Tag Archives: Shakespeare

World’s Worst Trekkie: Carlie Takes On “The Conscience of the King”

Posted on June 21, 2018 by

From Klingons spouting Hamlet quotes to Captain Picard fake-wooing Lwaxana Troi with a sonnet mashup, Star Trek has had a very long and very weird history with William Shakespeare. In fact, the Bard features so prominently in the franchise that he … Continue reading →

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The 2016 Book Superlatives (Length: EPIC)

Posted on December 29, 2016 by

It is time, my friends. Yesterday, I posted the list of all the books and graphic novels I’ve read in 2016, and today I will review them in my customary way: superlatives! (Clearly, a tormented piece of my soul will … Continue reading →

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“Is That Classical?”

Posted on August 5, 2016 by

Plenty of Trekkies despise NuTrek Abramsverse the Kelvin Timeline, but–as I’m sure I’ve mentioned before–I’m really not one of them. I’m a completely unabashed fan of the 2009 Star Trek, and while I think Into Darkness has some deeply frustrating problems, I don’t … Continue reading →

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“I Had Rather Hear My Dog Bark at Crow Than a Man Swear He Loves Me.”

Posted on April 10, 2014 by

Being as much of a Joss Whedon nerd as I am — and seeing how Much Ado About Nothing is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays of all time — it’s kind of surprising how long it took me to watch this … Continue reading →

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