The Next Generation’s “Relics” Is a Delightful, Poignant Rumination on Time and Aging What could’ve been some cheesy service turned out to be one of Star Trek’s best and most human episodes. Jul 20, 2021 TV Nerdery
A Commander, an Android, and a Klingon Walk Into a Casino One of my favorite Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes finds the fun in a goofy and bizarre plot. Dec 28, 2020 TV Nerdery
The Second Picard Trailer is Sci-Fi Nostalgia Done Right Set a course for the feels, maximum warp. Oct 6, 2019 TV
Star Trek: The Motion Picture: Ambitious, Awe-Inspiring… and Boring The first Star Trek film contains some of the franchise’s most awe-inspiring scenes. At other times, it’s quite the snoozefest. Sep 13, 2019 Movies
My Favorite News From San Diego Comic-Con 2019 The Expanse, Picard, Marvel, Robotech, and more. Jul 22, 2019 Nerdery
Hero Collector’s U.S.S. Enterprise NCC–1701–D Illustrated Handbook Looks like a fitting tribute to Starfleet’s flagship (and my favorite fictional spacecraft). Jul 9, 2019 Nerdery
Pop Culture Is More Than Mere Entertainment Inventors, engineers, scientists, and astronauts have been inspired by Star Trek, so why not politicians? Mar 8, 2019 Pop Culture
Which Star Trek ship would win in a race? What’s the difference between warp 9.6 and warp 9.975? Jan 30, 2019 TV Nerdery
Weekend Reads: The Terminator’s Back, Star Trek & Religion, Movie Theatres Suck, Silicon Valley Silliness Also: Amazon’s new sci-fi titles, The Prisoner, VidAngel, Donald Trump takes on the NFL, Facebook and Russia, and much more. Sep 30, 2017 Reading
Weekend Reads: (Dis)Trusting Facebook, Silicon Valley Backlash, Netflix’s Atypical, Pizza Hut Nostalgia & more Also: Artificial intelligence and “gaydar,” popular Star Trek episodes, Hollywood’s decline, Asian shoegaze, and imagining aliens. Sep 15, 2017 Reading
Star Trek Has Always Been More Religious Than Its Creators Want or Realize It’s a stretch to say that “religion basically no longer exists” in the Star Trek universe. Jul 31, 2017 Best of Opus TV Nerdery Religion
Reading: Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus, Star Trek: Discovery, MST3K, Fearing the Alt-Left & More Also: Screwing over creatives, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s narrative flaws, saving old TV shows, redeeming nostalgia, touring Apple’s new campus, hand-coding CSS, and a better pro-life approach. May 20, 2017 Reading
What should the next Star Trek series be like? Why should the new ‘Star Trek’ series tread old ground when it can boldly go where the franchise has never gone before? Nov 7, 2015 TV
Reading: Mr. Spock RIP, Agent Carter, Power Rangers Go Dark, Synth-Pop Primer, Celebrating Husker Football, and More Also, celebrating ‘M*A*S*H,’ the nerdiness of ‘Parks and Recreation,’ the mix tape’s legacy, and more. Mar 4, 2015 Reading
Reading: Newsweek vs. The Bible, “Mid-Reputable” TV, Vaccines, Star Trek, Kendrick Lamar, Political Correctness & More Also: The design flaws of the U.S.S. Enterprise, sci-fi background, Facebook’s inadvertent cruelty, and some bonus links. Feb 5, 2015 Reading
Reading: Traveling in Japan, Lovecraftian Racism, Shrinking Netflix, Farewell to Sports, Online Trolls Keep Winning & more Also: Managing childbirth expectations, online assumptions, reviving Star Trek, Left Behind flaws, and David Bazan. Oct 15, 2014 Reading
A Couple of Awesome Things for My Fellow Star Trek Fans These fan-made works ensure that Star Trek keeps journeying on into the unknown. Jun 21, 2014 TV Nerdery
Celebrating the “anti-action, existential feminist family drama” of Star Trek: Voyager Ian Grey celebrates the subversive nature of the despised Trek series. Jul 6, 2013 TV