We combine two of your favorites this week: our "abstract" topics with another "convention live show"! This week it is "Abstract V" live from Las Vegas with host Jim Moorhouse and a panel of five expert Trek fans (Alex Perry, Claire Little, Matt Hansen, Jamie McGregor and Ken Reilly) targeting their abstract picks related to the letter V (or is tha…

This one is a deep cut. It's the "Top 5 Two-Hander Episodes" in Star Trek, which in television parlance is a production term referencing stories centered around two characters who are often isolated together in contrast. There are plenty of examples in Trek history where scripts have focused on a pair of characters who share a number of scenes toge…

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby are getting to know the Xindi Arboreals better, watching minds change, and are chatting about "The Shipment."After infiltrating a Xindi-Arboreal plant that synthesizes vital explosive materials for the Xindi super-weapon, Archer, Reed and Major Hayes…

"My mind to your mind…" Not sure there is anything more pervasive on Star Trek than a psychic transfer, where someone&s consciousness ends up some place it is probably not supposed to be! Which sounds like the perfect reason for TrekRanks to tackle the "Top 5 Psychic Transfers or: Fal-tor-panDEMONIUM" on this week&s amazing new episode! From Freaky…

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby are chatting about "Exile" and all spheres, crystals and castle cliffs it brings.While working to translate the Xindi database, Hoshi is contacted by a mysterious telepathic alien who offers to help Enterprise on their mission to find the Xindi. His …

Honestly, sometimes nothing quite hits the spot like a good, solid mediocre episode of Star Trek, and we put that theory to the test this week on TrekRanks with a gloriously fun topic: the "Top 5 Mediocre Episodes" in Trek! This one is an absolute celebration of those mid-level, mid-tier, mid-table, mediocre episodes of Trek, that deep down, we all…

First Flight loves ALL Trek and today The Carrot Crew knows that Abby and Chris ADORE Star Trek Prodigy and, since Season 2 just dropped on 7/1, they binged it all day one. They even got to live text with each other for a chunk in the middle of the season! Here is a bonus episode that has their initial - less than 18 hours from first full watch - t…

First Flight loves ALL Trek and today we bring you a bonus episode that let's Abby and Chris reflect and chat about the entire series of Star Trek Discovery, which just finished its last season.We could talk for hours, but we have distilled our five season discussion down into the following format.Bonus Discovery Reflection Format:- Welcome & Black…

It's a personal TrekRanks deep dive of those "Top 5 Comfort Characters" that everyone has. It's the go to characters you gravitate toward when you need an episode that you know is going to settle you down and bring you to a place of Zen – or that place of comfort. Our veteran panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Debbie Moltisanti and Ryan Riddle …

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby are chatting about "Impulse" and all the creepy shots, Vulcan zombies and the heebie jeebies it gives us.When Enterprise responds to a distress call from a Vulcan ship stranded in the Delphic Expanse, Archer and his boarding team are attacked by insa…

"Long will we Rank! Long will we Rank!" After five great seasons, it's time to bid adieu to Star Trek: Discovery with our "Top 5 Discovery Season 5 Moments." Our panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Caleb Dorsch and Jordan La Fordan break it all down with TrekRanks Matrix by choosing their favorite production elements, behind-the-scenes creatives…

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby are chatting about "Rajiin" and all the twists, Reptilians and gauzy costumes it offers.Rescued by Archer from an alien bazaar, a captivating slave girl, Rajiin, uses her sultry, hypnotic mental powers on the crew to steal data on humans for her Xind…

Our longest running series returns with the "Top 5 Scenes with a Beam." It's the 16th edition of our great "Scenes in Trek" series, and this time we are going broad, because a scene with a beam can be just about anything. A transporter beam, a phaser beam, a tractor beam, a deflector beam – the list just keeps on going! Our expert panel of host Jim…

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby are chatting about "Extinction" and its flames, intense squatting and moral moments.Their ongoing quest for the Xindi leads the Enterprise crew to a tropical alien world where Archer, Reed and Hoshi are exposed to a highly contagious virus that trans…

It doesn't get much more clear that the "Top 5 Love Letters to Trek." This week on TrekRanks our expert panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Heather Kirby, Chris Chaplin and Patrick Carlin, do a deep dive into those episodes that pay respect to the core of Star Trek. Our crew covers a lot of ground from the heart and soul of the franchise, to the…

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to discuss! Chris and Abby are very excited to chat about "Anomaly" and the many intense moments of the episode.The mission to find the Xindi takes a grim turn when Enterprise is crippled by inexplicable, destructive spatial anomalies that distort the laws of physics. With sys…

"Fire!" As in "Abstract Fire," which sees TrekRanks return to one of our most popular recurring topics. This week it's a discussion of one of the original "elements" – fire, which, of course, can mean a lot of different things in the Star Trek universe. This is a fun one for host Jim Moorhouse and guests Bill Mann and Craig Main to get deep into th…

Season 3 is here and First Flight, and the Carrot Crew, have many things to say! Chris and Abby are very excited to chat about "The Xindi" - the Season 3 premiere.Six weeks into the Delphic Expanse, Captain Archer and his crew learn of a Xindi working at a mining colony, and set out to track him down and gain information about the mysterious antago…

We celebrate the many great guest actors that have helped make Star Trek what it has been for the past 60 years by celebrating the "Top 5 Recurring Actors." It's a huge, massive topic and we cover a lot of ground in this one with host Jim Moorhouse and guests Daniel Martin and Peter Hong. From unknown gems to recognizable names, these incredible pe…

First Flight loves seeing Enterprise honored in New Trek so we are bringing you a bonus episode all about it!Abby and Chris will each discuss one of the many Enterprise connections from each New Trek series, plus the Kelvin-verse and a special surprise.Feel free to let us know your picks for each question so we can share them on our next Mail Bag e…

In celebration of the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery, we are diving deep into the "Top 5 Final Adventures" on this week's TrekRanks. A "final adventure" in Star Trek can be a lot of things. It can be super big and broad, or really small and focused. It can be a series, a season, a character, a ship, a story arc – almost anything can…

First Flight is getting a visit from our co-host emeritae, Melanie, so we had to record a Bonus Episode!We&re doing a followup to our Season 1 Bonus Episode- Enterprise This or That- with new lists and wonderfully tough questions.Feel free to let us know your picks for each question so we can share them on our next Mail Bag episode. (Please note, c…

"One-Off Captains" are on the table this week as TrekRanks returns to one of our favorite ongoing series. Our panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Heather Kirby and Michael Bentley break down those one-time appearances of captains from Starfleet to Romulus and from the 22nd century to the 32nd! Lots of different ways to analyze this one from the …

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we have YOUR thoughts to discuss.Chris and Abby respond to the feedback they have gotten from the First Flight Community over the last part of the season. The conversations range from fun to serious, with a deep dive into Cogenitor, and a visit from our favorite Klingon "Flipping Duras!"Feel free to let u…

What makes Enterprise ...Enterprise? That@apos;s the question on our minds this week as we explore the Top 5 Enterprise Vibes in our ongoing series dissecting the heart of Trek. What better way to get into the conduits of Star Trek than discussing vibes, which are defined as an atmosphere of a place as communicated to and felt by others? Characters…

Just in time for Valentine's Day, we get up close-and-personal on this week's TrekRanks with a deep dive into the Top 5 Kisses in Star Trek history. From hot-and-steamy to plutonic pecks and sweet little captain kisses (!!!), we embrace one of the biggest topics in TrekRanks history. (I mean, there is actually a lot of kissing in Star Trek!) Open y…

First Flight is wrapping up their discussion on Season 2 and, for this first part, we are focusing on themes and our data from the season! We can’t wait to discuss them and hear thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew!Chris and Abby are very excited to dig into each of our big themes of the season, talk about our ratings and data, and award a Golden Po…

In honor of TrekRanks 176 (the same number of episodes in TNG's run!), we get deep into the lore of Star Trek: The Next Generation in one of the more unique topics in TrekRanks history. It's the "Top 5 Episodes that Feel Like TNG," which means everything is on the table except for TNG episodes. Our panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Alex Perry,…

First Flight is wrapping up their discussion on Season 2 and, for this first part, we are focusing on the characters in the season! We can't wait to discuss it and hear thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew!Chris and Abby are very excited to dig into each of our main cast, plus a few recurring favorites, and look at their highs, lows, and growth from…

This week's topic is one of the most personal and joyous episodes in TrekRanks history, tackling the "Top 5 Episodes You Want to Watch Again for the First Time." Our four-person panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Debbie Moltisanti, Ross Webster and Caleb Dorsch each take a personal angle in compiling their list of these episodes (both old and n…

First Flight is chatting about the FINALE of Season 2 and we can't wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew!Chris and Abby are very excited to chat about "The Expanse" - the Season 2 finale! This is a pivotal episode for both the season, and the series, so there is a LOT to discuss.An alien probe unleashes an assault upon…

Everyone contributes in this episode of TrekRanks as we break down the "Top 5 Ensemble Episodes." Our panel of host Jim Moorhouse and first-time guests Anika Dane and Simon Foster highlight those episodes in which the entire cast play important roles and help portray the group as a whole, rather than as individuals. From heavy hitters to deep cuts …

The most important person in Starfleet! It's just that simple. This week on TrekRanks we tinker around with the "Top 5 Miles O'Brien Episodes," a comprehensive analysis of the non-com who could do it all. Soldier, spy, engineer, husband, father, friend – those descriptors only begin to scratch the surface of O'Brien. So grab your ODN recoupler and …

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can't wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew!Chris and Abby are ready to chat about the nuances and connections in "Bounty."Archer is captured by a Tellarite bounty hunter who plans to hand him over to the Klingons; a microbe induces the pon farr in T'Pol who finds herself …

It's another edition of "Scenes on Trek" as our four-deep panel takes on the "Top 5 Scenes on an Alien Ship." From one-off visitors across all four quadrants to weekly regulars like the Romulans and Klingons, there are an immeasurable number of scenes taking place on alien's ship. And our panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Arielle K., Foz Rotte…

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can't wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew!Chris and Abby are really excited to talk about the pod’s namesake episode "First Flight"While Enterprise is investigating what appears to be a dark matter nebula, Archer receives news that A.G. Robinson, his old rival in the ear…

We deep dive into the "Top 5 Game Changers" in Star Trek history with an analysis of those big shifts and adjustments to some of the show's regular elements. This episode is a fun companion piece to episode 107 of TrekRanks, the "Top 5 Improvements." Host Jim Moorhouse and panelists Brooke Horton and Nathan Royster cover everything from in-universe…

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can't wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew!Chris and Abby know resisting chatting about "Regeneration" is futile so we dive deep in to the icy Borg!An arctic research team on Earth discovers debris from an alien vessel, nearly a century old, buried in a glacier along with…

TrekRanks joins Nova Fleet this week to report on the latest from Star Trek: Lower Decks with our comprehensive look at the "Top 5 Lower Decks Season 4 Moments." From Orion to Feringinar and every Kolvoord Starburst in between, this season of Lower Decks was another sidesplitting, tear-inducing masterpiece from showrunner Mike McMahan. Host Jim Moo…

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can’t wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew!Chris and Abby have many layered thoughts about "Cogenitor." ***Please use discretion in listening to this episode as many sensitive issues will be discussed such as: suicide, gender and identity, sexuality and slavery.Enterprise…

We dissect the DNA of Star Trek this week with the "Top 5 Trek Tropes," a topic we've been waiting to do for more than five years. Host Jim Moorhouse and our expert panel of Alex Perry and Jenn Tifft discuss those elements of Trek that make Star Trek, Star Trek! From storylines to production elements and from dialog to visuals, this dynamic convers…

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can’t wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew!Chris and Abby have so many things to talk about in the episode "The Breach": Enterprise is asked to evacuate a group of Denobulan geologists from a world that has been taken over by a militant faction.Season 2 Format:- Welcome &…

We get abstract again on TrekRanks in one of our most popular recurring topics. This week it is "Abstract Counting" where our panel, featuring host Jim Moorhouse and guests Abby Sommer and Bryan, make a myriad of picks related to different counts in Trek. From big broad numbers to the incredibly mundane and specific, no count is too abstract for th…

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can’t wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew!Chris and Abby have So many things to talk about in the episode "Horizon":When Enterprise reverses course to go investigate a planetary phenomenon, Ensign Mayweather takes the opportunity to visit the cargo ship where he was born…

Do not adjust your Weather Modification Network for this great episode of TrekRanks as we examine the "Top 5 Weather-Related Incidents" in Star Trek history. From rain on Ferenginar to firestorms, well, pretty much everywhere (!), we shelter in a safe place to report on the weather thoughout Trek. Host Jim Moorhouse is joined by frequent guest Ross…

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we can’t wait to discuss it and hear the thoughts from you, the #Carrot Crew!Chris and Abby have So many things to talk about in the episode "Judgement":Captain Archer stands accused before a Klingon tribunal of conspiring against the Empire, and his only hope of escaping a death sentence or life in the d…

It's another fun TrekRanks live show and this one is as lively as it gets, as host Jim Moohouse and a panel of eight guests, including Star Trek experts Alex Perry, Jenn Tifft, Claire Little, Ken Reilly, Matt Hansen, Jamie McGregor, Thad Hait and Josh Duffy, power through 45 rapid fire selections for "The. Best. Deaths." This topic is not the Top 5…

On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek - brought to you in partnership between The Tricorder Transmissions Podcast Network and TrekCore, host Alex Perry is joined by TrekCore's Jenn Tifft to discuss the full announcement and release on Star Trek Day of Very Short Treks, an interview with Lower Decks's supervisor director about season four, a new prom…

First Flight is chatting about Season 2 and we have YOUR thoughts to discuss.Chris and Abby respond to the feedback they have gotten from the First Flight Community over the second part of the season. The conversations range from fun to serious to Vulcan clothing of ALL types.Feel free to let us know your Porthos' Picks, Grappler Ratings, Viewscree…

On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek - brought to you in partnership between The Tricorder Transmissions Podcast Network and TrekCore, host Alex Perry is joined by First Flight co-host Abby Sommer to discuss Paramount's plans for Star Trek Day on September 8. In addition we discuss the latest news on the #SaveStarTrekProdigy campaign, an update on …