James Fanson
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How is it that Spock is so well versed in Romulan regulations? And why would the Romulan Commander jump into the transporter beam to the Enterprise and become a captive of the Federation?
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This episode is a great illustration of just how fine an actor James Doohan was.
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Costumes were great too.
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Can’t admire enough the marvelous colored lighting by Jerry Finnerman. Tthe craftsmanship is superb: cinematography, writing, acting, directing, music…. The original series glitters with talent.
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Another fine sneering performance by James Doohan as Engineer Scott in command of the Enterprise.
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The Romulan Commander is a cool character with grand ambitions and sly methods. “We can appreciate the Vulcans, our distant brothers.”
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I am going to make it tonight after all, and can celebrate the great Joanne Linville.
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I may not make this excellent episode tonight, but I do dig the Romulan Commander’s chair and would still like to know how Star Fleet never seemed to master the cloaking technology for themselves.
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Had a chance to speak to Rod Roddenberry at Yuri’s Night at Griffith Observatory last weekend. Had not seen him since the Emmy Award ceremony where his father was honored for Star Trek. We talked about the 3-ft Enterprise studio model adventure, which will hopefully come to a close soon.
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www.nasa.gov/missions/sph...
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‘Interstellar Glaciers’: NASA’s SPHEREx Maps Vast Galactic Ice Regions - NASA
NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) mission has mapped interstellar ice at an
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/spherex/interstellar-glaciers-nasas-spherex-maps-vast-galactic-ice-regions/
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Just spoke to Ed Dwight, American’s 1st black astronaut candidate in 1962. Ed was the inspiration for Victor Glover to become a pilot and astronaut, who just just completed a voyage to the moon on Artemis II. Congratulations to Victor, who carries Ed Dwight’s legacy to ever greater achievements.
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Gonna miss this one. At Yuri’s Night LA. But I have to say, this is not my favorite episode.
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9 days ago
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Ralph Senensky told me that he did not prefer Shatner’s performance in his famous “Risk is Our Business” speech in this episode. He would have preferred a less dramatic performance, like what he delivered in another episode Ralph directed: Metamorphosis.
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about 1 month ago
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James Doohan was so versatile doing voices for characters in Star Trek episodes. Here he’s the voice of Sargon. I discovered what a fine actor he is when I was a cameraman on a film he acted in. He was splendid. It was 1980 shortly after the premiere of Star Trek the motion picture.
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about 1 month ago
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What a pleasure to see my friend’s name on the screen as director of this episode. How I miss conversation with Ralph Senensky, who we lost last year at age 102.
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about 1 month ago
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Edison International boosted the pay of its top executives last year despite their responsibility for the safety of the company’s power lines before the devastating Eaton fire, which destroyed a wide swath of Altadena and killed 19 people. Pedro Pizarro received $16.6, up 20%.
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Damn good episode!
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This is the best example in the entire series of Kirk talking a computer into self-destruction. Even better than Nomad. It’s just great writing.
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about 1 month ago
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I love how Daystrom talks to the M-5 like a protege to a student. It’s deeply personal conversation between a man and his creation about ethical questions.
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about 1 month ago
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What we appreciate today, but apparently Daystrom does not fully understand in this episode, is that AI systems gain capability by learning, their capabilities are not strictly “programmed.”
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about 1 month ago
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I usually point out how lax security is on the Enterprise. This time I have to point out how lax safety is. How in the world could such an energy beam not even have orange cones around it?
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I like John Meredyth Lucas’ direction of this episode. He was a very versatile producer/writer/director.
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about 1 month ago
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I’ve learned to recognize Doohan’s voice used so frequently in TOS episodes for aliens and other characters. Here he voices the M-5 computer.
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Given that we have self-driving cars on the roads today, the idea of a computer controlling a Starship seems surprisingly novel in the 23rd century. Here is an idea where Star Trek underestimated the progress of technology. Usually they overestimate it.
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about 1 month ago
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This episode opens with a fantastic tracking shot that spans the entire Enterprise set on Stage 9. Shatner nails his line just as he coms to the door of the Engine Room.
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Time for THE ULTIMATE COMPUTER where we watch the M-5 run amok with the Enterprise. My favorite scene is Daystrom trying to reason with his creation. I am great, you are great.
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about 1 month ago
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The rule of law is under attack.
youtube.com/watch?v=OiUU...
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This federal judge ruled against Trump. Then the death threats rolled in | 60 Minutes
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OiUU1JLoT2E
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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...
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What to Know About the U.S. Attacks on Iran
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/world/middleeast/iran-attacks-what-to-know.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PlA.hQs7.y8B5_UVnAZZt
about 2 months ago
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April Tatro makes a great “cat lady.” She is still with us at age 83.
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about 2 months ago
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“X-ceiver” really means “transceiver.”
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Love Barbara Babcock’s voice as the computer in Seven’s office.
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about 2 months ago
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Dancer and Contortionist April Tatro plays the human form of Isis the cat. You can hear her story here:
youtu.be/J_Bng1zJDFc
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April Tatro is the Cat's Meow - TREK UNTOLD #96
YouTube video by Trek Untold
https://youtu.be/J_Bng1zJDFc
about 2 months ago
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It seems pretty preposterous that NASA would not spot someone laying on the gantry swing-arm fiddling with the rocket.
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about 2 months ago
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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.
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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.
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about 2 months ago
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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.
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about 2 months ago
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See if you can locate Supervisor 194 in this graphic.
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about 2 months ago
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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.
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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...
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Suspect charged with murder in fatal shooting of 67-year-old Llano man
Detectives have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 67-year-old man on the front porch of a Llano home this week, officials announced Thursday.
https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/crime/2026/02/19/suspect-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-shooting-of-67-year-old-llano-man/88768678007/
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This lineup with the DS9 characters substituted in just great.
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Tables in the bar are also sharp-cornered, not oval shaped as in the original.
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Too bad they didn’t mimic Jerry Finnerman’s lighting for the new scenes they inserted into the TOS footage.
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From what we’ve seen, security aboard starships is a joke.
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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.
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Have always felt it was a very bad design to have storage bins empty directly into the room from above.
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This is such a great scene. Hat’s off to David Gerrold for this script, right out of school.
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They rented the chairs but built the tables, so the tables can be smashed in this scene.
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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.
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Origins of the K-7 Space Stations.
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