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I’m excited to see this first trailer for the long-in-the-works next Mission: Impossible film: That looks great. It’s fun to see Henry Czerny back as Kittridge! I was dubious of the idea of a Cassian Andor solo show — didn’t we see a fully satisfying and comple
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Lots to discuss! Let’s dig in! This is a great trailer — at last! — for The Book of Boba Fett: I am excited to see this expansion of the Star Wars TV universe! I hope this is awesome. I am excited by the idea that Boba Fett will finally get the cool, bad-ass st
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I am still saddened by the death, a few weeks ago, of Rene Auberjonois, who played Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Mr. Auberjonois was an amazing actor. Deep Space Nine is my favorite of all the Star Trek series, and Odo was one of the best characters. Coming so soon after t
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I was very sad to read that D.C. Fontana has passed away. Ms. Fontana was one of the key creative voices on Star Trek the Original Series, and also in the early days of The Next Generation (she co-wrote “Encounter at Farpoint”). She wrote 10 of the 79 Original Series e
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Well, obviously the biggest new trailer to drop recently is this look at The Rise of Skywalker: That trailer is crazy huge. There is a lot of extraordinary imagery in there. Will the movie be any good? Who knows! A great trailer for a Star Wars film doesn’t necessarily m
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Two exciting new Star Trek trailers dropped this week! First up is this look at Picard: This is a very solid trailer. Lots to get excited about here. The production values of this show look spectacular, which makes me happy. (On the other hand, Discovery also had terrific pro
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I’m intrigued by this trailer for Ad Astra: I love sci-fi, and I’m always up for an original sci-fi story. This looks like it’s got a great cast, and visually the trailer is impressive. Here’s another trailer that has me intrigued: an adaptation of Doctor Sle
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A blu-ray of the amazing documentary What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which I reviewed on Wednesday, is now available for pre-order at Amazon! Have you heard about the kids at North Bergen High School in New Jersey who adapted Alien for the stage? Th
Examining the First Star Wars: Episode IX Trailer!
On Friday we got our first peek at footage from Star Wars: Episode IX! It’s a great trailer but a terrible title. Let’s take a look: Wow! I love the trailer but hate the title. “Rise of” anything is just a terrible way to start a title. It’s way overplayed (Ter
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Let’s begin with the upcoming movie that I am most excited to see (OK, after Endgame, I guess): I am so excited to finally see What We Left Behind, a documentary looking back at my favorite of all the Star Trek series: Deep Space Nine! I backed the kickstarter that funded this