How I Learned to Stop Worrying About ‘Star Trek’ Canon and Enjoy the Big Dumb Mystery

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 Zhouweiwen

As we are halfway through our return to the 25th Century we can pretty much settle into the rhythm of this show. It’s a bit of a clunky narrative but a lot of fun character work for new and returning players. Most discouraging but perhaps least surprising is for all the things Season 3 has done to get us those wonderful character moments, it can’t escape the Kurtzman of it all and has at its center a big dumb mystery around Jack Crusher.

Reviews, Star Trek

‘Star Trek: Picard’ is Really Worried about Mom and Dad Fighting

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 Zhouweiwen

Yellow alert! This was still an overall enjoyable episode with a mix of good and somewhat forced character beats. However, some of the internal logic is starting to be concerning.

Reviews, Star Trek1 Comment

‘Star Trek: Picard’ — That’s Not How Accents Work

February 25, 2023March 2, 2023 Zhouweiwen

Mercifully, Picard is not hiding the ball. A recurrent problem with a lot of serialized shows is setting up a lot of mysteries that are slowly dripped throughout the season and you have to hope the mystery at the end is worth it.

Reviews, Star Trek1 Comment

‘Star Trek: Picard’ — Once More Unto the Breach

February 17, 2023March 2, 2023 Zhouweiwen

Star Trek has always wrestled with managing its legacy and the ability to do something new. Fans are always a prickly bunch judging a new series, movie, or a given episode as to whether or not it feels like Star Trek.

Hard N.O.C. Life, Star Trek1 Comment

Hard NOC Life 299: All Good ‘Star Trek’ for the Next Generation

February 13, 2023February 27, 2023 Hard NOC Media

In anticipation for the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard, Keith welcomes his brother Raymond to Hard NOC Life as they countdown their top five episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation!

Fandom, Interview, Star Trek

Star Trek Day 2022: A Celebration of Family and Belonging

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 Jason Sperber

On Wednesday, September 8, 2022, the Star Trek fandom community and many of the stars and creators of that universe marked the 56th anniversary of The Original Series’ premiere with a teaser-filled celebration at Los Angeles’ Skirball Cultural Center, and The Nerds of Color were there on the star-crowded purple carpet and in the fan-filled theater to witness a gathering that was, underneath it all, about the power of found family and the magic of finding a place in which to belong.

Interview, Podcasts

ShoPowSho Episode 023: Actor, Tamlyn Tomita

March 15, 2021June 11, 2021 Patrick Strange

Psst. Psst. Hoy! New episode of the ShoPowSho!

Episode 023: We welcome Actor, Tamlyn Tomita! Join us as we learn and discuss Tamlyn’s career as both an actor and activist paving the way for representation for AAPI actors!

Fandom, Hard N.O.C. Life

Hard NOC Life: Zoom NOC Life

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Hard NOC Media

This week’s Hard NOC Life is the most ambitious crossover event in history as Dominic, Shawn, and Keith welcome a vast array of friends of the pod for probably the longest episode in the show’s existence.

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Comics, Conventions, Hard N.O.C. Life, News

Hard NOC Life: The New Normal

April 6, 2020April 4, 2020 Hard NOC Media

Dominic and Keith are still talking about how COVID-19 is changing the nerd pop landscape. This week, what will “normal” even look like?

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Star Trek, Television

Hard NOC Life: Engaging with ‘Picard’

January 27, 2020January 30, 2020 Hard NOC Media

On a new episode of Hard NOC Life, Dominic, Shawn, and Keith return to the Final Frontier and review the CBS All Access Original Series, Star Trek: Picard.

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Conventions, Hard N.O.C. Life, Movies

Hard NOC Life: Marvel’s Fantastic Phase Four

July 26, 2019May 8, 2020 Hard NOC Media

After a grueling week in San Diego, Dominic and Keith return to take stock of all of the bombshells that dropped during Marvel Studios’ lauded Hall H presentation. Plus, Keith speaks to A Wave Blue World VP of Sales and Marketing Lisa Wu and illustrator Steenz — who’s working on an upcoming anthology for AWBW this fall — live at the annual NOC Comic-Con meetup.