Tag: 1996
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STAR TREK REWIND: “Homefront,” “Paradise Lost”
“Don’t kid yourself, Ben. This Pandora’s Box of yours…we’re opening it together.” Neither the consequence of patriotism nor nationalism, Starfleet Command wages a war against the citizens of Earth by way of fear-mongering. That’s a word we hear much more often these days. After a terrorist bombing is revealed to be the handiwork of the…
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STAR TREK REWIND: “False Profits”
“We have to out-Ferengi… the Ferengi.” Captain Janeway? Neelix? The crew of Voyager? Outwitted by a couple of Ferengi on a distant planet in the Delta Quadrant? Is this possible? The U.S.S. Voyager picks up what appears to be a wormhole and investigate a nearby Class-M planet where Chakotay and Paris discover something less than…
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STAR TREK REWIND: “Flashback”
“Structure. Logic. Function. Control. The structure cannot stand without a foundation. Logic is the foundation of function. Function is the essence of control. I am in control. I am in control.” To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the franchise, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine produced episodes featuring characters from the Original…
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STAR TREK REWIND: “Basics, Part I,” “Basics, Part II”
“A fitting end for a people who would not share their technology. Let’s see if you manage to survive…without it.” The Kazon were never my idea of a “worthy” adversary for the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager, primarily because of their reputation for stealing technology (they’re almost a nomadic version of the Borg but strangely…
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STAR TREK REWIND: “Homefront,” “Paradise Lost”
“Don’t kid yourself, Ben. This Pandora’s Box of yours…we’re opening it together.” Neither the consequence of patriotism nor nationalism, Starfleet Command wages a war against the citizens of Earth by way of fear-mongering. That’s a word we hear much more often these days. After a terrorist bombing is revealed to be the handiwork of the…
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Extreme Cinema! “Is It Safe?”
Would ya do me a kindness? Don’t slam the fuckin’ door! So, we usually talk about movie directors on the fringe with their respective peers. The first episode we recorded was about the deceased David A. Prior, low-to-no budget filmmaker, Deadly Prey and The Deadliest Prey. Fred Olen Ray, Mark Goldblatt, Rowdy Herrington. Tonight, we’re…
Misadventures in Blissville 