Exciting news on the road to recovering these lost ancient works!
This is a good examination of one of the things that makes Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country great. While The Wrath of Khan gets most of the attention, I would argue that several of the other movies, particularly The Undiscovered Country and Generations, have a more powerful message:
https://www.slashfilm.com/1163073/star-trek-vi-is-a-perfect-tale-of-how-idealists-grow-conservative/
As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Babylon 5 this year, learn more about the unlikely story of Michael Garibaldi:
https://avidandrew.com/the-unlikely-story-of-michael-garibaldi.html
One of the most exciting announcements in the last decade of scifi - a new Babylon 5 movie! Not only that, JMS is very happy with the production and if this one does well, there will be more to come.
And so it begins. I am thrilled that there will be new content in the Babylon 5 universe with the surviving cast (and even Zathras makes an appearance)! JMS and Bruce Boxleitner had very positive things to say about the story and production and that if this does well more will follow!
My review of Star Trek: Picard season 3 is now available:
https://avidandrew.com/star-trek-picard-series-review.html
Coming soon, a brand new Babylon 5 movie!! I can't wait! #babylon5 #b5animatedmovie #scifi
Please consider signing this petition for Star Trek: Legacy to be produced with Terry Matalas as the showrunner; after the excellent Season 3 of Picard, it is abundantly clear that the future of Star Trek is in very capable hands with him at the helm!
https://open.substack.com/pub/subspacechatter/p/the-star-of-season-3-of-star-trek
Agreed 100%, Jonathan Frakes is fantastic in Season 3 of Picard!
A breath of fresh air regarding the temptation to switch systems, upgrade, or otherwise change camera gear. Unless you really know your gear (and its limitations) well and can identify a tangible benefit to upgrading, stick with your current equipment.
https://www.bythom.com/newsviews/you-dont-really-need-to.html
https://www.guyfletcher.co.uk/2023-studio-diary-3/
It's good to hear that the new Mark Knopfler album is coming along and that it's been such a positive experience for all involved. I'm excited for the release date to be announced!
Good news about efforts to decarbonize steel:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095965262300121X
https://avidandrew.com/getting-started-with-gear.html
Getting started with photography gear doesn't have to be as expensive as you think.
https://avidandrew.com/sigmoid-makes-dramatic-bw-simple.html
The new sigmoid module in darktable 4.2 makes it fast and easy to create dramatic black and white images
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k8ava/scientists-propose-new-faster-method-of-space-travel
An interesting and more detailed version of a solar sail, but the "sail" wouldn't be a physical device but instead a sort of magnetic field
https://discuss.pixls.us/t/defaults-in-filmic-rgb/34294
An interesting discussion about some of the recent changes to filmic and how it affects saturation and contrast in the highlights
