EPISODE 023

 This week the SyFy Sistas look at the thirteen Star Trek films to see how Black actors have fared in them. We rate the TOS crew, the TNG crew, and the Kelvin crew on inclusion. With a Bechdel-Wallace type test that we call the Cultural Inclusion Checklist we hold these films up to an IDIC mirror.  

 It’s our first Trek Geeks Crossover Show with the Divine Treasury. The fun we had with our Fandom Friday social media posts made the Sistas curious about collecting. So, we go to the pros, Mike Bovia and Jamie Rogers, host of our sister show The Divine Treasury, for an overview on collecting.  

We look at the special relationship Captain Jean-Luc Picard maintains with three amazing Black women; Guinan, the El-Aurian bartender, Lily Sloane from the film Star Trek: First Contact(1996), and Raffaela (Raffi) Musiker,  his quest companion in the series Picard.

Join us for a chat with Malissa Longo, co-host of the 7th Rule Podcast with Cirroc Lofton and Ryan Husk. Malissa is not only a business owner and the wife of our beloved Aron Eisenberg, but a dancer, actor, and artist in her own right.

This week the SyFy Sistas sit down with Lucila M or Dr. Luz to talk about our other favorite Chief Engineer, B'Elanna Torres. She is brilliant, passionate, and loyal, but with deep-seated issues.  B'Elanna 'sciencing' her way out of trouble, makes Tom Paris grow up, and faces her inner demons. 

As LeVar Burton wraps up his week guest-hosting Jeopardy, the SyFy Sistas celebrate him with a look back at Star Trek: TNG and its Chief Engineer, Geordi LaForge. But being the Sistas, they also discuss a serious omission in Picard, and an 'if-only' alternate ending to the Leah Brahms storyline.  

We come to the end of Falcon's story. The Sistas are okay with "a Black man carrying the Stars and Stripes" but they are split on the new costume. Yvette and Tamia won't give Bucky a break about that phone call, and everybody is so done with Karli.  Subrina finds a Marvel Easter Egg! J.D. you did it

The Sistas ask: Can you be a superhero without being super? Yvette keeps it real, deconstructing the dilemma of lost people. It's back to the everyday with a Tina Fey reference, snatching Lemar's Black Card, and Tom Hanks (?). Tamia wants more on the Blip,  J.D. sees the human side of John Walker. 

The Sistas ask: Can you be a superhero without being super? Yvette keeps it real, deconstructing the dilemma of lost people. It's back to the everyday with a Tina Fey reference, snatching Lemar's Black Card, and Tom Hanks (?). Tamia wants more on the Blip,  J.D. sees the human side of John Walker. 

Things get real in “Power Broker” as Sam and Bucky are involved in a jailbreak and spy antics in the search for Karli, the Angry Child. We discuss poor Bucky’s reprise as the Winter Soldier.    Evil Madripoor, wicked sartorial choices, and a killer cameo round out  Episode 3.  

The Sistas react viscerally to the Falcon and the Winter Soldier #102. Tamia does her best to keep the discussion on track, J.D. drops more Easter Eggs, Yvette goes to Lord of the Rings, Subrina makes a temporal incursion to Episode 3, Fran is clear about Walker, and we ALL wonder about Lemar. 

From a Sista in the Seat to a Brother with the Shield, J.D. leads Fran, Subrina, Tamia, and Yvette into a deep discussion covering DC vs. Marvel comics, code-switching, big sisters and little brothers, and all sorts of Marvel Easter eggs.  It isn’t Star Trek, but trust them to get it in somehow.

Is the fandom finally ready for a Sista in the Seat?
A Black female lead on the bridge is an idea that sent a vocal minority of Star Trek fans into a feedback loop. But relax, because Michael Burnham is really our hero, James T. Kirk!  

Latina/Klingon B'Elanna Torres of Star Trek: Voyager and Belter Naomi Nagata of The Expanse are our favorite chief engineers. Besides being two of the smartest characters in sci-fi, they also have enthralling story arcs that border on 'messy.' But who would want with you in a firefight?

 It’s STNG’s fan-favorite “Darmok” and an episode of Doctor Who called  “Midnight.” Both episodes examine the frustration and fear induced by the inability to communicate. But the REALdrama is will J.D.’s diabolical episode pairing turn Tamia and Subrina into Tardis-loving Whovians? 

The Sistas discuss the impact of the 1997 TV movie Cinderella, starring Brandy Norwood and Whitney Houston, on multiple generations of Black women.  Did the Whitney Houston production of this classic fairy tale with its color-blind cast help lay the foundation for Black leading ladies to come? 

From Kirk and Spock to Burnham and ??? What makes this unique and critical relationship work. What characteristics are common to the leaders of each franchise, and what makes their union stand out? Join Fran T, Tamia, and Subrina for a discussion of the dynamic duos of Star Trek.

We said we had a BIG surprise and it is epic. Our very first guest is none other than Mr. Cirroc Lofton who played Jake Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Happy Valentine's Day!