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Michael S. Poteet is a teaching elder (ordained minister) in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and a freelance writer-researcher and wordsmith. His most recent publication is the youth study guide for Half Truths (Abingdon Press). Follow him on Twitter (@WriterMPoteet).

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“The Man Trap” at 50: Seven Reasons Star Trek’s Premiere Still Holds Up

  • September 8, 2016
  • Tagged as: leonard nimoy, Star Trek, Star Trek 50th anniversary, The Man Trap

In his 1983 television special Star Trek Memories, Leonard Nimoy said NBC chose “The Man Trap” as Star Trek’s first-aired episode (it was the fifth produced) because network executives thought it was “‘proper’ science fiction,…

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  • Sci-Fi

Top 25 Trek Moments (Times Two): 5-1

  • September 8, 2016
  • Tagged as: Star Trek, Star Trek 50th anniversary, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek turns 50 today! And The Sci-Fi Christian’s resident unrepentant Trekkie, Mike, has teamed with up J.W. Wartick, author of the Always Have a Reason apologetics blog and fellow Trek fan, to celebrate. J.W….

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Top 25 Trek Moments (Times Two): 10-6

  • September 7, 2016
  • Tagged as: Star Trek, Star Trek 50th anniversary, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek turns 50 tomorrow! And The Sci-Fi Christian’s resident unrepentant Trekkie, Mike, has teamed with up J.W. Wartick, author of the Always Have a Reason apologetics blog and fellow Trek fan, to celebrate. Since September…

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Top 25 Trek Moments (Times Two): 15-11

  • September 6, 2016
  • Tagged as: Star Trek, Star Trek 50th anniversary, Star Trek II, Star Trek IV, Star Trek: The Next Generation, star trek: voyager, The Voyage Home, The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek turns 50 this week! And The Sci-Fi Christian’s resident unrepentant Trekkie, Mike, has teamed with up J.W. Wartick, author of the Always Have a Reason apologetics blog and fellow Trek fan, to celebrate….

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Top 25 Trek Moments (Times Two): 20-16

  • September 5, 2016
  • Tagged as: Star Trek, Star Trek 50th anniversary, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek turns 50 this week! And The Sci-Fi Christian’s resident unrepentant Trekkie, Mike, has teamed with up J.W. Wartick, author of the Always Have a Reason apologetics blog and fellow Trek fan, to celebrate….

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Top 25 Trek Moments (Times Two): 25-21

  • September 4, 2016
  • Tagged as: Star Trek, star trek beyond, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, star trek: voyager

Star Trek turns 50 this week! And The Sci-Fi Christian’s resident unrepentant Trekkie, Mike, has teamed with up J.W. Wartick, author of the Always Have a Reason apologetics blog and fellow Trek fan, to celebrate. Through…

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Why Glen Weldon’s New Batman Book, The Caped Crusade, Matters Right Now

  • June 2, 2016
  • Tagged as: batman, Glen Weldon

I was dreading Glen Weldon’s new book, The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture. Not because Weldon’s a bad writer. He’s not; he’s outstandingly good. A movie, book and comic book critic…

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What Can Christians See in the New Star Trek Series Teaser Trailer?

  • May 19, 2016
  • Tagged as: CBS, Star Trek

As The Sci-Fi Christian’s resident unrepentant Trekkie, I’d be falling down on the job if I didn’t offer my two cents quatloos about CBS’ unveiling of the teaser trailer and logo for its new Star…

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The Best Bit In The First Doctor Strange Trailer

  • April 13, 2016
  • Tagged as: Benedict Cumberbatch, Doctor Strange, Movie Trailer, tilda swinton

The first trailer for Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. It’s a beauty: I know little about Doctor Strange in the comics. I’ve only met him once,…

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Will Rogue One Ask the Question No Star Wars Movie Has?

  • April 8, 2016
  • Tagged as: Felicity Jones, Jyn Esro, Movie Trailer, Rogue One, star wars

There’s a lot of fun, cool, exciting stuff that makes the nerd hair on the back of my neck stand up in the teaser trailer that debuted yesterday for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story:…

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