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For my article on transport ships, I'm looking for suggestions for companies from the world of Trek and SF. I have a lot of companies from books by Philip K Dick and Alfred Bester but would like to hear about companies from other authors, Star Trek, and other franchises.
Here's a few of what I've got so far: Rossum's Universal Robots (from R.U.R) Tyrell Corp., Prosser and Ankopitch, Tsin Tsin Vinyl (Blade Runner) Ceres Mining Company, Bo'ness & Uig, Presteign, Dagenham Couriers (The Stars My Destination) Monarch Resources & Utilities, Inc; D'Courtney Cartel (The Demolished Man) Terran Construction Corporation (The Fountains of Paradise) Weylan(d)-Yutani (Alienseses) U. S. Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc.; Solar Minerals (I, Robot) Fowler Shrocken Associates, Metropolitan Protection Corp., Starrzelius Verily; Universal Products; Chlorella Corp. (The Space Merchants) Cyberdyne Systems (Terminators) Rosen Associates, Wheelright & Carpenter, Penfield Mood Organ, Frauenzimmer Piano Company, androids; Rosen Spinet Piano & Electric Organ Factory, MASA Associates, Yee Company, Electronic Musical Enterprises, Karp und Sohnen Werke, and others (PK Dick books) OCP (Robocop)
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Didn't an early TNG episode have some planet owned by a mining company? Starting with a D, and with L, and X?
I'm not doing an Buckaroo Banzai refs! I recently saw that movie again for the first time since its original release. I still didn't like it so much. Also, references to Buckaroo Banzai (and 1980s anime) are the exclusive domain of Okuda and Sternbach.
For Hitchhikers, I bet someone must have compiled an encyclopedia.
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I've been trying to track down logos for Spacely Sprockets and Cogswell Cogs, but no luck so far. Also, what was the name of the company Fred Flintstone worked for? His boss was Mr. Slate...
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Pancho's was a famous hangout near Muroc/Edward's AFB where all the test pilots used to hang out. Watch or read "The Right Stuff"! Pancho Barnes was a famous aviatrix.
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Masao, I already have the JMC logo from Red Dwarf on my hard drive if you want it. I can also get ahold of the Diva Droid logo with the aid of a few DVD caps. I do have the HHGttG DVD so I can have a look through that too to see if there are any logos in there somewhere. I might just do one myself especially for 'Tom Servo's Used Robots' although I'll have to call on our own Axeman for a little help, given that he's quite the MST3K fan.
It might be ammusing to consider the Futurama logos too, I'm pretty sure the fonts (english & Alien) are availible for download...somewhere.
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