Station log: stardate unknown The Final Chapter of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine continues with the third episode of nine that will bring us to the series conclusion. Penned by Ronald D. Moore, it was directed by Rene Auberjonois and debuted on 12 April, 1999. Story threads continue to (un)spool? tie up? or set up…
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Star Trek: The Original Series (1968) – The Empath and Elaan of Troyius
Captain’s log: stardate 5121.5 The Empath is an interesting episode, written by Joyce Muskat and with an original airdate of 6 December, 1968, this one uses a bit of minimalist set design to give it an almost surreal feel. Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley) find themselves trapped in…
Hot Docs: Blackfish – Gabriela Cowperthwaite
I had a couple of concerns going into my screening of Blackfish last night. Part of me was really looking forward to seeing it, but another part of me was a little worried. Would I be confronted with graphic images of a veteran trainer being suddenly killed by the orca whale she’d been working…
The Mind Reels 