Written by Naren Shankar, Spike Steingasser, William N. Stape, and Rene EchevarriaDirected by Alexander Singer As the final season of Star Trek: The Next Generation wound down, it seemed that family was […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Homeward – Exploring the Prime Directive
Book Review: Foreign Deceit by Jeff Carson – A Thrilling Tale in Colorado and Italy
I was purchasing a book for another series I was in the middle of when this came up in the suggested reading. It was available through my Kindle Unlimited subscription, so I […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Pegasus – A Closer Look at Starfleet’s Cloaking Technology
Written by Ronald D. Moore, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by LeVar Burton I groaned when I saw the opening sequence. The Pegasus starts out like it’s going to be another one […]
Movie Review: Picking up the Pieces – It Should Have Been “An Alan Smithee Film”
Written by Bill WilsonDirected by Alfonso Arau Every now and then I come across a movie that looks so absurd, I just know it has to be funny. When I read the […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Parallels – A Multiverse Adventure – Worf’s Reality-Shifting Journey
Written by Brannon Braga, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Robert Wiemer When Star Trek: The Next Generation was good, it was very, very good. Parallels was one of those episodes that […]
Book Review: Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen – A Unique Blending of Comedy and Crime
I haven’t decided yet how I feel about Carl Hiaasen. I was told to try his books if I liked quirky macabre mysteries with a sense of humor. After reading Tourist Season, […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Inheritance – Dr. Julianna Tainer’s Secret Revealed
Written by Dan Koeppel, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Robert Scheerer In Inheritance, the Enterprise travels to the planet Atrea IV which is on the brink of a natural disaster. Their […]
Sharpe’s Gold – So Far, the Low-Point of the Series
Written by Nigel Kneale and Bernard CornwellDirected by Tom Clegg Summer 1813 – Wellington’s Army is driving the French out of Spain. Before they can reach the protection of Napoleon’s Marshal Soult, […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Force of Nature – A Poor Environmental Message
Written by Naren Shankar and Rene EchevarriaDirected by Robert Lederman In most television shows, when the episode is designed to send a “message”, the most effective way is very subtle. Usually, there’s […]
Book Review – Doc: A Memoir by Dwight Gooden and Ellis Henican – A Mets Fan’s Reflection on Dwight Gooden’s Struggles
I’ve been a Mets fan for as long as I can remember. I have a vague memory of watching a baseball game very young, on my parents’ black and white television in […]
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