The Nexus #99 "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (Patreon)

On this very special edition of The Nexus, we're pulling a mulligan from last year's lost live show and talking (again) about Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home! How nice is it to dial back the seriousness a bit, especially after the previous two harrowing adventures? Why would they send the guy with the Russian accent to track down American nukes? How much did it piss off Big Bill Shatner that Nimoy got a second crack at the director's chair before he got one? And how nice is it to have a Star Trek movie feature a 7th Heaven cast member that isn't a predatory monster? PLUS: We're talking about the Muppets doing WHAT? — [EDITOR'S NOTE: We only realized after the fact that we had the release year wrong on this movie, it came out in '86, not '84, so yes, some of the comparisons we make to Back to the Future are inaccurate. Stuff happens!]

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home stars William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Jane Wyatt, Catherine Hicks, Mark Lenard, Robin Curtis, Robert Ellenstein, John Schuck, and Brock Peters as Admiral Cartwright; directed by Leonard Nimoy.

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 pods and we're super-stoked you chose to spend some time with us—thanks again!

Cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.