Category Archives: Star Trek

On a Lost Story

I have on my desk a composition book. It dates to 2001. There are things in it like notes from that year’s Shore Leave, directions to my friend Jason’s house in Arlington, notes from the Electronics Boutique vendor show in Las Vegas that year. Random stuff. It also has the first few pages of aContinue reading “On a Lost Story”

On That Wesley Crusher Smut-Book

Never let it be said that I have standards! I’ve bought Wesley Crusher, Teenage Fuck Machine. You can read about this piece of insane fanfic, for sale on the Amazon Kindle, here in this io9 article. Dayton Ward suggested that this belongs in the pantheon of late-night con readings, alongside The Eye of Argon andContinue reading “On That Wesley Crusher Smut-Book”

On Rethinking Some Old Star Trek

Some recent discussion on TrekBBS, specifically about the alternate possibilities Paramount considered for Star Trek: Generations, brought to mind something I wrote a decade ago (!) that reimagined Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s finale, “All Good Things…,” as a multi-generational crossover film event. In other words, what if Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, and Ronald D.Continue reading “On Rethinking Some Old Star Trek”

On Ranking the Star Trek Directors

Science-fiction author John Scalzi ranks the Star Trek film directors for American Movie Classics’ website. Who’s best, who’s worst? Here’s Scalzi’s list (though without his commentary): Nick Meyer Leonard Nimoy Jonathan Frakes J.J. Abrams Robert Wise David Carson William Shatner Stuart Baird The problem I have with Scalzi’s list is that he’s confusing whether orContinue reading “On Ranking the Star Trek Directors”

On a New Trek Literature Discussion

Jens Deffner of Unreality SF approached me recently to participate in a round-table discussion/interview about the new Star Trek film and Pocket Books’ reaction to the film, both this year and into next year when they have a series of four sequels to the film on the schedule. Entitled Trek XI: Did the books missContinue reading “On a New Trek Literature Discussion”

On My Next Publication

Star Trek Magazine editor Paul Simpson announced this today on TrekBBS: Coming soon to a newsstand near you – Star Trek Magazine 20, which includes a wonderful extract from Una McCormack’s great new DS9 novel The Never-Ending Sacrifice. Also this month, courtesy of Allyn Gibson, a complete history of the Borg, including their appearances inContinue reading “On My Next Publication”

On Recommending Star Trek Fiction

Unless you’ve been living under a rock — or living in abject denial — you probably know that there’s a new Star Trek movie opening nationwide tomorrow. Kirk, Spock, McCoy, the 23rd-century, boldly going, all that jazz. Don’t ruin it for me. I won’t see it until maybe Sunday. 🙂 I got to thinking. Let’sContinue reading “On Recommending Star Trek Fiction”