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Pain on screen and in real life: Diamond Select’s Devil in the Dark diorama
The diorama is detailed, accurate and you can pick one up fairly cheaply, and it represents both William Shatner’s professionalism and a sad time in his life.
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Star Trek as Canadian content
Although thoroughly American in origin, the diversity and peaceful collaboration the show espoused is very Canadian in tone.
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Boarding the Enterprise, a review: challenging and fascinating insights into the original series
Star Trek’s take on the Vietnam War. Kirk/Spock slash fic. Is the transporter a death machine? Why no seatbelts? You should read this book, but first read my post about it.
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Inside Star Trek 7: favourite designs and fashion advice with Bill Theiss
Theiss knew Andrea’s costume pushed censorship boundaries and he “was prepared for and eagerly anticipated the storm.” Read more about his favourite creations.
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A defence of The Way to Eden: it’s better, and much darker, than you remember
The episode is widely disliked, so you probably haven’t seen it in a while. I encourage you to watch it again. It’s not hippies and bouncy songs. It’s a mass murderer and his enthralled gang.
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Waiting on Walter. My lunchbox needs him
Walter Koenig, I need you. Please come back to Toronto. Also, did you know Canadians got to see Star Trek before the Americans?
A Star Trek fan for life. A Star Trek collector for almost as long.
I tell the stories behind my best collectibles.
Collecting Trek 