What's that we hear?

Another mystery of Christmas

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It was a great song

Beware! It's Fannish Friday . . .

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Advanced medicine

Beware! It's Fannish Friday . . . 

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Who will prevail?

Beware! It's Fannish Friday . . . 

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Merry Chistmas!

KaCSFFS Holiday Greetings!

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Happy Birthday, Star Trek!

A life-changing show for many of us, Star Trek turns 50 today.

May it live long and prosper.

IMAGE: Many thanks to David Fitzsimmons of the Arizona Daily Star, and to Danny Tyree's "Cagle," for sharing it (read Tyree's post, while you're at it--well worth it!).

Got the post-Christmas blues?

The gifts are unwrapped, the waiting is over, and all we got were these ugly sweaters . . .

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Cindy N. Reviews "Star Trek" (2009 movie)

Taking the 50-Word Challenge!

The movie: Star Trek 
The director: J.J. Abrams
The stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana
The reviewer: Cindy N.
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Star Trek Movie (2009): I saw it in Feb 2012. I feel the movie is a complete story and explained how the Romulan ship was different. It was from the future!  How that single action changed the history I grew up with. I loved and still watch reruns of the show.  Bones and Scotty were my favorite and still are. The actors brought enough of the original characters into their roles, yet made the character their own. I feel there is a new universe to boldly explore where no writer has gone before, and can’t wait for the ride to start.

Readers, Please Comment: Did you enjoy this review? Dislike it? Agree? Disagree? Please share what you think! 

More reviews are coming soon!  But only if you submit them!
 If you would like to contribute a review, please send it as an inline email to Jan S. Gephardt.  If you wish to read the original post about the 50-Word Review Challenge, including the rules, please click here.

 POSTER IMAGE: Courtesy of Internet Movie Data Base (IMDB).  What would we do without it?!

"Khan!!!!!"

Laser Rangers Boldly Go Mano a Mano with a Star Trek Villain

After dinner, watch The
Wrath of Khan

Date: May 12, 2012

Time: Around 4:15 p.m., “fan time”

Place: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and brand new seating for about 15 people without crowding.

Food Theme: Mexican

Captain Laser: Bill Ostrander

The Program: "Khan!!!!!!!"

Check the Laser Rangers website for more information.

The Pre-Dinner Show

"Balance of Terror" and "Space Seed" date from the
first season of Star Trek, originally aired in 1966
and 1967.

Kick off the evening with two episodes from the dawn of Star Trek: 

The Original Series Season 1 Episode 14, "Balance of Terror"

IMDB Synopsis: "The Enterprise must decide on its response when a Romulan ship makes a destructively hostile armed probe of Federation territory."

The Original Series Season 1 Episode 22, "Space Seed"

IMDB Synopsis: "Capt. Kirk and his crew find and inadvertently revive a genetically augmented world conqueror and his compatriots from Earth's past."

Dinner Break

The Laser Rangers take a dinner break between the two features of the evening, to share a potluck dinner and discuss the movie they have just seen, or get caught up on other events.

Second Feature: 

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982

IMDB Synopsis: "With the aid of his Enterprise crew, Captain Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan, from using his son's life-generating device, Genesis, as the ultimate weapon."

Watch a trailer for The Wrath of Khan, from IMDB:

The home of the Laser Rangers is located about two miles north of the Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area. For the exact address and directions, e-mail David Sooby at the email address given here.


IMAGE CREDITS: The information and movie poster images for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB website. The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!
Update: Ty changed "Food theme" from "TBA" to "Mexican."