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Star Trek: TNG’s Enterprise D Replica Coming from Eaglemoss’ Hero Collector
This is one of the larger die-cast models we’ve ever seen, measuring about 28″ in length – and it’s fully lit.
Chuck Yeager, The Man With The Right Stuff, Passes At 97
Fly Higher. Chuck Yeager 1923-2020.
The Royal Mint Sends A Coin to Space To Honor David Bowie’s ‘Starman’
It is the first time a UK coin has gone into space, and pays homage to David Bowie’s space inspired hits including Starman, Life on Mars, and Space Oddity.
Casting Update – ‘The Lord of the Rings’ on Amazon Prime
A big list of names are added to the cast of the new J.R.R. Tolkein ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel series.
A Step Closer to True Star Trek Style Tricorders – A Handheld DNA Sequence Analyzer
An iPhone, a thousand dollar pocket DNA sequencer and some open source software makes the world’s first mobile genome sequence analyzer.
On The Event Horizon: Patrick H. Willems, ‘Night of the Coconut’
Purely by accident, Patrick H. Willems has created a multiverse sci-fi epic, involving a robotic googly-eyed coconut.
Netflix Announces Huge New Slate of Animated Series and Features
Netflix announces a slate of new animated films and series from creators across Europe. Each new title has a distinct tone and language, but are hoping for universality in their storytelling and themes.
Giant Spinosaur Fossil Found on the Isle of Wight
A huge spinosaur, believed to be the largest predator dinosaur in Europe has been found on the Isle of Wight.
Happy 86th Birthday James Darren (DS9’s Vic Fontaine, Time Tunnel’s Tony Newman)
Human actor/singer James William Ercolani was born June 8, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He had a rich and varied career in Terran entertainment under the stage name James Darren before being cast as hologram Vic Fontaine on Star Trek: Deep Space 9.