Nick and Todd explore sci-fi entertainment, with a focus on aliens and the humans that interact with them. Nick & Todd started by reviewing the theatrical movie, TV series, and TV movies for the "Alien Nation" franchise. They have also started reviewing their top 20 episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Along the way, they've also reviewed a "Doctor Who" Christmas special, movies & TV shows of 2025, and season 1 of "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy."
This week Nick & Todd review the 2nd "Alien Nation" TV movie "Body & Soul," in which a giant Tencotnese man escapes from a secret installation along with a small physically disabled girl for whom the giant seems to have some kind of psychic connection. After they are separated, it is up to our regular characters Matt, George, and Cathy, to unravel the mystery behind this unlikely pairing and protect them from harm, while subverting harm themselves.
Note: Due to a crunch time trying to release "Discerning Geeks Portal" episode #206, "Alienating Ourselves" episode #036, and "Discerning Lurkers Portal: A Babylon 5 Podcast" episode #019, all in the same morning before lunch...no long summaries this time (at least not at first; maybe I'll come back and edit the episode summaries later).
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The theme song used in "Discerning Lurkers Portal" is "Putin's Lullaby" by Alexander Nakarada, CC04 (royalty-free with attribution).
15 Sept 2026
#035 - Star Trek TNG 3.17 "Sins of the Father"
This week we set course for the Klingon homeworld as Lt. Worf defends his family honor against a high council that blames his father for collusion with the Romulans.
- Is this objectively an impressive & respectable episode, subjectively a highly likable favorite, or a little bit of both?
- How impressed were the co-hosts with the performance of Tony Todd as Kurn?
- What mixed feelings did one co-host have regarding both Kurn & Picard being attacked during their stints as cha'DIch?
- How much plot armor does Picard have?
- Why is one co-host so impressed by the writing of this episode? How does that quality in this episode lead to a mini-rant about the lack of that same care in a particular episode of "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy"?
- How well does this episode plant seeds for future storytelling?
- What behavior of Kurn's plus the way the crew reacts to it were counted as a positive from one co-host and a negative from the other?
- What were some of the great moments of Worf & Picard sticking up for themselves?
- How did one co-host's praise of Michael Dorn's long-standing performance as Worf lead to another specific mini-rant about the Klingon character Jay-Den from "Starfleet Academy"?
- Which co-host claims that Klingon honor is "stupid as hell"?
- How did the topic of Klingon honor lead to another mini-rant about one specific Worf behavior from season 3 of "Star Trek: Picard"?
- How does one specific nitpick about Worf's sash in this episode lead to a very broad nitpick about his sash in general?
- How nasty is the Duras character, and are his other relatives that we meet in future episodes even worse?
- How did Riker's previous participation in the officer exchange program lead to one co-host's nitpick about his reaction to Kurn in this episode?
- In the "Resonant Frequencies" segment, what are some Klingon-centric episodes, characters, and storylines, throughout the rest of the franchise?
- In the Neighboring Sectors segment, how did the co-hosts disagree over the episode "Tin Man"?
- And, for the Prime Directive segment, what are the lessons we can learn from this episode?
Listen now for the answers to these and other honorable questions as we put on trial..."Sins of the Father."
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5 Sept 2026
#034 - Star Trek TNG - 3.15 "Yesterday's Enterprise"
Note: I'm publishing this literally 16 minutes before the parade on Saturday at Dragon Con, so I'll come back to type an actual episode summary later. Stay tuned for that update.
Enjoy our review of TNG episode "Yesterday's Enterprise."
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