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Nick and Todd explore sci-fi entertainment, with a focus on aliens and the humans that interact with them. Nick & Todd started by reviewing the theatrical movie, TV series, and TV movies for the "Alien Nation" franchise. They have also started reviewing their top 20 episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Along the way, they've also reviewed a "Doctor Who" Christmas special, movies & TV shows of 2025, and season 1 of "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy."
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Average audio length:
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English
United States
37 episodes
since Oct. 6, 2025
episodic
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Note: This episode begins with a special 7-minute memorial to two actors we lost within the last 8 days, Walter Koenig of "Star Trek" and "Babylon 5" and Patrick Stewart of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the "X-Men" movies.
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This week Nick & Todd review the 2nd "Alien Nation" TV movie "Body & Soul," in which a giant Tencotnese man escapes from a secret installation along with a small physically disabled girl for whom the giant seems to have some kind of psychic connection. After they are sep…
This week we set course for the Klingon homeworld as Lt. Worf defends his family honor against a high council that blames his father for collusion with the Romulans.
- Is this objectively an impressive & respectable episode, subjectively a highly likable favorite, or a little bit of both?
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Note: I'm publishing this literally 16 minutes before the parade on Saturday at Dragon Con, so I'll come back to type an actual episode summary later. Stay tuned for that update.
Enjoy our review of TNG episode "Yesterday's Enterprise."
We take a slight departure from TV reviews this week to discuss Dragon Con, the huge pop culture event that occurs every Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. It's part of the reason this podcast exists, and Dragon Con 2026, the 40th anniversary of the event, is just a few days away.
- How did N…
Nick and Todd return to "Alien Nation" to review the show's first TV movie continuation, "Dark Horizon." Retconning a few minor details, the movie essentially picks up where the cliffhanging season/series finale left off. Two members of the Francisco family are poisoned by purists, and a stranger f…
This special "Star Trek: The Next Generation" bonus episode contains extra material from our reviews of "The Measure of a Man" and "Deja Q."
- Why did Todd think Captain Phillipa Louvois was such a terrible judge?
- Why does Todd think that "The Measure of a Ma…
Have your ever lost your powers and sought refuge amongst those you've previously tormented to protect yourself from others you've also tormented. Well, then maybe you'll relate to this week's review of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season 3 episode "Deja Q" where the onc…
We finished our reviews of the "Alien Nation" TV series, but sprinkled in between our upcoming reivews of the five "Alien Nation" TV movies, we'll be reviewing our top 20 episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." First up is one of many people's favorites from season 2, if not the whole series,…
The journey reaches a milestone. Nick & Todd have rewatched & reviewed the season finale, and sadly the series finale, of "Alien Nation." It's called "Green Eyes" and involves purists assassinating prominent Tenctonese via poisons transmitted by smell. Don't worry; ther…
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