Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 2, Episode 20 “The Emissary” is very much a spiritual sequel to “Heart of Glory” in that it drops some more substantial Worf lore while continuing to fill in more of how Klingons … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of TNG) – “The Emissary”
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 6, Episode 18 Family gatherings are a big part of the holiday season, and they can often prove to be awkward ordeals we don’t look forward to. Who among us hasn’t had to … Continue reading You Jingle Trek to Me? – “Starship Mine”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “Phantasms”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “Distant Voices”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “The Thaw”
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 2, Episode 16 Antagonistic alien races are a staple of many sci-fi properties and help to fill out the colorful mythology of a property. Each chapter of the Star Trek franchise has featured … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of TNG) – “Q Who”
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 2, Episode 11 “Contagion” is Original Recipe Star Trek in a very similar way to “Arsenal of Freedom” – not mind-blowing, but solidly entertaining with enough great hooks to be a memorable episode … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of TNG) – “Contagion”
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 2, Episode 9 From the beginning, one of the defining traits of Star Trek was its unflinching handling of social and political issues. The finesse with which it tackled themes like bigotry and … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of TNG) – “The Measure of a Man”
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 1, Episode 21 “Arsenal of Freedom,” like much of Season 1 of The Next Generation, is not an amazing episode, but it is an all around entertaining one. I appreciate adventures that utilize … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of TNG) – “The Arsenal of Freedom”
***Content Warning: Mention of rape.*** Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 1, Episode 6 As I’ve said before, I really love when Star Trek goes totally bonkers with high concept ideas that probe the limits of imagination. “Where No … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of TNG) – “Where No One Has Gone Before”
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 1, Episode 20 Lieutenant Worf was a colorful part of The Next Generation cast, providing some alien intrigue and a symbol of how the passage of time had mostly healed the animosity between … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of TNG) – “Heart of Glory”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 6, Episode 6 Oh, man. I’ve been waiting to do this one for a while, because it’s my #2 favorite Deep Space Nine episode. “Sacrifice of Angels” (sick title, brah) is an absolutely … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Sacrifice of Angels”
Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 23 The cheesy Hallmark Channel Christmas romance movie has become a well-known meme that’s already been through several cycles of self-reference and parody. The classic template is of a big city gal cooling … Continue reading You Jingle Trek to Me? – “11:59”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “The Adversary”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “The Haunting Of Deck Twelve”
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “Night Terrors”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 6, Episode 5 Of all these initial six episodes, “Favor the Bold” feels the least like a self-contained story, but it’s a very entertaining and tense episode nonetheless. Structurally, it’s a setup for … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Favor the Bold”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 6, Episode 4 What I loved about Deep Space Nine’s Season 6 opening arc was the upending of the show’s status quo. The Starfleet crew had abandoned the station while the non-Starfleet characters … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Behind the Lines”
This is the space for our members to discuss and share their creative projects, ranging from written works to drawings, photography, and even craft projects such as knitting and woodworking. Self promotion is welcome (websites where we can view and/or … Continue reading The Creative Endeavors Thread Closes Out 2023
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 6, Episode 15 Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a classic holiday tale that is superficially about Christmas, but is in actuality a character study about a bitter and twisted man forced to … Continue reading You Jingle Trek to Me? – “Tapestry”
This is the space for our members to discuss and share their creative projects, ranging from written works to drawings, photography, and even craft projects such as knitting and woodworking. Self promotion is welcome (websites where we can view and/or … Continue reading The Creative Endeavors Thread Crawls Out of a Creepy Castle (Creatively)
