It was announced this morning that Cryptic Studios, the maker of the new Star Trek Online MMO, have been acquired by French game publisher Infogrames, the parent company of Atari. Earlier this year the license for STO transferred from Perpetual Entertainment to Crytpic Studios after Perpetual ran into trouble, however this acquisition looks like it will have little effect on the game itself.
This week for the Great Links we have the Trek not getting the due respect on a top movies list, more Big Bang Trek, more Trek trailer remixes, art (questionably) named for a DS9 character, a Klingon duet, and a look back at classic Trek from a 19th Century point of view.
Last week Simon & Schuster laid off Marco Palmieri, one of the two primary Star Trek editors at Pocket Books, the licensee for all Trek books. Palmieri’s layoff was one of many across S&S, but it has raised concerns about the future of Trek publishing. Today, a spokesperson for Pocket spoke exclusively to TrekMovie to allay those fears and reaffirm Pocket’s commitment to Trek.
Today IDW, along with iVerse Media, announced the availability of Star Trek Comic Archives for the iPhone and iTouch. Available today is issue 1 from "The Best of Peter David", with additional reprints from Star Trek comic history planned over the coming months. TrekMovie has a quick review and more Trek on iTunes and iPhone info below.
Cryptic Studios has made another one of their ‘Path to 2409’ which tells the story of the Star Trek universe from Star Trek Nemesis (in 2379) to the 25th Century setting of the Massive Multiplayer game and its war between the Federation and the Klingons. They are now up to 2382 and starting to branch away from the history set forward in the books.
The month of Shatcember continues along, this week featuring both ends (Boston Legal) and beginnings (the second week for Raw Nerve) for William Shatner. Trekmovie.com continues its tribute to Shatner and his many TV appearances this month with a look at the finale for BL, new Shatner video, news on upcoming Shat appearances and more.
This week, retailers are shipping the "Amok Time" Kirk and Spock two pack of action figures from Diamond Select Toys. This is one the nicest sets from DST, both because of the excellent likenesses, and because of the very cool accessories included. Trekmovie.com provides you with all the pictures of this great new item. Plus we have an update on DST’s planned line of Borg figures for 2009.
This week in SciFi movie news brings updates the plots of World War Z and TR2N, trailer news for Avatar, runtime news for Watchmen, and much more with tons of trailers and images including the next Terminator. On the small screen there is big news on Ron Moore’s Caprica and Brannon Braga’s Flashforward, plus Lost and Heroes updates and a bunch of previews, including BSG.
If you want to bring some honor to your holiday season and you live near the Twin Cities, then this coming week you can check out "A Christmas Carol", in the original Klingon. And the same troupe will be filming a special feature in Klingon for an upcoming Star Trek DVD. Also for fans in New York, the Start Trekkin improv group are performing two shows this upcoming week.
Over the past couple of weeks the original Sulu, George Takei, has been all over UK TV and tabloids as he participated in the reality game show I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!. Takei proved popular and made to the finale which aired last night. Details and video below, plus news on a new Trek celebrity, Winona Ryder, who has also been making news in the Brit tabloids.
For this Sunday’s LA Times there is an excellent article on the state of science fiction, with a focus on three franchises which have gone through (or are going through) ‘revivals’: Star Trek, Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica. The piece has quotes from Ron Moore, Roberto Orci, JJ Abrams, William Shatner and more and is a must read. Some excerpts below.
This weekend TNT airs the latest installment of their The Librarian TV movie series (directed by TNG’s Jonathan Frakes). In a new interview with iF Magazine promoting the show, the Trek veteran talks about the franchise, past, present and future, including commenting on his visit to the set of the new Star Trek movie.
Welcome back to Science Friday with this week’s jam packed edition. See a 10-ton rock fall from the sky, learn about the latest set-backs for MSL, discover why Antarctica is teaming with life, uncover hidden Martian glaciers, and put science back into politics. All this plus our gadget of the week in our ongoing Holiday gadget series: the best tech toys under $30.00!
Star Trek has a new and fun(ko) licensee who will be releasing Trek items designed to bring a smile to your face. A new line of Star Trek bobble heads and vinyl figures from venerable company Funko are on their way in April and May of 2009. Trekmovie.com provides details about the line and the company that makes these "60s Trek meets 2000s kitsch" items.
Leonard Nimoy wants to set the record straight. TrekWeb reports that actor who reprises his role as Spock in the new Star Trek movie sent in a message to that site ‘regarding some of the negative feelings expressed by some fans about the new movie’ at TrekWeb.
Simon Pegg, Star Trek’s new Scotty, received an Honorary Fellowship today at the University of Gloucestershire. Born in Gloucester in 1970, Pegg was honored for his "significant contribution to the arts as an actor, writer comedian, producer and director." At the event Pegg also commented a tiny bit on the new Star Trek .
Diamond Select Toys announces this week that it has teamed up with Toys R Us stores in the United States to offer DST toys and collectibles, including the popular Star Trek line. See below for details, plus we have a review of the newest retro item, a brand new MEGO-style Khan figure (with the promise that the ubiquitous “Ah-dmiral Kirk” line “Khaaaannnnnn!” will not be featured).
With all the attention on the original Kirk, William Shatner, we haven’t forgotten the new one, and neither has Entertainment Tonight, who has named Chris Pine as one of their Top 10 Hunks of 2008. See the video below.
William Shatner’s new talk show, Shatner’s Raw Nerve, premieres December 2nd on The Biography Channel with interviews of Valerie Bertinelli and Tim Allen at 10 PM Eastern Time. Bio has supplied TrekMovie with a special sneak peek of the Bertinelli episode, and next week’s Jimmy Kimmel interview.
This week we have a video-heavy great links, with reports on the Star Wars v Star Trek front (and the Kirk v Picard skirmish). Plus more Trek on Big Bang Theory, Trek submarines and Trek tricks with a Wiimote. Plus some Trek in politics that we missed, including Obama girl as an Orion. All that and more below.
Two Shatner articles in one day? Why not?…it is Shatcember after all. William Shatner has some new interviews where he promotes his new talk show Raw Nerve (which premieres Tuesday night) and also talks about the end of Boston Legal, the new Star Trek movie (and the new Kirk, Chris Pine), the Takei feud and more. [UPDATE 2: See below for new comments on JJ Abrams]
Kiwi actor Karl Urban, Dr. Leonard McCoy for the new Star Trek, is probably the biggest Trek fan of the film’s new cast and so far his performance as Bones is getting rave reviews for how it honors the original actor, DeForest Kelley. Today the actor showed off his enthusiasm for the film and his part while appearing on a on a New Zealand morning chat show. See below for video.
Due to this month being just chock full of William Shatner all over the TV dial, Trekmovie.com has decided to rename it ‘Shatcember.’ In the first of our Shatcember updates, we discuss the December 2nd premiere of Shatner’s new talk show Raw Nerve Bio, reveal the Biography Channel’s Shatner mini-marathon, and celebrate great Shatner interviews of the past.