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Every Trek show considered in the only way that matters - as if they all happened at the same time.
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Ric Crossman
Feb 113 min read
8.1.1 Man-pain Supernova
Remembrance Of COURSE we're starting with a dog photo Picard offers us something new in its lack of newness. To one extent or another,...
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Ric Crossman
Jan 120 min read
7.1.1 "Do You Understand My Meaning, Captain? We Are Back"
The Vulcan Hello "Captain, we have Admiral Whitesplain on Channel 7" Alright! Let's give this another go. Long-Range Sensors In...
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Ric Crossman
Dec 19, 20243 min read
"Let's Book!": IDFC 1.1
The first IDFC book approaches! (Artwork by @ harrysaxon.bsky.social ) That's right! A mere - checks dates - Jesus , a mere two and half...
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Ric Crossman
Jul 12, 20243 min read
0.0.0.2 The Human Adventure Is Just Beginning
So. It's been precisely three years since this blog debuted, and just over two since my last post. Time for an update. I've not been...
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Ric Crossman
Jun 23, 20227 min read
1. "It's Been A Long Road..."
So! What did we learn? Let's start by answering that narrowly, by turning to the results. Deep Space Nine has been undergoing a welcome...
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Ric Crossman
Jun 21, 202211 min read
1.1 "The Cradle Of The Best And Of The Worst"
The Original Series Season 1 Retrospective Well, this is a bit of a thing. Six years past, back when I first had the ludicrous idea to...
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Ric Crossman
Jun 19, 202212 min read
1.1.29 "I Don't Like What Happened To My Sister"
Operation -- Annihilate! It was in 2021 that my sister emigrated to Canada, to continue her research career in a small Ontarian...
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Ric Crossman
Jun 16, 202214 min read
1.1.28 Let This Be Their Last Battlefield
The City On The Edge Of Forever "...And in other news, celebrated science-fiction author Harlan Ellison has died, barely a week after his...
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Ric Crossman
Jun 14, 20228 min read
1.1.27 Nothing, Forever
The Alternative Factor Another episode to be filed under "what the hell am I supposed to do with this?". The Saddest Joyride We've been...
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Ric Crossman
Jun 12, 202211 min read
1.1.26 Firm But Fair
Errand Of Mercy Well, who do we have here? "There's Klingons On The Starboard Bow..." I think it's important we start with the crushingly...
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Ric Crossman
Jun 9, 202216 min read
6.1 "Good Try, We Don't Like It"
Star Trek Enterprise Season 1 Retrospective I hold in my hands a lede. Fetch me not a shovel, but a spotlight. This is not a season of...
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Ric Crossman
Jun 7, 202210 min read
3.1 Mellow Submarine
The Next Generation Season 1 Retrospective The bad - if hardly new - news: the first season of TNG really doesn't work. The good - if...
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Ric Crossman
Jun 5, 202211 min read
6.1.25 "...All Your Desperate Displays"
Shockwave, Part 1 Our creation had strode out into the world. Which is to say both that it had legs, and that it lived. But much can live...
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Ric Crossman
Jun 2, 202210 min read
3.1.25 Who Do You Think You Are?
The Neutral Zone A look back at how we've reached this point. "You Would Have Left One Of Your Own Kind To Die" "The Neutral Zone" is one...
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Ric Crossman
May 31, 202213 min read
1.1.25 Animal, Vulcan, Mineral
The Devil In The Dark Back when I wrote up "Space Seed", I complained about the difficulty inherent in writing up an episode which is...
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Ric Crossman
May 29, 202216 min read
6.1.24 Court Martial, J Archer, Cpt, 18-19-22, 1.8.2152 - Expert Testimony (Bonus Post)
Summary We present below copies of the expert mathematical testimonies from Professors Field and T'Mont, submitted to the court martial...
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Ric Crossman
May 26, 202211 min read
6.1.24 The Weekenders
Two Days And Two Nights Today I tutor you in Trek's taxonomy of travel. Its list of leisure labels. The holiday-makers guide to the...
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Ric Crossman
May 24, 202226 min read
3.1.24 The Replacement Killers
Conspiracy Oh, it's you! For a moment I was worried it might be... well, that doesn't matter now, I'm sure. Take a seat, while I fix you...
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Ric Crossman
May 22, 202216 min read
1.1.24 The Spore Drive
This Side Of Paradise (My thanks to friend of the blog and friend of the me @hammard_1987 for steering me round the sharp corners of...
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Ric Crossman
May 19, 202212 min read
6.1.23 "...Our Feathers In The Wings Of The Final Songs"
Desert Crossing So here’s a fun little paradox. A story that’s fascinating in the ways by which it fails to be interesting. Trade Secrets...
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