What I’m wanting to do is write a story about the Picard who fought at Trafalgar, mentioned in Star Trek: Generations, and I am trying to settle on a name for the historical Picard’s ship, though perhaps giving the French frigate the same (or a similar) name as the Starfleet vessel his descendant commanded fiveContinue reading “On the Picard who fought at Trafalgar”
On Deep Space Nine Novels
I received a question from John recently: I’m wondering if any pre-relaunch DS9 books are worth picking up. I’m particurally interested in “Invasion! #3: Time’s Enemy”. Is it worth reading and are there any others I should pick up that won’t interfere with the continuity of the series? Three of the best pre-finale DS9 novelsContinue reading “On Deep Space Nine Novels”
More on Deep Space Nine: Warped
I admit, my views on Jeter’s book fall outside the mainstream opinion. And I’m not writing this to throw stones in anyone’s direction, but it seems to me that a lot of the criticism of Warped boils down to “It’s just not Star Trek,” which I don’t think is necessarily true, but I do understandContinue reading “More on Deep Space Nine: Warped”
On The Case of the Colonist's Corpse
I have to give mad props to Pocket for the red dye on the edge of Colonist’s Corpse‘s pages. That really does evoke the memory of haunting used bookshops looking for vintage 1950s/60s paperbacks. Maybe it would have been asking too much for the book to be printed in microtype, in a taller-than-standard size, andContinue reading “On The Case of the Colonist's Corpse”
It's Time For…
Yakko Warner, of the Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister, Dot. Which Animaniacs Character are You? Talkative, huh? Perhaps sing-ative would be more appropriate, actually. When people don’t understand something, it usually drives you to cutting, sarcastic remarks. Your other extreme is bursting into song with almost no prompting, often to explain complex ideas. NoContinue reading “It's Time For…”
On Star Trek Hybrids
I have long held that in saying that Spock is half-human, half-Vulcan, a person is verbalizing imperfectly a rather complicated concept in a manner that is accurate in the general but not in the particular. In general, because Spock’s father is Vulcan and his mother is human, then Spock is half-and-half. In particular, though, itContinue reading “On Star Trek Hybrids”
On Hornblower III
I received Hornblower III on DVD today; it’s only been out for a week, I ordered it from Amazon, to take advantage of a really deep discount, no tax, and free shipping, and it finally arrived today. I’ve watched the first movie. Some of the reviews I’ve seen online suggested that it all looked aContinue reading “On Hornblower III”
On Star Trek Comics Crossovers
Comic book crossovers. They happen all the time. Fans love ’em. Why not for Star Trek? We’ve had two–the two X-Men crossovers by Marvel in the mid-90s. But what of other possibilities? I’ve wanted to read a Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes comic crossover since the Giffen/Bierbaum era of the Legion, which would put us somewhere aroundContinue reading “On Star Trek Comics Crossovers”
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Which Historical Lunatic Are You?From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey.
on al-Gebra
Forwarded without comment. 🙂 At New York’s Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a setsquare, a slide rule, and a calculator. At a morning press conference, Attorney general John Ashcroft said he believesContinue reading “on al-Gebra”