Series by originally by Teacher on the Edge-ish, now run by ZniviZalochin discussing Star Trek
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 2, Episode 21 “Peak Performance,” while not too deep or thoughtful (aside from one killer Picard line), is still a fun action-adventure story. It’s the kind of episode that Season 2 of TNG … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of TNG) – “Peak Performance”
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”
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”
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? – “Scientific Method”
