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Star Trek: The Original Series - A Retrospective

3/8/2015

 
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by Helen Langdon

“Space – the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise...”

Back in 1966, one man had a dream. A dream that would go on to become one of the most iconic sci-fi worlds ever. Exploring the galaxy and beyond, peaceful explorers would be able to tell allegorical stories about contemporary American politics. Gene Roddenberry’s original vision changed the world in multiple ways, from inspiring real-world inventions to creating tropes used across fiction today, and not just in science fiction. In the 49 years since Star Trek first aired, our screens have been treated to five live-action TV shows, one animated series, and twelve films (soon to be thirteen), but exactly where did it all start? 


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The Saddest Robots on TV

5/25/2014

 
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By Helen Langdon

Robots often get the short end of the stick when it comes to sci-fi universes. After all, they don’t have to sleep, or eat, or breathe, and so they get all of the crappy jobs. There’s no kind of union to whom they can complain about their lot in life. There don’t tend to be robot psychiatrists to hear their woes. Most of the time, the humans around them seem to view them purely as a convenience, rather than a functioning human being in their own right. It’s not just Marvin the Paranoid Android who has it bad. Here’s the most desperately unhappy robots (and AIs) on TV.


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Time Travel in TV

3/26/2014

 
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by Helen Langdon

Time travel is one of those tricky things. Because unless you have an in-universe explanation, such as alternate universes or acknowledging the pre-destination paradox, some pretentious pedant will pop up to complain that it’s not possible. But here’s the thing: time travel stories have been around for centuries, and that’s for a very simple reason. It’s such an interesting concept, the idea of being able to travel back and see past times, or see what the world has in store. Who wouldn’t want to know at least something about the future? Even with the moaners, time travel isn’t going away.

In TV, there’s generally two types of time travel shows. Some series have it as a main plot device, as part and parcel of the whole premise. In other shows, time travel just happens for an episode (or twenty) and characters have to deal with being thrown out of their element. Here’s a selection of both types – not the best, but just a varied selection of why time travel plots remain so popular.


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The Star Trek Spin-Off War: The Next Generation

5/7/2013

 
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By Liam Murphy

It will come as no surprise to most readers of I’m With Geek that a good number of us are Trekkies. Whether we label ourselves as such or not, we can pretty much all say that Star Trek is part of our eternally expanding list of shows we love. But when we start to talk about what Trek is the best Trek ... that’s where things get a bit tricky. So read below to find out one Trekkie’s opinion on their favourite series, and watch out all this week for more of us telling you how the opinion below is complete twaddle!


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Star Trek - Which Spin-off Hits Maximum Warp

5/6/2013

 
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By William John

Star Trek Into Darkness hit's cinemas across the UK this week and we at I'm With Geek wanted to mark the occasion by playing each of the Star Trek Spin-off series against each other! 


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