obviously this represents a failure

I get a little CONFUSED when I watch the movie and the sentimental black and white montage just…doesn’t happen. Cause it happened in my heart, you guys.

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ahoyvoyager:

okay this is my favorite yet

ok thanks for clearing that up doc

jtotheizzoe:

The Vegas Enterprise That Almost Was

If you’ve been to Las Vegas, NV and had time to venture away from the strip, you’ve probably seen the Fremont Street Experience. It’s the revitalized downtown project that hosts a 1,500-foot long overhead video tunnel. But in 1992, that project almost became a life-sized Starship Enterprise.

Gary Goddard and his designers had spent months developing, engineering and pitching the concept of a life-sized Enterprise as a new 8th Wonder of the World. It would have a tour, a Star Fleet restaurant, and immerse fans in the world of Star Trek. They had Las Vegas officials on board and Paramount Studios licensing reps were ready for the millions in revenue. It came down to a meeting with studio CEO Stanley Jaffe.

And Stanley Jaffe single-handedly killed the idea. Maybe they’ll never know exactly why, but it seemed like he was afraid it would be a flop forever attached to his name. Which, of course, would have been impossible.

Read the full, riveting tale at the Goddard Group blog.

(↬ Coudal Partners)

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fuckyeahstartrektos:

Two Suave gentlemen

husband material to the max

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elbeeee:

Look at them being all cute and starey 

Sometimes I get convinced that they look like Scott and Zelda.

I have a rich inner life.

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I can’t even cope with how bright this looks.

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princehamlette:

Fuck context.

Sometimes I forget that “context is for the weak” is not a thing on tumblr.

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smothering my laughter right now (i love that he says it out of the side of his mouth like he’s a cowboy or something?)

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thedogstarsirius:

selfsexytime:

deejaybird:

“Uhura” comes from the Swahili word UHURU meaning “freedom”. Uhura was pretty much the first ever black main character on American television who was not a maid or a domestic servant in 1966. TV network NBC refused to let Nichelle Nichols be a regular, claiming Deep South affiliates would be angered, so Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry hired her as a “day worker,” but still included her in almost every episode. She actually made more money than any of the other actors through this workaround, and it was kept secret from the other actors, but it was still a humiliating second-class status. The network people made life hard for Nichols, constantly trying to pare down her screen time, purposefully dropping racist comments in her presence and even withholding her fan mail from her.This deplorable state of affairs led Nichols to make the decision to quit after the 1st season, but then she happened to meet the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. who pleaded with her to stick with the show because as a Black woman she was portraying the first non-stereotypical role on television. 

Relevant to all my interests.

I’d also like to add that Martin Luther King Jr wanted her to stay on the show because his entire family loved the show and he wanted a strong female black character on television as a role model for his daughters to grow up with.

I straight up worship this lady.

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classictrek:

Licensed poster by Ken Barr, 1977

A bedroom with this over the bed, 70s science classroom inspired furniture, and slate colored walls: I CAN SEE IT SO CLEARLY

Someday I will learn fancy house decor talk and be able to conjure this kind of thing up but until then I’ll take notes to remind myself.

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(I really want to believe that JJ Abrams is brave/cool/smart enough to canonize Kirk/Spock in a meaningful kissing on-screen kind of way, because what the fuck. it’s 2011. we should be ready by now.)

fuckyeahstartrektos:

KIRK SMASH

THE CAPTAIN KIRK SCHOOL OF FIRST CONTACT

LESSON ONE: SMASH IT WITH A ROCK

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natashavc:

Happy Federation Day!! Set phasers to “waltz”!

fuckyeahstartrektos:

Bird is the word ;)

Someone explain to me what this is and what it means immediately. Did they seriously make trading cards with FAKE EPISODES on them?

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS.