The tradition of this award now requires me to nominate my favourite blogs:
2. Peplum
8. The Ferengi Costumes of Star Trek9. The Rest of the Trek
10. Xena Prop and Wardrobe Preservation Project
CBS
Monday, June 4, 2012
Versatile Blogger Award
Sincere thanks go to Spacerguy who has nominated me for a Versatile Blogger Award. His StarTrekSpace blog is worth checking out!
9. The Rest of the Trek
10. Xena Prop and Wardrobe Preservation Project
9. The Rest of the Trek
10. Xena Prop and Wardrobe Preservation Project
Sunday, June 3, 2012
News From Vulcan, Alberta
Next weekend (June 8-10, 2012) Vulcan, Alberta will host its 20th annual Spock Days convention! This is an official Star Trek event, fully authorized by CBS.
This year's event will be hosted by Garrett Wang and will feature appearances by Walter Koenig, Connor Trinneer, Crystal Allen and the woman who spurned Spock--Arlene Martel.
This year's event will be hosted by Garrett Wang and will feature appearances by Walter Koenig, Connor Trinneer, Crystal Allen and the woman who spurned Spock--Arlene Martel.
If any of you are able to attend please contact me with your photos and stories so I can publish them for other Vulcanologists to study.
In other news from Vulcan, CanadaPost has created new Vulcan, Alberta postmark clothing including t-shirts and hoodies. Thanks very much to Vulcanologist ANCA for the tip!
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Happy 35th to Zachary Quinto!
Fellow Vulcanologists, please join me in wishing Zachary Quinto a very happy 35th birthday today!
We hope your eyebrows grow back, Zach!
LLAP
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Vulcans in Plastic: Spock Spud
Today, Mr. Potato Head celebrates his 60th birthday, so it seems appropriate to review the Spock Potato Head.
Mr. Potato Head was invented in Brooklyn by George Lerner. He used to create small face parts and insert them into fruits and vegetables to make dolls for his younger sisters. This evolved into a kit with plastic and felt face pieces with push pins to attach them to potatoes. The kit was first released by Hasbro on May 1, 1952.
Eventually, due to the health concerns of rotting vegetables, Hasbro created a plastic body/head as part of the kit. Over the years, Mr. Potato Head was joined by a Mrs. The toy gained huge popularity in 1995 with the release of Disney/Pixar's Toy Story.
In the summer of 2011, CBS granted a license to create Star Trek: TOS potato heads. A two-pack was released with Kirk and Kor. Six months later, a second two-pack was released with Spock and Uhura.
But as a collectable statue, the Spock Spud looks pretty cool. It's easily identifiable as our favourite Vulcan and the TOS theme seems to suit Mr. Potato Head as they both became really popular in the 1970s. In conclusion, your kids won't enjoy this as much as you will. But toys aren't really for kids anyway, right?
Mr. Potato Head was invented in Brooklyn by George Lerner. He used to create small face parts and insert them into fruits and vegetables to make dolls for his younger sisters. This evolved into a kit with plastic and felt face pieces with push pins to attach them to potatoes. The kit was first released by Hasbro on May 1, 1952.
Eventually, due to the health concerns of rotting vegetables, Hasbro created a plastic body/head as part of the kit. Over the years, Mr. Potato Head was joined by a Mrs. The toy gained huge popularity in 1995 with the release of Disney/Pixar's Toy Story.
In the summer of 2011, CBS granted a license to create Star Trek: TOS potato heads. A two-pack was released with Kirk and Kor. Six months later, a second two-pack was released with Spock and Uhura.
These collectables are about half the size of the Mr. Potato Head most will be familiar with and they're definitely geared more towards adult collectors than to children. Anyone looking for a toy that's really playable will be disappointed.
The costume tunic is removable in two pieces and the hair and ears are removable as well. I wasn't able to remove the face or the arms. I didn't try to put a lot of pressure on them so it's possible they are actually removable. There's just not many options for mixing and mashing and creating a "funny face man."
Monday, April 30, 2012
Good News & Bad News
I didn't post this over the weekend because I wanted to be sure but it appears we officially have some good news and some bad news regarding Star Trek XII. Spoilers below...
The good news first...
Did anyone watch CNN's coverage of the shuttle Enterprise coming to it's new home on Friday? They interviewed Leonard Nimoy who, for the first time in a decade, has long-ish hair. It made me think of his Spock hair. Then he said "we're talking" in relation to a question about whether he would appear in future Star Trek films.
Well, it has now been confirmed that Leonard Nimoy will be back as Spock Prime in Star Trek XII. Maybe they didn't use a wig this time if his hair was long enough? Regardless, this is definitely good news! The only thing I really liked about Star Trek XI was Nimoy's appearance so I'm happy he's returning. I hope that this means we'll get a bit of a Vulcan storyline and see what's happening with the rebuilding of Vulcan civilization.
And now for the bad news...
It's also been confirmed that Benedict Cumberbatch will be playing Khan. Let's set aside the problems with a caucasian actor who has an English accent playing an Indian prince and just stick to story. This is not entirely surprising but it is really disappointing. I was hoping that in this new film, now that a new universe has been established, the filmmakers might try to do something really original. It seems to me, the only reason to reboot or remake something is to bring something new to it.
Khan is one of the strongest villains with one of the strongest storylines in the Prime Universe. Why go there again unless you have absolutely no confidence that you can come up with something original? Of course it's too early to say what the film will deal with but it doesn't inspire confidence in me that Star Trek XII will be any better than the 2009 film.
Maybe I'm wrong. Please comment below!
The good news first...
Did anyone watch CNN's coverage of the shuttle Enterprise coming to it's new home on Friday? They interviewed Leonard Nimoy who, for the first time in a decade, has long-ish hair. It made me think of his Spock hair. Then he said "we're talking" in relation to a question about whether he would appear in future Star Trek films.
Well, it has now been confirmed that Leonard Nimoy will be back as Spock Prime in Star Trek XII. Maybe they didn't use a wig this time if his hair was long enough? Regardless, this is definitely good news! The only thing I really liked about Star Trek XI was Nimoy's appearance so I'm happy he's returning. I hope that this means we'll get a bit of a Vulcan storyline and see what's happening with the rebuilding of Vulcan civilization.
And now for the bad news...
It's also been confirmed that Benedict Cumberbatch will be playing Khan. Let's set aside the problems with a caucasian actor who has an English accent playing an Indian prince and just stick to story. This is not entirely surprising but it is really disappointing. I was hoping that in this new film, now that a new universe has been established, the filmmakers might try to do something really original. It seems to me, the only reason to reboot or remake something is to bring something new to it.
Khan is one of the strongest villains with one of the strongest storylines in the Prime Universe. Why go there again unless you have absolutely no confidence that you can come up with something original? Of course it's too early to say what the film will deal with but it doesn't inspire confidence in me that Star Trek XII will be any better than the 2009 film.
Maybe I'm wrong. Please comment below!
Friday, April 6, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Happy First Contact Day
On April 5, 2063 Vulcans will make first contact with Humanity (hopefully).
Here's a First Contact video I posted on YouTube back in 2009. It's still getting hits!
Here's a First Contact video I posted on YouTube back in 2009. It's still getting hits!
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