The Unfettered Critic
All in the Family – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – February 2021
One evening in 1972, a folk singer ran over a skunk. When he got home, he spent fifteen minutes jotting down a tune about the accident, calling it, Dead Skunk […]
They Also Serve Who Only Mask-Up And Wait – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – December 2020/January 2021
Back in April (hard to believe that was this year), our column revealed that we’d completed another book, titled The Art of Star Trek: Discovery.
The timing was less than […]
Groundhog Daze – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – November 2020
You’re drifting…warm…cozy…comfortable…
Peaceful.
And then something blasts from the radio on your nightstand—the one too close to your ear.
Maybe it’s Sonny & Cher, singing “I Got You Babe.” Maybe it’s Eric Teel […]
All About That Bass – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – October 2020
Jacksonville sat silent this summer, with a stillness settling over us like dust motes, as though a phantom orchestra on an abandoned stage performed a concert of quiescence for our […]
Pandemic Programming – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – September 2020
We interrupt your regular life to bring you these reminders: Wear the mask. Maintain social distance. Stick close to home.
Don’t go to movies. Or the theatre. Just turn on the […]
What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been – by Terry J. Erdmann
“It’s a whale of a tale I’ll tell you, lads, a whale of a tale or two.”
In late September 2019, Paula and I were walking through Manhattan’s Upper West Side, admiring the ironwork that enhances […]
What We Left Behind – by Paula Block Erdmann & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – Submitted for the May 2020 issue
Have you ever felt as though you’re in a Twilight Zone episode?
Of course you have. Everybody feels that way these days—waking up to discover that our […]
Everything’s Coming Up Star Trek…(Again) – by Paula Block Erdmann & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – April 2020
You may recall that back in October we announced we were writing another book. At the time, we withheld the subject matter—but now the time has come for the Big […]
Have Yourself a Merry Misfits Christmas – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – December 2019/January 2020
‘Tis time again for animated Christmas specials to pop-up on the tube, many of them rebroadcasts of beloved classics from decades ago. We won’t waste precious space to list […]
Unfettered Gratitude – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – November 2019
The Oxford English Dictionary defines “Gratitude” as: “A warm sense of appreciation of kindness received, involving a feeling of goodwill towards the benefactor, and a desire to do something in […]