Star Trek

  • Is it a mistake for Star Trek Discovery to be a prequel?

    02/05/2017
    Production on Star Trek Discovery is in full swing and, while there has been no confirmed release date, the show will debut later this year. Science fiction on television and just television in general has changed dramatically since the last Star Trek show, Enterprise, was cancelled in 2005 with...

  • Why Romulans should be the villains of Star Trek 4

    21/03/2017
    The release of Star Trek Beyond last year brought with it a major surprise: it was actually a really good movie. I’m a big fan of the 2009 reboot and Into Darkness is a fun action flick but even I wasn’t excited for Beyond. The marketing put me off...

  • How Star Trek Beyond sets up a unique new Star Trek series

    10/01/2017
    The following article contains spoilers for Star Trek Beyond: Star Trek celebrated its fiftieth birthday last year with the release of Star Trek Beyond which homages ‘classic Trek’ while simultaneously following its own path as well as the announcement that Star Trek will finally be returning to television with...

  • How Beyond Celebrates Star Trek’s 50th Anniversary

    13/12/2016
    The 2009 JJ Abrams directed Star Trek reboot was my introduction to the franchise. Sure, I had seen bits and pieces of the Original Series and TNG but I hadn’t paid much attention to it and I was oblivious to the intricacies of the characters and galaxy at large....

  • Why The Undiscovered Country is my favourite Star Trek film

    15/11/2016
    Remarking that The Undiscovered Country, that’s the sixth Star Trek film if you’re counting, is my favourite of the series often leads to dirty looks and me being asked “You mean your favourite Star Trek film other than Wrath of Khan, right?”. But no, I’m one of ‘those people’...

  • Why there should be a new animated Star Trek show

    11/10/2016
    Three films into the rebooted Star Trek timeline and with a new show, Star Trek Discovery, due for broadcast next year it’s hard to believe that Star Trek is now 50 years old. We seem to be in the new heyday of Star Trek with the franchise not having...

  • Good Things about Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

    28/09/2016
    There are several low points in the history of the Star Trek franchise such as the conclusion to Enterprise and the episode ‘Threshold’ from Voyager’s second season. But none however seem to match the distaste, and sometimes hate, directed at Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. The film series...

  • The Search for Spock: Star Trek’s Forgotten Masterpiece

    23/08/2016
    The ‘fact’ that all even numbered Star Trek films are good while all odd numbered Star Trek films are bad ingratiated itself into the common parlance of geek culture many years ago but the truth is that this is nothing more than a snappy sound bite and is proven...

  • New Dad, Seeks Time

    29/07/2016
    My free time is a precious commodity these days. It’s a currency that I’m now always overdrawn on. We’re almost four weeks in. With the needs that this brings, combined with being back at work doing 9 hour days, time does not appear to be on my side. However,...