Sci-fi media franchise that began with Star Trek: The Original Series
The second of three planned seasons are underway and the seventh episode has gone live today! As a heads-up here for TV regulars, a couple of us put together an unofficial spreadsheet for TV show discussion/reviews requests since there wasn’t … Continue reading Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode #07 – Monsters Discussion
The second of three planned seasons are underway and the sixth episode has gone live today! As a heads-up here for TV regulars, a couple of us put together an unofficial spreadsheet for TV show discussion/reviews requests since there wasn’t … Continue reading Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode #06 – Two of One Discussion
“In a Mirror Darkly, Part 1”Star Trek: Enterprise – Season 4, Episode 18 As discussed previously, Enterprise’s utilization of Star Trek’s continuity was at times questionable. But the fourth (and sadly, its last) season saw an enthusiastic embracing of the … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “In a Mirror Darkly, Part 1”
The second of three planned seasons are underway and the fifth episode has gone live today! As a heads-up here for TV regulars, a couple of us put together an unofficial spreadsheet for TV show discussion/reviews requests since there wasn’t … Continue reading Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode #05 Discussion
That title works two ways! Because we’re back with a new episode AND the book ThoughtsThoughtsThoughts and I read for this is The Return by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Psych guest star William Shatner. We discuss Kirk’s characterization, how … Continue reading A Trek Through the Pages – The Return
The second of three planned seasons is underway and the fourth episode has gone live today! As a heads-up here for TV regulars, a couple of us put together an unofficial spreadsheet for TV show discussion/reviews requests since there wasn’t … Continue reading Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode #04 – Watcher Discussion
“Regeneration”Star Trek: Enterprise – Season 2, Episode 23 Enterprise shamelessly cribbing from previous Star Trek series (and movies) is one of its core attributes/flaws. And here they’re at it again! Much in the same way that it heavily referenced the … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Regeneration”
The second of three planned seasons is underway and the third episode has gone live today! As a heads-up here for TV regulars, a couple of us put together an unofficial spreadsheet for TV show discussion/reviews requests since there wasn’t … Continue reading Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode #03 – Assimilation Discussion
The second of three planned seasons is underway and the second episode has gone live today! As a heads-up here for TV regulars, a couple of us put together an unofficial spreadsheet for TV show discussion/reviews requests since there wasn’t … Continue reading Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode #02 – Penance Discussion
The season premiere came out a few days ago and I didn’t see anyone starting a topic for discussion on it, so I’ve added this. As a heads-up here for TV regulars, a couple of us put together an unofficial … Continue reading Star Trek Picard Season 2 Episode #01 – The Star Gazer Discussion
Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Star Trek: The Original Series took an interestingly circuitous and winding pop culture path – a short-lived, cancelled television show followed by an almost decade-long break before returning as a six-part film series that would … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “First Contact”
“Spock’s Brain”Star Trek: The Original Series – Season 3, Episode 1 I admit that my experience with The Original Series is spotty. It wasn’t the Star Trek I grew up on, and because of its uneven track record I haven’t … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Spock’s Brain”
***Content warning: Discussion of racism in the U.S.*** “Far Beyond the Stars”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 6, Episode 13 The most enduring aspect of Star Trek’s appeal is its futuristic utopia. In each episode (or film) the characters … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Far Beyond the Stars”
“The Inner Light”Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 5, Episode 25 The “It Was All a Dream” story type is one of the longest-running in modern pop culture – The Wizard of Oz film popularized it over 80 years … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “The Inner Light”
“Threshold”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 15 Well, here we are. Hey, bad episodes happen to every show – even one as marvelous as Star Trek. And “Threshold” is definitely, definitely one of them! It’s a very special bad … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Worst of Voyager) – “Threshold”
No write-up this week. I’ll be back with some actual content next week, but in the meantime – and as always – feel free to discuss anything Trek related! And thank you to everyone who voted for this feature in … Continue reading “You Talking Trek To Me?”
“In the Cards”Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 25 Christmas – it’s the giving season! The annual avalanche of Christmas-focused pop culture entertainment seems to rarely focus on the central aspect of the holiday – giving gifts. … Continue reading You Jingle Trek to Me? – “In the Cards”
Having been very familiar with the run of Star Trek: Voyager, I pretty much knew which episodes I wanted to cover for the “Best Of” feature. But there were some close and sometimes difficult decisions, for as many amazing episodes … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – Best of Voyager Runner-Ups (Part 2)
Having been very familiar with the run of Star Trek: Voyager, I pretty much knew which episodes I wanted to cover for the “Best Of” feature. But there were some close and sometimes difficult decisions, for as many amazing episodes … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – Best of Voyager Runner-Ups (Part 1)
I’ve been doing this Star Trek feature for a little while and it’s been a mostly fun experience. I’d written about Voyager here and there (prompted by suggestions in the comments) and as always, gave my honest thoughts and comments. … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – Best of Voyager Recap
“Endgame”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 7, Episodes 25 & 26 No, not that “Endgame…” Well, here we are – at not only the last installment of this “Best of Voyager“ feature, but the final episode of Voyager itself! It’s been … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager Finale) – “Endgame”
