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Rachel Howser Roberts (96 KP) rated Armada in Books
Jun 21, 2018 (Updated Jun 21, 2018)
A solid second novel
While not the pop culture thrill ride that was Ready Player One, this book still held my interest. It will appeal to gamers and Sci-Fi fans with its premise of a video game being used to train the general populace as soldiers. You need to be able to speak fluent “geek” (Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, etc.) to catch all the references.
Erika (17789 KP) rated Redshirts in Books
May 14, 2018
smiscandlon (25 KP) rated Star Trek: Timelines in Apps
Jul 24, 2020
A great mobile game that you can play as casually or as seriously as takes your fancy. Ruptured timelines mean you encounter ships and crews from all different eras and series of Star Trek, from the original series right through to the most recent seasons of Discovery and Picard.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Star Trek: First Contact (1996) in Movies
Feb 12, 2018
Definitely not Swedish
Indisputably the best of the TNG Trek movies, not that this is saying very much. Picard and company whizz off back to the 21st century to stop the malevolent Borg from changing history; there's no plot like a recycled Star Trek plot, I guess. Vaguely odd premise is realised well by Jonathan Frakes.
Kind of falls victim to the usual assumption that all Star Trek movies must necessarily be action movies, and (once again as usual) some of the more junior members of the cast don't get very much to do. Frankly, would have liked to have seen the original script where the Borg tried to kidnap Leonardo da Vinci (Patrick Stewart refused to wear tights on film any more, apparently), but moves along breezily enough and you don't need to be a full-on Trekkie to find something to entertain you here.
Kind of falls victim to the usual assumption that all Star Trek movies must necessarily be action movies, and (once again as usual) some of the more junior members of the cast don't get very much to do. Frankly, would have liked to have seen the original script where the Borg tried to kidnap Leonardo da Vinci (Patrick Stewart refused to wear tights on film any more, apparently), but moves along breezily enough and you don't need to be a full-on Trekkie to find something to entertain you here.
Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated Star Trek (2009) in Movies
Jan 3, 2018
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Deep Space Nine (2018)
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Our documentary film, What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, will take a...
David McK (3734 KP) rated Star Trek: Picard - season 2 in TV
May 15, 2022
Follow up to season one of Star Trek: Picard, with this series obviously taking its cue from 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home', in that Picard and other key characters all find themselves displaced in time, working to find their way back home.
Very much hit and miss: there were some good episodes, yes, but also some, shall we say, somewhat questionable decisions made and actions carried out throughout the course of the season.
Anchored, as always, by Patrick Stewarts Captain Jean-Luc Picard, with this season also seeing involvement by his old frenemy Q.
I think, all in all, I enjoyed this more than season one, but that wasn't a particularly high bar to clear ...
Very much hit and miss: there were some good episodes, yes, but also some, shall we say, somewhat questionable decisions made and actions carried out throughout the course of the season.
Anchored, as always, by Patrick Stewarts Captain Jean-Luc Picard, with this season also seeing involvement by his old frenemy Q.
I think, all in all, I enjoyed this more than season one, but that wasn't a particularly high bar to clear ...
Awix (3310 KP) rated Star Trek: Discovery - Season 1 in TV
Feb 16, 2018 (Updated Feb 16, 2018)
Not as we have known it
Knockabout SF action series that's strong on bonkers pulp fiction ideas - mushroom-powered star drives, evil duplicates, 'species reassignment surgery', and so on - but less impressive when it comes to narrative cohesion or actually resembling anything previously released under the Star Trek banner.
Theses could and probably have been written about the myriad ways in which Discovery cheerfully ignores or rewrites continuity from previous series and movies; a more serious problem is the generally dark tone, emphasis on military conflict, and absence of humanistic optimism. Effects are okay; Doug Jones is the best thing in it as peril-averse first officer, though pushed hard by Jason Isaacs as loose-cannon captain of the ship. Not actively bad on its own terms, I expect, but very disappointing as an actual piece of Star Trek.
Theses could and probably have been written about the myriad ways in which Discovery cheerfully ignores or rewrites continuity from previous series and movies; a more serious problem is the generally dark tone, emphasis on military conflict, and absence of humanistic optimism. Effects are okay; Doug Jones is the best thing in it as peril-averse first officer, though pushed hard by Jason Isaacs as loose-cannon captain of the ship. Not actively bad on its own terms, I expect, but very disappointing as an actual piece of Star Trek.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Star Trek Adventures in Tabletop Games
Apr 26, 2020
The latest in a very long line of Star Trek role-playing games is also one of the best. You too can don the velour jumpsuit of a Starfleet officer, explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilisations, etc. Not a good choice if you are looking for a generic science fiction roleplaying experience, as the game is specifically designed to replicate the feel and philosophy of classic Star Trek - phasering the opposition into submission is unlikely to work, using your brains and working together should produce better results.
The basic system is sound and relatively straightforward, with players and GMs having a number of ways to influence the action. However, some of the more complex mechanics and systems do take a little bit of effort to get your head around (it's generally worth it though), and I wouldn't want to embark upon even a simple ship-to-ship combat engagement without everyone involved having some kind of cheat sheet to hand. I'm not sure how many people will be looking for a 'classic' Star Trek role-playing experience, but for those who are, this is a very good bet.
The basic system is sound and relatively straightforward, with players and GMs having a number of ways to influence the action. However, some of the more complex mechanics and systems do take a little bit of effort to get your head around (it's generally worth it though), and I wouldn't want to embark upon even a simple ship-to-ship combat engagement without everyone involved having some kind of cheat sheet to hand. I'm not sure how many people will be looking for a 'classic' Star Trek role-playing experience, but for those who are, this is a very good bet.