STAR TREK (SERIES)

Colette Arrand May 13, 2022. 3 minute read

Here’s What Your Favorite Star Trek Characters are Playing on the Holodeck

The characters of Star Trek play video games constantly. When seeking refuge from the day-to-day tedium of steering a ship through the stars to discover new places, people, and things, they hop into this thing called the Holodeck (or Holosuite, if you’re playing the arcade version at a bar) and do…

William Riker Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball

TV/FILM

Danielle Riendeau Dec 9, 2021. 4 minute read

Star Trek is finally gay

In space, no one can hear you scream for joy.

TV/FILM

Danielle Riendeau Jun 5, 2020. Less than a minute

East Coast Office Hours 16: Past Tense

It’s been a long week, friends. Co-hosts merritt and Danielle take a few minutes to chat about protesting here in NYC, that hard-hitting time travel episode of Deep Space Nine (“Past Tense” — the one that deals with systemic inequality and the Gabriel Bell riots), and the love of the…

PODCASTS

Topher Florence May 2, 2019. 4 minute read

5 Times Characters Met Their Retro Counterparts

One interesting way that storytellers play with the nostalgic feelings of their audiences is through the trope of seeing a retro version of a character interact with a modern version. This year alone sees modern Will Smith battling a computer generated Fresh Prince-era clone in Gemini Man, the grizzled fighters…