/r/StarTrekViewingParty

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Welcome to Star Trek Viewing Party. This is a place where fans can come together and share in the experience of watching Star Trek through the median of weekly episodic discussions. We are currently on a 7-year journey to watch every Star Trek series at two episodes per week. We hope you will join us and share some of your insights as we go along. Infinite diversity in infinity combinations. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride!

Welcome!

Here at the Viewing Party we watch two episodes during the week, at our own schedules, then come back and discuss it together. Talk about what you loved, hated, or found interesting.

So join in and make some new friends as we chat about our shared love of Trek!

If you have any questions, please visit the link below for some helpful info!

  • Where No Man Has Gone Before (Sun, Mar 26)
  • The Corbomite Maneuver (Wed, Mar 29)
  • The Enemy Within (Sun, Apr 2)
  • Charlie X (Wed, Apr 5)
  • Balance of Terror (Sun, Apr 9)
  • The Conscience of the King (Wed, Apr 12)
  • The Galileo Seven (Sun, Apr 16)
  • Arena (Wed, Apr 19)
  • The Alternative Factor (Sun, Apr 23)
  • A Taste of Armageddon (Wed, Apr 26)
  • Space Seed (Sun, Apr 30)
  • This Side of Paradise (Wed, May 3)
  • The Devil in the Dark (Sun, May 7)
  • Errand of Mercy (Wed, May 10)
  • The City on the Edge of Forever (Sun, May 14)
  • Catspaw (Wed, May 17)
  • Amok Time (Sun, May 21)
  • The Doomsday Machine (Wed, May 24)
  • The Changeling (Sun, May 28)
  • The Apple (Wed, May 31)
  • I Mudd (Sun, Jun 4)
  • The Trouble with Tribbles (Wed, Jun 7)
  • Journey to Babel (Sun, Jun 11)
  • A Piece of the Action (Wed, Jun 14)
  • The Ultimate Computer (Sun, Jun 18)
  • The Omega Glory (Wed, Jun 21)
  • Spectre of the Gun (Sun, Jun 25)
  • The Enterprise Incident (Wed, Jun 28)
  • Spock's Brain (Sun, Jul 2)
  • The Tholian Web (Wed, Jul 5)
  • Day of the Dove (Sun, Jul 9)
  • Requiem for Methuselah (Wed, Jul 12)
  • All Our Yesterdays (Sun, Jul 16)

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TNG, Episode 1x7, Lonely Among Us

-= TNG, Season 1, Episode 7, Lonely Among Us =-

While transporting delegates, an alien life form wreaks havoc on the Enterprise computer - and begins to take over the minds of her crew.

 

12 Comments
2024/11/03
13:01 UTC
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TNG, Episode 1x8, Justice

-= TNG, Season 1, Episode 8, Justice =-

When Wesley Crusher is condemned to die on an idyllic, primitive planet, Captain Picard must face breaking the Prime Directive to save the boy's life.

 

14 Comments
2024/11/03
13:01 UTC
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TNG, Episode 1x5, The Last Outpost

-= TNG, Season 1, Episode 5, The Last Outpost =-

In pursuit of Ferengi marauders, the Enterprise and its quarry become trapped by a mysterious planet that is draining both ships' energies.

 

9 Comments
2024/10/27
12:01 UTC
12

TNG, Episode 1x6, Where No One Has Gone Before

-= TNG, Season 1, Episode 6, Where No One Has Gone Before =-

When an experimental engine modification throws the Enterprise to the edge of the known universe, the crew must rely on a mysterious alien to guide the ship home.

 

20 Comments
2024/10/27
12:01 UTC
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What's your favorite Spooky Star Trek Episode?🎃

Not directly related to our current watch-through, but 'tis the season to be spooky right? When you think of episodes across the Star Trek archives, what comes across as one of the more "scary" episodes you can remember? I have two, and both are from Voyager (which is secretly my guilty pleasure series):

2x23 The Thaw. This had a very "twilight zone trapped in terrifying place" vibe to me, and Michael McKean as the fear clown was dynamite.

4x25 One. The crew has to go into a hibernation pods for an extended period of time, as they pass through a radiation field in space. Seven, of course being immune to the radiation, is the only crew member left awake to pilot the ship and watch over the rest of the crew. The episode goes into the effects of long-term isolation.

30 Comments
2024/10/24
22:19 UTC
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TNG, Episode 1x3, The Naked Now

-= TNG, Season 1, Episode 3, The Naked Now =-

The crew of the Enterprise is subjected to an exotic illness that drives them to unusual manic behavior.

 

33 Comments
2024/10/20
12:01 UTC
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TNG, Episode 1x4, Code of Honor

-= TNG, Season 1, Episode 4, Code of Honor =-

A mission of mercy is jeopardized when a planetary ruler decides he wants an Enterprise officer as his wife.

 

24 Comments
2024/10/20
12:01 UTC
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TNG, 1x01/02, Encounter at Farpoint

Welcome aboard the USS STVP! This post marks the official start of our 7 year mission. Thanks for joining us, and we expect to see each of you when we return to space dock August 2032!. Engage!

-= TNG, Season 1, Episode 01/02, Encounter at Farpoint =-

Captain Jean-Luc Picard leads the crew of the USS Enterprise-D on its maiden voyage, to examine a new planetary station for trade with the Federation.

65 Comments
2024/10/13
04:02 UTC
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Community Update

Greetings Shipmates!

Just wanted to provide a community update to everyone. We will be kicking off our inaugural second watch-through of Star Trek within the next couple of weeks. Voyager was lost in the Delta Quadrant for 7 years, and by my calculations it will take us roughly the same amount of time to journey through every series of Star Trek. We hope you will join us as you’re able. We don’t want this to feel like a commitment to anyone. We expect, and want, you to pop in and out anyway that fits your lifestyle. If you want to tag along for the entire ride. . . we would love that as well! Remember, our only goal is to WATCH STAR TREK TOGETHER! Details are as follows:

STARTING SERIES: The Next Generation. We debated back and forth a bit about how we wanted to start things off, but ultimately landed with TNG.  

FREQUENCY: We will be watching TWO episodes per week, both of which will have separate discussion threads posted simultaneously on Sunday each week. This will give everyone the chance to watch and comment at their own pace without feeling a sense of urgency. You can keep conversations going on a specific episode well after we move past it, in fact we encourage you to do so if you’re having good interactions.

START DATE: 13 October 2024 is when the first discussion threads will go up for Encounter at Far Point: Part 1 and Part 2.

We will be conducting our pre-departure checks between now and the 13^(th) and expect to see everyone on-board as we push out of space dock for departure . . . . to boldly go where no subreddit has gone before!

Clear skies and calm winds

Live Long and Prosper

~STVP Mod Team

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15 Comments
2024/09/30
10:47 UTC
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Red Alert! Reboot Imminent

This community was created when two Star Trek fans bumped into one another on this digital highway we call the internet, and decided they wanted to share insights, memories, thoughts, and discussions with one another as they re-watched some of the most beloved television from their childhoods. That evolved into us creating this subreddit and wanting to share that journey more broadly with YOU. We had a great inaugural run, and created a lot of wonderful discussions and moments between fans. Evolving and learning along the way. To those of you have contributed or enjoyed the posts here, I want to say THANK YOU.

The subreddit has been dormant for some time now, and I am looking to breath new life into it by rebooting our initial mission. TO WATCH STAR TREK TOGETHER. As we are approaching our 10 year anniversary, I can think of no better time to start that mission than now. That being said, as we develop a new plan of action on the subreddits path forward, we would love to hear from you on any feedback you have. My initial inclination is to select what series we will watch via community polling.

So click on the notification button for the sub and keep an eye out for more details as we develop a gameplan internally. To old fans and members, we hope to welcome you back. To new fans who are just joining the Star Trek fandom, we hope you enjoy the ride as much as we did. Live Long and Prosper!

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19 Comments
2024/09/25
06:06 UTC
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Who would be interested in another viewing party?

I’ve been lurking this subreddit for years now since I’ve watched through TNG and halfway through DS9, I’ve checked the posts for each episode but I’d love to join for another watch through and hear what everything thinks years after the original viewing parties.

I’m not sure how active the moderation here is but I hope we can organise something and even gather a group of people to join and contribute to the episode discussions, doing a redux of sorts.

Please comment your thoughts I’m interested to hear if anyone is down!

Edit: Theoretically we would star at TOS and work from there, which would be awesome because I’ve never seen it before and I’ve been planning to watch it after DS9

7 Comments
2024/09/12
09:06 UTC
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DS9 'Defiant' Riker-O'Brien animosity? SPOILERS

At the start of the episode, O'Brien and Riker meet on the defiant and Riker bluntly states ' I have nothing to say to you' to O'Brien. Why the hate? Wouldn't this have been a giveaway that this might not have been Will?

Why would Tom hate O'Brien? Was he responsible for the accident?

4 Comments
2024/05/14
13:16 UTC
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Favorite Captain

Just started getting into Star Trek and I was curious on Reddit's thoughts about the subject.

5 Comments
2024/02/15
02:50 UTC
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

#-= Star Trek III: The Search for Spock =-

When McCoy begins acting irrationally, Kirk learns that Spock, in his final moments, transferred his katra, his living spirit, to the doctor. To save McCoy from emotional ruin, Kirk and crew steal the Enterprise and violate the quarantine of the Genesis Planet to retrieve Spock, his body regenerated by the rapidly dying planet itself, in the hope that body and soul can be rejoined. However, bent on obtaining the secret of Genesis for themselves, a rogue Klingon and his crew interfere, with deadly consequences.

 

2 Comments
2023/08/14
12:26 UTC
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Fighting Spam

Just a heads up because some folks have asked; yes I am aware of the frequent spam posts almost daily on this sub. We have moderation settings set to fight spam, but it doesn't seem effective. So I've made two updates to the automod:

  1. You now need a minimum of 100 karma to post here. This may get increased again because most of these bots have more than that.

  2. If a post gets enough reports it will be automatically filtered out and sent into a queue. So, the biggest thing you can do is REPORT the spammers. Enough reports and it'll happen automatically, otherwise I'll get do it as soon as I can.

Thanks all

3 Comments
2023/08/09
20:24 UTC
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

#-= Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan =-

Khan Noonien Singh, whom Kirk thwarted in his attempt to seize control of the Enterprise eighteen years earlier, seeks his revenge and lays a cunning and sinister trap.

 

1 Comment
2023/08/04
15:52 UTC
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Vote on curated TNG watch-through for Seasons 1-2!

We will be doing another curated watch through for TNG.

As with TOS, we'll vote on what episodes to watch and skip.

However, to make it easier to manage, we're gonna start with voting just for seasons 1-2. When we are nearing the end of that, we'll do another vote, prolly for seasons 3-5, then later for 6-7.

Heads up, my current plan is to watch TNG/DS9/VOY by air date order. So once we get to that point, we'll be alternating TNG/DS9/VOY as they aired.

VOTE HERE: https://forms.gle/Ls8b7PEZpLnkey1CA

7 Comments
2023/07/31
02:24 UTC
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture

#-= Star Trek: The Motion Picture =-

A massive energy cloud advances toward Earth, leaving destruction in its wake, and the Enterprise must intercept it to determine what lies within, and what its intent might be.

 

9 Comments
2023/07/27
03:07 UTC
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On to the movies!

Sorry for missing a week. The end of TOS snuck up on me!

With TOS complete, we're gonna go through all the TNG movies. Following that, we'll be doing TNG.

More details to come soon!

1 Comment
2023/07/27
03:02 UTC
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TOS, 3x23, All Our Yesterdays

#-= TOS, Season 3, Episode 23, All Our Yesterdays =-

When Kirk, Spock and McCoy investigate the disappearance of a doomed planet's population, they find themselves trapped in different periods of that world's past.

 

2 Comments
2023/07/16
13:00 UTC
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TOS, 3x21, Requiem for Methuselah

#-= TOS, Season 3, Episode 21, Requiem for Methuselah =-

On a planet, looking for an urgent medicinal cure, Kirk, Spock and McCoy come across a dignified recluse living privately but in splendor with his sheltered ward and a very protective robot servant.

 

2 Comments
2023/07/12
13:00 UTC
3

TOS, 3x11, Day of the Dove

#-= TOS, Season 3, Episode 11, Day of the Dove =-

Both humans and Klingons have been lured to a planet by a formless entity that feeds on hatred and has set about to fashion them into a permanent food supply for itself.

 

2 Comments
2023/07/09
13:00 UTC
4

TOS, 3x9, The Tholian Web

#-= TOS, Season 3, Episode 9, The Tholian Web =-

While Capt. Kirk and the derelict USS Defiant apparently lost, the Enterprise grapples with an insanity causing plague and an attack by the Tholians.

 

2 Comments
2023/07/05
13:00 UTC
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TOS, 3x6, Spock's Brain

#-= TOS, Season 3, Episode 6, Spock's Brain =-

The crew of the Enterprise pursues a mysterious woman who has abducted Spock's brain.

 

4 Comments
2023/07/02
13:00 UTC
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TOS, 3x4, The Enterprise Incident

#-= TOS, Season 3, Episode 4, The Enterprise Incident =-

An apparently insane Capt. Kirk has the Enterprise deliberately enter the Romulan Neutral Zone where the ship is immediately captured by the enemy.

 

9 Comments
2023/06/28
13:00 UTC
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TOS, 3x1, Spectre of the Gun

#-= TOS, Season 3, Episode 1, Spectre of the Gun =-

As punishment for ignoring their warning and trespassing on their planet, the Melkot condemn Capt. Kirk and his landing party to the losing side of a surreal recreation of the 1881 historic gunfight at the OK Corral.

 

2 Comments
2023/06/25
13:00 UTC
4

TOS, 2x25, The Omega Glory

#-= TOS, Season 2, Episode 25, The Omega Glory =-

Responding to a distress signal, Kirk finds Captain Tracey of the U.S.S. Exeter violating the prime directive and interfering with a war between the Yangs and the Kohms to find the secret of their longevity.

 

1 Comment
2023/06/21
13:00 UTC
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TOS, 2x24, The Ultimate Computer

#-= TOS, Season 2, Episode 24, The Ultimate Computer =-

Kirk and a sub-skeleton crew are ordered to test out an advanced artificially intelligent control system - the M-5 Multitronic system, which could potentially render them all redundant. Star fleet is very optimistic, but, Kirk fears - even in a testing situation - removing humans from the equation is a very dangerous position to be left in. A position of life or death.

 

4 Comments
2023/06/18
13:00 UTC
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TOS, 2x20, A Piece of the Action

#-= TOS, Season 2, Episode 20, A Piece of the Action =-

The crew of Enterprise struggles to cope with a planet of imitative people who have modeled their society on 1920's gangsters.

 

2 Comments
2023/06/14
13:00 UTC
4

TOS, 2x15, Journey to Babel

#-= TOS, Season 2, Episode 15, Journey to Babel =-

The Enterprise hosts a number of quarrelling diplomats, including Spock's father, but someone on board has murder in mind.

 

4 Comments
2023/06/11
13:00 UTC
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