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Tag Archives: Skiffy
A to Z: Klingons
So, let’s talk for a few minutes about Klingons. If one of the questions on Family Feud was ever “Name a fictional alien species”, I have to think that Klingons have a pretty solid shot to be the number one … Continue reading
A to Z: Incunabulum
Books abound in fantasy and science fiction. The book is a central plot device or Maguffin or important element in so many stories that to catalog them all would be an exercise in utter futility. But let’s explore some anyway, … Continue reading
A to Z: Horses
If there’s an animal more suited to heroism and derring-do than the horse, I don’t know what it is. Horses abound in fantasy and in science fiction. If you want a big heroic moment, you can do it without having … Continue reading
A to Z: Gagh!
There’s an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in which Commander Riker takes part in an officer exchange program and goes to serve on a Klingon vessel for a time. As part of his effort to familiarize himself with … Continue reading
A to Z: Diana
So, now we have Diana. But not this one: No, that would be too easy. We’re going with this one! Yes, it’s Diana from V, V: The Final Battle, and the series V that lasted only a single season on … Continue reading
A to Z in April: Bib Fortuna
Continuing our alphabetical trek through the highways and byways and Fantasy and Science Fiction, here’s a very minor character from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Bib Fortuna is the chief servant of Jabba the Hutt, to whom … Continue reading
A to Z in April: Adama!
So I’m launching yet another series, this one called the “A to Z Challenge”. The idea is pretty clear: write posts every day in a Month (excluding Sundays, excepting from that instances like today, when the first of the month … Continue reading
Page One: A Princess of Mars
Here’s Page One of one of my copies of A Princess of Mars. This copy is part of something called the “Library of Wonder”. I bought it off the Bargain Books table at Barnes&Noble. Even though I already owned a … Continue reading
Space Battleship Yamato
It seems that, aside from the occasional Star Trek movie, we just don’t do big-screen space opera much in this country anymore. That’s a shame…but at least there’s Japan, who was nice enough to come up with Space Battleship Yamato … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Mr. Shatner!
William Shatner’s birthday is today. How old is he? Who cares? Here’s one of my favorite scenes from all Star Trek, from the much-maligned Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Trek V is what I consider to be a ‘noble … Continue reading