Justman Up For Adventerous Star Trek XI March 20, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Interview, Star Trek (2009 film), TNG , 113 comments
Robert Justman was there at the beginning as a producer for both Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the second part of our interview with Justman, he talks about his views on Abrams new Trek movie and how some of todays debates reminds him of Trek’s days past …
[warning note: Mr Justman uses some 'colorful metaphors']
Star Trek Back On iTunes March 19, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: TOS Remastered , 42 commentsAbout a month ago Star Trek vanished off the iTunes store due to technical problems, but now it is back. Even better, iTunes are now separating TOS from the TOS-R with each having its own listing: ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ or ‘Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered).’ All of TOS Season 1 is up, along with the full-lenth versions of the 11 TOS-R season 1 episodes aired so far. Additional Seasons 1 TOS-R episodes will be made available after they air, with seasons 2 and 3 of TOS and TOS-R sometime in the future. Star Trek: Enterprise has still not returned and TrekMovie.com is told it will take some time because all 4 seasons are being recoded. (click image below to launch iTunes TOS-R store – NOTE only available in US)
Spin Up The Remastered Tholian Web Preview
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: TOS-R Preview , 167 commentsStarTrek.com have put up a preview for next weekend’s "The Tholian Web" Remastered.
click image to play in WMP or Click Here for QT
Trek XI Update: Still Writing, Budgeting and Casting
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ST09 Cast, STXI Status , 72 comments
TrekMovie.com is keeping an ear to the ground on what is happening now that Trek XI has got the official greenlight. Firstly we hear that even though the decision has not yet been made, there is growing support for the simple title ‘Star Trek.’ As for pre-production, it really has not started in earnest yet. Sources tell us that the script is going through a budgeting rewrite phase, which is typical. However various behind the scenes people are being lined up and told to get ready. The art department should be starting up in April with construction slated to start around June or July and shooting starting in October or November. Bear in mind that dates can easily move around (as they already have), but the release date of Christmas 2008 seems to be firm.
TNG@20: Stewart Interview
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: TNG , 22 commentsDuring 2007 we will peridically post retrospective interviews, features and found clips to celebrate TNG’s 20th birthday. Here is a BBC interview with Patrick Stewart from a few years ago (edited to just the Trek bits). He talks about how he got the job, the choice of Picard’s accent, fandom and the film Trekkies.
Bob Justman Talks TOS and TOS-R with TrekMovie.com March 18, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Interview, TOS, TOS Remastered , 54 commentsRobert Justman is one of the true founding fathers of Star Trek. He was a producer during on Star Trek The Original Series as well as the early years of Star Trek: The Next Generation. TrekMovie.com visited with Mr. Justman to talk about Trek’s beginning (as well as its current remastering). Justman’s journey with Trek began as the associate producer for the 2nd Trek pilot “Where No Man Had Gone Before," and apparently that almost became the end of his tenure with Star Trek…
“I, Mudd” Remastered Re-airs This Weekend March 17, 2007
by Matt Wright , Filed under: TOS Remastered , 47 commentsA classic humor based episode with that intergalactic lovable scoundrel Harry Mudd is repeating this weekend. Our buddy "Spockboy" has done it again and created a neat split screen of the original versus the remastered CGI effects, plus a little something else for fun at the end 
, enjoy!
TrekMovie.com I, Mudd coverage: PREVIEW | VIDEO/SCREENSHOTS | REVIEW
Book Review: ENT – The Good That Men Do March 16, 2007
by Robert Lyons , Filed under: Books, Review , 38 comments
Didn’t like the finale of Star Trek: Enterprise? You’re not alone. Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin (and, incidentally, Pocket Books) are counting on that as they present "The Good That Men Do." The book is the first in the ‘relaunch’ of the Enterprise series in novel form. Primarily it is an attempt to undo the damage that 24th century Trek imposed on Enterprise in "These Are The Voyages," while also setting up the arcs for where Pocket plans on taking the series (story here). The book adequately performs these duties, but not without running into its own problems along the way.
NOTE: SPOILERS BELOW
Rumor: Garner as Spock’s Love Interest?
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Rumor, ST09 Cast , 97 comments
Well the latest rumor comes from Star Magazine, so bear that in mind as you read it. And here it is:
SPOCK LOVES JEN GARNER!
Star has learned exclusively that in the new Star Trek film, which is a prequel to the original hit series, the outwardly emotionless vulcan Mr. Spock has a love interest! Not only would Jen, 34, "be just the right person for Star Trek because she’s a chameleon," an insider says, but the film’s director, J.J. Abrams, cast her on Alias and has a history of giving jobs to people he worked with before! Beam her up!
Orci & Kurtzman Teaming Up With Bay for Another Sci-Fi Blockbuster March 15, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Orci/Kurtzman , 15 comments
Trek XI’s scribes Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman’s seem to be playing tag team between JJ Abrams and Michael Bay. The pair wrote the script for Abrams’ M:I:3 between the Bay films The Island and Transformers. Now according to TMZ.com they will produce and probably write another sci-fi blockbuster for Bay after Star Trek XI. According to the report the film will be based on the forthcoming novel, "2012: The War for Souls" by Whitley Strieber (writer of the novels behind Communion and The Hunger). Bay is slated to produce and possibly direct, but this time with Warner Brothers. The novel is based on the belief that 2012 is the year of a great transformation or apocalypse. So expect lots of things to blow up, as per Bay tradition. full report here.
Proof That Recasting Can Work
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Humor , 38 comments…case closed
Trek XI: The Poll
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Fandom , 36 commentsIn the "Corbomite Maneuver" Lt. Baily says to Kirk "I vote we blast ‘em," to which Kirk quickly replied "Thank you, Mr. Bailey, I’ll consider that when this becomes a democracy." But that attitude doesn’t stop fans from voting their opinions, including three currently running Trek XI polls on other sites.
IMDB is asking for thumbs up or down on Matt Damon as Capt Kirk. Current result is a split decision of 48% for it, 52% against [UPDATE: IMDB have followed up with a new poll asking 'if not Damon, then who?'...so far 'an unknown' leads with 34% with Ewan McGregor is 2nd with 11%]
TrekToday also have a Trek XI casting poll going, asking what is people’s favorite casting rumor. The Sinise as Bones rumor leads with 40%.
StarTrek.com have a tongue in cheek list of potential names for Star Trek XI, with "Star Trek XI: The First Generation" in the lead.
Abrams On Music And Trek XI Composer Giacchino March 14, 2007
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Music , 64 comments
Among the many facets to JJ Abrams is his love of music. He plays a number of instruments and even composed the themes for both Alias and Felicity. In a new interview with Helio magazine, the Trek XI producer/director talks music and how he grew up listening to movie scores. He lists John Williams, Tom Twyker, John Barry and even Tangerine Dream among the composers he admires. Regarding his choice for composer for Star Trek XI, Abrams had this to say…
Michael Giacchino, is a genius in terms of current working composers. I’m biased, but I think he’s as good as it gets, with contemporary composers.
TNG Novels Chart New Course
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Books, TNG , 23 comments
The last time we saw Captain Picard he was sitting in space dock fixing up the Enterprise and saying goodbye to old friends after the events of Nemesis. Now that the TNG film era is over, it is up to Trek Novels to continue the story. Riker and Troi have already set off in the popular ‘Titan’ book series, and so Picard must move on without his loyal first officer and trusted counselor. The first of these post Nemesis novels (Death in Winter) was released in hardcover in late 2005, and it focused on Picard/Crusher romance that has been brewing for far too long. That book gets re-issued in paperback later this year along with a slew of new TNG books to help celebrate the TNG 20th anniversary. In the second part of our interview with Simon & Schuster editor Margaret Clark, we find out what is next for The Next Generation.
Review: Wolf In the Fold Remastered March 13, 2007
by Jeff Bond , Filed under: Review, TOS Remastered , 50 comments
Robert Bloch’s “Wolf in the Fold” is typical both of the horror writer’s contributions to the series (he also wrote “What Are Little Girls Made Of? and “Catspaw”) and of the show’s second season, in that in year two Trek often presented some fairly dark and outlandish plotlines but shook them up with humor. The story centers around Scott, who’s accused of murder while on shore leave on the hedonistic world of Argelius. Scott’s under suspicion because a head injury has apparently created a temporary feeling of paranoia and distrust of women, but as the female bodies start piling up and the investigation continues the culprit is revealed to be the ancient spirit of Jack the Ripper, in actuality a formless alien entity which thrives on fear.
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