Death in the Shadow of New Life — Josh reviews J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek!
It’s been a long road. After walking disgustedly out of the opening weekend screening of the catastrophically terrible Star Trek: Nemesis back in December, 2002, I knew that Trek was at a low point. It seemed uncertain what, if any, future the franchise had after the release
Star Trek: Myriad Universes
Star Trek fever continues here at MotionPicturesComics.com! Did you miss my list of the Top Twenty Episodes of Star Trek? Then check it out! Previously this week I’ve written about Pocket Books’ excellent two-book Star Trek: Mirror Universe series, as well as their
Continuing Adventures in the Mirror Universe
Yesterday I discussed the two terrific collections of Star Trek: Mirror Universe novellas, “Glass Empires” and “Obsidian Alliances.” I commented that my only real complaint was that so many of the stories ended on cliffhangers that seemed to beg for further t
Star Trek: Mirror Universe
One of the most delightful surprises about the last few years of Pocket Books’ Star Trek novels (about which I have waxed poetic here, here, and here) has been the way the writers and editors have fleshed out the Mirror Universe. This concept was first introduced in the Classic
The Twenty Greatest Episodes of Star Trek — Part IV!
At last! The conclusion to my list of the Twenty Greatest Episodes of Star Trek! Click here for numbers 20-16, here for numbers 15-11, and here for numbers 10-6. 5. Cause and Effect (ST:TNG season 5, episode 18) — The Enterprise blows up. Over and over again. What a gr
The Twenty Greatest Episodes of Star Trek — Part III!
My list of the Twenty Greatest Episodes of Star Trek continues! Click here for numbers 20-16, and here for numbers 15-11. 10. All Good Things (ST:TNG season 7, episode 25) — The two-hour series finale of Next Gen is not just a phenomenal finale but also one of the greatest epi
The Twenty Greatest Episodes of Star Trek — Part II!
Yesterday I began listing the Twenty Greatest Episodes of Star Trek. (Click here for numbers 20-16). Let’s continue, shall we? 15. Treachery, Faith, and the Great River (ST:DS9 season 7, episode 6) — The title of this episode sums up everything that DS9 was about R
The Twenty Greatest Episodes of Star Trek
I have watched a lot of Star Trek in my day. A LOT of Star Trek. And quite a lot of it was pretty damn good! Here’s what I feel is the best of the best. (Hmm, no episodes of Voyager or Enterprise to be found on this list…!) 20. Unification Part I (ST:TNG season [&h
Hailing Frequencies Open!
On May 15th, 2005, the final episode of Star Trek: Enterprise (entitled “These Are the Voyages”) was broadcast. Thus began the longest drought without any new official Star Trek movies or TV episodes since Star Trek: The Next Generation began airing way back in September
Josh has read the Star Trek movie prequel comic, Countdown!
IDW has published a four-issue prequel to J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek movie called Countdown. I picked up the four issues, but decided right away that I would wait to read them until after seeing the new movie. I didn’t want to be spoiled about any of the film̵