Articles tagged "nichelle nichols"

Short Ends and Leader

Retracing My ‘Trek’ Steps

by Bill Gibron

[4.May.09] :. It started with a sign. Strike that, with a bumper sticker. Everyday, as I walked to school, I would pass the house at the end of our street and see the familiar message straddled across the back...

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TV DVD Review

Star Trek:  The Original Series – Series 3 Remastered

by Jennifer Kelly

[2.Dec.08] :. TV’s first and most ambitious space opera closes out its original run with brave, ham-handed, unintentionally hilarious philosophizing on race, gender, truth and beauty…beam me up, Scotty.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD Feature

Part 1 - All Time Classics

by PopMatters Staff

[8.Oct.07] :. Where it all began... how TV became the cultural icon it is today, and the seminal shows that offered audiences a glimpse into the medium’s artistic potential.

PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD

 

TV DVD Review

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (Uncensored)

by Jeremy Estes

[13.Apr.07] :. The show has comic moments (commenting on Shatner's weight gain, Ross says, "You have let yourself boldly go"), but the roast isn't so much funny as it is forced.

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Film Review

Are We There Yet? (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Jan.05] :. Nick (Ice Cube) is defiantly ungrown-up. In other words, he's ripe for a life lesson.

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TV DVD Review

Star Trek: The Original Series - Season Three

by Tim O'Neil

[13.Dec.04] :. Star Trek remains enjoyable today in ways that other, similarly important or influential shows do not.

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Star Trek: The Original Series - The Complete First Season

by Marco Lanzagorta

[29.Sep.04] :. Star Trek's message of 'tolerance' is highlighted in the few episodes that explicitly showcase the dangers of racism and bigotry.

 

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country [Special Edition] (1991)

by James Oliphant

[2.Feb.04] :. It is a reminder of the power the faded franchise once commanded.

 

Snow Dogs (2002)

by Tracy McLoone

[17.Jan.02] :. In 'Snow Dogs', Cuba Gooding, Jr. is all giggles and slapstick. I lost count of the number of times he slipped on the ice or fell in the snow.

 

Star Trek

by Rachel Hyland

The overwhelming theme of 'Star Trek' is 'Yay, us!'

 

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979/2001)

by David Grove

Ambitious, strange, and grand. Nice to have you back, Captain (or rather, Admiral) Kirk.