Mark 2000 Farinas
@mark2000.bsky.social
Bay Area artist and animator. Comics, sketches, and articles about Star Trek and Sci-Fi. Co-Host of Ship Full of Jerks podcast.
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Mark 2000 Farinas
@mark2000.bsky.social
· Jul 13
Time to glue parts together starting with the engines. I first needed to thread through the wires for the running lights. Then I soldered red and green lighting 2mm tower LEDs in place. They’re clear when unlit. I did this for maximum brightness. Clear paint blocks some light.
Sexual choking normalization is getting out of hand in mainstream entertainment. I just saw it in ”I Love LA” and last night in “Marty Supreme”. Especially weird in the latter since it’s a period piece. Interestingly there‘s no sign of it in ”Heated Rivalry”. Funny that…
December 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Sexual choking normalization is getting out of hand in mainstream entertainment. I just saw it in ”I Love LA” and last night in “Marty Supreme”. Especially weird in the latter since it’s a period piece. Interestingly there‘s no sign of it in ”Heated Rivalry”. Funny that…
These three ghosts visit me every Christmas. I will accept no substitutions.
December 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
These three ghosts visit me every Christmas. I will accept no substitutions.
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I love watching old cartoons in high definition. You can see the shadow cast by the cels onto the background by the light shining down during the photo compositing. Sometimes a cel casts a shadow on another cel.
December 25, 2024 at 8:36 PM
I love watching old cartoons in high definition. You can see the shadow cast by the cels onto the background by the light shining down during the photo compositing. Sometimes a cel casts a shadow on another cel.
So whoop-dee-do
and dickory dock
And don't forget
to tell Mr. Spock
That just exactly
at 12 o'clock
He'll be coming down the chimney, down!
and dickory dock
And don't forget
to tell Mr. Spock
That just exactly
at 12 o'clock
He'll be coming down the chimney, down!
December 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
So whoop-dee-do
and dickory dock
And don't forget
to tell Mr. Spock
That just exactly
at 12 o'clock
He'll be coming down the chimney, down!
and dickory dock
And don't forget
to tell Mr. Spock
That just exactly
at 12 o'clock
He'll be coming down the chimney, down!
It seems the entirety of Strange New Worlds takes place in 2259. That’s 7 years before TOS S01. Lets calculate how old the TOS crew should be compared to the actors playing them:
Kirk is 26. Paul Wesley is 43
Spock is 28. Ethan Peck is 39
McCoy is 39. Thomas Jane is 56
Kirk is 26. Paul Wesley is 43
Spock is 28. Ethan Peck is 39
McCoy is 39. Thomas Jane is 56
December 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
It seems the entirety of Strange New Worlds takes place in 2259. That’s 7 years before TOS S01. Lets calculate how old the TOS crew should be compared to the actors playing them:
Kirk is 26. Paul Wesley is 43
Spock is 28. Ethan Peck is 39
McCoy is 39. Thomas Jane is 56
Kirk is 26. Paul Wesley is 43
Spock is 28. Ethan Peck is 39
McCoy is 39. Thomas Jane is 56
Goldsman’s view that there’s evil in the universe isn’t bad. There are plenty of irredeemable villains in Trek: Khan (podcast aside), Chang, Kruge, Satie, Harry Mudd, Gul Madred, Damon Bok, Dr Sevrin. But none of them were a race and all of them had ideologies. The Gorn and Vezda had none. 🧵 1/
I'm STILL peeved about how Star Trek Strange New Worlds treated the Gorn.
December 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Goldsman’s view that there’s evil in the universe isn’t bad. There are plenty of irredeemable villains in Trek: Khan (podcast aside), Chang, Kruge, Satie, Harry Mudd, Gul Madred, Damon Bok, Dr Sevrin. But none of them were a race and all of them had ideologies. The Gorn and Vezda had none. 🧵 1/
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Three drunk Datas, a bearded Data, and a Lore.
September 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Three drunk Datas, a bearded Data, and a Lore.
See that? That’s bait.
December 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
See that? That’s bait.
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This week #SNW tisses the season to show us what Pike and Batel‘s happily ever after would have looked like in the finalé “New Life and New Civilizations”. Then we see how the little space station show that could did destiny, prophesy, and ultimate evil right in our Babylon Squared trilogy review.
New Life and New Civilizations
Podcast Episode · Ship Full of Jerks · 12/17/2025 · 1h 18m
podcasts.apple.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This week #SNW tisses the season to show us what Pike and Batel‘s happily ever after would have looked like in the finalé “New Life and New Civilizations”. Then we see how the little space station show that could did destiny, prophesy, and ultimate evil right in our Babylon Squared trilogy review.
Did Captain Kirk drink oat milk cappuccinos? Am I doing this wrong?
December 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Did Captain Kirk drink oat milk cappuccinos? Am I doing this wrong?
If you see this, re-post with your model of positive masculinity.
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
If you see this, re-post with your model of positive masculinity.
How about a Jellico cat?
December 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
How about a Jellico cat?
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This week the Jerks are stranded on a deserted planet as we compare #SNW Terrarium to its progenitor “Enemy Mine”. And then we go back further and compare both to Jon Boorman’s “Hell in the Pacific”. But we won’t touch “None But the Brave” because 2 hours of Sinatra directing himself is not our jam.
Enemy Terrarium
Podcast Episode · Ship Full of Jerks · 12/09/2025 · 1h 12m
podcasts.apple.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This week the Jerks are stranded on a deserted planet as we compare #SNW Terrarium to its progenitor “Enemy Mine”. And then we go back further and compare both to Jon Boorman’s “Hell in the Pacific”. But we won’t touch “None But the Brave” because 2 hours of Sinatra directing himself is not our jam.
Love how Karen Armstrong is the big fan and her husband is nothing but her ride. And he's prepared for the onslaught of nerd minutia he's going to get hit with throughout the film.
December 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Love how Karen Armstrong is the big fan and her husband is nothing but her ride. And he's prepared for the onslaught of nerd minutia he's going to get hit with throughout the film.
Working on a new logo for my scale model parts shop.
December 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Working on a new logo for my scale model parts shop.
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On @shipfullofjerks.bsky.social, @mark2000.bsky.social and I retro reviewed #StarTrek TUC.
Then, had a great discussion about TUC’s questionable consent issues and others in Trek with the folks over at @trekmarrykpod.bsky.social.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Then, had a great discussion about TUC’s questionable consent issues and others in Trek with the folks over at @trekmarrykpod.bsky.social.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
December 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
On @shipfullofjerks.bsky.social, @mark2000.bsky.social and I retro reviewed #StarTrek TUC.
Then, had a great discussion about TUC’s questionable consent issues and others in Trek with the folks over at @trekmarrykpod.bsky.social.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Then, had a great discussion about TUC’s questionable consent issues and others in Trek with the folks over at @trekmarrykpod.bsky.social.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
There is apparently a new Playstation game called "Starfield" and it has completely ruined image searches for star fields.
December 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
There is apparently a new Playstation game called "Starfield" and it has completely ruined image searches for star fields.
It looks like both the alien ship and it’s corridors are photos of models. The “hole” in the side of the alien ship is drawn on. I wonder if these were store bought toys or made especially for the comic. That’s a lot of production effort, especially if it’s the latter.
Boldly going where no comic strip has gone before! The “Star Trek” newspaper strip first appeared on December 2, 1979. (The strip was intended to capitalize on “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” which premiered on December 7, 1979.) Here's the first week of dailies:
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It looks like both the alien ship and it’s corridors are photos of models. The “hole” in the side of the alien ship is drawn on. I wonder if these were store bought toys or made especially for the comic. That’s a lot of production effort, especially if it’s the latter.
Frieren angle, but Picard.
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Frieren angle, but Picard.
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Where did Joseph Shuster and Jerry Siegel fall in the “Clark vs Superman” argument? To them there was no difference between them beyond the jobs they took on under those names. Hear our whole discussion on the topic here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
November 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Where did Joseph Shuster and Jerry Siegel fall in the “Clark vs Superman” argument? To them there was no difference between them beyond the jobs they took on under those names. Hear our whole discussion on the topic here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
I’m actually curious what @profanity.accountant will find. I don’t think I swear too much. At least not in writing…
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I’m actually curious what @profanity.accountant will find. I don’t think I swear too much. At least not in writing…
“Dick Laurent is dead.”
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“Dick Laurent is dead.”
Been in LA for like five minutes before running into one of these fuckers.
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Been in LA for like five minutes before running into one of these fuckers.
I wonder what it would be like to be John Malkovich buying scented candles.
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I wonder what it would be like to be John Malkovich buying scented candles.