Tag Archive | "Patrick Bromley’s Boldly Going"

Boldly Going: Spock’s Brain/The Enterprise Incident/The Paradise Syndrome

Monday, August 30, 2010

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It's good to be back. After a long (and mostly unplanned) summer break, I return to Star Trek energized and enthusiastic, excited to return to watching a show that has come to mean so much to me.

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Boldly Going: Bread and Circuses/Assignment: Earth

Friday, May 21, 2010

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Boldly Going: Bread and Circuses/Assignment: Earth

And so we arrive at the end of Star Trek's second season, which closes out with more a whimper than a bang.

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Boldly Going: By Any Other Name/The Omega Glory/The Ultimate Computer

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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Boldly Going: By Any Other Name/The Omega Glory/The Ultimate Computer

Each show is something I've already seen on Star Trek, both thematically and plot-wise, and while I still had a good time with them, things are feeling awfully repetitive.

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Boldly Going: A Private Little War/Return to Tomorrow/Patterns of Force

Thursday, May 6, 2010

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Boldly Going: A Private Little War/Return to Tomorrow/Patterns of Force

This week marks the one-year anniversary of my love affair with Star Trek.

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Boldly Going: The Gamesters of Triskelion/A Piece of the Action/The Immunity Syndrome

Thursday, April 29, 2010

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Boldly Going: The Gamesters of Triskelion/A Piece of the Action/The Immunity Syndrome

Going through the series as a first-timer right now, Star Trek is living or dying from show to show, making it more difficult to find the patience for goofy, self-indulgent detours.

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Boldly Going: Obsession/Wolf in the Fold/The Trouble with Tribbles

Friday, April 23, 2010

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Boldly Going: Obsession/Wolf in the Fold/The Trouble with Tribbles

Turning Star Trek into work has taken some of the fun out of it, and I want to get back to the total joy I felt in watching those early episodes, when I was really on my first Star Trek high.

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Boldly Going: Journey to Babel/Friday’s Child/The Deadly Years

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

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Boldly Going: Journey to Babel/Friday’s Child/The Deadly Years

This was an important week for me to avoid getting burned out, I think, because it marks roughly the halfway point for the entirety of Star Trek: The Original Series.

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Boldly Going: Catspaw/I, Mudd/Metamorphosis

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

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Boldly Going: Catspaw/I, Mudd/Metamorphosis

I'm ready for Star Trek to take itself a little seriously again.

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Boldly Going: Mirror, Mirror/The Apple/The Doomsday Machine

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Boldly Going: Mirror, Mirror/The Apple/The Doomsday Machine

It is a great representation of a certain kind of Star Trek -- not the show at its best, but certainly the show as many people perceive it to be.

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Boldly Going: Amok Time/Who Mourns for Adonais?/The Changeling

Thursday, March 11, 2010

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I love me some Kirk and Spock, but I like all the supporting characters, too, and I like knowing that there's a whole community of people aboard the Enterprise who each get his or her own moments.

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Boldly Going: The City on the Edge of Forever/Operation: Annihilate!

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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And so we come to the end of Star Trek Season One this week.

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