Ricky Manning

@froonium.bsky.social

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TV (mostly sci-fi) writer/producer (Farscape, ST:TNG, &c.); consultant; instructor @ UCLA Extension & ifs filmschule köln. WGA+WGC. He/his. Avatar by Arne Ratermanis.

Farscape's Aeryn Sun, crying as some guy strokes her cheek with the back of his fingers, probably so as not to leave any prints
Farscape's Aeryn Sun, all messy-haired in a dirty tanktop, scowls and says "Just the once."
Farscape's Braca, rather sweaty, looking at Grayza and saying "I'm glad I could be of service."
Farscape's Tauza, a delightful Scarran lady played by Amy Salas
Character of "Maniac" from the 1990 video game "Wing Commander"
Sydney Greenstreet in THE MALTESE FALCON saying "Not an injudicious thing to do."
Farscape vidcap: Crichton & Chiana look at a container topped by a stack of crackers; both are chewing; Crichton says "Crackers?"
Notepaper, with a swab of Robert Oster "Heart of Gold" fountain pen ink and a writing sample (done with a Lamy Al-Star with 1.5 nib); a bottle of that ink; a small piece of speckle-gold-painted foam from one of the "ribs" of Moya, the living ship on the TV series Farscape.
Mary Tyler Moore hat toss, from the main title of her TV series
Kath & Kim in a clothing store looking at something on a hangar and saying "It's nice, it's different, it's unusual."
The Adjudicator from John Wick 3: Parabellum (a woman with close-cropped hair, seated outdoors at sunset) saying "Merely an amuse-bouche."
From "Fantasia": Wizard with big gray beard, blue robes, blue pointy hat waves arms in the air, magically creating a big fuzzy red bat-like thingie.
Farscape's Kaarvok, an alien, saying "Not the word clone, please."
Farscape's Aeryn, laughing wildly, holds a Pulse Pistol to her temple and says "Yes. You're right!"
Milo Browder (in Peacekeeper costume) and Imogen Browder (in red dress) at the Farscape 20th anniversary celebration on the Henson (formerly Chaplin) studio lot, October 2019. Photo by Nerd News Social.
Farscape's Pilot plays the bongos and sings "Happy frelling birthday to you..."
Farscape's Scorpius, smiling (kinda) and saying "So good to see you again."
Farscape vidcap: Braca, disheveled and wide-eyed, saying "I'm glad I could be of service."
The Death Star on a yellow background. Underneath, in cursive script, "Ceci n'est pas une lune."
Farscape's Aeryn Sun saying "Isn't it fun?"
Farscape's Aeryn Sun, in doctor's coat with stethoscope and with ginormous rollers in her hair
Farscape's Scorpius, about to stab Grunchlk in the head, says "How prescient of you."
On the Farscape set at lunchtime: Paul Goddard, Wayne Pygram in bathrobe & Scorpius makeup, me in Mambo Loud Shirt
Farscape's John Crichton looking really intense in 16:9 and saying "Buffy?"
Farscape's Pilot plays the bongos and sings "Happy frelling birthday to you..."
Old white dork in Farscape cap sits in a rooftop bar and holds a cocktail. Cologne Cathedral is in the background.
Faux Doctor Who title: "The Froonium Conundrum / Written by Chris Chibnall"
Ricky and 6 students sit facing one another over a square of tables in a writers' room / classroom at the Internationale Filmschule Köln. Displayed on a TV monitor as well as on several of the students' laptops is a portion of a script page.
Farscape vidcap: Crichton kissing Rygel
Dork wearing clip-on sunglasses and a Farscape cap. In background, the Cologne Cathedral and the Hohenzollern Bridge.
Animation from "Fantasia": A long line of magical walking brooms dumps buckets of water into an already full cistern.
Walter White from the "Breaking Bad" pilot, saying "I am awake."
Faux "Star Trek: Voyager" title card with text "A Faulty Component in the Froonium Drive"
Faux "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" title card with text "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Faux "Star Trek: The Next Generation" title card with text "Mock This Ep If You Like, But I'm Still Getting Residual Checks"
Faux "Star Trek: The Next Generation" title card with text "Hans & Ricky Page-Oned This Mess In A Weekend, Cut It Some Slack"
Faux "Star Trek: The Next Generation" title card with text "You Can Skip This One, It's a Clip Show"
Street art on a rectangular pillar in an underground station: two painted monochrome faces that resemble Ben Browder and Claudia Black. Sign on wall in background indicates the station: "Appellhofplatz / Breite Straße" [Köln].
FARSCAPE vidcap: Aeryn (in doctor coat) saying "You called me Aeryn."
"Babylon Berlin" vidcap: A uniformed man with a stunned expression stands before an altar with dozens of lit candles. Subtitle: "You are in Cologne."
Farscape gif: Aeryn, holding a Pulse Pistol to her head and grinning madly, says "Yes. You're right!" and Crichton nods.
Farscape gif: Chiana saying "Sit back and enjoy the happy ending."
Illustration: the "Bat-signal" over the Gotham skyline (from the 1966 TV series) but instead of a bat in the spotlight, it's the Farscape Peacekeeper "red wedge" logo.
Star Trek: The Next Generation "Emissary" vidcap: K'Ehleyr saying "You speak Klingon."
Still life with book and (half)Klingon: A hardback copy of the aforementioned Chanda Prescod-Weinstein tome with a Loyalty Bookstores bookmark and an action figure of Star Trek: Next Gen's K'Ehleyr (not included in the purchase) sitting atop it, sword drawn, don't even think about trying to borrow this book, go get your own!
Farscape vidcap: Crichton & D'Argo outside in a snowstorm; D'Argo's saying "Look! One plan at a time!"
Drawing of Fatso, the Fat-Arsed Wombat: a smiling thicc brown wombat in sneakers, offering his backside to the viewer.
Angelyne's signature pink Corvette, an iconic part of her public persona. By Neon Tommy - Cropped from File:Angelyne (3593819195).jpg; original from Neon Tommy on Flickr, licensed under CC BY 2.0., CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=164394685
FARSCAPE "Won't Get Fooled Again" vidcap: Pilot in a bar, playing bongos, and singing "Happy frelling birthday to you..."
Gene Barry, in black leather jacket, saying "We were all praying for a miracle." From "War of the Worlds," 1953.
THE GRADUATE vidcap: Mr. Robinson pours a drink for Ben. Subtitles: " - Scotch? - Uh, bourbon."
Ricky Manning (standing) and Andrew Prowse (not standing) in the Farscape writers' room, in matching blue Mambo jumpers.
Farscape vidcap: John Crichton, in a spacecraft cockpit and wearing an utterly ridiculous and useless helmet, in profile. Subtitle: "TO USE OUR PLANET'S GRAVITY AS A SPEED BOOSTER"
Farscape vidcap: Scorpius saying "I long ago learned the advantages of patience."
Farscape vidcap: Scorpius saying "How commendable."
Farscape vidcap: Scorpius, preparing to stab Grunchlk, says "How prescient of you."
Hugh Keays-Byrne, in makeup/costume for his Farscape character "Grunchlk", posing for a pic with his arms around me (on his right) and the Creature Shop's Dave Elsey (on his left).
Me cradling cat Foxy. She has her cheek against my shoulder and is pensively wondering what she could possibly have done to deserve this abuse. Taken Tuesday, 3 March 2026.
Comic book panel, I have no idea whence: Daredevil (red costume) is in midair, saying to a (cellphone?) "... Anything rare in the ingredients?" Next to him is a passing schoolbus; one of its occupants is looking at him through the window and saying "Look! It's red Batman!"