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The Kind of Fame That’ll Warp My Brain

Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir by Wil Wheaton

August 28, 2022 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo: Star (Both because Wheaton is a celebrity, and also because of Star Trek) It feels like there’s been a lot of talk lately about child stars, what with Jennette McCurdy’s book coming out and the recent allegations against Fred Savage. Between all that, reading Still Just a Geek, and reading snippets from House of Hilton about Kim Richards, I’m starting to think maybe we should just ban Hollywood from using child actors? In the early 2000s, Will Wheaton published a book of essays (Just a Geek) […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, Big Bang theory, cbr14bingo, Star Trek, wil wheaton

Ellesfena's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, Big Bang theory, cbr14bingo, Star Trek, wil wheaton ·
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A cell phone showing an audiobook of "Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir" by Wil Wheaton surrounded by board games.

Should be listened to in audio format if at all possible

Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir by Wil Wheaton

June 10, 2022 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

I have wanted to listen to an audiobook narrated by Wil Wheaton (of “Stand By Me” and Star Trek fame) for a while and when his annotated memoir Still Just a Geek came out it seemed like a good one to try.  Fellow Cannonballers, I did not expect the emotional journey I was about to take when starting this book.  In the opening, Wheaton says that he is going to try his best to make it seem as though he is sitting down having a conversation […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #writing, abuse, acting, Anxiety, cbr14, child acting, Depression, Dome'Loki, Star Trek, wil wheaton

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir · Tags: #writing, abuse, acting, Anxiety, cbr14, child acting, Depression, Dome'Loki, Star Trek, wil wheaton ·
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Star Trek: Game of Thrones Edition

Vanguard #2: Summon the Thunder by Dayton Ward, Kevin Dilmore

April 1, 2022 by Halbs Leave a Comment

Earlier this year I reviewed book one in the Star Trek Vanguard series. Long story short – it’s a series set in the time of the original Star Trek tv show. It’s about the Federation and the rest of the known universe encountering technology that is simultaneously very old and very advanced. While I liked many of the ideas in the book, the writing felt a little hammy and dated. Summon the Thunder is book two in the series. While some plot points carry over […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Dayton Ward, Kevin Dilmore, Star Trek, Vanguard

Halbs's CBR14 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Dayton Ward, Kevin Dilmore, Star Trek, Vanguard ·
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Set your phasers on cheeeeese

Vanguard #1: Harbinger by David Mack

January 15, 2022 by Halbs Leave a Comment

A subreddit of nerds recently lamented the end of The Expanse – both the nine-book series and the tv show. Someone in the subreddit helpfully mentioned that if readers like ancient foreboding space tech in the vein of The Expanse’s protomolecule or the Halo’s Forerunners, they might enjoy the Star Trek: Vanguard series of books set in the time of the original Star Trek tv series. The whole Vanguard series was on sale on Kobo, so I bought them based on that recommendation. At the […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: David Mack, Star Trek

Halbs's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: David Mack, Star Trek ·
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Where No One Has Gone Before…

The Fifty-Year Mission – The Next 25 Years – From the Next Generation to J.J. Abrams by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross

November 6, 2021 by sabian30 3 Comments

The second lengthy volume (over 800 pages!) of Star Trek’s fifty-year mission isn’t as exciting as the first tome. That first extended work dealt with the original Star Trek series and the subsequent movies and was quite interesting. This volume, like the first, is a series of quotes from the key players involved in Next Generation, its subsequent movies, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise. There’s also a brief section on the new Star Trek movies and some series which never made it to air. […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Inside, Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, Star Trek

sabian30's CBR13 Review No:24 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Inside, Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, Star Trek ·
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To Boldly Go…

The Fifty-Year Mission - The First 25 Years by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman

November 6, 2021 by sabian30 1 Comment

I’m ashamed to say that I, lifelong Trekkie that I am, had not heard of these Mission books until Cannonballer narfna pointed them out to me. At 560 pages, Volume 1 is a great big book. I bought both volumes from ebay and doubted I’d get either of them read in time for this year’s Cannonball. Although I wasn’t sure about the format, I found it an amazingly fast read. The two authors do little writing; the book is quotes from everyone who ever heard […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: behind the scenes, Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, Roddenberry, Star Trek

sabian30's CBR13 Review No:23 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: behind the scenes, Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, Roddenberry, Star Trek ·
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