I know, I’m behind. But I finally just watched all of The Good Place in the span of like, a week. I went into it knowing almost… Read more “Why The Good Place Works”
Category: Why it works
Why Picard Works
I’m not going to lie, I was worried about this show. When I heard they were getting Patrick Stewart to reprise his role, I worried this was going to be cringy. I worried it was going to be the science fiction equivalent of The Mule with that ridiculous threesome scene with Clint Eastwood.
Why Lower Decks works
Premiering in August of 2020, Lower Decks is different than the other Star Trek shows we’ve talked about in this series so far. But also not as… Read more “Why Lower Decks works”
Full disclosure. All the other shows in this series have one of two things in common. Either they were a childhood favorite of mine or a recent… Read more
Why it works, Deep Space 9
Welcome to week four of our Why It Works, Star Trek series. This week, as promised, we’re talking about Deep Space 9. This was another that I… Read more “Why it works, Deep Space 9”
Why Star Trek Voyager works
It’s time for another episode in our Why Star Trek Works series. This week we’re looking at Voyager. Technically Deep Space 9 came out before Voyager. But… Read more “Why Star Trek Voyager works”
Why Star Trek Next Generation works
Welcome to week two of our why Star Trek works series. This week, we’re talking about Next Generation. Full disclosure, I have a soft spot for this… Read more “Why Star Trek Next Generation works”
Why it works, Star Trek the original series
I grew up watching Star Trek, Next Generation with my grandma. It’s pretty mainstream now, but back then Star Trek was a niche show. A nerd show. … Read more “Why it works, Star Trek the original series”
Why Wandavision Works
Spoiler Warning: It is all but impossible to talk about Wandavision without some serious spoilers. So if you haven’t seen it yet and you plan to, click… Read more “Why Wandavision Works”
Why Gods of Jade and Shadow works
Last year I talked about why a book called Mexican Gothic worked. It turned out to be one of my favorite books of 2020. It was good… Read more “Why Gods of Jade and Shadow works”
