To The Journey 283: Put Yourself in a Whole New Place
“Caretaker” 30th-anniversary reflections. We discuss the development of Star Trek: Voyager, its premise, and how the pilot episode pulls us across the galaxy into a whole new (but also familiar) world.
The 602 Club 481: Nope, Rewind
Groundhog Day. We discuss our first day, Bill Murray, immortal lessons, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliot, Stephen Tobolowsky, the town as a character, does it hold up and our ratings.
The 602 Club 480: A Much Larger World
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. We discuss first impressions, the point of the story, the kids, the main villain, new mysteries, helicopter parenting, pirate’s life, production value, the music and our ratings.
The Orb 161: You Told Me This Story This Morning
“Dramatis Personae” 30th-anniversary reflections. We discuss how the writers put a distinctly DS9 twist on a TNG premise to deliver masterful character development.
Warp Five 254: A Trellium-D Pickle
“The Xindi” 20th-anniversary reflections. We warp into Season 3 as we discuss how the series takes a dark turn with a new mission, sexy character tension, and an upbeat retooling of everyone's favorite theme song.
The Orb 160: Will the Real Lwaxana Please Stand Up?
“The Forsaken” 30th-anniversary reflections. We discuss how the writers put a distinctly DS9 twist on a TNG premise to deliver masterful character development.
Literary Treks 383: Where Did That Come From?!
The Pandora Principle. We discuss, development hell, get him out of the way, the first chapter, Saavik, a positive or negative, mystery boxes, what?, disjointed, our ratings and final thoughts.
The 602 Club 479: A Completely Legitimate Genre
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. We discuss recent Rings, coming into this movie, favorite Middle Earth groups, an animated movie, a familiar voice, an unnamed daughter, the voice cast, themes, the connections, the music and our ratings.
The 602 Club 478: Quality Over Quantity
The Penguin. We discuss coming into the show, the title character, a universe of one’s own making, creating a franchise property, no Batman, Victor, Sophia, Maroni, adding to a franchise and our ratings.
Literary Treks 382: Una By Una
Una McCormack: Asylum. We discuss starting the book, timelines, the Academy storyline, lectures, and interesting friendship, the mystery, themes, writing the SNW crew, references, using talents, heartbreak, a fun note, where to find Una and our final thoughts.
The 602 Club 477: Effortless
Mr. & Mrs. Smith. We discuss finding the movie, casting questions, why they work, a marriage story, therapy, the action, the tone and our ratings.
Warp Five 253: Bringing It All Together (to Tear It All Apart)
“The Expanse” 20th-anniversary reflections. We close out Season 2 by saying bye-bye to Duras and hello to bigger fish as we discuss how the story sets the show on a new course.