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@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social

Nerd Blogger. Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, GoT/HotD. MCU, NCIS, Aliens, Bionics, BSG, LOST and lots more. #BroncosCountry #PAFC #NYYankees #ASD https://linktr.ee/nottinghillnerd

created July 1, 2023

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Followed by an NCIS type spin-off!

2/9/2025, 4:56:28 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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🤣🤣🤣

2/9/2025, 4:31:59 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Men in Gary....

2/9/2025, 4:30:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There needs to be a permanent option to not use its "AI" function at all but for now if you put -ai after your search string it hides the AI results.

2/9/2025, 6:38:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He's spot on. Sad thing is the inmates have the keys!

1/9/2025, 3:39:27 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Cheers!

1/9/2025, 11:51:33 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Can someone please clarify the day and date as I am not with it at the moment! 😜

1/9/2025, 11:48:11 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yep. It was his costume from STV as well... But I don't want to detract from the original topic. I might talk about it separately on my own post.

31/8/2025, 8:51:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thanks. If i ever get to the US again for a con I'll let you know and dig out my Scotty uniform from storage.

31/8/2025, 8:30:51 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I should say I don't cosplay myself any longer due to trouble I had being mocked about my weight. It happened too many times so I stopped. So feel free to ignore my opinion. 🖖 It ss a very important topic and needs talking about.

31/8/2025, 8:25:51 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

... long as appropriating hairstyles or anything else from other cultures. As I see it, there are so many characters in Trek that people should be able to cosplay as someone it should not be necessary.

31/8/2025, 8:03:42 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ok, I've seen your responses to others and I think I know what you are asking. If I attend a convention and I see a white person in a red skant that has lieutenant stripes. I'm not going to automatically think Uhura. If they tell me that's what they are attempting then that's down to them as....

31/8/2025, 8:03:42 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Forgive me I'm not understanding what you are asking. My fault soory.

31/8/2025, 7:50:06 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

It would be weird. It's not Uhura, it's just a white person in a red skant- Janice Rand maybe or just another crewperson. It's like a bald, white dude trying to cosplay Ben Sisko- nope, sorry dude, you're Picard.

31/8/2025, 7:42:27 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yeh I mean what showrunner in their right mind would let that happen?! 😜

31/8/2025, 5:30:51 PM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ok, it's been 24 hours since I last asked..... So, him dead yet?

31/8/2025, 2:03:23 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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MID!! WTF! Some of Shatner's best work! 🤣

31/8/2025, 1:57:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm the opposite. I quite enjoyed it. He is the one person in her whole life who can break down her barriers and she knows it. He is not your typical Vulcan but I think he suits her. She becomes the giggling young woman when around him but importantly she is still in charge of the outcomes.

31/8/2025, 12:00:50 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Michael Burnham was a patsy. They needed someone to blame for starting the war and she was it. Yes, she tried to start a mutiny and that was just enough to blame it all on her. #Justice4Burnham

31/8/2025, 9:40:39 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Seven Seas of Rhye

30/8/2025, 6:28:11 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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If I were a sasquatch I'd be extremely insulted..... 🤣

30/8/2025, 4:51:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Normally I'd suggest ice to help but I'm thinking it's part of the problem.....

30/8/2025, 3:59:08 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So, him dead yet??

30/8/2025, 12:36:44 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh so he's having surgery??

30/8/2025, 6:10:20 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is a certain wannabe pricktator ill or something? I'm seeing lots of vague posts but cannot find anything on news sites?

30/8/2025, 5:53:09 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Wow!!

29/8/2025, 8:49:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Absolutely young chap!

29/8/2025, 7:54:00 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Haha! That was exactly why I said it!

29/8/2025, 7:48:53 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That has been a running theme throughout Trek since the very start. Full Vulcans have always mocked Spock for being half-Human one way or another. This is no different.

29/8/2025, 7:18:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Old? Wilford Brimley was only 52! 🤣

29/8/2025, 7:14:07 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Showmasters have got better over the years. I've been going to their events since LFCC2. Yes, there have been problems in the past and they were slow to address them but they have learned a lot and are improving. Also, Starfury Warp 1 is looking to be good!

29/8/2025, 5:54:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Exactly what I was thinking!

29/8/2025, 1:55:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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@steillustrates.bsky.social @sharkster1701.bsky.social @woodmally1979.bsky.social here are a few gems from the Starlog Communications page! 2/2

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29/8/2025, 1:02:35 PM | 3 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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@steillustrates.bsky.social @sharkster1701.bsky.social @woodmally1979.bsky.social here are a few gems from the Starlog Communications page! 1/2

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29/8/2025, 1:02:35 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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I was there. It was the dawn of the second age of mankind. A few years after the war of stars....... sorry, wrong show! Yep, I remember it well. The hate, the vitriol and that was just from the forum mods!!

29/8/2025, 12:34:57 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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I will grab a few later on as they are all on pdf. Some are so long it is ridiculous.

29/8/2025, 9:58:56 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They were awful!

29/8/2025, 9:58:02 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Funny you should say that. I've been looking back at old Starlogs and laughing at the letters that fans sent in!

29/8/2025, 9:44:33 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ditto

29/8/2025, 8:57:10 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Exactly how I felt!

29/8/2025, 5:55:02 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Tom Clancy's The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

29/8/2025, 5:54:19 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Well that truly sucks. I hope you find something soon!

28/8/2025, 8:45:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Hey people pay good money for that.... ...so I've heard! 🤣

28/8/2025, 6:23:30 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh, its not just me who feels like that then when these things happen?? It is honestly a relief to know......and I'm deadly serious.

28/8/2025, 6:14:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm of the view that you should make your own mind up. Hell, if I paid attention to every reviewer, youtuber, influencer and so on I'd never watch a damn thing!

28/8/2025, 5:52:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Haha!! Indeed.

28/8/2025, 3:19:40 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Rent In Bed Jesus Christ Superstar In Bed

28/8/2025, 3:18:08 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Agreed. I get the feeling that some people just like to trash things. If they don't like it that's fine, but the comments I see are just plain nasty. Maybe it's an age thing. I don't know.

28/8/2025, 3:16:06 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I remember the novels well. Section 31 IS out of place for Trip, no doubt. In my head they faked his death or used some alien device as a means of persuading him but in the end after one mission he told them where to go!

28/8/2025, 1:01:36 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I like to think that it was Section 31 recruiting him for a mission and faking his death. Any historical document would have it that Trip died and that's why we got that holodeck version.

28/8/2025, 12:43:49 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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them how much it takes for a Vulcan to maintain control. I wonder if this will have repercussions later as it is dangerously close to permanent genetic enhancement and we all know how Starfleet feels about that! One major issue is the editing- it was too "bitty" for me and jumped around too much.

28/8/2025, 6:05:55 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm glad that they clarified the fact that they used Spock, a fully-grown, trained (half) Vulcan as a basis for the serum but that logic and control does not come through a serum but through training as shown by the fact that parts of their human personality began to take over thus showing.... 2/3

28/8/2025, 6:05:55 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, this will probably not be a popular opinion but I enjoyed 'Four and a Half Vulcans'. It was nowhere near perfect and the script could do with a bit of polishing but it was fun. Seeing the characters learn what Spock's life is like as a half-Vulcan was interesting to say the least. 1/3

28/8/2025, 6:05:55 AM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gravy or Curry Sauce on chips is a yes for me. Leftover Yorkshire Pudding is great with Jam. Plymouth Argyle are the best professional football team 😜 What have I missed? Oh yes, Jam on first, then cream on scones. (Yes, I know its the Cornish way).

27/8/2025, 7:59:42 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Either way its "Skon" and rhymes with gone.

27/8/2025, 7:36:32 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The food item or the Palace? 😜

27/8/2025, 7:15:09 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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27/8/2025, 7:13:45 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wrong?! How dare you sir! I challenge you to a duel......scones at 20 paces!!

27/8/2025, 7:06:19 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Umm.......... somethin' not quite right here!

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27/8/2025, 10:15:06 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'd want a Babylon Squared set too.....

25/8/2025, 7:36:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh I'm sure but if you are going to tell fans to fuck off, tell the right fans!🤣

25/8/2025, 7:06:37 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

No Zathras either! Thinking about it I would need 3 Sinclairs. One in the Earthforce uniform, one as Ranger One and then one as Valen. I'd also want Morden plus one that is Morden's head on a spike.

25/8/2025, 7:05:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

True, but then don't get pissed at fans who politely ask about an update.

25/8/2025, 7:01:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

I don't expect that book series will ever be completed. I think GRRM is just taking the piss now.

25/8/2025, 6:58:32 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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No Jeffery Sinclair or Talia Winters?

25/8/2025, 6:55:27 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Who is this total fuck-wit?

25/8/2025, 1:17:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Poor Kev, being wrong so publicly like that! 🤣

25/8/2025, 12:21:10 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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seanfheile.bandcamp.com/album/irish-...

24/8/2025, 5:07:03 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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It looks like the band that Melissa's partner Brian used to play in.

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24/8/2025, 5:05:57 PM | 22 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Please read my brother's story and if you are able to donate that would be amazing. Sharing would also help reach a wider audience. Help me get my brother back out into the world once again please! gofund.me/8c0d1aa8

24/8/2025, 3:03:21 PM | 8 5 | View on Bluesky | view

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Excellent! Are you going to have a go at any of the other Class F Shuttlecraft?

24/8/2025, 12:45:31 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's the perfect mix!

24/8/2025, 11:09:09 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It does which I dislike as I'd prefer a longer spring.

24/8/2025, 10:06:29 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes! There was a smell in the air and the breeze was of a temperature that made my skin feel very Autumnal. The low angled light, the occasional single falling leaf from a tree. As you say though, seems earlier this year, almost like its ready for a nap.

24/8/2025, 9:56:20 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Did the sound work?

23/8/2025, 7:58:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Had to be done!

23/8/2025, 7:50:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Here's a throwback photo to the Notting Hill Carnival some time in the early 80s. Our theme was Ancient Egypt!

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23/8/2025, 6:23:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Exactly!

22/8/2025, 5:38:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Finally got around to making a set of Star Trek DS9 character quote badges from "Take Me Out To The Holosuite"!

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22/8/2025, 5:15:06 PM | 9 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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21/8/2025, 6:21:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It is. My thought was caduceus on one and Starfleet logo on the other

21/8/2025, 5:20:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I have this great little app that helps identify colours. Problem is with lighting. I point at one area on the shirt and it gives me one shade of green. I point at another and I get a different shade!

21/8/2025, 5:08:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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LOL, I have been waiting for this exact question!! I am really badly colour blind so I simply searched plain green tee. When I get it printed though it should be the correct green. 😁

21/8/2025, 4:59:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Some of you may remember a video I created about 18 months ago where I used the theme music from M*A*S*H and footage from SNW to make M*B*E*N*G*A. Well, Babs will be at Warp 1 con in October. I'm thinking of getting this tee-shirt printed. What do you think, with or without the Caduceus on sleeves?

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21/8/2025, 4:38:35 PM | 10 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That's exactly how I feel. I've loved every episode!

21/8/2025, 4:19:47 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Really? I enjoyed it- yes, it was very different but again its down to personal taste.

21/8/2025, 3:36:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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One thing I love about Trek is that there is something for everyone. You don't like one iteration? Cool, here are another load to choose from! It's ok to like stuff that others don't and vice versa. No one should be treated differently because of what they enjoy or not.

21/8/2025, 3:34:53 PM | 12 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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How?

21/8/2025, 3:32:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I was reminded of this episode as well as the Stargate SG-1 episodes which both involve a similar story. B5 as well I think. Personally, I really enjoyed it!

21/8/2025, 9:10:22 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Please excuse my previous post. I am struggling at the moment. My mental health has had a bit of a relapse.

19/8/2025, 3:04:59 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Same here!

19/8/2025, 12:13:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yep they could but there will be another subset of fans complaining that they have introduced a new major race that wasn't seen in TOS. A no-win scenario....

19/8/2025, 12:11:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'd love to see more of Lashanna in the 007 role. That way the "James Bond" legacy is intact but the 007 name lives on. Personally, I'd leave him dead as it solves a lot of issues!

19/8/2025, 11:58:02 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Another idea was to open it up to any male/male presenting actor as long as James stays British The last option I saw is to leave James Bond dead as he died in the last movie and press on with the 007 title who was played by Lashanna Lynch... 2/3

19/8/2025, 11:58:02 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I have seen lots of ideas- the purists, especially the book purists, will always want a white, British actor or someone like George Lazenby who, though not British, could pull it off. That is no longer representative of the UK .... 1/3

19/8/2025, 11:58:02 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They remind me of one race- Humans. Us right now. Aggressive governments pushing their borders forward with a high body count. Not willing to budge. That's the thing with Trek- everything is open to personal interpretation and civilised discussion.

19/8/2025, 11:38:18 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John (@nottinghillnerd.bsky.social) reply parent

Interesting as I interpret it differently. The Gorn in SNW are all about protecting their space but also seem intent on expanding their space as well as their race. They don't seem open to communication though they are quite clearly able as they messaged Starfleet.....

19/8/2025, 11:38:18 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"They're heavin' to!" "So heave two back at them!"

17/8/2025, 8:02:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What about 'The Navy Lark'?

17/8/2025, 6:55:07 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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5th time for me this morning. It's so good!

17/8/2025, 6:46:36 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view