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5 comments about Star Trek Ships of the Line 2003 Calendar (Star Trek (Calendars)).

1. What distinguishes Adam 'Mojo' Lebowitz and Rob Bonchune are their credentials. Mojo, now a freelancer, was working for the renown CGI vendor Foundation Imaging from the start, producing effects for the original version of Babylon 5's pilot 'The Gathering' along with the company's founder Ron Thornton. Mojo and Rob were instrumental to the first three seasons of the show which proved that computer-generated imagery, if done well, can signficiantly lower the cost and improve the quality of visual effects on television.

   This was a big reason why Foundation Imaging was hired to create CG effects for the third and subsequent seasons of 'Star Trek: Voyager' and was, along with Digital Muse (now basically Eden FX), responsible for most of the CGI in that show, the last two seasons of 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' and now 'Enterprise.' Mojo in particular has been tinkering with the Foundation/Eden library of CG models, trying to make it suitable for the photographic medium while commissioning new or improved models from his friends and other talented artists for the purpose of calendars, magazine covers and reference books.

   This calendar shows some of them, including a brand-new Defiant by Andrew Bradbury which combines features of the physical miniature and the first Digital Muse model, a TOS Enterprise and shuttle by Daren Dochterman and the Enterprise-E on the front cover. While making this calendar, Mojo also was working on a book called 'Unseen Frontier' which, as we now know, will not be published as planned. It was supposed to depict scenes from Federation history only hinted at in the shows, and a lot of fan input went into making this book as true to Star Trek as possible.

   The book might be the reason why two-thirds of the images in this calendar are rather the 'seen' frontier -- recreations by Mojo and other artists of scenes we've seen onscreen, and as such hardly of interest compared to those in the previous calendars. The calendar likewise contains a simple frame-grab, unless ILM contributed an original Veridian III evacuation scene. There is also an unusual amount of blur, which obscures details on some of the scenes. The horizontal book format is a plus for those who want to see the scenes in a two-page 'widescreen' mode, but not for actually hanging the calendar on a wall.

   For more of Mojo, Rob, and company's work, check out 'Starship Spotter', the 2001 and 2002 'Ships of the Line' calendars as well as 'Star Trek: The Magazine', where Mojo continues to contribute many original covers. Foundation Imaging also produced special effects for the Director's Edition of 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture,' and is now a CG vendor on 'Enterprise.'




2. Fantastic! Poster sized pictures of starships from all five trek series! And unlike last years calendar (half page, artificial distortion and art effects like blurring?) this one is not a huge disappointment. Fortunately they've returned to SHIPS OF THE LINE format from the 2001 inaugural edition. Sure they still haven't figured out where to put the holes (or at least offer an optional hanger that helps display it) but lets face it, you're not buying this for the dates, this is traffic stopper and I'd get a calendar frame because each one of these pictures are art. Finally I don't have to spend a month facing Quark's/Worf's/Neelix's/Phlox's/place over prosthetically made up alien face here. Keep it up Pocket, you've got a winner here!



3. The issue of to landscape or not to landscape has been argued long and hard since this calendar first came out. Personally, I like the landscape version as I don't write on my calendar, I just use it to reference the date. Perhaps they should release two versions of the calendar and then we can debate "letterbox versus fullscreen" to our little trekkie heart's content. As always it's the artwork that keeps me buying this calendar no matter what the format. The beautifully rendered pictures are so much more fascinating than a calendar filled with frames cut from the TV shows or movies. I would have rated it five stars, but Simon and Schuster has cancelled the book that they have been promising in the last two versions of the calendar, so I'm a little peeved at them.



4. Sure to become a collectable, this calender features some great shots of the favorite ships of Star Trek. Every one from the classic Enterprise to Voyager and even the new Enterprise. The pictures are so nice that you will be proud to hang this on your office wall. Just don't ruin it, you will want to go back and look at it time and time again.



5. It a very good Calender,the Pictures are all original art work.a great job.

1 comments about Underwear: Beneath Historic Fashions (Historic Fashions Calendar, 2003) (Historic Fashions Calendar, 2003).

1. I have this whole series of calendars. And I can tell you, I have NEVER used them to keep track of the days. They are wealth of information and pictures, for historical costuming and collecting. I reference them often. They are filled with short but concise descriptions of the items featured. The photos, aren't limited to just the facing page each month either. There are pictures and descriptions covering the gridded "calendar" area and margins as well. If you love full color layouts of antique clothing and accessories, you'll love almost all the calendars by this author. And if you haven't had enough just looking at the pictures, the museums that own the pieces are listed. So you can go visit them.

1 comments about The Far Side Just Plain Stupid! 2003 Calendar.

1. The book is the perfect size, the daily boxes are big and great for writing appointments and such down, but when writing on the back of a picture, the color transfers onto the next page, so you end up with a carbon copy.
   

   The actual comics are not the 'best' of the Far Side, but will still make you chuckle.

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5 comments about The Simpsons 2003 Fun Calendar.

1. Another year, another great Simpsons calendar. With the impending arrival of 2002, Matt Groening and the creators of the Simpsons treat us to twelve months of memorable Simpsons' moments. Extracting scenes from the show's many seasons, the "2003 Simpsons Fun Calendar" provides the user with colorful, glossy pictures that not only catch one's attention, but also captures the zany, fun spirit of Springfield's many denizens. If you are a Simpsons fan or know of one, this calendar will make a great gift during this upcoming holiday season.



2. This calendar is just what i expected - fun, colourful and entertaining.



3. I buy this every year for my teenage son. It's becaome tradition and each year it is hung on the wall and used. He loves it because he loves the Simpsons. There are birthdays listed of celebrities although I'm not sure he cares too much about that. The calendar is usually funny and colorful.



4. Spend your year with the Simpsons like you should be. The centerfolds in the calendars make nice posters, if you're into that kind of thing. I've been using the Simpsons Fun calendar for about 4 years now, and I'm never disappointed. This year's theme is travel, so the pictures are scenes from episodes, unlike previous calendars which were made up for the most part.



5. My 10-year-old son requested this as a Christmas gift and he really likes it.

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