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  • Lick Long and Prosper: Adam Schiff pushes for Leonard Nimoy postage stamp

    08/01/2023 10:10:05 AM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 32 replies
    The Hill ^ | August 1, 2023 | Judy Kurtz
    Rep. Adam Schiff is pushing for a U.S. Postal Service stamp aimed at honoring Leonard Nimoy, praising the “Star Trek” star as an “example of the American dream.” “Live long and prosper!” the California Democrat wrote in a Monday letter to the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee and obtained by ITK. “This is a phrase that is part of our lexicon, as is the unforgettable character who first proclaimed those words,” Schiff said. “I am writing to support the creation of a stamp for Leonard Nimoy, an extraordinary activist, actor, and dear friend,” the California Senate candidate said. The advisory committee,...
  • Get A Three Foot Starship USS Enterprise 1701 Model For $15,000

    07/23/2023 1:28:48 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 63 replies
    TrekCore ^ | July 12, 2023 | Ken Reilly
    Our friends at Factory Entertainment are boldly setting a new course… one where you’ll need deep pockets to follow. The company today announced a new line of planned studio-scale and studio-quality Star Trek starship models — the first of Factory Entertainment’s planned FE MasterWorks line — which aims to bring Hollywood-level recreations of the franchise’s greatest vessels out to those willing to meet the hefty price tag. We’ve got exclusive first-look video showcasing the detail in these large-size constructions here at TrekCore, so be sure to check them out below! Launching officially at San Diego Comic Con later this month,...
  • Jonathan Frakes Wants A Racist Episode Of Star Trek: The Next Generation Removed From Streaming

    06/17/2023 11:37:44 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 64 replies
    MSN ^ | 6/18 | Witney Seibold
    SNIP "Code of Honor" (October 12, 1987) follows the Enterprise-D to the planet of Ligon II, where the inhabitants, audiences are told, abide by a strict [insert episode title]. In an unwise creative choice, the Ligonians were dressed to resemble, essentially, "African tribesmen" stereotypes straight out of a 1940s theatrical serial. The Ligonian king Lutan (Jessie Lawrence Ferguson) would kidnap Lieutenant Tasha Yar (Denise Crosby) and force her to fight his wife Yareena (Karole Selmon) in a duel to the death. In addition to the stereotypes, there is a lot of sexist language in "Code of Honor" wherein Captain Picard...
  • Star Trek: The Last Voyage - SNL

    04/16/2023 4:09:28 PM PDT · by DallasBiff · 21 replies
    SNL ^ | 1976 | SNL
    Capt. Kirk (John Belushi), Spock (Chevy Chase) and Dr. McCoy (Dan Aykroyd) encounter network executives (Elliott Gould, Garrett Morris) who announce Star Trek is cancelled. Aired 05/29/76
  • Star Trek Discovery Is Cancelled And Fans Are Divided

    03/05/2023 3:09:45 PM PST · by BillyBoy · 115 replies
    The Gamer ^ | March 3, 2023 | Rhiannon Bevan
    Star Trek Discovery Is Cancelled And Fans Are Divided Star Trek Discovery is being cancelled after its fifth season, and the reaction from fans shows that its place in the franchise is uncertain. By Rhiannon Bevan Published 2 days ago After a six-year run, it's official: Paramount is pulling the plug on Star Trek Discovery. This isn't quite enough to make it the shortest-running mainline Trek series - that "honour" goes to Star Trek Enterprise - but it is a far more abrupt end than most. So unsurprisingly, fans are divided on both the show, and the decision to...
  • I asked ChatGPT: “Does the transporter on Star Trek kill every person who uses it, and then manufacture an exact duplicate?”

    02/05/2023 3:07:28 PM PST · by grundle · 71 replies
    Wordpress ^ | February 5, 2023 | Dan from Squirrel Hill
    I asked ChatGPT: “Does the transporter on Star Trek kill every person who uses it, and then manufacture an exact duplicate?”This is the answer that it gave:“No, the transporter on Star Trek does not kill every person who uses it, and then manufacture an exact duplicate. The transporter is a device used to teleport people and objects from one location to another. It works by breaking down the molecular structure of the subject and then reassembling it at the destination. The goal of the transporter is to safely transport the subject from one place to another, not to kill them...
  • Watch: Final ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Trailer Reveals New Characters And A Warning To Trust No One

    01/30/2023 1:04:27 PM PST · by Macho MAGA Man · 57 replies
    Trekmovie.com ^ | January 30, 2023 | TrekMovie.ComStaff
    Paramount+ today debuted the official trailer for the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard .... Snip.... NOTE: TrekMovie will have a special trailer breakdown report soon, so check back for that. New Synopsis: In the epic, thrilling conclusion of Star Trek: Picard, a desperate message from a long-lost friend draws Starfleet legend Admiral Jean-Luc Picard into the most daring mission of his life, forcing him to recruit allies spanning generations old and new. This final adventure sets him on a collision course with the legacy of his past and explosive, new revelations that will alter the fate of...
  • Star Trek or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Self Destruct Sequence

    01/25/2023 8:21:12 PM PST · by conservativeimage · 10 replies
    Odysee ^ | 1/25/23 | The Professional Amateur
    What if no one canceled self destruct? Let That Be Your Last Battlefield aired 5 years after Dr. Strangelove. But notice the similar extreme zoom-ins to control panels and exterior shots. Was this episode a parody? This is my own edit mashup. I couldn’t find the original music score from the Kubrick film so I recomposed it by ear for this project.
  • THE FREEPER CANTEEN - The Match These Interview Quotes To The Correct Star Trek Actor Quiz - Wednesday, January 18, 2023

    01/17/2023 6:01:04 PM PST · by luvie · 89 replies
    The best troops & vets in the world...& their families, too! | luvie and the Canteen Trekkies
    ~ Freeper Canteen ~Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Today We Want You To Take The..... Match These Interview Quotes To The Correct Star Trek Actor Quiz Click HERE to take the quiz!HAVE FUN!! Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly!
  • Remembering Kirstie Alley (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

    12/11/2022 1:16:09 PM PST · by Macho MAGA Man · 37 replies
    I was saddened to learn of the passing of actress Kirstie Alley on December 5. In tribute to Alley, please enjoy this compilation of her appearance as Saavik in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
  • Kirstie Alley Dead: Star of 'Cheers' Dies at 71 After Short Battle with Cancer

    12/06/2022 5:04:31 AM PST · by V_TWIN · 25 replies
    https://people.com/tv/kirstie-alley-dead/ ^ | Published on December 5, 2022 08:15 PM | By Stephanie Wenger and Elizabeth Leonard
    The actress' death was confirmed by her children on Monday evening: "As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother"
  • Kirstie Alley, ‘Cheers’ and ‘Look Who’s Talking’ Star, Dies at 71

    12/05/2022 5:32:43 PM PST · by PghBaldy · 84 replies
    Variety ^ | December 5 | J. Kim Murphy
    Kirstie Alley, a two-time Emmy-winning actor who rose to fame with her role as Rebecca Howe in the NBC comedy series “Cheers,” has died after a battle with cancer. She was 71.
  • Patterns of Force – Biden’s* John Gill Speech that Everyone’s Forgotten

    11/04/2022 8:38:44 AM PDT · by Starman417 · 3 replies
    Flopping Aces ^ | 11-03-22 | Brother Bob
    Biden* has made the news with some, ah, colorful speeches lately. Everyone remember's his legendary "Pedo Hitler" speech in Independence Hall in Philly back in September. And now, in the spirit of being the unifying stateseman that he is, Biden* went on TV last night to warn America that the country is in danger if we... vote against his radical agenda that's destroying America. But that's not why I'm writing this post. Easily forgotten in Biden's* recent angry speeches along with his stumbling and stammering senior moments was a pre-recorded speech he gave back in July. But first, let's explain...
  • The Answer to Why Humans Are So Central in Star Trek

    11/04/2022 12:47:49 AM PDT · by Jonty30 · 30 replies
    https://www.tor.com/ ^ | Mon Oct 17, 2016 | Emmet Asher-Perrin
    Don’t you ever wonder why so many Federation starships in Star Trek suffer weirdly-timed meltdowns? Sure, it’s television, but shouldn’t there be a real reason for all the shenanigans? For all that really weird engineering? There is. And that reason is simple–humans are ridiculous. And wonderful. But also ridiculous.
  • Do you love sci-fi and religion? You’re not alone.

    10/29/2022 7:49:21 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 61 replies
    America ^ | James T. Keane
    Ursula Le Guin, Isaac Asimov and Cixin Liu (Composite image by James T. Keane) Do you cringe when you’re watching “Star Wars” and Han Solo says the Millennium Falcon did the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, because a parsec is a unit of distance, not time? Are you offended that Chekov and Khan recognize each other in “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” because by Star Trek canon they’ve never met? Do you think “John Carter” is the worst movie ever for the way it bastardized the vision of Edgar Rice Burroughs? You just may be a...
  • Marina Sirtis, Counselor Troy From Star Trek, Has Scheduled Her Twitter Departure for Sunday

    10/29/2022 7:37:09 AM PDT · by Enterprise · 126 replies
    https://thelibertydaily.com ^ | Oct. 29, 2022 | J.D. Rucker
    Fans of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” may be disappointed to see actress Marina Sirtis claiming she’s deleting her Twitter account this weekend. The popular one-hit-wonder who has been milking the brand that built her for decades announced several times that she’s done with the social media site now that free speech (or as she calls it, “hate speech”) appears to be coming back now that Elon Musk has purchased the company. Will any other Hollywood wokesters soon follow? We can only hope.
  • Louise Fletcher, the Oscar winning Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, dies aged 88

    09/23/2022 9:40:52 PM PDT · by Ciaphas Cain · 38 replies
    Sky News ^ | September 24, 2022 | Megan Baynes
    Louise Fletcher, the Oscar winning actress known for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, has died aged 88. Fletcher's agent said she died at her home in France. The actress set a new standard for screen villains when she played opposite Jack Nicholson in the 1975 movie, for which she would win the Academy Award for best actress, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe. The daughter of deaf parents, the Alabama native was taught to speak by her aunt and from an early age showed an interest in acting. She made her professional debut...
  • Natalie Wood’s sister: ‘Of course’ Robert Wagner killed her

    11/04/2021 2:52:15 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 70 replies
    NY Post ^ | 11/04/2021 | Raquel Laneri
    Natalie Wood’s 1981 drowning death has remained one of Hollywood’s great mysteries for four decades. But her sister Lana Wood believes there is one person to blame for the “West Side Story” actress’ death: Natalie’s husband, Robert Wagner. “I don’t believe it was premeditated,” Lana, 75, told The Post. “But that doesn’t mean I don’t think he did it: Of course he did!” Now, she has written “Little Sister: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood” (Dey Street Books), out Tuesday. The book — part memoir, part true-crime investigation using new evidence dug up by homicide detectives —...
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan — Revenge and the Price of Holding a Grudge

    09/09/2022 9:23:51 PM PDT · by TBP · 102 replies
    Celebration Center ^ | September 8, 2022 | Tim Phares, RScP
    Tonight I saw Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. TCM and Fathom Events were presenting it for the movie’s fortieth anniversary. The movie was excellent, but it was bittersweet. Suzanne was a major, big-time Trekker. the kind who could tell you the season, episode number, and title of every episode of what has come to be called “The Original Series.” She would tell you that the movie continues the story arc of Season 1, Episode 12, “Space Seed.” In “Space Seed,” the Enterprise encounters a sleeper ship containing specially bred superhumans, led by a man named Khan Noonien Singh,...
  • Late 'Star Trek' actress Nichelle Nichols' ashes to be launched into space

    08/28/2022 2:41:24 PM PDT · by Right Wing Vegan · 22 replies
    MSN ^ | 8/28/2022 | UPI
    The ashes of late Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols will be launched into space later this year. Celestis, a private company that conducts memorial space flights, announced Friday that a portion of Nichols' ashes and a DNA sample will be launched into space by United Launch Alliance and released from a Vulcan Centaur rocket. "We are truly honored to add a legendary actress, activist and educator to the Enterprise Flight manifest," Charles M. Chafer, co-founder and CEO of Celestis, said in a statement. Nichols died July 31 at age 89. She was one of the first Black women to play...