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David Landon

@4gottenfuturist.bsky.social

Tommorownaut. Cynical optimist. Dreamer. Lover of Star Trek, EPCOT Center, Monorails, PeopleMovers, and other trappings of the great big beautiful tomorrow we never got.

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Jauntworks Studio Noir Illustration-Erik J Kreffel@jauntworksstudio.bsky.social · yesterday

And this is how half-truths & misinformation get spread. Admire Lucy for being a tough businesswoman in a man’s world but she had very little to do with Star Trek other than be head of Desilu. If anything, Herb Solow, DC Fontana & Gene Coon should earn more credit for its success not Lucy.

Admirable Women@admirablewomen.bsky.social · 2d ago

Lucille Ball is the Godmother of #StarTrek. As head of Desilu Studios, she overrode her own board of directors to finance the show & convinced network executives to greenlight a second pilot after the first one failed. That second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," first aired #OTD in 1966. 🖖

A digital portrait of Lucille Désirée Ball (1911–1989), the legendary Emmy-winning actress, studio mogul, and "Godmother of Star Trek" whose decisive studio leadership famously saved the franchise from cancellation. This artwork is an AI-adjusted version of an original piece by artist Jamie Fay—which initially depicted her in Captain Janeway’s uniform—now modified to show her in an Original Series Starfleet uniform. Ball sits confidently in a prominent command chair on a starship bridge, legs elegantly crossed at the knee and hands resting on the armrests. She wears a form-fitting, gold command-division tunic featuring a classic black collar, rank braids on the cuffs, and the iconic Starfleet delta insignia pinned to her chest, paired with sharp black trousers and low-heeled black boots. Her signature red hair is styled into an elegant upward coiffure, framing a poised, contemplative expression as she gazes slightly away from the viewer. The background features a sweeping, cinematic view of a colorful interstellar nebula glowing with purple, green, and blue cosmic stardust. The overall composition blends mid-century Hollywood glamour with classic sci-fi iconography, evoking an empowering, authoritative mood that celebrates her immense historical impact on television history.
David Landon@4gottenfuturist.bsky.social · 4d ago

PROPOSAL: Anyone who writes the line "It's bad luck to see the bride before the wedding!" into a script receives an electric shock to the personal region. If it's a Hallmark production, they get two shocks.

David Landon@4gottenfuturist.bsky.social · 3w ago

I've lived in North Florida my entire life and my dad's people have been here for a little over 200 years, so it's weird that it said Kentucky. But the area where I grew up is in the dark orange area, and where I live now is just slightly outside it.

Dialect map with the dark orange area stretching across the South from North Florida to North Carolina and Southern Kentucky to Western New Mexico. Text says "You talk most like someone from Kentucky, about 55% of your answers match a typical resident"
David Landon@4gottenfuturist.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's weird to see emotional online tributes to Tim Cook. I mean, Steve Jobs had the whole cult of personality thing going for him. Cook has the charisma of drywall. If he was up against a canned ham for Mr. Personality, the ham would win. It's like over-the-top mourners at a dictator's funeral.

David Landon@4gottenfuturist.bsky.social · 3w ago

Anyone who says the next Star Trek needs to stick to "Gene's vision" needs to go back and watch the first 15 or so regular episodes of The Original Series, because Gene did uncredited rewrites on pretty much all of them to bring them in line with his original vision, before he lost his mind.