Star Trek

Star Trek Review-Off Challenge (A Response to Apollo Z. Hack)

May 23rd, 2010 |

Mr. Hack does not believe in the creamy goodness of the latest Star Trek movie. Strap in folks - it seems someone's wrong on the internet.

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Oh, snap!

May 21st, 2010 |

Roo

This will require a proper response. One that consists of kicking names and taking ass.

... You heard me.

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Second Thoughts - Star Trek: Online

February 17th, 2010 |

Roo

After spending more than a month in the world of Star Trek: Online, Roo has a few more thoughts to add to his initial impressions of the game. Now that it's officially launched, does he still believe it's worth playing?

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Tags: Star Trek, video games

First Thoughts - Star Trek: Online

January 20th, 2010 |

Roo

After spending a few days of quality time with the Star Trek: Online open beta, Roo (our resident Star Trek nerd) gives his thoughts. What's good? What's bad? And is it worth your time and wallet fodder?

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Star Trek: Customizable Card Game - Retrospective Review

September 18th, 2009 |

Roo

Do you remember Star Trek: The Customizable Card Game? Of course you do. And now, thanks to the cards being as cheap as dirt now, Roo and the Commodore do as well. Watch as they celebrate the 15th anniversary of Star Trek CCG by playing the game for the first time in a decade, and then give their thoughts as to why it was so great to begin with, and why it ultimately failed.

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Tags: gaming, Star Trek, Vlog

Star Trek = Good

July 24th, 2009 |

Commodore128

So I saw the new Star Trek Movie for the second time last night (it was the last showing at my local theater before it went bye-bye). I have to say that I was just as impressed with it the second time as I was when I first saw it. More than anything, it’s great to feel energized about Star Trek again, while also having clear direction for the franchise as a whole. And clear direction is good rather than ridiculous conjecture of whether the next movie would feature Riker on the Future Enterprise or O’Brien at Starfleet Academy.

I’m certainly not here to review the movie – that’d be way late in addition to being redundant as there are plenty of worthy (and almost universally glowing) reviews of the movie on the internet. But after taking a short glimpse back yesterday at the entirety of the Trek film franchise before I saw the new movie (again), I couldn’t help but smile widely at the effort that was put forth on this movie. I remembered in an instant why Nemesis was so bad and why this film was so good. Let me offer up a few thoughts on how all of this went down.

It was the Summer of 69

July 20th, 2009 |

Commodore128

Forty years ago today mankind took a “giant leap” forward with the Apollo 11 moon landing. With the technology that all of us know, use, and enjoy on a daily basis in 2009, it might be difficult for us to gain proper perspective on exactly what the moon landing meant in 1969. But today at Clan of the Gray Wolf we remember, and rightly so, the truly incredible human and technological achievement made in striving for, and successfully landing a human being on the moon and bringing them back safely to the earth.

While none of us here at CotGW were even close to being born for that historic moment, we all recognize the significance of such an event, even if only for the tremendous impact it had on the psyche of our society. Many of the things we love as fans of sci-fi, videogames, and imaginative role playing games were in part inspired by the moon landing and the cultural imprint that it made. By the time all of us were born the prospect of space travel stretched far beyond a television show with William Shattner. It was a physical reality. And for most of us, it only took watching Space Camp to imagine the possibilities. As a side note: Am I the only one who loves watching space program documentaries?