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Thank you Roy H. Wagner ASC for this:

Unsung hero: Richard Chronister was an electronic special effects genius. He worked on KITT the car's scanning red light on Knight Rider, and he masterminded the moving red "turbolift" lights on the big ship cutaway at the back of the Starship Voyager bridge. When we were running behind schedule on control panels during preproduction of Star Trek VI, I asked him if he'd come in for a couple of weeks to help out, which he did, to my great relief. Toward the end of his stint, I found out that he had not turned in any timecards. I asked him about this, and found out that he had just retired, which meant that he was not allowed to do any work in the industry for a certain amount of time. Seems Mr. Chronister didn't want to let Star Trek down, so he came in and helped out anyway. I tried to find a way to pay him the money he deserved, and I felt terrible that it was simply not possible. But still very grateful for his expertise and hard work.

EDIT: It seems that I may have mis-remembered the film title. It may have been Star Trek: First Contact, not Star Trek VI.

From Canadian Property Master Dean Goodine:

Second image: From the Henry Bumstead files at the Academy of Arts and Sciences archives is his illustrated journey of the "Unforgiven" script locations. Janice and I were very lucky to have worked with him on that film.

Thanks to James Morrison for this one:
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In his memoir “The Best Seat in the House,” longtime assistant director David McGiffert recalls how the director found a clever way to appeal to his difficult star
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Well deserved acknowledgement to the crew from actress/friend Judith Hoag (far left)

Because I spent a season with him and have spent time in his home, and couldnt agree more, I wanted share this post from Actor & Producer Nicole Watson

Just for some laughs:

In the original Star Trek series, stardates in the captain’s log were simply made up, not quite randomly. They gradually increased with the production of each episode, but the episodes weren’t necessarily aired in production order, so sometimes stardates went “backwards.” So many viewers pointed out the apparent errors that Gene Roddenberry came up with an explanation that stardates are calculated against the ship’s position in the galaxy, its warp speed, and relativistic time dilation. When Star Trek: The Next Generation came around, the show had a new, more consistent framework for estimating stardates. The first digit was always a “4.” The second digit indicated the season number, so the first season of ST:TNG was a “1.” The remaining 3 digits increased gradually from 000 to 999 over the course of the season, which presumably represented a calendar year.
When it came time to design the dedication plaque, I realized that this gave me the opportunity to establish the date on which the then-new Enterprise-D had been commissioned. But what date to use? My first thought was to use July 20th, the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. I also considered December 17th, the anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first powered flight at Kitty Hawk. Then I started to think about one of the most remarkable aspects of the new show: The fact that we had Worf, a Klingon officer, on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise was a powerful reminder that even our most implacable opponents can someday become friends. As President Kennedy once reminded us, “there are no permanent enemies.” With this in mind, I settled on October 4th, the anniversary of the launch of Sputnik I. Although that event was a political defeat for the United States, many regard it as the dawn of the space age, and it seemed keeping in the spirit of Gene’s new show.
Thus, the dedication plaque on the Enterprise-D bridge proclaims that the ship was commissioned on stardate 40759.5, which corresponds to the 406th anniversary of the October 4, 1957 launch of the first artificial Earth satellite. Happy Sputnik Day!
(ADDENDUM: There were actually two different dedication plaques on the bridge over the course of the series. The first was made by Jeff Clark of the Paramount Sign Department. The second was made by the good people at the Franklin Mint. The plaques had different designs, but both indicated the same stardate for the ship’s launch. The photo below shows the second version of the plaque, which features the names of numerous Starfleet personnel who presumably built the ship, but are actually production personnel responsible for Star Trek: The Next Generation, including series creator Gene Roddenberry and legendary modelmaker Gregory Jein.)

2022 Emmy Awards "In memorium"
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‪I'm proud of my years as a graphic designer for Star Trek and other productions. In that work, I am grateful to be represented by IATSE Local 800, the Art Directors Guild. I work for (mostly) good people whose legitimate business interests are sometimes at odds with mine. That’s why I need my union in my corner to ensure that my equally-legitimate interests are properly protected. @ADG800‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

A great look at the way early televison was made with an emphasis on set construction and Lucille Ball as Producer/Star.

Behind the Scenes of 'Here's Lucy' Featurette (1970)
Lucille Ball on the set of 'Here's Lucy' with co-stars Jack Benny & Sammy Davis, Jr.

An interesting idea:

Thought this was cool:

OK, so they weren't much for fanfare, but this is one significant moment in Television History: https://twitter.com/TheFigen/status/1558760011421126656?s=20&t=OyggEbY1…

Another version:

From Paul Peterson (The Donna Reed Show) on lifelong friend Tony Dow (Leave it to Beaver) after his passing