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SIX OF THE BEST… movie sequels in 2017, revisited

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Josh Roseman

Last year about this time I wrote a column about what I thought the six best movie sequels coming out in 2017 would be. Now it’s time to see if I was right or not.

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SIX OF THE BEST… rules for naming your characters

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Josh Roseman

With NaNoWriMo coming up, I wanted to do a column about character naming. Because nobody needs to read a book with someone named Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way.

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SIX OF THE BEST… methods of faster-than-light travel

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Josh Roseman

Warp speed. Light speed. Ludicrous speed. Which is the best?

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SIX OF THE WORST… Enterprise design problems

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Josh Roseman

If you really think about it, the starship Enterprise is pretty poorly designed.

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SIX OF THE WORST… things about the Abramsverse

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Josh Roseman

If you didn’t know there was a Star Trek reboot series, helmed (for lack of a better word) by JJ Abrams, then you probably don’t live on the planet Earth. And even though the latest iteration isn’t written or directed … Continue reading →