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Note: the link is to a ranking of these uniforms, which is objectively incorrect but at least there are pictures.

Back in 2014, the CFL unveiled alternate "Signature" uniforms for each team. They ranged from "WTF" to "spectacular," and I think I'd rather leave it to the group to decide which are which.

The Redblacks were originally supposed to have plaid helmets to go with these uniforms, but from what I remember there was some kind of production issue or something, and they were never produced.

A collage of the Ottawa Redblacks' signature uniform, complete with lumberjack-style plaid helmet.

 

I don't actually think this has come up here yet, but flag football will be part of the 2028 Olympics, and former Winnipeg/Ottawa coach Paul LaPolice will be coaching the Canadian men's team. There will also be a women's team, coached by University of Montreal head coach Rachel Lessard.

 

Here we go again...

  • There's no getting around it - this one is pretty rough. Overlong, and not terribly interesting.
  • The drama surrounding the Sixth Doctor's regeneration into the Seventh is pretty well-documented, but it's still wild that "Sylvester McCoy in a wig" was considered an adequate substitute.
  • The regeneration-related hijinks were the most entertaining aspect of the story for me, by a pretty wide margin. The Rani's truly awful Mel disguise was at least amusing, and Mel and the Doctor's scene of mutual mistrust was actually kind of clever, making good use of the Doctor's post-regeneration amnesia.
  • The Tetrap costumes manage to be truly awful, but still kind of great with those beautifully-sculpted heads.
  • The Lakertyans, on the other hand, look pretty bad all around.
  • The story is largely an excuse to run around in a quarry (classic!), and there's really not much to say about it.
  • As for the Rani...unfortunately, she's largely reduced to a standard tyrant, with none of the unique "dispassionate mad scientist" feel until the final episode. It's a waste of what set her apart from the Master, and with no one to play off aside from her lackeys, she doesn't really stand out.
  • But hey, at least we got to hear Mel scream a lot.

Oh for sure, I suppose there's a reason I said absolutely nothing about the story itself. It gets by on vibes, but they're fun vibes

Thanks - I find the "reformed" Senate fascinating.

 

For no reason whatsoever, I decided to look at "The Mark of the Rani" this weekend. As a fan whose Classic Who experience is...limited, to say the least, here are side things that came to mind.

  • Really great location work, I found the mining village very convincing.

  • Peri is an endearing companion, despite the dodgy accent and her ranking for the "I need my medication" gambit.

  • Including the Master in the story was a good choice - seeing the Rani's child, detached mad scientist play off the Master's revenge-obsessed impatience helped to solidify her character quickly.

  • The Rani's TARDIS is rad.

All in all, it's a decent little story, and as a two-parter, it's easy to get through, and doesn't feel padded.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Glitches in the video aside, this is pretty interesting. I'll try to replace it with the corrected version when it becomes available.

Edit: fixed!

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Perhaps "urban" is the wrong word, but it ain't exactly Cestus III, y'know?

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 15 points 1 month ago (7 children)

As someone who's not familiar with the LA area, it blows my mind that those things are basically in the middle of an urban area.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thank you for sharing - we appreciate any and all first-person accounts of events!

I have to admit, when they first announced the Fan Fest Nights, my initial reaction was that it sounded like it would be kind of cheap and disappointing. But it seems like they did a really nice job of the Trek event, along with some of the others that I've read about (especially Back to the Future).

Full credit to their fans for starting an initiative to donate $55 to the True North Foundation, though. Very classy, and worthy of mention.

So is the protowarp merely a more powerful version of the warp drive?

That was my takeaway - it's got the power to propel the ship (much) higher into the warp 9.9XXXXX range.

It was a tough one, especially under the circumstances. It's a shame they dug themselves into such a deep hole in the series.

I notice that they didn’t explicitly mention the ESC by name once in the episode. did they have difficulty getting the rights to that?

Probably - it makes me think of how UNIT no longer refers to the United Nations.

how Kid got into the station in the first place.

I assume he had a ticket. Hellions may be marginalized, but it seemed like they are treated poorly, rather than legally segregated from society.

they’re making bigeneration a general thing

There's no such thing!

In fairness, they brought him back twice in season two - once as a dancing Klingon, no less.

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