I’ve been so damn busy this week I need to learn that trick they pull in “Star Trek” where they slingshot around the sun and travel back in time.

You can be guaranteed, then, that I’ll be paying extra-close attention when I rewatch “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” (1986), in preparation for Roy and my discussion about the film on the next Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner. This is the one where Spock dons a bathrobe and headband in 20th Century San Francisco and mind melds with a humpback whale. With a high concept like that, is it any wonder it turned out to be the most financially successful of any “Star Trek” movie featuring the original cast?

With a new year approaching, my thoughts, in common with many others, I’m sure, are occupied with matters of time. If only we could travel back to 1986, maybe we too could save the world.

Weighty matters will be pondered, even as we embrace our inner geek. It will be all pointy heads and pointy ears as Roy and I discuss “Star Trek IV.” You’ll have a whale of time in the comments section, when we livestream on Facebook, YouTube, etc., this Friday evening at 7:00 EST!

https://www.facebook.com/roystiedyescificorner