{"id":2810,"date":"2018-03-08T14:02:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T22:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/?p=2810"},"modified":"2018-03-08T14:02:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T22:02:25","slug":"the-50s-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/the-50s-18\/","title":{"rendered":"The 50s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 8, 1968: premiere date of <em>Star Trek<\/em> episode &#8216;The Ultimate Computer&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2813\" src=\"http:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4837_zpsagzuhnw2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4837_zpsagzuhnw2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4837_zpsagzuhnw2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_4837_zpsagzuhnw2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A new computer system causes havoc while being tested aboard the\u00a0<i>Enterprise<\/i>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This episode is one of the few that greatly benefited from the HD remaster process from a few years back.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2816\" src=\"http:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/USS_Enterprise_NCC-1701_approaches_Starbase_6_remastered.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/USS_Enterprise_NCC-1701_approaches_Starbase_6_remastered.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/USS_Enterprise_NCC-1701_approaches_Starbase_6_remastered-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/USS_Enterprise_NCC-1701_approaches_Starbase_6_remastered-768x495.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/>I love that they utilized a similar starbase design from the <em>Star Trek: Vanguard<\/em> novel series.<\/p>\n<p>Original:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2815\" src=\"http:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tuc_taskforce.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tuc_taskforce.jpg 640w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tuc_taskforce-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Remastered:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2811\" src=\"http:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Constitution-Klasse_Flotte.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Constitution-Klasse_Flotte.jpg 852w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Constitution-Klasse_Flotte-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Constitution-Klasse_Flotte-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The camera rotated around the war games task force as the got into formation for the attack.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2812\" src=\"http:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ep53_phaser.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ep53_phaser.jpg 853w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ep53_phaser-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ep53_phaser-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/>&#8220;Hit on the <em>Excalibur<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In FASA&#8217;s <em>Star Trek The Role Playing Game<\/em>, my &#8216;ego&#8217; character (Commodore Christopher Saguisag) was aboard <em>Excalibur<\/em>\u00a0(as a lieutenant or ensign) when the M-5 attacked and destroyed her.\u00a0 Salvage parties found my character in auxiliary control, wearing an experimental &#8216;life support belt&#8217; which saved his life.\u00a0 Years later that character would serve aboard the rebuilt\/refitted U.S.S. <em>Excalibur<\/em> (NCC-1788) as her commanding officer until the Battle of Wolf 359.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2814\" src=\"http:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/theultimatecomputerhd1011-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/theultimatecomputerhd1011-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/theultimatecomputerhd1011-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/theultimatecomputerhd1011-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/theultimatecomputerhd1011.jpg 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This one is certainly in my top 5 all-time favorite episodes list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2817\" src=\"http:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/theultimatecomputerhd1071-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/theultimatecomputerhd1071-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/theultimatecomputerhd1071-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/theultimatecomputerhd1071-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/theultimatecomputerhd1071.jpg 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>Say goodnight, Dr. Daystrom&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 8, 1968: premiere date of Star Trek episode &#8216;The Ultimate Computer&#8217; A new computer system causes havoc while being tested aboard the\u00a0Enterprise. This episode is one of the few that greatly benefited from the HD remaster process from a few years back. I love that they utilized a similar starbase design from the Star &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/the-50s-18\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The 50s&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[32,45],"class_list":["post-2810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media","tag-star-trek","tag-the-50s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2810"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2818,"href":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2810\/revisions\/2818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}