https://thepenskyfile.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lastoutpost.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:12 — 11.1MB)“The Last Outpost” is the introduction of the Ferengi, an alien race obsessed with profit. Originally intended to become the chief antagonist of The Next Generation, the big-eared Ferengi instead became comic relief as the […]
Code of Honor
https://thepenskyfile.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/codeofhonor.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:30 — 13.4MB)Like Omar from “The Wire” said, a man’s “got to have a code.” This episode, “Code of Honor”, is infamous for numerous reasons and resulted in the original director being fired by Gene Roddenberry before […]
The Naked Now
https://thepenskyfile.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/nakednow.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:38 — 11.4MB)What does the crew of a starship act like when they get drunk? Is Riker simply too manly to even get drunk in the first place? “The Naked Now” takes an Original Series episode and […]
Encounter at Farpoint
https://thepenskyfile.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/EncounteratFarpoint.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 36:45 — 25.2MB)We take a look at The Next Generation’s pilot, “Encounter at Farpoint”. Watched by over 30 million (!) people in 1987, this episode introduces the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D. Led by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the officers […]
The True Detective Finale
Amy and I recently watched the final episode of the first season of HBO’s “True Detective”. We had some thoughts to share, and some disagreements to hash out, so we figured there is no better way to do that (other than marriage counseling) than a […]