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( Forgive the yardsign-shadows ) Denkir IV was the fourth planet in the Denkir system, located near the Cardassian border and Sector 21505. It was known to Federation science for its diverse aquatic life.  Paintings of Denkir IV were popular aboard the USS Enterprise -D in the 2360s. In 2364, the elementary school aboard the Enterprise  was learning about the Evolution of Intelligent Life on Planet Denkir IV, between recreational time with the new puppies aboard. Recreational time between lessons. (TNG: "The Child") Learning about life on Denkir IV again in 2366. (TNG: "The Offspring") ( No shadows, but harder to read ) Oniboshi lum Squaluformus Neopictis Squaluformus vino shiro Neopictis gourami Neopictis spinotap cochrani Neopictis spinotap Oniboshi lum ran Oniobshi benten Vermacelli alfredo Squaluformus vino Delphoidia Delphoidia cochrani Delphoidia cochrani tempus Delphoidia cochrani obliquidens Delphoidia moroboshi Delphoidia moroboshi lum Oceosauroida Oceosau

As a lover of props and making a fictional universe seem realistic, Star Trek: Enteprise  did a great job adding new layers to the iconic + historic Vulcans. I recently stumbled upon YourProps.com , what appears to be a reputable gallery of Star Trek props and/or replicas, with a lot of images I haven't seen before - even things not in the "It's a Wrap!" auctions . My favorite find would have to be the Vulcan silverware / utensils that T'Pol, Trip and T'Less ate with in " Home ."  (An episode I've already found especially inspiring in the past, check out my "Eyewitness" artwork here .) Way back in " Broken Bow ", T'Pol noted that Vulcans do not touch their food, cutting a bread stick with a fork and knife. A cool little nod to come up with some interesting alien utensils. Screen-used props are expensive, so I was super excited that I didn't have to Google "bamboo spoons" very far to realize

"32!"   "Hmm?" "This is the thirty-second planet I've set foot on!"   "248!"                 - Malcolm Reed and Phlox, after getting out of the shuttlepod on Mars. ("Terra Prime") More or less since the Star Trek: Enterprise episode " Terra Prime " aired in 2005, I've intended to go back and count those up to see how many planets it is suggested that tactical officer Lt. Malcolm Reed set foot on off-screen. (Spoiler: It's 12.) Note that other than Earth and Mars, these numbers are for my counting and while they may be in the right order, there may be some between those listed that didn't happen during episodes. Season One (2151) 1. Earth   -  Based on the phrasing, I'm counting Earth by default. 2. Rigel X ("Broken Bow") 3. Archer IV ("Strange New World") Terra Nova Colony 4. Terra Nova ("Terra Nova") 5. P'Jem ("The Andorian Incident") - No

The universal translator is one of Star Trek's greatest thematic devices, used to explain why all the aliens seem to speak English . Like many Star Trek inventions, we're inching closer and closer to a universal translator (for known, Earth languages) being a reality - even if it doesn't somehow change the speaker's lip movements. In the Star Trek: Discovery second season episode " An Obol for Charon ," the universal translator malfunctions translating the crew's spoken English into what I've liked to call "a chaotic cacophony" akin to the Tower of Babel; the crew can't understand each other or their consoles. (You can watch the scene over at YouTube  or below.) Since the episode aired, I've looked for someone to have translated the scene -- but to my surprise, no one has, so in addition to the edits I've made over at Memory Alpha , here is the scene as I've been able to put it together. Burnham: qav

Merry Christmas blog-followers, as I was telling Angela the other day -- this year has been so busy with things to do it's almost like I'm too busy living life to blog about it. A dilemma I'm certainly happy to suffer from! I just hope that I remember to enjoy the moment, if I am not documenting them quite as diligently. The family got together for Christmas at Grandma's yesterday, and the immediate family is all here at home today. David got mom and I gifts for the first time in more than 10 years -- and he got mom cash "to make up for all the years he forgot to get her gifts." Which I thought was bizaare, and I don't think mom quite knows how to react to it, but I'll make sure she spends it on gifty-things for herself. It just seems to go against tradition to get your parents cash for a gift ever. Even gift cards are pushing it, if there isn't some level of thought put into it. Like, "I got you this giftcard to [store] because I know th

If you're like me, when you go to Barnes and Noble - you want those classic book cover posters on canvas they hang near the ceiling. If you're very like me, you've asked how to purchase them, or where to buy them, to no avail. I'm not sure why all these pictures are such bad quality... And because I'm me, I never gave up on Googling those things -- for years now I've been trying to find them, and the internet is filled with deadends . A lot of people who, like the Victorian House from Sabrina , are trying to answer you without really understanding the question. Without further ado, our website of the day is Candlesbook.com -- the website where you can buy the canvas posters! There are actually a bunch more options than just what Barnes and Noble have purchased, too. Only downside is the canvases of the size at B&N are over $100, and my poor budget can't afford that.