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Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 2x22 - "Return to Tomorrow" ReviewOn this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and I learn that sometimes it’s best to let Sargons be bygones - especially when you meet douche bags with big ball energy who like to call ya “son”! Hide your Muldaurs and hide your Spocks, maman! They're snatchin' everybody out here!As we continue our rewatch/first-watch of The Original Series, we find ourselves face-to-face with LIGHTS IN BALLS... or rather, the now-non-corporeal entities who used to be humans millenia ago, desperate to make it back into human bodies -- but becoming human comes with weaknesses, maman! Sargon, this s...
2025-11-121h 24
DC on SCREEN | DC Studios News/ReviewGrodd, Gunn and Greys | DCU News UpdateFrom Jimmy Olsen’s true-crime docuseries DC Crime to James Gunn’s Clayface tease, this week’s DC on SCREEN dives deep into the weirdest corners of the DC Universe — and maybe the cosmos. We’re breaking down the latest Supergirl updates, the supposed Lanterns release shuffle, and what the rumored Paramount-Warner merger could mean for James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios. Also -- who the hell could Alan Ritchson be playing in the DCU? Plus: we get sidetracked by grey aliens, Betty and Barney Hill, and Valiant Thor — because of course we do.DC Crime (New HBO Max Se...
2025-11-112h 07
Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 2x21 - "By Any Other Name" ReviewOn this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and Dave learn what a sensual thing an apology can be – and that if you drink too much ya might turn green, maman! Or your drink might, anyway. As we continue our rewatch/first-watch of The Original Series, we find ourselves face-to-face with the Kelvans, desperate to make it back home to their Andromeda galaxy -- but becoming human comes with weaknesses, maman! We're talking Star Trek 2x21, “By Any Other Name.”🎙 Episode Reviewed:Star Trek The Original Series 2×21 – “By Any Other Name”👥 Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie...
2025-11-0447 min
Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 2x20 - "A Piece of the Action" ReviewOn this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and Dave beam down to Sigma Iotia II — the planet that found a book about Chicago mobsters and decided to run with it! From fedoras to tommy guns, the Iotians built an entire society modeled after 1920s gangland culture, maman. Now the warring “bosses” want the Federation to supply them with heaters for their escalating turf war. It’s one of the funniest and most iconic episodes of The Original Series, blending sci-fi satire with pulpy gangster style. Dave likes to think of it as “A Private Little Cosplay” — but you’ll know it better a...
2025-10-2946 min
Star Trek UniverseStarfleet Academy NYCC Trailer, Strange New Worlds Season 4 Clip, + United UpdatesWe’re talking Starfleet Academy casting (Tilly's back, sorta) and premiere news, Strange New Worlds season 4’s “go for broke” energy, and the Star Trek: United series that might still be. Interesting news bits abound in the world of Trek, maman!Starfleet AcademyTilly is Reportedly Only in One Episode!Details on Caleb Mir and S.A.M.How They Changed the S.A.M. Character for Kerrice BrooksAlex Kurtzman Praises CastNew Trailer for Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyStephen Colbert to Play Digital Dean of StudentsOfficial SynopsisStarfleet Academy Release Date Details (January 15)Strange N...
2025-10-1747 min
Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 2x19 - "The Immunity Syndrome" ReviewOn this episode of Star Trek Universe, Effie and I find ourselves dark place drained of energy, maman – I’m not talking about seasonal depression – We’re spending some time inside of a giant amoeba as we review Star Trek 2x19, "The Immunity Syndrome"!Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 2x19 - "The Immunity Syndrome"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first watch of Star Trek in production order. Guiding her on this journey: Dave, a stalwart fan of almost four decades who rewatche...
2025-10-161h 05
Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 2x18 - "Obsession" ReviewIt takes a bloodthirsty captain to kill a bloodthirsty cloud, maman! We're talking all about Jim Kirk's obsession with a vampire cloud creature who killed half his crew 11 years ago! More Moby Dick, maman! Another cloud creature! Another vampire, too. This one is a triple-threat retread, maman!Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 2x18 - "Obsession"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first watch of Star Trek in production order. Guiding her on this journey: Dave, a stalwart fan of almost four decades...
2025-10-091h 07
Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 2x17 - "The Gamesters of Triskelion" ReviewEffie and Dave fight to be vended as thralls while wearing tin foil bikinis and getting eye-effed by Galt! Lord have mercy upon us, maman! It'll be no time before we're served the old Jim Kirk peck-n-punch! Or worse, his cock-n-sock!Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 2x17 - "The Gamesters of Triskelion"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first watch of Star Trek in production order. Guiding her on this journey: Dave, a stalwart fan of almost four decades who rewatches along...
2025-10-0150 min
DC on SCREEN | DC Studios News/ReviewPeacemaker 2x06 - "Ignorance is Chris" ReviewHow did this episode find us, you wonder? How did we like the reveal of the alternate universe's big secret? We got deep in on this one -- from why Adrian's dad wasn't gay in the alternate universe (and why Chris may have been disappearing on his family) to issues with basement keys, bush dives, and dry heaves... And of course we talk about the Beatles, that great conversation between Chris and Harcourt -- so much...Hosts:David C. RobersonJason GossJoin Our Riotous DC Debauch!Site: https://dconscreen.comS...
2025-09-271h 30
Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 2x16 - "A Private Little War" ReviewKirk brings the crew to a spot he visited before, but he expected paradise -- not a private little war! This is an uneven-but-fun episode to talk about, maman! We got G̶u̶m̶a̶t̶o̶, er, Mugato bites, a witch with a small, deadly box, wigs, Lisa Frank stickers on foreheads and a Vietnam redux, maman! It's a wild one!Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 2x16 - "A Private Little War"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first watch of Star T...
2025-09-2457 min
Star Trek UniverseNews: Strange New Worlds! Year One! Legacy! Scouts! The Paramount/WBD Merger!It's our 300th episode, maman! We're getting into all sorts of news!Strange New WorldsGoldsman and Myers' Thoughts on Rewriting History in "Terrarium"Taking From "The Inner Light" for the finale was IntentionalBatel's Loss Will Impact Pike ForeverPike Can't Escape His FateBatel's Eyes Were Not a Reference to Gary MitchellThey are Done with the Gorn and the VezdaThey Thought "New Life and New Civilizations" Might Be the Series FinalePelia Does Know the Doctor from Doctor WhoWhy Season 4 Will Be...
2025-09-221h 42
DC on SCREEN | DC Studios News/ReviewPeacemaker 2x05 - "Back to the Suture" ReviewWe're reviewing the latest episode of Peacemaker, 2x05 - "Back to the Suture", and it's another banger though we are on the edge of our seats for the greatly-praised final three episodes of the season!We have some more predictions and have fun discussing our favorite moments as well as insights from the official Peacemaker podcast!Hosts:David C. RobersonJason GossJoin Our Riotous DC Debauch!Site: https://dconscreen.comStore: https://bit.ly/DCoStorePatreon: https://patreon.com/dconscreenApple: http://bit.ly/DCoSReviewSpotify: http://bi...
2025-09-2152 min
Star Trek UniverseStrange New Worlds 3x10 - "New Life and New Civilizations" ReviewThey finally told an original story, maman -- or they started to before they were "inspired" by an episode of The Next Generation and did that instead. Alright, fine. It was the only part that actually worked.Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x10 - "New Life and New Civilizations" Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Star Trek as they have since the late 1980s.Join Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://b...
2025-09-151h 13
DC on SCREEN | DC Studios News/ReviewPeacemaker 2x04 - "Need I Say Door" ReviewPeacemaker gets a little bit wild as we get deeper into the antics of Eagly's culturally-appropriating arch-nemesis Red St. Wild! We talk our thoughts on this episode, the internet's thoughts on it, and where we think it might be heading! Ginger Cool is batting a thousand in our hearts as is his nemesis, Langston Fleury! Also, is Red St. Wild's sorcery tapping into The Red? Will Ads go into the alternate reality with Chris and prove our Earth X theory?Hosts:David C. RobersonJason GossJoin Our Riotous DC Debauch!Site: h...
2025-09-1352 min
Star Trek UniverseStrange New Worlds 3x09 - " Terrarium" ReviewDivert power to cliché, snarky one-liners, maman! Even in the face of death, and with no one listening, it's time to get in an old yuk-yuk! But ain't nobody laughing at the end, maman. It goes from tragic story to a tragic couple of missteps in franchise continuity! What are they doing, maman? Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x09 - "Terrarium" Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Star Trek as they have since the late 1980s.
2025-09-0854 min
DC on SCREEN | DC Studios News/ReviewPeacemaker 2x03 - "Another Rick Up My Sleeve" ReviewWhat we initially believed to be a short, slow episode with very little to discuss turned out to yield a lot of conversation about a possibly all-white town, undercover martians, alt Eagle theories and a whole lot more!We're discussing Peacemaker 2x03 - "Another Rick Up My Sleeve"Just know that YOU ALMOST GOT TITTIES KILLED!Hosts:David C. RobersonJason GossJoin Our Riotous DC Debauch!Site: https://dconscreen.comStore: https://bit.ly/DCoStorePatreon: https://patreon.com/dconscreenAp...
2025-09-0639 min
Star Trek UniverseStrange New Worlds 3x08 - "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans" ReviewYes, we watched it, maman. We saw "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans." Our tears are bitter, maman. Our souls are thin as to be wisped away by a wayward zephyr. We weep for our bodies are malnourished; our spirits are distressed. It is a dark age, maman. We require a bonfire of the inanities.Episode Reviewed: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x08 - "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans" Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues Dave and Matt's ongoing journey discussing Star Trek as they have since the late 1980s.
2025-09-0138 min
DC on SCREEN | DC Studios News/ReviewSuperman Through the AgesOr A Cast of Squirrels and OttersJoin us as we journey through Superman’s live-action legacy — from Kirk Alyn to David Corenswet!How comics, animation, and radio shaped (or failed to shape) his on-screen portrayalsWhy audiences embraced some Supermen and rejected others, and the socioeconomic forces at playThe impact of evolving technology on bringing the Last Son of Krypton to lifeWhy Superman always shines brightest in the darkest of timesListener stories: Who was your first Superman?...and yes, we also talk about Dean Cain being a dick.Join Our Riotous DC Debauch!Site: https://dconscreen.com
2025-08-203h 03
DC on SCREEN | DC Studios News/ReviewPeacemaker Red Band Trailer, Superman Saga Update and Will Harley Quinn Return?We're talking Superman box office updates, the latest on what Gunn is now calling "The Superman Saga" and questions about characters' canon status in the DCU as well as a question of whether Harley and Bloodsport will be back (It's not a no!)SupermanSuperman Box OfficeThe Origins of Mr. HandsomeGunn Wanted Supes to Be "Huggable" as Opposed to "Fucking Maniac" BatmanKrypto Saves the Day | https://youtu.be/nPm9ezfa6QoWas Brainiac Cut from Superman?James Gunn and Actor David Corenswet Spar Over Climactic Scene | https://youtu.be/a5dOvnWVYB4Superman (2025) Digital and 4K Blu-ray Release Dates RevealedSuperman’s Ea...
2025-08-181h 21
Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 2x03 - "Friday's Child" ReviewDr. McCoy slaps Catwoman, and as a result, only he is allowed to touch her kitty, maman! Somebody mixed Klingons with my Capellans, and now there's civil unrest, babies in caves, and guys who took arrows to the knee! But at least we're keeping things light with funny hats, maman.Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 2x03 - "Friday's Child"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first watch of Star Trek in production order. Guiding her on this journey: Dave, a stalwart fan...
2024-07-0438 min
Star Trek UniverseOur Prodigy Season 2 PlanWe're gonna have a single review for all of Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, maman. It's not ideal, but Netflix fingered our fünf on this release, maman. Look for it in a couple of weeks or four. In the meantime, watch the ever-loving dook out of Star Trek: Prodigy season 2! Make sure they know we want more!Hosts:David C. RobersonJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker
2024-07-0202 min
Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 2x02 - "Metamorphosis" ReviewAww, maman! Some hot stuff heatin' up in Zefram Cochrane's innards as Kirk and his companions find out he been lettin' his companion all up in them guts! Energy clouds are revolting, maman. Until they take over Elinor Donahue... cause miss Ellie Walker is the finest lady druggist we ever did have in these parts, ain't that right, Barn? I mean maman. Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 2x02 - "Metamorphosis"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first watch of Star Trek in pr...
2024-06-2647 min
Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 2x01 - "Catspaw" ReviewBlack castles, black cats and the blackest of intentions, maman! At least we think. Not really sure what these bad guys wanted in the first place, but Sylvia grew to want a lil sumfin sumfin, maman. Just a bit o' Kirkin' off if you catch my drift...Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 2x01 - "Catspaw"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersNote: This episode of Star Trek Universe continues young Effie's first watch of Star Trek in production order. Guiding her on this journey: Dave, a stalwart fan of almost four decades...
2024-06-1848 min
Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 1x30 - "Operation -- Annihilate!" ReviewWatch your back, maman! Literally! We’re beaming down to the Deneva colony which has been overrun by ketchup-covered pancake parasites from another galaxy! Also, giant future wrenches and screaming sister-in-laws! It's wild, maman!Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 1x30 - "Operation -- Annihilate!"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker"Darkling" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by...
2024-06-1127 min
Star Trek UniverseDiscovery 5x10 - "Life, Itself" ReviewBlack alert, maman! Discovery discovers no more. Time to wrap it all up, maman. What's the deal with the Progenitor's tech? Who is Kovich really? How can it sync up with Craft crap? There's a lot to settle, maman.Episode Reviewed:Star Trek: Discovery 5x10- "Life, Itself"Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker
2024-06-031h 43
Star Trek UniverseDiscovery 5x09 - "Lagrange Point" ReviewIt's time for another episode of Mighty Morphin' Jello Rangers, maman. Everybody wants to be the Green Ranger, too. Just like the '90s. Episode Reviewed:Star Trek: Discovery 5x09 - "Lagrange Point"Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker
2024-05-2547 min
Star Trek UniverseDiscovery 5x08 - "Labyrinths" ReviewA sprawling library maze and a guide who looks like Book. Not a terrible test, maman. But they need to call an electrician, cause the lights keep going out. Can't read in the dark, maman. Maybe we wouldn't have to if we just knew ourselves. But some don't like therapy, maman...Episode Reviewed:Star Trek: Discovery 5x08 - "LabyrinthsHosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker
2024-05-221h 22
Star Trek UniverseDiscovery 5x07 - "Erigah" ReviewThis one's a pretty good one, maman. Not much to dook on here! Maybe the best episode of the season so far! Not lookin' good for L'ak, maman. Good bluffs, good politics, scary war loomin'... Whisper sweet assurances into my ear, Michael. I'm scared. Wait, did Reno know Pelia?Episode Reviewed:Star Trek: Discovery 5x07 - "Erigah"Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker
2024-05-1146 min
Star Trek UniverseDiscovery 5x06 - "Whistlespeak" ReviewOn some planets they whistlespeak, maman. Then they got mortar and pestles and stop grinding avocado long enough to do the sound cure, but whistlespeakin and sound curin don't matter, maman. Not sure what does. But they sure do got a lotta water for drought folk, maman.Episode Reviewed:Star Trek: Discovery 5x06 - "Whistlespeak"Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker
2024-05-0656 min
Star Trek UniverseDiscovery 5x05 - "Mirrors" ReviewThe Mirrorverse Enterprise is hidin' in some kinda extradimensional something, maman. We're looking with glassy eyes at Spock's console and gettin' closer to Book again. Also we know Moll and L'ak's deal now. So they ain't so bad, maman. We can forgive 'em by the end, probably.Episode Reviewed:Star Trek: Discovery 5x05 - "Mirrors"Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker
2024-05-021h 03
Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 1x29 - "The City on the Edge of Forever" ReviewJump through the time hole, but beware policemen and mechanical rice pickers, maman! McCoy's gone mad, but Kirk is madly in love with Edith Keeler -- too bad she has to die to save the future, maman. It's a real sad situation.Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 1x29 - "The City on the Edge of Forever"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker
2024-04-2652 min
Star Trek UniverseDiscovery 5x04 - "Face The Strange" ReviewKrenim chronophage, maman. Time bug. Time for a romp through a clip show, maman. Face our past, ourselves, and the strange. Poignant doo-doo, maman. This was a good one.Episode Reviewed:Star Trek: Discovery 5x04 - "Face The Strange"Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker
2024-04-231h 27
Star Trek UniverseDiscovery 5x03 - "Jinaal" ReviewThrills with Trills while unraveling a mystery, maman! This was certainly a thing a we watched and recorded a review about. Make no mistake. A show was on and we talked about it. As you might have guessed, it was a Star Trek episode.Episode Reviewed:Star Trek: Discovery 5x03 - "Jinaal"Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker
2024-04-1543 min
Star Trek UniverseDiscovery 5x01 & 5x02 ReviewWe're picking up a decades-old mystery, maman! It's the 32nd century and it's finally time to find out what this Progenitor mess is all about! It's a Red Directive and some ancients sowed the seeds that the crew of the Discovery has to harvest!Episodes Reviewed:Star Trek: Discovery 5x01 - "Red Directive"Star Trek: Discovery 5x02 - "Under The Twin Moons"Hosts:David C. RobersonMatthew CarrollJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http...
2024-04-121h 13
Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 1x28 - "Errand of Mercy" ReviewWe watch corporealized non-corporeal beings smile condescendingly at two galactic powers slap fighting in the playground, maman. It's a sight to behold -- Plus, we meet the Klingons for the very first time! Strap in and go with us on this Errand of Mercy...Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 1x28 - "Errand of Mercy"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker
2024-04-0856 min
Star Trek UniverseStar Trek 1x27 - "The Devil in the Dark" ReviewIt's time to hunt a Horta, maman! We're going deep on a molten heap as we review the classic Star Trek episode "The Devil in the Dark"!Episode Reviewed:Star Trek 1x27 - "The Devil in the Dark"Hosts:David C. RobersonEffie OpheldersJoin Us:Site: http://startrekucast.comApple: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpotify: http://bit.ly/StarTrekUCastSpreaker: http://bit.ly/StuCastSpreaker
2024-03-2823 min