what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{3.5/5} “‘Those people are here to protect you. They’re soldiers.’ ‘It won’t make any difference.’” Aliens: Newt’s Tale #1 by Mike Richardson, published in 1992 When Newt’s father comes across a giant U-shaped thing on their planet he intends to stake a claim on it. But when he goes to investigate, he’s attacked by a […]
{4/5} “An Earth-born angel is believed to be created under very specific circumstances, when one person selflessly sacrifices himself or herself for the purpose of saving one who is, in every way, beyond hope.” Supergirl: The Flying Game by Peter David, published in 1998 Andrea was hurt and alone on Mt. Everest and Zed One […]
{3/5} “The Enterprise turns and heads deeper into the mysterious depths of the unknown. Forever exploring and investigating the far corners of the universe — forever learning about ourselves.” Star Trek: Return of the Serpent! by Michael Carlin, published in 7 issues from Aug. 1987 to Feb. 1988 Twenty years after the Enterprise’s first visit […]
Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner, known for their roles on TNG and Picard, have joined forces to interview people. They know lots of people, of course, and they’re both very funny. The channel is called Dropping Names with Brent and Jonny. The “Dropping Names” part means part of their show is that people are supposed […]
Elise Eckland has a deadpan delivery and is very funny. She’s also musically talented and plays ukulele and guitar — she will even teach you things if you want to learn. You can also follow along as she changes her hair colour, tries different kinds of ukuleles, gets married, and has a baby. She’s written […]
{4/5} “To something as alien as the artifact, we may well seem no more than infants — and the Enterprise merely a toy!” Star Trek: The Doomsday Bug! by Len Wein & Michael Fleisher, published in 6 issues from Feb. 1987 to Jul. 1987 Admiral Kirk tries to convince the Romulans than an infected Andorian […]
All Series Anthologies Strange New Worlds edited by Dean Wesley Smith 1998 -> 5/5 Strange New Worlds II edited by Dean Wesley Smith 1999 -> 4.5/5 Strange New Worlds III edited by Dean Wesley Smith 2000 -> 5/5 Enterprise Logs edited by Carol Greenburg 2000 -> 4.5/5 Strange New Worlds IV edited by Dean Wesley […]
Discovery I’ve read all of the books that have been published so far to tie in with this series. Desperate Hours by David Mack 2017 -> 4.5/5 Drastic Measures by Dayton Ward 2018 -> 4.5/5 Fear Itself by James Swallow 2018 -> 4.5/5 The Way to the Stars by Una McCormack 2019 -> 4.5/5 The […]
The Next Generation Ghost Ship by Diane Carey 1988 -> 4/5 The Children of Hamlin by Carmen Carter 1988 -> 4.5/5 Strike Zone by Peter David 1989 -> 4.5/5 A Call to Darkness by Michael Jan Friedman 1989 -> 4.5/5 (+) A Rock and a Hard Place by Peter David 1990 -> 4.5/5 (+) Metamorphosis […]
This list was absurdly long, so I’m splitting it into 4 parts. The Original Series Spock Must Die! by James Blish 1970 -> 2/5 The Entropy Effect by Vonda N. McIntyre 1981 -> 4.5/5 Yesterday’s Son by A. C. Crispin 1983 -> 4.5/5 The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane 1983 -> 4/5 The Final Reflection […]