Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 20th, 2018
“Some say that in life, there are no second chances. Experience tells me that this is true. But we can only look forward. We have to be torchbearers, casting the light so we may see our path to lasting peace. We will continue exploring, discovering new worlds, new civilizations. Yes – that is the United […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 26th, 2018
“A long time ago in a galaxy far far away…” Yes, those lines open this Star Wars story, because the filmmakers want to be sure you know what you’re watching. This is Star Wars. Just in case there was anyone at all in the audience who had no idea they just bought a ticket to […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on May 24th, 2018
“A long time ago in a galaxy far far away…” Yes, those lines open this Star Wars story, because the filmmakers want to be sure you know what you’re watching. This is Star Wars. Just in case there was anyone at all in the audience who had no idea they just bought a ticket to […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on March 10th, 2017
Star Trek Voyager was the third spinoff from the original Star Trek, following the superior Next Generation and the inferior Deep Space Nine. While the idea was quite an original premise, the cast never seemed to gel. The obvious attempt at political correctness gives us the most diverse cast yet on Star Trek, including the […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on February 15th, 2017
“It is the unknown that defines our existence. We are constantly searching, not just for answers to our questions, but for new questions. We are explorers. We explore our lives day by day, and we explore the galaxy trying to expand the boundaries of our knowledge. And that is why I am here: not to […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on January 16th, 2017
“It’s been a long time getting from there to here.” 35 years, to be exact. Enterprise is the fourth spinoff from the original 1960’s hopeful series. The Earth is finally ready to send its first starship to explore the vast galaxy. This first starship Enterprise is smaller than the ships we’ve become used to. There […]
Posted in Holiday Gift Guides by J C on December 6th, 2016
I think I see your problem. You have this list. It’s a list of people you need/want to buy a Christmas gift for. The trouble is that they’re into home theatre, and you don’t know Star Trek from Star Wars. You couldn’t tell a Wolf Man from a Wolverine. And you always thought that Paranormal Activity was something too […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 24th, 2016
“Space…the final frontier. These are the continuing voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one man gone before!” Of course, we never did get five years from that original show when it ended after just three […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 2nd, 2016
“Space… The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before.” Every Star Trek fan knows the words by heart. For 50 years they’ve heralded the promise of something […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on July 23rd, 2016
“Space… The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before.” Every Star Trek fan knows the words by heart. For 50 years they’ve heralded the promise of something […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on June 22nd, 2016
“Space…the final frontier. These are the continuing voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its ongoing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before!” Every Star Trek fan has had that phrase beaten into their brain about as many times as Uncle […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on June 16th, 2016
“He tasks me. He tasks me, and I shall have him! I’ll chase him ’round the moons of Nibia and ’round the Antares Maelstrom and ’round Perdition’s flames before I give him up!” After its shortened three year run, it looked like Star Trek was dead and gone. A very short lived animation series was […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on June 15th, 2016
“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” The rumors were rampant, and I won’t address them at all here. Chances are you know the spoilers, if you want to know them, already. I won’t chance ruining it for the few that have avoided any information on the film. I will tell […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on June 8th, 2016
“Roots: The Saga of an American Family literally blazed across this nation’s screens.” In 1977 the entire country became Africans for eight consecutive nights. The name Kunta Kinte would become a household name. It was unprecedented on so many levels that even the ABC executives that made the decision to air it believed it was […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 29th, 2016
“A long time ago in a galaxy far far away…” It sure does seem like it was a long time ago since Star Wars was actually very good. It doesn’t matter if you thought Empire or Jedi was the last good film; few people that I’ve encountered mentioned the more recent trilogy in the same […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 16th, 2015
“A long time ago in a galaxy far far away…” It sure does seem like it was a long time ago since Star Wars was actually very good. It doesn’t matter if you thought Empire or Jedi was the last good film; few people that I’ve encountered mentioned the more recent trilogy in the same […]
Posted in Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on December 22nd, 2014
“Space… The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before.” Nearly 20 years after the original Star Trek left the network airwaves, Gene Roddenberry set out to discover if he […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 12th, 2014
“Space… the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before.” The sixth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation is arguable one of the best seasons in the […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 29th, 2014
“It’s been a long time getting from there to here.” But it’s finally arrived. We now have all four seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise on high-definition Blu-ray collections. On the surface, this was the easiest show to release on Blu-ray. It’s the only Trek series already in widescreen format, and it’s the only one to […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 15th, 2014
“It’s been a long time getting from there to here.” Thirty-five years to be exact. Enterprise is the fourth spinoff from the original 1960’s hopeful series. The Earth is finally ready to send its first starship to explore the vast galaxy. This first starship Enterprise is smaller than the ships we’ve become used to. There […]
Posted in Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on November 29th, 2013
Star Vista and Time Life get our vote for some of the coolest gift sets for the holiday season. It’s no surprise that they’ve delivered some quality television. What is a such a great surprise this year is that they’ve dug deep into the television archives and brought three particular shows that are long over-due […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 22nd, 2013
“Space… the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before.” Quality shows only get better with time, and by the time Star Trek: The Next Generation entered its […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 20th, 2013
“Space… the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before.” What a difference a couple of years makes. Rick Berman was pretty stubborn about wanting The Next Generation […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 10th, 2013
“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” Every Star Trek fan has had that phrase beaten into their brain about as many times as Uncle Ben’s mantra about great power and great responsibility. Who knew that the tagline was appropriate to filmmaking? When J.J. Abrams signed on to direct the reboot/remake/reimagining/rehash […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 23rd, 2013
“It’s been a long time getting from there to here.” Thirty-five years to be exact. Enterprise is the fourth spinoff from the original 1960’s hopeful series. The Earth is finally ready to send its first starship to explore the vast galaxy. This first starship Enterprise is smaller than the ships we’ve become used to. There […]
