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Post by auntym on Jun 15, 2016 13:41:54 GMT -6
www.startrek.com/article/quinto-kicks-off-new-omaze-beyond-campaign Quinto Kicks Off New Omaze/Beyond CampaignStarTrek.com Staff June 15, 2016 When debuting one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, what better place to roll out the red carpet than Comic-Con International’s Preview Night? To prove it, we’re flying you and a friend to San Diego to check out the world premiere of Star Trek Beyond! Upon your grand arrival, you’ll walk the red carpet, take tons of photos, and then you and your guest will be among the first to see the newest chapter in the Star Trek franchise. And since good times call for good company, what better way to cap off this amazing night than by meeting the cast and hanging with them at the after-party? Flights and hotel included.The cast of Star Trek Beyond, Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot and Omaze are teaming up once again to support The Mission Continues, and Zachary Quinto, Star Trek's current Spock, shares his enthusiasm for the effort in a new video. The grand prize is a trip for two to the Star Trek Beyond World Premiere at Comic-Con, with the winner and guest walking the red carpet, meeting the cast; airfare and hotel are included, too. A $10 donations earns you 100 entries to win, while anyone who makes donations of other denominations (ranging from $25 to $2500) can beam up a Star Trek Beyond pin, a trio of T-shirts, film stills and Star Trek Beyond concept art. The Mission Continues empowers veterans who are adjusting to life at home to find purpose through community impact by deploying veterans on new missions in their communities, so that their actions will inspire future generations to serve. Their operations in cities across America deploy veteran volunteers alongside non-profit partners and community leaders to solve some of the most-challenging issues facing our communities: improving local education services, eliminating food deserts, mentoring at-risk youth, and more. Through this unique model, veterans build new skills and networks that help them successfully reintegrate to life after the military, while making long-term, sustainable transformations in communities and inspiring future generations to serve. Visit www.omaze.com/beyond to enter/donate.
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Post by auntym on Jun 16, 2016 13:30:21 GMT -6
news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/star-trek-science-space-astronomy-technology-fazekas/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_tw20160616news-booktalkstar&utm_campaign=Content&sf28836083=1 ‘Star Trek’ Is Right About Almost Everything By Jeremy Berlin PUBLISHED June 16, 2016
Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year—bases its science fiction on scientific fact.
The U.S.S. Enterprise explores the far corners of the universe in the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation. One engineer today thinks we could build an actual Enterprise in the next 20 or 30 years. Photographc courtesy CBS/National Geographic Books Resistance is futile. For half a century now the Star Trek franchise has been winning new fans and inspiring real-world innovators. Over the course of 12 feature films (the 13th will be released next month) and six TV series—plus an ever-growing constellation of books, games, comics, magazines, and documentaries—it has boldly gone where no science fiction has gone before. The secret to its success, says Andrew Fazekas, is its allegiance to science fact. Fazekas—a National Geographic writer and astronomy blogger known as the Night Sky Guy—is the author of a new book on the series’ reality-based astronomy and prescient technology. In Star Trek: The Official Guide to our Universe, he explains that unlike most sci-fi, the franchise has always rooted the innate human urge to explore in plausible science, providing “a hopeful pathway to a possible human future that’s not too distant.” With Star Trek celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, National Geographic recently spoke with Fazekas about the real science and enduring appeal of the series. You’re a science writer, amateur astronomer, and lifelong fan of Star Trek. This book, you say, represents a sort of Vulcan mind-meld of those passions. Tell me a bit about how and why it came together. I’ve been an amateur astronomer—a backyard stargazer—since I was 10 years old. At the same time, I’ve always been a Star Trek fan. So I knew that I wanted to mix these two very different worlds together. But I wasn’t sure how. Then I began to realize that in Star Trek, most of the astronomical objects and destinations have real-life counterparts. Watching the TV shows and movies, you hear names like Andromeda galaxy and Alpha Centauri—real things I’ve come across in my own travels across the night sky. I soon began to find many instances where I could reference the series in terms of an astronomical object. Like, if I would show someone a supernova through my telescope, I could quote the Star Trek episode in which it appeared. And I could say, “Remember in ‘All Our Yesterdays’ when the Enterprise had to rush away because the impending explosion of the star would destroy the planet?” About 10 years ago, I began to make a casual list of all the astronomical objects that have appeared in Star Trek. And as I went through the episodes, I saw, again and again, that the writers were always talking about real-life stuff. They were always taking real science seriously. Photograph courtesy National Geographic Books Tell me about your methodology. I imagine it involved a lot of research and collaboration with scientists. How did you decide what to focus on and explicate? Star Trek is a fire hose of information and trivia. It’s overwhelming. So I decided that I needed to focus on a few things. Coming from an astronomy-education background, I knew I needed to make it easy for the reader. To make it something that they’d be familiar with: a guidebook about the night sky. So we’d start off with things in the solar system. Then we’d move on to planets outside the solar system—the exoplanets. Then I’d explain the stars—where they’re born, how they live, where they die. And finally I’d get to the grandest structures of the galaxy. The cornerstone of this book is looking at the destinations and the true science of Star Trek. Scores of today’s scientists and engineers and physicists—as well as mathematicians, chemists, even astronauts—were inspired as children by Star Trek to pursue these fields professionally. The show captured their imaginations. And that’s what’s so cool about Star Trek. I mean, I’m not dissing Star Wars—I like that too—but I find it to be much more fantasy-based. I liken Star Wars to The Lord of the Rings. Star Trek is more of a realistic vision. What were the biggest surprises you encountered in the course of writing this book? One thing is just how accurate the science really is, throughout all the different incarnations. The foundation that Star Trek is built on is scientifically sturdy. You can tell that the writers and producers took the time to get the science right. They did that by involving real scientific consultants, whose professional opinions were incorporated into the plotlines, the filming of the scenes. And over the decades—as our technology has gotten better, as we’ve pushed the boundaries of exploration, as we’ve learned more about our universe—new knowledge has made its way into Star Trek plots and story lines. Nowadays the canvas that all these adventures play out on is almost hyperreal. With the computer simulations we have these days, Hollywood has the ability to re-create any kind of object in space, based on whatever knowledge we have, and give us the ringside seats to the cosmos that all we space geeks wish we had. CONTINUE READING: news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/star-trek-science-space-astronomy-technology-fazekas/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_tw20160616news-booktalkstar&utm_campaign=Content&sf28836083=1
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Post by auntym on Dec 26, 2016 14:09:11 GMT -6
www.startrek.com/article/roddenberrys-interaction-with-fans-via-letters Roddenberry's Interaction with Fans Via... Lettersby Maria Jose and John Tenuto December 26, 2016 Because of social media, fans waiting in anticipation of the newest Star Trek movie or show are able to interact with the directors, writers, producers and actors instantaneously and often. Back in 1966, however, modern social media was as much science fiction as the universal translator or communicator, yet the original show’s creator Gene Roddenberry and his staff understood even then the value of interacting positively with fans. They did so via letters instead of status updates and especially valuable is the fact that those typed and handwritten communications were often much longer, detailed and thoughtful than can be allowed with social media limitations of characters or space. As part of our ongoing research, the goal of which is to celebrate Trek’s behind-the-scenes artists, we have been studying the communications of Gene Roddenberry, particularly the letters he wrote to fans which are available in his “Gene Roddenberry Star Trek Television Series Collection 1966-1969” archive at the University of California, Los Angeles library. A conclusion after studying these letters is that Gene Roddenberry, and indeed all his production staff, from secretaries who drafted or typed some of the letters, to producers, writers, consultants and the actors themselves, all had an abiding appreciation for the fans of the show from the get-go in 1966. The letters reveal a sense of humor and camaraderie between fans and the show runners, and a realization of the value that fans had in keeping the show on-air. Examples of that sense of humor include a fan letter from October 6, 1966, which suggested that perhaps too many of the Star Trek episodes were exciting and engaging – and that to ensure that the show remained on TV for 12 or 15 seasons perhaps some boring episodes should be produced once in a while to achieve a balance. Enchanted with the letter’s suggestion, Gene Roddenberry wrote a memo to NBC executive Herb Schlosser with the proverbial tongue-in-cheek commentary that the letter “contains in it a suggestion for STAR TREK which I am sure NBC will find provocative and may even give us some active help in implementing.” Amused by Gene’s sense of humor, Schlosser hand-wrote a note on the memo, sending a copy back to Roddenberry saying, “You couldn’t + wouldn’t do a dull show! Best Herb.” Fan requests and questions were taken seriously by the Star Trek production office, another sign of the affinity they had for viewers. For example, in several of the letters fans ask if they could visit the set while on vacation in Los Angeles, and without many exceptions, the answer was an affirmative. There are even instances of very dedicated fans being invited to the set by Roddenberry himself in his replies to their letters! “Fans like you aren’t easy to come by nowadays,” a November 1966 letter revealed to a lucky fan. Three high school science students asked Roddenberry for plans and resource materials on the U.S.S. Enterprise because they hoped to make a model for their class. The fans were rewarded with photographs of the ship and a communication from its designer Walter “Matt” Jefferies. One of the earliest fan letters was mailed right after the episode “Charlie X” premiered, asking for the lyrics to the song the “yeoman” (really Uhura) sang about Spock. The lyrics were promptly sent to the fan. If Roddenberry or the producers/writers couldn’t answer a question, it was forwarded to someone who could. An example was a December 14, 1966, fan letter asking how the Enterprise could be propelled through space without visible exhaust ports, and providing its own imaginative idea that perhaps the Enterprise was powered by magnetic technologies. The letter was passed along to Harvey P. Lynn, a Rand Corporation physicists who had been the scientific consultant to Gene Roddenberry. Lynn kindly answer the fan’s question with a detailed letter explaining why in the future exhaust would likely consist of light not visible to the eye. Another demonstration of Roddenberry’s appreciation of fan input was how he would ask for additional copies of fanzines like Spockanalia, so as to be able to distribute them among writers and actors wishing to gain an understanding of how fans were interpreting their work. He would also have fan comments in letters compiled and then write memos to Gene Coon and other producers/writers to further that understanding. For example, one fan questioned early on what the U.S.S. stood for in the name U.S.S. Enterprise – if it was a United Earth Ship as mentioned on screen, shouldn’t the designation be U.E.S. Enterprise? Roddenberry clarifies for his staff that the U.S.S. stands for “United Space Ship.” All these letters represent a time in fan history that is rare today – handwritten notes and long, typed communications between fans and creators. The letters allowed for genuine exchanges of complex ideas and emotions, something a bit more challenging in a world of electronic and efficient online "interactions." But even during the 1960s, sometimes all it took would be a few words from the Star Trek show runners to convey their appreciation, as this line from a December 4, 1966, letter to a fan reveals: “Your considered opinion is much cared for and much appreciate (sic) by all of us here on the ST staff.” Maria Jose and John Tenuto are both sociology professors at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois, specializing in popular culture and subculture studies. The Tenutos have conducted extensive research on the history of Star Trek, and have presented at venues such as Creation Conventions and the St. Louis Science Center. They have written for the official Star Trek Magazine and their extensive collection of Star Trek items has been featured in SFX Magazine. Their theory about the “20-Year Nostalgia Cycle” and research on Star Trek fans has been featured on WGN News, BBC Radio, and in the documentary The Force Among Us. They recently researched all known paperwork from the making of the classic episode "Space Seed" and are excited to be sharing some previously unreported information about Khan's first adventure with fellow fans. Contact the Tenutos at jtenuto@clcillinois.edu or mjtenuto@clcillinois.edu.MORE PICTURES: www.startrek.com/article/roddenberrys-interaction-with-fans-via-letters#sthash.p0clv2T1.dpuf
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Post by auntym on Feb 16, 2017 13:08:23 GMT -6
www.startrek.com/article/mission-set-for-operation-enterprise-roller-coaster Mission Set for Operation Enterprise Roller Coasterby StarTrek.com Staff February 16, 2017 Guests at Movie Park Germany in 2017 can look forward to exploring the galaxy on Europe’s first licensed Star Trek roller coaster. Set to open in the early spring 2017, the triple launch coaster features a Star Trek: The Next Generation theme and is called Star Trek: Operation Enterprise. Here’s how Movie Park Germany describes the ride: Speed is of the essence. There’s no time to think. Every maneuver has to be perfectly executed. There’s only one attempt. Starfleet's enemy the Borg have the U.S.S. Enterprise locked in their tractor beam. The ship and its crew have been captured. The bridge of the Enterprise is deserted. The only hope of rescue is to send Starfleet cadets on a bold rescue mission. This rescue mission isn’t going to be easy. The Borg ship’s deflector shields will have to be breached so that its main systems can be destroyed. It’s the only way to save the crew of the Enterprise. Despite an incredible adrenalin rush, the cadets have to fully focus on the task at hand. That’s the new mission in deep space for Movie Park Germany’s guests. Visit www.moviepark.de/startrek for more information about the attraction and the storyline.
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Post by auntym on Feb 23, 2017 14:16:50 GMT -6
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/star-trek-beyond-makeup?mbid=social_twitterMeet the Mad Scientists Responsible for Star Trek Beyond’s Oscar-Nominated Makeup
Oscar nominees Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo take us behind the scenes of the latest Star Trek movie.by Julie Miller / www.vanityfair.com/contributor/julie-millerSofia Boutella plays Jaylah and Ashley Edner plays Natalia in Star Trek Beyond. Left and right, by Kimberly French; middle, by Joel Harlow. © 2016 Paramount Pictures.With voting open for this year’s Oscars, we’re taking a closer look at some of the craftspeople nominated for the year’s best films—from the people who re-created the Golden Age of Hollywood for the Coen Brothers to the makeup artist who redefined a pop culture icon. Check VanityFair.com every day this week for another close-up look at 2017’s Oscar nominees. Can you imagine designing 56 unique alien species? Neither can Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo, the Oscar-nominated makeup team behind Star Trek Beyond—and they actually accomplished that feat, with a staff of 60, on three different continents, working around the clock to fill the tall order. “When we started, the script was still being worked on,” Harlow explained during a recent phone call. “The number of alien races grew over time. . . If we had known that was what was ultimately required, it would have been incredibly overwhelming—a monumental hurdle to get over mentally, as opposed to practically.” As firm believers that truth is stranger than fiction, Harlow and Alonzo began their quest by looking to nature for inspiration—poring over photos and illustrations of aquatic creatures, mammal life, microscopic life, and plant life. “You take all these images, and whether consciously or subconsciously, because you’ve seen things over the years, you just start melding them together,” said Harlow, who previously won an Oscar in 2010 for his makeup on the first rebooted Star Trek. “It was kind of a free-for-all in the beginning. I suggested we start creating alien designs, and everybody [on the in-house team] brought their love of Star Trek to it, and their own artistic sensibilities.” Harlow’s fascination with aquatic life is reflected, for example, in Natalia—a fastidiously-designed creature whose head looks like a giant Nautilus, played by Ashley Edner. Makeup application took seven hours to complete, and could happen only after the hundreds of hours logged engineering a practical support system for the creature’s head. “The size of the head on that character was so large, and there was so much exposed anatomy, because she was basically wearing a cocktail dress. It was a tremendous undertaking,” explained Harlow. “We had to figure out how to solve the weight issues of a head that big while still allowing the actress to perform through the makeup.” The answer came courtesy of mold shop supervisor Gil Liberto, who had worked with Harlow on the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and “figured out a way to cast the shell out of a feather-weight plastic that was incredibly durable.” Amazingly, the prosthetics ended up being heavier than the head itself. “If we didn’t have the support of production and [director] Justin Lin, that character probably would’ve been the first creature to fall by the wayside,” said Harlow. Harlow and Alonzo also had to figure out how to bring their 55 other alien species to life practically, so that actors could work comfortably and still express themselves beneath heavy prosthetics. MORE PHOTOS & CONTINUE READING: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/star-trek-beyond-makeup?mbid=social_twitter
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Post by auntym on May 19, 2017 13:42:51 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Jun 3, 2017 15:10:15 GMT -6
alien-ufo-sightings.com/2017/06/cast-star-trek-now/ The Cast Of Star Trek Then & NowJune 1, 2017 Star Trek is something of a cult classic now, with so many fans the world over, and Trekkie conventions that pull in the masses. Have you ever wondered what some of your favorite StarTrek characters and cast members were up to these days though? Especially those early ones, right from the start in the original Star Trek series. Let’s take a closer look, check them all out, and see what they’ve all been up to since they decided to Live Long and Prosper. The Cast Of Star TrekThe Cast Of ‘Star Trek’ look totally different than when they first starred on the show. The casts first burst onto our screens with the popular TV show but since then they have also appeared in the films. Today, the cast have changed so much that only 5% of Trekkies can even recognize their favorite stars. Read on to see if you know who is who! CONTINUE READING: alien-ufo-sightings.com/2017/06/cast-star-trek-now/
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Post by jcurio on Jun 5, 2017 9:49:05 GMT -6
That was fun! Worth a long look! 😊
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Post by auntym on Sept 19, 2017 12:03:50 GMT -6
io9.gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-klingons-star-tr-1818528043?rev=1505840481682&utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow Everything You Need to Know About the Klingons, Star Trek's Ever-Changing Space Warriorsby James Whitbrook / kinja.com/ursus-veritas9-19-2017 Image: CBS Klingons are one of the most iconic Star Trek alien races. In 51 years they’ve evolved from deceptive villains to hoannable allies—and now, with the arrival of Star Trek: Discovery this week, they’re becoming spiritual warriors once again, at odds with our heroes. Here’s everything you need to know about the past, present, and future of Qo’noS’s finest. Klingons have been one of the most persistent elements of Star Trek. They made their debut on the very first season of the original show, and have since appeared on every spinoff series, including Discovery—and in most of the Trek movies, as well. The Klingons first met by Kirk and his crew in “Errand of Mercy” back in 1967 were very different from the Klingons we know today, both in their physical appearance and in their characterization. Intended as a Soviet parallel to the Federation’s US, the original Klingons were treated as inferior to the Federation’s ideals in every manner. The Klingons were a crafty, savage, and warmongering race, morally corrupt and willing to do anything to get their way—especially if it meant getting the upper hand against the Federation, their long-time rivals in an interstellar cold war. That nature uncomfortably played into their appearance as well. The original Klingons were given an incredibly Orientalist aesthetic, with white actors having their faces darkened with makeup to appear more alien, plus accented eyebrows highlighted with shoe polish and matching thin mustaches. To the modern eye, the look of original Klingons is deeply problematic, but at the time, it was a huge budget saver; one of the primary reasons the Klingons became such major recurring villains in the original series was that their makeup costs were much lower compared to the prosthetics needed for the Romulans. After the Star Trek TV series came to an end, then found itself revived as a movie series in the ‘70s, there was finally a budget to make the Klingons appear truly alien—and with it came a complete overhaul of the race that changed their place in the franchise. Their new makeup work gave the Klingons long, flowing hair, sharpened teeth, and distinctive forehead ridges (more on those later), but Klingon culture was given an even greater shake-up. A new language was introduced to further emphasize the differences between the Klingon Empire and the Federation, and, taking inspiration from feudal Japan, Klingons became a species that valued honor above all else, holding strictly defined traditions around the art of war that formed the cornerstones of Klingon society. Although original Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was hesitant to bring back old aliens when Star Trek returned to TV with The Next Generation, set a century after the original show, the Klingons ultimately became a fundamental part of the series in the form of Michael Dorn’s Worf, a Klingon member of Starfleet and one of the show’s primary characters. Representing a time period when the relationship between the Federation and the Klingon Empire had become relatively amicable, Worf became a lens for the audience to discover the new culture behind the Klingons first hinted at in the movies, examining both their dedication to martial prowess (with the introduction of iconic elements like the Bat’leth, the curved Klingon blade) and their spiritual side. Gone were the savages of the original series, instead replaced by a principled society of hoannable warriors. By the time of Voyager and Deep Space Nine (the furthest we’ve been into Star Trek’s timeline on TV) the Klingons had become heroes. After a brief period of hostility the Klingons became crucial allies for the crew of Deep Space Nine and the Federation at large in DS9's seasons-long war with the Dominion, while Voyager examined prejudices and acceptance of the Klingons within Starfleet through B’Elanna Torres, a half-human, half-Klingon engineer troubled by the pull between her two very different cultures. Discovery, set a decade before the original show, mixes up the Star Trek timeline a bit. The Klingons are the primary antagonists of the series, with the Federation openly at war with them. However, the show portrays the Klingons as fans have come to know them: as an hoannable warrior race—right down to the forehead ridges. Speaking of which... How the Klingons grew from the mustachioed, smooth-headed humanoids of the original series to the ridged aliens of The Original Motion Picture and beyond has been a canonical puzzle Star Trek fans have theorized and debate about for decades. There was never a reason provided for the difference in either the movies or The Next Generation—it was simply declared that these new aliens were still Klingons and that was that. For years, the closest the series ever got to acknowledging the change was a one-off joke in the special Deep Space Nine anniversary episode “Trials and Tribble-ations,” which saw the crew sent back into the past to the events of the original series episode “The Trouble with Tribbles.” When asked by his colleagues why the Klingons of Kirk’s time looked so different to the Klingons they know of in the 24th century, Worf offers a brief but stern rebuttal: Klingons don’t talk about it with non-Klingons. Fans finally got an explanation for the disparity between the two kinds of Klingons nearly 40 years after their first appearance thanks to Star Trek: Enterprise, which was set in the years before the formation of the Federation. A two-part story in the show’s fourth season revealed that Klingons have actually always had forehead ridges, but a virus accidentally unleashed on the Klingon homeworld when scientists tried to augment Klingons with human DNA caused victims to develop human physical characteristics, including smooth foreheads. A treatment for the virus was developed by Enterprise’s resident medic, Dr. Phlox, but the physician theorized that it would take generations for Klingon children to be born with ridged foreheads again. It remains to be seen whether Discovery, which features pre-original series Klingons with forehead ridges, will have something to say about the bizarre evolution of the feature, given its place in Star Trek’s timeline. But we do know that the series will provide a biological reason for the ridges: they’re covered in extra-sensory receptors, to help Klingons detect and hunt their prey. 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Post by auntym on Sept 20, 2017 0:39:51 GMT -6
www.space.com/38186-alien-field-guide-star-trek-the-next-generation.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Retro Alien 'Field Guide' Profiles 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' CreaturesBy Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor September 19, 2017 "A Field Gui de to the Aliens of Star Trek: The Next Generation" by Zachary Auburn Credit: The Devastator
"Star Trek" fans will get a great nostalgia kick from a new book that covers every alien species featured in "The Next Generation" (TNG), from Acamarians to Vulcans. The book weaves together descriptions and observations from a fictional young fan portrayed as watching the show during its original airing, between 1987 and 1994.
"A Field Guide to the Aliens of Star Trek" (The Devastator, 2017), is written by Zachary Auburn, who has other books in unconventional formats; for example, he used a "Choose Your Own Adventure" style for the novella "Love Is Not Constantly Wondering If You Are Making the Biggest Mistake of Your Life" (Perfect Day Publishing, 2011). His biggest seller so far is "How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety" (Three Rivers Press, 2016).
The new book is written in the style of several "zines," a term that refers to fan-made magazines that generally have a low circulation. This includes period-authentic fonts and pictures. As they leaf through the pages, readers will find that the magazine not only lists aliens, but also frequently refers to the life experiences of the fictional zine author, "Joshua Chapman," who starts the magazine at age 11 and graduates high school by series end. [The Evolution of 'Star Trek' (Infographic)]
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Post by auntym on Sept 22, 2017 13:28:43 GMT -6
www.popularmechanics.com/culture/tv/a26043/star-trek-discovery-2017-rumors/?src=socialflowTW
Everything You Need to Know About 'Star Trek: Discovery' New aliens, new ships, and a new story in the Final Frontier. By Tiffany Kelly / www.popularmechanics.com/author/17402/tiffany-kelly/Apr 13, 2017 The Star Trek franchise has taken fans to fantastic new worlds over the last 50 years, with 13 films, five live-action television shows, and one animated series. Finally CBS is creating something new for Trek fans to chew on—Star Trek: Discovery. Set to launch on CBS All Access service later this year, Discovery is the first Star Trek show in more than a decade. But how will Discovery fit into the universal canon? Can we expect some familiar friends and foes? What about the Enterprise, the Federation, the Tribbles?! This is all the news, rumors, and theories about Discovery so far, and what we can expect when we finally return to the final frontier. Update: CBS released a trailer for Star Trek: Discovery giving us a good look at the new series, confirming it will take place 10 years before Kirk's Enterprise. Update: CBS finally announced in June that the Star Trek will return to television on September 24 at 8:30pm ET. The premiere will debut on television and the second episode will be immediately available for streaming on CBS All Access. After that, the show will debut on All Access every Sunday night. The first eight episodes will air until Nov. 5, then the show will enter a winter hiatus only to return in January 2018. The first season will be 15 episodes total.
The PlotAs the first TV show in the franchise since Star Trek: Enterprise was canceled in 2005, Discovery will be chock-full of new characters, ships, and likely some fresh intergalactic confrontation between the Federation and some familiar foes. Set a decade before the events in James T. Kirk's original five-year mission, this new show will focus on the crew of the USS Discovery, and in some way we don't know yet, another ship called the Shenzhou will also play a role. With the introduction of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek films, the franchise's canon fractured in two. There is the Prime Universe of the original series, The Next Generation, and so on, and the alternative universe of the new films, known as the "Kelvin Timeline." Discovery will exist exclusively in the Prime Universe, so no, we won't be seeing any Chris Pine cameos. The main character will be human First Officer Michael Burnham, and she will be referred throughout the first season primarily as "Number One," a name that's used by many but most notably by Jean-Luc Picard in reference to his first officer William Riker in The Next Generation. In August last year, Bryan Fuller (who was then the showrunner but has since left the project) said the character would be an homage to the original first officer, played by Majel Barrett in the original series pilot "The Cage." In that episode, Barrett, whose character never receives a name, is Captain Pike's cool-headed and decisive first officer. Although her character was eventually removed from the show, Roddenberry grafted her personality onto the Vulcan first officer Spock. With some Klingon casting already announced, it's likely the familiar alien warrior race from Kronos will be the main bad guys—or at the very least, a major one. In Star Trek canon, hostilities would've broken out decades before Discovery but would still be ongoing, it's possible that Discovery will be tossed into the middle of it. However, when asked about the focus of Discovery this is what Fuller had to say: "There's an incident and event in Star Trek history, that's been talked about but never been explored. To do this series, we're telling a much more serialized story, to dig deep into a very tantalizing [storyline]. And we have a character who's on a journey, and in order to understand something that is alien she first has to understand herself." To further complicate things, Fuller also tweeted that the classic Star Trek episode "Balance of Terror," an episode all about Romulans, is a "touchstone" for Star Trek: Discovery. Fans have speculated that this could mean the Earth-Romulan War. However, it would've taken place a full century before the reported timeline of Discovery. It's also possible that this Romulan-heavy episode is just a thematic touchstone, not a literal connection to the new series. Update: Sources report that the first season of Discovery will mostly focus on the war between the Klingons and the Federation, and that a yet unofficial second season will tackle the aftermath of the war. CONTINUE READING: www.popularmechanics.com/culture/tv/a26043/star-trek-discovery-2017-rumors/?src=socialflowTW
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Post by auntym on Aug 4, 2018 14:48:22 GMT -6
io9.gizmodo.com/sir-patrick-stewart-is-returning-to-star-trek-for-a-new-1828108878?rev=1533415292668&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow Sir Patrick Stewart is Returning to Star Trek for a New Series About Picardby Julie Muncy / kinja.com/juliemuncy8-4-2018 Captain Jean-Luc Picard, of the USS Enterprise. Image: CBS/Paramount Pictures The most venerable captain in Star Fleet history is back. As has been rumored for a while, CBS announced today that Sir Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Jean Luc-Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation, will be reprising his role in a new series that will explore “the new chapter in Picard’s life.” The series will be coming to CBS All Access, though not many more details about it are known at this time. In a statement on Twitter, Stewart said he was “excited and invigorated” to return to the role that was instrumental in making him a household name. The show will feature Alex Kurtzman leading a creative team that will also include James Duff (The Closer) , Akiva Goldsman (Star Trek: Discovery), Michael Chabon (John Carter, and a bunch of books), and Kirsten Beyer (Discovery), according to the Hollywood Reporter. At the live panel for the announcement, Stewart was also quoted as saying that “it may not be the Jean-Luc you know and love,” citing experience and time as changing factors in the development of the character. No word on when the show will air, but when it does, it will be the first new live-action material set in this part of the Star Trek universe since the last The Next Generation movie in 2002. Also, according to the panel discussion, no scripts have been written as of yet, though the series is planned to take place 20 years after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis. “With overwhelming joy, it’s a privilege to welcome Sir Patrick Stewart back to the Star Trek fold. For over 20 years, fans have hoped for the return of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and that day is finally here. We can’t wait to forge new ground, surprise people, and honor generations both new and old,” said Alex Kurtzman, in a statement. Make it so, captain. Make it so. io9.gizmodo.com/sir-patrick-stewart-is-returning-to-star-trek-for-a-new-1828108878?rev=1533415292668&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
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Post by auntym on Aug 4, 2018 15:02:55 GMT -6
my favorite captain
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Post by auntym on Dec 13, 2018 17:45:30 GMT -6
Dr. Michio Kaku Verified account @michiokaku
I often get asked: Star Wars or Star Trek, which do you prefer? For dazzling special effects, I prefer Star Wars. However, I like Star Trek because it often raises all sorts of social and even philosophical questions about society, life, meaning, and the universe.
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Post by auntym on May 23, 2019 20:14:19 GMT -6
www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/star-trek-picard-teaser-trailer-839212/ New ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Teaser Hints at Starfleet Captain’s FuturePicard appears to own a vineyard nowMay 23, 2019 by Claire Shaffer / www.rollingstone.com/author/cshaffer/The teaser trailer for the new Star Trek series, Star Trek: Picard, was released on Wednesday. The show will premiere on CBS All Access, though a premiere date has not been set. The show will co-star Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera and Harry Treadaway. Hannelle Culpepper will direct the first two episodes. Sir Patrick Stewart will reprise his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, whom he played for seven seasons on Star Trek: The Next Generation. The clip shows a series of close-up images and footage around what appears to be a vineyard, with a voiceover by a woman who appears to be speaking to Picard. At the end of the trailer, a close-up on a wine bottle reveals that this is Picard’s vineyard, and we get a glimpse of Stewart in the role. www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/star-trek-picard-teaser-trailer-839212/
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Post by auntym on Feb 21, 2023 19:13:16 GMT -6
'Star Trek: Picard' Cast Reveal if They Would Travel to SpaceFeb 16, 2023
Patrick Stewart, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, and Jonathan Frakes speak with the audience at their town hall with Ron Bennington about whether or not they would venture into space.
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