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Two nerds with beer (one of them me) beat the Kirk vs. Picard horse

By Eric San Juan June 16, 2016Geek Stuff, Television, Videos, Works by Eric

Hours in the Attic debuts a new segment this week called "Nerd Fight," which is ... well, you can guess what it is. And what better way to kick it off than with a playful take on the debate nerds have been gnashing their teeth about since The Next Generation debuted? Yep, Kirk vs. Picard, with a dash of Kirk vs. Han Solo thrown in for good measure. Watch, and when you're done check out my Star Trek marathon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUtVacCsusE

What I learned from watching all the Star Trek movies in a row

By Eric San Juan April 29, 2016Films, Geek Stuff

I was a pretty unlikely candidate to marathon all the Star Trek movies. As noted when I started this Trek-a-Thon, I'm a casual Trek fan at best. Star Wars is my star jam. Trek is that other thing I sort of respect and kind of know because you can't run in geek circles without knowing at least some Trek, but despite having seen many original series episodes, most of The Next Generation on TV, and all the movies through Generations, I've never been able to call myself a Trek fan. Hell, I've playfully mocked it over the years because that's…

Star Trek: Generations is an adequate movie, and that’s about it

By Eric San Juan April 25, 2016Films, Geek Stuff

Two words. Often, you're asked to sum something up in two words. It's some sort of weird cultural shorthand we have that seems to be a substitute for thinking too hard about something. Regardless, it seems like a good way to begin. And, well, “perfectly adequate” sums up Star Trek: Generations about as well as two words can. Not a train wreck you want to look away from, nor a fantastic jump to the big screen by the Next Generation crew, Generations is merely … fine. In some ways, that makes this movie a failure. As the film that bridges the…