Star Trek
Every verdict, newest first. 19 on the record.
Every Mr. Know-It-All verdict on Star Trek, 19 in all, newest first.
The reviews
Reviews Star Trek Shinzon vs Nero, and Why Nero Wins It Two Rounds to One
Shinzon from Star Trek Nemesis against Nero from the 2009 Star Trek, in three rounds. Shinzon's the better mind, Nero's the stronger fighter, and the Narada settles it.
March 5, 2024 →
The Files Star Trek Why Cartwright's Betrayal Takes the Cake
Stefan Ritter asked which of Star Trek's corrupt admirals is my favorite, and why. There's a long shelf to pick from, and my answer goes back to Star Trek IV.
March 5, 2024 →
Reviews Star Trek Sci-Fi or Physics Reality?
Physics on Quora asked whether warp speed is possible, how you'd build the ship, and what would go wrong for the crew. By today's standards, no. By tomorrow's, maybe, and the deflector dish is where the trouble starts.
March 5, 2024 →
The Files Star Trek Scotty Wrote the Book O'Brien and Torres Followed
A top three of Starfleet engineers, ranked by who had to do the most with the least. Miles O'Brien at three, B'Elanna Torres at two, and Scotty at number one, with an honorable mention for Geordi La Forge.
March 5, 2024 →
The Files Star Trek Shinzon vs. Nero, and Why Scotty Is Still the Best Engineer
The first Know-It-All Files takes your Star Trek questions: the best corrupt admiral, the top three engineers, whether warp speed is possible, B'Elanna Torres, and a death match where Nero takes Shinzon two rounds to one.
March 4, 2024 →
Reviews Star Trek Pike, Riker and a Deep Space Nine Convert
It's Mrs. Know-It-All's first Star Trek Day, so we sat down with the questions I'd been posting all day. Who takes command, which Enterprise wore it best, who's your doctor, and how one tribble double feature got her hooked on Deep Space Nine.
August 25, 2023 →
The Files Star Trek Why Q Died, Why Spock Left Vulcan, and Uhura's First Name
Five Star Trek questions pulled off the internet and answered: why an immortal Q dies in Picard, why Vulcan let Spock serve in Starfleet, where Nyota came from, whether Kirk was wrong about Lincoln, and why the Romulans traded away the cloak.
March 9, 2023 →
Reviews Star Trek Why the Romulans Traded Cloaking Tech for the D7 Class Design
The Romulans handed the Klingons the cloaking device for a few ships, and it looks like a terrible deal until you remember they were stuck at sublight. I wouldn't judge them too harshly for it.
March 9, 2023 →
The Files Star Trek The Most Dangerous Species in Star Trek Is Us
Four Star Trek questions pulled from across the internet: the most dangerous alien species, why away teams don't carry personal shields, whether Klingons are really stronger than humans, and where Section 31 actually sits inside Starfleet.
March 7, 2023 →
Reviews Star Trek Mrs. Know-It-All Puts the Emperor in Charge of the Borg
I said the Borg would wipe out the Star Wars universe and that Order 66 nullified the Force. Mrs. Know-It-All saw the clip and came back with deflector shields, the Death Star, Palpatine, and a Borg theory I hadn't thought of.
February 21, 2023 →
Reviews Star Trek Why the Borg Want the Klingons and Wouldn't Touch the Kazon
Six Star Trek questions pulled off the internet and answered: the Borg and the Kazon, what the rest of the crew is doing, the Kelvin timeline against the Mirror Universe, Star Trek Beyond, Bread and Circuses, and how Troi made commander.
January 31, 2023 →
The Files Star Trek Why the Transporter Isn't a Med Bay and Why Shuttlecraft Keep Getting Stolen
Seven of the internet's Star Trek questions, answered. The Ferengi Alliance, transporter cloning, Spock and the Kolinahr, Data as a doctor, the Bird-of-Prey in the bay, The Perfect Mate, and those shuttlecraft.
January 13, 2023 →
Reviews Star Trek Star Trek Questions on Transwarp, the Hundred Changelings and Majel Barrett
Six Star Trek questions pulled from Quora, Reddit and the comment section. Episode counts, where transwarp went, why we only ever met two of the hundred Changelings, every part Majel Barrett played, the swearing, and whether Data was ever Starfleet's property.
January 10, 2023 →
The Files Star Trek Denobulans, the Borg vs. Species 10-C, and Whether Gravity Affects Warp
Five Star Trek questions pulled from Quora and Reddit. Where the Denobulans went, what the Borg would do with Species 10-C, whether Adam Soong caused the Eugenics Wars, whether you need the original series, and what gravity does to warp drive.
November 29, 2022 →
Reviews Star Trek Three Janeways, a Holographic Replicator and Why Utopia Is Star Trek
Five Star Trek questions pulled from Quora and Reddit. Captain, hologram and Admiral Janeway, whether a portable holo-emitter could build a working replicator, utopian storytelling, a Seven of Nine show, and my last opening night.
November 22, 2022 →
The Files Star Trek The Borg Only Need to Assimilate One Star Destroyer
The entire Star Trek universe against the entire Star Wars canon universe. I'm not even going to talk about the Federation. The Borg assimilate one Star Destroyer and it's over.
November 17, 2022 →
The Files Star Trek The Universal Translator, the Kelvin Timeline and Whether Lore Was Lying
Seven Star Trek questions pulled from Quora and Reddit, answered. How everybody understands each other, why I came around on Janeway, who is to blame for the Kelvin timeline, and what happened to the warp 5 speed limit.
November 15, 2022 →
News Star Trek Picard's Enterprises, Lower Decks and a Strange New Worlds Crossover
I watched the whole Star Trek panel out of San Diego Comic Con. The Next Generation cast is back for Picard season three, Lower Decks is crashing Strange New Worlds, and three more Star Trek shows are in development.
July 28, 2022 →
Reviews Star Trek I Never Saw the Khan Twist Coming, and It's Still Somebody's First Khan
Trek Talk Tuesdays, two topics. Strange New Worlds is doing character episodes the way early Next Generation did, and the trailer for episode three looks like The Naked Time. Then the anniversary of Star Trek Into Darkness, and why I rolled with a twist I begged the movie not to make.
May 17, 2022 →