"Fast Forward," for all its flaws, handled this issue so much better — a sprawling "Syriana" plot with seemingly unrelated plots that slowly get woven together in unexpected ways. "Last Resort" seems like it's using a smaller canvas with fewer paints.

Ya right! All aliens speak perfect American English, but humans still retain regional and national dialects — except Frenchman Picard, who sounds British.

There's plenty more stories to tell in the Star Trek universe. This is a richly-realized "middle-future" setting with thousands of planets and hundreds of cultures to flesh out. A weakness for Star Trek for me has always been the lack of diversity among aliens. Almost every alien species encountered is a warm-blooded…

Originally, the paratroopers were Chinese, but they were changed to North Korean. Did the producers hire new Korean-looking actors or just change the uniforms on the stock Asian actors?

Okay, I've done a lot of reading about what, exactly, is missing from the new Apple Maps. I'm beginning to understand the magnitude of Apple's failure to deliver. I guess, for me, it's not a big deal because I use Maps sparingly. I live in a small town near a small city — and I never, never get lost. If I were…

A fairer comparison would be Google Maps on iOS5 and Apple Map on iOS6. It's the hobbled version that prompted Apple to drop the app, not the full-featured version that Google saved just for Android.

I have a new iPhone today, and in two years, I'll have another new iPhone which will be appreciably better with about 100 new features, but still utterly familiar.

Sci Fi on TV almost always has gaping continuity problems, like where everyone on Battlestar Galactica always had an unlimited supply of cigarettes. I don't remember seeing too many tobacco fields out in space. On Revolution, it's the disappearance of electricity itself. Wait, doesn't the human nervous system depend…

If your Elantra is equipped with Bluetooth, you should be able to follow the factory instructions to pair your iPhone to the stereo. From there, you'll be able to send iTunes music to sound system. You can also use Siri for hands-free calls or texts. When you hold down the iPhone's home button, wait a couple of…

Should have said the "type of charging cable."

None. Because the only time I plug my iPhone into anything is to charge it or sync it. My 2012 Hyundai Elantra has an iPod dock cable, but I find it awkward to use. I just connect to my sound system with Bluetooth and listen that way. I wanted a nice alarm clock dock over Christmas, but opted for a Bluetooth speaker…

I could understand if a podunk backwater renamed itself as a tourist stunt to lure a few drivers off the Interstate, but Hutchinson is a decent-sized city by Kansas standards. It's, like, 42,000 people. I just don't see it.

"O Bother, Where Art Thou?" Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore on a delightful musical romp through the 1920's South.

We tried Toto with "Dune," but it just didn't work.

They're not usually side by side. The wraps at my store are in the bread section while the tortillas are with the cheese.

For just one day, we need to turn Chick-fil-A into the biggest gay hangout in America. We need to have T-shirts printed that say "I'm gay for Chick-fil-A" and mob their counters for hot steaming bags of deliciousness. We need to get the word out like we've never done before and make sure millions participate. For that…

I watched that one go up, and was wondering, "Did they lose the instructions?"

It wasn't Spielberg who launched post-modern cinema, it was Mel Brooks in 1974. Blazing Saddles was a textbook example of post-modernism. Its exuberant racism either pissing off or delighting audiences, depending on their cultural background. (For years, network TV would air Blazing Saddles with all the swear words…

Dude's holding out for legalized polygamy.

I've been using a site like this for years. It's called Facebook.