Uncanny Treks

S2E09-"Race Through Dark Places" vs. "Defiant"


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Race thru Dark Places S2E7(25 Jan 95) vs. Defiant S3E9 (21 Nov 94)-A couple of cool alternative history novels that incorporate modern technology in Underground Railroad narratives are Colson Whitehead Underground Railroad (2016) & Ishmael Reed Flight to Canada (1976). Bob read the Whitehead after our recording & digs it. He hasn’t read the Reed yet but really digs his Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down (1969) & Mumbo Jumbo (1977)-The group telepathy scene does seem to anticipate JMS’s concerns in Sense8 (2015-8)-Bob’s ranking of Riker guest spots: Voyager, Lower Decks, Deep Space 9, Picard, & Enterprise
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Uncanny TreksBy Bob and Matt