@scoobydelite: I think I did bring up Kirk and McCoy’s conversation on the cliff as being symbolic of the Star Trek franchise, so the Enterprise destruction moment wasn’t completely overlooked by us. I agree the Kirk / Kruge fight was underwhelming. Actually, I should have put fistfights on my list of worse moments.

@Eric: We never see the knife going into the body. We get a Saavik reaction moment.

anyway… great work guys on another awesome premium

Your discussion of Star Trek V kind of reminded me of Prometheus, with Frank’s discussion of people’s desire to meet their maker. The climax was just about as disappointing too.

Speaking of an Alien universe tie-in, I noticed that James Horner uses his main action cues from Star Trek III later in Aliens (another sci-fi series he takes over from Jerry Goldsmith).

I’m kind of surprised that there wasn’t more discussion about Spock’s “mind rape” scene. This is a clear example of how dangerous Vulcans can be if they weren’t so disciplined and laid back most of the time. That would have been great if Spock had a chance to interrogate “the villain” in the new movie in this way.

Fantastic podcast guys! I wish I could have guest starred and co-geeked out with Reed (hehe).

I seriously would marathon all six movies in a row when I was like 12, though. These movies and Indiana Jones are probably some of my most watched films from youth.

And this was also one of the best premium podcasts yet, with some solid discussion. Reed too. Though I will note one error. Spock says nothing when he goes to get the hover boots in Star Trek V. Not “I’ll be right back” or anything. They don’t even know he’s gone anywhere until he shows up with the boots. We just see him quietly leave the room after looking at the ladder for a moment. That’s kind of the gag.

I’m surprised nobody brought up how unlikely it would be for Scotty to manage to knock himself out by hitting his head walking at a casual speed, though.

Just re-watched II & IV and saw III for the first time, which I enjoyed. I think the “Khaaaan!” scene in II is legit. Kirk just cheated death by sheer luck, which resulted in a Starfleet Captain committing suicide and left Chekov incapacitated. I think that was more on Kirk’s mind when he screamed than the thought of the Enterprise being fixed quicker than expected.

But I think the knitpick of the biologist jumping onto Kirk during the teleport in IV is legit. Good Cronenberg reference. I think I love IV even more now. It’s like a feel-good Frank Capra classic. It might be tied with II now as my favorite of the original films.

@Movie Vigilante: Even I have enough taste to judge that Superman IV was very, very bad.

@James: My pleasure, James. I know that trying to please everybody results in pleasing nobody, so it’s always pleasing to hear that someone still appreciates me.