The Measure of a Fan

Oct 22 2024 116 ep. 56 mins 16

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PJ Montgomery and Mat Troy are life long Star Trek fans. Eliot Red hasn't really watched much Star Trek at all. PJ and Mat decided Eliot should watch all of it. In chronological order. Listen to their discussions as they go through the entire franchise, one episode at a time. Poor Eliot doesn't know what he's in for.

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The Eiffel Tower's a Gun (Discovery - Will You Take My Hand?, with Dean Burnett)

Oct 22 2024 80 mins

We made it! It's the finale of Discovery's first season! And it's.... eh, you know. A bit of a damp squib, to be honest. But don't worry! We created interest by inviting noted author, comedian and neuroscientist, Doctor Dean Burnett on the show! And he agreed, so, anything that happens next is really on him. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on �

Pork Markets (Discovery - The War Without, the War Within)

Oct 08 2024 62 mins

PJ, Mat and Eliot reach the penultimate episode of Discovery season one! We're rocketing towards the end, and it's.... really dull. Nothing happens. But we weirdly like a couple of scenes. It's a weird episode. But we're nearly done with this season. At last. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky

We Get It, You're a Horrid Creep (Discovery - What's Past is Prologue)

Oct 01 2024 46 mins

PJ, Mat and Eliot finally reach the end of the mirror universe story arc in Discovery's first season! And it's the best episode of the arc yet! Which, you know, was a low bar. But at least there's some fun to be had here. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

Nibbling Saru (Discovery - Vaulting Ambition, with Sarah Millman)

Sep 24 2024 83 mins

Sarah Millman is back, and joins PJ, Mat and Eliot for the latest episode in Discovery's mirror universe arc! One of our regulars gets angry with the episode. And it isn't Eliot. Well... It is. But someone else gets angry too. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

A Painful Metaphor (Discovery - The Wolf Inside)

Sep 17 2024 49 mins

PJ, Mat and Eliot are still stuck in the mirror universe, and aren't happy about it. Stuff happens. We don't care. It's all so tedious. Plus! Mat tells us about his fountain pen. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

I Remember When Eliot Was Happy (Discovery - Despite Yourself, with Andy Porwitzky)

Sep 10 2024 74 mins

Doktor Andy Porwitzky joins us again to watch the episode of Discovery where, and we think this is fair, it really goes off the rails. We're in the mirror universe! For a multi-part story! Will it hold up to scrutiny? Will it #$@!. Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,

I Could Dislike This More (Discovery - Into the Forest I Go)

Jun 04 2024 55 mins

PJ, Mat and Eliot have arrived at Discovery's first mid-season finale! Is this the best episode of Discovery so far? Does it set Discovery up for an interesting end of season? Will Discovery completely mess this up next episode? Join us, and find out! Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

Fish and Racism (Discovery - Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum)

May 28 2024 73 mins

PJ, Mat and Eliot join the Discovery crew for their first away mission to an alien planet! We're thundering towards Discovery's mid-season finale, in this, our fifth season, our one-hundred and seventh episode. What better time to discuss Eliot's expectations of Star Trek? Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

Bonus Episode - The Replimat - Armageddon Game

Apr 30 2024 77 mins

While we beaver away trying to get more episodes recorded and edited, our friends over at The Replimat have very kindly offered to let us share with you an episode of their show, in which PJ turned up to watch an episode of Deep Space Nine. Andy Frankham-Allen and Tim Gambrell meander through the entirety of Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Dr Who. For Tim it's his very first time

Mudd's Log (Discovery - Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad)

Apr 24 2024 47 mins

PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in a time loop. PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in a time loop. PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in a time loop. PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in a time loop. PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in a time loop. PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in a time loop. PJ, Mat and Eliot get stuck in... Theme tune by Eliot Red Artwork by Gavin Mitchell Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠�