Movie #10 of 2022: Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) I don’t think this final TNG film is nearly the franchise-killer of its lowly reputation — it’s not even the worst Star Trek movie, frankly — but it’s not really a great time, either. Most of the cast is sidelined, which is fine for an hour of …
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Movie Review: Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Movie #6 of 2022: Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) A solid yet ultimately unambitious Star Trek vehicle, with a title and premise that sound more exciting that what’s actually delivered. Theoretically speaking, this is a story about the Federation trying to force an indigenous(-ish) species off of their planet, so that its unique properties that keep …
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Movie Review: Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Movie #7 of 2021: Star Trek: First Contact (1996) This is among the better Star Trek films I’ve seen so far, and a definite improvement on Generations, the previous outing with the cast of TNG. Neither the plot nor everyone’s characterization makes complete sense, but the effects are great, and the story generally zips along …
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Movie Review: Star Trek Generations (1994)
Movie #4 of 2021: Star Trek Generations (1994) Filmed and released shortly after the final season of The Next Generation, this film reprises that show’s main cast along with William Shatner (and briefly, James Doohan’s Scotty and Walter Koenig’s Chekov) from the original Star Trek series, to officially pass the cinematic torch over from TOS …
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TV Review: Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 7
TV #20 of 2021: Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 7 With very few exceptions, this final span of TNG plays like a program that has essentially run out of fresh ideas. There’s no real shame in that — the series already had over 150 episodes under its belt ahead of this last run, not …
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TV Review: Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 6
TV #43 of 2020: Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 6 Perhaps because Star Trek wasn’t a part of my childhood (and because I prefer my television to have more serial plotting), I’ve never quite loved this show, but it’s generally been a solid collection of sci-fi stories in an interesting sort of setting. So …
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TV Review: Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 5
TV #22 of 2020: Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 5 Another reasonably solid season of late-twentieth-century science-fiction, delivering a handful of great episodes like “Conundrum,” “Cause and Effect,” “The Next Phase, and “The Inner Light” along with the all-time classic “Darmok” (which I’d first heard about in college linguistics classes over a decade ago). …
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TV Review: Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 4
TV #33 of 2019: Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 4 Another season of Star Trek that’s generally solid, but not exactly spectacular on an episode-by-episode basis. The sinister Starfleet xenophobia in “The Drumhead” definitely makes me sit up and pay attention, and there are a few other gems like “Future Imperfect” and “Clues” scattered …
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TV Review: Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 3
TV #16 of 2018: Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 3 After some early stumbles, TNG has really settled into itself at this point and is clearly capable of delivering greatness. Not every episode shines – as is often the case with American TV, I think a smaller season order would have let the writers …
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TV Review: Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 2
TV #31 of 2017: Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 2 Well, this is a step up from the rough edges of season 1, but it’s still a little uneven. As with the original series (and just, serialized fiction in general), TNG seems to be strongest when it focuses on character work and recurring worldbuilding, …
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