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Lord Liaden Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 The inhabitants of that castle must deal with a lot of broken dishes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 But of course, giant tortoises doesn't come that small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pariah Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 (Cross posted from the Book of Face) In honor of today's 50th anniversary of Star Trek, we're celebrating the woman responsible for saving the iconic science fiction show -- comedian and entrepreneur Lucille Ball! In 1964, Ball was the sole owner of Desilu Studios and the first woman to ever run a major Hollywood studio. At the time, Desilu producers were looking for ideas that could be developed into new series and they contracted two ambitious writers to develop pilots: Gene Roddenberry with "Star Trek" and Bruce Geller with "Mission: Impossible." Desilu took the Star Trek pilot to CBS with whom they had a first-refusal agreement but the network rejected it and opted to pick up another new space-themed show "Lost in Space." The studio then took the pilot, "The Cage," to NBC which called it "too cerebral" but, rather than rejecting it outright, they took the unprecedented move of ordering a second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before." The network decided to order a season but the Desilu Board of Directors balked. Fearing that the studio was overstretching itself with three expensive new programs -- Star Trek, Mission Impossible, and a western called The Long Hunt for April Savage -- all but one of the board members voted to cancel Star Trek in February 1966. Lucille Ball, however, had high hopes for the fledgling show and was impressed by Roddenberry’s vision so she used her power as board chair to override the decision. Production of the show continued and the first episode aired in September of that year. As studio accountant Edwin Holly later conceded, "If it were not for Lucy, there would be no 'Star Trek' today." So the next time that you’re watching Star Trek -- or one of the many science fiction future worlds that it inspired -- remember that you have one more reason to love Lucy! pinecone and Cygnia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Cancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 I wonder what the point is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Lord Liaden said: I wonder what the point is? What i found about it on FB... Quote This is "I Viaggiatori," a sculpture by artist Bruno Catalano. It symbolizes the void created by leaving one's country, one's family, one's people for another life. pinecone and Lord Liaden 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 sculpter ran out of metal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 There are no mistakes in bronze casting, only happy accidents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 Cygnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 One of my fellow teachers has the sticker on her water bottle. Ternaugh, Cygnia, Lawnmower Boy and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 I want a proper plush cuddly Goose. The ones they sold at Target as an "exclusive" wasn't cuddly enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 Anybody else remember when flerkin' was an adjective? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 I remember when it was a verb. And a noun. And had nothing to do with felinoid aliens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lord Liaden Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 Patrick Stewart has remarked that, as uncomfortable as that Borg makeup and costume were to wear, he would have liked to remain assimilated and rampage across the galaxy a while longer. Cygnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lord Liaden Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 I don't trust that thing. Looks to much like a triffid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Logan D. Hurricanes Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 This is a single photo. Cygnia, L. Marcus and Lord Liaden 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 Arrrgh! Leaves changing color! Summer is going! Take it awaaaay! aylwin13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cancer Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 I've had days like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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