Sci-fi media franchise that began with Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 1, Episode 20 The first season of Deep Space Nine was a much more coherent and watchable one than The Next Generation’s first – not just in terms of visual and stylistic consistency, … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “In the Hands of the Prophets”
Rutherford has an identity crisis. Mariner and Boimler run the Starfleet recruitment booth at a job fair. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S3E05 Review: “Reflections”
Captain Freeman and the engineers take a mandatory spa vacation. Tendi, Boimler, and Mariner race against Delta Shift to get better quarters by hacking the room assignment lottery. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S3E04 Review: “Room for Growth”
“The Tholian Web”Star Trek: The Original Series – Season 3, Episode 9 “The Tholian Web” is an interesting entry, for it sidelines Kirk for the majority of its runtime to provide a character study/conflict for (you guessed it) Spock and … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “The Tholian Web”
Tendi starts senior science officer training. Boimler, Rutherford, and Mariner clear telepathic mines from the site of a Federation science outpost. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S3E03 Review: “Mining the Mind’s Mines”
Boimler says yes to new experiences, while Mariner rankles at Ransom’s provocations. Rutherford’s R&R goes awry. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S3E02 Review: “The Least Dangerous Game”
The crew of the Cerritos is back! But they’re in trouble. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S3E01 Review: “Grounded”
***Content Warning: Discussion and imagery of torture*** “Chain of Command, Part II”Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 6, Episode 11 What’s wonderful about “Chain of Command, Part II” is how engrossing and unexpected it is as compared to “Part … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Chain of Command, Part II”
“Chain of Command, Part I”Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 6, Episode 10 “Chain of Command,” from The Next Generation’s Season 6 might be the most interesting two-parter of the show’s entire run. It doesn’t have the singular distinction … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Chain of Command, Part I”
“The Vulcan Goodbye” / “Battle at the Binary Stars”Star Trek: Discovery – Episodes 1 & 2 Star Trek: Discovery, the first Trek series since Enterprise was unceremoniously cancelled, represents the next evolution of the property. In the intervening 12 years … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “The Vulcan Hello” / “Battle at the Binary Stars”
“Darmok”Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 5, Episode 2 I’ve been doing this column/feature for a couple years now, and it’s the first time I’ve ever done anything like it. Each one is a fair amount of work that … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Darmok”
The tenth and final episode of the first season of Strange New Worlds has gone live and we’re hoping to see a lot of classic Trek fans here to talk about it! The show will be on the Paramount+ app … Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 Episode #10 Discussion
The ninth episode of the first season of Strange New Worlds has gone live and we’re hoping to see a lot of classic Trek fans here to talk about it! The show will be on the Paramount+ app in the … Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 Episode #09 Discussion
“Rejoined”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 4, Episode 6 Throughout its run in the 20th century (and even into the new millennium), Star Trek’s track record with queerness was not great. Acceptance of queer identities in modern mainstream pop … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Rejoined”
The eighth episode of the first season of Strange New Worlds has gone live and we’re hoping to see a lot of classic Trek fans here to talk about it! The show will be on the Paramount+ app in the … Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 Episode #08 Discussion
To Boldly Sew is a recap of DS9 episodes of Star Trek, with a specific focus on the fashions of the many aliens and other characters that make up the universe. All screenshots come from trekcore.com. In this installment, we discuss: Star Trek … Continue reading To Boldly Sew: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The seventh episode of the first season of Strange New Worlds has gone live and we’re hoping to see a lot of classic Trek fans here to talk about it! The show will be on the Paramount+ app in the … Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 Episode #07 Discussion
The sixth episode of the first season of Strange New Worlds has gone live and we’re hoping to see a lot of classic Trek fans here to talk about it! The show will be on the Paramount+ app in the … Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 Episode #06 Discussion
The fifth episode of the first season of Strange New Worlds has gone live and we’re hoping to see a lot of classic Trek fans here to talk about it! The show will be on the Paramount+ app in the … Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 Episode #05 Discussion
“No Small Parts”Lower Decks – Season 1, Episode 10 Although Lower Decks is not the first animated Trek series, it’s still been a unique chapter in the Star Trek mythos that has pushed the franchise into new territory. The first … Continue reading You Talking Trek To Me? – “No Small Parts”
The fourth episode of the first season of Strange New Worlds has gone live and we’re hoping to see a lot of classic Trek fans here to talk about it! The show will be on the Paramount+ app in the … Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 Episode #04 Discussion
