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RIP Keith Giffen & Gary Graham
The first obit I felt like a complete moron about! I missed all the tributes on Twitter for the passing of Keith Giffen last October! He was one of the funniest writers in the Eighties as he revamped Justice League into … Continue reading
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Tagged Aughts, Celebrity Obituary, DC Comics, Eighties, Science Fiction, Seventies, Star Trek
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Even the bridge’s viewscreen needs a pop-up blocker!
Good thing Captain Kirk doesn’t share the Enterprise‘s content with our current shit for brains Speaker of the House. This reminds me how I need to pony up for a quick month of Paramount+ so I can binge watch Picard, Lower Decks and Strange New … Continue reading
Wrong Answer! November 2023
For many Star Trek diehards, to boldly go is a phrase they’d barely get to use in the bedroom, well, except solo. Now I’m thinking about the cute lady in Vegas who was the Andorian at the Las Vegas Hilton and her … Continue reading
September ’23 is half over, so let’s have a joke!
As the current Hulu run of Futurama is nearing the end of its first season, I need to watch it all over again (the season, not the whole show) and make sure they’ve kept this up. This reminds me about how … Continue reading
Why Amerika must have mandatory retirement ages in gov’t
This other worthless mummy or bag of skin and lobbyist money, finally returned to Congress. I guess her staffers were ordered by K Street to do something or else the checks would stop coming. Christ! I don’t think Senator Crypt … Continue reading
I’m a Star Trek toy finally!
Introducing Lt. Commander Maggi. Chief Astronomy Officer and vice-Counselor on the Enterprise! Thanks to Playmobil producing a four-pack of the Star Trek characters, I was able to take its McCoy and modify it with another figure to make…me! As my hair grays, I … Continue reading
Even the 23rd Century has lawsuits
Very funny and clever bit yet I think it was written in the UK since US/CAN-based phone numbers are only 10 digits plus toll free starts with just 1 or 800. The pranksters definitely nailed it on the woman’s hair. … Continue reading
RIP Kirstie Alley
I should’ve known there’d be a wave of deaths since I checked my BusyCal and I saw none concerning me for about three weeks. It is a shame to see Kirstie pass, especially if there’s any rightwing crank has been … Continue reading
Good joke about a rather lame episode and casting issue
This is a dig at a rather disappointing episode from the early Nineties Next Generation period called “The Chase.” If it were done today via the Paramount+ regime, the execution would more likely be a more satisfying mini-arc within Strange New Worlds or a … Continue reading
Nerf® gets in on ST:NG‘s 35th anniversary!
I stumbled upon these during Hasbro’s online convention going on about the Selfie Action figures. My original reaction was, oh yeah, Hasbro bought the Nerf people years ago. OK, I have no recollection when they did since all the major … Continue reading
RIP Louise Fletcher
Louise had two big major roles she’ll be remembered for with the public. With Boomers, she was the evil Nurse Ratched in the film adaptation of Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The villain who is supposed to be … Continue reading
1977: Enterprise makes its only (known) flight
Today is the day this month’s header is explained because I remember the event pretty clearly…it’s when NASA demonstrated their new space shuttle’s capability to glide in for a landing. What really sucked (and would suck) was how long America’s … Continue reading
RIP Nichelle Nichols
Farewell to an awesome and incredible person! I had the great honor to meet her about seven years ago at Dragon’s Lair. Mrs. Nichols was very generous to make a quick stop in Austin on her way to a bigger … Continue reading
RIP Tony Dow
Tony had a pretty good run/life and managed to avoid the post-child-actor tragedy we all hear about. Sure he was often remembered as Wally, the older brother from Leave it to Beaver, a SitCom I never hated yet I could never … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylon 5, Celebrity Obituary, Fifties, Science Fiction, SitCom, Special Effects, Star Trek
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RIP David Warner
Such a shame to see David go! Another great Shakespeare-trained actor who went on to have an incredible Sci-Fi resume: two Star Trek movies (V and VI – Klingon Chancellor Gorkon is the most memorable), Star Trek: the Next Generation (Gul Madrid), Babylon … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Babylon 5, Celebrity Obituary, Eighties, Horror, Nineties, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Voice Acting
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