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Star Trek: The Next Generation Season Three—The Best Season!
Star Trek: The Next Generation is rolling into season three in the nightly airing on the H&I cable channel, part of their Star Trek...
Lukas Kendall
Oct 30, 202110 min read


Star Trek Blueprints
If you were a sci-fi fan in the 1980s, pre-Internet, your access to the larger “worlds” behind your favorite franchises (Star Wars, Star...
Lukas Kendall
Oct 15, 20212 min read


ST:TNG First Season Scripts
The nightly reruns of Star Trek: The Next Generation on H&I have rolled over from season one to two, and it’s as good a time as any to...
Lukas Kendall
Oct 6, 20212 min read


Ratings
When I created this blog, I used a bunch of Wix templates without giving it much thought. As a result, there’s a view counter on each...
Lukas Kendall
Oct 4, 20211 min read


Pitching Enterprise
Yesterday I talked about my early attempts writing Star Trek: The Next Generation spec scripts circa 1991, when I was 16–17. I went to...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 30, 20213 min read


My Star Trek: The Next Generation Spec Scripts
This is the first script I ever wrote, a spec submission to Star Trek: The Next Generation circa 1991. I was 16. I think I found it in my...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 29, 20216 min read


Dr. Crusher’s Hair
When you watch Star Trek reruns for decades, you start to obsessively notice some things. (“You don’t say!” says every Star Trek fan.)...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 22, 20212 min read


Star Trek “In-Takes”
Just a quick shout-out today to one of my favorite YouTube channels, Ryan’s Edits, which I guess is by a guy named Ryan. He has a series...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 20, 20211 min read
Even Lamer “Justice”
I wrote a few days ago about Star Trek: The Next Generation’s lame first season. The embarrassing early-season episode “Justice” aired...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 15, 20212 min read


Encounter at Dumbpoint
Here’s a screen grab from the teleplay to the Star Trek: The Next Generation pilot, “Encounter at Farpoint,” by D.C. Fontana and Gene...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 12, 20216 min read


Happy Star Trek Day
Fifty-five years, wow. I remember when it was the 20th anniversary in 1986. Getting old! This is from a Star Trek exhibit in Hollywood in...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 8, 20211 min read
“About Me” Is Up, Call Reuters
I’ve added an “About Me” page to the site, with rapid-fire smart-aleck remarks. The above pic: this is a drawing I made of Jay...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 1, 20212 min read


The PUBLISHED Star Trek: The Motion Picture Oral History
Yesterday I blogged about the unpublished Jerry Goldsmith biography...and I can't say it was a good experience. I don't mean to complain,...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 1, 20212 min read


And We Come Full Circle?
I'm a blogger. I guess.
Lukas Kendall
May 20, 20191 min read
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