Retro Game Friday: Rainbow Six
Michael’s back with another old game for this week’s Retro Game Friday. It’s Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six!
Loud as a Whisper: Deafness and Disability in Star Trek
The Enterprise crew picks up the greatest mediator in the Federation, and upon the death of his Chorus, they must find a way to communicate with Riva. Loud as a Whisper is a great episode through which to explore how Star Trek views disability and how that view has changed over time.
Movie Monday: The Hunt for Red October
Michael’s back with another classic movie for this Movie Monday. It’s The Hunt for Red October!
Conspiracy—TNG Meets Harryhausen
In the penultimate episode of season one, the crew of the Enterprise uncovers a deep conspiracy and races back to Earth to confront the Admiralty only to discover a giant centipede wearing a Remmick suit is calling the shots. Wear a raincoat, because this episode gets gooey.
TNT: Maou na Ore to Fushihime no Yubiwa by Kankitsu Yasura
Michael’s back with a look at a series he read years ago for this Translation Necessary Thursday. It’s Maou na Ore to Fushihime no Yubiwa by Kankitsu Yasura!
Anime Sunday: Most Anticipated Summer 2019 Anime
Michael’s back with a look at the upcoming slate of shows for this Anime Sunday. It’s his Most Anticipated Summer 2019 Anime!
The Big Goodbye says Hello to the Holodeck
In the 12th episode of Star Trek: the Next Generation, Tracy Torme writes a script that will be the first in a franchise-defining trope—the holodeck malfunction. Picard and Co. meet Dixon Hill for the first time, and the safety protocols malfunction. Shenanigans ensue as we revisit this episode in the TNG retrospective.
Bookish Wednesday: Dungeon Crawl by Skyler Grant
Michael’s back with another LitRPG series for this week’s Bookish Wednesday. It’s Dungeon Crawl, Book 01 in the Crucible Shard Series, by Skyler Grant
Serial Saturday: Upheaval Chapters 9-16 by Hodhandr
Michael’s back with the second set of chapters in Lars’ adventures for this week’s Serial Saturday. It’s Upheaval Chapters 9-16 by Hodhandr!
Where No Racist has Gone Before: Code of Honor and the Representation of Blackness
This week, the TNG Restrospective revisits the fourth episode of season one, “Code of Honor.” The crew visits a “Stereotypical Space Africa planet,” because they need a vaccine, and the leader kidnaps Tasha Yar. The episode is probably worse than that sounds, and Johnathan Flowers explains why.