Star Trek

When Life Imitates Art: Spider-Man Robs a Bank, Man Speaks Only Klingon To Son For Three Years, Scientists Develop Star Trek-Like Phaser

source: /FILM

Next, via Gizmodo, we’ve learned of a Minnesota linguist named d’Armond Speers who spoke Klingon to his son for the first three years of his life: Harmless flirtation with science fiction, or the first step towards a post-apocalyptic future? You decide.

Published Fri, Nov 20

R2D2 Was in Star Trek 2009 !!

source: Show Me SciFi

Posted in scifi Tagged: R2D2, science fiction, scifi, Star Trek, startrek Unbelievable! io9 has what it claims to be a confirmation from George Lucas’ ILM and a frame from the blu-ray version of Star Trek 2009 In real-time play, it’s not even a second long, but it’s clear that everyone’s f...

Published Mon, Nov 16

Geeking Out About Genres With Michael Chabon

source: io9

Do you think people who are writing science fiction or fantasy should try to avoid getting shelved in those sections, for the same reasons you were keen to avoid getting shelved in LGBT fiction? Should we, as readers of SF and fantasy, be trying to get the novels we love shelved in "fiction,...

Published Mon, Nov 16

SciFi Weekend: We Are At Peace, Always; Changing Fate; Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars; Wolowitz in Bath Tub With Katee Sackhoff; Lost Final Season

source: Liberal Values

The pilot of the new series along with episodes of the original series are available for viewing on line here. Sackhoff’s guest appearance follows previous guest spots by Summer Glau and more recently Wil Wheaton. Wheaton revealed on his blog that he his voice was used in J.J. Abrams’ Star Tre...

Published Sun, Nov 8

10 Favorite Faux Deaths In Science Fiction

source: io9

Undied: Thanks to time travel shenanigans, turns out never to have died in the alternate timeline of third season episode "Yesterday's Enterprise," and then manages to return to the past of the original timeline at the end of the episode in a way that still doesn't make a lot of sense.

Published Sun, Nov 8

Science Fiction Legends On Black Velvet Part 2: Blacker And More Velvety [Science Fiction Art]

source: io9

The black velvet smoothness of science fiction art continues, like the blackness of space, only creamier. Artist Bruce White saw yesterday's black-velvet gallery and steered us to his gorgeous portraits from Star Trek, Star Wars, BSG, Doctor Who and more.

Published Fri, Nov 6

Wil ‘Ensign Crusher’ Wheaton WAS IN Star Trek 09?! He did voice work!!

source: Show Me SciFi

Posted in scifi Tagged: J J Abrams, science fiction, sciencefiction, scifi, Star Trek, wil wheaton Wow – somehow until today no one knew that Wil Wheaton – best known to Star Trek Fans for his work on Next Generation as Ensign Wesley Crusher – was actually in J J Abrams star trek 2009. Wheaton...

Published Thu, Nov 5

J.J. Abrams to Produce 'Micronauts' Movie?

source: Cinematical

Hasbro continues their steamrolling of Hollywood with the announcement that J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) is in negotiations to produce a film based on their Micronauts property. The Japanese science-fiction action figure line from Takara was brought to the States in the 1970's by Mego (with s...

Published Thu, Nov 5