Mind Meld is a 2001 American documentary film in which actors William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy (pictured) discuss the Star Trek science- fiction franchise and its effects on their lives. They talk about differences they had with Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, and about the strained relationships between Shatner and some of the other cast members. It was in this film that Nimoy first publicly revealed that he had struggled with alcoholism while he was acting in the 1960s Star Trek television series. Mind Meld attracted some notoriety because of an unintended sound in one scene that became a popular subject of flatulence humor among Star Trek fans and on morning zoo radio programs. Shatner denied being the source of this sound in interviews. Scott Brown of Entertainment Weekly said that the only people likely to watch the film were extreme Star Trek fans and people interested in hearing Shatner's supposed flatulence, while Laurence Lerman of Video Business praised the film for avoiding familiar territory and for dealing with alcoholism, career difficulties, and conflicts on the set of Star Trek.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1794:
The Glorious First of June, the first and largest fleet action of the naval conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the First French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars, was fought. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_First_of_June
1879:
Louis Napoleon was killed in action during the Anglo-Zulu War, sending shock waves throughout Europe, as he was the last serious hope for the restoration of the Bonapartes to the French throne. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napol%C3%A9on,_Prince_Imperial
1942:
Second World War: The crews of three Japanese Ko-hyoteki class submarines scuttled and committed suicide after entering Sydney Harbour and launching a failed attack. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Sydney_Harbour
1974:
An explosion at a chemical plant close to the village of Flixborough, England, killed 28 people and seriously injured 36 others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flixborough_disaster
2009:
En route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, Air France Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 aboard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447
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progeny: 1. (uncountable) Offspring or descendants. 2. (countable) Result of a creative effort. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/progeny
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
I want to decide between survival and bliss And though I know who I'm not I still don't know who I am But I know I won't keep on playing the victim. --Alanis Morissette https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alanis_Morissette