While the Prodigy kids finally meet the REAL Janeway and her cronies, guest Kregg Castillo finally meets the XINDI! It’s outrageous! Also, Okona is in this episode for some reason, and that we means we get to reminisce on all the ways that TNG Season 2 was such remarkable television. Kregg doesn&t remember Okona, and Jack also has some startling re…

Guess who’s back? Well, in addition to the spirits of the original Enterprise crew (the NC-1701’s, not the NX) (no, not Pike or April’s, Kirk’s crew) (Yes, the ones from the original SHOW) crew, living on through the will of these weird aliens, it’s Kev, to talk about an initially pretty wild episode of Prodigy with one of the strangest premises we…

Jaxilly has assimilated a new guest, adding Beau Mathew’s knowledge of video games and Japanese language tests to its own. Listeners, I’m telling you, resistance is futile! The day Jack had dreaded and hoped, as recently as the previous episode, would never arrive, is here (in late 2022, I mean). It’s Prodigy’s BABY’S FIRST BORG episode. Does it st…

Prodigy is back (this was WAY before it was canceled), and so is the PD Crew! That·s right, the Prodigy Debut Crew (aka Super Rios Bros) is back, and they couldn·t be happier than to be talking about Barniss. Fucking. FREX and some of the other less important characters. But first, Jack is going to spend an absurdly long time guessing who·s in a Ma…

Jaxilly’s coverage of the Lower Decks season 3 finale is finally released, and you’ll never guess the amazing stars Jack has gathered for this loving tribute to the Golden State. It’s two of SoCal’s most golden, SoCal Scarf boys Sam Stovold and Sean Davis! In addition to their thoughts on this exciting finale, you’ll hear a characteristic AI rant, …

WARNING: If this is your first time listening to this podcast, DO NOT start here, theoretical fan who’s just itching to hear some takes on the 9th episode of Season 3 of Lower Decks in August 2024. For JAXILLY SUPERFANS ONLY (how’s that for some gatekeeping; rather, trying desperately to keep the gates open). For fans of podcasts on life support th…

Dim the lights and put on some popcorn, it’s movie night at Jaxilly! And the loudmouths in the theater this time are none other than Jack, Geoff, and Sean (with a special unbilled guest star (OK, it’s Sam)) showing up to use Crisis Point 2 to reflect on movie tropes, endless quote the Simpsons, talk about the hottest pop culture (of late 2024), and…

Chirp, chirp, CAW, muthafucka! Peanut Hamper is BACK (for the first time) in a Very Special Episode of Lower Decks, and this episode of Jaxilly is also very special because the wonderful Michelle Ugalde flies back to the nest and rejoins the flock to sing her songs about it, songs that Jack, Sean, Sam and Barm are all too happy to join in singing. …

The boys all head back to Deep Space 9 to reopen the wormhole, and they’re just as excited as the Cerritos crew! Kregg, being a Ferengi expert / Dabo Boy, tells everyone AAAAAALLLLLL about Quark and his “Dabo Wheel”. Plus, who can forget faithful Mariner, and her adventures in candle making? Plus, we talk about the HOTTEST new Star Wars show. That’…

HEEEEEY, Jaxilly is FINALLY putting out episodes AGAAAIIIN. This one was recorded nearly a year and a half ago, but it is WORTH THE WAIT. The Super Rios Brothers are at it again, talking about the Spider-Verse, David Lynch and cowboys, Saul Rubinek, the films of Jordan Peele, the raft of delightful Star Trek deep cuts in this episode, and occasiona…

Carlos fucks up another holiday?द्वारा Jack

It’s COVIIIIIID TIME! Jack’s got COVID, and you know what that means. FUN. Especially when Barm, Sam Stovold, and SEEEEEEAAAAAN Davis are talking about Room for Growth, just in time for the finale of the next season of the same show! Listen and enjoy these chucklefucks talking about engineers, Delta Shift, their history with churros, Jellico AGAIN,…

Barm and Future Jack swoop in to rescue a crippled episode. And in the process, make it a hundred times better than it ever could have been before. So listen to them talk over Past Jack, Sam and Sean rating all their past teachers, talk about raising pigs, and maybe even occasionally mention this year old Lower Decks episode. iIt’s sure to put you …

It’s another ApeCast Lower Dex outing, as Jack and Geoff talk about K’Ranch and other silly condiments, as well as the return of Martok (in bootleg Ferengi form!), the appeals of low-key comedy with heart, and list as many variations on “The Most Dangerous Game” as they can remember. It’s the best podcast out there not hosted by a sentient volcano,…

The Cerritos crew may be Grounded, but Jaxilly positively SOARS whenever the PD Crew gets back together! That’s right, friends, you finally have in your ear buds something almost as legendary as Zephram Cochrane’s first warp flight: Jaxilly eps about Lower Decks SEASON THREE, miraculously even before season four has started. Thrill to the gang waxi…

Break out the Cheeza, because it’s time for the annual (?) Discovery album breakdown! This time, Jack and Kev are boogeying down to some smoooooth-ass jazz, making this possibly the chillest Jaxilly episode ever. Fortunately for Larry Carlton, the biggest guitar legend you’ve probably never heard of, he had the foresight to name his 1987 album Disc…

Jaxilly, and its intrepid PD Crew (and Sean) engage the Quantum Drive to travel to New Horizons, in this, the first Orville Bonus – Orville Redentalkin’: The Orvillesode (An episode about The Orville). This episode of the podcast is the guys talkin’ the last four(ville) episodes of The Orvile: Season 3, the ones that went on AFTER Strange New World…

Happy Birthday, Ben(cker). The annual Curb episode is finally here, in a way that makes it not actually annual, but it still has Lauren! This time around, they’re talking about a prettay prettay good season four episode, Ben’s Birthday Party (which also means being sad about no Leon). With the surprising return of Michael the blind pianist, they ta…

It’s finally here, performing for you. It’s Jack, Barm, Sean, Kev Young, and the Enterprise and Farragut Crew! Is this just a cheap attempt at piggybacking off the greatness of a TOS episode? Or is it an using that episode to show us, through a gripping tale of heroism, destiny, and quirks of fate, what kind of a captain and man Pike is? Only Ching…

Hemmer goes to war! The PD Crew (PD Crew is Barm + Reopening the Wormhole) gathers here to mourn the loss of Hemmer, and more importantly, DUKE. They’re also celebrating GORNS, GORNS, GORNS! And puzzling over continuity, but also, finding that they don’t really care when it’s this good. Also, Buckley rules. Jack learns how to properly quote a hip-h…

Golden Ferengiman Kregg Castillo returns to join Barm, Sean Davis and Jack to rejoice at the prospect of the first M’Benga-sode and the return of a holodeck-adjacent flight of fancy, a classic Trek staple. And Hemmer central! Not to say there aren’t problems, however. Your boys have some ideas to improve the episode, like having Martin Short playin…

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Golden Boy Ferengi and Space Merchant expert Kregg Castillo takes his first adventure to a strange new world, accompanied by Barm and Jack. They compare said world to Mustafar and Alexandria (not the real city, the one from Final Fantasy IX, ya dum-dums), imagine what it would be like if Discovery characters were capable of making fun of each other…

Celebrate Carlos coming back from his brush with death, and the new year, with an all new episode recorded eight months ago! And guess what, it’s Jack’s ApeCast co-host Geoff Clarke, talking about Strange New Worlds for the first time. Guess what, like all good-hearted people they love a good body swap, and ship games, and this episode delivers on …

Continuity Carlos is home for the holidays! HOME ALONE, that is. Hold on to your keisters!\\Continuity Carlos is home for the holidays! HOME ALONE, that is. Hold on to your keisters!द्वारा Jack

Barm is back, and he and Jack go head to head, just like the Enterprise and the Gorn. Whoever wins you lose. Not true, every crew member of the Enterprise wins in their estimation, and they’re also talking about the unexpected return of some classic Star Trek feels, some surprising character connections, flora and Hemmer and Uhura, the first look a…

Ghosts of Illyria is the third episode of the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. In this episode of the podcast Jack’s Silly Little Friendly Neighborhood Star Trek Discovery, Short Treks, Picard, Lower Decks, Prodigy and Strange New Worlds Podcast, the host, Jack Stovold, talks about this episode with his brother Sam and their friend Se…

Somethin’s cookin’ at the first annual Jaxilly BBQ! (Formal dress required)! Hmm, smells like fun! Like the COVID that has infected guest Sam Stovold, SNW’s good writing and structure prove infectious to Richard Dunham and Sean Davis as well. Host Jack isn’t immune to good times either, and no damn comet or shepherd or Prime Directive is gonna stop…

Hey, Jack’s FINALLY exploring them Strange New Worlds, and who better to join him than Kev Young (Reopening the Wormhole/The Great Bracket Racket) and BARM? Join them as they rejoice in Pike, marvel at how well-realized this crew is in only one episode, ponder what’s to come, talk about Vulcan genitalia, try to move on with their lives after new re…

Did you know there’s a NEW Star Trek show? That’s right, it came out the SAME DAY as the Picard S2 Finale, which DEFINITELY just happened. Anyways, Jack and Michelle kept drinking for a loooong time after recording the Picard finale ep, until the point they thought it would be a good idea to record a commentary track for the first-ever viewing of t…

Finally, it’s here for you. It’s the last member of Picard Season Two. This pod’s so long, it isn’t funny, can make a Soong cry out for his Kahnny. Can pick up a Crusher with relative ease, make killin’ Qs seem such a breeze. This season may be nonsense, it can’t rank high, but this episode makes one hell of a try!…

This week on Jaxilly, it’s just Jack, Kev, and the final sobering realization that it’s just too late at this point for Season 2 of Picard to stick the landing. That won’t stop them from jiggering up some wacky out-there hail-Mary scenarios for the finale, wondering who finds loooong visually incomprehensible shootouts between faceless mercs in alm…

For the first time in Season 2, Space Merchant expert Kregg Castillo and Richard Dunham (Ghibli Minute, Akira Minute) join Jack and Kev Young (Reopening the Wormhole) to talk about Mercy! They dig in and feast upon Picard and Guinan’s encounter with Agent Faux Mulder, ponder the bizarre implications of Adam Soong’s history, bitch about more magical…

Jack is joined once again by the redoubtable Kev Young (The Great Bracket Racket) and Sean Davis (After the Credits) to puzzle out the increasingly weird workings of Picard Season 2, as they talk about MONSTERS. Notably, Sean sheds some more light on the weird vampire looking thing we only glimpsed last week, Kev and Jack debate the relative merits…

Picard just gets weirder and weirder and yo boys are HERE to talk about it. Picard STALWART Kev Young is joined by faithful Barm and Sean Davis to talk about Link’s Awakening and its relationship to bad fathering, what a Star Trek: Picard video game might be like, the bizarre editing choices in this episode, what is going on with the Borg Queen, wh…

Jaxilly is officially halfway through Season 2 of Picard, and you know what that means! That’s right, it’s a hump day midseason Picarty! And it wouldn’t be much of a Picarty without the ApeCast’s Geoff Clarke and emailer turned guest Michelle Ugalde, making their season two Picard debut to help out Picard experts Kev Young and Jack figure out what …

Weary from Discovery, Sam Stovold and Sean Davis venture to 2024 Los Angeles to hang out with Picardos Jack and Kev Young, and together they paint the town red. Also, La Barre, France. That means, while discussing the adventures of Seven and Raffi in LA, they’re also talking Star Trek IV, how the punk on the bus makes Star Trek part of the MCU and …

Kev and Barm are back for more Picard, and Jack, HIGH on Jerry Goldsmith’s Borg Theme, REALLY decides to let loose and put the SILLY back into Jack’s Silly Little Friendly Neighborhood Star Trek Discovery, Short Treks, Picard, Lower Decks and Prodigy Podcast (some might say annoying). When the fellas can get the occasional words of non-gibbering ma…

Disco Season 4 FINALLY comes to a close, and Jack’s wingmen Sam Stovold and Sean Davis are joined by Ferengi expert Kregg Castillo, who hasn’t watched a single other episode of Season 4 to talk about Jonathan (aka Species 10-C)! The boys dish on a surprisingly decent finale to an okay season of Discovery, but it’s too little, too late. Jack has cau…

Jack loads up Skype, and the enigmatic and inscrutable Sean and Sam emerge from the mist, flashing a complex series of lights and spraying him with hydrocarbons. Classic. Using math, and Chingy lyrics, Jack was able to translate these into audio signals and a podcast, and found out they were just talking about Species 10-C. There are orbs in that h…

Jaxilly is bouncing back to Picard again, and Picardigans Barm and Kevin Young are here for the wild ride as Picard and crew find themselves trapped in a world they never made! Thrill to what is now in retrospect the peak of excitement for Picard Season 2 as the boys talk joys, specifically of digital cats, Alison Pill monologues, Borg Queen Questi…

Screaming!द्वारा Jack

PICARD is back, and so is the PD Crew to talk about it/him. (PD Crew is Barm plus Reopening the Wormhole). They get right into this weirdness by mourning Zhaban, celebrating Sexy Irish Romulans, analyzing El-Aurian aging, pinning down Starfleet academy chronology, remembering Inception, and embracing Spanish technobabble. Never forget, Picard’s a R…

Jaxilly is breaking down barriers with the help of Discovery holdouts Sam and Sean again (Jack’s saviors)! Like our intrepid heroes on Discovery, the boys jump from topic to topic to get to the end of the episode. Notables include taking an immediate liking to this Hirai fellow, celebrating the return of Cronenberg, cringing at the increasingly unc…

The Rios Bros. are crossin’ the Rubicon to talk about Rubicon, apparently the 100th episode of the current age of Trek! To celebrate this momentous occasion, the boys start off by not knowing or recognizing this fact, delve into Crystal Tokyo, celebrate Nhan’s return, count their Soongs, compare the character impressions, rally around a surprise wi…

Discovery is back, yay…? And so are Sean Davis (After the Credits) and Richard Dunham (Ghibli/Akira Minute), joining Jack to bask in the simple pleasures of Haz Mazaro, his many silly similes, and his unique KARMA BARGE. We’re also talkin’ Tarka, Oh Wow Owosekun, and the Federation’s fantastic planning skills. Plus, we close The Book on Boba Fett. …

JAXILLY is back, and so is brother from another mother Barm, and brother of Ryan, Sean, to talk about the ninth episode of this CGI children’s show! And you know what, hey, it ain’t too bad. Join them as they talk about Zero going HAM, the impending (at the time) return of Discovery, what the least funny MCU movie is, original recipe Janeway and so…

JAXILLY is back, and so is brother from another mother Barm, and brother from another podcast, Kevin, to talk about the eighth episode of this CGI children’s show! And you know what, hey, it ain’t too bad. Join them as they talk paint-by-numbers kits, dish on video games , rank Kurtwood Smith’s Star Trek characters, appreciate the best pause music …

JAXILLY is back, and so is brother from another mother Sean, and brother from the same mother, Sam to talk about the seventh episode of this CGI children’s show! And you know what, hey, it ain’t too bad. Join them as they talk about complex temporal mechanics never before seen in Trek, sine waves, 007 for some reason, video games, and so much more!…

JAXILLY is back, and so is Ferengi brother Kregg Castillo to PROFIT from the sixth episode of this CGI children’s show! And you know what, hey, it ain’t too bad. Join them as they talk about having a great Ferengi back again, struggle to remember the treasure-hoarding kooky character from their childhoods, hear again about Jack’s hyper-specific lig…