Yesterday Star Trek celebrated its 50th anniversary. It really is hard to believe that Gene Roddenberry’s wagon train to the stars has persisted for five decades and is still going strong. The original series was never a ratings juggernaut and was canceled after only three seasons. It gained popularity in syndication, though, and here weRead more
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Star Trek Beyond came out over a month ago. Even though Star Trek is my second nerdy love, I didn’t see it on opening weekend. I was on vacation with Alycia and Clara when it came out and then I spent the next week in Illinois. I eventually saw the movie two weeks ago and,Read more
The first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation didn’t have a lot of memorable episodes. Making it through that first season feels a lot like eating your soggy vegetables before your delicious steak. One of the few highlights from that first season is the episode “11001001.” In it, the Enterprise’s computer goes through anRead more
On this week’s episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast we discuss a lot of Comic-Con news and a little politics. Scott and Ron are back for another episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast. Scott starts off the show by sharing about his experience speaking at a summer camp in Illinois. After not seeing each other forRead more
I haven’t seen Star Trek Beyond yet, but hope to very soon. Until then, here’s a #TBT post ranking all 12 Star Trek movies other than Star Trek Beyond. Earlier this year I compiled a list ranking my favorite Star Trek movies. I had seen all of the movies but hadn’t seen some of them for aRead more
It’s really hot and humid in Illinois. I’m having a great time speaking at camp, but I wouldn’t mind the cooler temperatures and nerd news of San Diego. This past weekend Comic-Con once again invaded San Diego and a lot of big news and big trailers made their way out of the infamous Hall H.Read more