Written by Joe Menosky, Naren Shankar, Brannon Braga, and Rene EchevarriaDirected by Cliff Bole There’s sort of an unwritten rule in many series, but in science fiction ensemble series in particular, that […]
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Book Review: Into The Darkness by Harry Turtledove – Magical Realism in World War II Setting
I’ve never been a fantasy reader before now. The closest I’ve ever come before I picked up this novel is when A Wrinkle in Time was required reading in sixth grade. But […]
Riker’s Mental Struggle in ‘Frame of Mind’ – Star Trek: TNG
Written by Brannon Braga and Rene EchevarriaDirected by James L. Conway As the seasons wore on, there was a big danger of the characters beginning to stagnate. For a while, it seemed […]
Horatio Hornblower: The Adventure Continues: Mutiny & Retribution
Written by T.R. Bowen, Ben Rostul, and C.S. ForesterDirected by Andrew Grieve Nations need heroes… Heroes make the impossible believable… This two-disc set opens with Horatio (Ioan Gruffudd) imprisoned in Kingston, Jamaica […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Chase – A Deeper Look into Star Trek’s Bipedal Aliens
Written by Joe Menosky, Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, and Rene EchevarriaDirected by Jonathan Frakes Rarely during the run of any of the Star Trek series was there an episode that completely […]
Norwegian Encore Transatlantic Cruise – November 2, 2019
Last year on this date my son and I were embarking on our first Trans-Atlantic voyage. It also happened to be the inaugural voyage of Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, Encore. It […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Lessons – The Emotional Evolution of Captain Picard
Written by Ronald Wilkerson, Jean Louise Matthias, Brannon Braga, and Rene EchevarriaDirected by Robert Wiemer In the original Star Trek series, it didn’t seem as if Captain Kirk had any scruples about […]
Facebook Sucks: Lazy Attempts at Hate-Speech Censoring Goes Awry
I’m currently banned from Facebook for 24 hours, and it’s one of the two worst days of the year for me. Today, my oldest daughter, who committed suicide, would have turned 30. […]
Corona Virus Diaries: October 31, 2020 – Happy Halloween
Boo! Life’s scary enough this year, did we really need Halloween? My grand-daughter did our local “trunk or treat” and that made her happy. In rural areas, instead of trick or treating […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Starship Mine – A Closer Look at Plot Holes
Written by Morgan Gendel, Brannon Braga, and Rene EchevarriaDirected by Cliff Bole Starship Mine is an episode that seems to incorporate the story from the first-season episode 110010001 with the action-hero-like qualities […]
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