Incidentally, I don't recommend this method.
There's one public cigarette machine left on display in my area. And all the cigarettes have been removed and now it's part of a phone recharging display in the restaurant where it's been sitting for decades.
and if you watch Scarface as a teenager and you end up hanging F. Murray Abraham from a helicopter, well... I'm gonna say that one's on F. Murray Abraham, because it's weird that it happened twice.
Omar Suarez WAS a stoolie.
When was the other time?
Master Replicas will be releasing a making of book for the Ent-D bridge recreation, written by art director Liz Kloczkowski
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Master Replicas announces a new book from #StarTrekPicard art director Liz Kloczkowski focused on the reconstruction of the Enterprise-D bridge, with hundreds of photos, concept art pieces, and background details. Coming in May 2026. #StarTrek
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It does seem somewhat odd to me that they're so damn proud that they were able to build something that had already been built over 30 years earlier. I mean, they did a great job.... but it's just a copy. A replica.
I would buy a good Making of or Art of Picard book (there might actually be one out there I need to add to my Amazon wish list) and would hope that they would tackle the bridge recreation over a few pages. And again, I’m sure there’s an audience out there, I just personally don’t need a whole book about it.
Personally, I'd rather they do a book on the history of the TNG standing sets rather than continuing to fawn over Picard all the damn time. I'd love to see some of the photos and blueprints that haven't yet been published of the Generations updates to the sets. I'll probably get the book, but now that I've gotten to see the set when they had it at Universal Fan Fest, I'm kinda over the hype.
It also kinda irritates me that this one set is getting a whole damn book, while Paramount killed a Prodigy art book, even after it was well into production according to Aaron Waltke.
It also kinda irritates me that this one set is getting a whole damn book, while Paramount killed a Prodigy art book, even after it was well into production according to Aaron Waltke.
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We dive into Titan Books’ newest behind-the-scenes hardcover from the final frontier, STAR TREK: PICARD - THE ART AND MAKING OF THE SERIES
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The PIC and DSC books will be printed on black light paper. 
I wonder if the book will talk about any elements that they got wrong for some reason?
It's probably the closest thing to the original set that ever existed, far better than the STTE version or the one from the tour or the rollercoaster ride 
And it's quite possible it'll include plenty of pics of the original for comparison. There has never been a set book afaik, certainly not for any of the bridges.
Imagine a book about the reconstruction of the TOS bridge in Mirror Darkly. That would be amazing too.
And it's quite possible it'll include plenty of pics of the original for comparison. There has never been a set book afaik, certainly not for any of the bridges.
Imagine a book about the reconstruction of the TOS bridge in Mirror Darkly. That would be amazing too.
I'm from California... and California culture probably did take anti-smoking too far over the last 2-3 decades. A cigarette isn't the end of the world... tons of people still smoke in Eastern Europe, and they aren't all dropping dead from it. I spent over a year there and certainly did my share of social smoking -- it really is a good way to meet people, just treat it like alcohol -- have some but not a lot...
At the same time, cigarettes in the US are allowed to have far more carcinogens than ones in Europe, and certainly smell a lot worse too. So I can see why opinions vary.
And tying it back in with PICARD... Patrick Stewart was already suffering from smoke exposure and partial loss of voice from all the on set pyrotechnics from the mercenary Borg battle at the end of season 2... Then filmed the Stargazer scenes with Rios smoking the cigar. Likely didn't help his voice recover more quickly!
"Social smoking" and "social drinking" are imaginary made-up terms. There's no need for either of those substances, period. If you want social interaction, then talk to that person. With the internet you can even do it long distance. Period. No substances needed.
I've seen even a little bit of alcohol and a little bit of smoke where they thought it was tobacco but was actually marijuana and messed up their psyche--yeah, you're not going to convince me to budge on this. No one is born wanting to smoke. No one is born wanting to drink alcohol. These are acquired addictions and the best prevention is never to acquire them to begin with by never trying them to begin with. Period.
I do think there's something to be said for the idea that if you're smoking/drinking, you seem like you're doing something, even when alone, as opposed to just awkwardly loitering around waiting for someone to talk to you. Certainly once I turned 21, I felt less awkward going to shows alone, because I could just hang in the back with a beer. Not sure it ever sparked a real conversation, though.
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