Do you geek out over weaponry in Star Wars and Star Trek? If so, Timothy Johnson has got you covered. He takes a pretty in depth look at lasers, phasers, and blasters in these iconic SF franchises. [...]
One of the most iconic scenes of the original Star Trek series appeared in the Ted Sturgeon-written episode “Amok Time“, in which Kirk and Spock fought to the [...]
“Spock’s Brain” is widely believed to be the worst episode of the original Star Trek ever. One would think that a condensed version could only be better. [...]
Here’s a treat for Star Trek fans… The kickstarted film Star Trek: Axanar shows an early chapter in Federation history. The documentary style of this trailer, [...]
Here’s the trailer for To Be Takei, a documentary about Star Trek‘s George Takei and what led him to become a geek icon. To Be Takei premieres August 22 in [...]
While much of the U.S. is experiencing a cold front (thanks, Canada!), the timing seemed right to hear Captain Picard *almost* sing “Let It Snow”…. Beyond [...]
In the TED Talks video, educator John McWhorter asks: Are Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki and Na’vi real languages? as he discusses conlangs (fantasy constructed [...]
You don’t have to have seen Star Trek Into Darkness to enjoy this video, but if you haven’t, be warned that it spoils one of genre film’s worst-kept [...]
REVIEW SUMMARY: A fun way to relive and remember the episodes of the original Star Trek series. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: A collection of 80 retro-style Star Trek episode [...]
Hi guys! I’m new here and, while I will rarely ever write reviews,* I plan on putting pen to paper (figuratively speaking of course) to share all sorts of geeky and [...]
Most Star Trek fans know that the original series episode “Plato’s Stepchildren” featured television’s first interracial kiss, between Captain Kirk [...]
Breaking Bad is yet another one of those shows that everyone recommends and I never have the time to watch. If I was watching it, I would have seen the bit where one of the [...]