Great Links: Seth MacFarlane Does Kirk + Dilbert Treknobabble + Star Trek Sermon + Trek Lists & more May 22, 2011
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links , 36 comments
It is time again to bring back The Great Links, TrekMovie’s collection of the latest bits of Star Trek in the zeitgeist. This week we have video of Seth MacFarlane doing his impressive Kirk impression, Dilbert getting Treknobabble, a Star Trek sermon, some TOS sidewalk art, a Pony/First Contact mashup, and the lists of the week. Check it all out below.
German TV Fail: Star Trek’s Maquis NOT Involved In Bin Laden Mission May 6, 2011
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Fandom, Great Links, Humor, Trek Franchise , 133 comments
Yesterday a German news station had a major image fail. While covering the US Navy SEALs operation to kill Osama bin Laden they mistook a Star Trek fan-made emblem for the Maquis for the actual SEAL Team Six emblem. Check it out below.
Great Links: April Fools Day Edition April 1, 2011
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links, Humor , 38 comments
April Fools Day is as good a time as any to bring back The Great Links with a look at the few online Star Trek pranks today. And keeping with the funnies, we take a look at some recent Star Trek themed web comics and some funny new video mashups. So dive in below.
FOX Renews Fringe With Full Season Order + Star Trek: DS9 Reference On Hawaii Five-0 March 24, 2011
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Celebrity, Fringe, Great Links, Orci/Kurtzman , 91 comments
Fringe, the FOX sci-fi show from Star Trek’s JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, has been renewed for a fourth season. Despite lower ratings and a move to Friday, Fox is still firmly behind the show, giving it a full season order. Plus Orci and Kurtzman’s other TV show had an extended Star Trek reference on it this week. All the details below
Glenn Beck Uses Star Trek To Explain Good vs. Evil March 21, 2011
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Great Links, Viral Video/Mashup/Images , comments closed
Today saw another intersection between poltics and Star Trek. This time it was conservative commentator Glenn Beck who used the Star Trek episode "The Savage Curtain" to set up a discussion on good vs. evil. Check out the clip below.
AUDIO: NASA Wakes Up Discovery Astronauts With Star Trek “Amok Time” Fight Music March 4, 2011
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links, Music, TOS, Viral Video/Mashup/Images , 31 comments
Today the astronauts on Shuttle Discovery got a special bonus Star Trek wakeup call. We have previously reported that the original Star Trek theme was voted to be one of the final wakeup calls, but that wont be until next week, but this morning NASA sent up the fight song from Amok Time. Take a listen below.
Paul Giamatti Wants To Play Klingon In Star Trek Sequel + Stephen Fry Does Klingon Opera February 28, 2011
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links, Star Trek sequel (2013), Trek Franchise , 124 comments
Another high profile actor has expressed interest in appearing in the 2012 Star Trek sequel. This time it is recent Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti who wants to know what it will take to land a job as a Klingon. In other famous face as Klingon news, Brit actor and humorist Stephen Fry joined a production of Hamlet in Klingon for a new documentary. Details and photos below.
Christian Slater Brings Star Trek Captain’s Chair To His New Sitcom ‘Breaking In’ February 24, 2011
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Feature Films (TMP-NEM), Great Links, Humor , 36 comments
Actor Christian Slater showed his Star Trek fandom two decades ago with a Star Trek VI cameo, and now he is bringing his inner Trekkie to his new Fox sitcom Breaking In, where he worked in an original series Star Trek captain’s chair for his character. Check out a clip of Slater and his Kirk chair below.
Star Trek A ‘Driving Vision’ For IBM’s Jeopardy Winning Computer Watson February 17, 2011
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links, Science/Technology, Trek Franchise , 58 comments
This week the big news in computers is Watson, IBM’s new supercomputer that took on the champions of Jeopardy, and won. And it turns out that this revolutionary new technology is yet another giant leap inspired by Star Trek. Details below.
Maryland Senate Warned Of Star Trek’s Data and Android Marriage February 10, 2011
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Great Links, TNG , 76 comments
This week has brought another intersection between Star Trek and politics. This time in a public hearing over marriage legislation in Maryland an argument was made warning of a future Data-like android from Star Trek: The Next Generation being able to marry.
Watch Vulcan Nerve Pinch From Last Night’s Chuck November 16, 2010
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Great Links, Humor, Trek Franchise, Viral Video/Mashup/Images , 21 comments
The NBC spy series Chuck has has a few Star Trek reference and guest cameos over the years, with another coming last night, in the form of a Vulcan nerve pinch ‘learned from Star Trek’. Check it out below.
Watch Will Ferrell Sing Theme To Star Trek November 5, 2010
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Great Links, Humor, Viral Video/Mashup/Images , 58 comments
Another video treat for the day comes from an ABC News interview with comedian Will Ferrell, who reveals that he began his career doing Star Trek comedy. Watch Will sing the theme to Star Trek below.
Australian News Site Issues Apology and Correction For Inaccurate Star Trek Article (and still gets it wrong) November 4, 2010
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Books, Fandom, Great Links, Humor , 76 comments
Star Trek fans are notoriously nitpicky and an Australian news site found that out this week and went so far as to publish an apology for getting their facts wrong in an article talking about Enterprises.
Star Trek’s Vulcans Brought Up In Supreme Court Arguments On Violent Video Games Ban Case November 2, 2010
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Games, Great Links , 60 comments
Just a week ago we reported how the Texas Supreme Court had cited a Vulcan axiom in an official decision, and now today comes news that Vulcans have shown up again, this time in oral arguments in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, hearing a case on video game violence.
Infographic: LeVar Burton At Center of Horror Universe October 29, 2010
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, Great Links, Humor , 12 comments
We have a special Halloween themed image of the day that takes a "six degrees of Kevin Bacon" look at LeVar Burton and finds that Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Geordi LaForge is at the nexus of the horror universe. Check it out below.
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