Tag: Star Trek
What inspired Star Trek? (video)
Star Trek is one of the most well-known science fiction series of all time. It’s often recognised as a watershed moment in the genre, since it pioneered a slew of firsts for television shows, both within the genre and across the board. Rowan J Coleman, on the other hand, wants to discuss about the works […]
Star Trek writing over the ages (video).
In the second part of the Critical Drinker’s series examining the problems in contemporary filmmaking, he investigates why intelligent, mature people have all but disappeared from the big screen. C.D. uses the evolution of Star Trek over the decades to illustrate his thesis.
Star Trek: just how much action is the right amount of action? (video)
Rowan J Coleman delves into the recent fan arguments that the modern Star Trek franchise’s outings are trying to over-action the once thoughtful classic Trek series? Is this true? Is there the right amount of action for a Trek take?
Star Trek: the various Doctors and medical cast rated (video).
Who was the best doctor in the sickbay of a Star Trek movie or TV series? That’s a tricky question that will divide the Treksters out there, so it’s lucky we have Rowan J Coleman on hand to sensitively examine this thorny topic.
Star Trek: what’s the future of the franchise? (video).
The Critical Drinker rips the top of a tin of the cold stuff and ponders the issue of Star Trek, and asks what’s the future of the franchise in film and TV now that it’s going on in the same vein on all fronts? Meanwhile, the Dark Overlord of our planet has a few words […]
Star Trek’s society without money: how did that work? (video)
Here’s a short dive into the the Star Trek universe, which had a society without money inside the Federation. So, was that true, and if so, how the heck did it work in practice? Rowan examines this fascinating subject. I’ll pay you in glory!
Star Trek heresies: Wesley Crusher was… ^%$%^ing good? (video)
Here’s a Star Trek heresy for you… many fans believe that Wesley Crusher is one of the most hated characters in all of Star Trek. However, Rowan J Coleman has re-watched Star Trek The Next Generation, and he didn’t think that Wesley Crusher was actually that bad. Is Rowan right? Or does he need a […]
What’re the top alien starships in Star Trek? (video)
Nick has arranged a poll of hundreds of Star Trek fans to rank the Top 10 alien starships from the franchise. What ships made it into the poll results – was it the Borg’s, Klingon’s, Romulan’s, or Vulcan’s ships? Much glory to your poll, if you voted for this starship!
Building a Star Fleet punch-up diorama from Star Trek (model DIY video).
There’s nothing that warms the heart more than a right punch-up between a sneaky Klingon starship and a Star Fleet vessel. Luckily, we have a DIY video from BHT showing you how to arrange this duel to the death in model-form. You should have stayed cloaked, you bad old vangnIS tlhInganpu’.
Star Trek: the classic series retrospective (2nd part) (video).
The irrepressible Rowan J Coleman is back for his second and final half of the classic Star Trek series retrospective, including the later films and their growing popularity which led to all the spin-offs. Ah, the glory days!
