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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 2 On Earth, there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. Well, it’s easy to be a Saint in … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “The Ship”
The Star Trek: Picard series is set to wrap up a large chunk of The Next Generation era of storytelling when it comes to the live-action side of things as its ten-episode run has now arrived. The series is getting … Continue reading ‘Star Trek Picard’ Season 3 Episode #01 Discussion
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 1 One of the many things that makes Deep Space Nine the best Star Trek series was that it almost always killed it when it came to two-parters (not to mention … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Apocalypse Rising”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 18 As problematic as the Ferengi could be, I still appreciate their inclusion and greater emphasis in Deep Space Nine (even if the episodes that focus on them weren’t my favorites). … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Business As Usual”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 4 One of Deep Space Nine’s important distinctions among Star Trek series was its heavy emphasis on war. It was the first time a long-running war was depicted in a Trek … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Nor the Battle to the Strong”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 10 Deep Space Nine’s most controversial aspect was the religious Chosen One theme applied to its lead character, Benjamin Sisko. Star Trek had been decidedly, even passionately atheist from the start. … Continue reading You Talking Season 5 DS9 to Me? – “Rapture”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 13 Deep Space Nine quickly earned a reputation (and even criticism) as a darker and grittier Trek series. It’s easy to see why, what with its more exotic alien locale, a … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “For the Uniform”
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 3, Episode 15 The “reset button” is a handy sci-fi plot device that has been used by Star Trek many times across its various series, and usually to potent effect. In many cases … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Yesterday’s Enterprise”
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 4, Episode 2 “The holidays” are largely synonymous with “awkward family encounters.” Familial relationships can be fraught with difficulty for any number of reasons, ranging from simple social discomfort to deep pain stretching … Continue reading You Jingle Trek to Me? – “Family”
Nobody had signed up for this thread yet, so here’s an excuse to throw up something that makes me happy. For the past six years, John C. Worsley has been putting out expertly edited Star Trek videos, reworking scenes and … Continue reading The Star Trek Christmas Songs Night Thread
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Sandwich Class Baked Goods Class Soup Class Stay tuned for Part 2! Continue reading Bored And Hungry Admiral Thinks Up Starship Names Part 1
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? – “Much Ado About Boimler”
Captain Freeman tries to convince Starfleet not to decommission all California-class ships. Mariner begins to doubt Petra’s good intentions. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S3E10 Review: “The Stars at Night”
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? – “Persistence of Vision”
A reporter visits the Cerritos to do a story on second contact missions. Captain Freeman wants to make a good impression, but some of the crew don’t put their best foot forward. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S3E09 Review: “Trusted Sources”
Boimler goes off-script in his own Holodeck adventure. While Mariner tries to snap him out of a funk, Tendi and Rutherford pursue the main quest line. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S3E08 Review: “Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus”
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 Alternate”
Peanut Hamper, the exocomp who went AWOL, finds herself stranded on a planet of primitive bird-people. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S3E07 Review: “A Mathematically Perfect Redemption”
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? – “Identity Crisis”
The Cerritos visits Deep Space Nine. Tendi meets another Orion in Starfleet, and Bold Boimler tests his luck at Quark’s dabo table. Mariner tries to make a good first impression on her girlfriend’s friends. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S3E06 Review: “Hear All, Trust Nothing”
