Sophomore years have served as turning points for past Star Trek series. Key character arcs and storylines were introduced and cemented in second seasons. Think of how The Next Generation introduced us to the Borg (and Riker’s beard) and how Deep Space Nine‘s began flirting with both serialization...
The premiere of the second season of CBS’ flagship Star Trek series is this week, and after the success of the first season, there’s a lot riding on this season’s shoulders. Not only does Discovery need to avoid the infamous “sophomore slump” many TV shows experience, but it...
The word icon is used ubiquitously today, sometimes to describe characters or symbols that are actually transitory or niche in nature and for which that moniker does not arguably apply. There is little doubt, however, that word icon applies to the character of Spock. There are few characters...
There’s virtually no bigger bombshell that CBS could have dropped on the fan community this past weekend in Las Vegas than the return of Captain Jean-Luc Picard to Star Trek. While there have been whispers of Patrick Stewart returning to Trek for months, nothing was louder (or even...
It’s hard to believe that after years of anticipation, speculation, and excitement, Star Trek: Discovery‘s fist season has come and gone. Now that I’ve watched Discovery‘s fifteen episodes many times over, I’m happy to report that overall, I love this contemporary incarnation of Star Trek and I can’t...
Much ado has been made recently about the new Star Trek series being “grittier” and “darker” than previous iterations of the franchise. It seems that the show, based on its beloved forebears, is not immune to the likes of click bait, with (incensing, to some) titles like “Star...
When Gene Roddenberry ran the first few seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation, he had a deliberate edict that there should be no conflict or drama between members of the bridge crew. This was a limitation many writers of the show balked at, but one might argue...
While not totally surprising, news has trickled out that Discovery‘s premiere episodes are getting pirated… a lot. Pirated enough to make the list of top 10 most illegally downloaded shows on Pirate Bay. This news comes only a couple days after the show’s premiere. My question: why? The...
We’ve long bonded over Star Trek. As you’d expect, my friend Stephen and I have spent hours… probably more like years, dissecting every detail of the Trek universe. Given that a new series premieres in a few weeks (!!!), we’re completely caught up in the excitement of the moment. As part of the Star Trek: Discovery publicity onslaught –...
As a way of coping with the recent onslaught of awful political news, I decided to re-watch – from beginning to end – an entire season of Star Trek. Like most fans I know, when I watch Trek I tend to cherry pick either my favorite or the...
My journey through all of Star Trek is one series nearer to completion. I finished Star Trek: Enterprise, which completes all of the live action series. All I have left is the Animated Series. The end is in sight! Enterprise wasn’t nearly as bad as fan opinion led...
I don’t know why exactly, but good things come in pairs: rice and beans, The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, my four-year old twins, Kirk and Spock, etc. Ever since Star Trek arrived on Netflix UK, I’ve found myself binging on the various TNG two-parters: “The Best...
Hey there, fellow Star Trek fans. It seems like some of you are really angry about Rihanna’s “Sledgehammer” video and its tie-in to Star Trek: Beyond. I’ve seen people say some really ugly things about Rihanna in comments. I mean really, truly, ugly and hateful things, for no...
Star Trek fans can be a hard group to please. We understandably have high expectations for the new series coming to CBS’s All Access platform in 2017. I’ve been purposely avoiding reading every article speculating about it. I don’t want to expect one thing and then get something...
If you frequent Star Trek fan sites, you’ll know there’s a disagreement between groups of fans. This has become particularly apparent now that the news of a new series starting in 2017 has broken. Some are hoping for the new show to push the limits even farther and...
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