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Subcommander Tal
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Mostly here to riff on Original Series Star Trek.
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“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

#StarTrek
oh come on now
January 19, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I’m in the U.S. and how we write the date is an outlier, but Happy 1701 Day nonetheless!
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Rare archival Starfleet Academy photograph of Lt. Kirk. “A stack of books with legs… in his class you either think—or sink.”
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Starfleet training is so hardcore you even learn how to casually fall asleep against a pile of rocks
January 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
What Type of Vacation Are You??

+ Classic Lake Trip
+ Fun at the Beach
+ Urban Sightseeing
+ Mountain Adventure
January 12, 2026 at 11:23 PM
January 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
This picture always makes me smile. Charlie X is an episode I didn’t like as a child but is one of my favorites now.
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 AM
UNAIRED STAR TREK FOOTAGE!! Most people don’t know there was a lost episode where Spock attempts to mindmeld with a massive Gorn, only to be flatly rejected.
January 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
don’t trust the fads…
January 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I was interested to learn recently (from an interview with model maker Bill George) that there was an early shuttlecraft design that was black in color with a big transparent section in the front cockpit area…
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 AM
These are always fun to participate in 😊
JANUARY is #OnScreen, examining how consoles and viewscreens tell story in #StarTrek!
December 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Have a great New Year's Eve, everybody 🥳🪩🖖 Now get dressed up and go somewhere classy!
December 31, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Definitely some family resemblance…
December 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
When I was a kid I used to love watching those old black-and-white westerns on tv Saturday mornings…
December 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
🤔
December 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
When you finally get the Christmas lights the way you want them
December 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Just my wife preparing to beam me into outer space for forgetting to pick up broccoli from Safeway
December 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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If you follow me, you know David Gerrold is #StarTrek royalty. He is also a mensch. And he needs help with medical bills.

Read about David and some of my collecting stories related to him. And consider donating:
collectingtrek.ca/2025/12/20/g...
David Gerrold is a good guy — and he needs help
An architect of Star Trek has to rely on GoFundMe for medical care.
collectingtrek.ca
December 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
That little medallion grew up so fast…
December 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“For even in his ordeals a man will find delight, remembering them after he has endured much and wandered far.”

—Homer, The Odyssey
December 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Just taking a moment to appreciate these wonderful pictures of Tom Baker with @louisejameson.bsky.social & friends at his MBE investiture this week. How does he get *more* like the Doctor the older he gets? #TomBaker MBE - it's about time.🧣🏅
November 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
“Gentlemen—Shall we watch Jeopardy or Antiques Roadshow tonight?”
December 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🤔
December 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m sad to hear of the passing of Gil Gerard. He did a wonderful job bringing some realism to a show that was at times campy and absurd. If Buck Rogers were made today, they would hire some 23-year-old with six pack abs and an angsty disposition. Gil was perfect!
RIP Gil Gerard.
December 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
tfw when you realize everything you’re seeing is AI slop
December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM