Page Turners They Were Not

On this week's episode of Random Trek, Captain Ingle and I set a course for Deep Space 9. At the end of Season 5, the evil Dominion retakes DS9 from the United Federation of Planets, and Captain Sisko is forced to abandon the station. These two episodes which we are reviewing take place early in Season 6, when Sisko comes up with a bold plan to retake the station despite the odds. Join us as we ex...

Three years ago, Lucasfilm and Electronic Arts released Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a story-driven third-person action game set after the events of Order 66. The game was a huge success, and the first trailer for its sequel was released yesterday during The Game Awards. Join me as I discuss my experience with this game, as well as its possible future in the canon of that galaxy far, far away...

Today on Page Turners They Were Not, we're going to do something a little different: we're not going to talk about Star Wars; instead, we're going to talk about Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Earlier this week, the first teaser for the next installment in the Indy saga was released, and it got tongues a-wagging to say the least. I have two theories as to the story of this film, specificall...

On this week's episode of Random Trek, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the Delta Quadrant and the adventures of the U.S.S. Voyager, wherein Lieutenant Tuvok finds himself stranded on an alien world with three young children. As he tries to figure out a way to return to his ship, Tuvok will face ethical dilemmas as well as the "illogic" of childhood. Join us as we go boldly!

On this episode on Random Trek, Captain Ingle and I are joined by none other than the president of our United Federation himself, Scott "The Movie" Mantz! Join us as we discuss one of the greatest entries in the franchise, as the Federation and the Klingon Empire find themselves at the same crossroads as the United States and the Soviet Union did in our time. Join us as we go boldly!

On this Thanksgiving, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank the cast and crew of Andor, which had its season finale yesterday, and celebrate why this series might be the best Star Wars ever made. Join me as we celebrate this holiday by celebrating the latest entry in that galaxy far, far away...

Following the cancellation of Star Trek: The Original Series, fans of the franchise were given the chance to follow the further adventures of Captain Kirk and company in the aptly named Star Trek: The Animated Series. It is the general consensus that animation in the 1970's was downright awful. This "problem" has proven a hinderance for us at Random Trek, but we are very glad that the animation of...

On this week's episode, Captain Ingle and I bring you a two-for-one examination of the animated side of Star Trek. in our first half, we set a of course for the 23rd century and be continuing voyages of the original USS Enterprise. In the second half, we set a course for the 24th century and the continuing MISadventures of the USS Cerritos. Despite being animated, these two shows could not be more...

Earlier this week the latest Star Wars series began filming. It is called The Acolyte, and it's set 100 years before the movies at the tail end of an era known as the High Republic. Described as a mystery-thriller, it will tell the story of a Jedi Master and his Padawan as they investigate a series of murders. Join me as I share some thoughts on what we might see in this latest installment in that...

On today's episode, I'd like to discuss romance and the Jedi, especially how it has changed over the years. The High Republic novels seem to suggest that several hundred years before the Clone Wars, the Jedi were less uptight about romance. That has led me to theorize that the Jedi weren't always such sticklers, and that their dogmatic approach evolved over the years. Join me as we discuss.

On this week's episode of Random Trek, Captain Ingle and I set course for the 23rd century and the penultimate episode of Star Trek The Original Series. In this adventure, Captain Kirk and crew investigate a planet whose star is about to go nova and whose inhabitants have all mysteriously disappeared. What will their investigation uncover? Join us as we go boldly!

The latest Star Wars installment, Andor, has become my favorite series (animated or live-action) in that galaxy far, far away. It is not at all hyperbole to say that this is operating on a whole different level than most Star Wars media. I absolutely love The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, even if I do prefer Andor due to its brilliant writing and fantastic characters. Tha...

On this week's episode of Random Trek, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the final frontier. Released in 1989, Star Trek V has gone down in history as the worst Star Trek film. But is it really? Join the captain, myself, and a special guest (the captain's brother) as we go boldly!

Yesterday was October 30th, ten years to the day since George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Walt Disney Studios, and boy has it been a journey! Join me as we cast our minds back to the ups and downs of the Disney ownership era of that galaxy far, far away...

Yesterday saw the release of Tales of the Jedi, a six-episode animated anthology series following the adventures of Padawan Ahsoka Tano and young Jedi Master Dooku. The episodes involving Ahsoka are snippets of her life and progression in the Force, whereas the episodes involving Dooku show his eventual degeneration into the Sith Lord Darth Tyranus. Join me as I give you my thoughts.

On this week's episode of Random Trek, Captain Ingle and I set a course for the 24th century to rendezvous with the USS Enterprise-D. When Dr. Beverly Crusher invites a group of scientists aboard to test a new theory, chaos ensues and it's up to the doctor to solve the mystery. Join us as we go boldly!

In A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi says that "for over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic". Ever since that line was uttered, fans have been fascinated by the ancient history of the Star Wars galaxy. In the 1990's, Dark Horse released many comics set in this time period, and other media followed suit in the years afterwards. Join me as I...

As we have finally escaped the time warp we were trapped in for a few weeks, we are very happy to present our exploration of perhaps the most entertaining Star Trek film, The Voyage Home. Kirk and crew have travelled back in time to 1986 to find humpback whales who can answer the mysterious calls of an alien probe in the 23rd century. Join us and our special guest Mark "Yodi" Reilly as we go boldl...

Earlier this week we reached the midway point of Season 1 of Andor, and boy was it amazing. As things currently stand, Andor may be poised to be the greatest live-action Star Wars series, and perhaps even some of the best Star Wars content ever. Join me as I share with you my thoughts on this latest installment in that galaxy far, far away...

It seems to me that Andor is an overwhelmingly well-received by the fandom in general, which is a welcome relief to those of us who were tired of the discourse surrounding The Book of Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi. There is one problem though: fans of Andor frequently accuse the creators of the aforementioned shows of not caring about their products while praising the creators of Andor. Join with m...

The recent release of Andor got me thinking about how much range the Star Wars franchise has. Watching Mon Mothma argue with her awful husband, or seeing Cassian shoot a police officer is a far cry from seeing Jar Jar Binks stepping in poo on the streets of Mos Espa. Star Wars is at its core a fantasy about knights and magic, and yet it also has room for the "grounded and gritty". Join me as I dis...

On this week’s episode of Random Trek, we are still stuck in a time warp. As captain ingle ventures forth to find a solution, it's up to me, your intrepid Commander, to keep you entertained as we try to solve the conundrum in which we find ourselves. The other day, a friend of mine pointed out an interesting connection between two great franchises of the 1980s. Join me as I explain how Christopher...

At the recent Star Wars Celebration Anaheim (which I attended!), Lucasfilm announced Skeleton Crew, a new Star Wars show in the tradition of 80's Amblin films such as E.T., Gremlins, and The Goonies. A year or two ago, a rumor was floating around the interwebs that Lucasfilm was planning a "Stranger Things meets Star Wars" show set in the same timeline as The Mandalorian. Now that it's been offici...

In last week's episode of Andor, we see a museum/gallery which contains a collection of artifacts and treasures from worlds the Empire has subjugated. Three stone tablets can be seen in the background, each with an image of a hand on them. Those who are fans of Star Wars Rebels will recognize these images as the keys to opening the ancient Jedi temple on Lothal. Within that temple is a gateway to...

Anton Lesser is a British actor who has appeared in series such as Game of Thrones, Wolf Hall, and The Crown. Now he's in Star Wars, playing the methodical Major Partagaz in Andor. The character is a member of the Imperial Security Bureau, basically the FBI of the Galactic Empire. The troubles that Cassian Andor has caused have come to the attention of the ISB, and as Uncle Owen would say, "there'...