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Steve Daly writes about this conflation of heroes in We’re All Trekkies Now | Print Article | Newsweek.com 050409:
It’s the Spock plot strands that give the new “Trek” its best shot at once again commanding the zeitgeist. Spock’s cool, analytical nature feels more fascinating and topical than ever now that we’ve put [...]


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