Why do these guys make me crave black and white cookies?
Bele and Lokai from the Star Trek episode, “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield.”
View ArticleBorn on this date: James Doohan
James Doohan tribute by TheKingTheory James Doohan, who played Scotty on the original Star Trek series, was born March 3, 1920. Doohan died in 2005. According to Wikipedia, “Doohan developed a talent...
View ArticleHelp! There’s an 82-year-old Bill Shatner on the wing of the plane!
The Twilight Zone, “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” (1963) William Shatner turns 82 today (March 22, 2013). In addition to playing Star Trek’s Captain Kirk (of course), he starred in this classic Twilight...
View ArticleToday on the TV tray: Giant carrots and Dr. Smith celery
Lost in Space, “The Great Vegetable Rebellion” (Feb. 28, 1968) I’m pretty excited that my favorite episode of Lost in Space is on TV tonight. Yeah, I could watch it anytime on Hulu (and so can you,...
View ArticleToday in TV history: Star Trek debuts
On this day in 1966, we first became acquainted with a little show called Star Trek. The first episode was “The Man Trap.” That’s the one where a creature kills by draining all the salt from the bodies...
View Article‘Oh, the pain of it all!’
Getting lost in space with the complex Dr. Smith This post is presented as part of the Classic TV Villain Blogathon, hosted by the Classic TV Blog Association. On October 16, 1997 (aka “the future” on...
View ArticleToday on the tray: Croissants and Dr. Beverly Crusher
January 30 is National Croissant Day, a day to celebrate everyone’s favorite flaky, buttery, crescent-shaped pastry. From Punchbowl.com: Although it is most likely just a myth, the history of the...
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