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Star Trek: Picard (2020)
Picard Boldly Goes Where Trek Hasn't Gone Before--and Shouldn't Have.
I would say that after the first episode I thought this new Trek iteration looks promising. A little slow to build but that's to be expected to set up the story line. HOWEVER, after Picard sits down with the Admiral in episode 2 and she drops the F bomb--with my 4, 8 and 11 year old watching--I was turned off. The M rating is one reason why I'm not interested in Trek Discovery and for some reason the producers seem to think an M rating will result in better ratings? Not for me and my house. If they cleaned things up a bit to give it a TV14 rating I could give this an 8 star rating. But watching a Trek show shouldn't be like watching sailors talk. This only distracts from the show and it's sad that they've decided to go this route for such a once great franchise. Picard himself even looks a little out of place with the Admiral's remark. You would never see him speak that course in any previous Trek. Sad.
Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure (2012)
Great film every American should see
This film went beyond what I learned in school about the pilgrims. It goes through more detailed events leading up to them landing at Plymouth, MA in 1620. It gives you a sense of how desperate times were in England under a tyrannical government which had no tolerance for Christians. Kirk Cameron talks to historians and experts to paint a picture of just how hard the Puritans fought to be free from an oppressive government. Cameron, with the help of a historian, discovers a hidden gem of history--a little heard about monument to our founding--and gives the viewer an interpretation of the meaning of said monument. An excellent film that every American should see.