Monthly Archives: July 2010

ExerTrek: Face of the Enemy

[One man. One exercise bike. One surgery. 140/178 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.] The original title for this episode was better: “The Hunt for Green October.” Troi is kidnapped and surgically altered to help Romulan defectors cross the … Continue reading

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ExerTrek: Aquiel

[One man. One exercise bike. One surgery. 139/178 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.] I love a good mystery full of red herrings, cross purposes, and shadowed motivations. I love investigations, too: gathering evidence into a coherent representation of … Continue reading

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What Can I Say About Larry?

In the late 80s, my mother met and married a man I didn’t like much at first. After living for years with my terrifying but largely responsible father, Larry seemed dreamy and impractical and disconnected from reality — better suited … Continue reading

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ExerTrek: Ship in a Bottle

[One man. One exercise bike. One surgery. 138/178 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.] “Captain, do you remember last week when you were being horribly tortured?”“Hmmm…tortured. Tortured. Can’t say that I do. I feel fine.”“Oh. Well, never mind. Let’s … Continue reading

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ExerTrek: Chain of Command, Part II

[One man. One exercise bike. One surgery. 137/178 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.] This episode is about as good as it gets: the interaction between Patrick Stewart and David Warner, their characters sparring intellectually and emotionally with the … Continue reading

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ExerTrek: Chain of Command, Part I

[One man. One exercise bike. One surgery. 136/178 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.] In this story, Picard is relieved of command of the Enterprise and sent on a secret mission into Cardassian space with Worf and Crusher to … Continue reading

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