Today we bring you a brief review of the latest volume in
one of our very favorite cat series: Star
Trek: The Next Generation: Cats, by Jenny Parks. This is a slim volume
filled with color illustrations of the Enterprise
crew reimagined as cats. It is wonderful.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard is depicted as a Sphynx (“Engage!”),
Data is a white cat who paints, Worf is a big, fluffy cat who proclaims, “It is
a good day to die!” and Geordi La Forge is a brown, VISOR-wearing cat. The Borg
make an appearance and Captain Picard is assimilated. Captain Picard orders tea
from the replicator (“Tea, Earl Grey, hot”). Captain Picard still insists that there are four lights.
Some of our other favorites are the various capers on the holodeck and the final
illustration, which has the crew on the bridge, with Ensign Crusher as a tabby
kitten, paws draped over the console.
If you never watched the show, the previous paragraph
probably means nothing to you, and there is no plot to this book, so it might
not mean much to you either. But if you are a fan of TNG, and of cats, we think you’ll get a kick out of this collection,
as every page brings up a memory. We have been having a great time flipping through the illustrations and remembering some of the best moments from the show.
We can only hope that Parks is working on cat illustrations
for Voyager!
A
note on the "Paws Up" system: Miss C gives either one or two paws up.
One paw is for a good read; two paws is for a great read. She never gives three
or four paws because that would require her to lie on her back...and Miss C does not do that!
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we knead ta chex thiz out !!! we like de original ST, but did watch de next generation
ReplyDeletebak a few !!! thanx for sharin ☺☺♥♥
I need to get this for my hubby. He has the Original Series one :)
ReplyDeleteI've heard of that book. It would be very fun to see all the kitties in it. Mom has never been a Star Trek fan, but she is a STAR WARS fan; she is hoping that same author does a STAR WARS version. Maybe Miss Cuddlywumps could be Leia and I could be Luke?! Tee hee hee! That would be pawsome!
ReplyDeleteWould you believe I've never seen a Star Trek episode? Or Star Wars movie? I think the characters look super cute as cats though :)
ReplyDeleteI've never been a big Star Trek fan, but I can imagine how awesome this series must be for anyone that is a Star Trek fanatic and cat lover too!
ReplyDeleteOh! My! COD!
ReplyDelete2 of Mom's favorite things! Cats AND Star Trek!
I'm surprised Data was not an orange Tabby like his cat Spot.
Purrs
Marv