager Month with this episode that is trying to take down socialist medicine but inadvertently shit on the current capitalist hellscape of the American Healthcare System. At least that's our take but listen for your self on this weeks Treeeeeeeek/ Don't forget to sign up for LazyPagan using your promo code PERT to get one free month. Get all your witchy supplies delivered straight to your door with LazyPagan! / TO THE HOLODECK!

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S6E28 - "Body Parts" (DS9 S4 E24)

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 19:24:34 -0000

This week the Holobois tackle Body Parts. In this aptly named episode, Quark thinks he's dying! Kira and Keiko swap pregnancy. Pert tries to sell pieces of Lo'Pek on the market. All this and more this week on... THE HOLODECK!

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S6E27 - "His Way" (DS9 S6 E20)

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:43:17 -0000

It's Holobois minus the brothers this week! Marc and Jan tackle a banger of a DS9 Episode. We meet the hologram legend himself, Vic Fontaine, for the first time and guess what? HE'S SELF AWARE! All that and more this week on... THE HOLODECK!

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S6E26 - "Frame of Mind" (TNG S6 E21)

Thu, 30 May 2024 09:00:00 -0000

It's another fan request as the holobois go down another Riker hallucination tunnel! This time, it's not weird alien kids with holoprojectors, but rather a plot to gaslight him into thinking theatre is real life. A fantastic Hitchcockian romp, it's a shame nothing takes place on... THE HOLODECK!

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S6E25 - "Day of Honor" (VOY S4 E3)

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:12:22 -0000

This week the Holobois get back to our regular format after the thrilling Par'March Madness Finale. This episode is actually a flash back to right before the Tournament. The Holobois are FORCED to watch another Voyager episode and it goes... well. OH! and Marc's internet speed is INSANE! All this and more this week on... The Holodeck!!!

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S6E24 - Par'March Madness Finale!

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:31:09 -0000

In the episode the 2 Semi-Finalists (Ship in a Bottle & Shadowplay) go head to head for a shot at being crowned Champion of Trek to the Holodeck's 2024 Par'March Madness Tournament. It is a close match up, but only one episode can prevail. OH YEAH and we talked about AI.

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S6E23 - 2024 Par'March Madness! Round 3,4,5: 16,8,4 Teams

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:00:24 -0000

The tournament continues! This week we continue to narrow down the field all the way to the final match up. The Holo Bois are in person! There are some obvious wins and some SURPISING UPSETS and some talk about The Big Labowski on... THE HOLODECK?!

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S6E22 - 2024 Par'March Madness! Round 2: 32 Teams

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:58:36 -0000

The tournament continues! This week we continue to narrow down the field. Jan votes from afar and the fans break ties. There are some obvious wins and some SURPISING UPSETS on... THE HOLODECK?!

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S6E21 - 2024 Par'March Madness Begins! Round 1: 64 Teams

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 04:30:00 -0000

Yep, we're doing it again! While we didnt record a TON of episodes since the last tournament, we've thrown in an extra 32 just for fun, including some non-Trek episode UPSTARTS to see if they may pull off the ultimate upset and win it all. But, they'll be up against some TOUGH competition, including last year's winner: Take Me Out to the Holosuite from Deep Space 9. Will that episode repeat or will there be a new champion of... THE HOLODECK?!

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S6E20 - "Bethstick Twinstinct" (R&M S3 E6)

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000

The holobois keep branching out to non-Trek shows, and if you're fans of terrible Rick & Morty impressions, you're in luck! Some lady named Beth has a clone called Space Beth, who looks like if Beth were a Portland barista, and they totally fall in love. When interrogating whether or not that's a good idea, they decide to do a "whole San Junipero" in... The Holodeck!!!

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S6E19 - "No Win Scenario" (PIC S3 E4)

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0000

In their SECOND episode of Picard, the holobois discuss the merits of serialized vs episodic content - particularly in the context of the holodeck. Picard and crew are stuck in a nebula thingy and it looks pretty bad. Instead of coming up with a solution, most of them (except for Seven and Dr. Crusher of course) end up hanging out on... The Holodeck!!!

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S6E18 - "Phantasms" (TNG S7 E6)

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 20:44:14 -0000

In one of Star Trek TNG's all-time spookiest episodes, Data's dream program starts giving him nightmares. In a rare twist, Data is going haywire in order to SAVE the Enterprise - but not without few stabby stabs along the way. Ensuing are silly straws, cellular peptide cakes, and a fantastic therapy sission with Sigmund Freud in... The Holodeck!!!

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S6E17 - "Envoys" (LDS S1 E2)

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000

This week the Holobois minus Jan watch some good old fashioned LDS. People were swapping jobs and Marc shared what Ortolan is. Mariner and Boimler go on an away mission and Rutherford is trying to impress Tendi. All this and more this week on... The Holodeck!!!

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S6E16 - "Primal Urges" (The Orville S2 E2)

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000

This week the holobois venture outside Star Trek to discuss adventures in “the simulator” on the USS Orville! Can downloading porn onto the ship’s computer accidentally introduce a deadly virus into its systems like it could in 2006 with Limewire on Windows XP? We’ll explore that, uniform color, and Pert’s strange absence from a seemingly parallel universe on THE SIMULATOR!!!!

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S6E15 - "Rivals" (DS9 S2 E11)

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:34:44 -0000

In this Christmas episode that is being released waaaay to late, the holobois rate an episode with no Holosuite content. IT DOESNT MATTER, this episode is FIRE! It has future racquetball... future racquetball. Come play with us on …THE HOLODECK!!!

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S6E14 - "Hope and Fear" (VOY S6 E26)

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 18:48:12 -0000

In this wet blanket of a season finale for Voyager: Janeway and Seven are playing full contact future skeet shooting aka Velocity, Voyager gets tricked into almost flying to the Borg, and Janeway gets to end games whenever she feels like it. The holobois discuss different shows "Next time on" …THE HOLODECK!!!

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S6E13 - "Room for Growth" (LDS S3 E4)

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:47:35 -0000

In this episode from right before the SAG Strike Solidarity Hiatus, Bold Boimler, Mariner, and Tendi are fighting for a room of their own, while Freeman and Rutherford search for relaxation on the USS Dove. Meanwhile, the Holobois are moving out of their quarters and consolidating their possessions, to see if they can make room for their new living space on…THE HOLODECK!!!

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S6E12 - "All in a Sea of Wonder" (LDS Comic Issue 003)

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 15:52:15 -0000

And Finally for the Finale of the the LDS Comic! During a long strike, the holobois are absolutely exhausted! Tom, Pert, and Michaal learn what it means to trade bodily fluids in this week’s episode of…TREK TO THE HOLODECK!!!!

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S6E11 - "Treachery, Faith and the Great River" (DS9 S7E06)

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:06:08 -0000

To quote Eric Bana's Nero... the wait is over.

All four holobois are back for this Very Special Episode after months of hiatus due to the Writers' and Actors' strikes. After all, they're more than heroes: they're union men. This classic season 7 banger features Federation Ferengi and Dominion Defection hijinks, but because the holobois are a bit rusty there isn't any content on... THE HOLODECK!

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S6E10 - "All in a Sea of Wonder" (LDS Comic Issue 002)

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 19:36:14 -0000

We're continuing the comics journey! Jan, Dylan, and Marc continue READING this week, to see what Mariner, Boimler, and the rest of the Cerritos Crew are up to in issue 2 of Ryan North and Chris Fenoglio’s Lower Decks Comics Series. This super middle-instalment-y episode explores the limits of what a replicator can do (blood?? and tropical cocktails) as Mariner et al befriend Dracula on… THE HOLODECK!!!!

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S6E9 - Looking For Pon Farr in all the Wrong Places: When Lo'Pek Met Sally Pt. 2

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 01:57:15 -0000

And now for the conclusion... Will Lo'Pek go on a date with Sally Sallyfield? Will Makal and Tom fix the holodeck glitch in time? Will the Pert Method work? How many Petey's are there?! Tune in this week for the conclusion of the Holobois TTRPG adventure on... THE HOLODECK!

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Special Guests: Evan Brandonisio, Meghan Malone, and Samuel Bellamy

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S6E8 - Looking For Pon Farr in all the Wrong Places: When Lopek Met Sally

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:58:18 -0000

On this week’s episode, the Holobois continue to undercut the evil Paramount Studio and show solidarity with SAG-AFTRA & WGA Unions by playing a Star Trek TTRPG! Join Pert, Tom, Lopek, and Micaal as they attempt to pull off the perfect first date between Lopek and a human on…THE HOLODECK!!!

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S6E7 - "All in a Sea of Wonder" (LDS Comic Issue 001)

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:06:27 -0000

Hollywood is still on strike and so are the Holobois…but wait! Star Trek is so much more than just a TV show! So Jan, Darius, and Marc do some READING this week, to see what Mariner, Boimler, and the rest of the Cerritos Crew are up to in issue 1 of Ryan North and Chris Fenoglio’s Lower Decks Comics Series. The holodeck may not have as many failsafes as we hoped, IMAX isn’t worth it if your in the front row, and Lopek, Tom, and Micaal experiment with life in 2D on…THE HOLODECK!!!!

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Tree Law

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:03:24 -0000

In a show of solidarity with WGA and SAG-AFTRA Trek to the Holodeck will refrain from doing our normal format of the podcast. In the meantime we have some strike related news and some classic Holobois LA local talk this week on ...THE HOLODECK!

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S6E6 - "Identity Crisis" (TNG S4 E18)

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 17:28:21 -0000

This week Marc goes back in time to go on a cruise to ALAKSA. Meanwhile the OG3 are left to their own devices. Let's just say things get offfff track. Bits are a little to plentiful, Pert makes the same glowy body suits, and Geordi is acting like he is in college again this week on ...THE HOLODECK!

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S6E5 - "Asylum" + "Let Sleeping Borg Lie" (PRO S1 E11 + S1 E12)

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:14:08 -0000

In continuations from last episode, the Holobois jump back into action. WE GOTTA WATCH ALL THE HOLODECK EPS OF PRODIGY BEFORE THEIR GONE! (Spoiler Alert: they are already gone) In this weeks episode the Holobois finish off watching the last 2 Holodeck episodes of the beloved Trek series, Prodigy. This week on... THE HOLODECK!

Enjoy and please sign the petition to get it back!

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S6E4 - "Time Amok" + "A Moral Star" (PRO S1E8 S1E10)

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 23:56:10 -0000

The News came quick and the deletion came quicker! In the light of the news that Paramount+ was canceling Prodigy and also removing it from their streaming service, the Holobois jump into action. WE GOTTA WATCH ALL THE HOLODECK EPS BEFORE THEIR GONE! Enjoy and please sign the petition to get it back!

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S6E3 - "Learning Curve" (VOY S1 E16)

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 19:26:00 -0000

Tuvok is tasked with running 4 of the maquis that just joined with voyager through the equivalent of Star Fleet Bootcamp. Did he go too far? Could he have been more understanding of their situation? Is NEELIX of all people a voice of reason this week on our trek to... THE HOLODECK!

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S6E2 - "Living Witness" (VOY S4 E23)

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:24:58 -0000

It's the 2nd episode of the season. The Holobois DEFINITELY didn't record this episode before the first episode. This week we get to see Savage Voyager, an alien museum where they are rewriting history and the Doctor has to defend the facts. Also Marc is not a fan of the Fast and Furious Franchise and has to listen to the other 3 Holobois try and sell him on it. All this and more this week on... THE HOLODECK!

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S6E1 - "Tuvix" (VOY S2 E24)

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 15:01:48 -0000

In their season 6 premiere, the holobois tackle the infamous Tuvix episode! Did Janway murder tuvix? What would you have done? Is Tuvix a pool shark? AND, something crazy happens in the archive! All this and more this week on our trek to ...THE HOLODECK!

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The HoloBois do a Clip Show!

Wed, 31 May 2023 20:11:36 -0000

While the holobois a break between season. (and their writers are on strike) they decided to cut together some of their favorite archive segments. Sit back and relax and enjoy some crazy fun on ...THE HOLODECK!

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S5E25 - "The Magnificent Ferengi" (DS9 S6E10)

Fri, 05 May 2023 22:20:00 -0000

In their season 5 finale, the holobois minus Dylan watch one of the greatest episodes of Ferengi lore ever conceived. What starts as a ragtag group of scrappy Ferengi planning to thieve moogie Ishka back from the Dominion turns into a hostage negotiation with Iggy Pop's Vorta. There's an excellent training scene featuring this group of misfits failing to fight off the Jem'Hadar in... THE HOLODECK!

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S5E24 - "The Raven" (VOY S4 E6)

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 04:08:09 -0000

THE BORG ARE BACK AGAIN! Only this time is earlier in the timeline than last episode. SOOOO the Borg are back... FROM THE FUTURE! That being said there is no time travel in this episode. It's all about early Seven learning to be human. Neelix teaches her to eat! There are weird wet blanket aliens. Jan went to a wedding! This week on... THE HOLODECK!

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S5E23 - "Dark Frontier 1&2" (VOY S5 E15)

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:57:05 -0000

The 4 holobois reunite this week to take on a two-parter always meant to be one! The Borg are back and boy oh boy does Janeway have a plan. Voyager needs a Transwarp coil and they plan on stealing it! That's right, this is a heist job with a twist: Seven of Nine is caught between her new collective on Voyager and her old mom's collective among the Borg. Oh and Pert is making a Borg Roomba. All this and more this week on... THE HOLODECK!

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S5E22 - "Bloodlines" (TNG S7 E22)

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:14:52 -0000

Marc and Jan delete Darius and Dylan to make way for the pod's favorite Irishman, Mr. Seán Ferrick! The Enterprise-D rolls up on a mysterious probe and, as usual, it spells trouble for Picard: he's got a son?? And Season 1 sub-boss Daimon Bok wants to hold him ransom? Marc, Seán and Jan point out how many story beats in this episode echo Season 3 of Picard. You're going to LOVE Seán's Kzinti Ensign Grizo. Oh, right, Picard has a heartfelt chat with his Maybe Son Jason Vigo on... THE HOLODECK!

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S5E21 - Par'March Madness FINALS!

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:29:35 -0000

It’s the Championship of our Par’March Madness Tournament! The holobois have rewatched the the final two episodes and are now going to recap and re-rate them with input from the listeners! Jan is gone this week after his entire bracket was demolished in the Final Four, but his scores live on from the past. As always, you never know what’s gonna happen! Find out who wins the whole tournament on TRRRRRREK TO THE HOLODECK!!!!

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S5E20 - Par'March Madness Continues! Elite 8 and Final 4

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000

It's getting hotter and hotter for Par'March Madness! The holobois get into some conflict as the decisions get more and more personal. Is Jan sabotaging all the Deep Space episodes out of spite? Does Dylan's love of "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" overcome all barriers? Will the reign of "Nothing Human" ever end? Find out as we TREK to the HOLODECK!

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S5E19 - Sweet Sixteen of Par'March Madness

Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:20:57 -0000

Par'March Madness continues this week! We are into the Sweet Sixteen round. The holobois had some tough decisions. A few had to be decided by your votes! Who is moving on to the Elite Eight?! Does it sound like they are recording in person again!? Are there too many awkward pauses? All this and more on this weeks TREEEEEEEEK...TO THE HOLODECK!

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S5E18 - Seán Ferrick guests for Par'March Madness! Round of 32 Episodes

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0000

It's the event years in the making: a showdown between the top 32-ranked episodes the holobois have rated so far! We knew our first round would be a tough task, so TrekCulture's very own Seán Ferrick was gracious enough to join and break all our ties as we rated episodes head-to-head! This is a big one, but worth it as we depend on our listeners to vote on their choice for the round of 16! It's a giant battle of... THE HOLODECKS!

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S5E17 - "Relativity" (VOY S5 E24)

Sat, 11 Mar 2023 17:09:47 -0000

Dylan went missing this episode! Seven is in a bunch of time travel! Did YOU catch the holodeck scene?! Carl Sagan's son is a writer! Does Janeway fuck with the timeline too much? All this and more this week on... THE HOLODECK!

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S5E16 - HAM RADIO's Gary Joins to Break Down "The Offspring"! (TNG S3 E16)

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 20:05:00 -0000

Special guest of TWI HARD and HAM RADIO podcasts GARY joins the holobois as Data goes to a space conference and comes back a father... we've all been there after a couple synthols, Mr. Data. Marc hates on Data some more while Gary is simply a gem. And a surprisingly high rating goes to this episode for its scene where Lal chooses their identity in... THE HOLODECK!

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S5E15 - "Shadowplay" (DS9 S2 E16)

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:00:54 -0000

Featuring a rare Jadzia/Odo pairing (Jadzodo? Odzia?), this episode has three plots! Jake gets a job as an engineering apprentice, Kira has 0% chemistry and 100% horniness for Vedek Bareil, and Jadzodo/Odzia help solve the mystery of disappearing villagers on a Gamma Quadrant planet. Something to do with omicron particles. Everybody's wearing cool beads and hats. Standouts are amazing then-child actor Noley Thornton and Kenneth Tobey as the sweetest granddaughter/grandfather pair in Star Trek history. Watch the episode to find out which plot takes place on... THE HOLODECK!

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S5E14 - "The Big Goodbye" (TNG S1 E12)

Sat, 18 Feb 2023 23:12:18 -0000

Picard is gonna meet with Insect Aliens, The Holodeck get some upgrades, Jan is sick, The Holobois spend ALOT of time talking about Disneyland vs Disney World oh and its the OG Holodeck malfunction Ep (if you don't count the Animated Series (which we don't because it was the Rec Room)) this week on…THE HOLODECK!!!!

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S5E13 - "Image in the Sand" (DS9 S7 E1)

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 18:30:41 -0000

Sisko and Jake clean clams at his dad’s restaurant; Kira deals with some pesky Romulans on a Bajoran moon; and Worf works out his grief the only way he knows how…absolutely destroying Vic’s lounge. Jan is getting some R&R for his birthday, so join Darius, Dylan, and Marc as they fight to get Jadzia into Sto’Vo’Kor on…THE HOLODECK!!!!

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S5E12 - "Thine Own Self" (TNG S7 E16)

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 03:13:29 -0000

It's the OG3 (minted by Marc the 4th) this week! In the second episode of the lead up to the Season 3 premier we get to spend some time with Troy and Riker. OH ALSO, Data (Iceman) looses his memory on a planet and exposes the alien population to radiation rocks. OH ALSO ALSO, Oh Oh Oh O'Riely Auto Parts on... THE HOLODECK!

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S5E11 - "The Mind's Eye" (TNG S4E 24)

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:00:33 -0000

It's an absolute banger of an episode and Star Trek directorial debut for David Livingston as we watch the Romulans full-out Manchurian Candidate-ing Geordi LaForge. Are Romulans kinda racist? Is this the beginning of "O'Brien must suffer"? How does this episode get "Data" Ex Machina'd? Oh, and watch O'Brien get phasered on... THE HOLODECK!

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S5E10 - "Ghost in the Machine" (PRO S1 E17)

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 06:33:42 -0000

Recording from the great flood of Los Angeles 3/4 of the Holobois take on the most recent episode of Trek! Mark has to give context to the Hamilton-Smith bro's. Is Lo'Pek religious?! ICE CREAM IS ALCOHOL! All this and more on this weeks... TREK TO THE HOLODECK!

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S5E9 - "It's Only a Paper Moon" (DS9 S7 E10)

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 03:23:09 -0000

The hotly asked for DS9 episode is up on the rating block. Will it unthrone "Our Man Bashir"? Does Dylan have a physical media addiction? Is Tom Space a war vet? Listen to find out on this weeks... TREK TO THE HOLODECK!

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S5E8 - "Crisis Point II" (LDS S3 E8)

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 11:36:23 -0000

It's a Lower Deck Episode this week! But that doesn't its a Lower Deck Episode. This LDS Ep. is action packed and amazing. Join the Bois as they try not to talk holodeck till the second half, AI tries its hand at Star Trek, is LoPek dead again?! All this and more on this weeks... TREK TO THE HOLODECK!

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S5E7 - "Darkling" (VOY S3 E18)

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 13:00:57 -0000

In this totally, super-Christmasy episode, the holobois watch The Doctor bring the holiday cheer by chopping Socrates in half and freaking Kes out! It's because of his personality subroutines, you see. It DOES inspire Jan and Dylan to watch "THE HOWLING", which is a movie about werewolves starring Robert Picardo. Which would make a great episode on... THE HOLODECK!

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S5E6 - "Before and After' (VOY S3 E21)

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 01:57:13 -0000

It's the long awaited 6th episode! In this Momento style episode, Kes is traveling back in time, but forward with memory. (does that even make sense?) Harry Kim is sorta creepy in this one! Janeway dies! no. seriously. All this and more on this weeks... TREK TO THE HOLODECK!

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S5E4 - "Lifesigns" (VOY S2 E19)

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 20:32:41 -0000

It's the long awaited Thanksgiving episode... a week after thanksgiving! The Holobois catch up, rate yet ANOTHER Voyager episode, double team Vorik, talk about moody Tom Paris and more on this weeks... TREK TO THE HOLODECK!

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S5E5 - "Prophecy" (VOY S7 E13)

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 17:13:30 -0000

Klingon Jesus! In this late stage Voyger episode, the Holobois get to analyze Klingon Jesus, How did Tom win against a Klingon?!, does Janeway have to give everyone permission to bone?, all this and more on this weeks episode of... TREK TO THE HOLODECK!

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S5E3 - "The Dauphin" (TNG S2 E10)

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 06:27:04 -0000

ITS THE DAUPHIN! But they never say anything about a Dauphin. Wesley is Horney AF and Riker is giving orders for Picard. All this and more on... THE HOLODECK!

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S5E2 - "Shattered" (VOY S7 E11)

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:15:21 -0000

Jan writes the descriptions but wasn't on the episode, so here's what he guesses happened: Marc brings up how Chakotay's actor is a bit problematic these days. Darius points out some pretty obvious sexism in the story (something about how it's all through the lens of a male). Dylan thinks a costume is "rad". In the episode, Paris and Kim go to a PEARL JAM concert to hang out with some grunge girls on... THE HOLODECK!

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S5E1 - "Facets" (DS9 S3 E25)

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:14:26 -0000

New Season! Official new co-host! New recap speed! AND it's spooky season as the holobois watch Dax "split" her former hosts into an acting exercise for the main cast. How do universal translators really work? Do people password share their holosuite subscription? Does Nog succeed in studying for his starfleet entrance exam on... THE HOLODECK?

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S4E26 - "The Perfect Mate" (TNG S5 E21)

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0000

The much anticipated finale of Season 4 packed with end-to-end disagreement and conflict! Is this episode BAD or GOOD? Is it a SNOOZER?! Who will take whose side as this full house of holobois discuss the very tense scenes between Famke Janssen and Patrick Stewart as they absoiutely 100% do not bang on... THE HOLODECK!

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S4E25 - The Way of the Warrior (DS9 S4 E1)

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 03:51:52 -0000

Jan is gone and things get craaaaaazy! The Way of the Warrior?... more like The Way of the... WARRIOR! Right?! The holobois chat about DS9's new intro, how awesome all of the guest stars are, and almost lose it doing improv. All this and more on this weeks... TREEEEK TO THE HOLODECK!

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S4E24 - "Relics" (TNG S6 E4)

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 19:45:59 -0000

Captain Montgomery Scott gets beamed out of an old ship's transporter buffer to take young ensigns' jobs! The holobois go absolutely nuts in the archives as Pert, Tom Space and Lo'Pek lament how hard it is for their generation to make it in Starfleet. Plus, Scotty and Picard have a drink on... THE HOLODECK!

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S4E23 - "Kobayashi (PRO S1 E6)

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:34:51 -0000

The holobois take on their first Prodigy episode and.… it’s good! All this and more on this weeks TREK TO THE HOLODECK!

S4E22 - "Cathexis" (VOY S1 E12)

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Chakotay has gone into a persistent vegetative state! Which means his spirit is free to do some light possession of Voyager crewmembers in order to turn the ship away from a nebula fool of heavy possession aliens. It's kind of a snoozer! Plus, the holobois go back to the origins of the Janeway Lambda One program to a much spookier rendition of Lord Burleigh's home on... THE HOLODECK!

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S4E21 - "Persistence of Vision" (VOY S2 E8)

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Jan's writing the description here and he doesn't really remember much about this episode. Perhaps most important to internalize is Captain Janeway's new nickname is J-Sway. She got that nickname romancing bargain bin Colin Firth on... THE HOLODECK!

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S4E20 - "Warlord" (VOY S3 E10)

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 22:33:40 -0000

Somehow, Voyager month has returned. Kes gets possessed by a psychopathic warlord, which means Jennifer Lien gets to have some fun running around giving her henchmen brain aneurysms. Plus, this is the first ever episode taking place on Neelix's Paxau resort program. You've never seen so many close-ups of feet before on... THE HOLODECK!

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S4E19 - "Thirty Days" (VOY S5 E8)

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:48 -0000

It's an ocean in SPACE! This is the infamous episode where Tom Paris gets demoted for becoming an eco-terrorist on a planet made entirely out of water. Why? Because the planet's government simply just... doesn't want to fix the problem (even though it's literally fixable). The holobois talk about the value of replicator rations (how many rations would you be willing to spend for a single Banh mi?) and there's some amazing Captain Proton jetpack action as the legendary Delaney Twins join Kim and Paris on... THE HOLODECK!

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S4E18 - "wej Duj" (LDS S2 E9)

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000

The boys add to the expanding Trek to the Holodeck Universe's starship fleet with the USS Smorgasburg, a ship traveling Federation space to offer the best in multi-ethnic Federation cuisines on offer. Oh, and they rate the excellent Lower Decks episode that references both Hawai'i and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier on... THE HOLODECK!

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S4E17 - "Rules of Engagement" (DS9 S4 E18)

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000

A two-hander again, featuring Marc Cooper, as we watch the backdoor pilot for STARFLEET LEGAL in this LeVar Burton-directed banger. Worf is on trial, but not for all the good reasons (Iike being a bad friend, brother, dad...) but for being bad at captaining a starship (he blew up a civilian transport without hesitation). It's a pretty cool mashup of Kurosawa's Rashomon and Spike Lee's Clockers as various characters give their point of view direct-to-camera, including Dax's from... THE HOLODECK!

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S4E16 - "Haven" (TNG S1 E11)

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0000

It's Majel Barrett's first appearance on The Next Generation and, as will often be the case, she's here due to some wedding shenanigans. In this case, it's Troi's! Who is for some reason arranged to be married to some nerd named Wyatt, who's always dreaming of a blonde lady. And there's a ton of drama going on starting with Riker stuck in deep thought on... THE HOLODECK!

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SNW Mini-Ep

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 17:45:05 -0000

Darius and Dylan are alone in this Mini Episode. They chat about recent SNW episodes and how Romeo + Juliet is a masterpiece of a movie. All than and more on this MINI.... TREK TO THE HOLODECK!!!

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S4E15 - "You Are Cordially Invited" (DS9 S6 E7)

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:00:22 -0000

Back from our (un)planned single-week hiatus, Marc Cooper joins for the ultimate wedding episode of Star Trek: that of Worf and Jadzia Dax! It's silly, funny, and one of the best Star Trek has to offer. But how does it rate on our scale? Find out why Bashir and O'Brien want to "kill Worf" on... THE HOLODECK!

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S4E14 - "Pen Pals" (TNG S2 E15)

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0000

In this episode, there are two A-plots equally underdeveloped: Data violates the Prime Directive so he can talk to an alien tween and Riker puts Wesley in charge of a crack team of space geologists. And yeah, maybe one of them is smoking meth. Featuring season 2's only on-location shot of Picard horseback riding on... THE HOLODECK!

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S4E13 - "Basics Part II" (VOY S3 E1)

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:00:24 -0000

The Voyager crew gets marooned on a planet full of prehistoric humanoids and snake monsters. Neelix gets a dude killed because he's greedy for bones. And The Doctor manipulates the reforming serial killer Suder into killing again. Oh and... Jan really blew it when he thought this episode had any content on... THE HOLODECK!

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S4E12 - "Jetrel" (VOY S1 E15)

Wed, 25 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000

It's a four-person crew as Marc joins the discussion about Space Oppenheimer and Neelix's PTSD. But really, it's all about the never-ending "Transporters are the Printers of the Future" bit. Oh, yeah, and because it's Voyager, the whole episode starts with some pool hustling on... THE HOLODECK!

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S4E11 - "Nothing Human" (VOY S5 E8)

Wed, 18 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Belanna gets a weird space alien parasite friend, so The Doctor needs some help to get it off her. Help he can only get from a hologram of a Cardassian (Nazi) doctor. Will Belanna survive? Will The Doctor perform war crimes? Also: what would it be like to retire on Voyager with nothing to do for 7 years? Find out this week on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S4E10 - "Strange New Worlds" (SNW S1 E1)

Wed, 11 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000

The holobois break their incredibly important rule and rate the series premiere of, arguably, the best Trek show in years?! Star Trek is horny again! There's diplomacy! And meaningful character development! And (motivated) running in hallways! It's all so good it may not be real? it must be on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

Strange New Worlds Expectations Chat

Wed, 04 May 2022 09:00:00 -0000

In today's Trek Short Dylan and Darius live watch a short preview and chat about the upcoming Strange New Worlds! There may or may not be an amazing idea for a TNG Movie that we would love to pitch to P.P.

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S4E9 - "Distant Origin" (VOY S3 E23)

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Those crazy holobois really did it. They did a live, in-person recording! It’s even mostly about Star Trek! Janeway and crew sorta kinda don’t help a dinosaur scientist (scientist who is a dinosaur) prove that space dinosaurs are from earth. Plus X great 1990s-era dino graphics on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S4E8 - "The Naked Time" (TOS S1 E4)

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:00:41 -0000

The holobois are DEFINITELY hosting a Star Trek podcast. Definitely not distracted and talking about different stuff. Jan has to explain why he chose this Original Series episode about a space virus and gets off on a technicality. Alas, the "Rec Room" isn't quite the same as... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S4E7 - "Angel One" (TNG S1 E14)

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:08:02 -0000

The Holobois discuss their favorite NPR radio stations, They get a visit from their senior science correspondent Lodair, and talk about how Starfleet deals with stains, All this and more on this weeks...TREK TO THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Science by Lodair Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S4E6 - "Hollow Pursuits" (TNG S3 E21)

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0000

Marc Cooper joins again for one of the greatest episodes of character development in The Next Generation history and it's... some guy called Broccoli? His legend begins here, as he fights his personal anxieties in the form of all his superior officers on.. THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Marc Cooper, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S4E5 - "The Thaw" (VOY S2E23)

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:00:23 -0000

The streak of BAD episodes is over, but unfortunately the streak of non-holodeck content continues as the holobois do one long, seemingly unbroken bit about how everybody on Voyager has an assistant. For real, though, this Felini-inspired episode SLAPS as Kim, Janeway, Torres and more get sucked into a mind-simulation that's not too far off from... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

Holochat - Stardate 23.03.22

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:00:43 -0000

It was Darius’s birthday so Dylan isn’t here? Never mind that. Jan and Darius catch you up on some trek news, discussing the controversial New Kirk in comparison to Kirk Classic. New Holodeck-related content coming next week!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

Find out more at https://trek-to-the-holodeck.pinecast.co

S4E4 - "Move Along Home" (DS9 S1 E10)

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:00:04 -0000

Look, this isn't a HOLODECK episode but we had to put in a bad Deep Space 9 ep. And this KINDA counts, right? All the DS9 crew gets sucked up into a 3D Chutes & Ladders game from the gamma quadrant. Can you guess which two holobois actually liked this episode?

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen With special contribution by Science Correspondent Lodair! Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S4E3 - "Shades of Gray" with Special Guest Marc Cooper (TNG S2 E22)

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:00:04 -0000

The holobois discuss the infamous TNG Season 2 finale that brought clip shows to the 24th century! Riker has a brain thing going on (special science correspondent Lodair helps make sense of it all) which takes him on a trip down memory lane to a few times he was on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Marc Cooper, Darius Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen With special contribution by Science Correspondent Lodair! Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S4E2 - "Threshold" with Special Guest Marc Cooper! (VOY S2 E15)

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:00:39 -0000

Definitely Voyager's worst episode, "Threshold" really takes it out of the holobois as Tom Paris breaks the transwarp barrier! He's everywhere in the universe at once, which leads to some pretty spectacular science fiction ideas, like "What if a dude turned into a lizard?" This episode is so bad, Trek to the Holodeck had to bring on its science correspondent to explain the episode's worst science sins. Oh, and there's a super-mediocre and uninteresting scene on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Marc Cooper, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen With special contribution by Science Correspondent Lodair! Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S4E1 - "Code of Honor" (TNG S1 E4)

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000

In this WILD, TWISTING, brain-MELTING season premiere, the holobois watch the worst episode of Star Trek... ever? Probably! This one's full of juicy behind-the-scenes trivia, a new (but totally old) addition to the Star Trek composer pantheon, and a detailed exploration of why there aren't any bathrooms on the bridge deck of the Enterprise-D. Oh, and Tasha fights a (white) Aikido dude in... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

It's a Holoday! Skirball, Borg vs Dominion and Weekly Trek Forever?

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:00:43 -0000

Darius is on "holoday" this week, so the remaining holobois take a break from the hard work of watching and rating every holodeck episode EVER by touching on some important trek topics: who would win between the Borg and the Dominion? Should you go see the Trek exhibition at Skirball if you're in LA (yes, but you can't)? Are we realistically looking at a new episode of Star Trek on tv every week?!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E26 - "Clues" with special guest Katie Halliday! (TNG S4 E14)

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0000

"Clues" with special guest Katie Halliday! (TNG S4 E14) As in "Emmy Award-winning" Katie Halliday Katie Halliday (Emmy award-winning sound designer for Star Trek: Discovery and the upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) joins the holobois with excellent insight into sound design in the 60s, 90s and today through the lens of this excellent bottle episode where Data is a prime suspect in a Space Mystery. Plus, we get to see Picard and Guinan play a level of the Dixon Hill program on... THE HOLODECK! Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E25 - "Return of the Archons" (TOS S1 E22)

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:00:48 -0000

What's there to say about this classic episode (later riffed about on Lower Decks) beyond the fact it's got some fantastic lewks for Captain Kirk and Commander Spock? The Enterprise beams down during the "Red Hour" of Beta III, a planet run by a totally-real-not-a-computer definitely not a 1960's slight at Communism being called "Landru." But mostly it's all about those cool 1800s costumes and backlot sets of what should be... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E24 - "Moist Vessel" (LDS S1 E4)

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0000

The holobois go way off course on this Lower Decks episode, covering the advances in distraction technology (Wordle), Telarite pics (what's canon?!) and trap doors. Oh, and they take like 45 seconds to rate the scene where Mariner cleans out the waste from… THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E23 - "Galaxy’s Child" (TNG S4E16)

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:43:47 -0000

In this episodes the holobois watch the second episode with Geordie and Leah Brahms, but this time it's not holo-Brahms its real life Brahms! Geordie freaks out! Oh! ... and Pert has a business communicator! All this and more on this weeks... TREK TO THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E22 - "Anomaly" (DIS S4 E2)

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:36:41 -0000

It’s the first episode of 2022 and the holobois are talking Discovery! Do we know what’s gonna happen? No! Do we know if they are going to complain about Paramount+ streaming service? Yes! All this and more this week on.… THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E21 - "Descent" (TNG S6 E26)

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 18:57:56 -0000

On this week's episode Marc Cooper takes Jan's place in the ball heist/episode recording. They talk about what happened with the Einstein make up, Data's watching Riker's trombone program, and so much more! Trust me there is definitely more! All while they hike up a bunch of flights of stairs on their... TREK TO THE HOLODECK

Special guest Marc Cooper

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E20 - "I, Excretus" (LDS S2 E8)

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 22:49:46 -0000

This week is totally the holo-"Christmas" episode... Absolutely was made to be a holiday episode... The Holobois definitely didn't just realize that this was going to be their Christmas episode... OK THEY LIED! They didn't plan for this to be their Christmas episode but they roll with it on their... TREK TO THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on BandcampT

S3E19 - "The Cloud" (VOY S1 E6)

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 19:17:18 -0000

This week Jan has to rest is voice so it's up to Dylan and Darius to run the show and it goes... well... it goes! What can we say other than the 2 HoloBROS figure out how to calculate the scores all on their own and their intro is as wild as ever with out Jan there to rain it in! All this and more on this weeks trek to... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on BandcampT

S3E18 - "Macrocosm" (VOY S3 E12)

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:00:58 -0000

This is the one where Janeway fights the virus that gets big. Classic Janeway in a tank top episode. Ya know. And a rifle. How is she gonna solve the problem? By baiting the MACROvirus to go after the hot dudes and babes on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E17 - "Scorpion" (VOY S3E26)

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 10:00:17 -0000

Voyager month continues with a New Years Eve bit that was so good the Holobois gave it to you a month early. We talk about how the episode should have been names something else, all of the Captains doing their TED Talk, and is it Scorpion and the Frog or Fox?! All on our... TREK TO THE HOLODECK!!!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E16 - "Scientific Method" (VOY S4 E7)

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:00:25 -0000

The USS Voyager gets "Schism"-ed by invisible aliens! It's up to Seven of Nine and The Doctor to foil the aliens' plot to... do some really bad science experiments. The two base their operations in DaVinci's workshop on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E15 - “Looking for par’Mach in All the Wrong Places” featuring Kirie! (DS9 S5 E3)

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 03:20:00 -0000

Brilliant. Thoughtful. Midwestern. These words describe this week's guest, Kirie, who flat-out levels the holobois in smarts with her insights to one of the silliest (and best?) episodes of Deep Space Nine.

It's simple, really: Quark has the hots for his Klingon ex-wife Grilka, Worf has the hots for Grilka, Dax has the hots for Worf, Worf and Dax help Quark seduce Grilka, Grilka's bodyguard challenges Quark to a duel to the death, Dax invents space marionette technology so Worf can puppet Quark in his mortal combat on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E14 - "Blood Fever" (VOY S3 E16)

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:00:01 -0000

ANOTHER PONFAR EPISODE?! You betcha! This time it's Vorik that goes though it and he does not handle it well. Join the Holobois as they create new rules for Paresis Squares, realize that Vorik is a Vulcan Incel and massively under weigh Jay Chattaway all while they make their... TREK TO THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E13 - "Cost of Living" (TNG S5 E20)

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:10:00 -0000

Darius is out again and that leave Dylan and Jan to talk about cool aunt Lwaxana! There is whole bonus episode of Trek smashed into the cold open, the ship is dealing with Forbidden Space Cocaine and some one is eating cups all in this weeks... TREK TO THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E12 - "Once Upon A Time" featuring Matt Apodaca! (VOY S5 E5)

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Matt Apodaca (of "How Did this Get Played?" and "Yo, Is This Racist?" podcast fame) joins the holobois to find out what Star Trek is REALLY about: chilling in forests with dudes in latex costumes! Neelix (henceforth referred to as "Neevil") avoids telling child crewmember Naomi Wildman that her mom's in trouble, but she figures it all out anyway and copes by hanging out with her photonic friends on... THE HOLODECK!

Matt also portrays "Ezra Gammon," holonovel creator and crunch-time advocate, in the Starfleet Archives.

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E11 - "Catspaw" (TOS S2 E7)

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:00:22 -0000

Dylan's still gone (this is getting spooky!) so it's up to Darius and Jan to take us on a trip to Pyris VII, where a couple of middle-aged cuttlefish aliens trying to spice up their marriage set up a haunted house for Kirk, Spock, Bones, Scotty and Sulu on what should have been... THE HOLODECK!

Catspaw-inspired track "powerfulsensations" by FÜÜÜT available on Bandcamp

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E10 - "Business as Usual" featuring Marc Cooper! (DS9 S5 E18)

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 18:00:00 -0000

This week we have Guest Marc Cooper on to school us on queer coding, Dylan is out of town for undisclosed reasons, and we are all jealous of Quarks sleep wear!

Guest: Marc Cooper

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E9 - "Displaced" (VOY S3 E24)

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:00:25 -0000

This week the holobois have gotten into free-range, all organic intros, have to hold a historic vote on what they think is holo-content, and discuss if Star Trek is TOO horny! All while they go on their way to... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E8 - "Strange Energies" (LDS S2 E1)

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:00:18 -0000

It's a two-hander as the understaffed holobois Dylan and Jan take a look at the second season premiere of Lower Decks! And, just like last week's "Where Silence Has Lease," it starts off with a workout scene on... THE HOLODECK!

In this episode we ask:

how much does Darius do every week? (a lot)

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E7 - "Where Silence Has Lease" (TNG S2 E2)

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:45:00 -0000

The Enterprise encounters a space anomaly that's totally spooky and weird, so of course they fly right into it. But that's nowhere near as tense as Picard is when he's waiting to hear from Riker and Worf as they work out in an also-spooky Klingon battle simulation on... THE HOLODECK!

In this episode we ask:

how does Ensign Haskell feel about going through Starfleet Academy, working hard and getting to helm the Enterprise only for non-cadet Fake Ensign Crusher to take his spot?
what does everybody do during the 20 minute self destruct sequence?
how are Jonathan Frakes's eyes so blue?

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E6 - "Mortal Coil" (VOY S4 E12)

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0000

Chakotay continues his streak of "helping" crew members by making them face their traumas in the most unhealthy ways. In this case, Neelix dies in a horrible accident trying to fill a thermos full of protomatter. So Chakotay makes Neelix relive the whole thing on... THE HOLODECK!

In this episode we ask:

seriously though what is Chakotay's deal?
does anybody really mind that Neelix is dead?
why doesn't Voyager keep a full stock of Seven of Nine nanoprobes for bringing people back to life?

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E5 - "Conscience of the King" (TOS S1 E13)

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:00:51 -0000

Kirk wrestles with the possibility that an actor performing Space Shakespeare might be a man he recognizes as "Kodos the Executioner." People who could also corroborate the actor's identity keep mysteriously being murdered. In the end, the play's the thing in which Kirk will catch the king in (what on TNG would be)... THE HOLODECK!

In this episode we ask:

what would it be like going to a play and the lead is played by Hitler?
does Kirk have an ensign set up his dates on the Enterprise?
why is Spock so suspicious of Kirk when Kirk's into a lady?

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue and Emmy Ross

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E4 - "The Defector" (TNG S3 E10)

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:00:55 -0000

A Romulan defects to the Federation to prevent an interstellar war, but can he be trusted? Meanwhile, Picard continues (begins?) his acting classes with Data and Data shows the Romulan his homeworld on... THE HOLODECK!

In this episode we ask:

how does the Enterprise have schematics of Romulus's surface?
do starfleet conspiracy theorists talk about Section 31 and the Mirror Universe?
does Patrick Stewart talk with a cool, hip lingo?
and more!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E3 - "Worst Case Scenario" (VOY S3 E25)

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:00:10 -0000

Wait, are the Maquis finally going to take over the USS Voyager? It sure seems like it. Wow, that's some bold storytelling! Oh. Wait. Nevermind, it's all made up as Tuvok and Tom Paris have to find a way to safely navigate writer's block in a simulation-gone-haywire on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E2 - "For The Cause" (DS9 S4 E21)

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0000

The Maquis seem to be running an operation on Deep Space 9 and the number one suspect is Captain Benjamin Sisko's girlfriend! Meanwhile, a simple tailor mulls accepting a totally normal and not weird hangout with Ziyal on... THE HOLODECK!

Note: this episode contains some spoilers regarding secondary characters on Deep Space 9

In this episode we ask:

Why is it so easy to get access to a cargo bay in Star Trek?
Does Benjamin coach Jake through conversations so he can interrogate people?
How "hot" is too hot when it comes to Cardassian lizard rock holosuite programs?
and more!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

S3E1 - "Elementary, Dear Data" with Indiesaurus's Evan Brandonisio! (TNG S2 E03)

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:00:21 -0000

Indiesaurus co-founder Evan Brandonisio joins us for this classic as Geordi and Data make a wager with Pulaski that Data can outwit any mystery the computer throws at him on... THE HOLODECK!

In this episode we ask:

is there a Starfleet methodology for dealing with sentient holodeck programs?
Do people hack the holodeck?
How many crewmembers worked on LaForge's HMS Victory model ship project?
and more!

CW: suicide, suicidal ideation at 42:00-47:00

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by "b o d y l i n e" available on Bandcamp

Season 3 Teaser!!!

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:33:43 -0000

The "Holo-Bois" are on the cusp of Season 3 of Trek to the Holodeck. In preparation they are taking a week off to polish it up and make it the best season yet! In the meantime they created a trailer! What's gonna happen next on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voices provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E26 - "Vortex" (DS9 S1 E11)

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000

In Trek to the Holodeck's season 2 finale, the holobois take on another "Odo the Cop" episode as once more a murder takes place in... THE HOLOSUITE!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voices provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E25 - "Shore Leave" (TOS S1 E15)

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Every once in a while we get the urge to change things up a bit. Explore some new shows and new casts. In order to channel that energy in a focused, relevant way, we've picked this episode of The Original Series because it is EXTREMELY a "holodeck" episode if not in name, then vibe. Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Sulu are faced with the most dangerous foes of all: their imaginations! As every thing they think immediately becomes real on... a PLANET... that's basically... a HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voices provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E24 - "Projections" (VOY S2 E3)

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

The D.R.A.SC.S. system has never failed to properly rate a Star Trek Holodeck episode... and that streak... continues? Right? With this Voyager episode, The Doctor is on some sort of staycation-from-hell as his very reality twists and turns as a holographic Lt. Barclay tries to guide him on a quest that all started on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voices provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E23 - "Data's Day" (TNG S4 E11)

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:00:09 -0000

"Data's Day" may be one of the most lore-dense (but not Lore-dense) episodes of Star Trek ever! In this episode of firsts, we meet Keiko Ishikowa (later O'Brien), Spot, an Enterprise barber and Gates McFadden's tap choreography as Dr. Crusher teaches Data how to dance on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voices provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E22 - "Star Trek Generations" Part 2

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000

And now the conclusion!

There's a first - and last - time for everything in 1994's inaugural The Next Generation film! And what's not to like? It's basically a TNG episode with a big enough budget to blow stuff up. And let's not forget the introduction of the HMS Enterprise on... THE HOLODECK!

Just like the movie, this episode was so big we had to double it! Expect Part 2 next week!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voices provided by Verona Blue and Sasha Venn Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcam

S2E21 - "Star Trek Generations" Part 1!

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Just like the movie, this episode was so big we had to double it! Expect Part 2 next week!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voices provided by Verona Blue and Sasha Venn Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E20 - "Crisis Point" (LDS S1E09)

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0000

The USS Cerritos cements itself as the most extreme ship when it comes to photonic technology as Ensign Mariner hijacks Boimler's interview prep ship simulation into an intense homage to the legacy of Star Trek on film (and some accidental therapy) on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E19 - “The Killing Game Part 2” (VOY S4 E19)

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 09:00:31 -0000

And now the conclusion!

The Hirogen have taken over the USS Voyager so they can holokill the whole crew in a World War II holonovel for eternity, but little do they know that’s exactly how they’ll lose control of the ship because everybody on Voyager is at their best on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E18 - “The Killing Game Part 1” (VOY S4 E18)

Wed, 26 May 2021 09:00:58 -0000

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

In Memory of Shem Andre Byron's "Ship in a Bottle" (TNG S6 E12)

Wed, 19 May 2021 09:00:50 -0000

Earlier this year, Shem Andre Byron joined Trek to the Holodeck for our recording of "Ship in a Bottle." Shem was wonderful. A sweet, positive, and thoughtful man, Shem blew us all away.

We're deeply saddened to share Shem passed away on May 6th, 2021.

In honor of Shem, we'd like to share his episode again to demonstrate how bright his light still shines.

If you are able, please consider donating to the Shem Byron Memorial GoFundMe to help his family in this trying time: https://gofund.me/b90dc19c

Thank you,

Darius, Dylan and Jan

Special Guest Shem Andre Byron Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E17 - The Wrath of "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" (DS9 S7 E4)

Wed, 12 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000

In an UNPRECEDENTED, one-year anniversary move, the holobois re-rate "Take Me Out to the Holosuite." Once a top-5 episode, it had tumbled to a mediocre #23. Will a re-evaluation increase its score, or will it tumble further? It's a totally new episode with totally new bits as Sisko and the DS9 crew play baseball in... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E16 - "Meld" (VOY S2 E16)

Wed, 05 May 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Inspector Tuvok solves a murder on the USS Voyager in like... two seconds. Janeway won't execute the murderer, so Tuvok tries to rehabilitate him with a mind meld that leads to an interesting encounter with Neelix on... THE HOLODECK! Oh, and Paris runs a lottery scheme ALSO on... THE HOLODECK?!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E15 - "Skin of Evil" (TNG S1 E23)

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000

Aw heck yeah, there's a MARTIAL ARTS tournament on the ENTERPRISE and Lieutenant Tasha Yar is favored to win it! She just has to make it through this simple away mission and avoid getting killed by =a puddle of ink. Otherwise, her best friends will have to watch her say goodbye on... THE HOLODECK

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E14 - "Rapture" (DS9 S5 E10)

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0000

The "holobois" join the Indiesaurus Podcast Network and immediately get sponsored by KFC as they discuss Sisko's weird obelisk obsession turn into prophet-induced clairvoyance. Also: is Bashir the real Bashir? It's a "Creating a Table"-style episode as Benjamin reconstructs an ancient Bajoran obelisk in... THE HOLODECK this is disputed

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E13 - "Spirit Folk" (VOY S6 E17)

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:18:31 -0000

It's been exactly six weeks since we reviewed "Fair Haven" and now that Tom Paris finally has the village back up and running again, we get to see how the villagers cope with the possibility that the Voyager crew are gods. Which means there just might be an old-fashioned Irish uprising in... THE HOLODECK! Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

Enter the Holodeck PREMIERE CONTINUES! Episode 1: Part 2

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0000

And now, the conclusion to the holobois' Star Trek tabletop session featuring fan-favorite Trek to the Holodeck characters Tom Space, Pert Lewis and Lo'Pek as they work to resolve a classic Star Trek: The Next Generation scenario involving proto-Vulcans and godworship on... THE HOLODECK Game Mastered by special guest Evan Brandonisio! Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Additional Voices provided by Sasha Venn Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

Enter the Holodeck PREMIERE EPISODE! Episode 1: Part 1

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:00:00 -0000

The "holobois" present a brand new holoprogram: a Star Trek tabletop session featuring fan-favorite Trek to the Holodeck characters Tom Space, Pert Lewis and Lo'Pek as they navigate the career politics of the U.S.S. Enter Prize and celebratory simulations that take place on... THE HOLODECK

Game Mastered by special guest Evan Brandonisio!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E12 - "A Matter of Perspective" (S3 E14)

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0000

It's a classic courtroom episode of The Next Generation! Riker faces extradition for allegedly blowing up a research space station. Thankfully, legal matters in the 24th century have the benefit of being resolved in the infallible and totally-not-speculative environment of... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E11 - "The Siege" (DS9 S2 E3)

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 15:51:57 -0000

This week the "HoloBois" have on a super special guest Alvie Hurtado to watch the finale of a three parter, but not the first two! Listen as they all try and figure out what in the name of Big Dog Sisko is going on!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E10 - "Night" (VOY S5 E1)

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:00:00 -0000

The USS Voyager enters the spoooookiest 2500-lightyear stretch of space in the Delta quadrant, where there are no stars and, somehow, no light either. Which means there's nothing to do and the crew is stuck inside... sound familiar? But some find solace in the 20th-century stories of Captain Proton on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E9 - "Coming of Age" (TNG S1 E18)

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:00:00 -0000

The crew of the Enterprise-D faces interrogation at the hands of a dogged Lieutenant Commander Remmick as he searches for... some crime of some sorts? It's not very clear. Also: Wesley takes some entrance exams on Relva VII and feels pretty stressed out so he gets a pep talk from Worf in... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E8 - "Ship in a Bottle" (TNG S6 E12) with Special Guest: Shem Andre Byron!

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0000

Special guest and curator of LA's Secret Lair Museum (featuring more than 10,000 action figures!) Shem Andre Byron joins the holoboys for some deep analysis of Moriarty's return as the Enterprise-D's most sympathetic villain. Does he manage to wrest freedom from his prison in the starship computer, or is he forever to be relegated to... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E7 - "Fair Haven" (VOY S6 E11)

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0000

There's a space storm that forces Voyager to... drop anchor? In space? Somehow? So what better place for the crew to spend their time than in Fair Haven, a Tom Paris holovillage. Captain Janeway has eyes for Fair Haven's married holo-bartender, and her solution is to "Delete the wife" and fall in love in... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S2E6 - "Real Life" (VOY S3 E22)

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0000

It's "WandaVision" but with The Doctor! Special guest Henri Boulanger from podcast "Frames and Fools" joins as we try to figure out just what, exactly, is going on with the "space stuff" in this episode. But let's face it, we're most interested in how The Doctor spends his time with his Holo-Family in... the HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S2E5 - "11001001" (TNG S1 E14)

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0000

The Enterprise goes in for its 1000-lightyear service at Starbase 74, and everybody's leaving to do cool stuff. Which leaves Picard to his "special relaxation light" and Riker to play his "bone" and hit on a lady in... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S2E4 - "Future Imperfect" (TNG S4 E8)

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:00:00 -0000

It's Riker's birthday! He wishes for some "music lessons" but what he gets instead is a 16-year leap into his future! He's Captain of the Enterprise, everybody has a different "older" hairstyle, and he has a son named Jean-Luc. Unless... of course... he's been kidnapped by Romulans and this is all some sort of simulation on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S2E3 - "Su'Kal" (DIS S3 E11)

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:00:00 -0000

In an episode nine centuries in the making, in what is likely Discovery's Trekkiest episode yet, the crew must hold off the Emerald Chain while Saru, Michael and Culber do some basic cosplay while unraveling the mystery of The Burn on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S2E2 - “Absolute Candor” (PIC S1 E4)

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:36:13 -0000

We get to cover some Picard! In this episode the HoloBoys take a look at Picard’s holodeck ready room. Don’t miss the warrior nuns, EHH (emergency hospitality hologram), frozen birds and more. All this week on... TREK TO THE HOLODECK! Let’s Get Spooky!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S2E1 - "Emissary" (DS9 S1 E1)

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0000

It's the first episode of the year, of the new season of "Trek to the Holodeck," and of Deep Space Nine! And folks, it sure is... there! "Emissary" itself is a great two-part series premiere, but a classic photonic episode it is not. Nevertheless, we do get to see some father-son bonding on a fishing dock in... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E32 - "Year of Hell" (VOY S4 E8 & E9)

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:00:00 -0000

In a very special episode of Trek to the Holodeck, we ditch the 'deck to pay tribute to 2020 with the Star Trek: Voyager two-part classic, Year of Hell! And while there may not be photonic simulations in this episode, we do get Ensigns Space, Lewis and 'Pek kick their feet up in... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E31 - "Devil's Due" (TNG S4 E13)

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:26:07 -0000

In this re-tooled, never-produced The Original Series script, Picard must defend a planet in a trial against the devil... or is it a space magician? Oh, and happy holidays! Data plays Scrooge in... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E30 - "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang" (DS9 S7 E15)

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:20:11 -0000

DS9 goes Ocean's Eleven to save their favorite sentient holosuite character. Will they be successful? Will our favorite lower decks ensigns get to participate in the heist? Will Lo'Pek become a smoker? This week we visit old school Vegas on our Trek to the Holodeck!!!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E29 - "Twisted" (VOY S2 E6)

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:27:08 -0000

It’s Kes’s birthday! And Voyager gets caught in an anomaly that makes everybody walk around and getting nothing done. But what better place to get nothing done than a Tom Parisian café on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E28 - "People of Earth" (DIS S3 E3)

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0000

We get to do a Discovery episode! Do they make Michael cry too much? Is Saru on route to be one of the best captains? Book’s ship is kind of a studio apartment that also functions as... A HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E27 - "Human Error" (VOY S6 E18)

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0000

You know how sometimes, it's easier to imagine hanging out with all you friends rather than actually hanging out with them? In this steamy, romantic episode, Seven of Nine simulates her personal life on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E26 - "The Abandoned" (DS9 S3 E6)

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0000

Quark accidentally buys a Jem'Hadar baby along with a pile of trash. When the baby grows into a boy and then an angsty teen in a matter of hours, nobody knows what to do... except Odo, who suggests helping the Jem'Hadar work out its anger in... THE HOLOSUITE!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E25 - “Extreme Risk” (VOY S5 E3)

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0000

What controller would you use to pilot the the USS Voyager? The crew spars with trash aliens over a probe stuck in the clouds of a gas giant. What better time, then, for Tom to convince the crew to build a space car! Meanwhile, B'Elanna Torres has a secret: she keeps trying to get herself killed in... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E24 - "Chain of Command (Part 1)" (TNG S6 E10)

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0000

It's a peaceful transition of power on the USS Enterprise-D as Captain Jean-Luc Picard cedes control to Captain Jellico, who straight up does NOT like Commander Riker. Why is this happening? Join Beverly and Worf as they train in super cool black-ops outfits in... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E23 - “Schisms” (TNG S6 E5)

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000

The infamous Kevin ‘Chef Kevin’ Bartelt (Maybe Don’t, Hollywood Handbook) joins the Trek to the Holodeck crew to help us figure out how to make a table in... THE HOLODECK.

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E22 - "Terminal Provocations" (LDS S1 E6)

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0000

What happens when you take an "I Think You Should Leave" sketch and make it Star Trek? Terminal Provocations! Mariner and Boimler help Ensign Fletcher (TIM ROBINSON) recover a core while the Cerritos goes toe-to-toe with an alien salvage ship. Oh, and Tendi & Rutherford go on a training mission that goes horribly wrong in... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E21 - "Meridian" (DS9 S3 E8)

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 14:30:29 -0000

What happens when you take an awesome sci-fi premise (planet phases between corporeal and non-corporeal state every 60 years) and turned it into a chemistry-less love story? Meridian! This Brigadoon-inspired episode is a certified snoozer, but is saved by a B-plot featuring Jeffrey Combs in his first Star Trek appearance as a bigtime creeper who wants a copy of Major Kira for personal use on... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E20 - "Star Trek: First Contact" Part 2!

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0000

And now the conclusion...

... to our first Trek to the Big Screen as we review 1996's Star Trek: First Contact! Featuring Henri Boulanger, a guest host from fellow podcast "Frames and Fools." We break down perhaps the tightest, densest holodeck scene in all of Trek canon as Picard takes Lily to... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E19 - "Star Trek: First Contact" Part 1!

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:46:26 -0000

It's our first Trek to the Big Screen as we review 1996's Star Trek: First Contact! Featuring Henri Boulanger, a guest host from fellow podcast "Frames and Fools." In First Contact, the borg are BACK and Jean-Luc Picard is on a mission of vengeance.

This is the first of a two-parter. Tune in next week for Part 2 where we Trek... to the HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E18 - "Blood Oath" (DS9 S2 E19)

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0000

Three klingons and a trill symbiont walk into Quark's bar. They've all taken a blood oath to kill somebody called "The Albino" - except two of the klingons aren't so sure about the trill. So they ask her to prove herself in combat in... THE HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E17 - "Heroes and Demons" (VOY S1 E12)

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0000

This EARLY Star Trek: Voyager episode may just be an all-timer! Harry Kim gets himself all sorts of stuck in his Beowulf holodeck program. Shortly thereafter, Tuvok and Chakotay get sucked in, too. The solution? Send Voyager's greatest holographic warrior, The Doctor himself, on an way mission to... the HOLODECK!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E16 - "The Outrageous Okona" (TNG S2 E4)

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0000

What, exactly, constitutes a Trek to the Holodeck-certified "Snoozer"? There's nothing quite outrageous about Okona, a Han Solo knockoff whose ship doesn't even have real phasers. Perhaps the most "outrageous" thing Okona does is convince Data to try his hand at comedy, leading Data to... the HOLODECK.

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E15 - "Alter Ego" (VOY S3 E14)

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0000

Are you ready for a luau on the USS Voyager's holodeck? How about teen romcom levels of romance? Kim falls in love with a holodeck character, who in turn falls in love with... Tuvok? What's going on?! This episode features some legit Hawaiian shirts and also the consensus WORST Vulcan: Vorik.

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E14 - "Emergence" (TNG S7 E23)

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0000

Get ready to experience one of The Next Generation's most David Lynch-esque episodes as the Enterprise-D simultaneously develops a subconscious (in the holodeck!) and... reproduces?! It's "Trek" at its best, as the crew takes every measure to avoid having to harm this strange new life. Oh, and there's a little Shakespeare to top it all off.

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E13 - "Body and Soul" (VOY S7 E7)

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0000

This episode may feature one of the shortest holodeck segments in all of Trek canon, but it does have one thing going for it: Vulcan foreplay. Tuvok is Pon Farring bad and he needs an outlet. Oh yeah, and meanwhile OFF the holodeck, Jeri Ryan crushes it as The Doctor possessing Seven of Nine's body. It's a classic Season 7 episode!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E12 - "Second Contact" (LDS S1 E1)

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:02:51 -0000

It's the first episode ever of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" and, yep, there's some holodeck content! Where do Mariner, Boimler and Tendi choose to go on the holodeck? And why does this technically rank as... the worst holodeck episode ever according to our patented D.R.A.S.C.S. system?

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E11 - "The Icarus Factor" (TNG S2 E14)

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0000

In one of the most thrilling episodes of television history, Riker goes toe-to-toe with his dad, Riker, in an "anbojitsu" match. We also find out why Worf is yelling at everybody, and the solution: a trip to the holodeck. Plus, it turns out Dr. Pulaski has mad game? Good for her.

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E10 - "A Man Alone" (DS9 S1 E4)

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:00:21 -0000

Why didn’t Bashir think to check the DNA? Is Odo the one who committed the murder? Why are phasers shaped like tiny pet vacuums? Join us for all these answers and more! Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S1E9 - "Booby Trap" (TNG S3 E6)

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000

"You're a woman, right?" Geordi creates the perfect holodeck date, down to a beachside pirate violinist... and somehow strikes out?! No worries - the Enterprise gets caught in a thousand-year-old radioactive "Booby Trap" and Geordi decides the best way to find a way out is to... form a relationship with a holographic projection of the ship's designer, Leah Brahms. Yeah.

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E8 - “Unexpected” (ENT S1 E4)

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:00:00 -0000

In this “Unexpected” holodeck episode, the NX-01 Enterprise’s Commander Tucker finds himself in intimate contact with a species named Xyrillians - and their ship is a real… “Trip.” Trip learns the hard way that what may seem a simple holographic "RIDE ON A ROWBOAT" can end up having lifelong repercussions.

This is one of two “Enterprise” episodes to ever feature the holodeck, so enjoy!

Check out Star Trek: Enterprise’s “Unexpected” - Season 1, Episode 4!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E7 - "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" (DS9 S7 E4)

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000

Captain Sisko’s old nemesis from Starfleet Academy, Solok, has challenged Deep Space 9’s crew to a game of baseball. Sisko wants to win at any cost, but will his obsession drive a wedge in the DS9 crew? Will Solok and his team of all-Vulcans learn a lesson about sportsmanship? It’s “The Niners” vs “The Logicians” - Sisko vs Solok!

We encourage you to watch Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s “Take Me Out to the Holosuite” - Season 7, Episode 4!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E6 - "Author, Author" (VOY S7 E19)

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0000

The Doctor has penned a holonovel: Photons, Be Free. In the process, it turns out he may have committed some accidental defamation. See, his holonovel takes place on the USS “Vortex” commanded by Captain “Jenkins” and piloted by Lieutenant “Marseille.” And he’s made everybody in the story a huge jerk. We encourage you to watch Star Trek: Voyager’s “Author, Author” - Season 7, Episode 19! Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S1E5 - "Manhunt" (TNG S2 E19)

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000

Lwa… Lwax… Lwaxa… LWAXANA? Troi’s mom comes aboard the Enterprise and thanks to Betazoids’ Super Menapause called “The Phase” she’s ready to mingle. Captain Picard retreats into the holodeck’s “Dixon Hill” program to relax, but the program (and Lwaxana) have other ideas. We encourage you to watch Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “Manhunt” - Season 2, Episode 19! Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S1E4 - “Bride of Chaotica” (VOY S5 E12)

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 16:40:48 -0000

Photonic aliens (from the 5th dimension!) invade Tom Paris and Harry Kim's adventures in the Captain Proton holodeck program. Voyager's crew now has to stop the holodeck program's ultimate villain - CHAOTICA - from endless war with these photonic beings. Who else is better positioned than the "Bride of Chaotica" herself: Captain Janeway! Please check out "Bride of Chaotica!" from Star Trek: Voyager, Season 5 Episode 12! Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

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Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:46:11 -0000

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S1E3 - “Encounter at Farpoint” (TNG S1 E1) + “The Practical Joker” (TAS S2 E3)

Wed, 27 May 2020 12:00:00 -0000

It’s an episode of firsts! We examine the first time the holodeck ever appears in a CANON episode of Star Trek, in the series premiere of The Next Generation, while also watching the first time a version of the holodeck appears in The Animated Series, where it’s called “The Rec Room.” We discuss holodeck bug reports, “Chekhov’s rock,” the undercelebrated genius of a “Kirk is a Jerk” shirt, and go over the history of the holodeck as a concept and execution. The Enterprise’s least important officers meet for the first time in Ten Forward and try to figure out whether to suck up to Picard or Riker, how to get a permission slip to go down to Farpoint Station, and how many Enterprises there are during a saucer separation. We encourage you to watch “Encounter at Farpoint” from Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1, Episode 1 and “The Practical Joker” from Star Trek: The Animated Series Season 2, Episode 3! Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Tue, 19 May 2020 09:00:54 -0000

CBS has announced another new Star Trek series: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The boys spool up the holodeck to discuss the news. Will there be… exploration? Will it be good fanservice or BAD fanservice? Will they bring back Kirk? SHOULD they bring back Kirk? Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp

S1E2 - “Our Man Bashir” (DS9 S4 E10)

Fri, 15 May 2020 09:00:00 -0000

When a runabout gets blown up by space terrorists before the crew can fully transport to Deep Space Nine, it’s up to “Our Man Bashir” to keep their transporter patterns busy - and alive - in the holosuite. This send-up of James Bond (referencing another send-up of the superspy, Our Man Flint) is a holo-DELIGHT.

Why does the holosuite always turn off safeties when things go wrong? Which actor plays the campiest character? Why does Garak want Bashir to kill everybody?

Deep Space Nine’s least important officers discuss diplomatic mission invitations, cooking, and power coupling repairs on The Promenade.

We encourage you to watch “Our Man Bashir” from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4, Episode 10!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available onBandcamp

S1E1 - "A Fistful of Datas" (TNG S6 E8)

Wed, 13 May 2020 13:00:00 -0000

On our first mission, we watch, analyze, and rate Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “A Fistful of Datas.” Is Worf a good dad? Is Data’s head port thing gross or... SUPER gross? Why do they call it the “Ancient” West and not the “Old” West? Does Reginald Barclay program holodeck porn?

Plus, you'll meet some of the Enterprise-D’s least important officers as they have a meal in Ten Forward.

We encourage you to watch “A Fistful of Datas” from Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6, Episode 8!

Hosted by Darius Hamilton-Smith, Dylan Hamilton-Smith and Jan Lefrancois-Gijzen

Computer Voice provided by Verona Blue

Music by b o d y l i n e available on Bandcamp