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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 month we're completing our two-part look at some of the many Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation stories that have inspired Wing Commander in some way! 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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Here's one we can't explain. Take a close look at this establishing shot of Admiral Tolwyn's office from Wing Commander Academy's Invisible Enemy. Most of the details are consistent with it's appearance in other episodes: the clear desk, the hexagonal window, the circular ceiling lights, the door to the left, the sculpture by the window and even the green couch are all visible in the same places in other episodes. But what this particular shot adds is… a coffee table with something very unusual on it.

So now we put the question to you: what the heck is Commodore Tolwyn's stuffed animal? It looks so familiar but no one has been able to place it yet! As far as we can tell it appears only in this one background on the entire show…

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The Wing Commander movie club thought that Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was a pretty solidly fun outing! It's not necessarily artful but every single aspect of it feels like it's in on a joke that you're also welcome to be part of. It tells jokes for no other reason than to be funny and it bends some surprisingly cool science fiction thinking into a movie that probably didn't need so much thought in the background.

There's not a lot to say about the Wing Commander connection, which was that Action Stations names a star system after George Carlin. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is maybe not the ideal vehicle for explaining who Carlin was but he's a delight in the film (which is one of his very rare movie appearances and maybe the only one valid for our series).

And speaking of elaborate sci-fi lore, it's a fun coincidence that the regularly revisited future sequences in Bill & Ted's Excellent

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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 Pulp Fiction (1994) 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 ninth Wing Commander Cartoon party is early tomorrow!

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I was recently working on a Privateer 2-related project and noticed that the component selection graphics from the booth look pretty great put together into a grid. Enjoy!

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Continuing with our blue theme, here's a previously unarchived Privateer 2 print ad variant. This one is a lot lighter than similar versions!

We also wanted to use this space to port over four Privateer 2 reviews already preserved by the wonderful Pix's Origin Adventures. We're not sure how we missed these when they were posted but they're pretty fascinating! Privateer 2 provided many outlets with a noticeably different alpha build so there are sometimes treasures to be found in magazine screenshots. First up is the November 19996 issue of PC Zone:

PC Review, December 1996:

PC Zone, January 1997:

PC Home, February 1997:

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October Consortium has issued a call for help to recover Guardian artefacts from across the galaxy.
A statement by Lexi October to Vox Galactica confirmed that recovered artefacts will expand October Consortium's data archive and enhance research in exobiological fields. According to its scientists, the initiative is intended to support ongoing projects rather than any new technological applications.
Ram Tah, renowned Guardian expert and Engineer, commented on the request:
"My extensive knowledge of Guardian culture, technology and data already collected could prove extremely useful for the October Consortium. There is still much to learn from the Guardians' history, and a collaboration could mutually accelerate this work."
October issued a reply through social channels stating that "the offer is appreciated, and our scientists are willing to share data libraries once initial studies are