Well, the third panel glitches have stopped. That’s not a good sign. I wonder, were the glitches some sort of message to wake the Roombas and give them instructions for the invasion?
Burt, I highly recommend “Enterprise”. Trouble found T’Pol particularly fetching! ;D I have pictures to prove how avidly he admired her on screen and would try to attack someone who tried to attack her! ❤️
I’m thankful that ‘Enterprise’ is getting reappraised recently. It arrived at the end of ‘Star Trek’ fatigue and was never as bad as people thought. Well, except for ‘A night in Sickbay’ and ‘These are the voyages…’
I just watched some of the movies again and got some of the Easter eggs. Bones took a blood sample from the young Khan and injected it into a dead Tribble to see if the tissue would regenerate. Fascinating!
Burt-Ra: It looks like the Portentous Wind has died down for now. But be on the lookout for Things happening.
Beatrixia: I’ve been searching through the scrolls, and it looks like Queen Morticia and King Gomez of Castillo had a friend they called Thing. He could always be counted on to lend a hand.
Burt: Anyway, Trevor, Puck, and I are going to the oPyramid Gaming Room for an evening of Senat, Hounds and Jackals, and other games. Elvis should be joining us as well.
Bea: The Artisans and I are planning a trip to Afar to find out if the Nile Library has any further information.
Burt: Say hello to Beaver Lee Cleary for me.
Bea: I will. And we’ll be meeting Arachna there. She was gathering locusts for Nommy Nom Spider Treats. Made from sustainable locust plagues.
Burt: Well, all we can do is wait and go about our daily routine and prepare for the Thing.
Bea: I know all will turn out well when we are Dunn.
I must confess: I’ve been an SF nerd virtually all my life—I very fondly remember the TV show “Science Fiction Theater” which predated, so far as I know, all other SF-based TV, and rather like TZ, was effectively an anthology show. I of course remember ‘Twilight Zone’ as being some of the best of TV.
I watched the first 2-plus episodes of ‘Star Trek’; 2-plus because I didn’t finish the third one. Since then, aside from ‘Trouble with Tribbles’, I’ve never watched ST again. Someone wrote, back in the day, that Star Trek was “Wagon Train in space”. It struck me as true then. I can’t speak to any of the followup shows, as I’ve never watched any—note that I’m not a TV watcher, really. Some movies, some sports, some things which usually show on PBS—James Burke’s amazing series, “Connections” for one, ‘Iron Chef’ as my guilty pleasure.
I’m not, and absolutely would not—saying anything negative about folk who watch more TV than I, and even less would I insult those who love Star Trek. So, if it seems I don’t ‘get’ certain TV references, the above may help to explain it.
Oh. PS: we do have a couple thousand books in this house, a majority being speculative fiction of one sort or another.
TNG and DS9 will always have a special place in my heart because DS9 premiered when I was in college, and we’d watch new episodes of TNG and DS9 on a big projection screen in one of the conference halls every week. :)
Also, thems of you that like TOS, TNG and DS9, give Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds a try, they’re excellent and done with a lot of love for the original serieses.
I have found all the shows, animated and live action, to be fascinating along with all the movies except movie 5, which I watched once. SNW is my are favourite. Cannot wait for Star Trek:Academy to show.
There is a series of 3 books called These Are The Voyages one for each season of TOS by Marc Cushman that go into great detail about about everything “behind the scenes” for each episode. It helps explain how budget cuts helped tank the final season. Gene Roddenberry and Robert H. Justman gave their seal of approval to the book and gave the author access to “behind the scenes” information.
DS9 fan here. Some of the best lines and episodes, the crew of the Discovery end up in the same timeline as the Enterprise Trouble With Tribbles episode. And the one with the baseball game between the DS9 crew and a crew of Vulcans, Sisco; “Let’s hear some chatter!”, Kira; “Heree batter batter”, Warf, “Death to the opposition!” Quark was a hoot, with his ongoing rivalry with Odo
The Unicoi County Animal shelter was underwater and begging people to foster their animals, it breaks my heart that I couldn’t help, but I’m a little far from their area and my three elderly boys would not take kindly to strangers in the house, even temporarily.
uncle snipe about 2 months ago
OMC! Burt with the Vulcan Toebeans! Maybe if we’re lucky Gutter will sing us some Klingon Opera?
FreihEitner Premium Member about 2 months ago
Elvis should get his Data right.
JLChi about 2 months ago
Weekly? Star Trek is on TV six nights a week.
But I avoid TNG. Did not care for that one.
Voyager and the Original Series for me!
One Serious Cat about 2 months ago
Next: The Wrath of Roombas?
Kahlu about 2 months ago
OT: Klingon
FreyjaRN Premium Member about 2 months ago
I have ST, TNG, DS9, ST: V, and ST:E seven days a week. Fun!
uncle snipe about 2 months ago
Well, the third panel glitches have stopped. That’s not a good sign. I wonder, were the glitches some sort of message to wake the Roombas and give them instructions for the invasion?
Lady Bri about 2 months ago
Burt, I highly recommend “Enterprise”. Trouble found T’Pol particularly fetching! ;D I have pictures to prove how avidly he admired her on screen and would try to attack someone who tried to attack her! ❤️
marilynnbyerly about 2 months ago
Spoken like a true nerd.
dmah Premium Member about 2 months ago
So if the raccoons are Trekkies/Trekkers, does this mean the opossums are Star Wars fans?
Ambush Kitten about 2 months ago
Since cats have 9 lives, “live long and prosper” would seem appropriate.
WelshRat Premium Member about 2 months ago
I’m thankful that ‘Enterprise’ is getting reappraised recently. It arrived at the end of ‘Star Trek’ fatigue and was never as bad as people thought. Well, except for ‘A night in Sickbay’ and ‘These are the voyages…’
Jacob Mattingly about 2 months ago
Burr deserves a night off. Insulting Elvis every day is hard. Though after this I kinda get it.
Biskits about 2 months ago
I just watched some of the movies again and got some of the Easter eggs. Bones took a blood sample from the young Khan and injected it into a dead Tribble to see if the tissue would regenerate. Fascinating!
Robin Harwood about 2 months ago
No glitch? This has a “It’s quiet out there. Too quiet.” feel about it.
Aspen_Bell about 2 months ago
I love that he’s doing the cat version of the Vulcan Salute. Peace and long life.
emiesty2 about 2 months ago
Isn’t The Woman a Star Wars fan? I seem to remember a panel in which she’s depicted as Princess Leia.
howtheduck about 2 months ago
Next Generation? That’s been off the air since 1994. What is the time period for this comic strip?
Formedras about 2 months ago
There are a few episodes of TNG that have Spock in it, he could be there.
Sue Ellen about 2 months ago
I see Burt as Chief Engineer Scotty and Elvis as grumpy Dr. McCoy!
Jungle Empress about 2 months ago
How relevant, just the other day I was asking a coworker how Geordi’s VISOR worked! I never got into ST but I really like the VISOR.
Catmom about 2 months ago
Burt giving the Vulcan salute!
Gent about 2 months ago
Did you knows? In Star Trek hoomins is the pesky aliens pestering and poking nose into other worlds or planets.
mysterysciencefreezer about 2 months ago
Burt with the exhibition of Politeness Judo.
cat19632001 about 2 months ago
Elvis toe beans, too!
RayWebster about 2 months ago
ST:V Seven of Nine !
I AM CARTOON LADY! about 2 months ago
Your snark is illogical, Captain Elvis!
Biskits about 2 months ago
Here’s to BCN: Live long and prosper!
Brian Premium Member about 2 months ago
Careful. While the Burt’s away, the glitches shall play.
Comrade_Cat about 2 months ago
LOWER DECKS! LOWER DECKS! LOWER DECKS!
DISCLOSURE: I’m old enough to remember when TOS was originally broadcast.
arolarson Premium Member about 2 months ago
BCN is home to many fandoms; I’m assuming there will be multiple references to assorted TV and film SF&F genres.
cat19632001 about 2 months ago
OT – Anybody in the path of Helene. Are you there? Are you OK?
DorseyBelle about 2 months ago
Rare sighting of toebeans on screen!!!
Michael Talley Premium Member about 2 months ago
Also Spock was in some episodes of TNG.
Step-Step about 2 months ago
DS9 for me! #Brunt #Weyoun #JefferyCombs
Grace Premium Member about 2 months ago
ooo, Trekkie stuff <3 STNG all the way for this Imzadi.
bonita.eley about 2 months ago
Elvis is not a Trekkie!
ladykat about 2 months ago
I’m loving all the Trek references today!
Cassia about 2 months ago
They will remember this time in September
When their feed wiggled just like Jell-o
They will remember the kind of September
When Elvis acted far from mellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When Burt watched Star Trek with his weekly space bros
Try to remember and if Burt is your mentor
Then follow, follow
/Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt /Try to Remember
Katzen1415 about 2 months ago
Love this! It reminds me of the big Sci-fi debates from that one summer (I can’t seem to find it).
Denny Wheeler Premium Member about 2 months ago
OT – Another of the greats has departed. RIP, Maggie Smith
I’d never heard of her until I saw “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”—and after that, I always have remembered how talented she was.
Kitty Katz about 2 months ago
Meanwhile, Back on the Nile
Burt-Ra: It looks like the Portentous Wind has died down for now. But be on the lookout for Things happening.
Beatrixia: I’ve been searching through the scrolls, and it looks like Queen Morticia and King Gomez of Castillo had a friend they called Thing. He could always be counted on to lend a hand.
Burt: Anyway, Trevor, Puck, and I are going to the oPyramid Gaming Room for an evening of Senat, Hounds and Jackals, and other games. Elvis should be joining us as well.
Bea: The Artisans and I are planning a trip to Afar to find out if the Nile Library has any further information.
Burt: Say hello to Beaver Lee Cleary for me.
Bea: I will. And we’ll be meeting Arachna there. She was gathering locusts for Nommy Nom Spider Treats. Made from sustainable locust plagues.
Burt: Well, all we can do is wait and go about our daily routine and prepare for the Thing.
Bea: I know all will turn out well when we are Dunn.
rs0204 Premium Member about 2 months ago
Way to stop an interview, Elvis.
Daltongang Premium Member about 2 months ago
Star trekkin across the universe
On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk
Star trekkin across the universe
Boldly goin forward cause we can’t find reverse
Luitenant Uhura report!
[Uhura]
There’s Klingons on the starboard bow
Starboard bow
Starboard bow
There’s Klingons on the starboard bow
Starboard bow Jim
Analysis Mr. Spock!
[Spock]
It’s life Jim but not as we know it
Not as we know it
Not as we know it
It’s life Jim but not as we know it
Not as we know it Captain
[Uhura]
There’s Klingons on the starboard bow
Starboard bow
Starboard bow
There’s Klingons on the starboard bow
Starboard bow Jim
Star trekkin across the universe
On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk
Star trekkin across the universe
Boldly goin forward, still can’t find reverse
Medical update, Doctor McCoy
[McCoy]
It’s worse than that he’s dead Jim
Dead Jim
Dead Jim
It’s worse than that he’s dead Jim
Dead Jim Dead
[Spock]
It’s life Jim but not as we know it
Not as we know it
Not as we know it
It’s life Jim but not as we know it
Not as we know it Captain
[Uhura]
There’s Klingons on the starboard bow
Starboard bow
Starboard bow
There’s Klingons on the starboard bow
Starboard bow Jim
Starship Captain James T. Kirk
[Kirk]
Ah! We come in peace shoot to kill
Shoot to kill
Shoot to kill
We come in peace shoot to kill
Shoot to kill men
[McCoy]
It’s worse than that he’s dead Jim
Dead Jim
Dead Jim
It’s worse than that he’s dead Jim
Dead Jim Dead
[Spock]
Well it’s life Jim but not as we know it
Not as we know it
Not as we know it
It’s life Jim but not as we know it
Not as we know it Captain
[Uhura]
There’s Klingons on the starboard bow,
bryan42 about 2 months ago
Is he making the Vulcan greeting with his paw??? Cool!!
Denny Wheeler Premium Member about 2 months ago
I must confess: I’ve been an SF nerd virtually all my life—I very fondly remember the TV show “Science Fiction Theater” which predated, so far as I know, all other SF-based TV, and rather like TZ, was effectively an anthology show. I of course remember ‘Twilight Zone’ as being some of the best of TV.
I watched the first 2-plus episodes of ‘Star Trek’; 2-plus because I didn’t finish the third one. Since then, aside from ‘Trouble with Tribbles’, I’ve never watched ST again. Someone wrote, back in the day, that Star Trek was “Wagon Train in space”. It struck me as true then. I can’t speak to any of the followup shows, as I’ve never watched any—note that I’m not a TV watcher, really. Some movies, some sports, some things which usually show on PBS—James Burke’s amazing series, “Connections” for one, ‘Iron Chef’ as my guilty pleasure.
I’m not, and absolutely would not—saying anything negative about folk who watch more TV than I, and even less would I insult those who love Star Trek. So, if it seems I don’t ‘get’ certain TV references, the above may help to explain it.
Oh. PS: we do have a couple thousand books in this house, a majority being speculative fiction of one sort or another.
Jon Premium Member about 2 months ago
Flashback to Sunday’s BCN: The Far Side (thefarside.CoM for today has a look at a Centauer Rodeo.
scyphi26 about 2 months ago
Yeah, you were never winning that argument, Elvis. You just don’t stand in the way of a Trekkie’s ability to watch their favorite Trek show. ;)
chrisker about 2 months ago
TNG and DS9 will always have a special place in my heart because DS9 premiered when I was in college, and we’d watch new episodes of TNG and DS9 on a big projection screen in one of the conference halls every week. :)
chrisker about 2 months ago
Also, thems of you that like TOS, TNG and DS9, give Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds a try, they’re excellent and done with a lot of love for the original serieses.
Le'letha Premium Member about 2 months ago
Elvis, don’t mess with Burt. You know better.
Also, never try to get the last word over someone who controls communication.
MT Wallet about 2 months ago
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Red Bird about 2 months ago
Good thing it wasn’t anything too serious. The worst kind of glitches are the ones you least expect.
Teto85 Premium Member about 2 months ago
I have found all the shows, animated and live action, to be fascinating along with all the movies except movie 5, which I watched once. SNW is my are favourite. Cannot wait for Star Trek:Academy to show.
Aspen_Bell about 2 months ago
And of course, Capt. Janeway is from BloomINgton! There is a statue of her there, along the B-Line Trail. More at janewaystatue . Com :-)
ronnie.mcmains about 2 months ago
Burt has it wrong: Vulcans control their emotions, not suppress them. Witness the occasions in TOS where Spock’s control slipped.
Zoomer&Yeti about 2 months ago
Great job there, Burt!
willie_mctell about 2 months ago
What is Elvis wearing? Good point about Spock.
Sue Ellen about 2 months ago
There is a series of 3 books called These Are The Voyages one for each season of TOS by Marc Cushman that go into great detail about about everything “behind the scenes” for each episode. It helps explain how budget cuts helped tank the final season. Gene Roddenberry and Robert H. Justman gave their seal of approval to the book and gave the author access to “behind the scenes” information.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member about 2 months ago
DS9 fan here. Some of the best lines and episodes, the crew of the Discovery end up in the same timeline as the Enterprise Trouble With Tribbles episode. And the one with the baseball game between the DS9 crew and a crew of Vulcans, Sisco; “Let’s hear some chatter!”, Kira; “Heree batter batter”, Warf, “Death to the opposition!” Quark was a hoot, with his ongoing rivalry with Odo
kittylover.truitt about 2 months ago
prrdh about 2 months ago
They watch it mainly in the hope that Spot will make an appearance.
metagalaxy1970 about 2 months ago
The EMF makes me think that the ghosts maybe a bit active this, soon t be, October.
vlbrown Premium Member about 2 months ago
I want to watch ST with the raccoons.
Catmom about 2 months ago
O.T. – FLOOD DANGER
Catmom about 2 months ago
The Unicoi County Animal shelter was underwater and begging people to foster their animals, it breaks my heart that I couldn’t help, but I’m a little far from their area and my three elderly boys would not take kindly to strangers in the house, even temporarily.
coffeeturtle about 2 months ago
Burt, you are now and forever my favorite cat here!
Yes, I play favorites, but doesn’t mean I do not like the rest (especially, Puck). Oh wait… there I go again.
8^)