The Nexus #95 "Beyond the Farthest Star" / "The Loss"
Added 2024-07-18 10:00:10 +0000 UTCThis month on The Nexus, we start a brand-new chapter of our Star Trek re-cap show. That's right, beginning on this episode we start our coverage of Star Trek: The Animated Series!
First up on TOSTAS, it's the maiden voyage of the animated Enterprise on "Beyond the Farthest Star." Originally airing September 8, 1973, the first cartoon outing of our favorite space crew has our heroes being pulled toward a mysterious, eons-old starship, an eerie entity trying to get aboard the ship, Kirk hilariously shoving a mustachioed transporter chief, Scotty getting CRUSHED by a huge, heavy hatch, and Kirk getting electrocuted in the back!
Then over in the three-dimensional realm on TNG, it's the dreadful Troi-centric episode, "The Loss." Originally airing December 29, 1990, this episode continues the show's streak of doing bad by the character and actor when attempting to form episodes around everyone's favorite ship's counselor. It also features Worf yelling about ghosts, Troi poorly counseling a widow, Riker trying to get it wet, and the always-welcomed return of Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan!
The Nexus is a WHM podcast where the guys futilely go through two Star Trek series at the same time. Thank you so much for continuing to support our family of shows—we couldn't do it without you! We know you have lots of options for podz and we're super-stoked you chose to spend some time with us—thanks again!
Cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.
Comments
The alien group suicide was the only time I've seen that in a sci-fi series aside from one of the main alien species in the Stargate tv show having all its members commit mass suicide since they were all deteriorating in intelligence due to being clones (copy of a copy problem). Uncharacteristically grim stuff.
Billie Jackson
2025-09-18 21:07:51 +0000 UTC“ I talk about dirty stuff all the time, but really I’m quite chaste.”
Samuel McGuire
2025-06-15 02:55:42 +0000 UTC“The Weird Guy” is infinitely better then Koenig!
Kahless
2024-09-21 20:10:37 +0000 UTCThe Super Mario 3/Game Genie metaphor hit hard lol
Jen Parsons
2024-07-31 18:07:04 +0000 UTCAnother super nerd checking in. If you want more about why Koening didn't come back, a couple of years back the History Channel did a pretty nice Trek history doc series. Narrated by Gates McFadden, with lots of good interviews. A full hour episode devoted to each series, including TAS and it's Star Trek: Phase 2 roots. Thr Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek. Available digitally or, yes I got it on dvd...sigh. Very worth the time. Big recommend.
Jeffrey LeMeowski
2024-07-26 19:03:38 +0000 UTCI mean, it's been a long road...
Chris Tobias
2024-07-22 19:10:01 +0000 UTCThe latest run of step-jokes has not gone unnoticed
Chris Tobias
2024-07-22 19:08:16 +0000 UTCI hadn't previously watched the Animated Series, so I'm into the new direction of the show! I watched this on DailyMotion and thought "why does everyone sound like they're sucking on Helium the whole time they're doing their voicework in this show?" Bad audio transfer over there
Smaug
2024-07-22 16:06:44 +0000 UTCOh yeah - in Khan he definitely has a crisp English accent so it might not be one of the Irish dead meats that litter TOS.
Jesse Whiting
2024-07-21 17:35:28 +0000 UTCLt. Kyle is on TOS in a few eps as one of the potato eating square headed crew members who show up in 2-3 eps
Winson Paine
2024-07-21 17:32:42 +0000 UTCSo this might be a coincidence but there's a Commander Kyle serving on the Reliant with Tiny Die Hard and Captain Terrell in The Wrath of Khan. I just assumed they were the same character as in TOSTAS.
Jesse Whiting
2024-07-21 16:07:48 +0000 UTCMega nerd checking in - Arex is an Edosian (they come back in lower decks like so many of the weirdo gleepglops on TOSTAS) and Doug Jones is not one because he lacks the FREAKSHOW THIRD ARM COMING OUT OF HIS CHEST which still horrifies me
Winson Paine
2024-07-20 15:56:16 +0000 UTCI’m stuck in the Mutara Nebula. Help me step-Enterprise!
Kevin Lynch
2024-07-19 19:40:17 +0000 UTCThe aliens pulled a Cobainashi meru.
Shamus R McClelland
2024-07-19 15:06:20 +0000 UTCVery amused that Bad Dragon references have become a frequent occurrence on these here shows.
Rose Esposito
2024-07-19 15:05:31 +0000 UTCThe back half of TNG is lousy with spotlight episodes and ethical polyamory
Andrew Dean
2024-07-19 04:54:54 +0000 UTCIf anyone here gets unstuck, I'm fuckin out.
Jakob Stinson
2024-07-19 01:53:40 +0000 UTCIt's shocking how many characters Jimmy Doohan voices for TOSTAS.
The Wheel
2024-07-19 00:53:59 +0000 UTCFerengi porn would have the women fully clothed, as revealed in DS9. Ferengi culture is very misogynistic and forces their women to stay at home nude at all times. Wearing clothes for women is considered lewd. I wish I was making that up.
Michael Daniels
2024-07-18 20:15:00 +0000 UTCjesus christ it's the worst -- and even Voyager had a solid banger orchestral theme song.
Matthew Mariner
2024-07-18 17:52:16 +0000 UTC"Can we talk about that wretched theme song... again?!" - 80 year-old Andrew
We Hate Movies
2024-07-18 16:15:45 +0000 UTCThe whole notion of doing things they could only pull off in animation and not live action is one of the biggest reasons I have such a fun time watching these animated eps! - Andrew
We Hate Movies
2024-07-18 16:15:18 +0000 UTCyou guys want clits, you gotta look at Gowron's forehead
Convincing John
2024-07-18 14:23:40 +0000 UTCHAL's voice horrifyingly grinding to a halt as he sings that goofy theme song
Tim O'Connor
2024-07-18 13:20:39 +0000 UTCI don't know why but HAL 9000 singing "Daisy" popped into my head.
Mark Ibarra
2024-07-18 12:45:20 +0000 UTC"The world isn't ready for an animated Scotsman, Jim."
Eren Keskin
2024-07-18 12:10:39 +0000 UTCBetween TOSTAS and TOFTS, the show has really upped its acronym game
Tim O'Connor
2024-07-18 11:47:16 +0000 UTCI cannot wait, 37 years from now, when we're all on Mega Patreon and what's left of the WHM squad is quietly riffing on episodes of Enterprise.
Matthew Mariner
2024-07-18 11:42:53 +0000 UTCI’m watching TAS for the first time since this was announced (having already seen every ep of TOS, TNG, DS9 and Voyager) and I’m shocked at how good it is! Cheap animation and a bit rushed but the stories are great and the cartoon lets them do things they never could on TOS. Looking forward to the ride!
Craig
2024-07-18 11:07:50 +0000 UTCI choked on my spit laughing at the Doug jones/ toasty conversation 😭😂😂😂
Kate G
2024-07-18 10:58:18 +0000 UTCHere we goooooo
Marty TC (child-sized Cardassian)
2024-07-18 10:22:56 +0000 UTC
