Community Service and fandom in the future of the past.
Sad news this morning. Actor Lance Reddick passed away at his home. He was 60. I greatly admired Lance, from THE WIRE, to BOSCH, from JOHN WICK to GODZILLA vs. KONG. His was a face, and a voice, that always brought a smile to mine when he showed up in something. … Continue readingGoodbye, Lance
Today marks the official launch of USS KAGA / NX-78120 as the flagship of STARFLEET International, Region 16. Many thanks to all the shipmates involved in getting her launched. … Continue readingAnnouncing the Launch of USS KAGA / NX-78120
These are some older deck plans done by Jon D. Lees. I prefer these to the Stratergic Designs deck plans that came out later, as I think Jon did a better job of using the spaces wisely. … Continue readingNova-class deck plans
Worf and Raffi torturing a prisoner really bothered me. Yes, this is the kind of scene I’ve seen Jack Bauer in numerous times in 24; but again, TREK is not supposed to be the morally grey world of post 9/11 America. … Continue readingEditorial: Lament for the Star Trek Ethos
All of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION in just over nine minutes. … Continue readingThree Seconds of Every TNG Episode
Sadly, we say goodbye to Kirstie Alley today. As a child of the 80s her role as Rebecca Howe in CHEERS looms large in my memories, but to me she will always be Jackie Rogers in RUNAWAY and Lt. Saavik is STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN. I’ll be rewatching both to remember her talent. … Continue readingGoodbye, Kirstie
So, one cool think about PICARD season three is that Bill Krause designs are being used. Bill is from Ohio, a friend of KAGA who has been making really fantastic Phase II and TMP era models for years. … Continue readingPICARD Season 3
Saddened to hear that Greg Jein, who went from publisher of Star Trek fanzines to builder of the Enterprise D, had passed away last month. … Continue readingGoodbye, Greg
What exactly is a “snausagean”? Where did this term come from? Isn’t it a bit gatekeeper-ish? … Continue readingOf REJECTS and Snausages
