Tag: Enterprise
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STAR TREK REWIND: “Singularity”
“You’re lucky you’re a decent engineer because you obviously don’t know anything about writing.’” The galaxy is a death-trap, filled with pockets of space, nebula, and gas giants that drive ordinary, well-mannered humans nuts. This being a large galaxy, there’s a whole variety of mental conditions to be derived from spacial events. In “The Tholian…
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STAR TREK REWIND: “Carbon Creek”
“They revel in violence. They devote what little technology they have to devising ways of killing each other.” Three Vulcans walk into a bar! No, really. They did. They really did. I’d estimate it’s been about two months since Archer returned from the 31st century with a big can of whoop-ass he opened on Silik.…
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STAR TREK REWIND: “Shock Wave, Part I,” “Shock Wave, Part II”
“We’re going to stumble, make mistakes – I’m sure more than a few before we find our footing. But we’re going to learn from those mistakes. That’s what being human is all about.” The trouble with the “Tinker Bell” character (though originally written as a stand-alone construct) is that it too often becomes a crutch…
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SHIP TO SHIP: A Star Trek Podcast “Second Chances”
SHIP TO SHIP: A Star Trek Podcast Show 201 “Second Chances” The Original Series was on the verge of cancellation. The Next Generation had a rocky beginning and an awkward sophomore year. Deep Space Nine established that what Star Trek needed was, above all else, good writing in order to thrive. Voyager and Enterprise suffered…
Misadventures in Blissville 