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).
Despite multiple genre connections in its credits—executive producer J.J. Abrams (Lost, Cloverfield, Star Trek, et al.—you know the man), creator Jonathan Nolan (co-writer of The Prestige and The Dark Knight with his brother, Christopher), and…
With all the hoopla surrounding DC’s launch of its “New 52,” another comics relaunch taking place this month isn’t attracting much attention. One might even say it’s as though this book were flying while cloaked—but…
Caveat lector: “TARDIS Talk” treats everything officially aired through the most recent episode as fair game, so here there be spoilers! You Gotta Have Faith… Right? As its title might lead you to expect, “The…
If you’re looking forward to director Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Hobbit (I know I am), you likely already know that Evangeline Lilly, late of Lost, has been cast as an elf named Tauriel, a…
Caveat lector: “TARDIS Talk” treats everything officially aired through the most recent episode as fair game, so here there be spoilers! Amor Vincit Omnia… If anyone ever again suggests that Karen Gillan is a weak…
Caveat lector: “TARDIS Talk” treats everything officially aired through the most recent episode as fair game, so here there be spoilers! Things that Go Bump in the Night As he began his current tenure as…
A new costume, substantially scaled-back powers… and profanity? As Bleeding Cool first reported, in a story that has set the superhero blogosphere abuzz, The Comics Conspiracy, a local comic shop in Asheboro, North Carolina (and…
On September 8, 1966, NBC debuted “The Man Trap” as the first episode of “Star Trek.” Whether or not you think it’s one of the show’s best efforts (I think it’s underrated), it got enough…
An Invitation Martin Luther had his “table talk”—“notes,” “opinions” and “cursory observations” uttered “in the freedom of private friendship” rather than under the more rigorous scrutiny of the lecture hall or the pulpit. As the remainder…
Labor Day weekend! One last gasp of summer in which to kick back, follow Captain Picard’s lead and turn on your “personal relaxation light” and toss another tribble on the grill… Burger! I meant burger!…
