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25 Days of TNG, Day 10: The Best and Worst of Season 4

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Josh Roseman

Season Four had some pretty high-concept, hard-hitting episodes. It also introduced a war that apparently everyone in the Trek universe either missed, ignored, or forgot about. And it sent Wesley off to Starfleet Academy, so if you weren’t a fan, … Continue reading →

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25 Days of TNG, Day 9: In Their Own Words

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Josh Roseman

25 Days of TNG continues with Day 9: In Their Own Words. 25 Days of TNG, Day 9: In Their Own Words

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25 Days of TNG, Day 8: The Best and Worst of Season 3

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Josh Roseman

After the debacle that was Season Two (and the writer’s strike), it really amazed me just how strong TNG came back with the third season. Despite a somewhat-iffy premiere (the baseball references did nothing at all for me), the next … Continue reading →

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25 Days of TNG, Day 7: The 10 Best Recurring Characters

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Josh Roseman

The 25 Days of TNG continues on Escape Pod with Day 7: The 10 Best Recurring Characters. 25 Days of TNG, Day 7: The 10 Best Recurring Characters

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25 Days of TNG, Day 6: The Best and Worst of Season 2

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Josh Roseman

Season Two is generally considered to be the worst of all the TNG seasons, and with good reason: there were some truly atrocious episodes. Of course, the Borg were introduced in Season Two, so it can’t be totally discounted. The … Continue reading →

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25 Days of TNG, Day 5: Meet the New Ship, Not the Same as the Old Ship, Part 2

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Josh Roseman

Yesterday, we looked at the exterior, engine room, and bridge of the new Enterprise. But the bridge wasn’t the only part of the ship where we spent a lot of time, even just on Deck One. Two other rooms were … Continue reading →

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25 Days of TNG, Day 4: Meet the New Ship, Not the Same as the Old Ship, Part 1

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Josh Roseman

The Enterprise-D, while retaining the general shape of the original ship, was very, very different. Even to this point in the films, we’d only seen ships that kept the hard-edged, militaristic look of the Enterprise: the Reliant was a kitbash … Continue reading →

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25 Days of TNG, Day 3: The Best and Worst of Season 1

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Josh Roseman

Given how underwhelming most of the first ten episodes of TNG were, it’s a wonder the show didn’t get cancelled. Had it aired last year (instead of 25 years ago), it wouldn’t even have gotten past three airings. We’re lucky … Continue reading →

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25 Days of TNG, Day 2: Episode Review — “Encounter at Farpoint”

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Josh Roseman

The 25 Days of TNG continues with a review of the pilot episode, “Encounter at Farpoint”, 25 years to the day after it first aired. 25 Days of TNG, Day 2: Episode Review — “Encounter at Farpoint”

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25 Days of TNG, Day 1: An Introduction : Escape Pod

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Josh Roseman

Today on the 25 Days of TNG: an introduction to my introduction to Star Trek. 25 Days of TNG, Day 1: An Introduction : Escape Pod

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How Bad Technobabble Hurt A Good Episode: “Our Man Bashir”

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Josh Roseman

My “review” of the Deep Space Nine episode “Our Man Bashir” is now up on Escape Pod. Read it here. How Bad Technobabble Hurt A Good Episode: “Our Man Bashir”

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My Problem with Graphic Novels

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Josh Roseman

I’ve written a two-part treatise on graphic novels and why I don’t really care too much for them, mostly as an excuse to talk about Buffy Season 8. (Hey, I’m a simple guy, I have simple needs.) Part One | … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “11/22/63” by Stephen King

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Josh Roseman

Book Review: “11/22/63” by Stephen King

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“The Gift” of Choice… Unless You’re a Borg

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Josh Roseman

So, in the end, Janeway’s actions — which today I see at the very least as being misguided and at worst reprehensible — turn out to be “right”. “The Gift” of Choice… Unless You’re a Borg : Escape Pod

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Music and Magic: The Harry Potter Soundtrack Retrospective — Part 9 of 10: Deathly Hallows 2

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Josh Roseman

This soundtrack is more about cycles than themes, though — I counted at least three of them. I approve of that style of orchestration — giving the major climactic sequence of the film its own series of specific themes and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Blind Man’s Bluff” by Peter David

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Josh Roseman

For fourteen years, David has been sharing with us the adventures of Captain Mackenzie Calhoun of the U.S.S. Excalibur — his unorthodox style, his unorthodox crew, his unorthodox worldview. In fact, if New Frontier had a single word to describe … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Seize the Fire” by Michael A. Martin

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Josh Roseman

Book Review: “Seize the Fire” by Michael A. Martin

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It can’t beam me up. Yet.

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Josh Roseman

My comparison of Star Trek communicators to the HTC Evo has been posted on Escape Pod. Enjoy. It can’t beam me up. Yet.

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Book Review: “Paths of Disharmony” by Dayton Ward

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Josh Roseman

Book Review: “Paths of Disharmony” by Dayton Ward

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Book Review: “Rough Beasts of Empire” by David R. George III

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Josh Roseman

Book Review: “Rough Beasts of Empire” by David R. George III

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