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TrekCore.com 🖖 @trekcore.com · 12h

A look at the upcoming USS PROTOSTAR starship model from #StarTrekProdigy, coming in the next few months from Fanhome

#StarTrek #NYCC

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 17h

After recently rewatching the first (aired) episode of #StarTrekTOS ("The Man Trap"⬇️) and the first episode of #StarTrekTNG ("Encounter at Farpoint"⬆️), I come to the following conclusion: #StarTrek seems to be all about that ass! ;-)

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 18h

Hikaru Sulu is the first person to ever eat the colourful food cubes, namely in #StarTrekTOS' "The Man Trap". Well, in fact, he is not the first person to eat them because we never see him actually put the cubes into his mouth. That honor goes to somebody else, more about that tomorrow. 😅

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 18h

Have you ever noticed the round rug with the Federation emblem in Picard's quarters ("Where Silence Has Lease"↙️, "Suddenly Human"↘️)?. It's still present in "Qpid"↗️ but it was originally created for Starfleet Headquarters in "Conspiracy"↖️. I want one of those please! :-)

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 19h

#StarTrekTOS' "The Man Trap" is the first episode in which we see the colourful food cubes which appear in many later episodes. Notice how the bowl of cubes ⬆️ (on a small plate) is suddenly a large plate of cubes in the close-up ⬇️. All the blue cubes are also suddenly gone in the close-up... ;-)

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 20h

In season 4, we get a good look at the glass sailing ship in the USS Enterprise-D ready room in both "Night Terrors"➡️ and "Qpid". We'll see the ship in its entirety better in season 5 and we'll eventually get there! :-)

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 1d

The original #StarTrek pilot, "The Cage"⬅️ features sugar cubes that Pike uses to feed Tango, while the first episode of #StarTrekTOS ever shown, "The Man Trap"➡️ features salt tablets that Dr. Crater uses to feed the salt vampire/Nancy. I just like such juxtapositions.

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 1d

Many outfits worn by the members of the Federation Archaeology Council in #StarTrekTNG's "Qpid" are re-used costumes from earlier (alien) guest stars. The costume worn by the Vulcan delegate ⬅️ was originally created for (human) Ki Mendrossen, seen in "Sarek"➡️ .

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 1d

That's awesome! 👌👌

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 1d

Many many TOS episodes still to cover. 👌👌

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 1d

Before I start covering colourful food cubes in #StarTrekTOS' "The Man Trap" tomorrow, we need to talk about this type of alien/futuristic/(simply unknown to me) celery, also debuting in the episode. Is this a real vegetable or was this created for the episode? Why does Rand chew on Sulu's celery?

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 1d

On set: to the door on the right side of the small turbolift niche opposite the straight short corridor that leads to the transporter room. On the Enterprise-D: to the chief engineer's office.

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 1d

Over the course of #StarTrekTNG, Captain Picard wore five different versions of the dress uniform. Also version 4 debuted earlier in season 4 in "Data's Day", we get a much better full body shot in "Qpid", as can be seen here. :-)

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 2d

#StarTrekTNG's "Qpid" is one of the few episodes in which the camera comes so close to Picard's Enterprise-D ready room painting that the blue signatures of Rick Sternbach and Andy Probert are (barely) visible on screen.

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 2d

Angus MacGyver at the Strategic Research Development Administration facility in the #MacGyver episode "The Human Factor"⬆️ and the Bajoran refugee camp on Valo II (#StarTrekTNG's "Ensign Ro"⬇️), both filmed at Bronson Canyon but 5 years apart.

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 2d

Before we talk about the healthy and yummy food in #StarTrekTOS's "The Man Trap", we have to talk about the poisonous Borgia plant from M-113. It looks like this is a ginger root painted dull green. You can see the chew mark and the yellow ginger inside rather well. :-)

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 2d

While the ready room in #StarTrekTNG's "Qpid"⬆️ looks in many ways still as it did in season 1 ("Code of Honor"↙️, "Conspiracy"↘️), concerning the chairs, for example, one major differences are the overhead lights, which are separated into smaller sections and not one continuous light-band.

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 3d

In #StarTrekTOS' "The Enemy Within"↙️, McCoy and Kirk share a drink of Saurian brandy from small blue brandy glasses ➡️. They used the same glasses an episode earlier in "The Corbomite Maneuver"↖️ when drinking an unnamed alcoholic beverage. These glasses will be seen again in future episodes.

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 3d

In episode 4 of #StarTrekScouts, we see Sprocket's (the Vulcan character) workspace a little better. His Vulcan lute can clearly be seen in this brief shot. I'm sure we'll get an even better look at it in a future episode.

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 3d

Originally, Doctor McCoy kept two bottles of Saurian brandy in sickbay in #StarTrekTOS' "The Enemy Within". It will be interesting to see if both of these bottles survived until the end of the show or if more than one (or two) are seen on screen at the same time in future episodes.

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 3d

Picard's ready room desktop monitor in #StarTrekTNG's "Qpid" features his "Tagus III Archaeological Notes". In the HD version of the episode, all of the notes are fully legible. They feature the names of several people working on TNG back then and also Memory Alpha and the Vulcan Science Academy.

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 4d

A decorative black bowl, that is hanging on the wall of Vash's Enterprise-D guest quarters in #StarTrekTNG's "Qpid"⬆️, will later appear in Data's quarters on a small side table, here seen in season 5's "Darmok"⬇️.

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 4d

In the #MacGyver episode "The Human Factor"↗️, MacGyver is seen entering the Eastern Bronson Canyon cave entrance (not the Western Batman exit). This entrance was also seen in #StarTrekTOS "Bread and Circuses"↖️, #StarTrekTNG's "Attached"↙️ and #StarTrekVOY's "State of Flux"↘️ (from the inside).

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 4d

#StarTrekTOS' "The Enemy Within" is the first #StarTrek episode in which the famed Saurian brandy appears. Originally, the easily recognizable bottle was a 1964 George Dickel Tennessee Whisky bottle ➡️, modified for the show and seen in numerous later episodes.

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Jörg Hillebrand @gaghyogi49.bsky.social · 4d

The back wall was removed. 👌

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