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Kathleen Cottontail 🏳️‍⚧️♿️🖖🏻🐰 @kathleengmaz.bsky.social · 7h

I did this back in the 80s. It was so much fun! Three friends and I pretended to be a landing party at the Sterling Forest Renaissance Festival. We had a blast. 🖖

Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 11h

So far I’m the only Starfleet Officer at the Renaissance Festival. 🖖🏻

A group of friends at the Renaissance Festival. I’m in the red Starfleet uniform. Behind me is a witch, 2 bearded guys in hats, and next to me is a girl with short hair in a green hoodie.

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 11h

CC: @andlooksaround.bsky.social @jdcmalament.bsky.social

Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 11h

So far I’m the only Starfleet Officer at the Renaissance Festival. 🖖🏻

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 12h

It's #SpookySciFiSaturday! #SpookyMonth is in full swing over here. We hit our indie theater for a #RetroHorror double feature--#TheBlob & #EventHorizon. I also took in #HalloweenSpecials for next week's #VideoStore Podcast. Tell me what you enjoyed this week. Bonus points if it's spooky! #nerdlyfe

A 1980s woodgrain TV. Approximately 13 inches, and has analog dials on the front. There is a shadow of a human screaming like they’re trapped within the TV screen.

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TrekCore.com 🖖 @trekcore.com · 1d

#StarTrekProdigy crew arrives to #NYCC! Protostar voice Bonnie Gordon, creators Kevin and Dan Hageman, and Dale voice actor Brett Grey meet fans and sign autographs at the Fanhome booth (#1300) right now!

#StarTrek

Protostar voice Bonnie Gordon, creators Kevin and Dan Hageman, and Dale voice actor Brett Grey meet fans and sign autographs at the Fanhome booth

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 1d

I aspire to get on your nerd level. Well done, bro. I enjoyed all the stats in the episode too! 🤓

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 1d

The full crew complement of @StarfleetPod.bsky.social took a look back at #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds season 3. We discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly, our hopes for season 4, and more! Part of @FilmStoriesPodNet.bsky.social. #StarTrek #nerdlyfe

Looking Back on Strange New Worlds Season Three

We Are Starfleet: A Star Trek Podcast · Episode

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 2d

The #VideoStore Podcast is BACK and we're getting a spooky start! @commodork.bsky.social has picked 4 films that focus on unleashing evil! #EvilDead2 #NightOfTheDemons #nerdlyfe

Unleashing Evil

Be Careful What You Witch For!

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 3d

I was delighted to join Matt for another episode of the #TimeEnoughPodcast, discussing the #RodSerling penned film, #SevenDaysInMay. After watching, I'm convinced he and #GeneRoddenberry shared a time machine because it's entirely too prescient. #TwilightZone #nerdlyfe

Seven Days in May (w/ Ashley Thomas) | Time Enough Podcast: A Twilight Zone Podcast | Episode 162

At least we can breathe a sigh of relief that we no longer live in a country where we have to worry about hostile government takeovers.Ashley gets deep into vintage tv - Gene Roddenberry-style. Get…

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 3d

More wholesome boys jamming out to K-Pop or whatever bop they prefer. 😄🙌🏻🤣

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 3d

This delights me. 😄😄😄😄🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 3d

That is fantastic! It’s so fun to get to introduce folks to the classics that way.

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely worth a theatrical viewing. I needed to watch it for my M. A. thesis and my local indie theater was playing it and 2 in the same night. First time watching either. I now love horror movies and Halloween is my favorite. People need to talk more about the gorgeous camera work in Halloween.

a woman in a blue sweater is sitting in front of a tree

Alt: Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978) in a blue sweater is sitting in front of a tree.

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 4d

Hey @adreamgivenform.bsky.social, check it!

Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 4d

In 1994, Warner Bros. sent television stations 3.5" floppies bearing the Windows 3.1-compatible #Babylon5 Interactive Information Kit, encouraging stations to share it with fans and press alike. But what was on that floppy? www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYDy...

theLogBook.com unearths the 1994 Babylon 5 Interactive Information Kit

YouTube video by theLogBook

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 4d

In 1994, Warner Bros. sent television stations 3.5" floppies bearing the Windows 3.1-compatible #Babylon5 Interactive Information Kit, encouraging stations to share it with fans and press alike. But what was on that floppy? www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYDy...

theLogBook.com unearths the 1994 Babylon 5 Interactive Information Kit

YouTube video by theLogBook

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 4d

This is @andlooksaround.bsky.social’s favorite Tay Tay song.

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 4d

After a dozen years this is still my favorite remix

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Taylor Swift - Trouble (Goat Remix)

YouTube video by V∆GUE

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 4d

Special thanks to SabuCat Productions for finding this lost piece of media! buff.ly/fMs9b4a

Man From Texas (1957) Lost and Unaired Pilot written by Gene Roddenberry

AKA: “Warrior: The Story of Sam Houston" is a historical drama written by Gene Roddenberry in 1957—seven years before he created Star Trek. Long believed to be unproduced, this rare piece of…

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 4d

#MissionLogGeneology is BACK. @thelogbook.bsky.social & I circle back to the 1st episode of the show because something we didn't think got made ACTUALLY got made! Learn more about Warrior: The Story of #SamHouston. #StarTrek #GeneRoddenberry #nerdlyfe @roddenberrypod.bsky.social buff.ly/h4nI7A6

Gene-ology: Warrior: The Story Of Sam Houston « Mission Log Podcast

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Carl @listeningtofilm.net · 5d

“The Human Centipede of Content”

Perfect description

Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 5d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 5d

Join us! @johnchampion.bsky.social & @ohtheprofanity.com are going to have a blast chatting with Kirsten MFing NYT Bestselling Author Beyer, and so will you if you call in! The fun starts at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT! @roddenberrypod.bsky.social youtube.com/live/mke9SWT...

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Roddenberry Podcasts @roddenberrypod.bsky.social · 5d

🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/337d6a

🎥 Unedited video version: www.patreon.com/posts/gene-o...

Gene-ology: A Roddenberry Podcast: Gene-ology 80 - Warrior: The Story of Sam Houston

Welcome to Gene-ology, a podcast by Roddenberry Entertainment that dives deep into the early TV writing works of Gene Roddenberry. When we last investigated Gene's scripts for a historically-based ...

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Roddenberry Podcasts @roddenberrypod.bsky.social · 5d

When we first covered Gene Roddenberry’s Sam Houston western, we didn’t think it had ever been filmed.
Turns out... it was! And now that we’ve watched it, we’ve got some strong opinions.

This week on Gene-ology: Warrior: The Story of Sam Houston vs. Destiny and the Raven.

#RODDENBERRY

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Retroist @retroist.com · 5d

The Video Store Podcast is back! This week @commodork.bsky.social is back behind the counter recommending four eighties horror films where people unleash evil spirits into this world.

www.videostorepodcast.com/p/unleashing...

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 6d

From the #SciFi5 Archive: One of the masters of horror was born on this day in 1952, #CliveBarker! Learn more about him in just five minutes. CC: @roddenberrypod.bsky.social #Hellraiser #Candyman #nerdlyfe

Sci-Fi 5: Clive Barker - October 5th, 1952

Horror movie fans know him as the mastermind behind the Hellraiser and Candyman sagas. On his birthday, Sci-Fi 5 looks back at how Clive Barker became a master of the macabre. for your daily dose…

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome to October, which means it's now #SpookySciFiSaturday! I'd love to hear about the genre work you enjoyed this week. Bonus points if it's spooky! I caught #TheLongWalk, #MuppetsHauntedMansion, and of course, #ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown. What about you? #SpookyMonth #nerdlyfe

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