The story of a true 'trek' with great scenery and a 'core' of recurring characters
919566
The story of a true 'trek' with great scenery and a 'core' of recurring characters.  Enjoyed Martin Sheen with 'cameos' but also produced by his son Emillo Estevez, both still looking fit.  Somewhat predictable, it's a good family movie (nothing risque) and shows a grieving father completing the journey that his son began - and died due to 'weather'.  It is emotional and, in that sense is very realistic and human.  4th star is for my enjoyment of seeing the 'Estevez' son and father reunited on screen.
643536
"Errand of Fury" is a quite good read, and gives the readers much insight as to how the Klingon Empire behaves, and into Klingon psychology.  In this story the most interesting characters appeared to me to be the villains: Koloth, Karel, Duras, Gurn, and the Anti-Federation League people were all great fun.  In presenting the Anti-Federation League, the author correctly illustrates that liberal, prosperous societies (i.e. the Federation) which nonetheless have the fortitude and guts to defend themselves, always seem to produce a chattering class like the Anti-Federation League which conspicuously fails to appreciate the sacrifices of those who do the protecting.

The phrase "The Next Generation" in the book title is a misnomer.  This is an "Original Series" story, set just before the episode "Errand of Mercy" (the Organian episode) in The Original Series.  Kirk and Koloth seem to know each other, which maybe explains how they seemed to know one another in The Trouble with Tribbles episode.  (You remember: "My Dear Captain Kirk....My Dear Captain Koloth....").  Great fun!

Again, it was great to finish the first installment in this series and be able to, through my Kindle, download this next installment and keep going.

This story wraps up nicely, if a bit more emotively than I (or Spock) would have liked to see.  In any case, I enjoyed the story and the series.
1110577
"Voyager" was a great show in that fans got to go "trekking" back into space after having been stationed on "Deep Space 9" for a while and saying goodbye to the"The Next Generation."  These  new "Star Trek" adventures would take place in a whole new quadrant of the universe - the delta quadrant - and would lead to a fresh new set of stories that didn't have to necessarily rely on what had gone before. A lone Federation ship and her crew having to deal with a whole new way of life, and many years before it could get home definitely appealed to me.  Also the fact that a female captain was finally cast in a leading role was certainly an excellent move.
My rating is for 4 out of 5 stars because I find the packaging annoying.  I don't like this split, clear slip-case, or whatever you want to call it, deal.  As these DVD's are $100 or more, better care should be taken in the way the package functions and in its appearance. The DVD's are just plain old silver with no fancy pictures on them, which is weird because DS9 had illustrated discs.  I guess I just expect a little bit more when it comes to packaging and the fact that this set only has 5 discs (only 15 episodes) I  feel a little bit skunked, considering the price.  Alas, the collector in me will eventually fork over money I don't have because I am an inveterate nerd.
Overall I enjoyed the first season of "Voyager."  The extras were great and I finally got to see who was originally cast for the role of Captain Janeway and why she was wrong for the role.
1023721
I want to say that as a Star Trek fan, I wasn't totally thrilled with Voyager when it originally aired. I found it lacking in comparison to the excellent Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 which I was watching at the same time. But now re-watching the series on DVD, I have come to really enjoy the adventures of the Voyager crew. The second season of Voyager moved us a little closer to the alpha quadrant and at the same time, expanded the story of the crew working together to find their way home.

Season 2 was a lot stronger than I remembered. After a slow and uneven start to the reason, the season really picked up with the episode RESISTANCE. This was a simple but effective and touching episode about oppression and the lengths the crew would go to get what they need to survive. Joel Grey was outstanding. MELD was a very interesting look into the mind of a killer that only Star Trek could pull off. DEATH WISH introduced Q to the series and had a very interesting argument presented. THE THAW was a very interesting take on making fear personified and it was capped off by an amazing ending. And TUVIX was another good argument, this time the right to life and put Janeway in a very tough position.

With the excellent episodes, I have to point out that there were many weak moments in the season. The whole Kazon/Jonas thing was very weak and it felt forced. It did not flow well as arcing stories did on DS9 or B5. I was kind of glad when the Jonas thread was over. THRESHOLD is usually on the top of the list of worst episodes and sadly, it came from this season. I didn't find it as bad as I remembered but it isn't very re-watchable. RESOLUTIONS was an excellent episode but it lost a huge opportunity in exploring a possible relationship between Janeway and Chakotay. They give it all but 5 minutes of screen time and more time should have been devoted to it. This episode screamed to be a 2 parter. As mentioned, the early 1/3 of the season was kind of weak and featured the worst of the season. Oh, and the amount of shuttle accidents are laughable. Finally, the whole spit crew story was pretty much a non-factor this season and pretty much totally dropped in seasons to come.

This season could have been great but instead came across as uneven and eventually strong. Better seasons of Voyager were ahead but Season 2 had many standouts and I can highly recommend this season.
2987824
Before I read this book, which I had heard about for a very long time, I made sure to watch the DS9 episode "Extreme Measures".  It gave a wonderful look into one of Section 31's most brilliant minds, Sloan.  I knew there somehow had to be a continuation to the story of this shadow group.

Section 31: Rogue is an excellent portrayal of a political situation that has caused much destabilizing in the quadrant, and has attracted the attention of Federation Ambassador Aubin Tabor and Commander Cortin Zweller of the USS Slayton, both in league with Section 31.  They have been assigned to bring instability to the government of Chiaros IV, which has been devastated by war between two factions: First Protector Ruardh's people (Federation-backed) and the rebel Army of Light, who is claiming that Ruardh is responsible for the pools of gray blood that have been spilled on the land for so long.

When the Slayton disappears mysteriously in a subspace distortion field, the Enterprise is sent as a mediation replacement.  During their stay, they not only uncover conspiracy, treachery and death on Chiaros IV, but a cloaked supspace slipstream, conveniently discovered by the Romulans, who mysteriously moved months ago for control of the Geminus Gulf, the area surrounding Chiaros IV.

I won't spoil the rest of the book for you, but I must say the detail is excellent.  The way in which Andy Mangels & Michael Martin portray Lieutenant Sean Hawk's pre-Star Trek: First Contact character is amazing.  By reading this book, I got a totally different view of Hawk from that of the movie, as well as the rest of things right after Star Trek: Generations.

So, all in all, this is a terribly good book.  Paramount really doesn't need to be stuck on new ideas for Star Trek, because they have a potential movie right in this book.  It goes over details of the Romulans not heard of for quite a while, and gives an entertaining plotline.  I know making a movie of this would mean going back in time with the Star Trek movies, but since they are with the upcoming James Bond movie Casino Royale (yet another remake), why can't Star Trek?
3938146
"Inside Trek" is a book about a grand public figure and the decay of his final years; it's a book about the decades-long extramarital relationship of two persons; and all of it set against the continuing spectacular juggernaut of television's most widely known fan phenomenon.

"Inside Trek" is assistant Susan Sackett's account of her life in the company and service of Star Trek's Gene Roddenberry, as an administrative assistant, and later as an intimate companion.

I needed to read this book.  Why?  Because of the particular window it opened, into the daily life of this public figure, and onto the timespan which it covered, Ms Sackett's span of association with Star Trek from the early 70's through the day of Roddenberry's death in 1991.  As a fan of Star Trek in all of its forms, I found that previous 'insider' books about the show would hint at things or give a wink and a nod in skirting any detailed mention of Roddenberry's personal habits and appetites.  This book purported to bring that kind of personal detail to light, from the account of one who was a firsthand witness.

The story is told in a simple, linear and straightforward style by Ms. Sackett; the cool tone paints a frank portrait of the personal and professional times during the years that Roddenberry was attempting to revive Star Trek as a prime-time series, then as a movie franchise, and the roller coaster ride that lead to the launching of Star Trek TNG.  The real story was different than I had guessed, and I would have never known without this account coming to light.

Some might be bothered by the occasional mention of the intimate encounters between Roddenberry and Sackett.  It's the mix of the public story and intimate story and all the details you pick up along the way that makes this book a good read.  You'll come away with a new sense of the transition from Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek to Rick Berman's Star Trek.
4682661
I loved this movie.  As a Trekker who started watching this "world" with the original series, this newest entry was a wonderful blend of homage to the past while introducing great new actors in the classic roles. These actors made the characters their own, but conveyed the familiar personalities of Kirk, Spock, Bones, Uhura, Scotty, Chekhov, Sulu brilliantly. I loved the meeting between Spock as a elder and Zachary Quinto's Spock. The door is open for new stories. I am looking forward to more from this cast.
3114904
Star Trek: Nemesis, the 10th (and possibly final) feature film based on Gene Roddenberry's seminal science fiction TV franchise, isn't as bad a Trek film as some would lead one to believe.  Sure, it isn't as good or satisfying as Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, but then again that film had Nicholas Meyer at the helm, which gave the Original Series' cast a worthy farewell.
Noted film editor-turned-director Stuart Baird isn't Nick Meyer, who gave his two Trek chapters its clever mix of Horatio-Hornblower-in-the-stars, literary allusions (Dickens and Melville in The Wrath of Khan and Shakespeare in The Undiscovered Country) and some outsider's irreverence to counter the first, flawed Star Trek film's pondering pretentions of grandeur.  But as a Trek outsider, Baird attempts to tell a dramatic tale which pits Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the Enterprise-E crew against Shimzon (Tom Hardy), a human who has been a slave on the Romulans' sister planet Remus and has become Praetor of the Romulan Empire in a deadly coup d'etat.  Cunning, ruthless and brimming with resentment, Shimzon is not only a fierce warrior and a veteran of the Dominion War, he's also Picard's clone.
For all its perceived flaws, Nemesis somehow plays better on the small screen than it does in the multiplex. It feels more natural watching this at home on a DVD player; screenwriter John Logan is an admitted Star Trek fan and blended elements from Star Trek II (which this movie's plot bears a similarity to in various respects) with an above-average Data-and-Picard episode from The Next Generation.  After all, Nemesis revolves around Picard and Data (Brent Spiner, who, with Logan and producer Rick Berman, co-wrote the story); each finds a mirror image of himself -- Picard/Shimzon and Data discovers his flawed prototype B-4 -- and each is forced to deal with his "evil" twin.
At the heart of the story, Nemesis is also about family and the many transitions families go through in life. We first see the Enterprise family celebrating the long-awaited "conjugation" between Cmdr. William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and ship's Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), who, like children leaving home for college, are leaving the Enterprise for the USS Titan, Riker's first command.  We follow the crew on this final trek across the stars, only to watch as they mourn the loss of a cherished comrade.
Star Trek: Nemesis' special effects are excellent, and Baird's experience as both an editor (Superman: The Movie) and director gives the action sequences a kinetic energy absent from the previous film, Insurrection.  The score by noted composer Jerry Goldsmith is also outstanding.  (Brent Spiner fans who know the actor is also a gifted singer should find his rendition of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" as a very enjoyable bonus.)
The Paramount Widescreen Collection DVD is above average considering it's not a 2-disc "Collector's Edition." It not only has a crisp digital transfer and clear sound, but it has audio commentary by Baird, deleted scenes and a handful of "making-of" documentaries.
3279659
Star Trek original and Next Generation are the best, then Voyager then Deep Space Nine then (gulp) Enterprise.

Cast does a very good job and Jennifer Lien's character Kes is one of the most compelling and not because she's cute as a button, but because she does a great job with her character. Russ as Tuvok, McNiel as Paris and Mulgrew as a very believable Captain. Whole cast does a great job.

Did not like the violations of the prime directive, there are a ton. A meritocracy with the Prime Directive exploring space and strange new worlds are a great platform and should not be discarded so easily. Like another reviewer said, Voyager does a nice job of getting back to exploring space, and the human condition.

More soap opera than I like...but more true to sci-fi than BSG or Deep Space Nine and a whole ton better than Enterprise which lost its way.

If you have seen the new Battlestar Galactica you will recognize a lot of the same themes, storylines and the overall feel were on Voyager first and for good reason. Some of the same people behind the scenes on both shows. Both ships on their own far from home with limited resources, etc. Only Voyager doesn't demonize technology and promote religion like BSG does, thanks for that.
4731139
As a die-hard Trek fan, I watched the entire 7 seasons of Voyager when it originally aired.  At the time, I was a bit disappointed in the show.  It seemed like a bit of a Next Gen retread, and some of the characters were annoying (like Neelix, who was Trek's equivalent of Jar Jar Binks).  I also grew weary of the constant techno-babble and the way every crew member seemed to be totally proficient in PHD level astro-physics.

Anyway, I bought the DVD set mostly because I got a great deal on it at Walmart, but was pleasantly surprised at how good it was in 2011.  All the stuff that annoyed me before didn't seem so bad now that the show has some distance from its predecessors.  It was also refreshing to see a show which aimed high from a moral standpoint and openly defended their principles no matter what the cost.  Most of the recent sci-fi shows are far more complex and ambiguous in that respect, so it's nice to see a command crew that isn't saddled with all kinds of personal demons and conflicting agendas.

I also liked Kate Mulgrew a lot more this time around.  Where I found her abrasive before I now see her as bold and decisive.  And one of the coolest things about this set is the bonus disc that contains footage of the original actress (Catherine Bujold) who was tapped to play Janeway.  I remember reading about her back when this aired.  They said she couldn't handle the rigors of filming a weekly TV show, and quit after only one week of shooting. But after watching the videos of her, it's clear that she was let go because she wasn't suited to the part at all, and Kate Mulgrew is brilliant by comparison.

One knock on this set is the video quality, which is not great by today's high-def standards.  Like STNG and DS9, it was shot on film but the final edits were done on video tape.  So the final "masters" are of inferior quality, and the only way to fix it is to go back and rebuild the special effects + live action compilation from scratch using modern technology.  From what I've read, there's no plan to do that (not surprising, as Paramount is always dragging its feet and Voyager wasn't that popular to begin with). So odds are, this set is as good as it will get anytime soon.

As others have pointed out, the packaging is a bit on the flimsy side, but it's not as bad as some reviewers have suggested.  As long as it's handled carefully, the box and colored panels hold up well enough and the whole thing looks really cool in the box.

So all in all, I'd give this a thumbs up.  The price has come down to a reasonable amount, and the bonus disc has a bunch of cool interviews with the producers, along with the original Janeway footage mentioned above.  Unfortuately, this set is new very hard to find out in retail world.  Music & video stores are on the decline in general, and the only big-box retailed I know of who carried Voyager was Walmart (and they dropped it from their inventory last year).  So at this point, it's pretty much Amazon or Ebay if you want to buy this set new.  And if you get it from Amazon, at least you'll know that you can easily exchange it if you do happen to receive a damaged box.  I'd get it while you can - this probably is out of print and whatever copies are left are all there will be for quite some time.
3853003
This is really a great narrative. Essentially, this is the story of author Tristan Higbee's treks through the Himalayan highlands with his various travelling companions. If you are a would be, wannabe, or already has been trekker, this is a must read. The writing is crisp, clear, and descriptive and I'm not exaggerating when I say that as I read the book it essentially felt like I was participating in the treks in my head the entire time. You can see the faces, taste the food, and sometimes feel the exhaustion. That in and of itself makes the book worth reading, and you feel a real sense of accomplishment with the author at the end, the same way you do at the end of a long hike. Besides the way the book carries you through the foothills of the Himalayas, though, it's full of practical advice, Dharma Bum-esque tidbits of wisdom, and the kind of humor that carries you through a long and difficult journey. There's also a very helpful appendix at the end listing prices and travel times for the treks for those who are interested in doing something similar.

In conclusion, I'll say this: if reading this book doesn't make you want to pack your bags right now and buy a plane ticket to Nepal, I'll eat my hat. And isn't that what a great adventure narrative is supposed to do?
4200742
This is what Star Trek's SUPPOSED to be all about -- real people courageously risking their lives because they want to know what's out there, and because they BELIEVE in what they do.  What's great about this episode is that, for one of the few times in Star Trek, we actually get more than a short peak at the lives of people besides the main characters who make up a starship.  FINALLY!  This is a great idea in and of itself, and a lot better than just having the non-main character in a red shirt get killed in the first 5-10 minutes of the show! :)  Besides that, what focusing on some OTHER, lower-ranking characters for a change does for us is give us a very different perspective (in this case, a bunch of ensigns) on the the series' giants (Picard, Riker, Worf, etc.).  Very interesting, and very rewarding!  And, to top it all off, this is an exciting story, and an emotionally moving one as well.  Great stuff...I just wish Star Trek would do more of these types of episodes!
691376
I read the book Pathways by Jeri Taylor and it was absolutely terrific. Pathways does not start out slow like some books, it jumps head first into the action.  Chakoty,Tuvoc,Tom,Neelix,Seven,B'elana,Harry,and Kes are  seprarated from Voyager, and are imprisoned in a disese ridden internment  camp. That is run by a hostile race of aliens. but the true chalenge is to  get out of this awful situtation alive. To pass the time while they are in  a shaby patched together tent, they each in turn tell the story of their  life before comming to Voyager. This book like Imzadi tells the unknown  story behind each of the charcter's lives and gives new insite into the  dynamics of each of the charcters. And it also explains the reasons behind  some of their little personaity quarks, that you just could never figure  out watching the show. This book is not only written well it is technicaly  accurate in part because it is written by the Co-Creator of the series. I  loved it and I STRONGLY recomend it to anybody that is a fan of any of the  Star Trek series. But, you(HaHaHa)don't have to take my word for it.
4822184
I found this book while looking for a copy of "The Twilight Zone Companion" at a local bookstore. With it's unassuming cover (and lack of any official Paramount endorsement) I picked it up and thumbed through it. This is a refreshing look (if such a thing can be said about a TV show that is almost 50 years old) at an old favorite of mine.

There's been a lot of Star Trek since the original series premiered in 1966, but I didn't really care for anything after The Next Generation. And my favorite is the original, I have a soft spot in my heart for that show from the '60s that is dated in many ways and all-too-relevant in others. This book covers the original series and the time after it, leading up to the announcement of the first Star Trek movie. I was pretty young back then, and not a fan of the show until around the time the movies were out, so I've been fascinated by that "in-between" period when all there was were reruns and a growing fan movement.

The author covers a lot of topics in this book. It's not just the history of the show -- he also focus on certain aspects. For example, there's a chapter on little-known contributors to the show; one on feuds between people involved with the show; one on the technology in the show and how feasible it is; one on "what went wrong with Season 3"; one on the projects that Gene Roddenberry undertook after the show was cancelled; and many more. There are some things in this book I'd never known before (for example, one of our local independent stations in the Philadelphia area (the now defunct WKBS, Channel 48) had been the first to show the series in syndication) and there are many pictures from back-in-the-day that I'd never seen before. Another thing the author does well is not spending too long on any one topic. Each chapter is just the right length.

If there's one thing negative to say about the book it's that there are some inaccuracies, but none of them are major and shouldn't dissuade you from buying this book. For example, the book states that Shatner's role in Airplane II was that of the spaceship captain (he was actually commander of the moonbase -- no big deal) and the date given for George Takei's autobiography is about a decade later than it actually came out (probably no big deal to anyone other than George!). Still other facts are somewhat off. For example, it's noted that James Cameron acknowledged the works of Harlan Ellison in creating The Terminator: technically true, but Cameron did this begrudgingly just to avoid a lawsuit from Ellison; it's stated that Shatner considers "The Devil In The Dark" to be the high point of the show along with "City On The Edge of Forever", but that's not exactly true: Shatner states that "Devil" is a favorite of his because of the support he received while filming the episode due to the death of his father. The book also claims that Roddenberry and Robert Wise clashed during the making of "The Motion Picture", though I'm pretty sure the author meant that Roddenberry clashed with screenwriter Harold Livingston, as their conflicts are well known in the making of that film. It's also mentioned that the Talosians wanted Pike and Vina to breed slaves in "The Cage", which I'm not 100% sure but I think is wrong. None of these are very significant, but they're worth noting.

The bottom line is that I found this big to be a very enjoyable read. From the wide range of subjects it covers, to the vintage (and often new-to-me) pictures, to even just the layout and presentation of the book, this book succeeds. I was glad to have found it, and recommend it to any Trek fan.
4794517
A Long Trek Home is not your typical trekking narrative.  Too many travel stories end up reading the same.  Woke up, walked, dealt with this or that, saw this or that, met this person(s), ate dinner, went to bed. Next day, more of the same. Instead, A Long Trek Home reads like a series of wilderness vignettes, each a picture or episode standing on its own and yet also woven together to form a coherent story of this incredible journey by two resourceful and intrepid travelers.
Wonderfully written, A Long Trek Home is destined to become an adventure travel classic.
My only complaint was the book was too short, but if one is forced to error on too short or too long, it is always better to leave the reader wishing for more.
3873166
Carrying on the saga of the starship Voyager's crew following their return to Earth is a heavy load to place on any author's shoulders. For the most part, Christie Golden (whose knack for nailing the characters impressed me in her earlier Voyager books) succeeds in bearing up under that load.
She needs a plot that will draw the crew back together, after allowing them to disperse and reconnect with those they left behind seven years earlier. What better way to do that than to pit them against a (possible) conspiracy? And what more tried and true villains are there for a Voyager story than the Borg?
This book's greatest strengths are the Borg threat's unique twist, which ties in neatly with established Voyager continuity; and that most of its characters are written with Golden's usual deft accuracy. Its glaring weaknesses are ignoring continuity where Icheb is concerned (apparently the author missed the episode in which he gave up his cortical implant?), and the silliness (I can't find a kinder or more accurate word for it) of Janeway's friendship with Mark Johnson and his wife. It's true that human beings function differently when they are relating to other people on a personal rather than a professional level, but this Janeway simply doesn't ring true on any level. If needing her to be close to a small child over a period of weeks was the reason for plotting the book this way, it would have been better to make Phoebe Janeway a mother and show Kathryn interacting with her own small niece or nephew. That would have supplied a stronger and more credible tie to one of the Borg threat's early victims, as well as sparing us from repeated sugary doses of the Johnsons.
Producing Chakotay's mother out of nowhere, just as his sister suddenly popped up toward the end of Season 7, strikes another jarring note. However, the equally out of nowhere Chakotay/Seven of Nine romance (introduced even later in the series) gets masterful handling from Golden. So although "Homecoming" isn't without its problems, on balance it is a worthy first post-series outing for my favorite Trek crew. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the tale in "The Farther Shore," due out a month from now.
3940539
Another excellent season that builds solidly on themes introduced in Seasons 4 and 5 without slipping into serialization. There is still a new and unique idea/adventure in each episode, but individual characters develop more depth through excellent storytelling. In Season 6, the focus seems to be on Seven of Nine, B'Elanna, the Doctor and Captain Janeway.

My Season 6 favorites include:

Episode 3  Barge of the Dead  The eighth of my Voyager Top Ten. An exceptionally creative presentation of the Klingon afterlife and Klingon lore. This story pairs with Season 1s Faces episode as an inquiry into self-acceptance as told through BElanna Torres. This story very tenderly touches on what its like being the child of divorced parents.

Episode 8  One Small Step  An homage to early space exploration. A good episode for space geeks, not only for a good story, but also for sneaking some real space science terms into the dialog. The episode concludes with a stirring speech from Captain Janeway about how space literally means nothing, but opens the door to everything.

Episode 12  Blink of an Eye  This episode proves that its possible to tell an interesting and credible story with a time anomaly without resorting to gimmickry. A great study of a civilizations growth from Stone Age to Post-Modern Age with a little general relativity tossed in. Star Treks trademark optimism about the future is highlighted.

Episode 22  Muse  The ninth of my Voyager Top Ten. Can art influence politics? Can messages conveyed through drama and poetry make a difference in peoples lives? Well, you're a Star Trek fan  Star Trek inspires cooperation and acceptance of differences  Star Trek is a series of dramatic episodes with a message -- see where this is going?  Bonus points for the use of ancient Greek theater as a model.

The Worst of Season 6:

Episode 9  The Voyager Conspiracy - Wherein Seven of Nine joins the Alex Jones fringe. I appreciate the point that most conspiracy theories can be connected to a handful of supporting facts. However, the devolution of the story into a Keystone Cops chase scene diminishes what otherwise would have been a decent message.

Episodes 11 and 17  Fair Haven & Spirit Folk -  These episodes lose touch with science fiction and suffer for it. It is ironic that a holodeck program created to relieve crew boredom is itself, remarkably boring to the viewer. Spirit Folk also suffers badly in comparison to the similar Next Generation episode that creates a self-aware Moriarty from Datas Sherlock Holmes holodeck program.

Episode 20 - Good Shepherd - Oh please! Rudolph, Herbie and the Island of Misfit Toys do not translate to Voyager story ideas. Barf!

Episode 23  Fury - Another inexplicable application of time concepts. If the temporal mechanics in this plot were accurate, the plot itself would never exist because it would have been fixed in some earlier timeline. [SPOILER ALERT] I am also really tired of crew being killed and brought back to life through time paradoxes.