Opinion Posts

April 3, 2024

“Infectious Joy” | Strange New Pod Beams into Wondercon

Last Friday, Strange New Pod landed in Anaheim, CA for the 37th year of Wondercon.  By Seven Rasmussen & Giraffe Wondercon is often referred to as SDCC for locals. Headed by the same group of people, it is smaller, more accessib…

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March 11, 2024

Star Trek Discovery's Final Season Finds its Heart and Soul in a Thrilling Adventure

Star Trek Discovery did something to me that the show has never done: it had me on the edge of my seat for an entire hour. This isn't a knock on the series; anyone who knows our pod knows how much each of our hosts loves Discovery fi…

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Feb. 12, 2024

On Such a Full Sea, Are We Now Afloat | A Picard Season Three Retrospective

"You know, Will, I've come to believe that the stars have always been in my favor." It's been one year since the premiere of Star Trek Picard's third and final season. In those 365 days, my love and appreciation for what that final s…

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Dec. 5, 2023

'Strange New Worlds' Season Two Feels So Electrified on 4K UHD

And it arrives just in time to beam under your tree or give as a gift on one of those eight crazy nights. Between the epic Lower Decks crossover episode "Those Old Scientists" and the first-of-its-kind musical spectacle "Subspace Rhapsody…

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Aug. 31, 2023

"Lower Decks" Season Four Beams In the Series Best Adventures Yet

It's hard to believe this show is already entering its fourth season. From the first moments we were introduced to Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford, and Tendi just over three years ago to Pakleds, Vulcans, and Borg babies, Lower Decks has pro…

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Aug. 28, 2023

Michelle Hurd Brings the Fight to Toronto

I'm not a member of SAG. I'm not a member of the WGA either. However, I have plenty of friends who are members of both of those unions. Some I made when I thought one day the stage or the screen might be my career, others through fandom, a…

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July 19, 2023

I Have Had Enough of Spock

You're only ever really as good as those around you. And Captain Pike has a fantastic crew around him. But Strange New Worlds, in a season and a half of being on air, has prominently featured Spock, a character who has had two television shows, nin…

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July 14, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Made Me Team T'Pring

So episode five has come and gone. Podcast listeners might have noticed I was not present for this review. Sorry, I was too busy rending my garments and crying into a pillow, my Spuhura shipper heart utterly broken. Naw, I actually had tickets to s…

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June 26, 2023

Daddy, When is Prodigy Coming Back On?

A question I receive every couple of weeks from my seven year old. It hasn't stopped. Not since Prodigy's first season concluded back in December. Picking Cecily up from the bus? 'When is Prodigy coming back?" Watching Blue…

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June 12, 2023

Strange New Worlds Season Two Continues Its Five Year Mission

Strange New Worlds Season Two Takes Us to Such Great Heights (and Maybe a Few Lows) In a way, I feel very connected to  Strange New Worlds.  While I’ve enjoyed  Star Trek  for my entire life, it was only in March of 2020 t…

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