Star Trek has always found great strength in the episodic format. Sure, the classic shows all dabbled in serialized elements, and some of them excelled in those elements the further they played with them, like Deep Space Nine did in its back half. There’s a reason that, when Trek was revitalized for the streaming age in a […]
Voyager’s First Riff on the Star Trek Trial Episode Is a Weird Experiment
As Star Trek: Voyager turned 30 at the start of this year, I’ve had a lot of fun revisiting the first season of the show and re-examining what really works about that debut season three decades later. I’ve hit my first snag, perhaps of many to come in Voyager‘s decidedly mixed run of episodes: the first one […]
Is Avatar Ready to Be a Modern Blockbuster Franchise?
This week marks the 20th anniversary of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Nickelodeon’s action-fantasy anime that became one of the network’s biggest shows back in the day. And what better way to celebrate a momentous occasion than to finally reveal a new show—Seven Havens, a 2D series with a two-season greenlight and involvement from franchise co-creators Michael DiMartino and […]
Sonic’s Cinematic Success Has Come Through Fan Focus
We’ve been getting a lot of video game adaptations in the last eight years across TV and film. While the genre has thrived on TV thanks to multiple shows, your Castlevanias and Arcane, things are different in theaters. Illumination’s Mario is just coming into its own, Mortal Kombat is taking its time, and other game […]