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BFG Podcast #069: Better Call Saul, She-Hulk, and More!

August 22, 2022August 25, 2022 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Better Call Saul, Douglas Wolk, Gene Roddenberry, Paramount, She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, Star Trek, Vince Gilligan, Walmart

Our contributors break down the culture

Walmart

Walmart Enters the Streaming Wars

August 16, 2022August 18, 2022 Jake Harris 0 Comments Amazon Prime, Beavis and Butthead, Discovery, HALO, HBO Max, Paramount, Paw Patrol, Spongebob Squarepants, Star Trek, Tom Cruise, Walmart

Retail giant takes shot at Amazon with Paramount+ deal

Phasers on Stun

‘Phasers On Stun!’: The Continuing Legacy of Star Trek

June 9, 2022August 24, 2022 Trevor Seigler 1 Comment Avery Brooks, Gene Rodenberry, George Takei, J.J. Abrams, Phasers on Stun, Ryan Britt, Star Trek

A fan’s critical evaluation of why a never-ending franchise endures

Stacey Abrams

What was Stacey Abrams Doing on ‘Star Trek’?

March 21, 2022April 3, 2022 William Schwartz 11 Comments Iggy Pop, Stacey Abrams, Star Trek, Star Trek: Discovery, The Rock, Tom Morello

In the past, celebrity ‘Star Trek’ cameos weren’t also campaign stunts

Brent Spiner

CREATORS FICTION Writers

Brent Spiner Writes Fan Fiction About Himself

October 4, 2021April 3, 2022 Dan Friedman 0 Comments Brent Spiner, Fan Fiction, Gene Rodenberry, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Mr. Data, Patrick Stewart, Star Trek, The Next Generation

Mr. Data and the Mystery of the Pig’s Penis

Foundation

Foundationally Dull

September 30, 2021October 1, 2021 Neal Pollack 3 Comments Battlestar Galactica, Dark Knight, David S. Goyer, Douglas Adams, Foundation, Game Of Thrones, Isaac Asimov, Jared Harris, Laura Birn, Lee Pace, Star Trek, Terrance Mann

The long-awaited adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s epic project feels like it will go on forever

Star Trek

‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ is the current best of the franchise

November 5, 2020November 8, 2020 Jamie Mason 0 Comments Michael Chabon, Picard, Star Trek, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks

It has the humor that ‘Picard’ lacks, and the humanity that ‘Discovery’ never will

Hugh Laurie in Avenue 5

‘Avenue 5’ and the History of TV Space Comedy

January 28, 2020 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Armando Iannucci, Avenue 5, Buck Henry, Douglas Adams, Futurama, Homeboys In Outer Space, Matt Groening, Other Space, Paul Feig, Quark, Red Dwarf, Richard Benjamin, Seth MacFarlane, Star Trek, Star Trek: Discovery, The Expanse, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The Orville

Cruise Ships, Garbage Scows, and Other Interstellar Junk

Tom Hanks astronaut

Actors CREATORS NON-FICTION

‘The World According To Tom Hanks’

December 17, 2018March 15, 2020 Lary Wallace 1 Comment A Hologram For The King, Apollo 13, Brian Grazer, Chet Haze, Dave Clark Five, David S. Pumpkins, Forrest Gump, From The Earth To The Moon, Gavin Edwards, Red Vines, Star Trek, Steven Spielberg, The World According To Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Toy Story

The coolest square