In this episode we speak with Salwa, a brand-new Star Trek fan who only discovered the show a couple of months ago and is watching several shows all at once. We talk about what drew her into Trek, as well as her experience as a new fan in Malaysia.

Topics

• On being a fan for just two months
• On being peripherally aware of Star Trek as a kid
• How Salwa decided to watch an episode for the first time
• The Planet of the Apes and The Cage
  • The Making Apes documentary trailer
    • Watch on Amazon
    • Watch on iTunes
• Watching multiple Star Trek shows at once
• Thoughts on viewing order and a possible heresy
• TOS: Salwa’s thoughts
• How TNG differs from TOS
• Teamwork as portrayed in Star Trek
• Doctor McCoy’s appeal
• Star Trek Enterprise feels “homey”
• Salwa finds Discovery accessible and identifies with it
• Thoughts on the Star Trek Enterprise theme
• The Transformers (1980’s cartoon and modern films)
• Salwa’s viewing status and plan from here
• Possible items for Salwa’s collection
  • QMX
  • Fansets
• Malaysia as seen in Star Trek
• Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia
• Kota Bharu, Malaysia
• Geordi’s Leadership skills
• Salwa opines on Commander Shelby
• The global appeal of Trek
• Harlan Ellison on the original story of City on the Edge of Forever
• The City on the Edge of Forever Original Screenplay by Harlan
• The mystery of Gary Seven
• The backdoor pilot
• Reactions to episodes and how they change over time
• John’s preposterous Data theory
• A “Happily Ever After” for Doctor McCoy?
• Burham’s original family
• The glories of podcasting & the wonders of technology
• Salwa enjoys the diversity of the show
• John issues a challenge to Salwa
• From the Bonus Material
  • Blair Imani’s cosplay
  • The Podcasting Extravaganza begins here

Episodes Discussed

• The Cage (Pilot) TOS S0E01
• The Man Trap TOS S1E05
• The Arsenal of Freedom TNG S1E21
• Star Trek (2009)
• Vaulting Ambition DSC S1E12
• Best of Both Worlds TNG S3E26 & S4E01
• Mirror, Mirror TOS S2E04
• City on the Edge of Forever TOS S1E28
• Assignment: Earth TOS S2E26
• The Child TNG S2E01
• The Offspring TNG S3E16
• For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky TOS S3E10
• Perpetual Infinity DSC S2E11

Honorary Star Trek title awarded: Mirror Universe Historian for the Memory Alpha Library complex

Background Photo by Alex Block on Unsplash