There has been a great deal of movement over the last decade or so to stop celebrating Columbus Day. Most of the argument has to do with what happened to the Native […]
Another Reason We Shouldn’t Celebrate Columbus Day: It’s All A Lie
Patti Aliventi
Once upon a time there was this website called Epinions. I wrote thousands of reviews there. I love books, movies, and television; mostly science fiction. I'm a gun-totin', meat-eatin' liberal with libertarian leanings who will voice my opinion.
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season Four On DVD (Original Release) – Character Growth and New Formats
By the time season 4 rolls around in the Star Trek: The Next Generation universe, the show has evolved. In the beginning, it seemed to be driven by the protagonists; the “alien-of-the-week” […]
Movie Review: Battle for the Planet of the Apes – Why Planet of the Apes Ends with Inconsistencies
Written by Pierre Boulle, Paul Dehn, and John William CorringtonDirected by J. Lee Thompson As if things weren’t getting bad enough in the last installment of this series, Conquest of the Planet […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Unification Part II – Picard and Spock’s Journey
Written by Michael Piller and Rick BermanDirected by Cliff Bole At the end of Unification Part I, Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the android Data (Brent Spiner), both disguised as Romulans, have […]
Book Review: Invasion California by Vaughn Heppner – Intense Futuristic Warfare Novel
When I initially started reading this series, I put it under the category of alternate history, even though it was about the future. I did that largely due to the weaponry. Although […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Unification Part I – Spock’s Journey to Romulus Explained
In one of the first real episodes that draws together the original Star Trek series and Star Trek: The Next Generation, Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), a longtime Federation Ambassador, goes missing. Intelligence […]
Visiting Almanzo Wilder’s Boyhood Home in Malone, NY
I gave myself a treat for Labor Day weekend. Looking at the COVID infection rates, I saw that northern New York State was on par with what we’ve seen where I live, […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Game – Why Wesley Always Saves the Day in Star Trek
Written by Brannon Braga, Susan Sackett, and Fred BronsonDirected by Corey Allen This episode brings Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) back aboard the Enterprise for a visit while on vacation from Starfleet Academy. […]
My 9/11 Story
I lived just outside New York City for most of my life. For 27 years, I lived in Elmont, NY and when I got married and we bought a house we moved […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Disaster – The Crew in Crisis
Written by Ronald D. Moore, Ron Jarvis, and Philip A. ScorzaDirected by Gabrielle Beaumont The episode begins innocently enough, with the Enterprise between assignments, traveling through space, with no problems expected. Of […]
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