The Golden Age of ‘Star Trek’ is Over. What Next?

On March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 By Mark PerigardIn TVLeave a comment

The cancellation of “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” was inevitable.

When White House Chief Nazi Stephen Miller took time out of his busy schedule of harassing immigrants to blast the show in January, he was telling David Ellison, owner of Paramount, to eliminate this “woke” garbage.

Ellison readily gutted CBS News to appease Miller’s boss, Geriatric Joffrey, so that he wouldn’t object to any of their multi-billion dollar mergers.

This show didn’t stand a chance.

Miller’s objection was a siren call for the incels to review bomb the fledgling show about a group of racially diverse young people coming into their own in Starfleet.

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A ‘Republican Star Trek Fan’ Makes About as Much Sense as a Tribble Brain Surgeon

On October 26, 2025October 26, 2025 By Mark PerigardIn TVLeave a comment

It was inevitable that MAGA would come for “Star Trek.”

They’ve spent years fucking up “Star Wars” fandom, warring with creators and driving actors off social media with their sexist and racist attacks.

Now there’s a new bit of clickbait making the rounds, claiming, with zero evidence, that most “Star Trek” fans are Republican and the franchise needs to embrace that.

Set phasers on stupid.

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ABC’s ‘9-1-1’ Shocks Fans with the Best Possible Twist

On April 14, 2024April 15, 2024 By Mark PerigardIn TVLeave a comment

Characters on long-running prime-time dramas rarely grow emotionally.

From the first episode to the last, they stand as the same.

Olivia Benson is still the depressed detective apprehending perps on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Dr. Meredith Grey remains the same passionate life-saver that she was in the first season of “Grey’s Anatomy” as she is now in the 43rd season.

It’s part of the appeal of genre TV, what marks them as comfort food.

But the 100th episode of the first-responder show “9-1-1” earlier this month stunned viewers as it pulled on a string lingering for approximately five seasons, give or take, as firefighter Evan “Buck” Buckley (Oliver Stark) was kissed by a man.

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