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Zakariah Skintight has been called the galaxy's most famous musician and one of the most remarkable success stories of the 28th century. He performs as lead singer and Nuclear Banjo player with his band, The Buttock Men. He is known for his laid back attitude, typically commenting only that "it's a bit of a larf, innit" when his antics cause a disaster. He was born Zakariah Frump on Janus IV in 2740 or 2761, the son of a Bex farmer. He was poorly educated and had a SIQ of 90; nevertheless, he took to rock music naturally. He moved to Anhur in 2778 and by 2782 had become famous on the planet for his outrageous exploits and musical ability.

By 2790, he owned a mansion on Hermes. Skintight owns Startled Productions which publishes his music and in 2790 signed a three-album deal with Hard? Cor!. In 2790, the studio released the band's long-waited album No Butts. It included hit songs Show me your scars,

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No surprise this week: everyone in the club still loves Contact (and greatly misses a world that would've allowed such a story to be believable). This time around we decided to choose another war movie. We watched a LOT of war movies early on because they were things Chris Roberts or others specifically cited when talking about Wing Commander. Our options now are a little more obscure! We voted to go with the 1964 epic historical drama Zulu which tells the story of the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift. If we're being honest, we're getting The Dambusters vibes already! You can join us this Friday via Discord to watch along.

Our most direct Wing Commander connection going into the movie is that Dr. Forstchen borrowed/quoted a famous exchange of dialogue from the movie in Wing Commander: Action Stations. In his version, it's Confederation fighter pilots at McAuliffe preparing to fly to their nearly certain

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The autumn sale may be a distant memory, but GOG is back with more discounted Wing Commander! To celebrate the one year anniversary of their preservation program, Wing Commanders 1-3, Privateer and Privateer 2 are discounted by 50% for the next few days. Additionally, in order to not leave the rest of the series out, Academy, Armada, WC4 and Prophecy are also discounted in half as part of a new fast-paced promo. Happy Wing Commandeering!

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This is a reminder that we have another fun #Wingnut event happening on Discord this morning! Join us at noon EST/9 AM PST for a fun filled morning of television... that all connect to Wing Commander somehow! This time around we've got a classic documentary about the Cold War AND the first arc of Exosquad, the 1993 animated series that brought together the creative team that would go on to make Wing Commander Academy. You can find details on the shows included as well as how to watch along with us in the announcement post here. Be sure to download the episodes so they're ready to play with the group!

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There's no denying that Casablanca is an all time classic film! It's timeless, snappy and clever with some of the greatest performances ever put to film. It's also unfortunately more timely than ever today in a world that's once again figuring out how to fight fascists.

The Wing Commander connection was pretty easy this time around: here's Casablanca's legendary final line compared to Minx's in Special Operations 2!

Sully is shocked to find out that movie club is going on in here.

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This is a reminder that we have another fun #Wingnut movie night planned on Discord this evening! The ongoing theme will be movies that are referenced by Wing Commander in some way. Tonight's film is Contact (1997) and you can find details on why we're watching it in the announcement post here. The movie will start at 7 PM PST/10 PM EST but feel free to drop by and hang any time!

And don't forget our fourth Wing Commander Cartoon party is early tomorrow!