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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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27. Roddenberry was a genius

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Tue Sep 8, 2020, 07:49 PM

Sep 2020

I remember reading an evaluation of the bridge layout by a naval officer who said it was very well planned.
A special effects expert wrote about Sci-Fi maybe 10 years after TOS and said that the best bridge designs in all of the Sci-Fi space genre were Star Trek, Forbidden Planet and Silent Running.

One of my all time favorite bits of trivia is that when Nichelle Nichols was considering quitting after the first season Martin Luther King, Jr. talked into remaining. She has great vision, dedication and talent and is/has been an inspiration to multiple generations.

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54 Years Ago Today; Star Trek (TOS) airs for the first time on US TV 🖖 [View all] Dennis Donovan Sep 2020 OP

I couldn't wait for this series to begin! jpak Sep 2020 #1

Damn that makes me feel old doc03 Sep 2020 #2

I was 13 years old... PCIntern Sep 2020 #3

It seemed to be about aliens, but it was human sociology, pure and simple. It was about us. lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #21

I've met him several times, guy's a dick PirateRo Sep 2020 #26

I gettit. You're right. But try to imagine the show getting off lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #28

You know, I never thought about that PirateRo Sep 2020 #29

Heroes & Icons showed the third episode a few weeks ago. The uniforms were not the ones mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 #4

That was the pilot Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #5

Space, the final frontier..... FM123 Sep 2020 #6

I love Star Trek. SamKnause Sep 2020 #7

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one. lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #20

Indeed. We could use Spock and his logic now. SamKnause Sep 2020 #25

What A Franchise It Launched ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #8

Actually it's nine series Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #10

What Did I Forget? ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #14

Yes you missed the animated series Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #15

Discovery! ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #16

Lower Decks trailer Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #17

Thanks! (nt) ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #22

A forgotten moment from that episode Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #9

I was eight..wow.. luvs2sing Sep 2020 #11

Life-long fan PirateRo Sep 2020 #12

NNNOOOO!!!! DS9 was THE BEST! Land of the Missfits. lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #19

The production team was redirected PirateRo Sep 2020 #24

Jadzia Dax was a Trill BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #31

Thankyou. It's all kind of blurred together. but that is what I loved about DS9. lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #32

Yes -there was a huge and veritable cast of characters for sure! BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #33

Apparently I was too young to watch BootinUp Sep 2020 #13

On after school every day. It was the only good TV show back then, with 3 channels. lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #18

My mom didn't let me and my siblings watch Star Trek until she was sure it was safe. hunter Sep 2020 #23

Roddenberry was a genius discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2020 #27

I'm that old biophile Sep 2020 #30