Standard Orbit 221: Trek Movie Madness The Wrath of Khan vs. First Contact. Trek Madness is back by popular demand! In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore, and Hayley Stoddart are joined by the hosts of Earl Grey to debate the best of the best of the Star Trek movies: The Wrath of Khan vs. First Contact! Nine out of ten Trekkies on the street would agree that these two films are the best of their respective film franchises, so how does TOS' cream of the crop measure up to TNG's? Both feature themes of revenge, returning villains, epic space battles and memorable musical scores; we compare and contrast all this and much more in Trek Movie Madness!
Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) The Wrath of Khan vs. First Contact (00:03:05) Better Follow-Up to Episodes (00:16:17) Nitpicking, Plot Holes, Retcons (00:28:57) Khan vs. The Borg Queen...or The Borg? (00:40:19) Genesis vs. Phoenix Subplots (00:51:31) Space Battles and Special Effects (01:01:30) Soundtracks (01:09:19) "Assimilate This!" (01:15:18) Final Thoughts (01:19:02) POTFM (01:32:08) Closing (01:34:38) Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Hayley Stoddart GuestsAmy Nelson Richard Marquez Justin Oser Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)