“Terminal Provocations:” Lower Decks Warps Back to the Nineties

HERE THERE BE SPOILERS! “Terminal Provocations” thrives on nostalgia. There’s a corrupted, malevolent AI and a problem with the holodeck safety protocols, all familiar fare for the Star Trek franchise. The episode promises a send up of these tropes but ends up mired in story elements that its source material did better, or at least, […]

Video Game Tuesday: Oddball Uses of Gaming Tech

Michael’s back with a fun column for this week’s Video Game Tuesday. It’s Oddball Uses of Gaming Tech! Like deploying PlayStation 3s in hospitals, not to game but to process data. Or, you know all those fake crowds in sports stadiums these days. Fully done with gaming hardware!

Cupid’s Errant Arrow: Love in the Time of Brain Parasites

The Cerritos meets up with the Vancouver to implode a misbehaving moon, and Boimler tries to have lunch with his girlfriend. Mariner senses something amiss. Rutherford and Tendi compete for tech with a side of more than they expected. This week: “Cupid’s Errant Arrow.”

Moist Vessel: Ascension the Hard Way

The Cerritos teams up with the Merced to retrieve a dead generation ship while Captain Freeman attempts to convince Ensign Mariner to request a transfer. Ensign Tendi attends an ascension ceremony. Things get a little weird.

TNT: KamiOto Volume 03 by Roy

Michael’s back with the third book in the Isekai/Tensei series he’s been covering recently for this week’s Translation Necessary Thursday. It’s KamiOto Volume 03 by Roy!