San Diego Comic-Con 2016, Day 3

OK, all you nerds and nerdettes from waaaaay back in the day, this is where the con starts getting really good! September 2016 marks 50 years since the little sci-fi show that could, Star Trek, made its debut on NBC-TV -- and the world was never the same. It's been watched by civil rights icons, scientists, and presidents. Fans of the show insisted that NASA name America's first reusable space craft after the USS Enterprise.

The big anniversary panel for the show just ended a little bit ago, but the franchise is still going strong. It's one of the most eagerly awaited movies of the summer, and will be coming back to television as part of CBS-TV's new streaming service. It's also been tinged with sorrow of late, with the passing of both Leonard Nimoy and Anton Yelchin, who originated the role of Chekov in the JJ Abrams Trek.  He was by all accounts a sweet and very talented young man whose loss is being keenly felt by his castmates. The outfits I chose to replicate represent male and female starship uniforms in Abrams' movies. The male uniform (in command gold) belongs to an ensign, in honor of Ensign Chekov and the late Anton Yelchin. The female uniform belongs to Zoe Saldana's Lt. Uhura. As ever, live long and prosper!