This review was a salute to the cliches of television, specifically science-fiction. Seven DVDs worth of pleasure arrived on my doorstep a few days ago. That’s seven DVDs worth of the best […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Three on DVD – A Science Fiction Cliché Celebration
Series Rewatch – Sharpe’s Rifles: The Common Man’s Journey in Napoleonic Wars
Written by Bernard Cornwell and Eoghan HarrisDirected by Tom Clegg Someone who read my Horatio Hornblower reviews recommended to me the DVDs in the Sharpe series (original novels by Bernard Cornwell). Since […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds Part I – The Next Generation’s Best Cliffhanger
Written by Michael Piller and Ronald D. MooreDirected by Cliff Bole This was the first real season-ending cliffhanger for Star Trek: The Next Generation, and in my opinion, it’s the best one […]
Babylon 5: The Complete First Season on DVD – A Deep Dive into its Epic Story Arc
The science-fiction series Babylon 5 aired for five seasons in syndication. More than any other series before it, Babylon 5 consisted of an ongoing story arc – a serial-type show. For this […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Transfigurations – Picard’s Christ-Like Dilemma
Written by Rene Echevarria and Ronald D. MooreDirected by Tom Benko This particular episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation strikes me as one where the writers started off the story with […]
Book Review – Colonization: Aftershocks by Harry Turtledove: Is That It?
Author’s note: This was written in 2002. A sequel was written in 2004 that helped with a lot of the issues I had here. Seven books total comprise the Harry Turtledove alternate […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Menage a Troi – Lwaxana Troi’s Hilarious Ferengi Encounter
Written by Fred Bronson, Susan Sackett, and Ronald D. MooreDirected by Robert Legato Every now and then, just when you think Star Trek: The Next Generation is taking itself way too seriously, […]
Corona Virus Diaries: August 2, 2020
First, the pup. The good news is we’ve definitely turned a corner and she’s getting better. She’s been acting more like her old self. Her paws aren’t bleeding and seem to be […]
Star Wars: The Truce at Bakura by Kathy Tyers – The Story After Return of the Jedi
When George Lucas first looked into producing Star Wars movies again, he commissioned a series of three novels to help him build up fan interest and determine how well a new series […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Sarek – Exploring Aging and Emotions
Written by Peter S. Beagle, Marc Cushman, Jake Jacobs, and Ronald D. MooreDirected by Les Landay In the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Encounter at Farpoint, fans were given […]
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