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Retro Review: Relics
Original at Trek Today
• Fri, Jan 29
By Michelle When the Enterprise crew discovers a Dyson Sphere, they also find the chief engineer from an earlier Enterprise suspended in transporter limbo. Plot Summary: The Enterprise picks up a distress call from the USS Jenolen, which disappeared 75 years earlier. They track the ship to the surfa...
Sir Patrick Stewart At 70
Original at Trek Today
• Fri, Jan 29
By T'Bonz Would Stewart have been knighted had he not played Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation? “It is a result,” he said. “Because the cumulative result of Star Trek and the X-Men … when I went back to the U.K. after 15 years away, I went and did an Ibsen play [The Master Builder]. … Not a writ...
Updated Star Trek Book Schedule
Original at Star Trek Movie
• Fri, Jan 29
By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) 02/10: Star Trek: Seven Deadly Sins 03/10: Star Trek: Unspoken Truth (TOS movie era) 07/10: Star Trek SCE: What's Past (post DS9 era) 09/10: Star Trek: TNG Nightshade (reprint of 1992 book, TNG era) 01/11: Star Trek: Typhon Pact #4: Paths of Disharmony (TNG Enterprise)
Comics Review : Star Trek The Next Generation Ghosts Issueandnbsp;3
Original at TrekWeb.com
• Wed, Jan 27
Podcast: New Star Trek: The Continuing Mission Episode
Original at Trek Today
• Wed, Jan 27
By T'Bonz Written by David Raines, this third part of a trilogy (Command Decision and The Darkest of Thoughts preceded this episode) features some familiar Trek names as guest stars: Spice Williams-Crosby (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier’s Klingon Vixis), Celeste Yarnall (Star Trek: The Apple...
Star Trek: Nemesis
Original at jeffords (Blogspot)
• Wed, Jan 27
By noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) If you want proof trek had run its course in the Rick Berman/Brannon Braga era, look no further than Star Trek: Nemesis. Seriously, if you look any further, you will have to watch episodes of ENT. That show was not fit for human consumption.
How Down-And-Dirty Will Iron Man 2's Battles Get? New Action Figures Reveal All [Morning Spoilers]Original at io9
• Tue, Jan 26
By Charlie Jane Anders The writers have an idea they're talking about, and "opinions are starting to form," says Roberto Orci. The sequel is more "daunting," because there are fewer constraints. "Now that we have absolute freedom, it comes with absolute responsibility and it is daunting." They are looking to co...
Fic: Kindness Overwhelming (R)
Original at LiveJournal posts
• Mon, Jan 25
Title: Kindness Overwhelming Author: Yami no Kaiba Beta: Toadstoolcouch Recipient: Misplacedmarbles Fandom: Star Trek TOS Rating: R Pairing: McCoy/Spock Length: 1,674 words Note: Originally written for... do not own the characters or the concepts of Star Trek in any of its forms. Warni...
Opinion: Star Trek: First Contact
Original at jeffords (Blogspot)
• Mon, Jan 25
By noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) The change does make for a much different Picard than in the television series. I can appreciate some fans do not like it. In the series, Picard was unwilling to use Hugh as a genocidal weapon against the Borg even after they had done so many terrible things to him. But in First Contact--heck, in...
Fic: Bestowal (PG)
Original at LiveJournal posts
• Mon, Jan 25
Title: Bestowal Author: Yami no Kaiba Beta: ntjnke Fandom: Star Trek: TOS Rating: PG (for naughty words) Pairing: Spock/McCoy Length: 2,772 words Summary:... a present. Disclaimers: I do not own the characters or the concepts of Star Trek in any of its forms. Note: post- Yesteryear (From the...
Opinion: Star Trek: Generations
Original at jeffords (Blogspot)
• Sun, Jan 24
By noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) The reasons Star Trek: Generations falls flat are almost unmanageably numerous to list. The best way to sum it up succinctly is to say it tried to copy all the elements of Star Trek III: the Search for Spock except for the one element which made that movie decent--Spock.
Fic: Courting, Sort Of - McCoy/Sulu - R
Original at LiveJournal posts
• Sat, Jan 23
Title: Courting, Sort Of Fandom: Star Trek Pairing: McCoy/Sulu Rating: R (for sex and cussing) Summary: Maybe they did things a little... look… nice." Len grins a little. He's a tad star-struck, like the first time he saw Top Gun and realized ... up all over and as much as Len appreciated the strappi...
Fic: Names - McCoy/Sulu - R
Original at LiveJournal posts
• Sat, Jan 23
Title: Names Fandom: Star Trek Pairing: McCoy/Sulu Rating: R (for sex and cussing) Summary: Hikaru is opportunistic. McCoy is good at dirty talk. And they're...blue medical shirt onto Hikaru's desk chair, trying to unearth his pants from the tangled pile of Star Fleet uniforms. Hikaru feels...
Star Trek Online: The CardassiansOriginal at Trek Today
• Fri, Jan 22
By T'Bonz Atari has provided a Starfleet and Klingon Defense Force Intelligence Briefing as well as a short video on the Cardassian Empire. While Starfleet considers the Cardassians a “warlike and xenophobic people,” the Klingons see them as “fierce warriors” who “fight with honor” and who are “...
Opinion: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Original at jeffords (Blogspot)
• Wed, Jan 20
By noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock had met expectations at the box office, so a sequel was greenlit. More importantly, Harve Bennett and Leonard Nimoy completed the film early and under budget, so were the natural choices to produce the fourth film.
Star Trek: The Next Generation Follow Up
Original at jeffords (Blogspot)
• Sun, Jan 17
By noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) When Piller took over in the third season, Roddenberry’s involvement became limited to cashing the checks and complaining, often anonymously, to the press about the direction the show was taking. It is also the time TNG started to become the show I remember fondly. I think TNG began elevat...
Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation-- "All Good Things.."
Original at jeffords (Blogspot)
• Sat, Jan 16
By noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) After six long months and 176 reviews, we have reached the final episode of TNG. “All Good Things…” is significant for several reasons beyond capping off the longest run of an American science fiction series until that time. First, it set the seven season precedent for modern Trek series wh...
Bryan Singer Wants Jack the Giant Killer To Be 3D, Paramount Considering 3D Star Trek Sequel
Original at /FILM
• Wed, Jan 13
By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) The New York Times say that their sources spoke “on condition of anonymity because of studio policy”. When it comes to Paramount, however, they are able to cite Katie Martin Kelley directly. She says that the final decision on whether or not Transformers 3 and/or Star Trek 2 will be shot in 3D...
Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation-- "Genesis"
Original at jeffords (Blogspot)
• Sun, Jan 10
By noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) Data figures out a cure before picard turns into a lemur, but not before he electrocutes a prehistoric Worf--serves the filthy alien right--and a crewman is killed. Things go back to normal. Crusher is more worried about the annoyance of Barclay’s neuroses than the fact her cure lead to the...
Star Trek: The Next Generation-- "Gambit, Part I"
Original at jeffords (Blogspot)
• Sun, Dec 27
By noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) Meanwhile, we revisit an aspect of “Redemption, Part II” as Data has assumed command of the Enterprise while not seeming all that fit to do so because of his lack of emotion. Problems associated with that will explode next episode when everything else blows up, too. Sit tight until then. It on...
Fanfiction: Two Branches of One Tree — Star Trek: XI — girl!Kirk/McCoy — NC-17
Original at LiveJournal posts
• Sat, Dec 19
Title: Two Branches of One Tree Author: abi z. / azephirin Fandom: Star Trek: XI Pairing: girl!Kirk/McCoy Summary: The best is yet to be. When our time has come, we will be as one. Rating: NC-17 Spoilers: none Word count: 600 (four drabbles and one double drabble) ( the best is yet to be )
Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation-- "Frame of Mind"
Original at jeffords (Blogspot)
• Fri, Dec 18
By noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) To finish up the review, while I will not say it is a problem here, “Frame of Mind” established a genre of Trek episodes in which we do not learn until the last few minutes that what we have been watching up until that point is not real. We know something odd is going on as Riker bounces from perfor...
Avatar Outselling Star Trek in Advance Ticket Sales
Original at /FILM
• Thu, Dec 17
By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) As you might have noticed — I’ve been a big supporter of Avatar, and loved the movie, which I have now seen one and a half times in 3D (don’t ask…). But I’ve been very skeptical about the box office prospects of the film, especially judging by the word of mouth. Well, I just received word from Fand...
What is JJ Abrams’ Next Mystery Project?
Original at /FILM
• Mon, Dec 14
By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) J.J. Abrams Spills on Star Trek 2, Mission: Impossible 4, and FringeSci-Fi Author Harlan Ellison Wants In On Star Trek 2J.J. Abrams Teases Star Trek 2 Details; His Return, and the Possibility of KhanJJ Abrams to Produce Micronauts?Star Trek Sequel May Contain Pointed Modern CommentaryJJ A...
[Fic] Star Trek XI: 'Jim Knows Everything'; R
Original at LiveJournal posts
• Wed, Dec 9
Title : Jim Knows Everything Fandom : Star Trek XI Pairing or Characters : Kirk/McCoy Rating : R Word Count : 1211 Disclaimer : I do not own these characters, even though they own me. No money is being made; no disrespect is intended. Warnings & Notes : For my Advent Fic Challenge. The fluff f...
Podcast: The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 78 - Star Trek Special Features and New Moon Extravaganza (GUEST: C. Robert Cargill from Aint It Cool News)
Original at /FILM
• Sun, Dec 6
By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) VOTD: The Star Trek A-TeamJJ Abrams Approached Matt Damon for Star Trek… But NOT for the Role of James T KirkScript For William Shatner’s Excised Star Trek Cameo RevealedWhen Life Imitates Art: Spider-Man Robs a Bank, Man Speaks Only Klingon To Son For Three Years, Scientists Develop St...
Fanfiction: Star Trek Reboot Recs! (16 ST:R, 1 ST:R/SPN, 1 ST:TOS, 1 ST:TOS/SGA)
Original at LiveJournal posts
• Sat, Nov 21
Kirk Author: thingswithwings Fandom, etc.: Star Trek Reboot, Kirk/Spock with...Domenika Marzione ] ( miss_porcupine ) Fandom, etc.: Star Trek Reboot, gen, teen, 5100...bringing military realism to her fanfiction (even when the canon is...bit of meta on the Star Trek verse told in a...Stories Auth...
Making Vulcan Ears Is More Art Than Science, Nimoy Says
Original at Wired
• Wed, Nov 18
By John Scott Lewinski J.J. Abrams Comes Clean on Star Trek Coincidences, SequelAbrams’ Star Trek DVD Hides Secret Webcam HologramStar Trek Art Book Maps Evolution of J.J. Abrams’ RebootFirst TV Trek Remastered in Time for Abrams’ Launch2009 Arrives With Star Trek Goodies to Preview Abrams’ Movie
Opinion: Star Trek: The Next Generation--"The Game"Original at jeffords (Blogspot)
• Sat, Oct 31
By noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) May I now present ’The Game,” which shall forever be known as the worst episode of Tng and a portent of some of the dreck Brannon Braga would write through the rest of televised trek’s run. This episode was so bad, Gene Roddenberry died what the before it aired just to spare himself the agony.
Podcast: Slice of SciFi #236: A Conversation with David Blue of “SG:U”
Original at Slice of SciFi
• Sat, Oct 24
By Michael Hickerson 236: A Conversation with David Blue of “SG:U” In the News: J.J. Abrams, Robert Ocri and Alex Kurtzman debunk some of the rumors about the next “Star Trek” movie. Wil Wheaton talks about his guest role on this week’s episode of “The Big Bang Theory.” Akiva Goldman talks about the lessons he lear...
Podcast: SciFi Surplus 100 Trek Tron Joss Emmy Zzelbrik Stephanie
Original at SciFi Surplus
• Sun, Sep 20
By Casey Here’s what we have in store for you for this our 100th episode. Premier of ABC’s Flashforward. Tron Legacy has an Imax release date. Abrams and Orci talk about the next Star Trek film. Joss Whedon wins an Emmy. And much, much, more … Well, really just *some* more. But there’s more. Casey: Thank you f...
Star Trek: The Next Generation--"Conspiracy"
Original at jeffords (Blogspot)
• Wed, Aug 12
By noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Jeffords) You might even consider it a double miss, depending on your opinion of writer Tracy Torme. His original plan was for their to be a coup among high ranking Starfleet officials as a commentary on the Iran Contra scandal. Gene Roddenberry had kittens over the idea. There was absolutely no way any...
Podcast: The /Filmcast: Bonus Episode - An Evening with Actor Clifton Collins Jr., Man of a Thousand Faces
Original at /FILM
• Mon, Jun 22
By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) Tonight at 9 PM EST: An Evening with Clifton Collins Jr., Man of a Thousand Faces Ben Affleck Joins Mike Judge’s ExtractCrank 2: High Voltage Cast Announced In this special bonus episode of the /Filmcast, Dave Chen and Devindra Hardawar chat with the incredibly talented Clifton Collins J...
Fic: How McCoy Became Bones 1/1 (Kirk/McCoy, Star Trek, Light R)
Original at LiveJournal posts
• Sat, Jun 13
McCoy Became Bones Author: dahlianna Verse: ShinyNew!Trek Star Trek XI Pairing: Kirk/McCoy Rating: Light R (Seriously, probably PG-13) Word ...) leads to a lifelong moniker. Established relationship. Disclaimer: I WISH I owned Star Trek!!! Or at least had the right to borrow new!Jim an...
The Sexualization of Spock [Star Trek Review]
Original at io9
• Thu, May 7
By Annalee Newitz When celebrated science fiction writer James Tiptree, Jr. (AKA Alice Sheldon) started watching Star Trek in the 1960s, she wrote in letters to her friends about how the one aspect of the show that truly fascinated her was Spock. She wrote a fan letter to Leonard Nimoy, explaining that his se...
Box Office Tracking: Star Trek Could Reach $65M for 4 Days! Easily Biggest Trek Opening Ever!
Original at /FILM
• Wed, May 6
By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) ALL-TIME TOP 5 OPENING DAYS FOR STAR TREK MOVIES 1. Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - $13M 2. Star Trek: Generations (1994) - $9.7M 3. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) - $9.5M 4. Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) - $7.7M 5. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - $7M
Trekker Re-Creates Classic Star Trek Scenes With Legos
Original at Wired News
• Mon, Mar 30
By John Scott Lewinski Director J.J. Abrams is putting a younger face on Star Trek with his movie, due out in May. But dedicated Trek fan Frank Elchesen is honoring the original TV series by re-creating props and entire episodes of the '60s show in Lego form. As Elchesen moves on to more episodes and more images from th...
Fanfiction: Star Trek: The Wrath of Kirk Trailer..Original at YouTube
• Sun, Mar 15
By rss@youtube.com (MadcrowProductions) Author: MadcrowProductions Keywords: Star Trek Fan Trailer Fanmade Fanfic Mashup Mash Up Recut What If Crossover Madcrow Productions Added: March 15, 2009
How To: Star Trek EnterpriseOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Mar 11
By rss@youtube.com (PremiereBalloonEnter) Author: PremiereBalloonEnter Keywords: star trek enterprise design balloon instructions animals how to Added: March 11, 2009
Catching Up: Star Trek Preview Impressions From a Casual Fan [Off Topic]Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, Nov 20
By Brian Lam Inside, I don't usually get star struck, but how can a geek not get excited seeing both Harold from Harold and Kumar and Sylar in the same theater sitting in the same row watching themselves on the screen. And it was Trek! Not the old Trek, and Not even Next Generation, but a new kind of Trek with...
Podcast: The Rocchi Review -- With io9.com Editor-in-Chief Annalee Newitz!
Original at Cinematical
• Fri, Oct 17
By James Rocchi Can J.J. Abrams boldly go where many have gone before to relaunch Star Trek? Why is The Road being pushed back? How will Ridley Scott's planned adaptation of The Forever War be different from any sci-fi film in the history of the genre? And what Spanish film has sci-fi fans waiting with bated b...
Podcast: Slice of SciFi News Briefs
Original at Slice of SciFi
• Sun, Feb 3
By Sam George Takei says as he travels the world, people always recognize him and smile. He’s better known as Star Trek’s Mr. Sulu, the helmsman on the Star Ship Enterprise, and later as Captain Sulu, the man in charge of the starship USS Excelsior. Takei was in the Twin Cities to host a Minnesota Orch...
New Star Trek XI Starfleet Uniform
Original at Show Me SciFi
• Thu, Jan 24
By showmescifi Sure in ‘Yesterday’s Enterprise’ we saw a stiffer collar as the Federation battled the Klingons but… Star Trek XI is going the Imperial route..or so it would seem. JFXonline has posted some intriguing pics of the new Starfleet uniform.
Podcast #153: “Enterprise Incident”
Original at TREKS in SCI
• Sun, Dec 16
By treksf Ok, gang that’s it for this time out. Have a great week! Back to classic “Star Trek” and a look at the 3rd season episode, “The Enterprise Incident.” Direct download here: This week on the podcast we return to TOS. But first some sad news. It seems the staff of www.startrek.com have all been let go. It...
Podcast: Show # 144 - “Sins of the Father”
Original at TREKS in SCI
• Sun, Oct 21
By treksf The podcast this weekend covers a great Klingon and Worf episode from Next Generation called, “Sins of the Father.” Direct download here: To begin with I want to thank the Moyer’s and Vartok for their audio intro’s this week. I’m really enjoying these and hope everyone gets a chance to send a...
How do I give myself Spock eyebrows?
Original at MetaFilter
• Fri, Sep 14
By RobotHero I presume there's enough Star Trek fans that someone knows how to make up my eyebrows to be slanty like Spock's. But I haven't been able to google up any instructions. ...
How To: Star Trek transporter effect
Original at blakkbyrd
• Mon, Jun 11
This tutorial shows you how to create the Star Trek transporter effect. Play the video clip on the right to see the finished product. You will need a video editing package capable of using layers and mattes. This tutorial uses Adobe ...
How To: Star Trek Warp Speed Effect
Original at Tutorial Outpost Latest Tutorials
• Tue, May 22
In this tutorial you'll learn how to make a warp speed effect just like one from Star Trek.
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Lonely Among Us
Original at TV Squad
• Mon, Nov 13
By Wil Wheaton DATA RIKER DATA Obligatory Technobabble: "Dr. Channing thinks it's possible to force Dilithium into even more useful crystals if, as shown here, matter and antimatter could be aligned even more efficiently . . . " Wesley Crusher, explaining Dr. Channing's theory on dilithium crystals.
Opinion: New episodes of Star Trek?
Original at TV Squad
• Mon, Sep 4
By Brett Love Filed under: Science Fiction, OpEd, Video, WebWell, kind of. Star Trek: New Voyages aims to pick up where the original Star Trek left off by filming new adventures for Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the crew of the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701. This is not your ordinary fan film project though. Now a...