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Star Trek: Picard‘s “Farewell” in Review

Star Trek: Picard reaches the end of the second season rollercoaster ride with episode ten, “Farewell”. With a few loose ends still to tie up, exactly how do you conclude

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Strange New Worlds‘ “Strange New Worlds” in Review

No, that’s not a typo or cut-and-paste error; the premiere episode of the latest Star Trek series shares its title with the series. After a teaser narrating the expectations of

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The Story of Composing “Falor’s Journey”

“It is a tale of enlightenment, consisting of 348 verses. It may not be necessary to include the complete narrative.” – Tuvok, “Innocence” In the second season of Star Trek:

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An Interview with Fred Bronson, Part 1: Robert April

One of the characters in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is Admiral Robert April, played by Adrian Holmes. I recently interviewed Fred Bronson, who wrote for

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Five Hopes for Strange New Worlds

With Star Trek: Strange New Worlds due to premiere later this week, I thought I would express my aspirations for the entire series, rather than just the first season. Since the

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Star Trek Cuisine

Starfleet’s Far-Out Food 23rd century Starfleet eating can be weirdly colorful and infinitely wacky. So, in this article, I ask… would you eat a plate of colored cubes?! We’re all

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Discovering Strange New Worlds

In a few days, Paramount+ will debut the latest Star Trek TV series – Strange New Worlds. Following their appearance in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, these are the voyages of Captain

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Defending Discovery‘s Design Differences: Getting Personal

“Because ‘personal’ means personal.” – Captain Pike, “Light and Shadows” In this article, I’ll address frequent criticisms regarding the more personal aspects of Star Trek: Discovery‘s first two seasons. I

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Wil Wheaton’s Still Just a Geek in Review

Wil Wheaton’s new book Still Just a Geek is an annotated update of his 2002 book Just a Geek. I listened to the audio version of the book, narrated by

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Farewell, Harold Livingston

In the same year Star Trek: The Motion Picture experiences a spectacular rerelease in movie theaters and is receiving more positive fan attention and evaluation than ever before, we are

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