The rule of law is under attack. youtube.com/watch?v=OiUU...

Does it trouble anyone that the US Constitution vests all war powers authority in the Congress, but the Executive branch is waging war without Congress having any involvement? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/w...

April Tatro makes a great “cat lady.” She is still with us at age 83. #TOSSatNight

“X-ceiver” really means “transceiver.” #TOSSatNight

Love Barbara Babcock’s voice as the computer in Seven’s office. #TOSSatNight

Dancer and Contortionist April Tatro plays the human form of Isis the cat. You can hear her story here: youtu.be/J_Bng1zJDFc #TOSSatNight

It seems pretty preposterous that NASA would not spot someone laying on the gantry swing-arm fiddling with the rocket. #TOSSatNight

Shown in this episode is Apollo 4, the first flight test of the Saturn V moon rocket and the first launch of a rocket from the Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39A, now a SpaceX launch pad for the Falcon-9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. #TOSSatNight

If you make the trek to Ticonderoga, you can see the costume worn by Teri Garr as Roberta Lincoln, designed by William Ware Theiss. When Roddenberry wanted the skirt shortened, Theiss told him it would then not drape properly becuase it was cut on the bias. It was shortened anyway. #TOSSatNight

Orbiting nuclear weapons featured in Kubrick’s movie as well. The Star Child returns to Earth and the first act is to detonate them in space, much like Gary Seven. #TOSSatNight

See if you can locate Supervisor 194 in this graphic. #TOSSatNight

The Enterprise makes a largely unmotivated time travel to a cloudless Earth (original series effects) of the 1960s. Like Kubrick’s movie 2001: a space odyssey, alien beings have dispatched agents (Gary Severn and Isis) to save humanity from self-destruction in the nuclear age. #TOSSatNight

A member of my project team was shot and killed on his porch this week. What a senseless loss. www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/c...

This lineup with the DS9 characters substituted in just great. #TOSSatNight

Tables in the bar are also sharp-cornered, not oval shaped as in the original. #TOSSatNight.

Too bad they didn’t mimic Jerry Finnerman’s lighting for the new scenes they inserted into the TOS footage. #TOSSatNight

From what we’ve seen, security aboard starships is a joke. #TOSSatNight

This is a rare opportunity to see the different production styles between the original series on DS-9. Camera placement is different and the acting is also different. #TOSSatNight

Have always felt it was a very bad design to have storage bins empty directly into the room from above. #TOSSatNight

This is such a great scene. Hat’s off to David Gerrold for this script, right out of school. #TOSSatNight

They rented the chairs but built the tables, so the tables can be smashed in this scene. #TOSSatNight

To be honest, I prefer the way the Klingons are portrayed in the original series compared to what they become in later series. They have sophistication, wit, and style. #TOSSatNight

Origins of the K-7 Space Stations. #TOSSatNight

Now we have the dispute over which can dewelop Sherman’s planet most effectively. #TOSSatNight

“Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness.” —Werner Herzog

In our modern world, surrounded by cameras and microphones, it’s quaint how they speak candidly in these stories as if it never occurred to them that they’re being surveilled. $TOSSatNight

The producers had a problem figuring out how to get the Enterprise crew down to the planet quickly. They gave the problem to a young David Gerald, writer of THE TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES, who solved it in a day: have Norman simply say they have all been beamed down. Done and dusted. #TOSSatNight

Had the pleasure of seeing some of these exquisite costumes at the 2023 Greg Jein auction. They are beautifully made. #TOSSatNight

Although this is considered one of the comedy episodes, there is good science fiction here, drama, and an ensemble cast working together to solve problems. And, we get to see a number of twins enlisted for the cast. #TOSSatNight

Looking forward to tonight’s watch party for Star Trek’s I MUDD. Roger Carmel plays independent business man Harry Mudd. What could possibly go wrong. #TOSSatNight

This long interview with Marcia Lucas, George Lucas’ first wife, is revealing and poignant. She won an Oscar for editing the original Star Wars film and brought much of the heart to his movies. When they divorced, he erased her from his life and from their shared history. youtu.be/SZh5t7xLGgY?...

Twenty three years ago today, Space Shuttle Columbia was lost when the vehicle broke up during reentry. The crew perished, including Indian-American astronaut Dr. Kalapana Chawla. I contributed to a low temperature physics experiment that flew with her on Columbia in late 1997.

Deforest Kelley played Morgan Earp in 1957’s The Gunfight at OK Corral alongside Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster. #TOSSatNight

They are to be ignored. #TOSSatNight

Does it really say to use the Vulcan mind meld? Aren’t we using that a bit often? #TOSSatNight

I like that the Sheriff’s office has a sign that is painted in the Star Trek font used for the opening credits. #TOSSatNight

Deforest Kelley is at home in this episode. He played in many westerns. #TOSSatNight

Marvelous music score by Jerry Fielding. He later scored The Wild Bunch. #TOSSatNight

I love the partial sets designed by Matt Jefferies, both economical and surreal. It really adds to the alien sense of the place. #TOSSatNight

Filming the Melkotian buoy. #TOSSatNight

I love this episode even more than I love Spock’s Brain. #TOSSatNight

They left out Khan Noonian Singh. #TOSSatNight

Well, that was easy! #TOSSatNight

What was John Meredyth Lucas thinking? #TOSSatNight

His daddy can put you up, can he? #TOSSatNight

Let’s face it, this is not a top tier episode. #TOSSatNight

Had the pleasure of meeting new NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman during his visit to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory today. Looking forward to his leadership of the nation’s space program.

Great episode, and 3rd Season too. #TOSSatNight