In “This Side of Paradise,” scripted by the incomparable D.C. Fontana, alien spores infect the crew, enticing them to abandon their posts for an idyllic but stagnant life on a failed Earth colony. Not even…
I’ve always thought the cosmic coincidence that William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy were born only four days apart—March 22, 1931 and March 26, 1931, respectively—ought to be cause (or excuse) enough for some sort of…
When Leonard Nimoy died two weeks ago, I felt sad, of course, as many did. I also felt surprised at the outpouring of grief, admiration and affection that flowed from the general public. I’d always…
At dinner a few nights ago, my seven-year-old daughter stopped singing “Let It Go” long enough to ask, “Dad, who’s your favorite Disney princess?” She didn’t think I’d have an answer. But I did. “Princess…
Did you miss(y) her? The BBC has confirmed, via a deliciously clever video, that Michelle Gomez will be returning to Doctor Who as the Master in series 9. Request permission to squee? I doubt the…
On the historic Christian calendar, today is Shrove Tuesday. The word “shrive” means “confess,” and so Shrove Tuesday is supposed to be an especially appropriate day for Christians to examine themselves and confess their sins,…
As the more-machine-now-than-man himself once said, “Impressive. Most impressive.” The first issue of Marvel’s Sith Lord-centric miniseries—written by veteran British comics scribe Kieron Gillen, drawn by X-Men stalwart Salvador Larroca, and colored by Edgar Delgado—is one…
The recent flurry of casting announcements from CBS’ impending Supergirl series—Melissa Benoist as the Maid of Might herself, and Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen—made me realize it’s been a while since I checked in with…
January 14, 2015 was certainly a day long anticipated as Star Wars in comic book form returned to Marvel, who held the franchise’s comic book license for nine years and 109 issues (1977-86). But will…
“Last Christmas” is the most ambitious Christmas special Doctor Who has given us. What other adjective adequately describes a holiday entertainment that asks viewers to both disavow belief in Santa Claus and confront their own…
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