Wacky vacation worlds and big hairy men with spears are on the menu for this week's Watchcast, as we beam down to the bizarre pleasure planet of Shore Leave, and crash a shuttle craft into The Galileo Seven!
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(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:00:15) - Intro.(00:02:38) - Our first ridiculous episode of the week: Shore Leave!(00:03:38) - What exactly is a Yeoman's job? Also, talk about a casual workplace.(00:06:40) - This is one kooky planet.(00:07:41) - The production history of the episode, and Gene Roddenberry's post-vacation headache.(00:13:58) - Irishmen and tigers and handguns, oh my!(00:16:41) - It's high time we got to the bottom of what Gene's beef with the Irish is all about.(00:21:41) - It's Bones' turn for some inappropriate workplace romance.(00:25:04) - If it hasn't been said previously, let us state emphatically for the record: this is all very stupid.(00:30:04) - People are dying, and weird goopy mannequins are doing the killing.(00:31:47) - The weird power drains, and the eventual reveal.(00:39:15) - Final thoughts on Shore Leave.(00:41:35) - Break!(00:41:56) - We're back, and it's time to get some people killed in The Galileo Seven!(00:47:41) - Continuing to educate Vinny on the many quirks of Star Trek tech and transporters.(00:50:18) - It's time for Spock to take command!(00:54:35) - Oh right, production notes!(00:57:09) - Big spears! Big shields! Big hairy men! I love it!(00:59:31) - Turns out logic may not be enough to get through this.(01:06:15) - Boma really needs to lay off this obsession with burying the dead.(01:08:15) - Captain Kirk has no use for bureaucrats and their schedules.(01:10:28) - There are some VERY funny shots in this episode.(01:13:09) - Sometimes the most logical move is to abandon logic.(01:16:50) - Two men are dead! Hah!(01:21:16) - Outro.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.