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More Trek Talk From John Cho April 25, 2008

by Charles Trotter , Filed under: ST09 Cast , 33 comments

Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay opened today and star John Cho, who plays Sulu in the new Star Trek film, has been busy promoting the film’s release. To that end, numerous interviews with Cho have popped up on the web, a few of which have Cho talking a little Trek. Here are some quotes (read below).

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Passover – Shatner reads the Haggadah + ‘4 Questions’ in Klingon

by Shmuel Loutaty , Filed under: Music, Shatner, Trek Franchise , 46 comments

Just before this Passover week began, a new Shatner CD called “Exodus: An Oratorio in Three Parts” hit the stores. The recording is from a live performance of Shatner, accompanied by The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, dramatically reading the story of the Hebrew Exodus both from the Haggadah (text used on Passover) and the bible.

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Abrams Contrasts Cloverfield and Trek

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: 1-18-08/Cloverfield, Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film) , 51 comments

Another video interview with Star Trek director JJ Abrams is online (part of his Cloverfield DVD release promotion). Abrams contrasts Cloverfield and Trek with AP, saying that Trek, unlike the ‘found video’ style of Cloverfield, is ‘massive’ and ‘epic.’ The director also talks about what the experience of shooting Trek has been like and the beginning of the editing process.
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BSG Preview: “Escape Velocity”

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: BSG , 79 comments

Tonight’s episode of Battlestar has Baltar buying his own BS and stirring up the fleet. In this weeks BSG column, we got video previews, a new video Q&A with Adama himself, NY Comic Con panel video, BSG girls in bikinis! Plus a Star Trek reference from last week’s episode, in case you missed it.

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CelebWatch: Stardate 4.24.2008 April 24, 2008

by Charles Trotter , Filed under: Celebrity , 11 comments

This week, the Watch brings you news on even more nominations for Patrick Stewart, disappointing news for Walter Koenig, Trek alumni participating in an Asian film retrospective, and DS9 stars discussing projects past and present, including Colm Meaney defending suicide? But the brunt of this week’s CelebWatch focuses on supporting actors from the various Star Trek films.

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Giacchino ‘Scared’ To Begin Star Trek Score

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Music, ST09 Creative, Star Trek (2009 film) , 70 comments

Star Trek composer Michael Giacchino was the guest speaker at a recent ‘Zocalo Lecture’ at the LA County Museum of Art, where he talked of his path from a kid creating his own soundtracks to working with Spielberg on video game scores. Giacchino said that it was JJ Abrams who took him from games to TV and movies. He also talked a bit out how daunting it is for him to be taking on the Trek score.

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Conventional Wisdom – A Guide To Summer Cons

by John Tenuto , Filed under: Conventions/Events/Attractions , 23 comments

May to September is traditionally "summer convention" time and this year there are many events for Star Trek fans. Convention panels, collectibles, celebrity Q&As, and news help fans bide the experience of waiting for May 2009. See below for Trekmovie.com’s guide this year’s summer conventions.
 

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Abrams: Star Trek Is Mind Blowing

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: 1-18-08/Cloverfield, Abrams, Star Trek (2009 film) , 107 comments

Star Trek director JJ Abrams was interviewed on G4’s Attack of the Show yesterday to promote the new Cloverfield DVD release. Abrams talked about viral marketing, Cloverfield sequels, Lost and a bit about the beginnings of post-production for Star Trek. See the video interview below.
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Quinto On Trek, Abrams, Nimoy and Ears April 23, 2008

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: ST09 Cast , 67 comments

While at Starfest in Denver last weekend (see report), Star Trek’s new Spock, Zachary Quinto, gave an interview to Screen Geeks Radio where he talks about his Star Trek experience, working with Leonard Nimoy and director JJ Abrams…and what it was like the first time he put on those pointy ears. Details below.
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Morrison and Nichols Talk a little Trek

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: ST09 Cast , 73 comments

In addition to the the female lead, Zoe Saldana (Uhura), JJ Abrams’ new Star Trek film has quite the bevy of beauties. Two of the women headed to the 23rd century we haven’t heard much from are Jennifer Morrison (best known as Dr. Allison Cameron on House) and Rachel Nichols (aka Rachel Gibson on Alias). Both play key roles in the life of Kirk and both talked a little Trek in recent interviews.
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FedCon: TNG Stars Hit Germany + Burton Hopes For TNG Movie

by Markus Kettner , Filed under: Conventions/Events/Attractions, DS9, Star Trek (2009 film), TNG , 124 comments

FedCon, Europe’s biggest Star Trek and Sci Fi convention took place over the last weekend in Bonn, Germany and over 5000 EuroFans came out to see the sci-fi stars. Among the many guests were TNG stars Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis and John de Lancie. Of particular interest were comments from Burton about hopes for another TNG move.

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Meaney Reflects On Life After Trek

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: DS9 , 52 comments

Colm Meaney (TNG and DS9’s Miles O’Brien) continues to enjoy success in his post-Trek acting career with regular film roles including a new movie coming out this week (Three and Out) and a new series coming up on ABC (Life on Mars). In a new interview with Rotten Tomatoes the actor talks about life on and after Star Trek, and how he doesn’t regret never doing a DS9 film.
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CBS Digital Wraps Up Star Trek Remastered April 22, 2008

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: TOS Remastered , 186 comments

Twenty one months after they began their work digitally remastering Star Trek The Original Series, CBS Digital has wrapped production on the project. With the final new effects shots for the last episode (”The Cage” ), CBS D has now completely brought Star Trek into the digital age. The TOS-R producers have sent TrekMovie.com a statement about the end of the project: (more…)

Star Trek’s Top Environmental Episodes (and Films)

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: List, Trek Franchise , 80 comments

“Judging by the pollution content of the atmosphere, I believe we have arrived at the late 20th century”
- Spock, STIV

On this Earth Day, TrekMovie.com takes a look at Star Trek’s best environmentally-themed episodes and films.

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TrekInk: Review – DC Fontana’s “ST: Year 4: Enterprise Experiment” #1

by Alex Fletcher , Filed under: Comics, Review, TOS , 31 comments

Following closely on the heels of the classic Original Series episode "The Enterprise Incident" comes "Star Trek: The Enterprise Experiment," a comic book sequel by the same writer, D.C. Fontana. This week we review the first of the five issue mini-series telling the story of the experiment with the Romulan cloaking device stolen "The Enterprise Incident." Plus we have news and previews on upcoming comics

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