In this one, I’m joined by the Star Trek podcaster and fan Jim Moorhouse. We talked about his love of Trek, his podcasting, and of course, his appearance on the show.
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Topics
- Watching Star Trek in syndication versus streaming
- Young Jim was opposed to TNG as not “real Star Trek”
- The pain of missing a show in original broadcast
- How Jim decides what Trek to watch
- John challenges Jim when he says “He loves [all Star Trek]”
- A surprise Trek Ranks preview
- John makes a confession about a gag on Jim
- Reflections on Picard after season 1 of the Picard show
- Jim gets caught in a web of lies at Burger King
- The toys available from the BK Kid’s Meals
- Read Jim’s story
- Going to San Diego Comic-Con back in the 1970’s
- Jim’s Dr Nichols cosplay (Scroll down for video)
- Here is the Memory Alpha article on Zefram Cochrane
- Roga Danar from TNG “The Hunted”
- Deciding to become a Star Trek podcaster
- Jim’s social media philosophy
- Subtweeting
- What is the commercial value of Pergium?
- Animal Conservation
- The absence of the Enterprise in Voyage Home
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Hush episode
- What We Left Behind DS9 documentary
- Revisionist Trek-Ranking?
- John’s Spock ranking philosophy
- Religion vs Faith in DS9
- Jim’s beliefs about the pursuit of knowledge
- Appearing as an extra on the show
- The challenge of trying to rank a show when one appears in it
- Star Trek as modern mythology
Jim at the Tactical Station on the NX-01 Jim as Roga Danar
Episodes Discussed
- Devil’s Due TNG S4E13
- The Drumhead TNG S4E21
- The Menagerie TOS S01E15 & S01E16
- The Cage TOS (Pilot)
- The Devil in the Dark TOS S01E26
- The Voyage Home (Movie, 1986)
- Who Watches the Watchers? TNG S03E04
- Destiny DS9 S03E15
- Measure of a Man TNG S2E09
- Blink of an Eye VOY S06E12
- New Eden DSC S02E02
- Awakening ENT S04E08
- Precious Cargo ENT S02E11
Connect
- Jim’s Twitter accounts are:
- Personal Account Enterprise Extra
- Show Account Trek Ranks Podcast
- You can find all of his rankings here, as well as his write-up of his guest appearance and his opinion of Star Trek TAS.
Honorary Star Trek title awarded: Manager of Subspace Communications for the Federation Ministry of Sport
Background photo by Owen Lystrup on Unsplash