“R” You Really Going Where No One  Has Gone Before? 

  By G.P. Avants   This piece is one that is really dear to my heart. It is a fan plea, as it were, for the future of the Star Trek universe. If you haven’t heard there is talk about an R rated Star Trek film coming out in the near future. That was the inspiration…

Walk the Fence Between the Worlds

  By G. P. Avants   The King is dead. The prince rises to take his place. The world is in turmoil, unrest, and divided. Yet, the secret world of Wakanda is united, at peace, and even with different tribes, they pledge their loyalty to a new Black Panther. They hold in their hands an…

Do Our Lives Matter? 

  By G. P. Avants   My brother Ron steered me into a whole new Sci-Fi universe when he told me about the show Dark Matter. Ron said I would find the stories interesting and the characters very relatable He wasn’t wrong. Right from the start I found this show unique in its own way, yet…

When Voq is in Style

  By G.P. Avants   In Star Trek Discovery you are always kept guessing what is store for our faithful crew. What I am discovering about this show is that life always throws them a curve and things don’t always end happily ever after. Of course like in life there are ongoing issues that in…

EnFORCEing Destiny

By G. P. Avants Okay, this is a piece in a short series for my fellow Star Wars fans who were warm, indifferent, or downright “Sithfully” seething about the direction the Last Jedi took. So, I am surprised, but not really shocked that not everyone agreed with Disney’s director, Rian Johnson did with the Star…

Are You Ready for the 80’s, Again?

  I recently finished the novel, Ready Player One. What a ride! I never thought that the 80’s would make a for the plot of a creative and complicated story.  Thanks to Ernest Kline and his ode to everything from the era of my youth ( or “Yoots” as Cousin Vinney would call it). Wade…