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Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation-- "The Masterpiece Society"

07 Nov 2009 23:54:00 PST

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords)
“The Masterpiece Society” is based on another script that had been bouncing around the TNG office. The plot centers around a genetically engineered “perfect” society which does not want the ’inferior’ Enterprise crew among them, even when the crew is trying to save the colony from being...

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Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation--"Unification II"

03 Nov 2009 20:17:00 PST

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords)
It is not that bad, but the opening verbal duel with Spock and Picard is the weakest of both episodes. They are just throwing out all of Spock’s plan in one lump in order to justify his being on Romulus before the action starts. Jeri Taylor even makes an effort to distract us with aquip from Spock...

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Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation--"The Game"

31 Oct 2009 22:54:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords)
May I now present ’The Game,” which shall forever be known as the worst episode of Tng and a portent of some of the dreck Brannon Braga would write through the rest of televised trek’s run. This episode was so bad, Gene Roddenberry died what the before it aired just to spare himself the agony.

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Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation--"Redemption, Part I"

26 Oct 2009 18:34:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords)
The episode is the penultimate story in the season long theme of the Romulan-Duras conspiracy to take over the Klingon Empire. It began with the selection of Picard as Arbiter of succession, the murder of the current chancellor, Worf’s discommendation under false pretenses, the murder...

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3-D Lenticular Star Trek Review

21 Oct 2009 12:33:17 PDT

Written by T'Bonz
Adam “Mojo” Lebowitz, co-creator of the original Ships of the Line calendar series, thought it would be a great idea to use lenticular printing to make hi-resolution, lenticular 3-D art. Three different ships were chosen: the USS Enterprise 1701 (no bloody A,B,C or D!), the most recent E...

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Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation--"The Drumhead"

21 Oct 2009 09:12:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords)
The episode’s story ties in with the season arc of a Romulan-Duras conspiracy to take over the Klingon Empire. A Klingon spy is exposed to be a Romulan collaborator because he believes the Empire has grown weak by its alliance with the Federation. An overzealous Starfleet admiral takes the...

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Star Trek news and blogs - November 08, 2009

08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Star Trek news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation--"A Matter of Time" -- by noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) from Eye of Polyphemus
• Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation--"Devil's Due" -- by noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) from Eye of Polyphemus
• Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation--"The Wounded" -- by noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) from Eye of Polyphemus
• Opinion: Star Trek 1038: The Starless World -- by Siskoid(noreply@blogger.com) from Siskoid's Blog of Geekery
• Opinion: Star Trek 1036: Kingdom of the Damned -- by Siskoid(noreply@blogger.com) from Siskoid's Blog of Geekery
• Opinion: Star Trek 1035: The Rift! -- by Siskoid(noreply@blogger.com) from Siskoid's Blog of Geekery
• Opinion: Star Trek 1030: Strangers in Strange Lands! -- by Siskoid(noreply@blogger.com) from Siskoid's Blog of Geekery
• Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation--"The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" -- by noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) from Eye of Polyphemus
• Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation--"Hollow Pursuits" -- by noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) from Eye of Polyphemus
• Opinion: Star Trek 1022: The Flight of the Albert Einstein -- by Siskoid(noreply@blogger.com) from Siskoid's Blog of Geekery

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Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation--"First Contact"

15 Oct 2009 04:43:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords)
The powers that be finally broke the mold with “First Contact.” For the first time, we see what a first contact situation when the prime directive no longer applies would look like. What we get is an homage to ’50’s science fiction films in which the aliens are the Enterprise crew. I would call t...

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Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation--"Family"

02 Oct 2009 13:33:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords)
The situations is more poignant because it is obvious Picard is still damaged even farther down the line. The subplot of his return to France here is whether he will take an Earthbound engineering job rather than return to Starfleet. (Never mind he is not an engineer.) For a career oriented ma...

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Opinion: Star Trek 1024: Antimatter

27 Sep 2009 06:29:20 PDT

Written by Siskoid(noreply@blogger.com)
CONTINUITY: The antimatter tanker is called Phoenix, presumably after Zefram Cochrane's historical ship (First Contact). The terrorists are remnants of the Circle (The Circle). Admiral Nechayev has been supervising DS9's operations since Emissary. Her choice of replacement for Sis...

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Opinion: Star Trek 1020: Forbidden Fruit

22 Sep 2009 20:01:07 PDT

Written by Siskoid(noreply@blogger.com)
PLOT: Wesley invents an alternative to the transporter, the hyperport, that promptly beams an alien named Pierce from a plague-ridden planet. He tries to convince Wesley not to pursue the invention and when that doesn't work, infects the ship's water supply with a plague. He explains tha...

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Opinion: Star Trek 1000: Debt of Honor

03 Sep 2009 03:00:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Siskoid)
DIVERGENCES: The Klingon-class cruiser used by the Romulans at the time of The Doomsday Device would make dialogue in The Enterprise Incident redundant. There is a schism and possible civil war between smooth and bumpy headed Klingons, which contradicts even the comics continuity in w...

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Opinion: Star Trek 968: Planet of Judgment

02 Aug 2009 07:25:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Siskoid)
DIVERGENCES: For the first time ever, Kirk and his landing party are wearing body armor. McCoy seems a lot more comfortable and knowledgeable about "ancient" medicine (like sutures) here than he is in ST IV. McCoy has a communicator with an antenna (unless they mean the flip cover acts as an...

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Opinion: Star Trek 955: To Walk the Night

20 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Siskoid)
CONTINUITY: Crew from the original pilot that appear include Christopher Pike, Number One, Philip Boyce, Yeoman Colt and José Tyler. Scotty was chief engineer aboard Pike's Enterprise (TOS novel: Enterprise: The First Adventure). Spock finds it hard to think of a scenario in which he wo...

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Opinion: Is Star Trek A Religion? [Strange Questions]

29 May 2009 09:00:00 PDT

Written by Mark Strauss
Star Trek has long been described as a cult phenomenon…but is it an actual cult? Some anthropologists think so. Following the example of anthropologist Margaret Mead, they lived among the natives and studied their rituals-that is, they went to Star Trek conventions and fan clubs. Here's...

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Opinion: Did Star Trek Change Your Life? [True Confessions]

13 May 2009 16:41:27 PDT

Written by Annalee Newitz
But then there's your private Star Trek, the story that matters to you. For me, Star Trek: TNG is always going to be a personal story about finding community and solving problems even when it hurts. That will never change, no matter what happens. And for its many passionate fans, Star Trek is a z...

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The Sexualization of Spock [Star Trek Review]

07 May 2009 13:04:56 PDT

Written by Annalee Newitz
When celebrated science fiction writer James Tiptree, Jr. (AKA Alice Sheldon) started watching Star Trek in the 1960s, she wrote in letters to her friends about how the one aspect of the show that truly fascinated her was Spock. She wrote a fan letter to Leonard Nimoy, explaining that his se...

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Opinion: Star Trek sets critics’ phasers to “fun”

06 May 2009 21:29:21 PDT

Written by David Pepose
If you care about this universe (and I do, damn it), you won’t sit passively through J.J. Abrams’s restart Trek. You’ll marvel at the smarts and wince at the senselessness. You’ll nitpick it to death and thrill to it anyway. David Edelstein, New York Magazine

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Review: Invigorated Star Trek Sparkles With Wit, Spectacle

06 May 2009 21:00:23 PDT

Written by Hugh Hart
Tiny Enterprise Models Channel Quirky Star Trek VisionsNew Star Trek Trailer Sets Course for Fan BuzzHello, Romulus! Star Trek Premiere Goes on TourNew Star Trek Will Be Younger, Faster, LouderAbrams’ Star Trek, Original Series Meet in Mashup

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Opinion: 10 Science Fiction Prequels, Ranked By Crappiness [Triviagasm]

23 Apr 2009 00:52:41 PDT

Written by Charlie Jane Anders
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "prequel" was actually invented for science fiction by Anthony Boucher, writing in the Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1958. But prequels have become ever more common in recent years, with prequels to The Thing and I Am Le...

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Countdown Offers Much More Than A Prelude To Trek Movie [Review]

06 Apr 2009 00:30:27 PDT

Written by Graeme McMillan
Countdown - plotted by the movie's Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, and scripted by Tim Jones and Mike Johnson from Orci and Kurtzman's production company - doesn't just set up next month's JJ Abrams-led reboot in style (complete with great art by David Messina); it also offers what may be...

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Opinion: Star Trek 758: Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise

04 Jan 2009 06:21:00 PST

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Siskoid)
DIVERGENCES: The dates are based on the FASA role-playing game's timeline and often contradict accepted canon. There are a heck of a lot of references to corporations for a world where money is supposed to be a thing of the past (maybe it isn't yet). The appendix indicates that the Enterpris...

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Opinion: Star Trek Tweaker Talks Perils of Remastering Original Series

10 Dec 2008 15:17:00 PST

Written by John Scott Lewinski
See also: Review: Tweaked Star Trek Shines in New HD DVD SetStar Trek's 10 Cheesiest Classic CreaturesNew Star Trek Will Be Younger, Faster, LouderBootleg Star Trek Trailer Shows Young Kirk, SpockWorries Surface as Abrams Previews Star Trek in EuropeNew Star Trek Teaser Posters Beam...

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Opinion: SciFi Power Ranking - December 8, 2008

07 Dec 2008 21:43:19 PST

Written by Todd Brown
What happened, J.J.? Your relaunched Star Trek has tumbled all the way off the list from first place last week. Is it disinterest? Disaster? Nope, it's just been an incredibly busy week in the land of science fiction. Between Terminator, Watchmen, and a surprising amount of scifi television...

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Catching Up: Star Trek Preview Impressions From a Casual Fan [Off Topic]

20 Nov 2008 16:58:40 PST

Written by Brian Lam
Inside, I don't usually get star struck, but how can a geek not get excited seeing both Harold from Harold and Kumar and Sylar in the same theater sitting in the same row watching themselves on the screen. And it was Trek! Not the old Trek, and Not even Next Generation, but a new kind of Trek with...

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Opinion: New episodes of Star Trek?

04 Sep 2006 07:04:00 PDT

Written by Brett Love
Filed under: Science Fiction, OpEd, Video, WebWell, kind of. Star Trek: New Voyages aims to pick up where the original Star Trek left off by filming new adventures for Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the crew of the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701. This is not your ordinary fan film project though. Now a...

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