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Watch Clips Of Shatner (Accepting For JJ Abrams) From Spike Scream Awards October 26, 2009

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Abrams, Celebrity, Conventions/Events/Attractions, Shatner, Star Trek (2009 film) , 62 comments

Tomorrow night Spike TV airs their Scream Awards, and as we reported last weekend, JJ Abrams new Star Trek film does very well. We now have some clips from the show, where you can see William Shatner on stage accepting an award for the movie and talking to JJ Abrams about how he isn’t in it.

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Viral Video Leads To ‘Klingon Empire’ Website October 25, 2009

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Fan Productions, Great Links, Marketing/Promotion , 163 comments

The Klingons were created in the 60s to be the Star Trek stand-ins for the Cold War ‘Red Menace’. This week an impressive new video was uploaded to YouTube titled ‘Klingon Propaganda’, which runs with the notion by creating a motivational cartoon from the Klingon perspective in the style of 20th century Communist Propaganda. And it is so well-made, it raises the question as to whether or not it is ‘Fan Made’ or something more.

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Sci-Fi TV Sunday: Dollhouse, FlashForward, Lost, Smallville, V + more

by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: Sci-Fi , 42 comments

This week in Sci-Fi TV, we’ve got you covered with the first eight minutes of the new ABC series V, David Goyer taking full showrunning duties on FlashForward, some updates on Lost, Justice League casting news on Smallville, a scheduling change for Dollhouse and more, including the latest television ratings, casting bites, images and videos.

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Zoe Saldana Talks Sequel Production In 2010 – Is 2011 Release Date Still Possible? October 24, 2009

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity, ST09 Cast, Star Trek sequel (2012) , 68 comments

Last weekend we reported that Star Trek writing team of Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman were now talking about delivering the script for the sequel in mid 2010 for a potential 2012 release. But now Star Trek’s Uhura Zoe Saldana says she has been asked for details on her 2010 schedule, implying that their still may be a chance for shooting next year. How does this all add up? TrekMovie asks a trusted source to help us sort it all out.

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Abrams: Next Star Trek Needs To Be ‘Most Meaningful’ – But Not Called ‘Star Trek 2′ October 23, 2009

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity, ST09 Cast, Star Trek (2009 film), Star Trek sequel (2012) , 188 comments

Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman recently said they have more time to hand in their Star Trek sequel, so things are still in that deep thinking stage. In a new interview, producer JJ Abrams talked about what direction he sees the next Trek is going, and how he wants it to be ‘deeper’. JJ also talked about what to call the sequel. Details below plus photos of Abrams presenting an award to Zoe Saldana.

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CBS Announces New ‘Star Trek Live’ Theme Park Show – Exclusive Details

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Conventions/Events/Attractions, Science/Technology, Trek Franchise , 49 comments

Star Trek is headed back to theme parks. Today CBS, along with the Mad Science Group, announced ‘Star Trek Live’ a new traveling interactive stage show which will be combining "science and entertainment" using Star Trek. More details below, plus TrekMovie has the exclusive first look at the logo and marketing brochure.

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Harlan Ellison Settles Lawsuit With CBS & Paramount

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Paramount, TOS , 134 comments

Back in March we reported that Harlan Ellison was suing CBS and Paramount for merchandising royalties related to his classic episode "City on the Edge of Forever." Yesterday on his site, Ellison announced the suite was "over" and that he was "pleased with the outcome" and that there would be an agreed statement coming.  

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Reviews: Gene Roddenberry’s ‘Genesis II’ & ‘Planet Earth’

by Jeff Bond , Filed under: DVD/Blu-ray, Review, Sci-Fi, TOS , 49 comments

In the 1970s, between the end of Star Trek The Original series and the first Star Trek feature film, Gene Roddenberry developed a number of sci-fi TV pilots, which aired as TV movies, but never made it to series. Now Warner Brothers has made Genesis II and Planet Earth available via their video-on-demand DVD program. See below for our thorough review of both titles.

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Science Friday: Rockets, Planets, Stars & Bears…oh my

by Kayla Iacovino , Filed under: Science/Technology , 27 comments

Welcome back to Science Friday! I missed you all so much last week. So, to make up for it, this week we’ve got a double dose of awesome. Discover 32 new exoplanets, go or no-go for NASA’s new rocket, save the polar bears, and help redefine the shape of our solar system. All this and more plus our gadget of the week: $1 Million Batmobile!

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Library Computer: Review of Star Trek: Titan: Synthesis October 22, 2009

by Robert Lyons , Filed under: Books, Review, TOS , 18 comments

Following Star Trek Nemesis, Wil and Troi Riker left the USS Enterprise E to star in their own series of books, set aboard the USS Titan.This week, the Library Computer discovers some very intentional programming kinks as it looks at James Swallow’s “Synthesis”, the fifth Star Trek: Titan novel, .

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Star Trek Online Begins Closed Beta + TrekMovie Giving Away Keys

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Contest, Star Trek Online , 110 comments

saavikCryptic Studio’s highly anticipated massive multiplayer game, Star Trek Online, is taking a big step towards its release today with the announcement that the game is now ready for the closed beta test. This is a big milestone that indicates the game is still on track for release in early 2010. We have details below on how you can enter, including a TrekMovie contest giving away a few guaranteed spots for the beta test.  [UPDATE: TrekMovie contest over]

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Kurtzman and Orci Talk About ‘Digging Deeper’ In Star Trek Sequel October 21, 2009

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Orci/Kurtzman, Star Trek (2009 film), Star Trek sequel (2012) , 346 comments

saavikWe already reported that at the 2009 Screenwriters Expo last weekend, Star Trek scribes Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman announced that they are now shooting to finish their sequel script in eight months (instead of two) and the film is now likely slated for 2012. In a new interview from the event, the pair go into more details about what that extra time gives them, as well as talking about more aspects of Star Trek and more. 

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Vote To Nominate Star Trek at People’s Choice Awards + Hollywood Awards & more

by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Marketing/Promotion, Paramount, Star Trek (2009 film) , 34 comments

saavikLast weekend JJ Abrams Star Trek movie led the Spike Scream Awards with six wins based on Internet voting. Today The People’s Choice Awards opened their nomination process with Star Trek already listed in most of the movie categories. Details on that below, plus Star Trek at the Hollywood Film Festival and even more Star Trek Oscar Buzz.

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TrekInk: Early Review of Star Trek: Nero #3 October 20, 2009

by Mark Martinez , Filed under: Comics, Review, Star Trek (2009 film) , 54 comments

nero The third issue of Star Trek: Nero hits the streets this week and the visceral art featured in previous issues takes a back seat to storytelling with a blast from Trek past. If you’re bothered by spoilers, go directly to your local comic shop, do not pass go, do not collect 200 credits.

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ShatWatch: Bill and the Balloon Boy October 19, 2009

by John Tenuto , Filed under: Celebrity, Shatner , 63 comments

William Shatner is, as often noted here before, the master of all media. So, it is no surprise that he has a connection to the biggest story of the week…Balloon Boy, no joke. We have details on that below, plus the latest news from Bill, including video from Big Apple Comic Con. 

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