Star Trek

Here's a day many of us never thought we'd see--long-time "Star Trek" detractor Harlan Ellison has offered his writing services for the next installment in the popular franchise. "If anyone out there thinks this melding has legs, let Abrams or anyone else with the chops to get in touch wit...

If you loved this summer's reboot of "Star Trek" and were, like many of us, left panting for more, it looks like you'll have to be satisfied with watching it again and again on DVD or Blu Ray. During the promotional tour for the recently released to home theater movie, director J.J. Abrams said t...

Reviewed by: Joe Russo (Filmmaker & SoSF Film Critic) Director: JJ Abrams Writers: Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman Actors: Leonard Nimoy, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Karl Urban, Bruce Greenwood, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho & Anton Yelchin DVD/Blu-ray Rele...

By Michael Hickerson Headlining this year’s list of guest stars will be Garrett Wang, known to Star Trek fans as Ensign Harry Kim on “Star Trek: Voyager.” The success of the new Star Trek movie in May led to requests for a local fan-run convention to continue after local fans stepped up in 2008; they put on a free on...

By Michael Hickerson n If you could purchase only one November DVD or Blu Ray release, which would it be? G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Up Star Trek Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season One Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut Farscape: The Complete Series Angels and Demons Other (Please Specify in Comments) View Results n n If you...

By Michael Hickerson The West Australian reports that J.J. Abrams is considering including Shatner in the sequel to his widely loved and successful Star Trek reboot. “I would love to work with him,” Abrams said at a press conference. “It was a foregone conclusion we wanted him in [Star Trek]. The problem was his cha...

By Michael Hickerson Earlier this year, we brought you the story about writer Harlan Ellison’s lawsuit against Paramount Pictures. The suit alleged that Paramount failed to pay for merchandising, publishing and other exploitations of “The City on the Edge of Forever,” an episode he wrote for the original “...

By Michael Hickerson This summer’s reboot of “Star Trek” was a huge successful critically and with fans.  But it was also a huge success where it counts most to Hollywood–at the box-office. The site crunched the numbers and found that “Star Trek” had the highest box-office take of any movie in the series.

By Sam Sloan In addition to the media and press being at the event, we have confirmed attendance of Star Trek celebrity, Leslie Hoffman. A self-described, “Original Trekkie,” she has worked as a stuntwoman in Hollywood for over 30 years, and has worked on both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek Vo...

By Michael Hickerson Chuck 2) Miniseries.  We all like movies because they tell a good story at a reasonable pace, but sometimes they leave us wanting more.  The studio’s response is to make sequels that by enlarge tend to suck.  I say make a miniseries to begin with (three episodes maximum), and let it be.

By Sam Sloan Star Trek: Phase II announces that J.G. Hertzler has been cast in the role of former tutor K’Sia for the upcoming episode “Kitumba.” Hertzler is best known to Star Trek fans for his role as a Klingon warrior, General, and ultimately Chancellor Martok on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” as well as...

By Michael Hickerson The voice of the Enterprise computers will be familiar in J.J. Abrams’s upcoming “Star Trek”.The sequel to “Alvin and the Chipmunks” has a directorKevin McKidd, formerly of “Journeyman” is in the running to play Thor Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let u...

By Sam Sloan Slice of Trivia: Kurt in St. George offers up 3 clips that were inspired by a previous Slice of Trivia episode. Link: Lunar Embassy World Headquarters Link: Technorama’s Adieu to the Star Trek Experience Link: Peace In Space Link: Second Life

Interview with Dr. Deborah Manchester In the News: Dakota Fanning, 14, will soon star in a new film about kids with unique abilities titled “Push.” Director J.J. Abrams and writer Roberto Orci are preparing a prequel comic to lead into their upcoming reboot of the Star Trek movie franchise. Ha...

By Sam This was a shockingly adult movie in a climate of paper plates on strings and aliens with green skin from Mars (in 3-D no less!) populating the silver screen. The deliberate tempo of Wise, the incredible acting of Michael Rennie and the eerie score of Bernard Herrman all combine to make this...

By Sam FOX “From J.J. Abrams (”Lost”), Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, the team behind “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible III” and “Alias,” comes a new drama that will thrill, terrify and explore the blurring line between science fiction and reality.

By Sam • Jay Acovone (Media Guest) – Jay Acovone is recognized by Stargate SG-1 fans as Major Charles Kawalsky in the long running science fiction series. He has also had roles in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, The X-Files, Sliders, Independence Day, and the popular television series Beaut...

By Sam Future Talk: Academy Award winning actor James Cromwell (”Deep Impact,” “Star Trek: First Contact”) is set to star in another disaster movie about an impact on a planetary surface, this one, titled “Impact,” is being done strictly for TV and possibly DVD. Karl Urban (”Doom,” “Pathfinde...

By Sam “The Magic Blade” Interview with filmmaker Mark Lund In the News: Roddenberry Productions will host a special online screening of Star Trek: Phase II’s (formally known as Star Trek New Voyages) “To Serve All My Days: A Night in 1969.” NBC’s hit game show “Deal or No Deal” will transform its...

By Sam “Dr. Ruth Bamford has made a discovery that will delight avid Star Trek fans. She and her colleagues at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, England, have developed an experimental version of the kind of space shield used on the USS Enterprise. Dr. Rutherford has been working...

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...

By Summer Brooks Special Announcement: It’s time to let your voices be heard and help get Walter Koenig a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honor his long and successful career. Chairman Walk of Fame Committee c/o Hollywood Chamber of Commerce 7018 Hollywood Boulevard, 2nd Floor Hollywood, CA 90028

By Sam Interview: This week we talk to Janine Vangool. curator, designer and connoisseur of fine art who hosted and organized “The Shatner Show” for her gallery in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Janine talks about the show that ran for two months, what is was like to work with the over 70 different arti...

By Sam Written by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF Staff Journalist) The “second season” of the remastered “Star Trek” begins this weekend with a classic first-season episode “The Galileo Seven.” CBS/Paramount’s official web site has released a few teaser images from this episode, which is among o...