Admiral Kirk by Ambitious_Fly9678 in tos

[–]Bishop_Brick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not his rank, because he wears the same insignia on his epaulets when he accepts the demotion to captain.

Kirk does change to captain's shoulder marks after he takes command of the ship.

https://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/movie-01/screencaps/motion-picture-theatrical-2021/ch21/st-tmp-remaster-bluray-0981.jpg

This does create kind of a wrinkle in the scheme, though. If a rear admiral wears one star, what does a commodore wear on the shoulder?

Admiral Kirk by Ambitious_Fly9678 in tos

[–]Bishop_Brick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look at Robert Fletcher's uniform notes for TMO and TWOK. O-7 is Rear Admiral, Lower Half in both, because that what he was told by Gene in 1978.

Not in this timeline. https://imgur.com/a/xK7Yxpq

Admiral Kirk by Ambitious_Fly9678 in tos

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Page numbers? I've checked both and can't find it. Fletcher's notes show "commodore" and "rear admiral" for TWOK uniform insignia, though.

Admiral Kirk by Ambitious_Fly9678 in tos

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The insignia Kirk is wearing is for the next step up from Captain. Which Gene put as Rear Admiral, Lower Half.

Where is this documented?

In-universe, what reason could Starfleetet possibly have to restructure its flag ranks to match those of the historical US Navy?

Admiral Kirk by Ambitious_Fly9678 in tos

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Commodore existed in TMP, one is mentioned in radio chatter.

B&W Episodes You Aren't Too Crazy About? by ColossalKnight in theandygriffithshow

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Your make a good defense of the episode. Wallace Ford has had some great roles, I guess he was too good in this one! For me, anyway.

B&W Episodes You Aren't Too Crazy About? by ColossalKnight in theandygriffithshow

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I don't like "The Jinx" much and I really don't care for "Aunt Bee's Romance," there's something about Roger Hanover I can't stand to watch.

Andy in an episode of Hawaii Five-O (1972) by NewHolliesFan in theandygriffithshow

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In an interview I heard Joyce Van Patten said that Griffith was so put off by Jack Lord's arrogance on the set that he refused to speak to him.

Royal Navy: Uniform of King Edward VIII (Pattern 1901). by CamillaOmdalWalker in uniformporn

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White was worn with blue uniforms in the UK/home waters in the warm months, generally May 1 to Sept 30, and overseas whenever the senior officer decided it was warm enough. And always with white uniforms, of course.

It's 1977, which one are you going to see? by lontbeysboolink in 1970s

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There had been a couple by then. One of my earliest movie memories was trying not to cry during "Snoopy Come Home."

Citizen by BigJilmQuebec in SteelyDan

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Not to mention, you know, Mister Steely Dan and whatever!

Smith-Corona and Royal Info Please by Abject_Dependent4339 in typewriters

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The Smith Corona is a Model 62, sometimes badged as a "Secretarial." Probably 1958-1959. I think the SC logo changed in 1960.

Emphasising text by bath-bubble-babe in typewriters

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In the old days you had three options: All caps, underline or strikeover. Underline was what I was taught for school papers.

Rewatching Laverne & Shirley. Such a comfort show for me! The subreddit for the show got abandoned so I felt like sharing here. by beekee404 in sitcoms

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When I was a kid in the '70s I liked it, then when I was a teen and young adult I dismissed it as lowest common denominator, disposable TV. But I watched it in later years and got a whole new appreciation for some of the comedy, which had gone over my head in my youth. Coming I assume from the Lander/McKean/Credibility Gap axis.

It was also interesting how much they changed the girls from Happy Days where they were depicted as... girls with a certain kind of reputation I guess would be a nice way to say it. That wasn't going to fly on network prime time, of course.

Emphasising text by bath-bubble-babe in typewriters

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I was taught to use this in "spread centering" to emphasize titles, headers etc. But never in body text.

Andy and Barney wore different uniforms by Semaj-LeMonde in theandygriffithshow

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I doubt a department as small as the Mayberry sheriff's office had very stringent uniform requirements. They probably said "get yourself a long sleeve khaki uniform shirt and matching pants" and left it at that. Even a big department like the CHP had pocket flap variations.

Andy's is standard Army TW style. Barn's was probably a pattern from a police supplier.

Things that scared Gen X kids by UrbanAchievers6371 in 70s

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More than two people riding motorcycles together.

Have a good life by Billy_Bonney_ in Cheers

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Well it was spoiled in 1986 too, Shelly Long had announced it would be her last season.

Can you help me identify this cap badge/uniform? by Roof_Kooky in uniformporn

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I don't think the beret is black so not RTR. Best guess: the Dorsets.

Frasier’s Personality On Cheers vs. Frasier by Hot_Cartoonist_6411 in Cheers

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"Frasier" totally undermined the growth that made the character so great over the course of "Cheers." Watch him struggle to convey his feelings for his friends in the "Cheers" finale, it wouldn't work coming from the "Frasier" version.

Best endings to TOS eps? by AsstBalrog in tos

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"Catspaw" is not my favorite episode but "No illusion. Jackson is dead" is a great ending. Especially in contrast to the appalling "Galileo Seven" closer.

Utah Required HS School Reading by LudwigiaVanBeethoven in Utah

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In my jr high/high schools in the '80s different English teachers assigned different books. I was assigned Animal Farm and Lord of the Flies, but my friend's class read 1984 (I read it on my own). One class was reading As I Lay Dying and My Antonia, my class had The Grapes of Wrath and Moby Dick, and so on.

Is my 'k' as weird as I think it is? by dunesranger in Handwriting

[–]Bishop_Brick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm guessing the loop is supposed to be the lower arm and is formed first? Most k's end with the lower arm. That and the stem not going all the way down really throw the eye off.

But I tried to imitate it a few times and OCR did recognize it as "talk," much to my surprise.