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“Tonight’s a quiet night.” We close out the year with two of the most renowned episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, starting with “Conspiracy,” which goes beyond renowned to being outright legendary. It certainly reads silly on paper: a…
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Blogging the Next Generation: “We’ll Always Have Paris”
“I can’t compete with a ghost from his past.” I was twelve years old, and I had seen Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and, perhaps, a couple of episodes of The Original Series with my mom, who would not…
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Blogging the Next Generation: “Skin of Evil”
“Au revoir, Natasha.” I never saw “Skin of Evil” in its original run, which I guess is just as well, although it did result in me tuning in for the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation and wondering,…
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Blogging the Next Generation: “Symbiosis”
“Wesley, I hope you never do.” “Symbiosis” is inevitably a poignant episode of the series for reasons having nothing to do with its content; this is the last Star Trek appearance by Merritt Butrick, who played David in Star Trek…
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From A To Bond (Appendix B): The Other Casino Royale
Which one is this? The spoof. Who’s who in this one? Niven (Bond); Huston (M); Bayldon (Q); Bouchet (Moneypenny). Where did you first encounter this one? Never seen it before. Who’s the bad guy, and what does he want? Orson!…
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From A To Bond (Appendix A): Never Say Never Again
Which one is this? The renegade. Who’s who in this one? Connery (Bond); Fox (M); McCowen (Q); Salem (Moneypenny); Casey (Leiter). Where did you first encounter this one? On TV when I was growing up, probably aged 10 or 11.…
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Review: Skyfall
Indulge me for a moment, if you will; these habits are hard to break: Which one is this? The new one! Who’s who in this one? Craig (Bond); Dench (M); Whishaw (Q). Where did you first encounter this one? About…
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From A To Bond: You Only Live Twice
Which one is this? I think I’m turning Japanese. Who’s who in this one? Connery (Bond); Lee (M); Llewelyn (Q); Maxwell (Moneypenny). Where did you first encounter this one? On DVD, in 2000 or 2001. Who’s the bad guy, and…
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From A To Bond: The World Is Not Enough
Which one is this? Sophie Marceau with a gun. Who’s who in this one? Brosnan (Bond); Dench (M); Llewelyn and Cleese (Q and R); Bond (Moneypenny). Where did you first encounter this one? In theatres on opening day in 1999.…
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Blogging the Next Generation: “The Arsenal of Freedom”
“The name of my ship is the Lollipop. It’s just been commissioned; it’s a good ship.” Here’s an episode that set my 12-year-old heart thundering: “The Arsenal of Freedom,” a proper run-and-jump-and-rayguns show that also pressed the eternal near-romance of…
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