Author: Thomas Stockel

· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 2, 2014

Should Picard have died? Part 2: How Trek goes on without him

“I’m going to indulge in wild speculation here in regards to what the Star Trek franchise could have looked like without Picard. And that involves treating the entire Star Trek franchise as one whole story.”

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 5, 2014

Should Picard have died in “Best of Both Worlds”?

“We go from a buildup where the status quo might be changed Forever! to one where ultimately there are no consequences whatsoever. And in the long run, this cripples the franchise.”

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 19, 2014

VIDEO: What makes a great villain? Part 4: Emma Frost, the White Queen

Tom follows up his previous Retrotorials about what makes a great (or bad!) villain with a look at a kick-ass villain who was completely botched: the X-Men's White Queen, Emma Frost.

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 9, 2014

Star Trek (TAS) “The Eye of the Beholder”

“For Christ’s sake, first we get the cheap-ass decision to not show the Ariel, and now this? It’s like the animation crew blew their budget on cocaine and hookers that month.”

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 3, 2014

VIDEO: What makes a great villain? Part 3: Farscape’s Scorpius

Tom follows up his previous Retrotorials about what makes a great (or bad!) villain with a look at another great one: Scorpius from Farscape.

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 2, 2014

RAW FEED: Retro Recommendation: Thief of Thieves

Retro Recommendation: Thief of Thieves

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 23, 2014

VIDEO: What makes a bad villain? Part 2: Star Trek’s Gul Dukat

In this special Retrotorial, Tom follows up his previous Retrotorial about what makes a great villain. This time, he looks at what makes a bad villain by looking at one of Star Trek's most overrated villains, Gul Dukat from the most overrated Star Trek series, Deep Space Nine.

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 16, 2014

VIDEO: What makes a great villain? Part 1: Star Trek’s T’Pring

In this special Retrotorial, Tom discusses his second favorite Star Trek antagonist, the Vulcan T'Pring from the original series episode "Amok Time".

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 28, 2014

Star Trek (TAS) “The Terratin Incident” (part 3 of 3)

“McCoy is shocked that Kirk would drop his assigned duties on the off chance they’ll find alien life. Come on, Bones, how long have you known Jim? On that planet, there’s like a million percent greater chance of him meeting chicks.”

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 28, 2014

Star Trek (TAS) “The Terratin Incident” (part 2 of 3)

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 28, 2014

Star Trek (TAS) “The Terratin Incident” (part 1 of 3)

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 11, 2014

RAW FEED: name of the doctor

name of the doctor

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 6, 2014

RAW FEED: Atomic Robo

Atomic Robo

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 4, 2014

VIDEO: Space: 1999 “The Exiles”

Tom recaps the second season Space: 1999 episode "The Exiles", featuring an incredibly original plot where Moonbase Alpha is surrounded by missiles that turn out to contain alien outlaws who have been frozen in suspended animation for centuries.