TrekRanks Podcast

TrekRanks 234: Top 5 B-List Aliens

You can always find something new on TrekRanks, and this fun topic opens up a whole genre of possibilities for future shows. This week it's the "Top 5 B-List Aliens" in Star Trek, with host Jim Moorhouse and serious Trek experts Carlos Miranda and Katharine Robinson. Lots of different elements in play for deciding a topic like this (who's on the A-List? Who's on the D-List? And who is in that B-List sweet spot! This one is more fun than a game of choose the changeling (are they B-List?), so join us as we branch into some new TrekRanks territory. Episode Rundown: * Diagnostic Cycle: A deep dive into the nuance of A-List categorizations compared to B-List and C-List and D-Lists! A fun set-up for the show, with a promise of more to come. * Prime Directive: Each guest on this week's panel reveals exactly how they narrowed down their list and made their final choices. From actual B-Movies to an "obscure" UK game show known as "Pointless" (that is anything but obscure), we have quite an array of Prime Directives. * The Order of Things: All the picks are revealed with the TrekRanks' original "Five words and a hashtag" summary, along with one episode that helps frame their choice. * Secondary Systems: For a few extra picks that just missed our final list. * Regeneration Cycle: The panel recaps their picks and we dissect some of the interesting statistical anomalies that arose from the discussion. * Temporal Inversion: We flashback to a previous episode of TrekRanks and relay some of the feedback received from listeners. If you have your own picks you would like to relay to us, please hail us at 757-828-RANK (7265) and record your own personal TrekRanks log to let us know your Top 5 B-List Aliens. (Or you can record it yourself and just DM us @TrekRanks.com on Bluesky.) Your comments could be used as part of a Temporal Causality Loop on an upcoming episode (and might get you a chance to be a guest on a future episode, too). And don't forget to check out TrekRanks.com [http://www.trekranks.com/] for our entire back catalog of episodes and a detailed rundown on every episode of Star Trek ever.

TrekRanks 233: Top 5 Mediocre Episodes II

Everyone loves that sweet spot of a classic mediocre Star Trek episode, and for the second time now on TrekRanks, we dive deep into a celebration of Trek mediocrity with the "Top 5 Mediocre Episodes II." It's mid-level, mid-tier, mid-table joy in all its glory in this first-ever TrekRanks sequel. Our panel of host Jim Moorhouse, Bill Mann, Simon Foster and Kelli get deep into their personal mediocre mindsets for this fun partner show to Episode 187, which also covered a ton of delightful mediocrity. Episode Rundown: * Diagnostic Cycle: Where get into the details of defining our overall take on "mediocrity" and how this episode is also going to become a game show that could be known as: "Too Good, Not Good Enough, or Just Right?" * Prime Directive: Each guest on this week's panel reveals exactly how they narrowed down their list and made their final choices. * The Order of Things: All the picks are revealed with the TrekRanks' original "Five words and a hashtag" summary. * Secondary Systems: For a few extra picks that just missed our final list. And we also engage in a quick speed round of "Too Good, Not Good Enough, or Just Right?" * Regeneration Cycle: The panel recaps their picks and we dissect some of the interesting statistical anomalies that arose from the discussion. * Temporal Inversion: We flashback to a previous episode of TrekRanks and relay some of the feedback received from listeners. If you have your own picks you would like to relay to us, please hail us at 757-828-RANK (7265) and record your own personal TrekRanks log to let us know your Top 5 Mediocre Episodes II. (Or you can record it yourself and just DM us @TrekRanks.com on Bluesky.) Your comments could be used as part of a Temporal Causality Loop on an upcoming episode (and might get you a chance to be a guest on a future episode, too). And don't forget to check out TrekRanks.com [http://www.trekranks.com/] for our entire back catalog of episodes and a detailed rundown on every episode of Star Trek ever.

TrekRanks 232: Top 5 Ride or Die Characters

We got your back on this week's TrekRanks as we breakdown the "Top 5 Ride or Die Characters" in Star Trek. There is a lot of ground to cover in this great topic and our expert panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Alex Perry and Amy Arrant each approach it in a unique and personal way to finalize their lists. The results are picks that range from major, upright characters you might expect to some deep-dive characters with reputations of disrepute. This is another fun one! Episode Rundown: * Diagnostic Cycle: This week's Diagnostic Cycle sees all three participants go off in completely different directions with completely personal ways to break down this topic. * Prime Directive: Each guest on this week's panel reveals exactly how they narrowed down their list and made their final choices. * The Order of Things: All the picks are revealed with the TrekRanks' original "Five words and a hashtag" summary, along with one episode that helps frame their choice. * Secondary Systems: For a few extra picks that just missed our final list. * Regeneration Cycle: The panel recaps their picks and we dissect some of the interesting statistical anomalies that arose from the discussion. * Temporal Inversion: We flashback to a previous episode of TrekRanks and relay some of the feedback received from listeners. If you have your own picks you would like to relay to us, please hail us at 757-828-RANK (7265) and record your own personal TrekRanks log to let us know your Top 5 Ride or Die Characters. (Or you can record it yourself and just DM us @TrekRanks.com on Bluesky.) Your comments could be used as part of a Temporal Causality Loop on an upcoming episode (and might get you a chance to be a guest on a future episode, too). And don't forget to check out TrekRanks.com [http://www.trekranks.com/] for our entire back catalog of episodes and a detailed rundown on every episode of Star Trek ever.

TrekRanks 231: Top 5 Marriage Moments

"Weddings" wasn't quite big enough for us this week, so we said "I do" to opening up this topic to include the "Top 5 Marriage Moments," making it a massive canvas, even for TrekRanks. From weddings to proposals and honeymoons to philosophical discussions on co-habitation, we have it all covered with our expert panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Abby Sommer and Foz Rotten. This is a fun one to commit to. Episode Rundown: * Diagnostic Cycle: Where we briefly get into the details of defining the show's specific topic. * Prime Directive: Each guest on this week's panel reveals exactly how they narrowed down their list and made their final choices. * The Order of Things: All the picks are revealed with the TrekRanks' original "Five words and a hashtag" summary, along with one episode that helps frame their choice. * Secondary Systems: For a few extra picks that just missed our final list. * Regeneration Cycle: The panel recaps their picks and we dissect some of the interesting statistical anomalies that arose from the discussion. * Temporal Inversion: We flashback to a previous episode of TrekRanks and relay some of the feedback received from listeners. If you have your own picks you would like to relay to us, please hail us at 757-828-RANK (7265) and record your own personal TrekRanks log to let us know your Top 5 Marriage Moments. (Or you can record it yourself and just DM us @TrekRanks.com on Bluesky.) Your comments could be used as part of a Temporal Causality Loop on an upcoming episode (and might get you a chance to be a guest on a future episode, too). And don't forget to check out TrekRanks.com [http://www.trekranks.com/] for our entire back catalog of episodes and a detailed rundown on every episode of Star Trek ever.

TrekRanks 230: Top 5 Episodes that Would Hurt Most to Only Watch One More Time

This one is kind of hard to explain, so not sure we are going to even try. But it's episode 230 of TrekRanks – the "Top 5 Episodes that Would Hurt Most to Only Watch One More Time." With a title that long and that confusing, our expert panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Charlynn Schmiedt and Craig Main are bound to come up with a bunch of unique Prime Directives (and they do!), but in the end the conversation is lively and fun and stays (mostly) focused on all the things we love about Star Trek! Let's call this one an outlier! Episode Rundown: * Diagnostic Cycle: Where host Jim Moorhouse tries to explain exactly what he means by "Episodes that Would Hurt Most to Only Watch One More Time," but apparently fails miserably. (It's kind of a bizarro world "Desert Island Disc," if that helps at all.) * Prime Directive: Each guest on this week's panel reveals exactly how they narrowed down their list and made their final choices. * The Order of Things: All the picks are revealed with the TrekRanks' original "Five words and a hashtag" summary. * Secondary Systems: For a few extra picks that just missed our final list. * Regeneration Cycle: The panel recaps their picks and we dissect some of the interesting statistical anomalies that arose from the discussion. * Temporal Inversion: We flashback to a previous episode of TrekRanks and relay some of the feedback received from listeners. If you have your own picks you would like to relay to us, please hail us at 757-828-RANK (7265) and record your own personal TrekRanks log to let us know your Top 5 Episodes that Would Hurt Most to Only Watch One More Time. (Or you can record it yourself and just DM us @TrekRanks.com on Bluesky.) Your comments could be used as part of a Temporal Causality Loop on an upcoming episode (and might get you a chance to be a guest on a future episode, too). And don't forget to check out TrekRanks.com [http://www.trekranks.com/] for our entire back catalog of episodes and a detailed rundown on every episode of Star Trek ever.