A Walk Down Memory Lane

I came across this video on You Tube and it brought back so many amazing and happy memories for me that I had to share it. I've blogged about this place many many times but seeing the video really brought back so many feels.

This is Star Trek The Experience, it resided in the Las Vegas Hilton from 1998 to 2008. If you don't know what it is here's a quick description. You started by walking through a museum that included numerous items from Star Trek history. It also featured several video display devices and a timeline of Star Trek events. Later, there were displays for each of the major alien races, which included the Borg, Klingons, and Ferengi.

The last section of the museum was a hallway that served as the attraction queues. The left side was for the Borg Invasion 4-D, and the right side was for the Klingon Encounter. The Klingon Encounter held 27 people while the Borg Invasion 4-D held 48 people. And the ride would exit with the Gift shop on the right and Quarks Bar and Restaurant on the left.

For ten amazing years this was my only reason for going to Las Vegas, I attended Star Trek The Experience roughly once or twice a year for those ten years. I have some great memories with my Dad when we went for the very first time and he and I running down the hallway of The Enterprise. It's a memory I will cherish forever.

I would do an extended weekend and stay at the Hilton and would never leave the Experience area. I"d go on the ride many times (so happy when they went from buying one ticket to buying unlimited). I'd eat all my meals at Quarks Bar and gamble in the Space Casio.

I have hours and hours of footage that I shot for the museum and surrounding areas, but what makes this You Tube video extra special is that they were able to take video of the actual rides which was prohibited, I'm assuming this person worked for the ride and took video of the entirety of both rides. The only parts missing are the video that you watch on screen and the simulator ride video.

Punky Power

NBC announced that they will be producing a new series based on the 80's TV series Punky Brewster that ran from 1984 to 1988.  

Punky Brewster is a child who has been abandoned by her parents. Taken in by crusty Chicago photographer Henry Warnimont, Punky and her dog, Brandon, teach Henry how to lighten up. Cherie and Allen are two of Punky's friends. 

Here's what we know so far about the new series. NBC granted a 10-episode series order for the project for the Peacock streaming platform.  Soleil Moon Frye will return as Punky herself. Quinn Copeland, will star as Izzy, while Freddie Prinze Jr. will play Travis, Punky’s ex-husband and a musician who’s constantly popping in and out of town. Lauren Donzis, Oliver De Los Santos and Noah Cottrell are also confirmed for the cast.

According to reports, the new series will depict the grown-up Punky as a single mom with three kids “trying to get her life back on track when she meets a young girl who reminds her a lot of her younger self.”

I was a huge Punky Brewster fan back in the day I was around 14 when it started and watched every single episode (though I don't remember a whole lot of it) I also watched the short lived Punky cartoon. I'm really looking forward to seeing what they do with this reboot. Hopefully it does well and we get more then just the 10 episodes. Guess will have to wait and see.  

Star Trek Voyager Turns 25

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the premiere of Star Trek Voyager. It was the flag ship show that launched the new network UPN. I was already a HUGE Star Trek having watched the original series here and there but fell in love with Trek when I watched Star Trek The Next Generation. My love continued with Star Trek Deep Space Nine, which at the time was four years into it's run when Star Trek Voyager premiered. I was ready for another Starship based series, I really enjoyed DS9 but missed TNG so I was excited when Voyager started. First episode premiered and I was hooked, more so then when I watched the first episode of Deep Space Nine. I loved Captain Janeway, I'm a sucker for strong women and Janeway was one of the strongest. Over the years we got some amazing stories and adventures from the crew of Voyager and then at the end of season three we got a character who would go down in Star Trek history as one of the best, Seven of Nine played be the amazing Jeri Ryan. Thought TNG is probably my favorite Trek series Voyager comes in at a very close second. I can't believe it's been 25 years since it premiered. Happy 25th Anniversary Star Trek Voyager.

Apple Reviews

So I'm trying to get more fruits and vegetables in my daily diet (working on eating 5 of each a day). I decided to make a game of it, since there are so many different types of apples I decided that I would buy a bunch of them and then review them on my social media. I'll give each apple a short review and try and find some interesting facts about it. I also give a number from 1 to 5 for Sweetness, Crispness and Tartness. So give me a follow on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook to see my reviews. In the end I will also post a final blog/review of all the apples that I tried and give you my favorites and least favorites. I hope to continue to do this with other fruits and possible vegetables. 

MASH 4077 Podcast Episode 218

Just released the latest MASH 4077 Podcast.

In this episode we cover Season 9 Episode 20 "The Life You Save"
218th Episode Overall
Directed by Alan Alda
Written by John Rappaport & Alan Alda
Originally Aired on May 4, 1981
Production Code is Z-418

Set during the Korean War in the 1950’s

Plot Summary: After a sniper attack on the 4077th Winchester sees 2 bullet holes in his cap, and goes through a journey searching for meaning in this life, and goes on a search for anything about what happened to the man who came back from death. Meanwhile, Potter switches up the officers duty rosters, Hawkeye is on kitchen duty, and finds himself in a situation where the mess is missing 50 trays, BJ is in charge of laundry, and Father Mulcahe is garbage officer, and each has their trials with their new found duties.

Hope you enjoy it, Kenny & Meds

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SpaceCamp Reboot

Today Disney + announced that they will be rebooting the movie SpaceCamp. Released in June of 1986, SpaceCamp, focused on a group of kids attending the NASA-themed summer learning experience. While sitting on board a ship undergoing an engine check, they're unwittingly launched into space and must navigate their way home using what they've learned.

I was a huge fan of SpaceCamp back in 86, I saw a double feather of SpaceCamp and Howard the Duck. Unfortunately the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded months before the release of this movie which caused it to do poorly at the box office but since then it's garnered a cult following.

I'm not sure how I feel about this reboot, I mean I don't mind them doing reboots because we will always have the original to love but how are they going to do a movie about the Space Shuttles when they are no longer in commission. Are they going to use another type of space vehicle or will this be set in the 80's/90's when we had space shuttles. I guess will have to wait and see.