Author: DOuG pRATt

Chapel, Star Trek’s Number One Nurse

I loved watching Star Trek when I was a kid. Being the age I am, I saw the original series when it first aired, from 1966-69. I’d hold the mic of my portable Aiwa reel-to-reel tape recorder to the TV speakers, record the shows, and play them over and over again in bed late at night.

It’s already been a month since Majel Barrett passed away. About thirty years ago (!), Bismo and I attended a lecture and presentation by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry that was held at the Springfield (MA) Civic Center. Roddenberry showed the original Trek pilot, called “The Cage,” copied from what was then the only known print, in black and white. In the 80’s a video was assembled using color footage from “The Menagerie.” Later, a full color print of the pilot was found, but I enjoy the mixed version, because it highlights the parts that had been cut. Here’s my Nurse Chapel tribute.

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Another British ‘Bird’

Who’s this? If I showed you a picture of her in context, you’d know her in a second. She was born in America, but she’s spent most of her life in England. Her first husband is very famous. Fabulously famous. Oh, he’s just rolling in it. Fame, that is. And money too, I suppose. But that’s neither here nor there. The point is, he’s the all-time master of belaboring a point to an excruciating… point.

Famous Bride

Splashdown

The Coast Guard has released raw surveillance video of US Air Flight flight 1549 crash landing on the Hudson River. Start watching at 2:00.

YouTube’s newest player is very slick. You can do a search and sit there all day watching whatever you want without going to YouTube. I find YouTube itself to be too busy to stay there for very long.

Battlestar K3

Bismo is over and we’re watching Battlestar Galactica on DVD. His friend Mojo, who won an Emmy for special effects on the show, has written about wrapping up the series.

http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/parting-is-such-sweet-sorrow/

So, with only minutes left to post something before midnight I’ll have to grab something from my reserve stock. Hmm… let’s see what’s here. Oh, here’s something handy — K3!

A little over a year ago, K3 en de Kattenprins (“K3 and the Cat Prince”) premiered. Here’s a promo video…

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…and this is the trailer.

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