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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

He also scheduled public executions.

Max Von Sydow as Ming the Merciless from the 1980 film "Flash Gordon."

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

35 years ago today, Cliff Eidelman began recording the score to "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country."

Sound report from October 9, 1991 for the feature film, "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country." You can see which cues were recorded to this tape and which takes were selected.

Directed by Nicholas Meyer
Written by Nicholas Meyer & Denny Martin Flinn

Starring
William Shatner (Kirk)
Leonard Nimoy (Spock)
DeForest Kelley (McCoy)
James Doohan (Scotty)
Walter Koenig (Chekov)
Nichelle Nichols (Uhura)
George Takei (Sulu)
Kim Catrall (Valeris)
David Warner (Gorkon)
Christopher Plummer (Chang)
Mark Lenard (Sarek)

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I remembered I saw this fun concept art for the Die Hard 2 one-sheet.

Die Hard 2: Die Harder poster concept art.

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

You can't make me give this up!

Ken Christie's cover art for the 1991 "Star Trek: The Mirror Universe Saga". This collected issues 9—16 from DC's original "Star Trek" line of comics.

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Because nothing ever works right, what I called the "correct" logo appeared fine until it was posted and suddenly it had a black background and the words "of the" can't be seen. Here's a screenshot. Why does everything suck?

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Why are these companies incapable of properly reproducing the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" logo? There is a new shirt at Disneyland and the word "Raiders" isn't correct. It might be closer than what's on the current video releases, but it's still not right.

Home video release with a really cheap looking font for the word "Raiders." This is an official product and it looks like a bootleg!

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's a failing of Star Trek III that we never see exterior shots, because this is on Earth and not Spacedock. There is dialogue to confirm this. Uhura says, "Old City Station at twenty-two hundred hours. All is well." The comic book confirms this.

Panel from the Star Trek III comic book showing the exterior of the "Old City Station" transporter facility.

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The new Forbidden Planet UHD from @arrowvideo.bsky.social is marvelous.

Front cover of Forbidden Planet from Arrow Video. Robby, the Robot is shown holding Altaira.

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

60 years ago today, Fred Steiner recorded the partial scores to the Star Trek episodes "Balance of Terror, "What Are Little Girls Made Of?," and "The Corbomite Maneuver." The cello version of the main and end titles were also recorded as well as library cues by Joseph Mullendore. Busy day! #TOSMusic

Sound report from September 20, 1966. On this reel they recorded the revised end and main titles as well as music from "Balance of Terror" and "What Are Little Girls Made Of." You can see which cues were recorded to this tape and which takes were selected.

Shows Directed by Vincent McEveety, James Goldstone and Joseph Sargent
Shows Written by Paul Schneider, Robert Bloch and Jerry Sohl

Starring
William Shatner (Kirk)
Leonard Nimoy (Spock)
DeForest Kelley (McCoy)
George Takei (Sulu)
James Doohan (Scotty)
Nichelle Nichols (Uhura)
Grace Lee Whitney (Rand)
Majel Barrett (Chapel)
Mark Lenard (Romulan Commander)
Ted Cassidy (Ruk)
Clint Howard (Balok)

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I have several Batman collections that reprint these comics.

Detective Comics #475 "The Laughing Fish" by Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers.

Batman #251 "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge" by Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams. Bigger Melvin's look is based on my friend, inker Steve Mitchell!

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Edge of Etiquette" has dropped out of Ed Sheeran's tour.

Kirk Thatcher as "Punk on Bus" in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. He is riding on a bus while blasting the song "I Hate You" on his radio and giving the finger to Kirk (William Shatner) and Spock (Leonard Nimoy).

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Irina has dropped out of Ed Sheeran's tour.

Minnie Driver as Irina in GoldenEye. In the film she was the mistress of Valentin Zukovsky. She's singing the song "Stand By Your Man". Regarding her performance Pierce Brosnan, as James Bond 007, asks "Who's strangling the cat?"

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

40 years ago today, Leonard Rosenman began recording the score to "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home."

Close up of reel 1 of the digital scoring master for "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home."

Directed by Leonard Nimoy
Written by Steve Meerson & Peter Krikes and Harve Bennett & Nicholas Meyer

Starring
William Shatner (Kirk)
Leonard Nimoy (Spock)
DeForest Kelley (McCoy)
James Doohan (Scotty)
George Takei (Sulu)
Nichelle Nichols (Uhura)
Walter Koenig (Chekov)
Mark Lenard (Sarek)
Jane Wyatt (Amanda)
Robin Curtis (Saavik)
Catherine Hicks (Gillian)

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

60 years ago today, Sol Kaplan recorded the score to the Star Trek episode "The Enemy Within." #TOSMusic

Sound report from September 14, 1966 for the Star Trek episode "The Enemy Within." You can see which cues were recorded to this tape and which takes were selected.

Directed by Leo Penn (Sean's dad!)
Written by Richard Matheson

Starring
William Shatner (Kirk)
William Shatner (evil Kirk)
Leonard Nimoy (Spock)
DeForest Kelley (McCoy)
George Takei (Sulu)
Grace Lee Whitney (Rand)

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

60 years ago today, Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) recorded the song "Beyond Antares" from the Star Trek episode "The Conscience of the King." This was the pre-record version, for playback on set. The song was written by Wilbur Hatch with uncredited lyrics by Gene L. Coon. #TOSMusic

Sound report from September 12, 1966 for the song "Beyond Antares" from the Star Trek episode "The Conscience of the King." You can see which takes were selected.

Directed by Gerd Oswald
Written by Barry Trivers

Starring
William Shatner (Kirk)
Leonard Nimoy (Spock)
DeForest Kelley (McCoy)
Nichelle Nichols (Uhura)
Grace Lee Whitney (Rand)

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Brian De Palma is 86 years old today. He directed my favorite baseball movie.

Robert De Niro as Al Capone, wearing a tuxedo and a smile while holding a baseball bat. The scene is from the 1987 box office hit, "The Untouchables" starring Kevin Costner and Sean Connery, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was written by David Mamet, scored by Ennio Morricone and directed by Brian De Palma.

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Judging by that (probably AI) Enterprise, I don't think you're alone in not watching Star Trek, Mr. Shatner.

A YouTube thumbnail with a screwed up looking Enterprise.

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I don't have a higher res photo, but this is me wearing a Star Trek t-shirt maybe around 1981 or so. I found a photo of the shirt online.

Young me waiting at the bus stop, presumably on the first day of camp. I'm wearing a Star Trek t-shirt.

Close-up of the illustration on the t-shirt showing McCoy, Kirk and Spock and the starship Enterprise.

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The "Star Trek VI" teaser ended brilliantly, showing Kirk and Spock's first and most recent appearances simultaneously. I saw this in 1991 in front of "The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear."

Screenshot of the Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country teaser trailer. It was comprised of clips from the TV series and feature films before pulling back to reveal the images projected on the Enterprise, which then warped away.

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

You weren't worried when your doctor said you needed this?

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The "Live Long and Prosper” Vulcan salute spoon rest" looks more like something out of "Who Mourns for Adonais?".

The starship Enterprise being held by Apollo's green space hand in the Star Trek episode, "Who Mourns for Adonais?".

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

@mikeduquette.bsky.social Do you know of any differences between the American and British editions of "Flash Gordon"?

American and British printings of the novelization to "Flash Gordon" by Arthur Byron Cover.

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

60 years ago today, Fred Steiner recorded the score to the Star Trek episode "Mudd's Women." The series would debut the following night on NBC. #TOSMusic

Sound report from September 7, 1966 for the Star Trek episode "Mudd's Women." You can see which cues were recorded to this tape and which takes were selected.

Directed by Harvey Hart
Written by Stephen Kandel [story by Gene Roddenberry]

Starring
William Shatner (Kirk)
Leonard Nimoy (Spock)
DeForest Kelley (McCoy)
James Doohan (Scotty)
George Takei (Sulu)
Nichelle Nichols (Uhura)
Roger C. Carmel (Harry Mudd)

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It opened at the Alex in 1979.

LA Times newspaper ad for Star Trek — The Motion Picture.

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Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Edmundo Sosa was the post-game interview Friday night after hitting a 2-out go-ahead grand slam in the ninth inning against the Angels. @murray6971.bsky.social and I can be seen in the top right (I'm in the burgundy Phillies batting practice jersey).