Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 3)
Previously: Spock’s human blood was touched by the big evil cloud out in space and so he didn’t get to join the Kohlinar Klub. Meanwhile, Kirk and Scotty flew around the Enterprise in a shuttle, and...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 4)
Previously: Kirk blindsided Decker by taking over the Enterprise, but Decker felt a lot better once his old flame Lt. Ilia came aboard. And then Kirk lost his science officer in a horrific transporter...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 5)
Previously: The Slow-Motion Picture literally went into slow-motion as the Enterprise fell into a wormhole created purely by Kirk’s hubris. Decker agreed to “nursemaid” Kirk to prevent this sort of...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 6)
Previously: Spock showed up at last and made himself science officer, leading to a heartwarming reunion where the guy was pretty near catatonic. There was some questioning of Spock’s motives between...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 7)
Previously: If you want to know what the last installment was like, give yourself a mild concussion and stare in wonder at all the lights and colors that dance before your eyes. Another alarm sounds,...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 8 of 10)
Previously: The Enterprise entered the evil cloud and got a bit too close to the Great Sphincter. Lt. Ilia was abducted by the intruder, which left a robot “probe” lookalike in her place, sort of like...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 9 of 10)
Previously: Decker tried to put the moves on the Ilia-probe, while Spock stole a spacesuit and tried to put the mind-meld moves on V’Ger. Sadly, those living machines aren’t quite the easy lay that...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 10 of 10)
Previously: V’Ger threatened to destroy all life on Earth, leading both Kirk and the screenwriters to completely wing it, coming up with a plan on the fly that sees the Enterprise get drawn even deeper...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Next Generation “Encounter at Farpoint”
We finally meet Q himself in the second installment of… We also meet the entire crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation, because this is the premiere episode of that series, “Encounter at Farpoint”. The...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Next Generation “Hide and Q”
Q’s promise to return at the end of “Encounter at Farpoint” excited fans. Hence, it was a pleasant surprise when we didn’t have to wait long for that return, which came just eight episodes later with...
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