Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Jessica Regan

Episode 312. Star Trek The Next Generation: Chain of Command

Released 1 May 2024

Today we watched the two-part story “Chain of Command”, the tenth and eleventh episodes of The Next Generation’s sixth season, and the last two episodes transmitted before the start of the spin-off show Deep Space Nine. It was written by Frank Abatemarco and Ronald D Moore and directed by Robert Scheerer (Part I) and Les Landau (Part II).

Continuing our short season of episodes looking at Star Trek, to promote Tom’s new book Star Trek Discovering the TV Series, which is out now from all the usual places, including…

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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Garrett Millerick

Episode 311. Star Trek (TOS): This Side of Paradise

Released 24 April 2024

“This Side of Paradise” is the 24th episode of the first season of Star Trek, first shown on 2 March 1967. It was written by Jerry Sohl and DC Fontana and directed by Ralph Senensky.

• Star Trek theme with lyrics https://youtu.be/x8UlFN0kNq4
• Variety list of best Star Trek episodes https://variety.com/lists/best-star-trek-episodes/

Continuing our short season of episodes looking at Star Trek, to promote Tom’s new book Star Trek Discovering the TV Series, which is out now from all the usual places, including…

• From the publisher https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Star-Trek-Discovering-the-TV-Series-Hardback/p/49373
• UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3IG5N9L
• US Amazon https://a.co/d/27aO9tZ
• UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/star-trek-discovering-the-tv-series/tom-salinsky/9781399035040
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Joy Wilkinson

Episode 310. Star Trek: The City on the Edge of Forever

Released 17 April 2024

Today we watched “The City on the Edge of Forever”, the 28th episode of the original Star Trek’s first season. The script is credited to science fiction author Harlan Ellison, and the director was Joseph Pevney. It was first broadcast on 6 April 1967, and – yes, it’s the one with Joan Collins in.

• Lola https://youtu.be/8uSa8XkogRE

Continuing our short season of episodes looking at Star Trek, to promote Tom’s new book Star Trek Discovering the TV Series, which is out now from all the usual places, including…

• From the publisher https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Star-Trek-Discovering-the-TV-Series-Hardback/p/49373
• UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3IG5N9L
• US Amazon https://a.co/d/27aO9tZ
• UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/star-trek-discovering-the-tv-series/tom-salinsky/9781399035040
• US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/star-trek-tom-salinsky/1144095002?ean=9781399035040

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