Ever wonder how many variants of jumpsuits there can be? Do mock turtlenecks belong in space? Why is brown the color of respecting alien cultures?
Fashion It So takes on the couture of the 24th century one Next Generation episode at a time.
posted by The Whelk
on Jul 3, 2011 -
32 comments
"
Hi. My name is Gene and this is my journal." Young Gene Roddenberry meets two Garfield-eyed aliens who proceed to take him everywhere in their exploration of this strange planet Earth. In the process, we see where Gene came up with the idea of a unified
borderless,
moneyless world that would allow
dashing starship captains to
seek out new life and new civilizations, boldly going
where no one has gone before. We see where Gene first met
tribbles,
Orion slave girls,
Organians, and the
Guardian of Forever, and how Gene came up with
phasers,
tricorders, the
Prime Directive,
food replicators (from which he orders
gagh),
Questor androids, and the
Enterprise design.
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posted by WCityMike
on Sep 2, 2009 -
28 comments
One for the fans. [A]t the Fantastic Fest Star Trek event at the Alamo Draughthouse Theater in Austin, Texas on Monday night. Star Trek filmmakers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof kicked things off by telling the crowd of around 200, that they would be seeing the Star Trek preview after Wrath of Khan. Two minutes in to the showing of TWOK, the film appeared to have ‘melted’ and the guys came back out on the stage and appeared to be stalling for time while the film was fixed…and then, wearing a ball cap, Leonard Nimoy came out in front of the audience holding a film can.
Nimoy noted to the crowd that it just didn’t seem fair that people in Australia were the fist to see the film and asked them "wouldn’t you rather see the new movie?"
posted by caddis
on Apr 7, 2009 -
111 comments
Jason Lewis has become the first man to
circumnavigate the Earth using human power alone. It only took him 13 years: he set off from London in July, 1994 and ended his expedition in October, 2007, having travelled 46,505 miles (on foot and by pedal boat, roller blades, kayak, and bicycle). [via
QI]
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posted by chuckdarwin
on Oct 12, 2007 -
31 comments
Star Trek, upgraded. The Trek Enhanced project (previously discussed
here) is now a reality. CBS has remastered the show for broadcast with digital enhancements to both visual effects and sound.
Daren Dochterman (of the original project) offers his commentary
here.
posted by O9scar
on Sep 15, 2006 -
38 comments
Anyone presently surfing the net at work may appreciate
Powerloafing w/ Cubicle Carl. This miniature sitcom about a guy who goofs off takes place entirely in a cubicle – an admittedly thin premise that delivers more comedy than expected, with the current episode placing that cubicle on the Starship Enterprise. It’s co-produced by an Emmy award winning
comedy writer, (Mr. Show, Chris Rock Show, Mad TV) and a group of alt-comedians you'll recognize if you're a comedy nerd, including: supernerd
Brian Posehn and supergeek
Blaine Capatch. Interesting side note: it’s shot on a
fake office set in a small apartment in North Hollywood. Everyone works for free, even the semi-celebs, and it’s
Creative Commons,. NSFW, due to undeniable goof-off element.
posted by Blingo
on Feb 2, 2006 -
15 comments
Constant Trek is the Australian husband and wife team of Gary and Paula Constant. On the 1st of August, 2004, they left London from Trafalgar square to walk to Cape Town in South Africa. It is a distance of over 10,500 miles, and has been four years in the planning.
posted by thebwit
on Feb 28, 2005 -
5 comments
Stovokor! Captain pInluH and Commander Khrell are stuck in
Portland, the sneaky Ferengi having sold
them a 'faulty temporal device.'
Life is hard on Earth, it seems. Did anyone get a
set list? No matter. It's my beleif that we will not see these warriors astride
golf carts. Look out, number 1: perhaps they are looking to pull a Titor on your burgeoning data empire!
posted by mwhybark
on Oct 1, 2004 -
13 comments
Beam me up, Scotty! They are one step closer to making the Holodeck a reality. Now I can really ditch the world and live in my very own bubble.
posted by schlomo
on Oct 24, 2000 -
7 comments
