Shuttlepod One.

Some of the best episodes of Star Trek are heavy on dialogue and light on action. But taking two characters and shoving them into a tiny space, from which they deliver incessant dialogue for 45 minutes, was a gutsy move for a new show trying to engage skeptical audiences in its first season. Did it pay off?

In this episode of The Ready Room, we’re joined by Matthew Rushing, Daniel Proulx, and Kevin Reitzel to discuss this very small bottle show, what it tells us about the characters, hope vs. pessimism, the deleted scene, and more. Oh … and we might mention T’Pol once of twice.

In our news segment, we look back at 24 years of The Undiscovered Country, debate the StarTrek.com poll that asked which captain you would want to swap places with for a day, and discuss Star Trek Beyond piggybacking on Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a first trailer.

News 24 Years of Star Trek VI (00:03:08) Poll: Swapping Places with a Captain (00:14:25) The Force Awakens Star Trek Beyond (00:20:18)

Feature: Shuttlepod One Synopsis and Initial Thoughts (00:32:18) A (Very Small) Bottle Show (00:46:01) Jumping to Conclusions (00:53:11) Short Tempers (00:58:09) Hope vs. Pessimism (01:07:56) All Talk, No Action (01:13:43) Malcom’s Fantasy Island (01:20:50) The Deleted Scene (01:28:54) Final Thoughts (01:34:25)

Hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing

Guests Daniel Proulx and Kevin Reitzel

Production C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Renee Roberts (Associate Producer) Zachary Fruhling (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager)