Month: July 2023
Bernadette Croft’s Modus Operandi
A good time was had by all when I recently conducted an exclusive interview with Bernadette Croft, the costume designer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. But what regularly goes
Read MoreStrange New Worlds‘ “Under the Cloak of War” in Review
What was all that “shoot up with glowing blue stuff to get Matrix-style bullet-time powers to kick Klingon ass” with M’Benga and Chapel in the season premiere? Well, we’re not
Read MoreStrange New Worlds‘ “Those Old Scientists” in Review
This is the long-awaited crossover with animated series Lower Decks. It was announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 and given an early debut screening at San Diego Comic-Con 2023. Summary
Read MoreBruce Horak Interview, Part 1: Imminent Trek
(Disclaimer: This interview took place before the current SAG-AFTRA strike.) The second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds establishes that several of the show’s characters have clearly been affected
Read MoreStrange New Worlds’ “Lost in Translation” in Review
The “previously on” lead-in is particularly worth bearing in mind this time. A lot of things in the recap tie into this episode. Summary The Enterprise, under newly promoted Fleet
Read MoreAn Interview with Kherkovian Voice-Over Performer Anjuli Cain
Just before the SAG-AFTRA strike began, I lucked into an exclusive interview with Anjuli Cain, who plays the ethereal roles of Blue and Yellow in this week’s episode of Star
Read MoreStrange New Worlds‘ “Charades” in Review
It’s this year’s Comedy Vulcan Episode time… Yeah, that seems to be an actual thing with this series, and again it involves Spock’s arranged engagement to T’Pring requiring attention at
Read MoreIn Defense of Star Trek: Prodigy
It turns out that Star Trek: Prodigy is and could again be something unique in the collective consciousness that fills the vacuum of genre television. It served a distinct purpose
Read MoreStar Trek and the Strike
Since 2 May 2023, the Writer’s Guild of America has been mired in one of the longest strikes in recent memory. The main goals of the strike are the following:
Read MoreStrange New Worlds‘ “Among the Lotus Eaters” in Review
Remember when we saw — way back in “The Cage/The Menagerie” — Captain Pike fight a primitive warrior in a flashback to a botched first contact mission on Rigel VII?
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