The finale of Star Trek Summer is upon us, and before we send the crew of the Enterprise on their merry way, we've got a final pair of adventures to get through! First up, yet another old-human-society-on-an-alien-planet-thing in Bread and Circuses, then we meet Assignment: Earth's Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln, two crazy kids in the 1960s who have to stop World War III while Kirk and Spock stand around watching.



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(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 150: Star Trek: Bread and Circuses and Assignment: Earth

(00:00:33) - Intro.

(00:01:01) - Wasting no time at all launching straight into Bread and Circuses (and all the other Earth-like planet episodes).

(00:06:59) - Some of the fraught background of this episode's production.

(00:12:50) - Our penultimate guest cast.

(00:19:13) - Planet Rome.

(00:23:34) - Sun worshipers? They're more common than you think!

(00:30:36) - At least we get a properly slimy villain in this episode.

(00:37:50) - Sending Spock and Bones into the arena.

(00:41:13) - The tank is on E and we've still got almost 15 minutes left in the episode.

(00:49:08) - Are we really tacking a Jesus thing on here? Yes we are.

(00:51:55) - What happens to this planet after this? And final thoughts.

(00:55:00) - Break!

(00:55:28) - We're back, and it's time to head back home in Assignment: Earth!

(00:58:08) - The Star Trek Spin-Off Showcase!

(01:01:59) - Cast chat, wherein we learn of Teri Garr's distaste for Star Trek and its fans.

(01:05:23) - Brushing up against history.

(01:09:12) - Here comes Gary.

(01:16:34) - Gary has a mission (and a sick office).

(01:20:45) - Oh no, a normal human woman!

(01:24:46) - Here come Spock and Kirk to...stand around mostly?

(01:26:01) - Wacky antics ensue.

(01:29:00) - Gary climbs a rocket, Roberta messes with stuff.

(01:35:46) - Kirk and Spock crash into the final scene for just long enough to do something lightly important.

(01:40:25) - World War III is averted, but Gary Seven was never brought to series, so it all comes out in the wash.

(01:44:15) - Final thoughts.

(01:45:40) - Time for our favorites (and least favorites) of the season.

(01:57:56) - What we have coming up in September.

(02:01:30) - Outro.