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Post by auntym on Mar 2, 2014 13:29:31 GMT -6
news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57619558-1/star-trek-theme-park-hop-on-the-warp-speed-coaster/ 'Star Trek' theme park: Hop on the Warp Speed Coaster Enterprising fans may want to teleport to Spain for Paramount Park Murcia, which will include not only a "Star Trek" theme park, but condos, hotels, and a casino. It's scheduled to debut in 2015.by Bonnie Burton February 26, 2014 The 3D simulator ride at the proposed "Star Trek" theme park in Spain promises adventures in outer space, hopefully with fewer breaches to the warp drive than experienced on "Star Trek: The Next Generation." (Credit: StarTrek.com) Fans disappointed that the "Star Trek"-themed section of a Las Vegas hotel closed can now set their sights on a new tribute to Gene Roddenberry's galaxy of space exploration and adventure. "'Star Trek' will be represented in force at Paramount Park Murcia, to be located at Alhama de Murcia on the Mediterranean coast about 270 miles southeast of Madrid," according to StarTrek.com. "The wide-ranging project will incorporate condos and office buildings, hotels, malls, a casino, a convention center, gardens, nightlife, and dining areas, an exhibition hall/auditorium and a theme park divided into several sections. Last week, StarTrek.com posted official concept art of the theme park, and it appears to have a strong Starfleet Academy vibe. "Plaza Futura will be designed to appeal to 'Star Trek' fans," StarTrek.com said. "3D renderings depict a large futuristic square that will include a Starfleet Spain recruiting center, a 3D simulator ride (which allows guests/recruits to experience adventures in outer space), and a Warp Speed Coaster that will reach exciting heights and speeds and include an underground portion (a wormhole, naturally) and several loops." No word on whether there will be a Klingon section for those wanting to brush up on their combat skills. But we're hoping for at least one bar to replicate The U.S.S. Enterprise's Ten Forward in case we need to bond with our fellow officers. CONTINUE READING: news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57619558-1/star-trek-theme-park-hop-on-the-warp-speed-coaster/
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Post by auntym on Jun 25, 2014 16:42:58 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Aug 19, 2014 13:31:42 GMT -6
www.startrek.com/database_article/roddenberryHAPPY BIRTHDAY GENE RODDENBERRYAugust 19, 1921---October 24, 1991In September 1987, Star Trek: The Next Generation continued the legend that Gene Roddenberry began 25 years prior. As creator and producer of the original Star Trek television series, he launched a phenomenon without precedent in show business and attained a celebrity status unique among his peers. Although Gene Roddenberry passed away October 24, 1991, his legacy remains as Star Trek: The Next Generation continues to flourish and grow in movie theaters, and three television series based upon Star Trek — Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and now Enterprise — maintain his vision of the future. While making Star Trek, Roddenberry's reputation as a futurist began to grow. His papers and lectures earned him high professional regard as a visionary. He spoke on the subject at NASA meetings, the Smithsonian Institution, Library of Congress gatherings, and top universities. As creator of the beloved Starship Enterprise and its crew, which included the heroic Captain Kirk and the logical Vulcan, Mr. Spock, Roddenberry unwittingly unleashed a phenomenon in which Star Trek enthusiasts became a veritable cult, numbering physicists, aerospace engineers, housewives, senators, children, teachers and intellectuals among its devotees (affectionately known as "Trekkies," and later, "Trekkers"). The show went outside television to win science fiction's coveted Hugo Award and then spawned an animated spin-off, as well as a series of feature films. Gene Roddenberry led a life as colorful and exciting as almost any high-adventure fiction. He was born in El Paso, Texas, on August 19, 1921, spent his boyhood in Los Angeles, studied three years of policemanship and then transferred his academic interest to aeronautical engineering and qualified for a pilot's license. He volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps in the fall of 1941 and was ordered into training as a flying cadet when the United States entered World War II. Emerging from Kelly Field, Texas, as a Second Lieutenant, Roddenberry was sent to the South Pacific where he entered combat at Guadalcanal, flying B-17 bombers out of the newly-captured Japanese airstrip, which became Henderson Field. He flew missions against enemy strongholds at Bougainville and participated in the Munda invasion. In all, he took part in approximately 89 missions and sorties. He was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. While in the South Pacific, he also began to write. He sold stories to flying magazines, and later poetry to publications, including The New York Times. Upon his return from combat, he became a trouble-shooter for the Air Force working out of Washington, D.C., investigating the causes of air crashes. At war's end, he joined Pan American World Airways. During this time, he also studied literature at Columbia University. It was on a flight from Calcutta that his plane lost two engines and caught fire in mid-air, crashing at night in the Syrian desert. As the senior surviving officer, Roddenberry sent two Englishmen swimming across the Euphrates River in quest of the source of a light he had observed just prior to the crash. Meanwhile, he parleyed with nomads who had come to loot the dead. The Englishmen reached a Syrian military outpost, which sent a small plane to investigate. Roddenberry returned with the small plane to the outpost, where he broadcast a message that was relayed to Pan Am, which sent a stretcher plane to the rescue. Roddenberry later received a Civil Aeronautics commendation for his efforts during and after the crash. Back in the States, Roddenberry continued flying until he saw television for the first time. Correctly estimating television's future, he realized that the new medium would need writers and decided that Hollywood's film studios would soon dominate the new industry. He acted immediately, left his flying career behind and went to Hollywood, only to find the television industry still in its infancy, with few openings for inexperienced writers. At a friend's suggestion, he joined the Los Angeles Police Department, following in his father's footsteps and gaining experiences which would be valuable to a writer. By the time he had become a sergeant, Roddenberry was selling scripts to such shows as Goodyear Theatre, The Kaiser Aluminum Hour, Four Star Theater, Dragnet, The Jane Wyman Theater and Naked City. Established as a writer, he turned in his badge and became a freelancer. Later, he served as head writer for the highly popular series Have Gun, Will Travel. His episode "Helen of Abiginian" won the Writers Guild Award and was distributed to other writers as a model script for the series. Next, he created and produced The Lieutenant series, starring Gary Lockwood and Robert Vaughn; it told the story of a young man learning the lessons of life while in the United States Marine Corps. Star Trek followed (1966-1969). The first of the two pilots was pronounced "too cerebral" by the network and rejected. Once on the air, however, Star Trek developed a loyal following and has since become the first television series to have an episode preserved in the Smithsonian, where an 11-foot model of the U.S.S. Enterprise is also exhibited on the same floor as the Wright brother's original airplane and Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis." In addition to the Smithsonian honors, NASA's first space shuttle was named Enterprise, in response to hundreds of thousands of letters from fans demanding that the shuttle be named after the beloved starship. After the Star Trek series ended, Roddenberry produced the motion picture "Pretty Maids All in a Row," starring Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson and Telly Savalas, and also made a number of pilots for TV. Among these were Genesis II for CBS (1973), about an Earth recovering from World War III. Next came The Questor Tapes for NBC (1974), the story of an android in search of his creator, then a sequel to Genesis II — Planet Earth, for ABC. He also co-wrote and produced "Spectre" (1977), a two-hour horror movie for NBC. Roddenberry served as a member of the Writers Guild Executive Council and as a Governor of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He held three hoannary doctorate degrees: Doctor of Humane Letters from Emerson College (1977), Doctor of Literature from Union College in Los Angeles, and Doctor of Science from Clarkson College in Potsdam, New York (1981). On September 4, 1986, Gene Roddenberry's fans presented him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the first writer/producer to be so honored. Star Trek: The Next Generation, in its first year in syndication, was awarded with the 1987 Peabody Award for the "Best of the Best." The series also garnered many of the prestigious Emmy awards throughout its seven year run. In February 1990, the March of Dimes honored Roddenberry with the Jack Benny Memorial Award of lifetime achievement. On Thursday, October 24, 1991 Gene Roddenberry passed away and a world not so far away mourned the loss of one of television's foremost pioneers. At the time of his passing, Gene was survived by his wife Majel Barrett ("Nurse Chapel" from Star Trek and "Lwaxana Troi" in Star Trek: The Next Generation) and their 17-year-old son, Gene Roddenberry, Jr., his two grown daughters from a previous marriage, as well as two grandchildren. In addition to having served as executive consultant on Star Trek feature productions, Roddenberry added "novelist" to his writing repertoire. His novelization of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (Pocket Books, 1979) sold close to a million copies and was ranked number one on the national bestseller lists for many weeks. The legacy of Star Trek, as created by Gene Roddenberry, continues to grow as the newest series, Enterprise, joins Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. Star Trek: The Next Generation has evolved into a feature film series, debuting in 1994 with "Star Trek Generations." Roddenberry is often affectionately referred to as the "Great Bird of the Galaxy." PERSONAL WEB SITE: www.roddenberry.com/www.startrek.com/database_article/roddenberry
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Post by BLACK DOG on Aug 22, 2014 1:20:32 GMT -6
Loved the tv series when it started and hated when it ended, Unfortunately the movies simply don't do anything for me, after seeing them all just about. Special effects were great but the acting didn't match what the special effects created.
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Post by auntym on Dec 6, 2014 15:37:42 GMT -6
www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-trek-flashback-leonard-nimoy-753659?mobile_redirect=false#
'Star Trek' Flashback: Leonard Nimoy Notes 50 Year Anniversary of Original Pilot Shoot 12/3/2014 by Graeme McMillan The actor notes the anniversary of production on 'The Cage,' which didn't air in full on TV until 1988 Dec. 3 may not feel like an important day in the annals of science fiction, but leave it to Leonard Nimoy to reveal the hidden truth, via Twitter… ****************************************************** Leonard Nimoy ✔ @therealnimoy 50 years ago today we 're shooting the first Star Trek pilot. LLAP 1:54 PM - 3 Dec 2014 ******************************************************* Note that he said “the first” pilot. He’s referring to “The Cage,” written by show creator Gene Roddenberry and directed by Robert Butler, which was presented to — and rejected by — NBC more than a year before the series finally debuted in 1966. Despite being turned down by the network, and featuring a cast almost entirely different from the show fans would come to love later, “The Cage” actually made it to air as part of the first season of Star Trek, with scenes edited into a two-part story titled “The Menagerie” that aired Nov. 17 and 24, 1966. Although “The Cage” was rejected on grounds of being “too slow” and “too intellectual [with] not enough action,” NBC wasn’t ready to say no to the series just yet, asking Roddenberry to rework the concept and create a second pilot. In the process of reworking, he dropped the entire cast with the exception of Nimoy and brought in William Shatner as the new captain of the Starship Enterprise. A legend was about to be born. As Star Trek gained popularity, the original version of “The Cage” became popular in its own right; it was screened at fan conventions before being released on home video in 1986 as part of the show’s 20th anniversary celebrations. It wasn’t until 1988 that it finally aired on television, as part of a franchise retrospective titled The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next. The official 50th anniversary of Star Trek is 2016 — Sept. 8, 2016, to be exact — but the roots of the entire mythology have already reached their half-century mark. Happy birthday, Captain Christopher Pike, Number One and Dr. Boyce. In some mirror universe somewhere, you went as boldly as Kirk, Spock and Bones, and for just as long. Star Trek Tribute- Shatner & Nimoy (Merv Griffin Show 1982) Merv GriffinShow Published on Nov 10, 2012 For the release of "Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan" in the summer of 1982, Merv did a special tribute show to Star Trek. Here are William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy discussing the the show, trekkies, and the new film. Merv Griffin had over 5000 guests appear on his show from 1963-1986. Footage from the Merv Griffin Show is available for licensing to all forms of media through Reelin' In The Years Productions. www.reelinintheyears.com. MORE: www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-trek-flashback-leonard-nimoy-753659?mobile_redirect=false#Read more William Shatner Admits He Was Contacted About 'Star Trek 3’: www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/william-shatner-admits-he-was-736316
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2014 0:44:09 GMT -6
I like the new Star Trek movies..the younger Spock and Kirk and I especially like the ploy of the altered time line allowing Spock a 'romance' with Uhura. Naturally I loved all of the old ones..but I think the new actors did an amazing job of learning the habits and mannerisms of the original actors. Long live Star Trek
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Post by auntym on Dec 7, 2014 12:39:51 GMT -6
i was always a fan of the series & movies kirk didn't interest me, but the character spock grabbed my attention from day one... i was a bigger fan of 'the next generation' with captain jean luc picard...i never missed an episode... if given a choice i would have been a member of captain picard's ship... LOL the new star trek movies are great i really enjoyed both of them and hope to see more in the future... i think the casting of Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine as spock and kirk in the new movies was brilliant... 3 cheers to that person... LONG LIVE STAR TREK
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Post by auntym on Dec 12, 2014 16:14:00 GMT -6
www.space.com/27978-star-trek-klingon-ale-beer.html?cmpid=514648 'Star Trek' Suds: Canadian Company Boldly Brews a Klingon Aleby Elizabeth Howell, SPACE.com Contributor December 12, 2014 Klingons come out to Halifax, Nova Scotia's Garrison Brewing after the launch of Klingon Warnog Roggen Dunkel Ale in November 2014. Credit: Garrison Brewing A new "Star Trek"-themed beer warped into stores in Canada in November, and it's making a splash. A Klingon ale concept made it big last month after a Canadian brewery heard that it had approval from "Star Trek" creators to make the beer. A company in Vulcan, Alberta, collaborated with Nova Scotia's Garrison Brewing to create the Klingon Warnog Roggen Dunkel Ale in time for a comic convention in Halifax in November. "We’re beer geeks and a lot of us are sci-fi geeks, so it was a pretty logical fit," said bob Titus, the president and co-founder of Garrison. "We just love the idea of doing it. The neat thing about 'Star Trek' is over the years, there have been so many variations of it. It's gone on in some different form for decades, and everyone can relate to it." [Poll: ;Star Trek' vs. 'Star Wars': Who Wins?] And the response to the Warnog ale was far more than what Titus, who created his craft-beer brewery in 1997, ever expected. In fact, it led to a brief Klingon invasion of his Halifax-based location. Klingon Warnog: A warrior's aleThe beer collaboration dates back to licensing agreements that Alberta-based Federation of Beer made with CBS/Paramount a few years ago. Federation was interested in creating Vulcan ale with a brewery in Montana, an idea that received warm support from beer lovers and "Star Trek" fans alike. When Federation approached Garrison in hopes that a Canadian brewery would make a beer with them, Titus said he jumped at the opportunity. It was up to his brewery to create the recipe, so he decided to go for the unexpected. The base was a dark German vice beer, which is usually light and hazy, but Garrison added chocolate, dark malts and spices to change things up. "There's a lot of neat things going on in this brew," Titus told Space.com. Warnog is a Klingon alcoholic beverage that is not quite as popular as bloodwine, according to "Star Trek"-themed site Memory Beta, but it was mentioned on television in shows like "Star Trek: The Next Generation." CONTINUE READING: www.space.com/27978-star-trek-klingon-ale-beer.html?cmpid=514648
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Post by swamprat on Dec 12, 2014 18:10:30 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Dec 12, 2014 23:54:00 GMT -6
LOL...love it swamprat...
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Post by auntym on Feb 12, 2015 17:04:30 GMT -6
www.startrek.com/article/shatner-guests-brady-raps-in-klingon-on-late-late-showin case you missed it... KLINGON RAP w/ WILLIAM SHATNERWilliam Shatner, Star Trek's legendary Captain Kirk, beamed onto The Late Late Show last night, chatting with guest host Wayne Brady, a life-long Star Trek fan. Just how big a fan is Brady? Well, he introduced Shatner by rapping... in Klingon... about Trek, Kirk and black history That's how big a fan he is.
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Post by auntym on Mar 21, 2015 15:12:31 GMT -6
startrek.com/article/star-trek-meets-family-guyStar Trek Meets Family GuyBy StarTrek.com Staff March 21, 2015 Save the dates: Now through to April 30. That’s when, courtesy of TinyCo, Family Guy and Star Trek will embark together on Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff. During the six-week in-game event for the mobile game, players can explore the USS Enterprise, seek out new Star Trek-themed characters, hear familiar Star Trek and Family Guy character voices and boldly go where no mobile game has gone before. Here are some specifics, direct from TinyCo: Players can join the denizens of Quahog as they collide with the cast of Star Trek for a race to save humanity. After sustaining heavy damage from the Borg, the USS Enterprise and its crew set an emergency course back in time for Earth, year 2015. The Enterprise’s Commander William Riker infiltrates Quahog on a mission to protect baby Stewie – whose future self creates technology which threatens the Borg’s very existence. With baby Borg Bertram in hot pursuit, Riker enlists Family Guy, Peter Griffin, to repair the Enterprise, save the crew, and protect the future of Mankind. CONTINUE READING: startrek.com/article/star-trek-meets-family-guyQuahog… the final frontier. We kind of like the sound of that. Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff will be available for free download via the App Store, Google Play and Amazon Appstore.
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Post by auntym on May 21, 2015 12:19:02 GMT -6
www.tmz.com/2015/04/21/neil-degrasse-tyson-star-wars-star-trek-video/ Neil deGrasse Tyson The Force Is Not With Me I Ride with Trekkies BY TMZ STAFF 4/21/2015 Nerd demigod and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson doesn't mess around when it comes to science or sci-fi ... which is why there's one clear winner for him in the 'Stars Wars' vs. 'Star Trek' debate. Tyson was leaving 30 Rock when we asked him if he was excited about the recently released "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" trailer. He admits he's never been a big supporter of the Jedi due to scientific inaccuracies -- but says there is ONE thing correct about George Lucas' universe. Just one. Let the nerd battle begin! VOTE & WATCH VIDEO: www.tmz.com/2015/04/21/neil-degrasse-tyson-star-wars-star-trek-video/#ixzz3ana8MvP5
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Post by skywalker on May 21, 2015 18:51:27 GMT -6
I have to agree with him about the scientific inaccuracies. Star Wars is much more fiction than science when it comes to the laws of physics. They do things that nobody could even begin to explain scientifically. It's still a better movie than Star Trek though. I like the story better...and the fact that it had nothing whatsoever to do with Earth which was very unusual for a science fiction movie. Sci-fi is almost always tied to Earth somehow or another or set in the future. Star wars was set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away which was a very unique idea.
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Post by auntym on Jun 15, 2015 12:20:30 GMT -6
www.startrek.com/article/kirk-vs-picard-an-enduring-debate Kirk vs. Picard: An Enduring DebateBy David McDonnell June 09, 2015 It’s a fannish heroic tradition dating back millennia. In Ancient Rome, I’d bet toga-clad citizen nerds played Fantasy Gladiator games, keeping score by scroll, drafting their favorite fighters from anywhere in the Empire and arranging imaginary arena matchups between gods and men: I. Greek-Roman Undercard. Heracles v. Hercules. II. Cyclops v. Oedipus. See It Now! III. Tag Team War. Jason v. the Argonauts. IV. Family Affair. Caesar v. Cleopatra. And V. Testament Classic. David v. Goliath. Skipping ahead several centuries, can’t you imagine such six-gun showdowns in the Wild West? Fanboys (of the cowboy kind), sipping sarsparilla and fingering dime novels, might likewise set heroes of that era against each other. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. Buffalo Bill Cody Presents Annie Oakley Jesse James Meets Frankenstein (they made a 1966 movie about it). Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid. Comic book geeks of the 1960s and ’70s, like me, repeatedly pondered such colorful combos of superheroes. Superman vs. Batman (film version coming up, always bet on bat)! Captain America vs. Nick Fury (with dynamic action in Strange Tales #159 illustrated by my future employer, comics artist Jim Steranko)! The Incredible Hulk vs. the Thing (i.e., the Fantastic Four’s orange rocky guy, not the Thing from Another World)! And, of course, Betty vs. Veronica! We science fiction buffs also belong to Fight Club: Flash Gordon vs. Buck Rogers (a busy day for Buster Crabbe), Kirk vs. Spock (see "Amok Time"), Luke vs. Han (with Leia cheering on both), Alien vs. Predator (no matter who wins, humanity loses). But, come 1987 and the premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation, fannish thoughts turned to perhaps the greatest battle of them all: Kirk vs. Picard. And, you know, I already served as a color commentator on that thrilla from vanilla—in the pages of TV Guide. Begun in 1953, the weekly TV Guide grew up with television itself. For a long time, it vied with Reader’s Digest for the title of America’s topselling magazine. Sadly, TV Guide isn’t as relevant today (2015) as it once was. Over the last 25 years, the venerable magazine has endured ownership changes and format alterations, suffering steadily declining circulation (and revenues) as it floundered amid the devastation that killed so many publications (including mine). Most readers can now easily get informative listings on their own TV screens (as well as from the Internet and elsewhere). But, hey, in its day, TV Guide was one amazing magazine. Starting in the 1960s (at some point after I learned to read), I devoured TV Guide cover-to-cover weekly for decades. I ferreted out facts ("There’s going to be a Batman TV show!") and sampled groovy interviews (June Lockhart! She’s not only Lassie’s Mom but Lost in Space, too!). In those pre-VCR/DVD player days, TV Guide’s comprehensive program listings were the indispensable map to discovering when classic pictures like Forbidden Planet would air on local stations, which PBS affiliate was channeling Doctor Who and where in the world were those Twilight Zone reruns. TV Guide’s annual Fall Preview Issue (All the Details on New & Returning Shows!) was a particular favorite of mine. Back in summer 1991, freelancer Rick Marin rang me on TV Guide’s behalf. Interview please? Sure! So, he quizzed me (as Editor of Starlog and licensed Trek movie and Next Gen magazines) all about Captains James T. Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard. Like the others interrogated, I was considered both a Trek fan and a Trek expert. Marin and I talked for 15 minutes or so. Then, he asked me one fateful question — and I replied... well, I’ll tell you later. However, just as soon as I answered, I knew I had said too much, and, furthermore, realized that my latest hot quote was certainly destined to land a prominent place in the piece. You’ve probably had this experience yourself. In daily conversations, you may tell someone else (or hear from them) a pithy line of dialogue. Instantly, you recognize that this line is gonna cause grief, perhaps haunt you to the End of Days. Here are a few common examples: "Let’s just be friends." "We need it tomorrow." "I’d like to see other people." "Yes, you do look fat in that." As soon as you say (or hear) words like those, you might prefer having zipped your mouth and/or boxed your ears instead. Because "This means trouble!" Well, that’s how I felt about my answer. When I’ve been the guy doing the questioning, this species of sizzling statement has just leapt out of the ether and grabbed me during the interview. I immediately knew that this perfect quote from Stephen King, Denise Crosby or John Lasseter was THE ONE to begin or end my yet-to-be-written article. Those words had sent my "Spidey Sense" tingling. I’ve discussed this "lightning strikes with a quote" phenomena in shop talks with pals. Other writers have experienced it, too, but this is the first time I felt its power as an interviewee. Several weeks later, TV Guide (cover-dated August 31-September 5, 1991) hit newsstands just as Star Trek began celebrating its 25th Anniversary (having bowed September 8, 1966). Coverlines promised several appropriate features inside, but the cover itself was a painting by Kinuko Y. Craft depicting the two Captains. What had begun (I theorize) as an anniversary tie-in had apparently evolved into more of a "concept cover" with its own special "hook" to excite reader interest and prompt point-of-purchase sale. I can’t testify to any inside info as to how TV Guide crafted its 52 yearly covers (though I knew one of its movie critics, Maitland McDonagh). Nonetheless, having been part of devising almost 500 magazine covers myself (including Trek anniversaries), this interpretation seems plausible to me. In short, I believe TV Guide had only planned to celebrate Trek’s 25th, but the "Kirk vs. Picard" idea then proved "sexier," with real potential to actually increase per copy sales by intriguing (and maybe angering) fans. In this scenario, the anniversary was downplayed and the Clash of the Captains extravaganza upgraded from sidebar to cover story. Now the major coverline, this says it all, ballyhoos: "IT’S KIRK VS. PICARD Experts and fans debate who’s best." Inside this TV Guide, there’s a seven-page "package" of Trek features, one long article and five sidebars of varying sizes. The major piece quotes Gene Roddenberry, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, Rick Berman, Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn, Whoopi Goldberg, Nicholas Meyer and studio exec John Pike, and also repeats fabled anecdotes about the saga and its significance. It’s by the prolific Michael Logan, a TV Guide veteran who authored many of the magazine’s Trek pieces over the years (especially on Next Gen, DS9 and Voyager). CONTINUE READING: www.startrek.com/article/kirk-vs-picard-an-enduring-debate
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Post by auntym on Jun 22, 2015 13:22:44 GMT -6
www.startrek.com/article/quinto-remembers-leonard-nimoyQuinto Remembers Leonard NimoyBy StarTrek.com Staff June 21, 2015 Leonard Nimoy passed the baton to Zachary Quinto, signing off on the young actor to portray Spock in Star Trek (2009) and beyond. That could have been it, one man assuming an iconic role from the man who made it iconic. But so much more happened. Nimoy and Quinto became dear friends who spent many hours in each other's company, on screen and off, over the ensuing years, to the point that Quinto came to think of Nimoy as a father figure. Quinto made exactly that point in a touching essay that he wrote for Time Magazine on March 2, less than a week after Nimoy's death at age 83. Today, in honor of Father's Day, we're pleased to share that essay... While I wasn’t a Star Trek fan growing up (my childhood places me squarely in the Star Wars generation), I had always felt an inexplicable connection to Leonard. Of course, I was aware of — and fascinated by — his work as Spock, and also his series In Search Of…, which I watched as a curious youngster. I don’t know whether it was a kind of prescience or some cosmic awareness that our paths would intersect down the line (or maybe it was just the bowl cut — which I was sporting hard in my youth), but I certainly had an affinity for him even decades before we met. Working with Leonard was one thing, but getting to know him and forging the relationship that we did was an entirely different experience, and one that I never could have anticipated when I took over the role of Spock. Initially, I was coming at it all from a strictly creative standpoint. I wanted to know that I had his support and that I could utilize him as a resource and guide through the journey of discovering who this character is for me. But what I never imagined was how close we would become, and what a father figure he would be to me. I lost my own father when I was very young, so to have this man come into my life and resonate so many qualities to which I aspire, and be such an example of dignity and grace and fulfillment — that was the part of it that so far exceeded any expectations I could have had. And that is the part of me that feels the greatest sense of loss at his death. Leonard had a way of communicating that was never pedantic — he was never trying to teach, and yet he lived with such completeness that there was wisdom in everything he said. We would often talk about things that I was going through, and he had a way of guiding me with questions. He would inquire as to the way I felt about a particular experience, or he would ask, “Is this a serious person? Is this someone that you respect? Is this something that you’ve grown from, and if you’ve grown from it, how have you grown?” We would talk in these ways that were very organic, and yet there was also a depth to our conversations, even though neither of us was trying to be deep. The last time that I saw him, about a month and a half ago, he was a little more frail and less mobile than he had been previously. But his essence was as vibrant and vital as ever. Leonard was very open about his struggle with COPD, and I could see the toll that it was talking on him — but his spirit was indomitable, and he never let those struggles overshadow his joy for life. Dwelling on some of the scarier or sadder parts of his decline was never in his nature. So we sat and we talked for a few hours and it was delightful. We spoke of plans that we had, creative goals, the movies we had seen, politics. It was much like any of our meetings and conversations. CONTINUE READING: www.startrek.com/article/quinto-remembers-leonard-nimoy
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Post by auntym on Jul 29, 2015 12:54:26 GMT -6
this is a funny story about star trek's wil wheaton ( wesley crusher) meeting william shatner for the first time ...
sung by wil wheaton Wil Wheaton performing "William F*cking Shatner" with Paul and StormUploaded on Mar 30, 2011 Wil Wheaton performing his story "William F*cking Shatner" with Paul and Storm live at "Wil Wheaton vs. Paul and Storm" at Largo, Tuesday, March 29, 2011. FYI: I missed part of the intro. in which Wil explained that he and Bill Shatner have since reconciled. More info: wilwheaton.typepad.com/ and www.paulandstorm.com/.
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Post by auntym on Aug 19, 2015 14:13:30 GMT -6
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONATHAN FRAKES...
Jonathan Frakes on "Cybill" - '95
Who says Trekkies have no sense of humor?
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Post by skywalker on Aug 20, 2015 18:44:04 GMT -6
this is a funny story about star trek's wil wheaton ( wesley crusher) meeting william shatner for the first time ...
sung by wil wheaton Wil Wheaton performing "William F*cking Shatner" with Paul and StormUploaded on Mar 30, 2011 Wil Wheaton performing his story "William F*cking Shatner" with Paul and Storm live at "Wil Wheaton vs. Paul and Storm" at Largo, Tuesday, March 29, 2011. FYI: I missed part of the intro. in which Wil explained that he and Bill Shatner have since reconciled. More info: wilwheaton.typepad.com/ and www.paulandstorm.com/. Considering how famous Shatner is I'm surprised by how many people seem to dislike the guy. He was cool when I met him. Next year is the 50th anniversary of the start of the show and they are going to have a Star Trek convention in Dallas along with the big one they have each year in Las Vegas. I'm going to try to be there if I can. Captain Kirk is supposed to be there. I'm hoping Captain Picard will be there too. I haven't met him yet.
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Post by auntym on Aug 21, 2015 11:45:11 GMT -6
medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/the-most-impossible-idea-from-star-trek-e3160e176424 The Most Impossible Idea From Star TrekGene Roddenberry would have celebrated his 95th birthday today. Many of his ideas have become reality, but some never will.by Ethan Siegel / medium.com/@startswithabangAugust 19, 2015 “‘Star Trek’ says that it has not all happened, it has not all been discovered, that tomorrow can be as challenging and adventurous as any time man has ever lived.” -Gene Roddenberry Nearly half a century ago, a new vision of humanity’s future first graced the world’s consciousness: the vision of Star Trek. The brainchild of creator Gene Roddenberry — who would’ve been 95 today — it ran contrary to the dominant ethos of its time of a world filled with the pollution and destruction of humans, overrun with selfish, unethical behavior, war, strife and conflict. The future that people feared was one of nuclear winter, unsafe air and water, unethical treatment of one another and of technology further and further separating us from our humanity. And against that cultural backdrop was born the series of Star Trek. Image credit: Star Trek: The Original Series, from the episode “Operation Annihilate”. This was a very different future from the one envisioned by most of his contemporaries; this was a future where technology existed to further the peaceful goals and ideals common to all humans. This was a future where the boundaries of states, nations and cultures were transcended. This was a future where the dream of the United Nations was extended to not just all of Earth, but to a myriad of planets beyond our Solar System. Where we peacefully coexisted, shared technology and resources, and where the accumulation of wealth or power was no longer a driving force in anyone’s life. And the way we achieved that — in the Star Trek Universe — was through developments that benefitted us all. Fall ill? Medical technology has advanced so far that all you need is the state-of-the-art equipment and a savvy doctor, and you’ll be cured in no time. Need to communicate with someone on another world? Sub-space communication puts them within reach, at just the tap of a button on your shirt. Can’t understand their language? A “universal translator” renders that completely irrelevant, with on-the-fly translation of languages occurring instantaneously. Need to travel someplace a long distance away? Warp drive and a transporter will get you there in no time. And what’s perhaps most surprising is that many of these “fantastic dreams” of the 1960s have become a reality today. The Medical Tricorder of Star Trek is not only real, it’s cheap and can scan you for all sorts of illnesses and ailments. The Star Trek communicator has been far superseded by smartphone and bluetooth technology today, so much so that “Star Trek communicator replicas” seem like a steampunk accessory today. Universal translators aren’t quite a reality yet, but we’ve made huge strides, and it will doubtlessly not be long (maybe a generation at most) before we’re actually there. Sub-space communication — aside from the fact that “sub-space” doesn’t exist — runs into the problem inherent to special relativity: no signal can move faster than light. If you want to send any information from one location in spacetime to another, you are limited by the distance in spacetime the signal must travel and the universal speed limit: the speed of light. Quantum entanglement can “cheat” this light speed, but can’t send any information, because the entangled particles needed to be created in an entangled state and then brought apart limited by the speed of light. Measurements you make to one particle will affect the outcome of the other, but this doesn’t transmit any information; sending a signal is not something you can do (at least, with our current understanding) via entangled particles. Warp drive, too, is a bit of a stretch: thanks to some recent advances in general relativity, we’ve discovered a spacetime solution that admits faster-than-light travel from one location to another by the creation of a literal “warp field” within a bubble. There are huge obstacles that need to be overcome before this becomes a reality, however, including: *the ability to create and then un-create this configuration of spacetime, *the ability to place complex matter within it without destroying it, *and the ability to accomplish all of this without requiring an energy source greater than, say, the entire mass-energy content of the Sun. People are working on this, of course, but creating an ad hoc solution in general relativity is a very different story from having this be feasible technology. CONTINUE READING: medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/the-most-impossible-idea-from-star-trek-e3160e176424
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Post by auntym on Dec 12, 2015 14:50:37 GMT -6
Published on Nov 24, 2015
STAR TREKS 'STRANGE NEW WORLDS' WRITING CONTEST
Enter at www.startrekbooks.com/contest_rules In celebration of Star Trek’s 50th anniversary in 2016, publisher Simon & Schuster is bringing back the popular fan fiction writing contest, Strange New Worlds! Here is your unique opportunity to present to this world and beyond that special Star Trek story that has never been told. Visit StarTrekBooks.com to enter.
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Post by auntym on Dec 15, 2015 15:31:28 GMT -6
Star Trek Beyond - Trailer (2016) - Paramount PicturesParamount Pictures Published on Dec 14, 2015 From director Justin Lin comes STAR TREK BEYOND starring Idris Elba, Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Zach Quinto, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin and Karl Urban. In theaters July 22nd. CONTINUE READING: www.startrek.com/article/star-trek-beyond-trailer-released
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Post by auntym on Jan 5, 2016 13:26:06 GMT -6
www.startrek.com/article/seeing-double-two-habitable-worlds-in-one-solar-system Seeing Double -- Two Habitable Worlds in One Solar System
by Inge Heyer January 02, 2016 NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has found lots of new planetary systems over the last few years. Many of these systems have more than one planet, much like our solar system. The ultimate goal, of course, is to find Earth-like planets, which means planets roughly of Earth’s size and mass, at a distance from its primary star such that water is liquid on the surface a good part of the year. Kepler has found systems with a planet in this habitable zone, and sometimes more than one. Taking the example of the Kepler-62 system, we have planets e and f in the habitable zone. Figure 1: The Kepler-62 system. Credit: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech. Comparing this with our solar system, Earth is right in the sweet spot, Venus is just on the inner edge of the habitable zone, while Mars is on the outer edge. Venus has given us an example of a runaway greenhouse effect; it is too hot on the surface to support our kind of life. Mars has much less mass and size, its core cooled off much faster than Earth’s (and probably Venus’), which may have led to the demise of the Martian magnetic field and caused global climate change, leaving Mars with a much colder world with a very thin atmosphere. Kepler 62e and 62f are similar in size and both a bit larger than Earth, so they should keep their hot cores for a while. Both of these planets could be candidates for the development of life. A recent study from the University of Nevada Las Vegas noted that Kepler has found such planet pairs in close proximity, with some orbital distances differing by about 10 percent. If we scaled this situation to our solar system, then the distance between the two planets at closest approach would be only about a tenth of an astronomical unit, which is about 40 times the distance from Earth to the Moon. An astronomical unit is the distance from Earth to the Sun. If we look at the Earth and Mars pair, they are about 200 times the lunar distance at closest approach. If we have two planets in a habitable zone, it is quite possible for them to exchange material via meteor impacts. We have discovered many meteorites originating from Mars here on Earth. It is reasonable to assume that Mars also got meteorites from Earth (the rovers haven’t found any of those yet, though). Since traveling between neighboring planets results in lesser travel time and lower impacts for the meteorites, the study concluded that microorganisms have a much higher chance of survival in this situation. This means that if life evolves on one planet, it might well end up on the other one as well. It would also imply that that the life forms on both planets share a similar origin, way down in the roots of the family tree. If civilizations arose on both planets, they would become aware of each other relatively soon, possibly initiating communications before actually meeting face-to-face. I could imagine that the proximity would cause great interest in astronomy, science, and technology development in order to make a meeting possible. In Star Trek we have seen several star systems with more than one inhabited planet, such as Romulus and Remus in the Romulan home system. This system consists of four planets, the second and third planets being Romulus and Remus, the homeworlds of the Romulans and Remans. The Remans are native to Remus, while the Romulans on Romulus came from Vulcan. It is not clear if there was a native population on Romulus before the Vulcans arrived, but there appears to have been plant and possible animal life at a minimum. So this would be a good example of two planets in the habitable zone around one star. CONTINUE READING: www.startrek.com/article/seeing-double-two-habitable-worlds-in-one-solar-system#sthash.QZLHjSYT.dpuf
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Post by auntym on Jan 6, 2016 12:54:52 GMT -6
www.space.com/31521-star-trek-postal-stamps-50th-anniversary.html?cmpid=514648 'Star Trek' Postal Stamps Beaming in for 50th Anniversaryby Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor January 05, 2016 Four 'Star Trek' stamps that will be released to commemorate the franchise's 50th anniversary in 2016. Credit: © 2016 USPS Set phasers to mail! With space as much a "final frontier" today for "Star Trek" fans as it was in 1966, a new set of stamps will commemorate the sci-fi franchise's 50th anniversary. According to the U.S. Postal Service, the four stamps are supposed to be inspired by "classic elements" of the first television series of the "Star Trek" franchise, which aired between 1966 and 1969. The show followed the exploits of the USS Enterprise and its crew, helmed by Capt. James T. Kirk. Its goal was to fulfill a five-year mission by looking for new civilizations and new worlds, and by boldly going "where no man has gone before." CONTINUE READING: www.space.com/31521-star-trek-postal-stamps-50th-anniversary.html?cmpid=514648
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Post by auntym on Jan 6, 2016 13:02:08 GMT -6
www.thewrap.com/star-trek-creator-gene-roddenberrys-lost-data-recovered-from-200-floppy-disks/ ‘Star Trek’ Creator Gene Roddenberry’s Lost Data Recovered From 200 Floppy Disks By Joe Otterson / www.thewrap.com/author/joe-otterson/ January 4, 2016 Recovery comes just as 50th anniversary of “The Original Series” approaches Documents written by “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry have been recovered from 200 floppy disks owned by the late TV writer and producer. DriveSavers and eDiscovery announced Monday that after months of work they were able to pull data from the disks, which Roddenberry used to store information while he was working on “Star Trek.” Mike Cobb, DriveSavers director of engineering, would not reveal what was on the disks, but he did offer some clues. “Lots of documents,” Cobb hinted in a press release. “2016 just happens to be the 50th anniversary of the original ‘Star Trek,’ anything could happen, the world will have to wait and see.” The original television series “Star Trek” ran from 1966 to 1969. Roddenberry created scripts for the futuristic show on a typewriter. Later, he used a pair of custom-built computers to record story ideas, scripts and notes. Over time, the author moved on to work with more mainstream computers, but kept the custom-built pair in his possession. Although Roddenberry died in 1991, it wasn’t until much later that his estate discovered nearly 200 5.25-inch floppy disks. One of his custom-built computers had long since been auctioned and the remaining device was no longer functional. But these were no ordinary floppies. The custom-built computers had also used custom-built operating systems and special word processing software that prevented any modern method of reading what was on the disks. After receiving the computer and the specially formatted floppies, DriveSavers engineers worked to develop a method of extracting the data. There was no user manual for the computer, nor was there any technical documentation to help guide them. CONTINUE READING: www.thewrap.com/star-trek-creator-gene-roddenberrys-lost-data-recovered-from-200-floppy-disks/
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Post by auntym on Feb 9, 2016 14:43:35 GMT -6
Wine & Cheese Place @twcpbeer
The Enterprise has landed @startrek @shmaltzbrewing Vulcan Ale is here! Star Trek and Beer Fans!!!
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Post by auntym on May 2, 2016 13:11:38 GMT -6
CBS TV Studios ✔ @cbstvstudios
This just in! The new #STARTREK TV series will set course for Toronto and begin filming this fall. #CBSAllAccess
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Post by auntym on May 22, 2016 13:13:21 GMT -6
Star Trek Beyond Trailer #2 (2016) - Paramount PicturesPublished on May 20, 2016 Watch the new trailer for Star Trek Beyond, starring Idris Elba, Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin and Karl Urban. Star Trek Beyond is coming to theatres July 22, 2016. "Star Trek Beyond," the highly anticipated next installment in the globally popular Star Trek franchise, created by Gene Roddenberry and reintroduced by J.J. Abrams in 2009, returns with director Justin Lin ("The Fast and the Furious" franchise) at the helm of this epic voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise and her intrepid crew. In "Beyond," the Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test. Director: Justin Lin Cast: Idris Elba, Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin and Karl Urban Official Movie Site: www.startrekmovie.com/ ************************************************************ Inside The Star Trek Beyond Fan EventTrekNews.net Published on May 21, 2016 Exclusive footage from inside the Star Trek Beyond fan event at Paramount Studios in celebration of the film's second trailer and upcoming theatrical release. Hosted by Mythbuster's Adam Savage, guests include Star Trek Beyond stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban. (video: Anna Yeutter/Alton Carswell/TrekNews.net) More: www.treknews.net
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Post by auntym on May 25, 2016 11:48:41 GMT -6
www.startrek.com/article/colorful-new-poster-goes-beyond Colorful New Poster Goes BeyondStarTrek.com Staff May 24, 2016 Paramount Pictures has just unveiled the new international poster for Star Trek Beyond. The colorful one-sheet features images of Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana and Sofia Boutella as Kirk, Spock, Scotty, Uhura and Jaylah, respectively, - See more at: www.startrek.com/article/colorful-new-poster-goes-beyond#sthash.TIXukLZZ.dpufStar Trek Beyond will open on July 22 in the U.S., with a worldwide release to follow. www.startrek.com/article/colorful-new-poster-goes-beyond
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Post by auntym on Jun 5, 2016 12:50:27 GMT -6
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