Enterprise: Bringing new meaning to the word “gratuitous” since 2151. It’s almost enough to make you long for the sexlessness of Voyager.

Fans of Star Trek’s Original Series know that Kirk’s chest possesses special powers all its own. When it’s exposed, he can defeat any enemy, seduce any woman, and escape from any sticky situation. But fabric, simple fabric, seems to be the Chest’s kryptonite. Somehow, though, Kirk manages to lose his shirt more often than a defenseman on a minor-league ice hockey team on Kronos, ensuring that the crew of the Enterprise will always have Pectoral Power on hand when they need it.
Either that, or the producers wanted to spice the …

“Great men do not seek power; they have power thrust upon them.” — Kahless
John and I continue to watch Outlaws of the Marsh, and we keep remarking at how much the Outlaws remind us of Klingons. A few episodes back, we watched a scene that was remarkably similar to one from Deep Space Nine. Seems Klingons and Song Dynasty bandits have the same ideas about how to deal with incompetent leaders (oh, if only we had a few of them around during the last administration).
Some background:  over the course …

Picard may love his Earl Grey, hot, Worf prefers prune juice, and the Cardassians can’t get enough kanar, but all those potables pale in comparison to the beverage Starfleet really runs on: coffee. More vital than plasma fluid, coffee’s what keeps admirals and ensigns alike up and alert whenever the Romulans attack or there’s a space-time continuum anomaly to be puzzled through. So, without further ado, I bring you the Greatest Coffee Moments in Starfleet History: