The Poet’s Log

I’m going to presume for a moment that as a fan of classic Trek that you’re also likely a fan of Firefly and — by extension — the movie Serenity. Specifically, Serenity. And even more specifically that moment when Mal… Read More »Albatross: Your Ship’s Good Luck

You know how every time Kirk outsmarts a computer you just wanna roll your eyes at him? You know how with every episode of this cartoon you feel like you should just not take it seriously because it’s a cartoon?… Read More »The Practical Joker: Back-in-the-Box

Visitor aboard the Enterprise? Not my favorite. Uhura not taking crap from anybody? Getting warmer. A superior being that makes you explain yourself for your own sake. Now we’re cookin’! And yet … who gets the sonnet? The Pandronian as… Read More »Bem: The Cooperative Failure?

All of this could have been avoided. Choriocytosis, a non-lethal illness to humans, has recently worked its way through the Enterprise and apparently nobody checked its effect on non-humans, let alone said “Clear out!” to those it could kill until… Read More »Pirates of Orion: CDC of Starfleet