Tag Archives: Star Trek

STAR TREK and Me (a repost)

Posted on September 8, 2023 by ksedinger

Today is the 57th anniversary of Star Trek‘s first appearance on teevee. On this date in 1966, an episode called “The Man Trap” of a new science-fiction show aired, and I guess that at the time this seemed like just another … Continue reading →

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Speaking of STAR TREK…

Posted on March 1, 2023 by ksedinger

…check this out. If you remember the episode “Metamorphosis”, this looks a lot like the Companion! What is it, actually? NASA explains: Using data from NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), international researchers have uncovered new information about the Tycho … Continue reading →

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STAR TREK and Me (a repost)

Posted on September 8, 2022 by ksedinger

I first wrote this on the old blog six years ago, on the 50th anniversary of STAR TREK’s first airing. Today that anniversary rolls around again, now the 56th, and all these words still apply, so here they are! And … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Vonda N. McIntyre (From the Books)

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Kelly Sedinger

Science fiction and fantasy author Vonda N. McIntyre has died. I feel that I’ve done McIntyre a disservice all these years. I’ve read a lot of her work, but none beyond her well-known tie-in books in the Star Trek and … Continue reading →

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At least THAT happened in 2017!

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Kelly Sedinger

Mark Hamill, Luke Skywalker himself, tweeted my name. Here’s how it happened. It began with, surprisingly enough, William Shatner: I think @starwars has officially jumped the shark. 😳🙄 Wasn’t @HamillHimself supposed to be in this movie? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/HFiA56hlS3 — William … Continue reading →

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“Let me help” (Thoughts on “The City on the Edge of Forever”, on its 50th anniversary)

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Kelly Sedinger

Edith Keeler: And you, um, don’t want to talk about it? Why? Oh. Did you… did you do something wrong? Are you afraid of something? Whatever it is, let me help. Capt. Kirk: “Let me help.” A hundred years or … Continue reading →

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STAR TREK and me

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Kelly Sedinger

And you people, you’re all astronauts on…some kind of star trek? –Zefram Cochrane, Star Trek First Contact Wow. Star Trek made its official US debut fifty years ago today. That’s…amazing. (The show aired for the first time anywhere on September … Continue reading →

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And now, this.

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Kelly Sedinger
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Love, Logic, and Why I Don’t Write Dystopia: Some Rambling Thoughts on the Occasion of Leonard Nimoy’s Passing

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Kelly Sedinger

When The Wife and I were on our honeymoon, one of the stops was the Boston Museum of Science. I’m always a fan of science museums. During our visit, we saw a movie in their OmniMax theater. I don’t remember … Continue reading →

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Where no cookie has gone before!

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Kelly Sedinger

The Great Bird herself, the mighty starship Enterprise. Made of gingerbread and stuff. This is the handiwork of a place called the Blackmarket Bakery. And it is awesome.

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