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"Let's Book!": IDFC 1.1
The first IDFC book approaches! (Artwork by @ harrysaxon.bsky.social ) That's right! A mere - checks dates - Jesus , a mere two and half...
Ric Crossman
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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1.1 "The Cradle Of The Best And Of The Worst"
The Original Series Season 1 Retrospective Well, this is a bit of a thing. Six years past, back when I first had the ludicrous idea to...
Ric Crossman
Jun 21, 202211 min read
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1.1.29 "I Don't Like What Happened To My Sister"
Operation -- Annihilate! It was in 2021 that my sister emigrated to Canada, to continue her research career in a small Ontarian...
Ric Crossman
Jun 19, 202212 min read
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1.1.28 Let This Be Their Last Battlefield
The City On The Edge Of Forever "...And in other news, celebrated science-fiction author Harlan Ellison has died, barely a week after his...
Ric Crossman
Jun 16, 202214 min read
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1.1.27 Nothing, Forever
The Alternative Factor Another episode to be filed under "what the hell am I supposed to do with this?". The Saddest Joyride We've been...
Ric Crossman
Jun 14, 20228 min read
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1.1.26 Firm But Fair
Errand Of Mercy Well, who do we have here? "There's Klingons On The Starboard Bow..." I think it's important we start with the crushingly...
Ric Crossman
Jun 12, 202211 min read
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1.1.25 Animal, Vulcan, Mineral
The Devil In The Dark Back when I wrote up "Space Seed", I complained about the difficulty inherent in writing up an episode which is...
Ric Crossman
May 31, 202213 min read
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1.1.24 The Spore Drive
This Side Of Paradise (My thanks to friend of the blog and friend of the me @hammard_1987 for steering me round the sharp corners of...
Ric Crossman
May 22, 202216 min read
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1.1.23 "...And I Feel Fine"
A Taste Of Armageddon Another handful of footfalls into a wider and more interesting galaxy. First Impressions It’s one of those...
Ric Crossman
May 15, 202213 min read
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1.1.22 Me Sowing/Me Reaping
Space Seed Time to slay a sacred cow. Or perhaps it might be appropriate to say, time to topple a graven image. Tough on fascism, tough...
Ric Crossman
May 8, 202224 min read
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1.1.21 "...They Do Things Differently There"
Return Of The Archons “Return Of The Archons” was an episode with an unusually long gestation period. Originally, it was in the running...
Ric Crossman
May 1, 202212 min read
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1.1.20 The Tell-Tale Heart
Court Martial “Court Martial” is something of a mess. Production Trials That’s a statement of fact, rather than a value judgment. I’m a...
Ric Crossman
Apr 24, 202217 min read
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1.1.19 Space: 1969
Tomorrow Is Yesterday “Tomorrow Is Yesterday” exists as something quite unlike anything the show has attempted up to this point. It...
Ric Crossman
Apr 12, 202212 min read
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1.1.18 "We Can All Get Together On The GRENADE LAUNCHERS, Right?"
Arena The Coon era kicks off with a bang. More than one, actually. And this is supposed to be anti-war? Hipster Criticism I say “the Coon...
Ric Crossman
Apr 3, 202211 min read
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1.1.17 Bang Bang, You're Dead
The Squire Of Gothos Oh, I get it! Bang Bang, You’re Dead – The Playground Battlefield “The Squire Of Gothos” didn’t work for me at...
Ric Crossman
Mar 24, 202212 min read
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1.1.16 "Eppur Si Muove"
The Galileo Seven Spock gets his turn in the spotlight. But will it fall and crush him? Ungroomed For Command The motivations for this...
Ric Crossman
Mar 10, 20228 min read
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1.1.15 "We've Come On Holiday By Mistake!"
Shore Leave Content warning: references to fictional representations of sexual assault. What’s more enjoyable than irony? Enjoying irony...
Ric Crossman
Feb 22, 202215 min read
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1.1.14 I Hope The Romulans Love Their Children Too
Balance Of Terror Where can I start here? What course does one set to best approach an object of such immense, reality-warping mass?...
Ric Crossman
Feb 8, 202211 min read
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1.1.13 Theatre Of Blood
The Conscience Of The King A play within a play, within a box. "All The World's A Stage..." It’s difficult to get anywhere with “The...
Ric Crossman
Jan 25, 202212 min read
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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
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