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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...
Ric Crossman
Jun 7, 202210 min read
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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...
Ric Crossman
Jun 2, 202210 min read
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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...
Ric Crossman
May 24, 202226 min read
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3.1.23 "...If I Was In LA"
We'll Always Have Paris Here at last. Endgame "We'll Always Have Paris" is an episode with special significance when it comes to IDFC,...
Ric Crossman
May 17, 202211 min read
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3.1.22 "This First Parting There Was Among Us"
Skin Of Evil “It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.”- Victor Hugo The Swan On Its Song This is another of those episodes...
Ric Crossman
May 10, 202216 min read
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3.1.21 The Solar System Cannot Be Reformed
Symbiosis It’s probably safe to assume that just about everyone reading this post knows that the Federation is a post-money society. The...
Ric Crossman
May 3, 202217 min read
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3.1.20 "Guided By The Beauty Of Our Weapons"
The Arsenal Of Freedom What happens when the gun-runners run out of track? Women What Work “The Arsenal Of Freedom” adds to the growing...
Ric Crossman
Apr 26, 202212 min read
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3.1.19 The Dogmas Of The Quiet Present
Heart Of Glory It’s TNG 2.0. I mentioned in my “Coming Of Age” post that we were entering a new era, with Maurice Hurley taking over from...
Ric Crossman
Apr 14, 202210 min read
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3.1.18 "It's A Damned Show Trial!"
Coming Of Age It’s time for an accounting. The Next TNG I already pointed out in my post on “Home Soil” that we were about to find...
Ric Crossman
Apr 5, 202215 min read
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3.1.17 "There Can't Be So Much As A Microbe..."
Home Soil Doesn’t this all seem a little familiar? The Devil In The Details While the patented IDFC approach means we’ve not actually yet...
Ric Crossman
Mar 27, 20229 min read
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3.1.16 The Prepubescent Seven
When The Bough Breaks This is frustrating – a story that’s based around children, but which has no interest in them at all. “What A...
Ric Crossman
Mar 15, 202211 min read
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3.1.15 "Galloping Around The Cosmos Is A Game For The Young"
Too Short A Season “Too Short A Season” presents itself initially as rather cliché. Your standard tale about how reclaiming one’s lost...
Ric Crossman
Feb 27, 20229 min read
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3.1.14 I Got 1100011 Problems
11001001 “11001001” is not a good episode. It fails on multiple levels. Its character work is counter-productive; we may learn more about...
Ric Crossman
Feb 13, 20229 min read
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3.1.13 Men Are From Earth, Women Are From Angel One
Angel One Just when I thought I was out, etc. “Nothing About Us Without Us” I was hoping things could be different here. After a bunch of...
Ric Crossman
Jan 30, 20229 min read
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3.1.12 Lost In Translation
Datalore BLOG FIGHT! Shoulders Of Giants This is the post in which I’m finally going to have to fully acknowledge my debt to Alina...
Ric Crossman
Jan 16, 202210 min read
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3.1.11 The Lives Of Others
The Big Goodbye This one is a lot of fun. That’s certainly not all it is, though. For a seemingly basic – frothy, sure, but basic -...
Ric Crossman
Jan 2, 202214 min read
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3.1.10 Don't Tell The Bride
Haven Empathy is not an easy thing to get right. One Last Digression On Why Vulcans Are Bad The necessity of empathy is something that...
Ric Crossman
Dec 16, 202116 min read
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3.1.9 Games And The Gamers Who Game Them
Hide And Q After a seven-episode recess, Q has returned to the bench. The trial of mankind can continue. The Honourable Judge Q Presiding...
Ric Crossman
Dec 2, 202114 min read
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3.1.8 Revenge Is A Dish Best Served With Gratuity Included
The Battle The Ferengi are back! Last time round I really went to the mat for those guys and the opportunities they offered as...
Ric Crossman
Nov 18, 20219 min read
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3.1.7 The Day He Didn't Die
Justice Eesh. Punishment zone is right. “Eternal Sign Of Barbarism” Let’s start with the good news: “Justice” isn’t actually as bad as I...
Ric Crossman
Nov 4, 202110 min read
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