
As I write this, summer is coming to a close. Outside there is the slightest crisp of autumn in the air. JJ Abram’s Star Trek is out of theatres and we can only wait for the DVD release this fall. Holy Frak — It’s September and I haven’t updated my series retrospective on Star Trek!!
Let’s delay no longer. When we last left our intrepid heroes, the original crew of Star Trek had moved on to a series of movies and signed off with The Undiscovered Country in 1991.
But let’s step back about four years to 1987. Before making peace with the Klingons, Kirk and crew, in a commandeered Bird-of-Prey had just left the 20th century and saved the Earth from a mysterious probe by bringing back Humpback Whales from extinction. It was a high time for Star Trek. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home turned out to be the most mainstream success of all the Star Trek movies. (more…)
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