'Star Trek' now a Canadian enterprise. What made it so?

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• ValueSubtracted@startrek.website ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I clicked hoping for a shot of the “Academy” set and left disappointed, but it’s a neat article regardless. The opening anecdote is great:

  Olivia Chow has a model starship in her office.

  It’s the USS Toronto, a Parliament-class vessel slightly bigger than her hand. An accompanying plaque features a quote from her husband, Jack Layton, who died in 2011.

  “Always have a dream that will outlast your lifetime,” it reads.

  Layton, the former federal NDP leader, was a fan of “Star Trek.”

  I’d like to know where the model came from - was it a gift?

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  • cygnus@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’d like to know where the model came from - was it a gift?

    Seems to be DIY: www.facebook.com/groups/…/10169226099440427/

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• Greenknight777@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s kind of always been pretty Canadian. Both Kirk and Scotty from the original series are played by Canadian actors: Shatner (from Montreal) and Doohan (from Vancouver).

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• roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sci-fi has been Canadian for quite a while now. It’s cheaper to film there.

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