Monthly Archives: March 2013

The Daily Scrapbook 3/4/13 ‘On the Set of Invasion of the Body Snatchers’

Posted on March 4, 2013 | 1 comment

Here’s today’s flashback:  From Starlog Magazine, May 1978, a look behind the scenes on location for the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers with director Phillip Kaufman, Donald Sutherland, Kevin McCarthy and Leonard Nimoy.   Up to this point I had never seen the original Invasion… and would not see it until those things called VCR’s were more common, but once I saw the original it became one of my fave sci-fi films of all time.  I thought this version was very well done too, (and definitely more terrifying) but I haven’t seen in in a ages. I’ll have to rent it sometime.  V2-06

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My Weekly Spock 3/4/13 That Eyebrow!

Posted on March 4, 2013 | 1 comment

As a kid I used to marvel at how Mr. Spock could raise just one eyebrow- and I practiced until I could (sort of ) raise my right one –mostly by pushing my left one down.   But Nimoy does this with ease, and incorporated it into a surprise reaction from not only Spock, but several other characters as well, making it one of his trademarks.  It’s a wonder that right eyebrow didn’t climb straight off his forehead!

An subtle brow rise from The Twilight Zone

An subtle brow rise from The Twilight Zone

An early brow rise from The City on the Edge of Forever

An early brow rise from The City on the Edge of Forever

Extra high Spock brow Part I from The Squire of Gothos

Extra high Spock brow Part I from The Squire of Gothos

Extra high Spock brow Part II

Extra high Spock brow Part II

Paris pulls a Spock eyebrow on Mission Impossible

Paris pulls a Spock eyebrow behind shades on Mission Impossible

Still can't hide it behind shades from Night Gallery (She'll be company for you)

Still can’t hide it behind shades from Night Gallery (She’ll be company for you)

1980's print ad w/ Dr. Julius Strangepork

1980’s print ad w/ Dr. Julius Strangepork

Publicity Still (1990s)

Publicity Still (1990s)

From the Bruno Mars 'Lazy' video

From the Bruno Mars ‘Lazy’ video

From a recent commercial

From a recent commercial

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FArFri 3/1/13 “It’s Okay” by Meloy

Posted on March 1, 2013 | Leave a comment

it__s_okay__by_meloy-d3ecrz5A sweet re-imagined view of Yeoman Rand and Kirk in Miri by artist Meloy on DeviantArt.  Hey, a flesh eating infection that makes you crazy isn’t too bad if you have Captain Kirk to cuddle with!

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The Daily Scrapbook 3/1/13 Star Trek Report from Starlog Magazine

Posted on March 1, 2013 | 4 comments

Here’s today’s flashback:  From March of 1978, the official confirmation article form the beloved Starlog Magazine (the ultimate geek periodical of the time giving us the final rundown of the press conference for the upcoming Star Trek: The Motion Picture. (that was an awful title, wasn’t it?  They should have called it V’Ger Unleashed or something else!)  Anyway, Nimoy explains here that his long awaited casting as Spock was delayed because the communication “between Paramount and Vulcan was very slow”  😉 , and Shatner, when asked it if will be hard to recreate Kirk after 9 years, paraphrases the great Spencer Tracy* “You take a deep breath and say the words.”

Trekkies could always rely on Starlog to bring them the latest news.  This piece was written by Susan Sackett, a writer and associate to Gene Roddenberry well known to Trek fans (I think I have a letter from her someplace).

V2-05A V2-05B*Shatner was blessed to work with Spencer Tracy in Judgment at Nuremburg

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