Alien invasions are, for the most part, treated as popcorn-chomping blockbuster spectacles replete with big epic action sequences, lives in mortal and imminent danger and big stakes battles between good (us; for once) and evil (most certainly them). They do not generally have time, what with all the awe-inspiring spaceship Continue Reading
Life is space is really animated – Thoughts on Star Trek: Lower Decks (season 1)
Star Trek is serious. Very, very SERIOUS. Sure, it can be goofy at times – think “The Trouble With Tribbles” (The Original Series), “Deja Q” (The Next Generation), “Body and Soul” (Voyager) and “Our Man Bashir” (Deep Space Nine) – but mostly it is all Prime Directives, deadly “Away Missions” Continue Reading