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First Image of TNG Family Guy March 12, 2009

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: TNG , 105 comments

On March 29th FOX will air the Family Guy episode “Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" featuring all the stars of The Next Generation playing themselves. Today FOX released the first image from that episode (which was first an exclusive in this week’s TV Guide), check it out below.

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Trek4Kids: How The New Star Trek Movie Is Appealing To Sixth Graders

by James Trowbridge , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film), Trek for Kids , 83 comments

The topic of this ‘Trek4Kids’ entry is how Paramount is marketing their new Star Trek movie to kids, something pretty important if they want to create a ‘next generation’ of fans. I am already a fan and was already excited about the movie, so I invited some of my sixth grade friends over to view some of the trailers and merchandise and also did a little survey at school, all to find out if other kids are getting excited too.

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Review – Star Trek SceneIt? DVD Trivia Game

by John Tenuto , Filed under: Games, Review , 69 comments

It has been nearly a decade since the last Star Trek board game ("Star Trek: Trivia Game" by Mattel). Now, board games return with Mattel and ScreenLife’s "Scene It? Star Trek Edition." TrekMovie has played this game and has a full review with images and DVD screen caps below.
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ST09 Tidbits (T-57 days): Burger King Boards, D.A.C. Details, Trailer Breaks Records, Cho Talks Sulu + more March 11, 2009

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links, Star Trek (2009 film) , 151 comments

Today’s tidbits for the new Star Trek movie take us to the flame-broiled frontier, with news on the upcoming Burger King TV campaign. Plus we have more details on that ‘D.A.C.’ game, comments on Sulu’s ‘innocence’ from John Cho, ticket sales for Europeans, an amazing Star Wars/Star Trek mashup, and much more..

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Production Designer Scott Chambliss On Designing New Star Trek March 10, 2009

by Edward Gross , Filed under: ST09 Creative, Star Trek (2009 film) , 582 comments

Star Trek director JJ Abrams has worked for years with the Emmy-winning production designer Scott Chambliss and that includes the new Star Trek, but in a new interview with SciFi Now, he explains how he needed some convincing to go to the final frontier. The designer also talks about his approach to (re)designing the future, see excerpts below.  

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STO Update: New Screenshots + First Pre-order + More

by Joseph Gunnell , Filed under: Games, Star Trek Online , 46 comments

Cryptic has released five new screenshots (two land and three space based) as well as explaining the idea of Episodic Content within Star Trek Online, the upcoming Trek MMORPG. Also the first pre-orders for STO are now available, which may be the first reveal of a price and release date for the game.

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‘Star Trek’ Still Called ‘Star Trek’ March 9, 2009

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film) , 355 comments

Earlier today we reported that the new Star Trek trailer would be shown during Heroes tonight on NBC as a ’sneak peek’…a non-event for Trekkies right? Well it actually turned out to be one, but not because they suddenly decided to show some new footage. Many fans wondered why the NBC announcer (introducing the trailer) referred to the film as "Star Trek: The Future". Were they announcing a new name?  Um, no .

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Trek Spring Collection Preview: First Look At DecoPac Cake Deorations + Chocolate Defiant!

by John Tenuto , Filed under: Merchandise , 70 comments

Today we continue our Spring Star Trek Collectibles Preview with some collectibles you can eat. First up DecoPac is bringing Star Trek decorations to a bakery near you. Plus the popular Deep Space Nine USS Defiant NX-74205 is being rendered in chocolate. Trekmovie.com has all the yummy exclusive details below.

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ST09 Tidbits (T-59 days): Heroes Preview?, New Game?, Spock Fu?, Nero Wart? + more? [UPDATED]

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links, Star Trek (2009 film) , 171 comments

It has just been four days since our last ‘ST09 Tidbits’ and the bits are just piling up. We got news of some kind of Trek preview during Heroes tonight, a possible Star Trek related game, new comments from Abrams and Quinto, more shots of that Enterprise model, more info on the trailer, and even more…check it all out below.

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Star Trek Trailer #3: Shot-By-Shot Analysis March 8, 2009

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Spoilers, Star Trek (2009 film) , 458 comments

The new Star Trek trailer is a big hit with fans and that mainstream audience. There is a lot to take in with the rapid succession of shots, so like we have done with past trailers, TrekMovie goes through and pauses each moment with our shot-by-shot analysis. Find out just what is going on below [Spoilers].  
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Conventional Wisdom: Star Trek Spring Events

by John Tenuto , Filed under: Conventions/Events/Attractions, Fandom , 43 comments

There are many events, big and small, from now until May to help fans celebrate in preparation of the premiere of the Star Trek feature film. Organizations as diverse as the United States Library of Congress to local libraries are holding a variety of Star Trek themed events as "the day of reckoning" approaches. Conventional Wisdom provides this guide to Star Trek events from March until May.

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Sci-Fi Saturday: Watchmen, Terminator, Transformers, Tron + Lost, Heroes, Smallville, Doctor Who + more March 7, 2009

by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: Sci-Fi , 82 comments

Watchmen continues to dominate in theaters and in genre news this week, but we also have updates on the upcoming films in the Terminator, Tron, Tranformers (and even Mad Max) Franchises. In TV news we have news on who is coming back next season (Smallville & Heroes) and who probably isn’t (sorry Knight Rider fans), plus a new TARDIS for Who? All that and the usual TV and movie previews and images…all below.  

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Abrams, Quinto and Pegg Talk Trek’s Heart, Star Wars, Technobabble, TMP, and more

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Abrams, ST09 Cast, Star Trek (2009 film) , 157 comments

As reported before, the April issue of UK’s at Total Film Magazine went on sale this week, with four collectible Star Trek covers. In addition to the exclusive images (see previous article), Total Film also has interview comments from director JJ Abrams and some of the film stars. See below for some of the more interesting excerpts. 

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New Star Trek Trailer A Big Hit With The Media

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Marketing/Promotion, Star Trek (2009 film) , 336 comments

In November we reported that the first theatrical trailer got the notice of the mainstream media. This week the second trailer not only got noticed, it is a hit. The trailer is not only playing well on the Trek sites, and geek sites, but general entertainment sites and with the mainstream press. And of course it has already inspired some ‘classic’ mashup as well. Check it all out below.

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BSG Preview: “Islanded in a Stream of Stars” March 6, 2009

by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: BSG , 71 comments

Tonight is the last episode before the three hour series finale (spread over two weeks) for our adopted show, Battlestar Galactica. "Islanded in a Stream of Stars" has some more loose ends to tie up, including with the ship herself. See below for all the preview goodness, plus the latest frakkin links.

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