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Trek4Kids: Exclusive Interview with Jacob Kogan August 18, 2009

by James Trowbridge , Filed under: Conventions/Events/Attractions, ST09 Cast, Trek for Kids , 54 comments

Last weekend was the big Star Trek convention in Las Vegas, which was my third time. I had a lot of fun, but a big highlight was on the last night when Anthony from TrekMovie arranged for me to interview Jacob Kogan (on video). You can see that below and also a bit of my report from Star Trek Las Vegas 2009.

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Star Trek’s Michael Giacchino Nominated For Composer of the Year

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Music, Star Trek (2009 film) , 126 comments

Star Trek composer Michael Giacchino is again being recognized for his talents, this time by the World Soundtrack Academy which has just announced their nominees for for their annual Soundtrack Awards. Giacchino has been nominated for Composer of the Year, for his work on Star Trek and other films.

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TrekInk: Early Review of Star Trek: Spock – Reflections #2

by Mark Martinez , Filed under: Comics, Review, Star Trek (2009 film) , 12 comments

spockScott and David Tipton, assisted by David Messina and Federica Manfredi, continue their probe of Spock’s past this week, in IDW’s second issue of "Star Trek: Spock – Reflections." The comic arrives in stores Wednesday and TrekMovie has an early review (below).

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Conventional Wisdom: TrekMovie Guide To Fall & Winter Star Trek Events August 17, 2009

by John Tenuto , Filed under: Celebrity, Conventions/Events/Attractions , 41 comments

Autumn and Winter 2009 brings many great Star Trek events, including the release of the new movie on DVD, Blu Ray editions of past favorites, the 30th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and of course conventions!  TrekMovie provides you a guide to some of the events occurring between now and December 31, 2009.

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Great Links: Everybody Loves Star Trek Edition

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity, Great Links , 47 comments

2009 is certainly a year which has Star Trek on the ascendancy. In this week’s Great Links, we can see more and more examples of how people are out there showing their love for the final frontier. Up this week we have a big time director, beautiful women, and a new TV show, all showing their love. If only we can get Takei and Shatner to share the love (more on that below too).

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Sci-Fi Movies Sunday: Battlestar Galactica, Avatar, Green Hornet, Alien Prequel, Underworld 4, Surrogates + more August 16, 2009

by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: Sci-Fi , 109 comments

The big genre movie news this week in that Superman Returns helmer Bryan Singer is going to take on another big franchise, this time Battlestar Galactica. We have that, plus the first official image from Avatar, no Sigorney for the next Alien, Cato casting for Green Hornet, and much more, plus the latest trailers and images, including Fourth Kind and Surrogates.

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ShatWatch: Shatner the Card + New Shat Interviews + New Shat DVDs + more

by John Tenuto , Filed under: Celebrity, Shatner , 49 comments

Did you know that William Shatner’s favorite color is that of leaves changing? Truth. And while autumn is a month away, August’s return to school begins thoughts of the season. If the thought of "back to school" is depressing, then how about "Shat to school"? That’s right, the ShatWatch brings you the latest news on William Shatner and his own adventures sure to make you happy despite looming homework.

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Sci-Fi TV Saturday: V, Lost, Fringe, FlashForward, Heroes, SGU + more August 15, 2009

by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: Fringe, Sci-Fi , 55 comments

During VegasCon weekend, we took a break from our weekly genre news wrap-up articles, but we are back with a whole slew. In genre TV news this week, we have a big update on V, including a debut date, Details on the debut season of FlashFoward, Fringe Season 2, the Lost finale and much more, including the post-Bryan Fuller Heroes fallout. So dive in below.

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STO Update: Vegas Demo + New Ship, Details, Screenshot + more

by Joseph Gunnell , Filed under: Star Trek Online , 99 comments

As things get closer and closer to the beta test starting later this year, things seem to be moving at a faster pace with Star Trek Online. This week we have a report from Cryptic’s demo at the Las Vegas Con, plus more game details, a new ship, a new screenshot and the latest ‘path to 2409′ backstory, and more.

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TrekInk: Exclusive Preview of Spock Reflections #2 + Countdown Ltd. Edition Hardcover August 14, 2009

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Comics, Star Trek (2009 film), TOS , 33 comments

Next week IDW delves deeper into Spock’s past with their second issue of Spock Reflections, which is kind of a prequel to Star Trek Countdown. And lucky for you we have an exclusive five-page preview below, along with a look at the upcoming limited edition Star Trek Countdown hard cover.
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Even More From Orci & Kurtzman On Linking Next Two Star Trek Movies August 13, 2009

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Orci/Kurtzman, Star Trek sequel (2012) , 457 comments

Another new interview with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman has emerged mostly focusing on Fringe, but straying into the next Star Trek as well. The pair talked a bit more about linking the next two films, but dismissed the idea that they could be filmed back to back. Details below.

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Star Trek Magazine Sweepstakes Offering Tons Of Star Trek Prizes

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Contest, Merchandise , 36 comments

The Official Star Trek Magazine has put together an awesome sweepstakes with loads of Star Trek merchandise up for grabs. There are four prize bundles plus some runner up prizes, with the Grand Prize worth over $1800. See below for more details and info on entering, plus a quick preview of the next issue of the Magazine.

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VegasCon09 Finale: Three Spocks and a Shatner August 12, 2009

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity, Conventions/Events/Attractions, Star Trek (2009 film), TOS , 132 comments

The Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas came to an end on Sunday, with the biggest stars of the original Kirk and Spock (William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy. plus the new new Spocks (Zachary Quinto and Jacob Kogan). And of course much of the talk was about the new movie, including an update on what Shatner thinks of it. We have a full detailed report with tons of pictures below.

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Chris Pine Looking Forward To Getting Back To Star Trek

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: ST09 Cast, Star Trek sequel (2012) , 73 comments

Yesterday Chris Pine attended the Hollywood Foreign Press Associations Annual Lunch, where he accepted a charity check for the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. While there he talked a bit about Star Trek, including the next one. See video of that, plus photos from the event below.

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Review: New ‘Music of Star Trek’ CD by Prague Philharmonic

by John Tenuto , Filed under: Feature Films (TMP-NEM), Merchandise, Music, Review, Star Trek (2009 film), Trek on TV , 39 comments

There are occasionally Star Trek items under the radar, released with little fanfare or promotion, and this is certainly true of the new CD "The Music of Star Trek" performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra from Silva America. TrekMovie brings all the details in this review of what is an excellent addition to Trek music aficionado collections.

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