I take it you haven’t seen Prodigy yet.
StillPaisleyCat
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As Hologram Janeway says in Prodigy, “We’ve only just begun.”
Because Prodigy had to be about Janeway and more timey-wimey stuff.
Kudos to you for going for TAS right after TOS.
I first heard of the sweater curse more than 30 years ago.
It’s been a thing in knitting circles for generations as far as I can tell.
Experienced it.
The curse is likely based on the item being too much pressure on a relationship that’s not ready for it.
If you’re a really experienced and fast knitter that’s regularly knocking of sweaters for yourself and perhaps have done small ones as gifts for friends kids, it wouldn’t be the same.
But if you’re looking for love to motivate you through your first big project, it’s a disaster waiting to happen. All the more so if you’re toting your project with you and knitting in public.
I believe their licence for Star Trek has expired so what’s already ordered is it.
Mine hasn’t arrived yet but it’s on the way.
I have no idea what the second is, but if Marvel has hired her, they are very smart.
I was surprised that Gersha Phillips wasn’t the head costume designer for season 5.
Do we know if she was tapped for that for the S31 movie instead?
If the actors’ contracts are for 7 calendar years but production is stretched out as is has been due to the pandemic and the strike, it’s hard to see how more than 5 seasons are possible without severe escalation in labour costs for US talent.
Contract length is a fair point. But so is the over reliance on US SGA talent in a show that’s trying to reach a global audience and represent a future that’s diverse.
Discovery had only five seasons but in calendar years, in which contracts are written, it was seven years from production of the pilot. So, regardless of the impact of the strikes, further seasons would have required higher salaries for Martin-Green, Rapp, Cruz and Wiseman.
One has to wonder if that was a consideration in the decision on Lower Decks as well.
Also, while federal and provincial governments give significant tax credits for the ACTRA-contract labour costs of Canadian and Ontario resident actors (50%), up until Rennie joined this season the Discovery main cast were all full SGA scale, although the seasonal ‘big bass’ have all been Canadian or resident since season 2. That can make a huge difference to the overall cost.
All to say, if talent salaries were the key driver of decisions, CBS Studios should put more casting in the hands of their Canadian casting director.
One has to then of Canadian/resident main cast will also put a cap on the potential number of seasons for SNW.
It will be interesting to see whether CBS Studios will go for the tax credit when they cast the cadet roles for Starfleet Academy.
One gets the feeling that Paramount senior management have been paying more attention to review-bombed scores on Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb etc. and YouTubers than to actual viewing minutes and audience size.
While Nielsen stats are only for the United States, it’s clear that Paramount has been doing vastly better by Discovery than any of the naysayers have claimed.
This is a very carrotty 70s health food version. It has a loose moist crumb, and uses a lot of oil (sunflower or safflower). Baked in an 8x8” or 9x9” square pan, it rises quite high. Still a family favourite though.
1 cup safflower oil 1 cup white sugar 3 large eggs
- Beat together, adding sugar into oil, then one egg at a time.
1 1/3 cup flour 1 1/3 tsp baking powder 1 1/3 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Sift the dry ingredients and add, in bit by bit to the rest. Beat.
1/2 cup chopped walnuts tossed in 1-2 tablespoons flour 2 cups finely grated carrots
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Add in the walnuts (if desired) and grated carrots.
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Beat well.
5). Bake approximately 1 hour at 300 degrees F.
Use cream cheese icing.
Cream Cheese Icing recipe
1 cup icing sugar* 1 tablespoon butter 1 tsp vanilla 4 oz cream cheese **
- icing sugar is a powdered white sugar mixed with a small amount of finely ground starch, usually corn starch or potato starch. It’s just a few % by weight so that a teaspoon starch per cup of powdered sugar should do it.
**The cream cheese icing recipe states ‘Philadelphia’ brand, but it’s not what we’ve used since the firm began to add guar and other gums. We use an all natural cream cheese from a local dairy.
I’ve been checking CTV Sci-fi forward schedule in case a ‘special event’ might show up.
Complete void.