Star Trek

Your Favorite Sci-Fi Movies, 2000 and Beyond

source: Wired

gt;You don’t need to set the time machine very far back for these movies, ranked by Wired.com readers as some of the finest science fiction cinema of all time. Several 2009 releases made the cut, including two films from first-time directors: Duncan Jones’ masterful Moon and Neill Blomkam...

Published 13 hours ago

Top 10 Science Fiction Disappointments Of The Past Decade [Decade In Review]

source: io9

Disappointment sometimes seems the natural state of mind for science-fiction fans, but it's because we have so much hope. We raise our hopes again and again, only to suffer crushing disappointment. Here are the 10 worst letdowns of the 2000s.

Published 14 hours ago

Abrams: Relating To Star Trek

source: Trek Today

For J.J. Abrams, the key to falling in love with Star Trek was finally being able to relate to the characters. The forty-three-year old Abrams, a Star Wars fan, originally couldn’t find anything in the characters of Star Trek to which he could personally relate. “I didn’t feel like I could rela...

Published 15 hours ago

Beam us up Richard … VSS Enterprise ready for space passengers in 2011

source: Scotsman

With a name lifted straight from the science fiction of Star Trek, the Virgin Space Ship (VSS) Enterprise promises a new era in aviation history, ... Virgin Galactic Plane Prepares for Space TouristsSci-Tech Today Virgin Galactic spaceshiptwo – VSS Enterprise rolls outDeviceMAG

Published Mon, Dec 7

How To Jog Your Memory, The Science Fiction Hero Way [Triviagasm]

source: io9

Here's a complete list of all the methods we found for jogging your memory from science fiction tales, from the least fantastical to the most. (The end of the list, sadly, includes some items that you're unlikely to be able to find at your local office supply store.) Use an acronym.

Published Mon, Dec 7

Scott Bakula Praises J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie, Wants Archer in Star Trek XII

source: TrekWeb.com

Published Sun, Dec 6

How Is Media Technology Changing Science Fiction? [Futurism]

source: io9

For example, nearly all of us have mobile phones that are very much like the communicators that appeared in the Star Trek television series in the late 60s . . . But if we are living in a world that seems straight out of a science fiction novel, then how is our current technology changing science f...

Published Sat, Dec 5

Why Harlan Ellison May Be A Good Thing For New Trek [Star Trek]

source: io9

I would jump at the chance to work with the inordinately-talented J.J. Abrams on a new Star Trek film... Where the downside to getting topside of the radar of J.J. Abrams? This guy ain't Roddenberry. He's a writer I respect, whose work has frequently blown the lid off my box of supriseability. But the...

Published Sat, Dec 5