Written by J. Michael StraczynskiDirected by Richard Compton I was there at the dawn of the third age of mankind. It began in the Earth year 2257, with the last of the […]
Star Trek: That Which Survives – It’s No Wonder the Series Didn’t Survive this Season
Written by Michael Richards, John Meredyth Lucas, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Herb Wallerstein The Enterprise encounters a planet that can’t be explained. It’s only a few thousand years old […]
DVD Review: Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies – There’s No “Mickey Mouse” Here
I never realized before viewing the Walt Disney Treasures collection DVD, Silly Symphonies that there were so many cartoons with the Disney name on them which didn’t feature the characters I’ve come […]
Agent Carter: Bridge and Tunnel – Surviving Toxic Masculinity
Written by Eric Pearson, Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus, Jack Kirby, and Stan LeeDirected by Joe Russo Following the end of World War II, things changed and didn’t at the same time. Women […]
DVD Review – Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black & White Volume 2
Following the popularity of the first collection of black and white vintage Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts, Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White, the good folks at Disney decided to […]
Star Trek: The Mark of Gideon – Failed Execution in Many Ways
Written by George F. Slavin, Stanley Adams, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Jud Taylor Sometimes a story sounds great on the surface; I can hear the pitch for this one […]
Mark Twain – A Documentary by Ken Burns
He wrote as though there had been no literature before him… as though he had discovered the art of telling a story about these folks that inhabit this continent… And that there […]
Star Trek: Let That Be Your Last Battlefield – All Lives Do Matter
Written by Oliver Crawford, Lee Cronin, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Jud Taylor Star Trek got away with many cultural commentaries over its short run, due to the fact that […]
Agent Carter: Now Is Not the End – Life Goes On
Written by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Stan Lee, and Jack KirbyDirected by Louis D’Esposito My adventures in watching the Marvel Universe in chronological order now lead me to the series Agent Carter. […]
Star Trek: Whom Gods Destroy – Mental Illness in the 23rd Century
Written by Lee Erwin, Jerry Sohl, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Herb Wallerstein The problem with writing for the future is that the writers craft stories from the time they […]
