For my review of “The Enemy Within,” click here. Note I’m not a fan. From These Are The Voyages: Star Trek TOS, Season 1 by Marc Cushman with Susan Osborn (TW for discussion of sexual assault): It was important to [writer Richard] Matheson that the attempted rape be included. It wasn’t part of his story outline merely for …
Inspired by a fabulous discussion on lady-centric episodes with the ussfeministkilljoy crew, here are my Top 10 Feminist TNG Episodes. In order to help narrow it down I limited myself to episodes that pass the Bechdel-Wallace Test (for full TNG Bechdel-Wallace results click here). Other than that, I was looking for episodes where we see strong, complex …
I had done so many roles as the Seniorita, the Japanese girl, the Chinese girl, and the Hawaiian gal, that when I left New York, everyone told me I’d be typecast when I got to Hollywood. So I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m going to be typed!’ But it was the sci-fi world where I …
Dear Mr. Theiss, I have intended to write this letter ever since Sherry Jackson, the comely android, ‘turned on’ Capt. Kirk in her kangaroo-pouch jump suit (suppose a cigarette ash had slithered down into wide open places…what then???). Or perhaps it went a little further back when Susan Oliver tried to belly-dance her way into …
Made two new custom Funko Pop Vinyl figurines – L’il Kira and L’il Kai Winn. They are joining the shelf next to my Janeway and Borg Queen. In case you’re curious about making your own custom Funkos, I used blank bases produced by the company. The only downside is that they all have the same …
I’ve had a rough few weeks, and I knew I needed to call a doctor. Not just any doctor, but Doctor Crusher, who as you know if you read my review of “Bound,” is my imaginary feminist sidekick. Unfortunately, there seems to be a theme in TNG that the episodes that feature Doctor Crusher are good Doctor Crusher episodes, …
Celeste Yarnall played Martha Landon in “The Apple” and she has some interesting observations on the episode. These quotes are from Marc Cushman’s These Are the Voyages: TOS, Season 2. On NBC Broadcast Standards: They were very concerned. They didn’t want it thought that I was spending too much time in this hut with these four …