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1.1.12 Use Your Illusion II
The Menagerie (Part 2) OK, so. This one’s a clip show… Mystery Science Theater 2267 This isn’t automatically a problem. A show with...
Ric Crossman
Jan 11, 202212 min read
6.1.11 Cake Or Death
Silent Enemy Silent but deadly, this one. Get it? Because it blows right past you, stinking of shit. "How English; Everything Stops For...
Ric Crossman
Jan 9, 20228 min read
5.1.11 Stockholm Syndrome
Heroes And Demons Oh good. It’s another holodeck malfunction. The Boxes Of Delight It’s easy to read that as sarcasm, I’m sure. Actually,...
Ric Crossman
Jan 6, 202213 min read
4.1.11 Death In The Clouds
Vortex At first glance, “Vortex” looks like an anomaly. With the exception of “Silent Enemy” (and we’ll get to that sinking, burning...
Ric Crossman
Jan 4, 20228 min read
3.1.11 The Lives Of Others
The Big Goodbye This one is a lot of fun. That’s certainly not all it is, though. For a seemingly basic – frothy, sure, but basic -...
Ric Crossman
Jan 2, 202214 min read
2.1.11 The Vowels Are Not What They Seem (Bonus Post)
Detecting non-random signals in "The Terratin Incident" Today’s question, utterly nonsensical even by IDFC standards, is nevertheless one...
Ric Crossman
Dec 30, 202112 min read
2.1.11 Small Potatoes
The Terratin Incident OK, fine. I admit it. Not one of my better titles. I’m not sure I could get around the pun even if I tried, though....
Ric Crossman
Dec 28, 20217 min read
1.1.11 Use Your Illusion I
The Menagerie (Part 1) What’s past is prologue, or so the saying goes. A saying, if you’ve noticed, that’s usually trotted out when the...
Ric Crossman
Dec 26, 20218 min read
6.1.10 "Remember A Trash Can"
Cold Front One of the earliest conclusions we came to regarding our fifth generation was that it could not follow on directly from its...
Ric Crossman
Dec 23, 202111 min read
5.1.10 Eat, Betray, Love
State Of Flux The problem with promise is that sooner or later, that promise has to be honoured. These Maquis In The Marquee “State Of...
Ric Crossman
Dec 21, 202111 min read
4.1.10 Escher's Spiral
The Nagus "I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: “The bigs hit me,...
Ric Crossman
Dec 19, 202111 min read
3.1.10 Don't Tell The Bride
Haven Empathy is not an easy thing to get right. One Last Digression On Why Vulcans Are Bad The necessity of empathy is something that...
Ric Crossman
Dec 16, 202116 min read
2.1.10 Ill-Met By Starlight
Mudd's Passion Holy Prophets, this is worse than “Code of Honor”. [Content warning: references to sexual assault.] "The Rankest...
Ric Crossman
Dec 14, 20218 min read
1.1.10 Third Time's A Charm
The Corbomite Maneuver A new beginning. And only just in time. “The Corbomite Maneuver” is often referred to as “the third pilot”, for...
Ric Crossman
Dec 12, 202111 min read
6.1.9 "Star-Spangled Eyes"
Fortunate Son This is quite the turnaround. “Fortunate Son” isn’t just significantly better than “Civilization”, it expertly targets and...
Ric Crossman
Dec 9, 20218 min read
5.1.9 The Pleasure Principle
Prime Factors Shh, don’t worry. No need to be scared. It was bound to happen sometime, with a franchise that flirts with science as often...
Ric Crossman
Dec 7, 202116 min read
4.1.9 Shout "Allamaraine!" And Sit Down
Move Along Home LIQUID ASSETS, INTESTINAL BLOCKAGES, A SURFEIT OF SCATHES QUINT: GAMES, my friends. Don’t you just wish you were in them?...
Ric Crossman
Dec 5, 202111 min read
3.1.9 Games And The Gamers Who Game Them
Hide And Q After a seven-episode recess, Q has returned to the bench. The trial of mankind can continue. The Honourable Judge Q Presiding...
Ric Crossman
Dec 2, 202114 min read
2.1.9 "By Definition Alone, Sequels Are Inferior..!"
Once Upon A Planet Poor Lewis Carroll. First he dies, and then this happens. Support Your Local Artist “Once Upon A Planet” isn’t all...
Ric Crossman
Nov 30, 20218 min read
1.1.9 We Can Forget It For You Wholesale
Dagger Of The Mind “How am I supposed to remember you When you won’t let me forget?” Barenaked Ladies, Leave “Dagger of the Mind” is a...
Ric Crossman
Nov 28, 202111 min read
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