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If ... you must 03/08/2007

If you haven't read Best Star Trek Movies (in order) at Colossus of Rhodey; you must.
I'd guess that most Star Trek fans would choose the Wrath of Khan #1 and the Final Frontier #10. (My feeling on seeing the trailer for the Final Frontier - wow those 3 jokes were great, unless there's nothing else good about the movie, it'll be great. Well there was nothing else good about the movie and one of those jokes didn't work. Scotty does know the ship like the back of his hand he'd never turn around and walk into a bulkhead. Cheap laugh at the expense of characterization.)
And I agree that the Motion Picture was probably not as bad as first advertised. Sure too much time enjoying the special effects, but the plot was similar to the Changeling. So it wasn't original but it wasn't bad. If it had been shortened it probably would have been great, but then it wouldn't have been a movie. Did you notice how Decker became Riker and the empathic Deltan became a Betazoid?
I'd rank Nemesis lower and Search for Spock higher.
The "nuclear wessels" line in the Voyage Home was funny, but now having a Russian seeking military secrets isn't nearly as comical as it was then. "Dated" is the word.

If you haven't read The definitive 200 at Fire Ant Gazette; you must.
And while you're at it read the Definitive 200 additional thoughts too.
I don't understand some of the selections, but the biggest omission I saw was the lack of any Eric Clapton albums (either alone or in a group.) And while I can understand why it doesn't include greatest hits albums, what are soundtracks doing there? And if there are soundtracks, why not Saturday Night Fever? I'm no fan of disco, but how can you leave that one out? Maybe instead of one the Dixie Chicks albums?

If you haven't read the 50 most important people on the Web at Kevin Dayhoff ; you must.
I can't really comment on the industry folks and while I like Powerline, I just don't see that Powerline is more important than Instapundit. Instapundit is a lot more generous with links. (Even if I haven't rated one in a half year. Hint, Hint.) I also bet that a lot more bloggers started out wanting to be Instapundit than Powerline.

If you haven't read the Loneliest Number at Futility Closet; you must.
I know it's sort of morbid, but isn't it a little interesting?

If you must