Larry Young

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Larry Young is a writer: non-fiction, graphic novels, and pop culture criticism. His work has appeared in ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, VARIETY, and THE YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION. A frequent guest on the video podcasts MILLION DOLLAR MAILBOX and WORD BALLOONS, he’s also co-host of SERIOUS STAR TREK and the sister YouTube channel of this website.

Babbling

You Only Need to Know What Kevin Feige Knows

This is the one where I kind of go off the deep end and basically call Kevin Feige some kind of Evil Jesus.

Larry Young - October 7, 2022

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Serious Star Trek Podcast

To Catch a Predator

The boys gaze into the abyss and laugh in the face of danger as they comb the quadrant in search of intelligent science fiction.

Larry Young - October 4, 2022

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Serious Star Trek Podcast

Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind

The Crew of the Mertz explore the dark recesses of fandom and beyond to better understand the love/hate relationship we have with pop culture iconography.

Larry Young - September 27, 2022

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Captain Ricardo

The USS Fred Mertz returns to the Ricardo-Mc McGillicuddy cluster in search of that rarest of elements: Vitameatavegemin!

Larry Young - September 20, 2022

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Gorn Again

The crew reunites only to confront the temporal anomaly known as grown-up schedule conflicts!

Larry Young - September 16, 2022

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Movies

The Seven Best Movies You Have Never Seen

Of course you have seen these. ARMAGEDDON, at least. I just haven't given you something to read for a while. Mimi's on a business trip, so... here.

Larry Young - September 13, 2022

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Hot Roddenberry

The crew continues their mission to enjoy science fiction in a golden age of entertainment options.

Larry Young - September 9, 2022

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Television

Coke, or Pepsi? It doesn’t matter. Tolkien, or Amazon? WHY NOT BOTH?

You don't have to choose BETWEEN Coke and Pepsi; enjoy both if you want to. Rampant streaming consumption isn't a zero-sum game.

Larry Young - September 6, 2022

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400 Quatloos!

Reunited and it feels so good. The crew returns to talk about the latest in Sci-Fi shenanigans, as you like them!

Larry Young - September 2, 2022

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Babbling

You Goddamn Nerds Ruin Everything

I don’t even know what is going on anymore, because the jerks and the opportunists have taken over everything and you all are arguing about the CG in BLACK WIDOW and what you’re going to do with your hardcover copies of HARRY POTTER.

Larry Young - September 1, 2022

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