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I'd like to see more information on what has or has not been done. Improving road access would be a long-term project.

But there's no excuse for not starting.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

For my money, it doesn't get any more epic than the Abzorbaloff.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Chaos and cloister bells? Just another Saturday...

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago (7 children)

I bet it's the Ran--

Dammit.

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.

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

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

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 15 points 2 months 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 2 months 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.

 

Both contracts—Marvel and Disney fall under one agreement, and Avatar team Lightstorm has its own—offer minimum wage increases and access to IATSE’s pension plans and meal penalties. In terms of differences, Lightstorm’s contract guarantees preferential hiring rights on future Avatar films for current bargaining employees (and without a pay loss), new wage scale rates based on a 40-hour work week for those future films, and minimum call rates for the sixth and seventh days of work. This contract also has “protections against technological change and subcontracting” and AI-related language adopted from IATSE’s Basic Agreement.

Marvel and Disney’s specific contract ensures extra pay for “hazardous set conditions, and health and comfort during long postproduction assignments,” plus job descriptions for each role and legally binding agreements “enforced through a grievance and arbitration procedure.” Cael Liakos-Gilbert, a VFX wrangler for Marvel, considers the ratified contract “not just a victory for [us], but a much-needed win for the entire VFX industry. Seeing this come together after over two years as an organizer, contract negotiator, and now a founding union member is one of the proudest moments of my life. […] We’ve put ink to paper and given our people the contract we deserve.”

 

LoglineThe Doctor’s quest to get Belinda home to Earth leads to a space station hosting a famous song contest. But a harmless night of fun soon becomes a battle to survive.

Written by: Juno Dawson

Directed by: Ben A. Williams

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As this is an unannounced Star Trek series, not many details are currently known. Our first indication of this new series comes from the USPTO – United States Patent and Trademark Office. The filing details clearly list “a multimedia series featuring animation distributed via various platforms”. Additionally, another source is a casting website. This site is specifically requesting young actors and actresses for a YouTube Short Series. So it’s possible this could air on the Nick Jr. YouTube channel.

It seems Star Trek: Starfleet Scouts will be something like Disney+ and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. This Star Wars series originally started as six shorts on YouTube before it gained a full season order. It has been an excellent success for Disney+, with two full 20+ episode seasons released and a third in production.

Based on casting information, the new animated series will focus on three 8-9-year-old friends as they go to school on an earth-like planet. The series will follow their adventures as they train to become future Starfleet explorers. This information seems like a step before Starfleet Academy. The characters of Starfleet Scouts are described as “Cool, funny, heroic, and authentic”.

 

The most significant change will add protections for defenceless receivers. A 15-yard penalty and an automatic first down will now be called when a hit is delivered at or below the knees of a player who is in the act of catching a pass while in a vulnerable position. This protection does not exist if the receiver leaves his feet and jumps while catching the pass.

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