TAS-3) One of Our Planets is Missing
02/05/23 • 91 min
If you're an OG "Star Trek" fan or a member of the Syndication Generation, you know the name Alan Dean Foster. In addition to writing the story for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," he also wrote the 10-volume "Star Trek Log" book series back in the 70s, which adapted (and expanded upon) every episode of "The Animated Series." We're excited and honored to have Foster join us as a special guest for our deep dive of "One of Our Planets is Missing."
While exploring the outer fringes of the galaxy, the Enterprise encounters a giant cloud that has the ability to consume everything in its path. Next on that path is the planet Mantilles, the most remote world in Federation space and inhabited by 82 million people. Compounding the issue is Mr. Spock's discovery that the cloud is an intelligent life form, and destroying it would be a crime against science. With time running out (and in more ways than one), the Enterprise crew must figure out a way to communicate with the cloud and stop its path of destruction, or Captain Kirk will be forced to destroy it. Written by veteran "Star Trek" director Marc Daniels, "One of Our Planets is Missing" is a quintessential "Star Trek" adventure that lives up to the high standards established by "The Original Series." In addition to being a race against time to stop a massive destructive force from posing a threat to the galaxy (like "The Doomsday Machine"), the episode also explores the burden of command on Captain Kirk (like "Balance of Terror") and the importance of communication with a misunderstood antagonist (like "The Devil in the Dark"). And it does all of this in just 24 minutes (and that's with the opening and closing credits). If there's any episode of "The Animated Series" that says what "Star Trek" is all about, it's this one.
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If you're an OG "Star Trek" fan or a member of the Syndication Generation, you know the name Alan Dean Foster. In addition to writing the story for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," he also wrote the 10-volume "Star Trek Log" book series back in the 70s, which adapted (and expanded upon) every episode of "The Animated Series." We're excited and honored to have Foster join us as a special guest for our deep dive of "One of Our Planets is Missing."
While exploring the outer fringes of the galaxy, the Enterprise encounters a giant cloud that has the ability to consume everything in its path. Next on that path is the planet Mantilles, the most remote world in Federation space and inhabited by 82 million people. Compounding the issue is Mr. Spock's discovery that the cloud is an intelligent life form, and destroying it would be a crime against science. With time running out (and in more ways than one), the Enterprise crew must figure out a way to communicate with the cloud and stop its path of destruction, or Captain Kirk will be forced to destroy it. Written by veteran "Star Trek" director Marc Daniels, "One of Our Planets is Missing" is a quintessential "Star Trek" adventure that lives up to the high standards established by "The Original Series." In addition to being a race against time to stop a massive destructive force from posing a threat to the galaxy (like "The Doomsday Machine"), the episode also explores the burden of command on Captain Kirk (like "Balance of Terror") and the importance of communication with a misunderstood antagonist (like "The Devil in the Dark"). And it does all of this in just 24 minutes (and that's with the opening and closing credits). If there's any episode of "The Animated Series" that says what "Star Trek" is all about, it's this one.
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TAS-2) Yesteryear
We're very excited to welcome special guest William "Billy" Simpson, who played "Young Spock" in "Yesteryear."
After a trip back in time through the Guardian of Forever to observe the history of the Orion civilization, Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock return to the present to discover that not only is Spock no longer the First Officer of the Enterprise, but he has been completely erased from the current timeline. After a thorough investigation, Spock concludes that in order to restore the timeline and save his very existence, he must go back in time to save his younger self from dying during the Vulcan right-of-passage ritual known as "Kahs-Wan." If there's any episode of "The Animated Series" that truly deserves to stand alongside the very best of "The Original Series," it has to be "Yesteryear." Written by Dorothy "D.C." Fontana (who wrote some of "Star Trek's" most revered classics, including "This Side of Paradise" and "Journey to Babel"), "Yesteryear" is, quite simply, as good as "The Animated Series" ever got, thanks to a brilliant, mature and deeply moving story that dives deeper into the world-building of Vulcan culture. Oh, what an amazing live-action episode this would have been!
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TAS-4) The Lorelei Signal
On this super-sized episode of "Enterprise Incidents," we're joined for our deep dive of "The Lorelei Signal" by three of the Syfy Sistas (Subrina Wood, Yvette Blackman Tom and Tamia Harper), followed by an amazing interview with actress Michelle Hurd about the impact of this landmark episode, the legacy of Nichelle Nichols and working with the reunited cast of "The Next Generation" for the third and final season of "Star Trek: Picard."
While investigating a sector of space where starships have been disappearing every 27 years, the Enterprise is lured to the second planet in the Taurean system by an irresistible siren call that has a hypnotic effect on the male members of the crew. After beaming down to investigate, Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy become the unwitting prisoners of a powerful race of women who gain their strength by feeding off the energy of men. With the men of the crew completely incapacitated, Lt. Uhura takes command of the Enterprise and leads an all-female contingent to overpower their oppressors, break the energy-draining spell and save the lives of Kirk, Spock and McCoy. Written by Margaret Armen -- who wrote "The Original Series" episodes "The Gamesters of Triskelion," "The Paradise Syndrome" and "The Cloud Minders" -- "The Lorelei Signal" is an entertaining episode that's made essential by the truly empowering moment when Uhura takes command of the Enterprise. And you can hear the excitement in Nichelle Nichols' voice, which alone makes "The Lorelei Signal" one of the all-time "Star Trek" greats.
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