It’s a shame “The Child” kicked off TNG’s second season in late November, 1988. About a month later would’ve been more appropriate, since this episode is the closest Star Trek has ever come to telling…

Rewatching “Skin of Evil” reminded me of an incident from seminary.  On the first day of a course about loss and grief, our professor gave us an unusual assignment: he wanted us to plan our…

If you’re a fan of any sci-fi TV show—and since you’re reading this blog I’m going to assume you’re a fan of at least one—you know about The Shaming. The Shaming happens like this: You’re…

Co-written by popular fantasy and science fiction author Diane Duane (and loosely based on her 1983 Star Trek novel The Wounded Sky), “Where No One Has Gone Before” blew my tenth grade mind when it…

I’ve probably confessed this before, but since confession is good for the soul, it can’t hurt to do so again: I used to be a Star Trek snob. Whenever some (usually) well-meaning person talked to…