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Author: Ken Gagne

Sci-fi geek extraordinaire, Ken supports the arts a performer, moderator, and movie-goer. When not appearing on stage or in films such as Fever Pitch, he is a freelance writer, Apple II enthusiast, and Showbits webmaster. Follow him on Twitter and Google+.

A Pandemic Year of Moviegoing & Star Trek

Posted on Dec 24, 2021Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Despite the pandemic, I went to the movies more than I did in 2020 — and saw more original episodes of Star Trek than possibly any year ever.

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage to Alameda

Posted on May 5, 2021Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

A stay in the San Francisco Bay Area had me looking for nuclear wessels.

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Take care of yourself for Christmas 2020

Posted on Dec 24, 2020Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Media hasn't caught up to the pandemic. This holiday season, that may be a good thing, as seen in this Doc Morris commercial.

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Televisions shows for the pandemic

Posted on Aug 12, 2020Aug 30, 2021 by Ken Gagne

These six shows helped fill the time created by the pandemic.

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WordPress: The Final Frontier

Posted on Apr 5, 2020Mar 31, 2022 by Ken Gagne

On April Fool's Day, I treated my co-workers at WordPress VIP, a division of Automattic, to a video conference call inspired by Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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Picard Will Make It So

Posted on Dec 24, 2019Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Jean-Luc Picard returns in a serialized, dystopian series on CBS All Access. Will he make it so?… or make it snow?

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Remembering Carroll Spinney

Posted on Dec 8, 2019Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

My brief encounter with Carroll Spinney, the actor who played Big Bird, came at a time I needed it the most.

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Reuniting The Next Generation's cast

Posted on Sep 28, 2019Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

I'd collected the autograph of every cast member from Star Trek: The Next Generation — except Wil Wheaton. Once I did, would I reunite him with his crew?

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