TrekRanks Podcast Jim Moorhouse

It's a personal TrekRanks deep dive of those "Top 5 Comfort Characters" that everyone has. It's the go to characters you gravitate toward when you need an episode that you know is going to settle you down and bring you to a place of Zen – or that place of comfort. Our veteran panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Debbie Moltisanti and Ryan Riddle each come up with their own unique take on defining their "comfort characters" that see big name characters, recurring characters and one-off characters all get selected.

"Long will we Rank! Long will we Rank!" After five great seasons, it's time to bid adieu to Star Trek: Discovery with our "Top 5 Discovery Season 5 Moments." Our panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Caleb Dorsch and Jordan La Fordan break it all down with TrekRanks Matrix by choosing their favorite production elements, behind-the-scenes creatives, characters, episodes and one Dabo Round wildcard pick. The red directive has been lifted for this episode, so download and listen now!

Our longest running series returns with the "Top 5 Scenes with a Beam." It's the 16th edition of our great "Scenes in Trek" series, and this time we are going broad, because a scene with a beam can be just about anything. A transporter beam, a phaser beam, a tractor beam, a deflector beam – the list just keeps on going! Our expert panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Claire Little and Ken Reilly go deep on this one, even dissecting the many different definitions of the word "beam." Beam yourself up for this one.

It doesn't get much more clear that the "Top 5 Love Letters to Trek." This week on TrekRanks our expert panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Heather Kirby, Chris Chaplin and Patrick Carlin, do a deep dive into those episodes that pay respect to the core of Star Trek. Our crew covers a lot of ground from the heart and soul of the franchise, to the mechanics of the show, and, of course, to the series' 60-year history. This one you can't miss.

"Fire!" As in "Abstract Fire," which sees TrekRanks return to one of our most popular recurring topics. This week it's a discussion of one of the original "elements" – fire, which, of course, can mean a lot of different things in the Star Trek universe. This is a fun one for host Jim Moorhouse and guests Bill Mann and Craig Main to get deep into the lore of Star Trek through a lens one wouldn't expect. Nothing is too abstract for TrekRanks!

We celebrate the many great guest actors that have helped make Star Trek what it has been for the past 60 years by celebrating the "Top 5 Recurring Actors." It's a huge, massive topic and we cover a lot of ground in this one with host Jim Moorhouse and guests Daniel Martin and Peter Hong. From unknown gems to recognizable names, these incredible performers give life to the words on the page and have been integral to the success of Trek through their craft. This is a fun topic getting into the production side of things (and is a nice companion piece to Episode 131 highlighting the "Top 5 One-Off Guest Stars").