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 May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Data has a baby girl! And ReEngage returns with another special guest star, video game enthusiast Shams Jorjani to wax poetic on fatherhood and the "memnoir" by Brent Spiner heavily referencing this episode. Admiral Asshole wants to take Data's daughter Lal away from him after the crew has grown to love her. (Perhaps in Riker's case, a little too much.) Guinan has a significant part to play, as does Picard, but the episode is stolen by Spiner's Data and Hallie Todd's performance as Lal. This is a landmark episode too launching the careers of writer René Echevarria and Jonathan Frakes' as a director. Sorry, this discussion is a doozy, but that's only because there was so much great conversation.
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), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and special guest Shams Jorjani (@shamsjorjani on 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 s3e17 "Sins of the Father" hosted by Erik!
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Fantasy and sci-fi illustrator and artist Tyler Jacobson joins us to talk about this truly great episode of Star Trek. From the cinematic blue lighting to the Emmy-award winning sound design to Guinan's courage and Wesley's head, everything pops in this one! A temporal rift brings the Enterprise C forward 22 years and changes the timeline to keep Tasha Yar alive and well at tactical - which they need because the Federation is fighting the Klingons in a devastating decades-long war. Wartime Picard listens to his only friend Guinan and sends "Mild Texas Accent Shooter" McGavin back through the rift, with Denise Crosby as Yar, to fix it all. We spend an extra 30 minutes discussing this episode than our normal episodes, but that's just because the Enterprise C moves so slowly getting back into the rift. Re:Enjoy!
Note: Re:Engage will be taking a short break from posting new episodes before hitting the back half of season three. We'll return with s3e16 "The Offspring" soon.
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), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and special guest Tyler Jacobson (@jacobsontyler on Twitter and @tylerjacobsonart 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 s3e16 "The Offspring" hosted by Greg with special guest Shams Jorjani!
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Three characters tell three very different stories when Boom goes the space station. Commander William T. "Harp Porn" Riker doesn't look good in this episode, no matter who you believe. Even Troi thinks he was up to something stanky with the doctors wife. The science dream team of Data, Geordi and Wesley save the day with some holodeck tomfoolery, but the real star of this episode is the truth. You can't handle it!
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 s3e15 "Yesterday's Enterprise" hosted by Greg with special guest Tyler Jacobson (@jacobsontyler on Twitter)!
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
The inscrutable Q gets his power took away. The impish John Delancie appears naked on the bridge of the Enterprise to appeal to Picard's human generosity, and defend the former omniscient being from predators. Everyone tests Q, including Guinan, Data and Dr. Crusher who all find out he's a pain in the neck while in human form. But a change of heart, and a visit from another Q named Corbin Bernstein makes everything right. Jimmie hosts this one with the energy of a Mariachi band.
Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter)
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), 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 s3e13 "Deja Q" hosted by Jimmie!
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
All you have to know is that terrorism is bad. Unless it's good? Hard to tell from this episode in which Dr. Crusher gets caught in an empathy trap by Kiril the totally not Irish-Spaniard with a line of spray paint in his hair. Riker works with the cops to try to get Dr Crusher back, and Wesley works with science super team alpha to uncover the secret of the funky new special effects. The Irish undertones permeate throughout, as does the wishy-washiness of Captain Picard who only communicates in treacly adages on the serious subject here. The Unification of Ireland is set to occur in two years, according to Data, so let's start the proceedings!
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 s3e13 "Deja Q" hosted by Jimmie!
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Alternate episode title: "There's Something About Danar" - The Angosians led by Prime Minister and Pig Lover, James Cromwell, have a problem with their veterans of foreign wars. But they keep trying to sweep that under the rug with nary a mention of it on their application to join the Federation. One of them escapes, and he's one of the biggest musical theater badass-es we've ever seen on Star Trek, Jeff McCarthy aka Roga Danar. The mostly believable action sequences of this episode are a nice counter to the fairly heavy themes of how to respect your veterans.
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 s3e12 "The High Ground" hosted by Kate!
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
There's something for everyone in this lovely episode that both came at the end of the Cold War and at the start of World War III! (RE: Russian invasion of Ukraine.) The Romulan who goes rogue only to admit being the admirable Admiral that will never see his family or planet again. Data remembers everything that happens for posterity, including Sir Patrick Stewart mouthing out Henry Five lines to him. You'll cheer for Klingons! The consequences of this events depicted here are felt for centuries. No pressure.
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 s3e11 "The Hunted" hosted by Greg!
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Everyone is always asking about my microvirus! The Acamarians had a schism with their brethren who became galactic scavengers and/or Petruchio understudies from Kiss Me Kate. Now Picard and the Federation want them to get along so the raiding stops in this sector, but there's a little blood feud investigation that Riker and Dr. Crusher must take care of first. Oops! The Acamarian brandy is about to go down while the phaser settings go up to disintegrate. Buckle in and re:engage!
Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter)
Panel: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG) , 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 s3e10 "The Defector" hosted by Kate!
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
This one does NOT AGE WELL. Counselor Deanna Troi gets to have the spotlight in this episode, which is good. Max McCoy as the negotiator Ral is a real terrible gaslighting villain, however, in how he attempts to abuse and manipulate both Troi and the bidding process for a "stable" wormhole. We're just not sure the production knew he was a villain going in! Great moments with Riker as the foil to Ral at the proverbial poker table, and the funny Ferengi performances as a prelude to a Star Trek: Voyager episode almost a decade later are the strong points. But in general, this episode made our toes curl ... up and break off.
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), 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 s3e9 "The Vengeance Factor" hosted by Kate!
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
You never know when you'll be asked to save the life of a Romulan. This is a Geordi and Worf showcase episode, and it pulls on so many of our Cold War/Gen X sensibilities that we can barely stand it. Geordi's forced to work together with his captor to escape Galorndon Core, a planet with electrical storms to die for! Worf can save Picard in his brinksmanship with the ever-amazing Andreas Katsulas as Tomalak to avoid interstellar war, but he refuses because Romulans murdered his family. Would you make the same call?
Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG!
Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG)
Panel: Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), 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 s3e8 "The Price" hosted by Greg!
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.