“cozy and contemporary studio apartment available for five-year lease”

Not Trek-related, but sharing a few toys from my Gen X youth I acquired recently. My father passed away a few months ago, leaving me a very modest inheritance, part of which I am spending on a few childhood toys we couldn’t afford when I was a kid…

Turns out “the second star to the right” was in the Romulan Neutral Zone and as a result Kirk started an interstellar war where the casualties are 7 billion and counting…

The big Star Trek convention in Las Vegas this summer has sold out, but my wife and I will be in Ticonderoga for a few days in June visiting the Star Trek Set Tour. Anyone else planning to go?

My initial calcs put the Tholian spinner at 95 feet long. That's about the length of the teardrop on the Enterprise. But it may be even smaller than that. When setting up the same shot that's in Tholian Web I had to put one spinner almost on the Enterprise hull. The other is a sane distance away.

One wonderful moment that I've always adored is Spock and Uhura's exchange in The Man Trap. It's so sweet and quotidian: I wish we had seen more of these interactions…

“THIS IS SOUND STAGE NUMBER FIVE!!… Sound Stage Number Six exploded six months after we were left here… the shock shifted the production designer’s setup and everything was laid… waste!”

By Grabthar’s Hammer you shall be AVENGED

I love that scene in TMP when Kirk and Spock go to change V’Ger’s massive air filter…

CANON AND CONSISTENCY. I think TOS is surprisingly self-consistent, especially in comparison with other tv shows of the era, and I appreciate the world building it establishes, but of course it has many little contradictions that make the idea of “canon” a bit slippery… 1/

I always found it kind of a touching detail that Spock puts on the protective gloves before entering the dilithium crystal chamber, knowing that he doesn’t have time to get fully suited up for what will ultimately be a suicidal task, but that he still needs to use his hands.

just spock about to fail another field sobriety test

when you’re finally receiving whalesong and it’s hilarious

I’m having trouble with this crossword clue, can someone help me…

The sky is black and full of night, And so my Bird of Prey takes flight. Comet, quasar, sun, and moon, I glide by in a gentle swoon.

Nice work, gentlemen

My favorite Star Trek aliens are the Gorn and the Horta

Looking forward to a bright future in Starfleet!

Wednesday evening…

#TrekADay Because I've got an ill defined family event tomorrow, hedging my bets by getting Star Trek The Motion Picture The Director's Edition in now! Obviously I've gone original versions up till now, but the Director's cut is by far, and a massively long way, the best version.

it was cool that time when spock went to the planet of living machines aka CYBERTRON…

There's one final triad of alien planet (surface) paintings by Mike Minor in #StarTrekTOS' "Is There in Truth no Beauty" but we sadly only see the bottom one (featuring a cool alien pyramid) and the bottom of the middle one (it's...it's...green!). I'm sure the label says "Aldebaran V". 🧵 1/2

Entertaining podcast that I thoroughly recommend. I love King Kong and of course The Planet of the Titans is a weird detour in Treks that never happened: good listening!

They were very different Engineers, but I like them both

How many people here are going to the 60th Anniversary in Vegas this summer?

Choose your player!

Happy Easter to those who celebrate!

APRIL is #ScanningTreks, exploring scanning and sensors in #StarTrek!

Clint Eastwood with his kids visiting the set of Star Trek: The Motion Picture

I love the early use of the recreation room in Star Trek. You really felt like this was a big, diverse crew that were good at their jobs but were also just regular people in need of regular downtime.

me feeling pessimistic about my next doctor’s appointment…

I had a fun time at GalaxyCon in Richmond this past weekend. One of the highlights was seeing William Shatner (for the seventh time!) and hearing him speak. I’m just amazed at his energy and coherence at age 95, and the humor and poignancy with which he considers his own situation… 1/

Never underestimate the importance of doing deep stretches before engaging in any intergalactic activity…

Happy Birthday to William Shatner!! ☀️🚀🎂 He’s a marvel at 95 years young!

If any East Coasters are going to GalaxyCon in Richmond Virginia today I’m planning to be there. Looking forward to seeing William Shatner, Nana Visitor, Terry Farrell and the Treksperts! @inglorioustrek.bsky.social

Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb, which (very incorrectly) projected mass starvation as a result of overpopulation, died yesterday. His book came out in 1968; the Trek episode “The Mark of Gideon” came out the next year. Hard to imagine there wasn’t a connection…

“Ya never know when I’m gon’ ta strike!” ☘️

RELIGION IN STAR TREK. Gene Roddenberry was (eventually) well-known as a secular humanist, and as early as The Cage he presented a traditional version of Hell as a "fable you once heard in childhood." But he was savvy enough not to alienate his audience, and of course Trek had other writers... 1/

Hope you all have a productive weekend and get some things done!

“Let’s take it from the top” “Ze top of vhat?” “Name” “My name?” “No MY name!” “I do not know your name!” “Dammit, Walter, I’m Leonard Nimoy the director and co-star of this movie and you’ve known me for twenty years!!”

It’s nice and warm today after a long cold stretch, makes me want to go for a little run outside…

Evel Knievel? Meet Hazardous Lazarus…

The Motion Picture and The Undiscovered Country could not be more different in tone, aesthetic, and pacing. One has grandeur, the other has grit. One has metaphysical scope, the other is an analogy about geopolitics. Yet they both end on a very similar note! Kirk expresses awe, and then some whimsy…

Leonard Nimoy died on this day eleven years ago. I don’t know how long Star Trek will be remembered, but if any single part of it endures it will be his iconic character.

worst first day on the job ever

the pure joy of getting the latest model tricorder