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An Even Better Title for the ‘Deja Q’ Episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

“Deja Q” is one of my favorite episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It manages to be equal parts funny and poignant, adding a new dimension of nobility to the Q character that gets explored in later Q episodes … Continue reading →

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The Final Countdown Is the Star Trek II We Never Got to See

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I remember hearing that shortly after Star Trek: The Motion Picture debuted in 1979, Gene Roddenberry pitched the idea of having the U.S.S. Enterprise crew go back in time in their advanced spaceship to prevent the assassination of John F. … Continue reading →

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10 Things Honest People Don’t Say

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Honest people have a funny way of talking. I’ll explain more about that after we address 10 things you basically never hear an honest person say. By the way, I’m not saying if you’ve said any of these things that … Continue reading →

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Why Data Is the Best Star Trek: The Next Generation Character

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I remember years ago on Reddit visiting the Star Trek subreddit and finding a post entitled, “I just finished watching TNG for the first time. Who is your favorite character, and why is it Data?” That made me laugh. It’s … Continue reading →

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We All Need a Pat on the Back Sometimes

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’d like to share a little story from when I was a new father. My first son was just over a year old when my daughter was born. It was hard having two young babies so close to each other. … Continue reading →

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Do Rotten Sequels Spoil Great Previous Films?

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I recently rewatched 2006’s Casino Royale. I hadn’t seen it in many years, and I really liked returning to it. It feels so simple and quaint in some ways. And yet something was nagging at my mind the whole time … Continue reading →

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How the Kobayashi Maru Test Demonstrates Character

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

This is why I love Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. There are an infinite number of things to talk about in it. What I’d like to focus on today is the Kobayashi Maru test. It’s a test of … Continue reading →

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Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry Gave Us 2 Iconic Sci-Fi Scores Each in 1979

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I love the work of composers Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry. They produced so many beautiful scores over the course of their careers. So imagine my delight when I recently realized that each of them created two sublime pieces of … Continue reading →

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The Latent Christianity of Star Trek

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Star Trek is a Christian TV show in the same way that the United States is a Christian nation. There’s very little explicit reference to Biblical teachings in the show’s scripts and in our country’s founding documents, but they are … Continue reading →

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James Cameron and Star Trek Predicted Each Other’s Next Film for a Decade

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

For an entire decade, every year that a Star Trek sequel debuted in theaters, James Cameron also released a film of his own. From 1984 to 1994. That coincidence might seem to warrant a reaction like “So what?” if it … Continue reading →

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