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Picard‘s “The Star Gazer” in Review

If the first season of Star Trek: Picard was a literary tale of the titular Enterprise captain regaining his purpose in the universe late in his life, then the second

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Voyager: “Caretaker” – A Summary of the Story

In Star Trek: Voyager’s pilot episode – the two-part “Caretaker” – there’s an initial promise of tension between the Starfleet and Maquis crews (it only plays out for a few

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Ten Predictions for Picard Season 2

Multiple trailers have been released by Paramount to showcase the second season of Star Trek: Picard. They have hinted that it will be action-packed, and yet still showcase a personal

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Picard Season 1: A Retrospective

“The past is written, but the future is left for us to write.” — Jean-Luc Picard, “Broken Pieces” I’ve watched Season 1 of Picard several times and reflected upon it.

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Picard: “Remembrance” – A Retrospective

“When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past.” — William Shakespeare, Sonnet 30 My first impression of what we could expect to see

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The Face of War: A Review of “Children of Mars”

“You’re a stranger to history, you’re a stranger to war. You just wave your hand and it all goes away. Well, it’s not so easy for those who died, and

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Star Trek Nemesis review

Star Trek Nemesis was released at a time when I honestly didn’t have very much to say regarding Star Trek, somewhat having lost interest in the franchise. Although this is still

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“A Little Adventure”: A Review of the Novelization of TNG: “Encounter at Farpoint”

“Oh no, Number One. I’m sure most of [our missions] will be much more interesting.” — Captain Jean-Luc Picard In my experience, novelizations of the Star Trek episodes and films

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Discovery‘s “The Galactic Barrier” in Review

With a new DMA having appeared, the Federation soon discovers that the controller for this one is more powerful, so it feeds faster and moves in twelve hours rather than

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The Legacy of Star Trek‘s 2nd pilot

“Where No Man Has Gone Before”, the second pilot produced for Star Trek, has had a vitally important, lasting legacy. How it would be received was initially essential to executing

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