Tag: Star Trek
Star Trek writer D.C. Fontana passes aged 80 (news).
Science fiction writer Dorothy Catherine Fontana has sadly passed away aged 80 – she was best known for her work on the original Star Trek franchise. Dorothy also worked on Genesis II and story editor on Star Trek The Animated Series, and later Logan’s Run, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Buck Rogers in the […]
Noah Hawley loves Star Trek: true (film news).
The much talked about Star Trek movie with Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, and Simon Pegg returning for one more starship voyage is back on the cards, with Noah Hawley of Fargo and Legion fame in the big person’s chair of command. Read the full story over at … Paramount Setting Noah […]
Brent Spiner shocked to be back in Star Trek (news).
Actor Brent Spiner, aka Data, is apparently shocked to be back in Star Trek. Well, he might be – but we’re happy our favourite android with a heart is making an appearance alongside Picard. https://intl.startrek.com/news/brent-spiner-reveals-surprise-at-his-return-to-star-trek The Offworld Report – the best news offworld SFcrowsnest.
Voyager’s holographic doctor reads Gene Roddenberry (video).
In 1980, Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, wrote and posted a letter out to his Star Trek Fans mailing list. In this missive, Roddenberry invited Star Trek viewers to help in the mission to explore the galaxy. To celebrate this event, Star Trek Voyager‘s holographic doctor, aka actor Robert Picardo, who serves on […]
Live long and prospurr?
Everyone likes classic Star Trek, right? And everyone likes cats, too? So what could be better than combining the two and having a series of Star Trek cats! Good old Chronicle Collectables, the same people that brought us the War Rocket Ajax model at a hefty $1600 US dollars have now released a range of […]
Spock (aka Zachary Quinto) on what to expect from the next Trek movie.
Mr. Spock, aka Zachary Quinto, ruminates on the various plot treatments floating around for the next Star Trek film, as well as what Quentin Tarantino will bring to the next movie. I was rather hoping that the whole Quentin Tarantino does Star Trek-thing was an early April’s Fool. I’m not looking forward to Spock headbutting Kirk […]
Star Trek ships: all the sizes in this chart!
Do you want to know how long the classic Enterprise is compared to say a Klingon Bird of Prey, or one of the later Enterprise classes? Well, our chums at Meatball have produced an accurate chart that sizes all the ships from Star Trek – from the movies to the various TV series. It’s a […]
Star Trek fan film Axanar settles law suit with CBS and Paramount.
Kickstarter-funded fan film Prelude to Axanar has just settled their law suit brought against them by CBS and Paramount. The film is a mockocumentary going behind the Battle of Axanar, the first big military dust-off between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire. The Axanar bods said: “Axanar Productions is pleased to announce […]
A Star Trek Christmas?
Here’s a special seasonal song for all you folks out there in the Federation – Wonderful Deep Space Nine sung by Captain Sisko, Major Kira, Constable Odo, Lieutenant Commander Worf, Chief O’Brien, Congenial Barkeep Quark, Plain Simple Garak, and the rest of the Star Trek DS9 ensemble.
Star Trek, new TV series, new teaser trailer.
Here’s the first teaser for the new CBS Star Trek series on TV – doesn’t give much away, but it does hark back to the golden age, which will keep many increasingly rather superior vintage fans (myself included) happy.
