Tom General

Tom General

Joined: Jun 9, 2023

An original series fan who has seen TOS way too many times and has a lot to say about "Star Trek". He's also a passionate distance runner, real space fan, and SF geek.

Star Trek: "I ain't scared of no Borg!"

Why Star Trek stories with ambiguous origins and endings are sometimes the best

Carol Kane as Pelia of the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Cr: Kharen Hill/Paramount+ TM & © 2022 CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Has Star Trek Technology gotten out of control?

A Captain Kirk outfit from the original Mirror Universe concept, on display in The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. The show is made up of set pieces, ship models, and outfits used during various Star Trek shows and movies, is on display at the museum from Feb. 2 through April 7, 2019.Trekkie Memorabilia Comes To Children S Museum

Should Star Trek producers consider a Mirror Universe TV series?

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 08: John de Lancie attends "Star Trek" Day on September 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Paramount+)

Is it time to retire Star Trek’s ‘Q’?

L-R Rong Fu as Mitchell, Rebecca Romijn as Una, Ethan Peck as Spock and Anson Mount as Capt. Pike in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Credit: Michael Gibson/Paramount+

Is Star Trek now a multiverse? Does it really matter?

Pictured: Anson Mount as Pike of the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Cr: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 ViacomCBS. All Rights Reserved.

Why Star Trek ret-conning is both great and terrible storytelling

Christina Chong as La’an and Paul Wesley as Kirk in episode 203 “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Cr: Michael Gibson/Paramount+

Five Star Trek technologies/situations we should ignore

“Starstruck” Ep#103 -- Brett Gray as Dal, Jason Mantzoukas as Jankom Pog, Rylee Alazraqui as Rok-Tahk and Angus Imrie as Zero of the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Prodigy . Photo: Nickelodeon/Paramount+ ©2021 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL. All Rights Reserved.

Star Trek’s mysterious “Galactic Barrier” (un)explained

Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk of the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Cr: Marni Grossman/Paramount+

“Just the facts, Sam Kirk”, let’s not trip over Star Trek canon

On the set of the TV series Star Trek (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Why fans matter when writing for Star Trek

Melanie Scrofano as Batel in episode 202 “Ad Astra per Aspera” of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Cr: Michael Gibson/Paramount+

Why we need a great Star Trek “Federation” storyline

“Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - Ep#308-- Jerry O'Conell as Commander Ransom, Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford, Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi, and Gillian Vigman as Doctor T'Ana in STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS streaming on Paramount+ series . Photo: PARAMOUNT+ ©2022 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved **Best Possible Screen Grab**

“Boldly Going” in new creative (and risky) directions is the lifeblood of good Star Trek

Christina Chong as La’an in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Credit: Best Possible Screengrab/Paramount+

Star Trek: Exercise in the 23rd century, why it matters

L-R Rebecca Romijn as Una and Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo Credit: Michael Gibson/Paramount+

Star Trek’s constantly changing starship “Enterprise” – Relax, it’s just a TV show!

On the set of the TV series Star Trek (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Why does the Star Trek Mirror universe resonate with fans?

Pictured: Anson Mount as Pike of the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Cr: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 ViacomCBS. All Rights Reserved.

Why Christopher Pike might be Star Trek’s perfect starship captain