Recent content by Lightning

Race doesn't really come up in Discovery, not like in DS9, but they do have a lot of LGBT characters but they don't really dwell on it directly. Discovery's problem is the inappropriate emotional heart to hearts during ticking clock scenes, and the inability to land the climax of season arcs.

my suggestion would be to paint the stars in black, but in a different sheen than the base black. that way you will only see them when the light hits it just right.

that makes sense, considering the age of the genre. They have already found the "next big thing" (video game adaptations).

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is that it in the little bag on the stand?

that's because the clear dome is missing. However, unlike the shuttlebay doors, they still have the lower dome, it just needs to be reattached.

Otoy already did a preliminary 3D scan. I believe they have plans to do a formal one with their fancy imaging chamber, I assume before any restoration takes place.

Sony is now in the mix as a potential buyer

baseball dying out is the exception not the rule, the majority of sports should still be around. (Not Football, I'm sure it was banned for head injuries)

Obviously, no one in the know can share the whole story, but in your opinion, had the ship not appeared on ebay, do you think the result is everyone else finds out about it "today" when Rod makes the big announcement that it has been found and authenticated?

I don't understand how it ends up on ebay then.

He worked on the TOS movies 4-6 as well, as I'm sure you know. Better them than many other choices. And they did the best they could with time and budget they had for TOS remastered.

Drexler said on Facebook that the question of restoration vs preservation is still to be determined.

The article seems to support them just being involved as an authenticator. And they would be a logical choice for such a thing.

the uncut in universe commercial: