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3.1 Mellow Submarine
The bad - if hardly new - news: the first season of TNG really doesn't work. The good - if hardly new - news: it fails in ways that are far more interesting than the ways most other shows succeed.
Ric Crossman
Jun 7, 202210 min read
3.1.25 Who Do You Think You Are?
A look back at how we've reached this point.
Ric Crossman
Jun 2, 202210 min read
3.1.24 The Replacement Killers
I suspect this is going to take some time.
Ric Crossman
May 24, 202226 min read
3.1.23 "...If I Was In LA"
Here at last.
Ric Crossman
May 17, 202211 min read
3.1.22 "This First Parting There Was Among Us"
“It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.”- Victor Hugo
Ric Crossman
May 10, 202216 min read
3.1.21 The Solar System Cannot Be Reformed
I'm hearing disturbing rumours that capitalism might be bad.
Ric Crossman
May 3, 202217 min read
3.1.20 "Guided By The Beauty Of Our Weapons"
What happens when the gun-runners run out of track?
Ric Crossman
Apr 26, 202212 min read
3.1.19 The Dogmas Of The Quiet Present
It's time for Hurley, griles
Ric Crossman
Apr 14, 202210 min read
3.1.18 "It's A Damned Show Trial!"
It’s time for an accounting.
Ric Crossman
Apr 5, 202215 min read
3.1.17 "There Can't Be So Much As A Microbe..."
Doesn’t this all seem a little familiar?
Ric Crossman
Mar 27, 20229 min read
3.1.16 The Prepubescent Seven
A story that’s based around children, but which has no interest in them at all.
Ric Crossman
Mar 15, 202211 min read
3.1.15 "Galloping Around The Cosmos Is A Game For The Young"
Your standard tale about how reclaiming one’s lost youth is a quixotic quest.
Ric Crossman
Feb 27, 20229 min read
3.1.14 I Got 1100011 Problems
“11001001” is not a good episode.
Ric Crossman
Feb 13, 20229 min read
3.1.13 Men Are From Earth, Women Are From Angel One
Just when I thought I was out, etc.
Ric Crossman
Jan 30, 20229 min read
3.1.12 Lost In Translation
BLOG FIGHT!
Ric Crossman
Jan 16, 202211 min read
3.1.11 The Lives Of Others
This one is a lot of fun. That’s certainly not all it is, though.
Ric Crossman
Jan 2, 202214 min read
3.1.10 Don't Tell The Bride
Empathy is not an easy thing to get right.
Ric Crossman
Dec 16, 202116 min read
3.1.9 Games And The Gamers Who Game Them
After a seven-episode recess, Q has returned to the bench. The trial of mankind can continue.
Ric Crossman
Dec 2, 202114 min read
3.1.8 Revenge Is A Dish Best Served With Gratuity Included
The Ferengi are back!
Ric Crossman
Nov 18, 20219 min read
3.1.7 The Day He Didn't Die
Eesh. Punishment zone is right.
Ric Crossman
Nov 4, 202110 min read
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