Rich Monetti
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Star Wars Does have Depth so Trekkies Need to go Easy on the Arrogant Disdain
Studio : 20th Century Fox, Poster As a devout Trekkie, I am well aware of the arrogance many of us levy over the competing franchise. But to discard Star Wars as nothing more than a frivolous romp does not do George Lucas' vision justice.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Futurism
New Rochelle’s Nick Trotta Comes Home to Honor After Distinguished Career as Secret Service Agent
Photo by Radek Kucharski The mystique of being a Secret Service Agent can almost be encapsulated in the dark glare of the signature sunglasses. On the other hand, the optics definitely serve a function beyond just looking cool, according to 30 year Secret Service Agent Nick Trotta. “The one thing I don’t think you want us to do is to come up to that rope line with the President and squint,” he says. But while his recent honoring at St. Joseph’s Church in New Rochelle wasn’t a matter of trying to spot dry eyes among an abundance of tears, the affair certainly hit home for the New Rochelle native and recently retired Assistant Director of the service.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in The Swamp
The Windward School Screens the Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia
Photo by Eye to Eye National Dyslexia as a disorder causes a reader to jumble and misinterpret letters and symbols. The scramble, nonetheless, does not amount to a thinking disorder, and while it can be overcome in spades, there is one factor that always remains.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Education
Mt Kisco's Justin Coby Pellis has Found his Musical Heart in Jazz
As a kid, Justin Coby Pellis got into Rock ’n Roll from his father’s influence. On the other side, his mother exposed him to the old school Jewish and Israeli melodies, while opera and symphonies were a frequent destination with his grandmother. However, it was his musical theater roles at Solomon Schechter High School that inspired him to major in music at Goucher College in Baltimore. So all the musical diversity in his rearview, higher education has helped him sort it out.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Beat
Star Trek Was Dead In the Water Until JJ Abrams Saved the Franchise
Photo by Mario A. P. This the third article I’ve written in defense of JJ Abrams Star Trek, it’s really becoming quite a quest with me. I can’t seem to help it. I just hope Star Trek 4 is better than the last one. So let’s leave the main impediment to all the detractors off the page. That would be the lack of Science Fiction in his re-visioning. In this round, I will recall the state of Star Trek after Enterprise and Nemesis tanked and look at JJ's introduction through the precarious standing the franchise held.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Futurism
Best Horror Movies Based on Real Life and True Crime Stories
In actuality, this might be better titled, best true crime horror movies that I can actually stomach. Not that the ones dissected aren’t deserving and universally acknowledged. But the horror movies listed afterwards are just too startlingly real for me and would inflict permanent damage to determine if they measure up.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Geeks
Top Five Sexist Moments in the Original 'Star Trek'
Photo by Gage Skidmore Star Trek was groundbreaking on unprecedented levels. Of course, it couldn’t rise above the flaws of the time in every instance, and despite the egalitarian outlook Roddenberry envisioned, sometimes women remained in the same regressive period that the show existed. Still, that doesn’t diminish the show’s prescience, and I have no interest in bringing down the original series or the franchise. The moments still exist, though, and feel a little awkward. But rather than ignoring the elephant in the room, pointing them out does serve an important purpose. We get to see how far we've come.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Futurism
"Judgment" Had 'Enterprise' on Its Way Before Xindi Lobsters Doomed the Series
Photo by Gage Skidmore Whenever Enterprisecomes up I get annoyed, and the thought of "Judgement" just boils me over. The season two episode represents what Enterprise could have been had it continued along this path. Instead, low ratings sent executives in search of action/adventure to save the series and doomed the possibilities. How sad.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Futurism
Richard Hatch Turned One Season of 'Battlestar Galactica' into a Lifetime
Photo by Gage Skidmore In 1978, Battlestar Galactica ran one season and 26 episodes. While quickly fading into oblivion off all the publicity it received as a Star Wars rip off, core fans never forgot it, and the show’s star made its resurrection almost a life’s pursuit. But before Richard Hatch became ensnared in Galactica’s mythology, he was a down to earth Classic TV actor who first received name recognition by replacing Michael Douglas in the Streets of San Francisco.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Futurism
Baseball Boys Recreates 1950’s Little Baseball in Mt. Vernon
Little League Baseball was born in 1939. By 1950, it made its way from Pennsylvania to Bruce Fabricant’s hometown of Mt. Vernon . In 1953, he got the call, and on a cold April morning, the Heritage Hills resident tried out. The times didn’t allot for a participation trophy, however. But finally getting the chance to play on a real field with adults - who could teach the game - easily made up for lack of metallic luster and the frostbite. In actuality, what he did get was much more important and is never far from what he is trying to document in Baseball Boys – a self-published novel on 1950’s Little League baseball in Mt. Vernon.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Unbalanced
I’m all in on Reparations and you Should be Too
Photo by Fibonacci Blue Reparations - some people get so upset at the mere mention. You need to calm down. I think it provides an excellent discussion point to delve into our past and possibly come to understand each other better. But I’m starting to think that there’s more here than just a theoretical conversation, and the check actually made out would serve us all. That’s right “some people,” I’m talking to you.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in The Swamp
