If there’s one thing that makes the fifth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation stand out, it’s the lack of the “alien of the week” syndrome. The season opens with the […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season Five on DVD – The Legacy of Gene Roddenberry
Book Review: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks – How The Phantom Menace Novel Enhances the Film
There’s a saying that the books are better than the movie. That’s usually true when the book came first. It’s not always true when the movie came first. In the case of […]
Rest in Peace, Eddie Van Halen
I was fortunate enough to see Van Halen several times. Once, in 1982, when David Lee Roth was still the lead singer, and a couple of times with Sammy Hagar singing lead. […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Time’s Arrow Part I – The Consequences of Data’s Fate
Written by Joe Menosky and Michael PillerDirected by Les Landau As season-ending cliffhangers go, Time’s Arrow Part I is one that has a good story and weaves a good mystery. The problems […]
Book Review: Stiff Arm Steal by A.J. Stewart – A Detective’s Humorous Mystery
Here’s the first story in the series about former minor-league baseball player turned detective, Miami Jones. If you cringe at the name, I don’t blame you. When I started this book, everything […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Inner Light – Patrick Stewart’s Emmy-Worthy Performance
Written by Morgan Gendel and Peter Allan FieldsDirected by Peter Lauritson When Star Trek: The Next Generation was first announced and I looked at the cast list, with the exception of LeVar […]
Movie Review: The River Wild – Beautiful Scenery and the Wrong Story?
Written by Denis O’NeillDirected by Curtis Hanson Although much of the plot of The River Wild is inherently predictable, there are enough twists that coupled with some terrific performances make this film […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Next Phase – Ro and Geordi: Ghosts of the Enterprise
Written by Ronald D. MooreDirected by David Carson The Enterprise comes to the aid of a Romulan science vessel that has blown a graviton generator. Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) leads an away […]
Thoughts for October 3, 2020
It’s going to be a cool night tonight. I can feel it already. It’s just after 6PM and already it’s down to 52°F. No frost advisory, but still going to be chilly. […]
Book Review: Fifty Hikes in the White Mountains: A Guide to Hiking My Favorite Place on Earth
I had an older edition of Fifty Hikes in the White Mountains back when I used to go hiking with friends, fifteen years and three kids ago, so I was happy to […]
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