[ID: Two pictures of the Spiderman pointing at spiderman meme. The first shows three spidermans with their heads edited into characters from Star Trek, including Number One, Lwaxana Troi, and Nurse Chapel, all as played by Majel Barrett. Lwaxana is smiling, the other two are not.
The second shows four instead of three spidermans, still pointing at each other. The same three characters are on three of the spidermen’s faces while the fourth is the Enterprise computer, also voiced by Majel Barrett. Lwaxana is still smiling while the others are not.
had to open new tab so i could have busty uruk hai walking gif open at all times BUT i was watching this ancient vine compilation and excuse me wtf is this painting and where can i get one
Kirk and Spock sparring together every week in those tight red standard fleet-issued leggings confirmed.
Somebody please tell @sidetrek we need more sparring art to commemorate this celebrated event.
(If you don’t know what I mean, sidetrek does flipping incredible spirk art and have done some fabulous spirksparring in the red pants art. And I LIVE. I love you for it.)
Anyway.
KIRK AND SPOCK WORK OUT TOGETHER.
THAT IS ALL.
(No it ain’t.)
Bonus: Kirk and Spock’s Flying Circus f**king that Skorr’s s**t up. No genocidal multi-world wars for you, señor pájaro, but nice try.
The power of IDIC compels you! *Throwing around Saurian Brandy like holy water*
(If you haven’t watched TAS yet … Why?)
TAS 01x16 The Jihad
Sources: sidetrek, Star Trek The Animated Series, crappy Netflix screencaps done by yours truly
I always remember that interview where Whoopi Goldberg described seeing Nichelle Nichols as Uhura for the first time as a child. She was absolutely stunned, yelling for her whole family to come and see this new show that was on because “There’s a Black woman on TV and she’s not a maid!” Perhaps not-so-coincidentally, Goldberg later went on to play Guinan. Nichols’ work as Uhura was instrumental in opening the way for Avery Brooks and Sonequa Martin Green as the first Black Captains in the franchise, and many of the Black characters who have been part of the series’ supporting casts. The legacy of the character of Uhura continues today in her 21st century portrayals by Zoe Saldana and Celia Rose Gooding.
Nichols’ invaluable portrayal had tangible impacts outside the acting world as well. Her performance was recognized by leaders of the Civil Rights Movement such as Martin Luther King Jr. He considered her work instrumental in helping audiences imagine a future with equality and integration as facts of life for all people, especially Black people. Nichols also used her role to encourage Black people to pursue careers in space, with several astronauts from NASA citing her as an inspiration for their careers. Among them is Mae Jemison, the first Black woman in space.
Sure, Nyota Uhura is fictional. She’s “just” a character on TV. But Nichelle Nichols and her groundbreaking career are real. Her impact is real. When she acted on set each day, she took part in imagining a better future. Uhura as a character helped people to understand and revise the kinds of things that could be possible for them.
