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Tim Russ...better known as the USS Voyager's Chief Security/Tactical Officer, Tuvok, is now making calls. For $30 you can have Tim Russ call you...your mom...your brother...or anyone!
I'm not sure of the website...but several b-list cellebrities are signing up to do this. (Submitted by Michael Smith)
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Do you remember that killer robot from TNG's first season episode "The Arsenal of Freedom" ?
Well, in real life that killer robot wouldn't get so much killing done. Why? Well, for starters this deadly and sophisticated drone robot was made from a plastic Easter egg, a Sesame street shampoo bottle, and a L'Eggs pantyhose container. Not enough for you? Well, perhaps you also want to know then that this sophisticated drone robot did not move on itself, but that Dan Curry, TNG's visual-effects producer, moved the robot as a puppet in front of a green screen using tai chi motion. (Submitted by Guido Dorssers)
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Rene Auberjonis (Odo Ital), Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris), and Armin Shimerman (Quark), were among the 104 celebrities who signed a letter urging the White House to seek diplomatic options in Iraq and to avoid military action. (Submitted by Clare Bradley)
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Did you know that the circular shape of Deep Space Nine was originally a mistake? When designers were trying to come up with a concept for the series, production designer Herman Zimmerman drew a rough sketch of a circular station, believing it would need to rotate to create gravity. When Zimmerman was informed that artificial gravity generators had existed in the Star Trek universe for some time, the idea was discarded, but it was picked back up later when the other concepts proved not distinctive enough. (Submitted by Clare Bradley)
If you come across any interesting Behind the Scenes facts, email them to chiefeditor@frontierfleet.com, and we will add them to next month's article!
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