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It's all downhill from here! Now that the Wing Commander movie club has checked off Heaven's Gate, pretty much everything else in the queue seems short in comparison. Now, back to the future! This week we will be watching an obscure one: Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (1985). You likely know the Max Headroom character from one of his endless pop culture appearances (perhaps a Coca-Cola commercial!) but you might not be aware that he first appeared in a British television film. And this week, we're going to see what it was all about! You can join us this Friday via Discord to watch along.

The Wing Commander connection is pretty interesting this time! Max Headroom is one of several properties mentioned in a July 1997 design document for Privateer 3 (not yet subtitled Retribution)! Privateer 3 didn't make it out, but Origin produced a great amount of material during its development and that has

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All the snow has turned to water, but there's still two more days to enjoy GOG's Winter Classics Promo. You can pick up any of their Origin releases for just $2.99 each, which is frankly an insane price for all that you'll get out of any one of these packages. This includes all of the Wing Commander games (don't forget Privateer 2!) as well as Strike Commander, Bioforge, the Crusaders and a whole lot of Ultimas (Ultimae?).

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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 two very, very different films that both feature Wing Commander references. 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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The Distant Worlds appeal for construction materials has concluded, with the initial infrastructure requested now fully delivered.
Organisers confirmed that target quotas for power generators, bertrandite and thermal cooling units were met ahead of schedule, with surplus supplies allocated for follow-on works.
Hermine Delarue, Executive Operative of Deep Space Surveys, issued the following statement:
"Commanders have once again demonstrated that the exploration community can build as well as discover. The core requisition targets are complete, the site has been fully surveyed, and our teams can now begin calibrating deep-range survey systems."
"These foundations will support exploration efforts well beyond established scouting routes, with Deep Space Surveys continuing its work at the frontier."
Timotheus Haddard, quartermaster for the Distant Worlds support carrier, also commented on the

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The Gathering isn't a great movie... or even a good one. But it's FULL of heart and in spite of its meandering, confused mystery plot you can see the bones that will be used to create a pretty distinct television show down the line. It's also extremely easy to see why Chris Roberts and the Wing Commander III team were so impressed: it has exactly the same kind of 'we can do it ourselves without the money!' attitude that was behind their project. Babylon 5 will never look as flawless and magical as Star Trek, but it does constantly remind you that there are people with heart doing a lot with very little to make it work.

Here's the biggest Wing Commander connection at this point in the show, the famous establishing shot of the Babylon 5 space station and how it compares to 'Babylon 6' in Wing Commander III!

None of the shared actors we mentioned in the announcement post appeared in The Gathering... but I

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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 Heaven's Gate (1980) and you can find details on why we're watching it in the announcement post here. The movie will start at 6 PM PST/9 PM EST but feel free to drop by and hang any time! Please note that the movie is starting one hour earlier than usual to accommodate its run time.

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