I admit I am not a fan of the original series, so when they were going to reboot it with original characters intact, I held on to my doubts — even though it was JJ Abrams in charge. But after seeing these photos of the revamped crew and bridge, I am really excited about it….
Tag: Star Trek
Am I too old for Fan Expo 2008?
It wasn’t seriously a question that I wondered about, but when I attended the annual sci-fi/horror/anime/comic book convention now known as Fan Expo this year (at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre), I definitely felt my age. Not only was I surrounded by numerous anime kids, dressed to the nines as their favourite characters (virtually none…
The TNG Drinking Song
YouTube – Star Trek TNG Episode Guide Song If you think I’m a geek, here’s someone who’s created a song naming every single episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation! It’s awesome for carousing in 10-Forward. Y’know, I really never knew the depths of my love for this show until I could sing along to…
Halloween 2007 – Sci-Fi TV Scare-athon
Inspired by a recent post on SyFy Portal (The 10 Scariest Episodes On Sci-Fi TV), I wanted to spend this Halloween enjoying back-to-back episodes of the scariest sci-fi television. Generally, television is not scary: they’ve got to be sensitive to the kiddies in the audience, plus the standards for content are much stricter. You’re not…
Happy 20th to Star Trek: The Next Generation
If there’s one bad thing that anniversaries do, it’s make you feel old. I can’t believe that even Star Trek: The Next Generation came on the air two whole decades ago. In honour of the show that really brought me into the sci-fi fold, here are my favourite episodes (one per year) in no particular…
New Abrams Series; Future Plans for Narnia
New Abrams series in the works – Fringe (future-Yay!) This story is being reported all over: JJ Abrams is at it again (ManiaTV) Fox scares up J.J. Abrams’ ‘Fringe’ (Variety) J.J. Abrams, the tv and movie wunderkind behind such shows as Alias, Lost, and such movies as M:I III and the new Star Trek has…
Alvin’s 50 Favourite Shows
Welcome to my 100th post. To honour this auspicious milestone, I’ve decided to do what many web sites seem to be doing — come up with my top 50 TV shows of all time (I started with 100, but it was just too much — and even with 50, I hope you’ll stick with me)….
So long, farewell: Series finales 2006
Spoiler warning: Read at your own risk. As the 2005/2006 television season ends, several of my favourite shows are coming to close. Series finales are usually some of the best episodes. They might reward fans by summing up the show’s long run (like Seinfeld did by bringing back guests from throughout the series to testify…
2005: The Year on TV
Let’s face it. The new fall season is a dud. They’ve cancelled shows that I was watching (like Just Legal and Threshold) and kept on inferior ones (like Invasion, Surface, Ghost Whisperer) that I wouldn’t want to watch unless you paid me (and I ain’t seen no cheques in the mail yet!). However, calendar year-end…
Alvin's Adventures in Pop Culture 