Episode 315, "The future only has golf pencils"

Published: Nov. 7, 2017, 8:57 p.m.

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News\n
Nov 20: Work on DSC Season 2 begins. May not debut until 2019.\n
Anovos DSC phaser prop replica: Wave one: December 2017 delivery. ANOVOS has cut off wave one on November 15 or whenever 50 units are sold, whichever comes first. Wave 1 closed - wave 2 delivery Feb 2018\n
DSC Engineer is now on Twitter @GeorgeAlevizo_ \n
All of TNG Blu-ray $78.80.

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Orville: The latest episode had almost no laughs & I loved it.

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Ten Forward:\n
Chris on Twitter: Lucille Ball practically saved Trek if I understand it correctly. Wonder why she never acted in any episodes?\n
She just had no interest in doing so. Saving it was a business decision.

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Star Trek in pop culture: \n
Here\u2019s Lucy, 1972. Episode \u201cLucy\u2019s Replacement\u201d. She arrives at work to find a large computer that is being rented as a trial to possibly replace her.\n
DC\u2019s Legends of Tomorrow. S3, E3 \u201cZari\u201d. In this clip there\u2019s a superhero rescuing a ship & he\u2019s asked how it\u2019s going. Suggested by Jordan on Twitter.\n
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Last week in Trek

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NCIS Two idiots, one keyboard clip:\n
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qgehH3kEQ

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Episode insight: VOY S4, E22: Unforgettable

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Character insight - Ishka