The Buddy System Comes To Crossroads
One of the things I’ve been asked by students around since the before times has been – Can I be a class buddy? For the post-pandemic comedy babies that have no idea what I’m talking about, the “Class Buddy” system was something I started in my time as Education Director at Philly Improv Theater. Class […]
Prodigy S02E07&8 + DS9 S07E14
Behold! Look upon a brand new episode of The Prime Subjective! Here we discuss two episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy and a vintage episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine! First, we look at Prodigy S2E7 – The Fast and the Curious (where we see the Kazon! And some wacky racers!) and Prodigy S2E8 – Is There in Beauty No Truth? (in which Zero gets an upgrade!). Then, we journey to DS9 to discuss DS9 S7E14 – Chimera (where Odo meets the one shapeshifter who’s not a jerk! Or is he?). Chris Newcomer, Karie Coleman Hinners and Mike Henley discuss the whys, wherefores, and incidents involving these three episodes!
Prodigy S02E05 + Voyager S05E18
Double trouble! Two more Prodigy episodes down, including a detour into existentialism when our heroes make holographic copies of themselves. Enjoy a spirited discussion of Prodigy S2E5 – “Observer’s Paradox,” and then S2E6 – “Imposter Syndrome.” Then, we follow that thought and join a copy of the Voyager crew in the similarly-themed Voyager S5E18 – “Course: Oblivion.” Join Chris Newcomer, Karie Coleman-Hinners and Mike Henley to discuss how often good things and come in twos…
HOTD S02E05-7: Army of Bastards
This episode covers House of the Dragon Season 2 episodes 5, 6, and 7. Rhaenyra shakes the family tree to uncover potential dragon riders while some dragons take things upon themselves to find riders, Alicent deals with the consequences of her actions, Aegon following in his father’s footsteps, Aemond finally gets shook, Daemon is still in Harrenhal getting the heebie jeebies and generally causing trouble in the Riverlands.
Prodigy S02E03&4 + Voyager S05E06
The journey of Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 2 continues! We’re going all timey wimey, so bust out your textbooks, be waryof paradoxes and join the Prime Subjective crew (Chris Newcomer, Karie Coleman-Hinners, Mike Henley) as we discuss Prodigy S2E3 – Who Saves the Saviors and S2E4 – Temporal Mechanics 101. Then, we journey to an alternate timeline and discuss Voyager S5E6 – Timeless, an episode featuring a destroyed Voyager, timeline hijinks, older Harry Kim, and special guest LeVar Burton as Geordi LaForge!
The Prime Subjective: Prodigy S02E01 & E02
Star Trek: Prodigy is back! Sure, it’s had a transfer to Starbase Netflix, but it’s back! In this exciting episode of The Prime Subjective, Chris, Mike and Karie discuss the first two episodes of Discovery’s new thrilling season. S2E1 and S2E2 – “Into the Breach, Parts 1 and 2.” Ship shenanigans and timey-wimeyness await. Then, we take a detour while on Starbase Netflix to discuss all of season 1 of “The 3-Body Problem.” Join us!
HOTD S02E03&4: The Queen Who Never Was
This episode covers House of the Dragon Season 2 episodes 3 and 4. Aegon pulls a smash and crash with the help of Aemond, Alicent falls off her high horse and wheezes the juice, Deamon gets haunted in Harrenhal, Rhaneyra lets the dragons loose after her Sister Act fails, Larys lives, and Rhaenys straps in […]
The Prime Subjective: Voyager S06E11 & S06E17
In this week’s Prime Subjective, we take a deep breath before a plunge into a season of Star Trek: Prodigy! But since Prodigy has Voyager on the brain, so do we! And so, we take a trip down memory lane and discuss two episodes from Star Trek: Voyager’s sixth season that center on the holographic Irish town of Fair Haven. First is S6E11, “Fair Haven”, and then S6E17, “Spirit Folk.” Enjoy!
HOTD S02E01&2: Foot of the King
Yes, we’re back. For better or worse, we are here to cover the second season of House of the Dragon. In this episode we discuss episodes one and two of season two. We talk about how difficult keeping track of names and relationships is on this show, how dumb Aegon is, how Sir Criston Cole […]
Crossroads Is Now A Nonprofit Organization!
We are very excited to share the news that Crossroads Comedy Theater is now, officially, a nonprofit organization! I received our letter of determination of tax exempt status over the weekend – only 17 days after we submitted our application. I expected an up to six month wait with the potential for back and forth, […]
