Retro-Musings: 1971’s “Earth II” sees Gary Lockwood taking a very different kind of space odyssey…

*****SPACE STATION-SIZED SPOILERS!***** I remember reading about the little-known 1971 TV movie “Earth II” years ago in the pages of Starlog magazine. Back then, it was very easy to confuse the film with several failed Gene Roddenberry pilots made around the same time, such as “Genesis II” (1973) and “Planet Earth” (1974) or even the…

Star Trek TOS: “All Our Yesterdays” offers a star-crossed romance for Spock…

*****SUPERNOVA-SIZED SPOILERS!***** The third and final season of the original “Star Trek” (1966-9) (TOS) is often unfairly maligned in fandom for its drop in quality from the previous two. Yes, it’s true that creator/producer Gene Roddenberry took his hands off the wheel, along with a revolving door of producer/writers, including Gene Coon and John Meredyth…