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Deep Space Love @dslovepod.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely loving the gnarly cover art for these issues of Star Trek: Red Shirts. Props to Christopher Cantwell & Megan Levans for putting together a really cool and unique Star Trek comic with this series so far. Lots of fresh ideas that never shy away from brutality & intensity!

Image of 3 comic issues from the limited series, Star Trek: Red Shirts. The cover feature Starfleet officers in red uniforms dying in varied ways.

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Frankenstein's Podcast @frankenpodcast.bsky.social · 2d

Great recs! Lots to add to the 'to-read' list!

For anyone interested, we did an episode with Shane Hawk not too long ago all about Indigenous Horror. Really fun conversation, check it out!

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Frankenstein's Podcast @frankenpodcast.bsky.social · 2d

This is such a fun bts shot from Star Trek: First Contact. The Borg Queen has been somewhat of a contentious canon addition amongst Trekkies, but there’s no doubt that Alice Krige was fantastic in the role & Frakes directed the hell out of this movie.

Behind the scenes image from Star Trek: First Contact. Left is Alice Krige in Borg Queen make and right is Jonathan Frakes.

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Frankenstein's Podcast @frankenpodcast.bsky.social · 3d

Coming soon on the pod! Author @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social joins us to talk monsters as well as her latest book, ‘Where the Soul Goes.’

Look for our episode coming out next week!

Image of the novel, ‘Where the Soul Goes’ by Katherine Silva. It’s a blue/teal color with pinkish/purpleish fog and ground. On the cover, in the distance, is a figure with a foggy/ashy top half.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 7d

Love @daytonward.bsky.social’s Trek books and this cover absolutely slaps. Looks like it might be taking place post-season 3 too. Definitely stoked for this one!

Book cover image for the upcoming novel, Star Trek Picard: To Defy Fate by Dayton Ward. Features images of several characters and a blue-ish portal at the center with a woman’s silhouette.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 9d

Check out my latest science article for @twincitiesgeek.com! Got to chat with @microbesheik.bsky.social about a truly amazing discovery in our Great Lakes.

I always love learning more about these kinds of stories.

University of Minnesota Scientists Find New Life in the Great Lakes

When the R/V Blue Heron, a Great Lakes research vessel, exited Lake Erie and pulled into the Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland for repairs on a noisy propeller shaft, no one anticipated the detour wou...

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Katherine "Kat" Silva @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social · 9d

I seriously just had the BEST time recording a podcast with @frankenpodcast.bsky.social. If you guys haven't listened to their episodes yet, you should get on it. Kalid and Joe know how to have fun.

www.frankensteinspodcast.com

Frankenstein's Podcast

Kalid and Joe discuss creature-features, monsters, supernatural beasts, aliens and the like from all corners of pop. culture.

www.frankensteinspodcast.com

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you so much for the kind words in your intro, @miquai.bsky.social! This was a delightful chat & can't wait to have you back on @dslovepod.bsky.social!

Michael Wong @miquai.bsky.social · 18d

New podcast episode! 💚🎙🖖

I beam aboard @dslovepod.bsky.social—a podcast that explores love, in all its forms, throughout the final frontier—to discuss the relationship between D'Vanna Tendi and Samanthan Rutherford on Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Episode 187: Love in a Jefferies Tube

Mike beams aboard Deep Space Love—a podcast that explores love, in all its forms, throughout the final frontier—to discuss the relationship between D'Vanna Tendi and Samanthan Rutherford on Star Trek:

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 13d

Not without their flaws, but GRIMCUTTY & COME PLAY are couple of severely underseen/underrated horror flicks. Definitely had a lot of fun with both & they make for a good double feature!

Frankenstein's Podcast @frankenpodcast.bsky.social · 13d

UPDATE!

Check out the original artwork from @jimtandberg.bsky.social for our recent Double Feature ep!

ICYMI, this week we chat about #GRIMCUTTY (2022) from director John Ross & #COMEPLAY (2020) from director Jacob Chase!

120. Internet Monster Double Feature! ('Grimcutty' & 'Come Play')

This episode, Kalid and Joe double dip into 2 screen-themed monster flicks! We look at the 2022 internet-meme horror, Grimcutty , and the 2020 film, Come Play , abo…

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 17d

100% agreed. Really digging the vibes of this first issue & love how this is following up on some dangling threads in some cool and unique ways. Definitely looking forward to issue #2.

James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 17d

Was so busy this past week I only just got round to reading the first issue of Last Starship and yooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I like this way way WAY more than I thought I would

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Michael Wong @miquai.bsky.social · 18d

New podcast episode! 💚🎙🖖

I beam aboard @dslovepod.bsky.social—a podcast that explores love, in all its forms, throughout the final frontier—to discuss the relationship between D'Vanna Tendi and Samanthan Rutherford on Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Episode 187: Love in a Jefferies Tube

Mike beams aboard Deep Space Love—a podcast that explores love, in all its forms, throughout the final frontier—to discuss the relationship between D'Vanna Tendi and Samanthan Rutherford on Star Trek:

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 21d

Wack. Want to watch this show even more now.

Vulture @vulture.com · 21d

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 21d

A big reason I was so charmed by this was the use of some real fun practical creature effects through what the show calls the 'Passengers.' Won't get into spoilers here, but this is a great article on the topic (via @fangoria.bsky.social):

www.fangoria.com/revival-syfy...

How SyFy's REVIVAL TV Series Brought The Passengers From Page To Screen

We're heading into Steven Kostanski's workshop for some major REVIVAL spoilers. Proceed with caution!

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 21d

Just finished the SYFY show, #Revival (based on the comic of the same name) w/Melanie Scrofano. Turned out to be a really fun and inventive sci-fi/horror-adjacent show with some cool and unique ideas! Admittedly, it bit off a bit more than it could chew by the end, but gotta respect the ambition.

Promo image for the SYFY series 'Revival.'

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 23d

9!

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 24d

Recently had an absolutely delightful conversation with @miquai.bsky.social about Star Trek: Lower Decks for an upcoming @dslovepod.bsky.social ep. It was a fun reminder of how much I love connecting other fans in the Trek community, especially when the world feels grim. Look for the ep. soon!

a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is smiling

ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is smiling

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 26d

Of course experts say their wrong, because they are wrong.

This is like when two Batman villains team up and it's bad for everyone but also really stupid.

NPR @npr.org · 28d

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Education Secretary Linda McMahon are against schools giving kids standardized questionnaires about their mental well-being. But experts say they are wrong.

RFK Jr. wants to end mental health screenings in schools. Experts say it's a bad idea

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Education Secretary Linda McMahon are against schools giving kids standardized questionnaires about their mental well-being. But experts say they are wrong.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 26d

Great article all the way through

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The Roddenberry Foundation 🖖 @roddenberryfdn.bsky.social · 27d

When the government can silence one artist, it threatens freedom for all.

#picard
#startrek

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 27d

If Andor taught me anything it's that we need to start looking for a mysterious antiquities dealer

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27d

i just know we're all going to have to sit through a three minute clip of joe rogan saying "i can't believe censorship is happening"

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 27d

American Broadcasting Company? More like Always Be Caving

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 28d

Really stoked to check this out!

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Frankenstein's Podcast @frankenpodcast.bsky.social · 28d

Up next on the pod!

We’re joined by the fantastic Wi-Moto Nyoka (of @duskyprojects.bsky.social) to chat about her contributions to the horror genre as a creator as well as the 2020 French-Moroccan supernatural slasher, KANDISHA.

Super fun conversation, look for it soon!

Image of KANDISHA from the 2020 horror film of the same name.

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Deep Space Love @dslovepod.bsky.social · Sep 8

Dig it! Can't wait to watch this with our little ones!

TrekCore.com 🖖 @trekcore.com · Sep 8

Here's the trailer for the new kid-focused STAR TREK: SCOUTS webseries, debuting today for #StarTrekDay on Nickelodeon's "Blaze and the Monster Machines" YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/@blazeandthe...

#StarTrekScouts

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