Tag Archives: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Adventures around the web July 29-August 4, 2017
Linda Maye Adams ♦ August 4, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment
Manu Saadia on The New Yorker The Enduring Lessons of Star Trek Very interesting article on how Star Trek The Next Generation went away from Star Trek’s original concept. It mentions one of the things that I always had problems with: people all got along with each other. That made it hard to do stories …
Adventures around the web July 15- 21, 2017
Linda Maye Adams ♦ July 21, 2017 ♦ 2 Comments
It’s been a hot week in DC. As I write this, it’s 91 degrees at 5:45 AM. And it’s supposed to be even hotter. Even the pool water will be hot! Rūta Grašytė on Bored Panda Illustrator Reimagines Fast Food Mascots As Anime Characters And Now Everyone Wants To Read Their Manga A little …
Kirk Vs. Picard vs Janeaway
Linda Maye Adams ♦ January 17, 2017 ♦ 1 Comment
This video has celebrities identifying their favorite captains. Despite the number of series, it was primarily between Kirk and Picard, which an occasional Janewaway. I like both Kirk and Picard, but for different reasons. Kirk fits the original series, and is very much of the cowboy era from when the show spawned. Picard is more …
What the Heck is a Military Order
Linda Maye Adams ♦ January 14, 2017
I’m working on a scene in the next book in my GALCOM series (the first is Crying Planet, coming out this month). The main character is a civilian contractor recruited by the military because she can see ghosts. So she is serving on this big spaceship, the only civilian there. And the subject of orders comes …
Star Trek Christmas Song
Linda Maye Adams ♦ December 14, 2016
A hilarious rendition of “Make It Snow,” Captain Picard style–not that I’m wishing for that evil four letter word.
Hollywood Military: Turning Down Promotions
Linda Maye Adams ♦ September 19, 2016 ♦ 2 Comments
Still picking on Star Trek here, though I’ve seen this example on shows like Criminal Minds where a really good promotion is offered to a character and they turn it down to stay with the ship/group/etc. The Hollywood Version: In one of the early episodes of Star Trek the Next Generation, Riker is offered command of …
Hollywood Military vs. Real Military
Linda Maye Adams ♦ September 12, 2016 ♦ 6 Comments
I was watching Star Trek The Next Generation the other day. It was the pilot episode, part II. Q (John Delancie) shows up and Picard yells “At ease!” That’s a standard military order. What he said next wasn’t: “That’s an order!” I’ve heard this particular phrase from Hollywood military a lot. Turned up on Voyage …
Star Trek: Discovery
Linda Maye Adams ♦ July 26, 2016 ♦ 4 Comments
It was announced over this weekend that CBS would be premiering a new Star Trek series. I have mixed feelings about it. I remember when Next Gen came out. It was so exciting! The show was back. I eagerly awaited for each new episode. Bit that first season was pretty disappointing because the writers hadn’t …
Patrick Stewart sings Rawhide
Linda Maye Adams ♦ July 8, 2016 ♦ 2 Comments
Sir Patrick Stewart was the person I thought would never do something like this, but here we are: Patrick Stewart in cowboy gear and singing Rawhide and Ringo—and he’s good at it.
Calling Women Sir
Linda Maye Adams ♦ June 21, 2016 ♦ 2 Comments
Last week, I watched the Star Trek the Next Generation episode, Disaster. The Enterprise has a collision, and is severely damaged. Captain Picard is trapped in the turbo lift, Riker and Data in Ten-Forward, which leaves Deanna Troi as the senior officer on the bridge. Chief O’Brien (who appears to be the only enlisted person …
