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Published: Aug. 10, 2014, 3:26 a.m.

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Intelligence Gathering,\\nPart 1.

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While each season gave us a glimpse at numerous missions of the\\nEnterprise-D, there were no doubt many more eventful days for the\\ncrew that we never heard about. Set between the fifth-season\\nepisodes "The Next Phase" and "The Inner Light," IDW\'s Intelligence\\nGathering fills in some of the blanks from mid-to-late TNG. Penned\\nby the writing duo of Scott & David Tipton with art by David\\nMessina, these five issues show us an untold entanglement between\\nthe Enterprise and the Romulans as we are taken through several\\nseemingly distinct stories.

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In this episode of Literary Treks Matthew Rushing and\\nChristopher Jones walk through the first two issues of the\\nfive-part series to learn more about the Federation\'s follow-up to\\nMemory Alpha, why jet skis aren\'t just for water anymore, and how\\nmuch of Worf\'s character growth on The Next Generation wasn\'t seen\\non the screen, but rather in comics. We also discuss why Data is\\nthe Master of PowerPoint, why privacy doors were installed on later\\nversions of the holodeck, and why the Federation flagship is being\\nsent to resolve a labor dispute involving a dam.

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In our news segment we try to figure out why Star Trek and\\nPlanet of the Apes are a perfect match that\'s long overdue, get\\nsome more tidbits from Peter David about a new New Frontier, and\\ntouch on the second part of The City on the Edge of Forever from\\nIDW and John Byrne\'s latest photo comic, Time\'s Echo.

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News

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Star Trek meets Planet of the Apes (3:29)

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Peter David confirms new New Frontier (8:03)

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The City on the Edge of Forever Part 2 now available (9:20)

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John Byrne\'s Time\'s Echo now available (11:42)

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Sponsor: Audible (14:16)

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Feature: Intelligence Gathering, Part 1

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Lost Stories from TNG Season Five (16:29)

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Daystrom One Is ALIVE! (22:32)

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Mystery Attackers (32:19)

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Another Dam Mission (40:42)

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Diplomatic Worf (44:31)

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Final Thoughts (53:46)

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Closing (56:46)

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