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“The Naked Time” Screenshots and Video [UPDATED] September 30, 2006

by Matt Wright , Filed under: TOS Remastered, TOS-R Screenshots/Video , 28 comments

As per ususal here are some comparison shots and an assortment of extra shots for The Naked Time.

Click the "more" link to see ‘em all!

Today is Naked Time Remastered Day

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: TOS Remastered , comments closed

The Enterprise crew catch a virus that removes their inhibitions.

Video preview / Local Station & Showtimes / More at Memory Alpha

TrekMovie will have screenshots up tonight, and a review by tomorrow.
What to keep an eye out for beyond the usual establishing shots of the ship:

early shot of Psi 2000 mountains and clouds
multiple viewscreen shots of planet Psi 2000 coming in and out of view as it shrinks
Fixing the missing phaser beam ‘goof’ of Scotty cutting through the wall into engineering
new ‘timewarp’ effect
…and of course Spock totally losing it

NOTE: The episode guide has been updated…next week’s episode will be ‘City on the Edge of Forever’ and not ‘The Managerie Part I’

so what did you think of Naked Time Remastered?

Trekkies III: The Search For Fan Films? September 29, 2006

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Conventions/Events/Attractions, Fan Productions, Fandom, TNG , 5 comments

Spotted this tidbit about Denise Crosby in the most recent Vegas con report on StarTrek.com

After producing and hosting the first two "Trekkies" documentaries, Crosby said she is toying with ideas for a third one. "We’ll see — I’vegot it in mind to do. I’d like to do three; I just think three seems more complete — I’m looking at the boxed set down the line, y’know?" She said the theme of the next project would likely involve what she called "fan filmdom."

It would be an interesting move for Paramount to put out another ‘Trekkies’ movie around the same time they are trying to expand the audience for Star Trek with Star Trek XI. If it does happen one would hope that Crosby and the other producers strived to be a bit more balanced then the previuos two films. Many Trek fans have felt that Trekkies I and II reinforced many of the negative stereotypes of Star Trek fans, some of which are now being dispelled by Trek Sociologist John Tenuto. The choice of the so called ‘fan films’ is also interesting, it could be seen as one step closer to legitimacy for these independent Trek films.

Roddenberry thinks Abrams ‘Gets It’, Dorn Does Not

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Conventions/Events/Attractions, Paramount, Star Trek (2009 film), TNG , 6 comments

StarTrek.com has posted a very belated con report from the Creation Vegas convention from 5 weeks ago (see our story here). This one covers many different people but has some more detailed comments on Trek XI from Michael Dorn, Rod Roddenberry and Paula Block…here they are…

Rod Roddenberry Thinks Abrams ‘gets it”

I am very open to J.J. Abrams doing this next movie. I like thefact that it’s someone new. I also like the fact that he’s an actualfan of the show … I’d be concerned that it might be, y’know, another version of ‘Star Wars’ but now called ‘Star Trek’ … [But] I think he’s one of us. He gets it, he has the passion, and I think he’s gonna do a great job. I just want to make sure he’s strong enough to stand upto the executives that say, ‘We need bigger breasts.’ That comes afterwards — let’s get the story first.

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Spiner and Sirtis Talk About Treks That Might Have Been

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Feature Films (TMP-NEM), TNG , 26 comments

SciFi Pulse has a couple of magazine excerpts up from TNG stars Brent Spiner and Marina Sirtis. Spiner talked to Dreamwatch magazine about the idea for Star Trek XI that he and Star Trek Nemesis story co-writer John Logan had::

the next film would have been was a Justice League of Star Trek. Something would bring all the great Star Trek villains together, from Khan to Shinzon, and Picard is the only person who could stop them and he actually has to go through time and pluck out the people he needs to help him. He goes back to the moment before Data blows up and takes him back to get Kirk and Spock, and go even further back and get Scott Bakula’s character Archer.

The only problem Spiner saw with that idea was the cost…TrekMovie suggests he looks a little harder

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Naked Time Remastered Promo September 28, 2006

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: TOS Remastered, TOS-R Preview, Uncategorized , 17 comments

Our favorite loyal reader in Chicago sends us the latest promo for this weekends Star Trek Remastered episode.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh5yr7s8X4U[/video]

Trek Stars Perform Mock Trek XI Casting Call September 27, 2006

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Conventions/Events/Attractions , 2 comments

StarTrek.com has just posted a con report from the recent PlanetXPo in Seattle which describes a Trek XI themed ‘radio play’ performed by a number of Trek Luminaries. The play was titled ‘My Kingdom for a Kirk’ and mimicked a theoretical casting call for a new captain Kirk. Star Trek Enterprise’s John Billingsley played the part of Trek XI producer JJ Abrams, assisted by his secretary "Miss Rand" played by Grace Lee Witney. Auditioning for the role of Kirk was none other than George Takei, Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig…all playing themselves. Takei self deferentially told ‘Abrams’ that he should actually do a movie about ‘The Adventures of Captain Sulu on the Excelsior’, then acquiesed to doing his best attempt at a Kirk (in full Shatner mockery). Nichols tried to convince Abrams that he should have a woman play Kirk and Koenig tried to convince him he wanted a Russian Captain Kirkov. The original series stars were followed up by Tim Russ and Gary Graham vying for the part of the new Spock. Alan Ruck, J.G. Hertzler and Garrett Wang also show up with the play ending with ‘Abrams’ deciding he is willing to pay Matt Damon anything he wants.

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Siddig, Sulu, Singer, and Spaceballs In A Slow News Day Smackdown

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Fan Productions, Uncategorized , 7 comments

TrekToday interviewed Star Trek DS9 star Alexander Siddig and it appears that he has put Trek behind him. Siddig talked about his successful post Trek career and only said "next question" when asked if he would be interested in getting a call from Trek XI’s JJ Abrams. He also said that he doesn’t think his Syriana co-star Matt Damon would want to even be in Trek XI, telling TrekToday "Damon would be a great Trek captain, but I’d be a little surprised if he has agreed to do it, frankly." Check out the full interview for more.

We still dont know if a new Sulu will be in StarTrek XI, but it seems the old Sulu is getting one more shot. Star Trek’s George Takei will reprise his role as Sulu for the popular online fan film "NewVoyages" which is shooting a new episode this week. With his usual humility Takei tells AP "My coming back is crucial to the existence of the Enterprise…It’s classic drama, and it’s rip-snorting good." More coverage on the TrekFan Film phenom at Forbes.

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HDNet Not Interested in Trek Remastered, Is Interested in Trek Movies September 26, 2006

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Feature Films (TMP-NEM), Paramount, TOS Remastered, Uncategorized , 28 comments

A week ago HDNet began showing Star Trek: Enterprise in HD. This makes it the sole source for any Star Trek TV in HD, as the new Trek Remastered is not being broadcast in HD (story). Since they currently have a monopoly on Trek in HD, TrekMovie.com contacted HDNet to see what is next and owner Mark Cuban himself answered our questions about the future of Trek on HDNet. Cuban tells TrekMovie.com that HDNet has spoken to CBS Paramount about the new Star Trek Remastered in HD but they are not interested in the show presently. Cuban did say he was open to HD version of other Trek series (like TNG) in HD if they become available, telling TrekMovie.com "It depends on the response to this series. If we find a lot of people are subscribing to HDNet to see Enterprise, we will of course look for more." But for the 10 Trek feature films in HD, Cuban is ready to go, telling TrekMovie "we are in discussions about them." Cuban and HDNet did not give any further details on when we might see the feature films in HD and our sources within Paramount and CBS are still trying to figure out where in the vast former Viacom empire deals with HDNet are struck.

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Review of Devil in the Dark Remastered

by Jason Lee , Filed under: Review, TOS Remastered , 4 comments

As a kid, Devil in the Dark was always one of my favorite episodes because it’s just about the closest thing Star Trek has ever done to a bona fide monster movie. It’s also one of the cheesier episodes in terms of paper mache rocks and tunnels, melodramatic performances and a monster that looks like an unholy union between a shag carpet and a giant pan pizza. It’s essentially a bottle show and most of it takes place down on the planet, but there are a few unique opportunities for updated visual effects.

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Media Already Playing The Trek XI Recasting Game…TrekMovie.com joins in September 25, 2006

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ST09 Cast , 43 comments

Star Trek XI is still months away from getting a finished script and budget, but the recasting buzz is already building. Many Trekkies are still debating if recasting is the right way to go, but the mainstream media is way past that. Even though it is too early for Abrams to start approaching actors, Matt Damon just saying he hasn’t been approached yet resulted in hundreds of articles around the web and in print. It may not have been Abrams intention, but the buzz about ‘who will be the new Kirk/Spock/etc’ is guaranteed to generate tons of free publicity for Star Trek XI. It is still unclear how many original characters will be in the new movie, but each one will create its own mini buzz. And the media aren’t waiting to see who Abrams picks, they are already choosing their favorites (usually going for the whole crew). Here are some recent examples of some journalists’ recasting advice for JJ Abrams

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Chicago Fans Recite (and Sing) Trek Theme

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Fandom, TOS Remastered, Uncategorized , 3 comments

A week ago we reported how WWME is really running with Trek Remastered, here is a new promo featuring Chicago fans version of the Star Trek opening monolog and theme:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By_2×0C-Y_s[/video]

Are we seeing a resurgence of original series nostalgia…JJ Abrams is certainly banking on that.

The Myth of the Star Trek Fan September 24, 2006

by John Tenuto , Filed under: Fandom, Uncategorized , 31 comments

Sociologist John Tenuto shares some preliminary findings from his study of scifi fandom…

The concept of the Star Trek fan is a myth.
Those attending Star Trek conventions see a variety of people that questions the simplistic view that all Trekkers are the same. Star Trek fans are multifarious in political views, occupation, demographics, and shape. Yet, the myth persists that all Star Trek fans are similar. Similarly geeky. Similarly minded. Similarly shaped. Similarly bereft of social relationships. This is not true. Never has been. Probably never will be.