Star Trek

Star Trek: The Next Generation-- "The Inner Light"

source: jeffords (Blogspot)

“The Inner Light” does not need much introduction, does it? It is the most personal episode since TOS’ “The City on the Edge of Forever.” not surprisingly, those are two of only four trek episodes to win Hugo awards for Best Dramatic Presentation. It is such a uniquely fascinating, poignant...

Published Thu, Nov 19

Star Trek: The Next Generation-- "The Next Phase"

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The Enterprise is called to assist a crippled Romulan vessel. One assumes bygones are bygones over the whole brainwashing la Forge to be an assassin, attempting to overthrow the Klingon Empire, and the aborted invasion of Vulcan. The Federation is chock full of forgiving souls, no? la For...

Published Thu, Nov 19

Party Favors: Seeing Red

source: Quick Stop Entertainment

The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Volume 2 has 4 episodes from the Riker-Picard era. “Relics” is the most important of the batch since it brings back Scotty (James Doohan) from the original series. He’s stuck on a shipwreck. “The Inner Light” has an amnesiac Picard wake up to a wife on...

Published Wed, Nov 18

Star Trek: The Next Generation-- "I, Borg"

source: jeffords (Blogspot)

It has been a long string of mediocre episodes. Thank goodness we finally get to one. While I enjoy “I, Borg” for the most part, my fondness for it has diminished because of subsequent Trek, notably Star Trek: First: Contact. Many fans do not appear to pay much attention to the fact events in “I,...

Published Tue, Nov 17

Dr. Horrible Strikes Again, And Captain Picard Goes Ghost-Hunting [Comics We Crave]

source: io9

Staying with the media tie-ins, IDW also has the first issues of the weekly Legion: Prophets and the mini-series Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ghosts coming out. Meanwhile, Dark Horse has the much-anticipated all-new Dr. Horrible special issue to satisfy your Whedon Jones for another...

Published Tue, Nov 17

Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation-- "Imaginary Friend"

source: jeffords (Blogspot)

The plot is a terribly contrived mess of elements of some of the worst TOS and TNG episodes. We have a troubled, lonely kid with an overactive imagination who causes trouble for the crew. I just more or less described “Charlie X,” “And the Children Shall Lead,” “The Bonding” “Hero Worship,” a...

Published Mon, Nov 16

CBS Announces New High-end Star Trek Collectibles

source: Trek Today

Hollywood Collectibles will introduce 12″ and 18″ versions of the entire Star Trek universe, from Kirk and Picard from the original series and Star Trek: The Next Generation, to Archer from Star Trek: Enterprise. The first pieces will be unveiled soon ranging from $149.95 to $249.95 and av...

Published Mon, Nov 16

Star Trek: The Next Generation-- "The Perfect Mate"

source: jeffords (Blogspot)

This makes two episodes in a row featuring an ill advised wedding. It is definitely odd the installments were not spaced apart more wisely. “The Perfect Mate“ is not that great an episode, but I give it higher marks than I normally would because of its unintentional hilarity.

Published Sun, Nov 15