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The Animated Series’ “The Jihad” in Review

Think The Animated Series is a children’s cartoon? Think again! This episode deals with as mature a theme as religious war and includes an undercurrent of sexual tension between two

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The Animated Series’ “The Eye of the Beholder” in Review

This installment shouldn’t be confused with the similarly titled TNG episode “Eye of the Beholder”. At Dorothy Fontana’s request, this episode was written by David P. Harmon, who also wrote

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In Development: A New Movie Script Featuring Jean-Luc Picard

With the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard having proved a success, Sir Patrick Stewart remains eager to explore his character of Jean-Luc Picard. Even before the last

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Deep Space Nine’s “Emissary” in Review

An astonishing thirty-one years ago, we saw the beginning of a series that’s actually quite different than how we now think of Deep Space Nine. How does it hold up

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An Interview with Strange New Worlds Extra David Jones

Model-turned-extra David Jones appeared as a background actor in “Under the Cloak of War”, the eighth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ second season. What inspired this fledgling actor

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The Animated Series’ “The Slaver Weapon” in Review

Before this episode, the Kzinti were referenced in “The Infinite Vulcan” and a member of the species briefly appeared as part of the Elysian Ruling Council in “The Time Trap”.

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The Animated Series’ “The Ambergris Element” in Review

This episode’s writer, Margaret Armen, also wrote the TOS episodes “The Gamesters of Triskelion”, “The Paradise Syndrome” and “The Cloud Minders” as well as the TAS episode “The Lorelei Signal”.

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The Animated Series’ “The Time Trap” in Review

Take time for this episode. It’s no trap! Log Entry The USS Enterprise explores the Delta Triangle, where many ships have mysteriously disappeared. Sensor disruption occurs and a Klingon warship,

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The Animated Series’ “The Terratin Incident” in Review

The fact this episode was written by Paul Schneider, who previously wrote such key TOS episodes as “Balance of Terror” and “The Squire of Gothos”, raises expectations for this installment.

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The Animated Series’ “Mudd’s Passion” in Review

How passionate can viewers of the original animated Star Trek show be when it comes to this particular episode? Let’s delve into the details, aiming for clarity, not muddiness… Log

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