Re:Engage TNG
Four friends return to a sci-fi series we all have a strong connection to - Star Trek: The Next Generation. It debuted in 1987 when we were all young, and now in 2020, we re-engage with the series, one episode at a time, and re-consider Star Trek from a new perspective as grown-up fans.
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Episodes
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
No, this episode wasn't written by Alan Moore, but we do get some Ray Wise! The Enterprise has to go see about a duck-blind studying a primitive race in a secret observation post that, oops, isn't so invisible all of a sudden. The Prime Directive gets blown the F up, and Picard isn't too happy about it. In fact, he almost turns into an angry god when they don't listen to Riker and Troi on a cosplay/dress-up mission. Jimmie invokes The Picard, in his name, we podcast.
Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter)
Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) , Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG)
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
Next up is the s3e5 "The Bonding" hosted by Greg featuring special guest Shareef Jackson!
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
The Husnocks aren't all bad. The Enterprise encounters a planet, the surface of which has been completed eradicated of life except for a very nice timeshare property on the Palm Coast of Florida. There lies Kevin (no really, Kevin) and his wife Rishon very much alive and well in their old age, happy to live out their days in a hellscape. There's a secret in the music box, and Deanna Troi can't get the earworm out of her head. We don't talk about Bruno, but we do discuss the many plot holes in this episode in great detail!
Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG)
Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG) , Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter)
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
Next up is the s3e4 "Who Watches the Watchers" hosted by Jimmie!
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
You'll find out what "Ensigns of Command" means by the end of this podcast, we promise! Maybe? Data has got to convince humans to abandon their post or the tar monsters that killed Tasha might eradicate them all due to an old treaty. Luckily, Captain Picard, Worf and Troi do better deciphering said treaty than the Transporter special team can figuring out a way to transport 15 thousand people. Oh, and Data gets kissed a lot. It's a very special android lovefest hosted by Kate!
Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG)
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter)
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
Next up is the s3e3 "The Survivors" hosted by Erik!
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Season Three, BAYBEE! We're back with a tale of two doctors, Dr. Bob Kelso, er, Paul Stubbs and Dr. Beverly Crusher. Wesley is up to his old antics again: experimenting on nanites and falling asleep with cute hair, at least according to Kate. Dr. Stubbs is a wunderkind just like him and those two bond over living up to the POE-tential as a gifted kid and baseball. It's a stealth Prime Directive episode, and Ken Jenkins chews up the scenery while providing ample fodder for Star Trek Acid Party. NOTE: Your cultural bridge officers met in person pre-Omicron so the sound is a little different than our previous episodes.
Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter)
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
Next up is the s3e2 "The Ensigns of Command" hosted by Kate!
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Riker is dying from an attack on his leg from something living on an unexplored planet. The stakes are set ridiculously high, but it's ruined by a large portion of the episode playing through clips of Riker fightin' and f**kin' from the past two seasons. The crew had to produce this one on a shoestring budget and it shows. Greg hosts Re:Engage's own little bit of a clip show as we talk through some of our own favorite moments from s1 & s2 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and give shout-outs to some of our listeners. Erik says goodbye to Diana Muldaur as Dr. Pulaski, Jimmie thinks this episode is only slightly better than the more racist ones, and Kate wanted this episode to morph into Star Trek Acid Party. Don't we ALL, Kate!
Re:Engage will be taking a short break from publishing episodes. We'll be back with the premiere of season three of TNG in January 2022!
In the meantime, we want to hear more from you! Feedback or questions we can read aloud and answer on episodes can be sent to our email letsReengage@gmail.com, or you can message us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), and Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter)
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
Next up is the s3 premiere "Evolution" hosted by Greg!
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Strategema Tournament in Ten Forward! One of Trek's most annoying characters ever is on the Enterprise to run some war games between Picard and Riker. The commander assembles his team of Geordi, Worf, and Wesley on an old ship previously captained by Buckaroo Bonsai. Meanwhile, Data can't beat the gamemaster Kolrami, and Pulaski's meddling means Data isn't sure if he is fit for service. Picard and the Ferengi who show up need him in fighting shape. Jimmie hosts this episode, Kate digs Kolrami's whole schtick, and Erik enjoys making fun of Greg's terrible pronunciation of Martina Navratilova.
We'd love to receive more feedback or questions we can read aloud and answer on episodes in the future so feel free to email letsReengage@gmail.com or message us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter)
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
Next up is the Season Two Finale (of sorts) "Shades of Grey" s2e22 hosted by Greg!
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
The Iceman Cometh! After playing poker and some tricky tractor beaming, Worf gets to explore his relationship with K'Ehleyr. She's a fast-talking career half-Klingon girl who had a connection to Worf back in the day. K'Ehleyr tells Picard that there's a Klingon ship that's been on the same mission since the Federation was still at war with them, so the Enterprise is sent to deal with them. K'Ehleyr wants to blow 'em up, but after "working out" with Worf on some personal issues in the holodeck, they save the day with some bluster. Kate hosts this episode and has an affinity to K'Ehleyr, Erik thinks the fights in the holodeck weren't rehearsed enough, Jimmie can't pronounce the name of the Klingon ship, and Greg can't wait for the fruit of this episode re-enters the series in the person of Alexander.
We'd love to receive more feedback or questions we can read aloud and answer on episodes in the future so feel free to email letsReengage@gmail.com or message us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG)
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
Next up is "Peak Performance" s2e21 hosted by Jimmie!
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
The Return of Lwaxana Troi, Dixon Hill, and special guest Cicero Holmes in the same episode?! Uh-mazing! The Enterprise is prepared for some fishy dignitaries, yet not prepared for the storm of a Betazed woman going through her "Phase." Lwaxana has chosen her mate, but the Captain dodges that bullet by dodging bullets in the holodeck as his favorite hard-boiled detective. It all gets resolved, including the reveal that Mick Fleetwood is a stone cold assassin. Don't worry, it all makes sense in the end. Kind of. Greg hosts this episode and covers for Erik as he works Off-Broadway, Kate admires the silverware, Jimmie doesn't care for Lwaxana's abuse, and Cicero pours one out for Geordi, who doesn't appear in this episode, sadly.
Thanks again to Cicero Holmes (@stubbystan on Twitter)for joining us! Check out his own Star Trek podcast as they discuss Trek that's been produced more recently than 30 years ago on Discovery Debrief (https://discoverydebrief.podbean.com/) and gaming greatness on Test Your Might on the 90s First Podcast Network ( https://twitter.com/the90sfirst).
We'd love to receive more feedback or questions we can read aloud and answer on episodes in the future so feel free to email letsReengage@gmail.com or message us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Panel: Special Guest Cicero Holmes (@stubbystan on Twitter), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG)
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
Next up is "The Emissary" s2e20 hosted by Kate!
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
It seems the space Irish don't mix well with asexual cloners. The Enterprise saves a centuries-old human colony from the European Union, er, Hegemony which is inhabited only by American stereotypes of Irish people. It's lazily played for laughs, and Riker enjoys some sexy times from a fiery guest star, but then the episode takes a turn where the sister colony's prime minister steals Riker and Pulaski's DNA. Oops! Let's abort those clones quick. Then they all decide to force these two peoples to breed, which feels wrong on multiple levels. Kate hosts and makes sure to note how Pulaski and Worf smash, Jimmie has feelings for Riker, Erik says his people don't always need their whiskey, and Greg's nostalgia for this episode gets the better of him.
We'd love to receive more feedback or questions we can read aloud and answer on episodes in the future so feel free to email letsReengage@gmail.com or message us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG)
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
Next up is "Manhunt" s2e19 hosted by Greg with returning guest Cicero Holmes (@stubbystan on Twitter)!!
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
We want to make our ship go to awkward conversations. The Pakleds are the big bad, which is kind of a let down after the Borg honestly. Picard has to get a procedure done (hint: it's not bowel related) and that means he's trapped telling Wesley about his life in a shuttlecraft. Riker and Geordi try to help the cunning Pakleds, but don't listen to some very reasonable warnings from Worf and Troi. Pulaski saves the day after some fine medical babble form our guest stars, while Wesley and Picard bury the hatchet. Jimmie hosts this episode that establishes a whole lot of "Canon!", Kate is concerned about reading in the dark, Erik points out the politics, and Greg just wants to eat sandwiches with the Captain.
We'd love to receive more feedback or questions we can read aloud and answer on episodes in the future so feel free to email letsReengage@gmail.com or message us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter)
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Audio Editor: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)
Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com
Theme music: Ryan Marth
Next up is "Up the Long Ladder" s2e18 hosted by Kate!
Re:Engage
Four friends return to a sci-fi series we all have a strong connection to - Star Trek: The Next Generation. It debuted in 1987 when we were all young, and now we re-engage with the series, one episode at a time, and re-consider Star Trek from a new perspective as grown-up fans.