Timothy W. Lynch

Timothy W. Lynch (b. February 7 1970) is one of the earliest internet television critics (posting reviews to USENET as early as 1988), mostly reviewing Star Trek series (including the movies and some books). He attended Cornell University and the California Institute of Technology. He currently teaches physics classes at Montclair Kimberley Academy in Montclair, New Jersey.

He is known both for his reviews, especially those of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space 9, and for "giving up" on Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise due to perceived lack of quality. In total, he has contributed more than 450 episode reviews and season wrap ups for the various shows.

In addition to his online work, Lynch was also a regular book reviewer for the British magazine TV Zone, from 1998 to 2003. He also wrote the foreword to the book Net Trek by Michael Wolff and was a writer for the trivia video game Star Trek: The Game Show, released by Sound Source Interactive.

Trivia

 * The movie Star Trek: First Contact featured a character named "Ensign Lynch" who was assimilated by the Borg and then killed by Captain Picard. Tim Lynch has asserted that it is not a reference to him, but that the Professor Lynch that appears in the Star Trek novel Worf's First Adventure, which was authored by Peter David, is named after him.  Another character that appeared in the seventh season Deep Space Nine episode "Shadows and Symbols" was named Dr. Wykoff, however Lynch has pointed out that the character's name was spelled differently, and opined that the name is either a coincidence, or a reference to Wykoff Lane, a street just off the Cornell University, the alma mater of producer Ronald D. Moore.
 * Lynch has appeared on the popular television game shows Win Ben Stein's Money and Jeopardy!, though he did not win on either one.
 * Lynch is a regular visitor and contributor to author Peter David's blog.
 * Lynch is currently a member of the Science Faculty, and advisor to the school newspaper, at the Montclair Kimberley Academy.
 * Lynch is responsible for a fashion trend of wearing vintage tennis shoes and rubber chicken ties, at the Montclair Kimberley Academy.