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“I was always proud of you.” Wil Wheaton’s proper swan song with the franchise (complicated by the fact that he returned later for a couple of really good episodes, and a couple of really poor episodes) finds the young ensign…
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Another Hero (2013)
Filmed on location in the North Island of New Zealand, as we all search for another hero.
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Blogging the Next Generation: “Future Imperfect”
“Mr. Data, we must hurry or we shall miss Commander Riker’s party.”
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Blogging the Next Generation: “Reunion”
“qab jIH ngIl.” Great storytelling has depth, by which I don’t mean layers, levels, or profundity; but merely the kind of top-to-bottom richness that results in its leaving a deep imprint, which can be seen for a long time afterwards.…
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Blogging the Next Generation: “Legacy”
“It will cost you twenty to make that determination, sir.” As a huge Tasha fan, “Legacy” was candy to me when it aired in 1990. It brings us to Turkana IV, Tasha’s home colony, mentioned infrequently throughout the first season…
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Blogging the Next Generation: “Remember Me”
“They all do. They deserve so much more.” The best Beverly episode and therefore one of my five or six favourite episodes of all time, “Remember Me” is spooky and unsettling in turns, and genuinely thrilling as it races to…
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Blogging the Next Generation: “Suddenly Human”
“As captain of the starship Enterprise, I ask you not to make that sound.” The fever of five-Enterprise episodes of Next Gen breaks with “Suddenly Human,” which feels altogether like a holdover from the first season – and not in a…
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Blogging the Next Generation: “Brothers”
“The sons of the prophet were valiant and bold, and quite unaccustomed to fear…” You’d be forgiven for not noticing that one principal character is wholly absent from the perfectly balanced “Family,” for reasons which become apparent with the next…
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Blogging the Next Generation: “Family”
“Yes… but let him dream.” The third part of an unofficial triptych, bringing emotional closure to the two “Best of Both Worlds” episodes, “Family” is very nearly better than both of the Borg shows, and is in many ways one…
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Blogging the Next Generation: “The Best of Both Worlds, Part II”
“Last time on Star Trek: The Next Generation…” Star Trek: The Next Generation is the series that taught me to pay attention to television writers. It’s how I learned about how a writers’ room works (and developed a lifelong ambition…
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