Near the end of Star Trek, The Next Generation’s sixth season, there was an ep titled “Second Chances.” Enterprise visits a planet to locate important research data. It just so happens that it stems from a mission 8 years earlier, where a young Lt. Will Riker *almost* didn’t make it off the planet via transporter.Continue reading “Star Trek, TNG’s greatest missed opportunity”
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Why is Star Trek VS Star Wars even a Thing?
Full disclosure right out of the box, that of the two, my allegiance is to Star Trek, but fear not. I’ll be fair and balanced here. Once in a while, I’ll run into a rather devoted Star Trek fan, who is in discussion with a devoted Star Wars fan. Almost inevitably, the little digs startContinue reading “Why is Star Trek VS Star Wars even a Thing?”
Picard’s not so bad.
I’m speaking of CBS All Access’s Star Trek: Picard that aired earlier this year. When I first heard they were doing the show, and that initially, Stewart didn’t want to do it but they talked him into it, it kinda sounded a bit like elder abuse. Maybe done with smiles, arms around the shoulder andContinue reading “Picard’s not so bad.”
Doctor Who part 5
In 1987, as Doctor Who was at its nadir, us Star Trek fans were starved for more Trek and we got Star Trek: The Next Generation. It didn’t matter that the majority of the first two seasons were not great. The fans were starving for it and we’d forgive anything. In 2005, us Who fansContinue reading “Doctor Who part 5”
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