In this third novel in his fantasy series, author Harry Turtledove continues the story of the second world war where dragons have replaced fighter planes; behemoths have replaced tanks, leviathans replace submarines, […]
Book Review – Through the Darkness: A Novel of the World at War by Harry Turtledove – Unleashing Terrifying Magic in a World of Dragons
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Firstborn – Strained Father-Son Relationship and Klingon Traditions
Written by Rene Echevarria, Mark Kalbfeld, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Jonathan West The previous episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation gave some closure for Dr. Crusher’s son Wesley. Firstborn […]
Sharpe’s Battle – Got A Scorecard for Who’s Mad at Who?
Written by Bernard Cornwell and Russell LewisDirected by Tom Clegg September 1813 – Wellington is chasing Napoleon back through the Pyrenees into France. A final victory seems close at hand, but the […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Journey’s End – Wesley Crusher’s Pivotal Moment
Written by Ronald D. Moore, Shawn Piller, Antonia King, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Corey Allen In an excellent piece of writing that proves to be a jumping-off point for much […]
Where Have I Been?
I didn’t fall off of the face of the earth or get COVID. Way back in the early days of the internet, there used to be usenet newsgroups that people looked to […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Genesis – Makeup, Special Effects, and Performances
Written by Brannon Braga, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Gates McFadden This is just one of those episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation that sticks in my head. When I’ve […]
Movie Review – The Manchurian Candidate (2004): The Wrong Time for a Thriller About a Presidential Race?
Written by Richard Condon, George Axelrod, Daniel Pyne, and Dean GeorgarisDirected by Jonathan Demme I hadn’t seen the original Manchurian Candidate until a few months prior to seeing the remake. A discussion […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Eye of the Beholder – Discovering Empathic Echoes
Written by Rene Echevarria, Brannon Braga, and Naren ShankarDirected by Cliff Bole For most of the run of Star Trek: The Next Generation, it seemed like the writers didn’t know what to […]
Book Review – Invasion: Colorado by Vaughn Heppner – American Super-tanks vs. Chinese Invasion
This is the third book in Vaughn Heppner’s Invasion series. Set in the not-too-distant future, the world has cooled off due to volcanic activity, creating a food shortage. The United States has […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Masks – Transformations and Beliefs
Written by Joe Menosky, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Robert Wiemer This is one of those episodes that produces two reactions in me. The first is “What were they thinking?” The […]
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