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Mark Spatny

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Emmy winning VFX Supervisor/Producer. Shows: THE PERIPHERAL, HEROES, DOCTOR WHO, STATION 19, LETHAL WEAPON, TOUCH, GRACEPOINT, RUNAWAYS. Nine years on the board of the TV Academy. Comic book and sci-fi fanboy. Representation: https://innovativeartists.com

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Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 15d

Please enjoy the latest Befores & Afters podcast, where I talked with Ian Failes about what The Roddenberry Archive is doing to preserve the history of Star Trek and Gene Roddenberry's legacy in television and films. @beforesmag.bsky.social
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How The Roddenberry Archive is preserving 'Star Trek' history - befores & afters

A new podcast with OTOY's Mark Spatny.

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Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 6m

Right but that one should have been called Now You 3 Me.

Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 1h

I noticed that the Visual Effects Society extended their deadline to apply to run for the international board of directors. They must not have many takers. Not surprising. I don't see the board providing any leadership or doing anything meaningful for members. The local sections do the heavy lifting

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Rachel Walens @rwalens.bsky.social · 23h

LA County Library is partnering with the LA County Dept of Public Health to offer a FREE vaccine clinic for Flu and COVID shots, no insurance required. Friday October 24, 10 AM to 12 noon. Go here for details and to make an appointment:

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Free Vaccine Clinic: Flu and COVID-19 for for All Ages

LA County Department of Public Health is partnering with LA County Library to provide FREE flu vaccinations and the 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 6+ month. Health insurance is not required,...

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Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 1d

If you are looking for a movie that makes you feel nostalgic for ABC Afterschool Specials from the 1970s, have I got a movie for you.

Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 1d

They think Miyagi-Dough is so clever they say it like 20 times.

Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 1d

The award for martial arts tournament most obviously filmed on a volume goes to Karate Kid Legends. Also, how come none of the marketing for this movie said that it is all about Pacey’s Pizza Parlor?

And finally,the last scene should have stayed in the drafts. “Olives on, Olives off”? Really? 😬

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Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social · 1d

Feels weird to not have Solar or Lower Decks in production anymore. So proud of what we accomplished on both shows in very different ways. Thank you to everyone on both productions, and to all the fans who tuned in!!

Star Trek Lower Decks art, four ensigns panicking on a starfleet shuttle with a sparking control panel.

A cartoon alien family hugging and being nibbled on, from Solar Opposites.

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Dave Mueller @dave-mueller.bsky.social · 1d

Lower Decks is that show that you think is going to be a Trek parody, and then realize that it's Star Trek at its core while poking a little fun at the same things we all poke fun at.

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Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 1d

OK yeah that’s a huge plus!

Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 1d

How does it compare to the VES Handbook? People seem to like the handbook, but I’ve generally found lots of it to be obsolete by the time each edition is printed, and so poorly organized that it’s useless as a reference when you need a quick solution to a problem.

Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 1d

Printing this poster sized for No Kings rally.

Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 1d

On the positive side for me, the miniature work is pretty great for its time and the look of the physical production is much higher than other sci-fi TV from that era. It’s doing its best to be 2001 on a TV budget.

Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been slowly watching it. I’m about 8 episodes in. So far, every episode other than the pilot appears to be written while on LSD or at least heavily influenced by it. Some truly nonsensical plots with drug influenced visuals that are hard to take serious now.

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Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 1d

I’m very very very late to the party but holy $#!+, THE CONTINENTAL is spectacular. The cinematography is gorgeous and the fight sequences second to none. Also, I love that night is realistically black, not cheap looking TV blue color timing. What a great looking show.

Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah him too

Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 2d

Would it be more convincing as San Dimas if the CGI’d some water slides into the water? 😀

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Andy Bobrow @andybobrow.bsky.social · 2d

If you're looking for a tuba quartet version of The Munsters, I wrote one. www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/t...

The Munsters Theme by Jack Marshall - Brass Quartet - Late Intermediate Digital Sheet Music | Sheet Music Plus

Shop and Buy The Munsters Theme sheet music. Tuba sheet music book by Jack Marshall: Andrew Bobrow at Sheet Music Plus. (A0.1730033).

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Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 2d

Same with the VFX and art departments. All lifelong fans. Can quote you canon backwards and forwards.

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 3d

if you hear a creative or a creative-adjacent person say something along the lines of “whatever you think about AI, it’s here to stay” they probably just got pAId

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 3d

I'm perplexed at watching pundits in the trades struggling to explain Tron Ares' disappointing opening.

Was it covid? Do people just not like science fiction? etc. etc.

The main reason is pretty obvious: Tron isn't a popular franchise. Nobody's interested in nostalgia for a failed 1980s project.

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Aaron Bady @zunguzungu.bsky.social · 3d

“I had previously assumed a 10-year depreciation curve, which I now recognize as quite unrealistic...Based on my conversations over the past month, the physical data centers last for three to ten years, at most.” futurism.com/future-socie...

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Mark Spatny @markspatny.bsky.social · 3d

That’s like scavenger planet costume design in the 80s.

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 4d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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