# BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#136 - STAR TREK GENERATIONS!

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Podcast: [BACK 2 THE BALCONY](https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186)
Published: 2026-09-03T12:28:17+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/backtothebalcony/3119081
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## Resource

This week we cover the first installment of the "next generation" of Star Trek Films! In the 23rd century, the Starship Enterprise is dispatched to the scene of a giant energy field about to engulf two ships. Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) averts calamity, but is exposed to the field and presumed dead. Years later, the Enterprise's new commander, Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart), learns that one of the disaster's survivors, Dr. Soran (Malcolm McDowell), plans to enter the field by destroying a neighboring star. Picard now must collaborate with an unlikely ally in order to stop him. Hear our take on the film and on the critique of SISKEL AND EBERT. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony

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