In-depth critical reviews of Star Trek and some other sci-fi series. Includes all episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Prodigy, and Str
And I've had enough of vague primitive village societies seen through the boring lens of supposed anthropological study. These villagers (which include such spinoffTrekguest stars as Penny Johnson and Brian Markinson) are phoned in as story subjects. Meanwhile, we have all the predictable mechanics...
Star Trek: The Next Generationfound its footing in season three and, in “Yesterday’s Enterprise,” produced an episode that stands tall not only with the best ofTNG, but with the best of the entireStar Trekfranchise.
Star Trek: Phase II, also known by its official title Star Trek II (not to be confused with the earlier 1975-1976 revitalization attempts bearing the same title), was planned to be the first live-action spin-off television series of Star Trek: The Origin
They lack the forehead ridges that were seen on Star Trek: Enterprise and in the TNG-era series and films. The Romulan actors spent two and a half to four hours getting their makeup done; the actors had three prosthetics applied to their ears and foreheads, while Eric Bana had a ...
The "Picard Day" banner last seen in the TNG episode "The Pegasus" (S07, E12). (Image credit: CBS) How to watch "Star Trek: Picard" will air first on CBS All Access, a subscription streaming service offered by CBS and the home of "Star Trek: Discovery." CBS and Amazon Studios ...
I thought I’d start off with “City on the Edge of Forever” from the original series, which I’ve never seen, but I’m open to suggestions about other can’t-miss episodes of Star Trek, TNG, Deep Space Nine, Voyager or Enterprise. Click to expand... From a quick gla...
*Here in the US around 1988 (shortly before season 2 of TNG), Frakes and Roddenberry hosted a special presentation of Star Trek, where they aired The Cage for the first time on national TV, and then gave some insights into what was going to happen in season 2 of TNG. BL....
Star Trek was a science fiction television series created on Earth in the late 1960s by Gene Roddenberry. Though it achieved little success in its original run, it inspired several films and spin-off series years later. The series has had a huge impact o
Those episodes haven’t lived on in many fans’ minds as highlights of the series, but there are others in the final season that have much better reputations. “The Pegasus” uses that most tried-and-true Trek trope, the rogue admiral, in this case Terry O’Quinn as Commander Riker’s ...