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If you see this, post a sword

Matt Jeffries was an extremely talented set designer, but perhaps even more important for Hollywood success was that he was also reliable, professional, timely, and collaborative. A true Star Trek Founding Father!

He made that 4’ x 4’ model on his own time and with his own money as a courtesy to directors so they could prepare. Most 60’s tv directors could easily visualize a Western saloon or a suburban dining room: shooting scenes in a “starship” was a new experience for them…

When Star Trek was first starting production, directors wanted to know how the sets were laid out so they could plan shooting their episodes. There wasn’t enough room to keep all the permanent sets standing, so Matt Jeffries made a scale model…

Post someone who looks good in a hat.

Do you have a preference?

It’s Mirror Sulu, obviously ;)

omg I love that star trek episode with the space hippies!!!

Hmmmm good idea!

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I gotta say it doesn’t pour very well. Also the cork on mine broke off (they’re all pretty old). I only use it rarely but I always get a kick out of it. I love the tweaking and repurposing of common commercial items in original Star Trek: the salt and pepper shakers are legendary!

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The next step would be to dye the leather red, but I’ve been too lazy to do it. You can actually find some pre-dyed on ebay and other places. My stomach isn’t what it used to be, but I do enjoy a little Romulan Ale from time to time…

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For no particular reason, here’s a photo of my Dickel Whiskey bottle which is the same kind used in original Star Trek for Saurian Brandy. It was probably chosen for its strange curved neck (originally supposed to resemble an old gunpowder horn)…

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Loved her hair, it was kind of a TOS throwback

You know Shatner would’ve loved to have had the chance to ride a motorcycle in a Star Trek movie!

I’m not James Gunn, but happy birthday John!

It was awesome!!!!

Star Trek is usually pretty grounded in how it’s directed, so the scene sticks out. I’m sure it’s open to interpretation, but I get the sense with that human form plunging into the water they are commenting on how all life is connected and has origins in the Sea.

I've always liked the weird time travel sequence in The Voyage Home, but it is quite unusual for Star Trek. It's deliberately dreamy and surreal, with explicit foreshadowing. I recently learned that it may have been something ILM originally planned for Back to the Future…

It can be a delicate line to walk between wanting change because we know things could be better and fearing change because we know things could be worse.

Lone Romulan Bird of Prey as it appeared on TOS

I drift within The Neutral Zone
And yet I do not feel alone:
I’m spying every ship and base
Lining Federation Space…
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Star Trek is well-known for its complex and charismatic antagonists…

Uhura does not approve of missing earpieces… ;)

Not illustrator-related but I find Patricia McKillip a frustrating writer: she creates some beautiful, elevated prose that can be both antique and accessible, like a good tapestry; but then she has stretches where her narratives seem to flounder or get stuck.

Wow, I’ve never seen this before! Super interesting, thanks for sharing!

CGI has come a long way and in terms of landscapes I agree it feels just as “realistic.” What takes me out of CGI sequences sometimes is what characters are able to do in terms of jumping, throwing things, etc. It can feel very weightless and unreal.

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