Star Trek strikes out again!

I’m so done with the Kurtzman era of Star Trek drivel and the trailer for ‘Star Trek Lower Decks’ just confirms that sentiment. Instead of doing something great and meaningful like they did with Star Wars The Clone Wars or Star Wars Rebels, the Kurtzman bunch decide to go ‘Rick & Morty’ for Lower Decks. Now don’t get me wrong I love Rick and Morty but I want my Star Trek to feel like Star Trek. Like what they did with the 70’s animated series where they actually utilized many of the original series stars to voice the show. Lower Decks is yet another brainless/soulless effort from Kurtzman and company whom really don’t understand what makes Star Trek good. 

Now I know their defenders will say Trek fans always hate new Trek; that’s simply not true with me. I was a TNG,DS9,Voyager and Enterprise fan when those series premiered and I held out hope for ‘Picard’...but bad Star Trek is simply bad and that’s what we’re getting now. It’s why the fandom is divided because if it really was good the fans would support it. Look at Avengers: Endgame for example; it’s universally praised and loved by almost all of the MCU fans because it is GOOD! If it was bad it would have divided the fans.

I’m hoping someone with Star Trek sense will sooner rather than later be appointed to run the franchise. Wake up CBS: Kurtzman needs to go!

Cancel culture strikes again

I heard they might change it to the Edmonton Elks. My suggestion would be the Edmonton Empire (so they could keep the EE logo and their “join the empire” campaign)

Just drives me nuts that we live in a culture where a few people dictate what is and is not acceptable. It used to be we voted and the majority decided. Now it’s just a small group of social justice warriors that tell the rest of us how it’s going to be...

Edmonton Eskimos: Keep the name!

As a person whom identifies as being Métis, and as a person whom is a life long fan of the Edmonton Eskimos I’m honestly blown away about what’s going on in the world. When did the word ‘Eskimo’ become a derogatory word? Both my Grandma’s were 100% native and I know they had no issues with the team or their name as I talked football and the Esks with both of them. In fact as a native person I felt a sort of kinship with teams like the Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Washington Redskins and the Florida Seminoles. I know I don’t speak for all native/Métis but I truly hope the Edmonton Eskimos keep their name. 

Rewatching ‘Babylon 5’

In the last month I’ve been rewatching the 90’s tv series ‘Babylon 5’. I was a huge fan when it originally aired and I bought the entire series on DVD in 2008. I’m so glad I did because it is not available on streaming in Canada currently. 

As of right now I am halfway through season 2. And I’m not skipping any episodes this go around. I’m so impressed with all the subtle world building J. Michael Stracynski put into each episode. I really enjoyed Michael O’Hare as Commander Sinclair and even though I knew he was departing after season one I was again sad to see him go. Bruce Boxleitner was an amazing replacement however. 

Next year on ‘The Pop Culture Pub Podcast’ we will be doing a season by season review of Babylon 5, hence why I am doing a rewatch. Unfortunately it probably will not begin until March or April 2021 on the podcast. 

So plenty of time to watch all 5 seasons of B5, all TV movies and the Crusade limited series before we record. 

In Valens name!