Star Trek: Seeking Out New Life
Leonard Nimoy. Photo: NBC Sometimes it feels like there’s a before and after Star Trek when it comes to our cultural history. Few other, if any, TV shows have had…
Mulan
When each family is given a conscription notice from the Chinese Emperor so he can build an army to fight the Hun, a young girl pretends to be a man…
The Green Berets
… or, How John Wayne went to Vietnam, showed the South Vietnamese how to fight like Americans and shamed those yellow-belly liberals who had complained about the war. Aided by…
Star Trek: Boldly Going to the Big Screen
William Shatner. Photo: Paramount Ever since the original TV series went into syndication, the Star Trek mania kept building throughout the 1970s. The time was ripe for the first movie adaptation and…
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
What makes the sixth chapter one of the most enjoyable in the series is the improved, elaborate visual effects as well as a screenplay featuring a story quite like a…
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
A banished Vulcan sets up a phony hostage situation; his real objective is to hijack a ship like the Enterprise and take it to the final frontier. Scripts in the…
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew must go back to 1986 and bring a couple of humpback whales to the future; the animals are the only ones that know how…
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
The story begins right where the second one left off. After tearfully leaving Spock (Leonard Nimoy), the crew of the Enterprise defies orders and goes back to the paradise planet…
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Opus 2 and 3 are really one, comprehensive story, complete with a surprising and bold cliffhanger at the end of this chapter. Writer Jack B. Sowards followed up on an…