Yes, it's true! Patrick Stewart made the announcement last night: Yes, you read right. An all-new in-canon Star Trek series that looks forward by rewarding the existing fanbase while also welcoming new fans to the fold. A brilliant decision by CBS. Why you would almost think they've been reading this blog! This is fantastic news…
Last Monday, we wrapped production on Dark Matter's second season. One week later, the season 3 game plan goes out. I've been working on it for the past month or so and it includes an overview of the show's third season story and character arcs, narrative developments big and small, and even a preliminary breakdown of the…
Holy smokes! I was checking out my Facebook feed this morning when I came across a link to this over at thinkgeek.com: It includes the ambient sounds from five different Enterprises plus sounds from engineering, two warp cores, and a Red Alert sound for the alarm function. AND it projects a moving star field on…
Welcome back to our Star Trek: The Original Series re-watch with your hosts: Me and Cookie Monster... Me: The Enterprise is enroute to planet Exo-III to check on the health and welfare of researcher Dr. Roger Korby who hasn't been heard from in five years. Roger's fiancee, Nurse Chapel, is on the bridge, hopeful that…
Continuing our Star Trek TOS rewatch! Come on, who's watching along with me and Cookie Monster? Me: Hunh. I remember this being a seminal episode back when I was a kid but, unlike, say, The Enemy Within, it fared much, much worse on rewatch. Silliness aside, I wasn't at all sure what the hell was…
Hi! I'm Joseph Mallozzi. And me Cookie Monster. And we're your co-hosts for this Star Trek: The Original Series re-watch. Today's episode under discussion: The Enemy Within! Me: As I said when we started this re-watch, I haven't screened these episodes since I was a kid so I'm expecting to have some of my naive…
Cookie Monster and I will get the ball rolling on the discussion. Join in the comments section! Me: Of all the iconic images of the original Star Trek, the shot of a shirtless Sulu running the corridors with his fencing swords ranks up there as one of my favorites. Again, it's great to see the…
Cookie Monster and I continue our casual discussion of old Star Trek episodes... Me: Okay, I've discovered my threshold for consecutive Stark Trek episode watching. Two! More than two, and I get a little stir crazy. As a result, I didn't appreciate this episode as much as I should have because it really is a…
Let's continue our Star Trek (Not Stargate! I keep making that mistake!): The Original Series re-watch. Today, Cookie Monster and I discuss Charlie X... Me: A very strong episode this one, reminiscent of The Twilight Zone's equally creepy "It's A Good Life", based on the short story by Jerome Bixby. It stands the test of…
Hello and welcome to our Star Trek: The Original Series re-watch. Cookie Monster and I will be your co-hosts. We'll open the casual discussion on the show's first five episodes, then ask you to weigh in with your thoughts in the comments section. THE MAN TRAP Me: A rocky start for the Enterprise and its…
The other night, I was awakened by a kerplunk (!), the unmistakable sound of a portly, elderly pug falling off the bed. I sat up to discover 15 year old Jelly, struggling to stand up on the polished hardwood floor. She seemed surprised but otherwise okay. Just in case though, I brought her out to…
A crazy day, chock full o' tests of physical endurance, phone calls, emails, errands, reading, critiquing but, alas, no actual writing. Damn. I've been sitting on this pilot for over a week now. Time to get it done! Tomorrow, come hell or high water, I finally complete that elusive first draft. Best decant the Knob…
Full disclosure: I haven't watched a full episode of Star Trek TOS since I was a kid. And, sure, we've come a long way since then and a lot of this old series will, no doubt, feel charmingly outdated by today's standards but, damn, if I don't feel a shiver of excitement every time I…