Directed by James Burrows
There is probably no single greater master of the TV sitcom that director James Burrows. You’ve probably seen the “directed by James Burrows” credit at the start or end of many of the television comedies you’ve loved the most from the past half-century: Taxi, Cheers, Friends
Star Trek: Living Memory
Christopher L. Bennett’s Star Trek novel Living Memory is set in the era between Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Admiral Kirk is serving as the commandant of Starfleet Academy, and he is attempting to oversee the incorporation of a group of a
Star Trek: The Higher Frontier
Star Trek: The Higher Frontier is set in the years between Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The book picks up the threads from several different Star Trek episodes from across the years, and weaves them together into an exciting new Trek adventure s
Star Trek: Ex Machina
Star Trek: Ex Machina is set immediately after the events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The novel is a beautiful extrapolation upon many of the concepts and ideas introduced in that film. It digs deeply into the character arcs of TMP and further explores the repercussions of t
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Reunion
Back in 1991, one of the very first Star Trek: The Next Generation hardcover novels published by Pocket Books was Michael Jan Friedman’s Reunion. I remember this being an exciting event at the time, because the novel fleshed out the backstory of Captain Picard’s time on the Sta
Josh Reviews Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas
Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas, by Glenn Kenny, is exactly what it sounds like: a detailed look back at the making of Goodfellas and the impact of the film. I’m a big fan of Martin Scorsese’s movie Goodfellas and this book was a lot of fun! Almost immediately I knew t
Josh Reviews Mel Brooks’ Autobiography All About Me!
Mel Brooks’ jovially titled All About Me! is a terrifically entertining autobiography, as might be expected from master raconteur Mr. Brooks. It’s a fun trip down memory lane, through Mr. Brooks’ youth as a kid in Brooklyn and his long and successful career in Hol
Star Trek Coda: Book Three: Oblivion’s Gate
With David Mack’s Star Trek Coda: Book Three: Oblivion’s Gate, the two-decades-old Star Trek literary universe comes to an end. This Coda series has gotten better and better as it’s gone on. I enjoyed book one, Moments Asunder by Dayton Ward, and I thought book t
Star Trek Coda Book Two: The Ashes of Tomorrow
I’ve been reading Star Trek novels since I was a kid. For the past two decades, these books have gone to the next level, and I’ve been captivated by the vast interconnected universe of Star Trek stories that has developed. What began as a few books set after the event
Josh Reviews Nobody Does it Better: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond
I am a huge fan of the oral histories by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross. My favorite is their phenomenal, voluminous two-part look back at the entire history of the Star Trek franchise: The Fifty-Year Mission. I’ve also devoured and enjoyed their oral history of Battlestar