Ross (3284 KP) rated The Elis James And John Robins On Radio X Podcast in Podcasts
Jan 4, 2018
Both comedians in their own right, Elis James is a football-mad Welsh mod and John Robins is a Queen-obsessed stickler for the rules. Both have enough in common and enough different opinions to make the show hilarious and something of a cult. Listen to all shows from the start to become a "retro-oner" and a "Podcast Devotee" (PCD).
Sports Motivation Podcast by I'm Not You | Mindset | Strategies | Habits | Psychology | Athlete Development | Host Niyi Sobo
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Take control of your sports career and start DOMINATING your competition. The "I'm Not You" Sports...
Homesteady - Stories of homesteading farming hunting and fishing
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Have you ever dreamt of starting a farm or homesteading? Do you love foraging for wild edibles? Is...
Just a Minute: All Eight Episodes of the 72nd Radio Series: Series 72
Paul Merton, Full Cast, B.B.C. Audiobooks ltd and Nicholas Parsons
Book
Eight episodes of the perennially popular BBC Radio 4 panel game, chaired by Nicholas Parsons 'Just...
The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus: The Mathematics of Christmas
Hannah Fry and Thomas Oleron Evans
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How do you apply game theory to select who should be on your Christmas shopping list? Can you...
Moonspender
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Lovejoy doesn't mind making an occasional fake...But the wholesale theft of national treasures is...
Toddler Kids Coloring Page Game Sea Dolphin
Games
App
Sea Dolphin is a fun coloring activity for all ages. It has a variety of bright colors to use and...
Tap Tap Reborn 2: Popular Song
Games and Music
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This guitar hero/Tap Tap Revenge like game extends your music enjoyment to another sense: touch by...
Andy K (10826 KP) rated What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Deep Space Nine (2018) in Movies
Jul 23, 2019
Sisko, Odo, Kira, O'Brien, Dax, Quark, Bashir and the rest of the massive cast brought Star Trek to life as never before in this vastly different "station"ary style of Trek.
At the time, syndication was where it was at for reruns and additional revenue for a TV program. DS9 bucked the trend of wrapping up everything within one episode and began a TV serial which pretty much ran almost the entire run, much to the dismay of studio executives. Nowadays, shows like The Walking Dead, Lost, or Game of Thrones do this every week, but in the mid 90s this was not common.
Sandwiched in between The Next Generation and Voyager, DS9 did not get a lot of respect during its initial run at all. Also at that time, Trek TNG movies were in full swing so the show had to compete with that as well. Television stations would often preempt the show, skip a week or run the show in the early morning hours which made it even harder for its audience to keep track of the action.
DS9 certainly got a 2nd life with the current popularity of "binge watching" on your favorite streaming service. Having the ability to watch multi-part episodes or entire seasons within a few weeks brought back to life the en genius writing, acting and production quality of the series.
For this documentary, former showrunner Ira Steven Behr took several years worth of cast, crew and fan interviews, clips, behind the scenes footage and compiled a wonderful interesting film for any Trek fan. Many cast members major and minor as well as producers, writers and tech workers told tales of working on the show and how they very much enjoyed their time.
Throughout the many iterations of Trek, original creator Gene Roddenberry felt the show should entertain as well as provide social commentary on the issues of the time and DS9 was no exception. Throughout the show's 7 year run they dealt with issues such as racism, homelessness, same sex relationships and even genetic engineering.
One of the most fun subplots of the film was gathering the show's original writers in a room to formulate the first episode for the fictitious "Season 8" which will never actually happen (although I wish it would). The ideas, plot points and arcs they went through and came up with were extremely interesting, keep with the high level of writing the show originally produced, but also through us a few curveballs with some fun surprises.
Through the cast interviews we got to hear how the crew got along, some of their favorite and least favorite episodes and even the friendships they have maintained with one another.
The DVD set I received also had included a vast assortment of additional footage featuring even more nuggets and stories of what made the show great.
Overall, this film was one of the best documentaries I have ever seen about one of my favorite television programs in my lifetime. I might have to start binge watching the show again very soon.
Did I mention my name appears in the end credits?!? 😊
