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Episode 37 is up, “Time Travel is Messy!”
Michael Gaines | Mar 28, 2012 | Comments 2
News: Sir Patrick Stewart will host the 71st Annual Peabody Awards on Monday, May 21, in New York City.
Ten Forward: Has it ever been mentioned in the Trek universe about using the replicators making gold/diamonds/gems?
Star Trek in Pop Culture: Breaking In: Kirk’s Chair
Episode insight: “City on the Edge of Forever” from TOS season 1.
Subspace communications
Collectables: Starlog #1 and the Star Trek Mission to Gamma VI playset from Mego
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Yay for the show title.
Quote from the DS9 episode “Who Mourns for Morn” on the topic of gold-pressed latinum:
“I wonder who came up with the idea of suspending liquid latinum inside worthless bits of gold?”
So there you have it, gold is worthless.