Happy New Year December 31, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: List, TrekMovie.com , 91 comments
2009 has a been a great year for Star Trek. The new Star Trek movie is just part of an overall resurgence of Trek with a new kind of enthusiasm. So tonight Trekkies should go out and celebrate the year that was, and look forward to a bright future for Star Trek. The staff at TrekMovie.com wishes all of you a happy new year. And for those imbibing on this evening, TrekMovie reposts our previous guide to Trek’s greatest moments in drinking!
TrekIn09: Best Star Trek Fan Productions Of 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Fan Productions, List , 148 comments
Star Trek fans don’t just sit around and wait for the next thing to come from CBS and Paramount, many of them like to ‘roll their own’. Today TrekMovie picks our favorite audio and video Star Trek fan productions of 2009.
TrekIn09: Best Star Trek Home Video (& Audio) of 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: DVD/Blu-ray, List, Music , 17 comments2009 has been a huge year for home video releases so instead of lumping them in with our Best Merchandise of 2009 they get their own article that picks the best of the various releases for the year.
TrekIn09: Top Star Trek Celebrity Stories Of 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, List , 11 commentsThe celebrity stars of Star Trek, past and present, are just the gifts that keep on giving. As we continue our year end retrospective today we take a look at the top Star Trek celebrity moments and stories from 2009.
Patrick Stewart Is Now ‘Sir Patrick Stewart’ December 30, 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, TNG , 85 comments
The news leaked out a couple of weeks ago, but today it became official as Patrick Stewart, Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Captain Picard, was awarded a knighthood for his work in drama. Stewart, along with others, was named on the New Year’s Honours List.
Star Trek #2 Film At Flixter + Strong Seller For Holiday Home Video
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: DVD/Blu-ray, Paramount, Star Trek (2009 film) , 56 comments
We have been doing a lot of reporting about how well Star Trek is doing during the award season with critics, guilds and members of various academies. But Star Trek is also one of those few films that is also playing well with the mainstream. This is evidenced by a new announcement which ranks Star Trek as the 2nd most popular film at Flixter. We have more Star Trek rankings and the latest home video data below.
Check Out These Hypnotic Underwater Star Trek Ship Model Videos December 29, 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Fan Productions, Great Links , 67 comments
Another viral video link around the web this week is a hypnotic video of a submarine USS Enterprise. It comes from a Japanese modeling club that TrekMovie featured last year, but now there are more Star Trek ships turned sub videos to show off. Check them out below.
Great Links: Body Painted Trekkies + LOL Spot + Trek or ED Pill Quiz + TNG for Liberals Only?
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links, Humor , 143 comments
The week between Christmas and New Years tends to be a slow news week and so a few Star Trek related links have gone viral and are sweeping around the internets to fill the void. We have naked Trek bikers, LOLCats Trek, A quiz on Trek and Pills, and some politics (gasp!).
Mythbusters Take On Star Trek Gorn Cannon – Recap w/ Pics & Video
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Science/Technology, TOS , 104 comments
Tonight Star Trek got the Mythbusters experience as the Discovery Channel show took on the Gorn cannon from the original series episode "Arena". See below for a recap and images, plus links to extra video angles of the final result. [spoilers from Mythbusters]
Star Trek Awards Buzz Watch: Year End Summary December 28, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Paramount, Star Trek (2009 film) , 55 commentsToday the Oscar ballots are being mailed to the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and in the last weeks we have seen Star Trek show up on more year-end critic top 10 lists. So today TrekMovie takes one last look for the year at how the Star Trek movie is doing with its award season buzz.
MacFarlane Doesn’t Expect Paramount To Allow Family Guy Trek Parody – Includes Trek Refs In “Something, Something, Dark Side”
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: DVD/Blu-ray, Great Links, Humor , 62 comments
We have previously reported that Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane would like to follow up his Star Wars parodies with taking on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. However in a new interview it seems he isn’t holding out hope of Paramount cooperating, but that didn’t stop him from dropping in a few Trek refs into the new “Something Something, Something, Dark Side" parody of The Empire Strikes Back.
TrekIn09: Best Star Trek Books & Comics of 2009 December 27, 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Books, Comics , 62 commentsWhile much of the buzz in 2009 was about the new Star Trek movie, the world of Star Trek continued in earnest on the printed page in novels and comics and non-fiction books. Today we continue our year end look back with our selections of the best in Star Trek books and comics for 2009.
Saldana: Star Trek Sequel In Pre-Production By End Of 2010
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity, ST09 Cast, Star Trek sequel (2012) , 107 comments
The next Star Trek movie is now expected to arrive in the Summer of 2012, or in about 30 months. Before that happens, it has to have a script written, go into pre-production, then production and then post-production. In a recent Avatar related interview, Zoe Saldana gave an update on when she thinks work will begin on the film.
Real-Life Synthehol Under Development
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Science/Technology, TNG , 50 comments
In the 24th century depicted by Star Trek: The Next Generation (and DS9 & VOY), alcohol has been superseded by ’synthehol’, which removes the effects of intoxication and addiction. However, it seems this is another bit of Treknology that will become a reality long before we Trek to the stars. Details below
Listen To George Takei On NPR’s ‘Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!’ December 26, 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, TOS , 30 comments
Star Trek’s original Sulu, George Takei was a guest today on the National Public Radio game show Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me. Before playing, the actor had a light-hearted chat with the hosts talking about his time on and after Trek. You can listen to the segment below.
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