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Treknologic 155 Star Trek VOY Lifesigns

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True Love

 Ah, True Love – What this episode is all about!

 

Star Trek VOY: Lifesigns
Season 2, Episode 19
TNL Rating: 6 Solid
Running Time 1:29

Crew of the Relativity

  • Captain Chris Sixx, a Trill
  • Science Officer Keri, possibly a Q
  • Engineering Officer Mike, a photonic engineer
  • Helmsman Bill, a human?

Join the crew of the USS Relativity in the 31st century as they travel back in time to review previous missions of great Starfleet ships. After reviewing each episode, the crew also tries earning a quatload of quatloos by answering historical trivia.

Episode Info

A non-aggressive, critically ill vidiian is brought on board. The Doctor is able to save her brain functions by transmitting them to the ship’s memory and implanting those in a hologram. Thus, Doctor Denara Pel is brought to life as a partially photonic being. Together, they work on the illness, but while working together, they started to fall in love. This was definitely the Doctor’s first love, and perhaps Denara’s as well. It’s like watching an early teen romance. The acting is superb, but this episode is marred by flawed the flawed B and C plots of Paris’ impudence, and the mole’s secret communications.

 

Episode Pictures (click for hi-res):

neurocortical stimulator
Don’t make the neurocortical stimulator clear – we can see the circuit board through the plastic!
internal organs
The internal organs shot – totally cool, especially on a 1996 TV budget!

 

applying epidermal layers
Applying the epidermal layers to the hologram, while fancy, is just silly. Still, the coolness won us over.
gigolo
Neelix and “the gigolo” (as credited) scare Doctor Denara Pel. I would be scared too!
studying the patient
Kes, the Doctor, and Doctor Denara Pel discuss the patient, Doctor Denara Pel.
Chakotay on the floor
Tom barely pushed Chakotay, and Chakotay took a fall – as if purposefully trying to get Paris in more trouble. It worked, but it was lame.
Suicide for 2 days of happiness
Denara is effectively trying to commit suicide for two days of happiness. She’s caught after she realizes that the Doctor would be playing Sherlock for the next two days.

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Next Week: The Enterprise visits a ship where people may have been experimented on. What will Keri’s response be? Find out as we review Keri’s pick of Star Trek ENT Fight or Flight, a first season episode! Same Trek time, same Trek channel!

 

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Treknologic 154 Star Trek DS9 Visionary

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Escaping DS9

Star Trek VOY: Visionary
Season 3, Episode 17
TNL Rating: 7 Exceptional
Running Time 1:29

Crew of the Relativity

  • Captain Chris Sixx, a Trill
  • Science Officer Keri, possibly a Q
  • Engineering Officer Mike, a photonic engineer
  • Helmsman Bill, a human

Join the crew of the USS Relativity in the 31st century as they travel back in time to review previous missions of great Starfleet ships. After reviewing each episode, the crew also tries earning a quatload of quatloos by answering historical trivia.

Episode Info

Miles O’Brien keeps slipping forward in time for a minute or so, then jumps back into his regular time frame. This causes radiation sickness, but it’s also giving him valuable intel, allowing the DS9 crew to act before disaster strikes. On the B side, someone is determined to gather intelligence on the Romulans, but Odo is vigilant.

 

Episode Pictures (click for hi-res):

 

Quark tries to play darts; uh oh!
Quark tries to play darts; uh oh!
O'Brien's distracted by O'Brien, inadvertently killing O'Brien. Is that self-assisted suicide?
O’Brien’s distracted by O’Brien, inadvertently killing O’Brien. Is that self-assisted suicide?
Odo catches the culprits... Klingon Intelligence!
Odo catches the culprits… Klingon Intelligence!
Past Miles talking to sleepy Future Miles. Look at that bed! It's really small for Miles and Keiko!
Past Miles talking to sleepy Future Miles. Look at that bed! It’s really small for Miles and Keiko!
Showdown with the Romulans
Showdown with the Romulans

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TNL153 Star Trek TNG Timescape

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Enterprise Death?

Star Trek TNG: Timescape
Season 6, Episode 25
TNL Rating: 7 Exceptional
Running Time 1:34

Crew of the Relativity

  • Captain Chris Sixx, a Trill
  • Science Officer Keri, possibly a Q
  • Engineering Officer Mike, a photonic engineer
  • Temporal Command Liaison Ben, a photonic agent

Join the crew of the USS Relativity in the 31st century as they travel back in time to review previous missions of great Starfleet ships. After reviewing each episode, the crew also tries earning a quatload of quatloos by answering historical trivia.

Episode Info

A temporal explosion fractures time around the Enterprise, and it’s up to the shuttle crew to find out what happens.

 

Episode Pictures (click for hi-res):

 

Winking Troi
Troi is describing how a Ktarian hit on her with a wink.
fingernails
Picard tries to grab some aging fruit, and his hand ages rapidly.
crowded tube
Why are there three people crammed into the Jeffries tubes?
bent phaser strike to Beverly
A Romulan shooting Crusher. Why is the beam angle down from the angle of the phaser? He must have autotargeting on or something.
black hole with organics
The microscopic black hole that powers Romulan ships. This time with black organic goo surrounding it. Look, a baby!
portable temporable force fields
The crew turns on their portable temporal force fields. True story: it’s the same color as the animated series’ life support belt force fields!

 

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TNL152 Star Trek TOS The Conscience of the King

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Riley sneaks up on Kodos

Lt. Kevin Riley preparing to avenge his parents by murdering Kodos the Executioner

Star Trek TOS: The Conscience of the King, TNL Rating: 5/10 Average, running time 1:44.

Join the crew of the USS Relativity in the 31st century as they travel back in time to review the TOS episode The Conscience of the King. The crew will also try to earn a quatload of quatloos by answering historical trivia after the review. So join Captain Chris Sixx, Science Officer Keri, Chief Engineer Mike, and Helmsman Bill for this week’s mission.

This episode’s photo shows an excellent shot of Lt. Kevin Riley sneaking up on Kodos during the play. We thought it was really great to see some of the background characters get more screen time, and this background on Riley was great. Too bad he was only in two episodes.

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Bonus Pictures (click for hi-res):

 

Doctor Thomas Leighton and the damage done by Kodos
Doctor Thomas Leighton and the damage done by Kodos
Lenore and Kirk on the Observation Deck, looking out at space, and in on the Shuttlecraft Bay
Lenore and Kirk on the Observation Deck, looking out at space, and in on the Shuttlecraft Bay
Lenore poisoning Lt. Kevin Riley's milk - notice his colored food cubes. Mmmm.
Lenore poisoning Lt. Kevin Riley’s milk – notice his colored food cubes. Mmmm.
Engineering was redressed to be the Enterprise's theater. Interestingly, theater sets are still made of lumber in the future as can clearly be seen in this shot.
Engineering was redressed to be the Enterprise’s theater. Interestingly, theater sets are still made of lumber in the future as can clearly be seen in this shot.
Lenore tries to shoot Kirk, but her father, Kodos the Executioner, leaps in front of the phaser blast, ending his life.
Lenore tries to shoot Kirk, but her father, Kodos the Executioner, leaps in front of the phaser blast, ending his life.

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TNL151 Star Trek ENT Observer Effect

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Organian Observers Observing Organics

Organian Observers Observing Organics

Star Trek ENT: Observer Effect, TNL Rating: 7/10 Exceptional, running time 1:09.

Join the crew of the USS Relativity in the 31st century as they travel back in time to review the ENT episode Observer Effect. The crew will also try to earn quatloos by answering historical trivia after the review. So join Captain Chris Sixx, Science Officer Keri, Chief Engineer Mike, and Helmsman Bill for this week’s mission.

This episode’s photo shows

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Bonus Pictures (click for hi-res):

Organian Observers notice being Observed
Organian Observers notice being Observed

 

 

 

Intraship Surveillance cameras
Intraship Surveillance cameras

 

Archer relenquishes command
Archer relenquishes command

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TNL150 Star Trek VOY Eye of the Needle

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Recognition of AI rights
Recognition of AI rights

Star Trek VOY: Eye of the Needle, TNL Rating: 6/10 Solid, running time 1:15.

Join the crew of the USS Relativity in the 31st century as they travel back in time to review the VOY episode Eye of the Needle. The crew will also try to earn quatloos by answering historical trivia after the review. So join Captain Chris Sixx, Science Officer Keri, Chief Engineer Mike, and Helmsman Bill for this week’s mission.

This episode’s photo shows

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Next week: The USS Relativity gets to observe the observers as they review the Enterprise episode Observer Effect. Same Trek time, same Trek channel!

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TNL149 Star Trek DS9 Through the Looking Glass

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Star Trek DS9: Through the Looking Glass, TNL Rating: 5/10 Average, running time 1:18.

Bored Vulcan Fan Pullers

Join the crew of the USS Relativity in the 31st century as they travel back in time to review the DS9 episode Through the Looking Glass. The crew will also try to earn quatloos by answering historical trivia after the review. So join Captain Chris Sixx, Science Officer Keri, Chief Engineer Mike, and Helmsman Bill for this week’s mission.

This episode’s photo shows mirror Kira decked out like Cleopatra complete with two bored-looking Vulcans pulling fans. What happened to the HVAC system on mirror Empok Nor? I almost took another shot of the TerRAN slaves processing ore, but it seemed a little overused. Also, we did find out that the ore they process is BajORE.

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Next week: The USS Relativity gets really small so it can fly through Voyager’s episode Eye of the Needle. Same Trek time, same Trek channel!

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TNL148 Star Trek TNG The Nth Degree

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Star Trek TNG: The Nth Degree, TNL Rating: 8/10 Dazzling, running time 1:38.

Laser Barkley addressing Picard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Join the crew of the USS Relativity in the 31st century as they travel back in time to review the TNG episode The Nth Degree. The crew will also try to earn quatloos by answering historical trivia after the review. So join Captain Chris Sixx, Science Officer Keri, Chief Engineer Mike, and Helmsman Bill for this week’s mission. This episode contains ALL LISTENER TRIVIA UPDATES!!!

This episode’s photo shows laser Barkley addressing Captain Picard.  Notice the laser is quite bright despite not having a lot of smoke in the studio. This was accomplished by filming at 8 and sometimes 6 frames per second instead of the 1980’s standard of 24.

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Next week: The crew gets sees the world as if through a mirror as they review the DS9 episode Through the Looking Glass. Same Trek time, same Trek channel!

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TNL147 Star Trek TOS Journey to Babel

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Star Trek TOS: Journey to Babel, TNL Rating: 9/10 Inspirational, running time 1:31.

kirk butt to the face attack 1 kirk butt to the face attack 2Join the crew of the USS Relativity in the 31st century as they travel back in time to review the TOS episode Journey to Babel. The crew will also try to earn quatloos by answering historical trivia after the review. So join Captain Chris Sixx, Science Officer Keri, Chief Engineer Mike, and Helmsman Bill for this week’s mission.

This episode’s photos show’s an amazing and probably unique Kirk-fu move: the Full Facial Butt Smash. Dramatic and insulting at the same time. Brilliant! Here’s a link to the full battle where you can see this move in action (thanks to Kayla Iacovino for having this clip on YouTube). Don’t forget to listen closely to hear a cartoon sound effect when Kirk hits the floor after this attack.

Can anyone make an animated GIF of this??? THANKS OMEGA47!!

Kirk butt to the face attack

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Next week: The crew gets a chance to see Lt. Barkley on the Enterprise in the TNG episode The Nth Degree. Same Trek time, same Trek channel!

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TNL146 Star Trek ENT These are the Voyages

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Star Trek ENT: These Are the Voyages…, TNL Rating: 0/10 Offensive (special 1-time adjective), running time 1:16.

Riker holographic clothesJoin the crew of the USS Relativity in the 31st century as they travel back in time to review the ENT episode These Are the Voyages... The crew will also try to earn quatloos by answering historical trivia after the review. So join Captain Chris Sixx, Science Officer Keri, Chief Engineer Mike, and Helmsman Bill (temporarily out of this timeline) for this week’s mission.

This episode’s photo highlights a HUGE argument that the Treknologic crew have had for perhaps over 100 episodes! The question is finally answered. Star Trek has HOLOGRAPHIC CLOTHES. Booyah! Did you hear Keri, Star Trek has HOLOGRAPHIC CLOTHES – BOOYAH! Here we see Riker’s holographic Enterprise uniform in the midst of de-rezzing (you can see the patch on his arm), and underneath we see his standard TNG uniform. 

Mike tries to pretend that Riker was barely moving, but this is right in the beginning of the episode. He stood up and walked for a bit before he turns off the historical recreation and his clothes fade. You can check for yourself without incurring too much neural damage due to exposure to this episode.

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Next week: Chris valiantly commands us clear from this horrific disaster film, and takes us into the future as we time travel to the original NCC-1701. Enjoying the potentially political part of the this episode, Chris decided for more politics with splash of mystery as the crew reviews the original series episode Journey to Babel. Same Trek time, same Trek channel!

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