Okay. Guys, around 26 hours have passed since I finished watching the new Star Trek movie, my first direct contact with the Star Trek universe. I have had time to do my research, with the aid of Wikipedia and YouTube. Thus, the inevitable has happened. (Yes, knowing me, knowing who I am, this was utterly [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Spock is my dream guy
Posted in Character Candy on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Spock on youtube
Posted in Discoveries on May 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Leonard Nimoy, long-time actor of Spock, explains how the Vulcan hand-gesture came about from his Jewish roots.
Ha, I like this tribute by deepspace – and this is the version that the creator subtitled with episode names to show where he got each clip from.
Spock is Dr Stephen Maturin
Posted in Discoveries on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Clearly, I’m not the only one who thinks so.
A nice article which sums up the show quite well, in my opinion
“I often compare Kirk and Spock’s relationship to that of Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin..”
A small discussion of the influence of Hornblower and O’Brian on Star Trek:
“Captain Kirk is Capt. Hornblower of the sailing [...]
Dysphoria-Dystopia
Posted in Character Candy, Things that were lost on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After a weekend of thinking far too much about Scott Summers and catching up with developments in the X-Men universe(s) during the last 6 years (a great deal of them! the graphic novel industry has been revolutionised!), all because of the Wolverine movie (the reverie was quickly brought to an abrupt end by the start [...]
Scott videos
Posted in Character Candy on May 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yeah, I guess I’m one of the Scott fans who’s fond of Marsden’s take on Scott – despite limited screen time.
An Old Flame
Posted in Character Candy on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Haha! Ironically, “Wolverine” has served to re-ignite my long dormant passion for none other than… SCOTT SUMMERS (a teenage version of Scott appears in the film, played by Tim Pocock). Here’s a piece of evidence of my adolescent infatuation with him that dates from those early days.. 6 years ago! Laugh yourselves silly. [...]
