Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 3h“Yeoman, where’s my chicken sandwich and coffee??” 6181
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Coming in Fall 1983 to the NEW Paramount TV Network!! Star Trek: The Next Gen—oh wait never mind… 4272
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It makes a huge difference! Look at how gorgeous early TOS was in comparison to how it was shot by the end of its run. 3434
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026they had no idea what they were getting into… 2819
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“Sorry Bill, we’ve got to wait til next season to kiss” 2152
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Labor Day Weekend 1966, Cleveland OH. The 24th World Science Fiction Convention (or “Tricon”) was taking place. Gene Roddenberry was in attendance and gave a sneak peek of Star Trek by presenting both pilots, as well as a look at some of the show’s costumes. 14617
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Anyway, Star Trek for me is a TV show that always entertains. As a kid the ideas, characters and sci-fi captivated me; as a young adult I learned to love the messy business of tv production behind it. In recent years, it's been a source of fun, friends, and nostalgia. Happy 60th Star Trek!! 🎂🖖 /end 1301
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026With the pandemic in 2020 and having more time on my hands I joined Twitter on a whim. That’s when I discovered the online community of fans, a whole new world of trivia, and I took on, randomly, the now-comfy alter ego of Subcommander Tal… 8/ 1201
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I lost interest in Star Trek and moved on to other things after college. A couple decades later I rediscovered my fandom again thanks to finding the Star Trek Set Tour and the Inglorious Treksperts podcast. At that point I suppose I was old enough to enjoy my youth again… 7/ 2190
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I also used to pontificate on Star Trek a lot on the old rec.arts.startrek Usenet newsgroup; sometimes the articles would get picked up by Trek newsletters. I also kept the letter writing tradition alive when TOS finally began to get squeezed out of reruns in tv lineups… 6/ 1150
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Ahh, the carefree days of the early and mid-nineties! I was an avid enough fan I got a couple mentions back in the day: one in Internet World magazine, the other in The Washington Times. I kept up my Trek interest into my first couple years of college… 5/ 1181
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I'm not really a collector, and don't have much in terms of like figurines or ship models or things like that. I do love reading books about Star Trek, though. I'm less interested in fiction than I am in biographies and behind-the-scenes info... 4/ 2190
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026My fandom peaked in the early 90's but then started to fade around the time of ST: Generations. Here's a few pins and things I've picked up from cons and book signings. I was also a volunteer at the Nat'l Air and Space Museum's Star Trek exhibit in '92... 3/ 1200
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I was always aware of Star Trek, but as young teen in the late 80's I got obsessed. I loved the characters, stories, music, and aesthetic. I started going to conventions, mostly for the actors and the vibes. (Here's me in an old t-shirt from those days, and my cast photo with autographs)... 2/ 2210
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Well, Happy Star Trek Day! I first started really becoming a fan of this show around its 20 year Anniversary, and now somehow that was 40 years ago... anyway, I wanted to share a few pics and mementos yet again... 1/ 413218
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Looks like he could use a Savage Shower Curtain 3180
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Leslie Parrish (Carolyn Palamas) died recently. I’ll always remember this scene she played with Shatner in “Who Mourns for Adonais?” I’m not sure I agree with Kirk’s message, but I love the language of this speech, the romantic music, and the earnestness of the delivery. R.I.P. 3192
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026“Now there’s a haircut you can set your watch to!” 010
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I used to have about forty of the old VHS cassettes that I re-watched endlessly, and it’s funny encountering them again. I have no way to watch any of them, and there’s no reason to keep them, but I still feel a little nostalgic pang when I hold them… 170
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I’ll probably toss most of it, although I’m happy to get my hands on the black Asherman Compendium. The other thing I’m definitely keeping are these cute and obnoxious little keychains of a communicator and a tricorder. 490
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A friend of mine stopped by today with a bunch of old Star Trek stuff her cousin was unloading. It’s giving nice nostalgia for what it was like being a Star Trek fan in the 90s… 6351
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026me when someone asks aren’t you bored of star trek yet 916916
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026ok captain it’s getting late so put the phone away and stop doomscrolling… 3393
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 15/08/2026DeForest Kelley was a much taller and more physically dynamic actor than is generally known. Watch this rare behind-the-scenes clip of him losing his temper with Shatner for stealing his lines!! 56012
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I had this poster on my college dorm wall in 1993. I knew it was kind of dopey then, but I couldn’t help myself. 6280
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Nimoy was behind this to a large extent: namely, the idea that Vulcans had an energy or sensitivity expressed through their fingertips. 1131
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I love how Vulcans use their extremities, and the idea that fingers can be exquisitely erogenous… 4252
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Just another fun day of Transporter Room duty for Mr. Kyle… 6355
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 05/08/2026When as a manager you’re a total jerk but you kind of love it 1346
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 05/08/2026NERD UPDATE. I bought this Dickel Whiskey bottle a while ago and finally got around to painting the leather portions red so it looks like the Saurian Brandy bottle seen in Star Trek. I’m happy with the final product, but it is kind of a pain to pour from… 5313
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 01/08/2026It’s been noticed before but it’s interesting how The Cage and The Motion Picture have a similar aesthetic… the missing link in both is cinematographer Jerry Finnerman of course. 6210
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 01/08/2026These are two very different bridges. The elevation of the Captain’s seat and the introduction of the color red make a big difference… 6403
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Here’s Gerald Fried at age 82 playing Finnegan’s theme at LaLaLand Record’s 2012 launch party for the release of its 15-disc set of Original Series music. He sounds a little rough here (much better than me though!) which is an indication of just how intense the oboe is to play. 0171
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Well, let’s turn my melancholy into a Star Trek post… so composer Gerald Fried, who did the famous Amok Time fight music, was also an oboist. Finnegan’s Irish jig music was written for oboe. 1181
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I’m feeling glum because my recent diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome means I have to take a break from playing oboe, one of my cherished hobbies. Anyway here’s a video of me honking away on that wacky instrument which I hope to get back to next year. 10351
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Of course, Shatner wore a toupee in the original series: there is a great Bob Justman memo about it. But by the time we see him swimming underwater in Star Trek IV, some of that’s got to be his own hair methinks. 160
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 28/07/2026No one knows for sure, but I’ve always assumed Shatner had hair transplants done in the 70’s, possibly using hair from his body which is why he seemed to get curlier in the movies. I’ve always wondered what he would look like if he had the same hairstyle from the tv show… 2130
Subcommander Tal @subcommandertal.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Nichelle would’ve made a great Catwoman 3323
