Synopses and Final Cover For Destiny Trilogy August 14, 2008
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Books, DS9, ENT, TNG , 64 comments
The big Star Trek book event of 2008 is the crossover ‘Destiny’ trilogy by David Mack. Destiny brings together Jean Luc Picard and the USS Enterprise, William Riker on USS Titan, along with ties to both DS9 and even Enterprise. This week new synopses and the final cover for the series has been released. [see below, w/ spoilers]
VegasCon 08: Thursday Report with Sirtis & Spiner, Roddenberry, Lee Whitney, Forbes + more August 8, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Conventions/Events/Attractions, DS9, TNG, TOS , 43 comments
Thursday at Creation's official Star Trek convention in Las Vegas had a good mix of series regulars like TNG's Brent Spiner and Marina Sirts, to fan favorite guest stars like Grace Lee Whitney, Michelle Forbes and Majel Roddenberry. TrekMovie has a report on all the star appearances plus lots of photos below.
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VegasCon 08: deLancie, Curtis, Crosby & More Guest Stars Kick Off The Con August 7, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Conventions/Events/Attractions, ENT, Feature Films (TMP-NEM), TNG , 53 comments
The official Star Trek convention in Las Vegas kicked off Wednesday with a gaggle of guest stars spanning the Trek series, including John deLancie, Robin Curtis and Denise Crosby. They all delighted mostly filled main auditorium with insights, jokes, and at times some serious discussions about their times on Star Trek.
Library Computer: Review + Author Interview + Exclusive Excerpt From “Myriad Universe: Echoes and Refractions” – Part 3 August 4, 2008
by Robert Lyons , Filed under: Books, Review, TNG , 9 comments
This week, the Library Computer concludes its look at the six ‘what if?’ tales of alternate history featured in the two new ‘Myriad Universes’ anthologies with a genuine ‘technology unchained’ tale that alters the entire fabric of the Star Trek universe in Chris Roberson’s Brave New World. We have a review, author interview and exclusive excerpt.
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Fans Banned From Bringing Trek Memorabilia To Stewart’s Play July 24, 2008
by Charles Trotter , Filed under: Merchandise, TNG, Trek Franchise , 106 comments
The Royal Shakespeare Company may want sci-fi fans to show up to see their production of Hamlet starring Star Trek The Next Generation’s Patrick Stewart and Doctor Who’s David Tennant, but apparently they don’t want fans to bring any of their stuff. Although they are allowing autographs, the producers have banned the signing of any Trek or Who memorabilia.
Library Computer: Review “TNG – Greater Than The Sum” July 14, 2008
by Robert Lyons , Filed under: Books, Review, TNG , 33 comments
This week’s Library Computer checks the math on "Greater than the Sum," Christopher L. Bennett’s new Next Generation tale which continues the post-Nemesis story of Jean Luc Picard and his crew on the Enterprise E. Also we reflect on the latest news coming from Pocket Books announced at Shore Leave.
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On His Birthday Patrick Stewart Talks Trek, Aging and More July 13, 2008
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, TNG , 48 comments
Today Patrick Stewart turned 68, and he is still going strong. TNG’s Picard recently finished his Tony-nominated Broadway run in Macbeth and is now preparing for Hamlet where he will play Claudius across from David Tennent (Doctor Who) as Hamlet. In a new London Times interview Stewart talks Trek, aging and more!
Wheaton Talks More Trek + Added To Comic Con Book Panel July 8, 2008
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Feature Films (TMP-NEM), Star Trek (2009 film), TNG , 135 comments
In May former TNG actor and professional geek Wil Wheaton blogged (here and on his site) about the state of Star Trek and the future with JJ Abrams. Some of Wheaton’s controversial views kicked off a lot of talk amongst fans. Now in a new interview with our friends at Geek Magazine, Wheaton talks about the controversy and the fan ‘backlash’.
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TrekInk: Review New Frontier #4 + Guide to TPB Collections + Manga Delay June 24, 2008
by Alex Fletcher , Filed under: Comics, Review, TNG , 17 comments
This Trek Ink we take a look at the 4th issue of Peter David’s New Frontier comic series where it begins to hit its climax, opening everyone’s eyes as to what is going on, and setting up the explosive conclusion. We also have a guide to the IDW Trade Paperback collections and some news on the Tokyo Pop Manga that was supposed to come out this month.
LeVar Burton: Fans Want To See TNG Cast One More Time June 23, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Star Trek (2009 film), TNG , 282 comments
Levar Burton (TNG’s Geordi LaForge) is profiled with an interview in the new issue of the official Star Trek Magazine. The interview focuses on Burton’s current work as a director (something that he thanks former Star Trek producer Rick Berman for giving him his start in), but he does also talk about the last Star Trek film and also the next one…and his hopes for a possible TNG movie.
Exclusive Interview: Ron Moore – Fighting The Trek Clichés June 21, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: BSG, DS9, Interview, TNG, VOY , 111 comments
In the second part of the exclusive TrekMovie.com interview with Ronald D. Moore [see part 1], we talk about how on TNG he railed against the Trek clichés, how on DS9 he and the team were given more latitude, how he wished it went differently with Voyager and how his time with Trek influenced his new show, Battlestar Galactica.
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TrekInk: Reviews – 4 Latest Trek Comics June 19, 2008
by Alex Fletcher , Filed under: Comics, Review, TNG, TOS , 27 comments
Due to various shipping and other issues, TrekInk has some catching up to do. As such, we’re going to do a quick review and summary on each of four recent Trek comics: the second "Assignment Earth", then the third "New Frontier", the second "Enterprise Experiment", and closing it all out with the final issue in the "Intelligence Gathering" series.
New Projects From Trek Producers – Past and Present June 17, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Abrams, Celebrity, DS9, ENT, TNG, VOY , 11 comments
This week there is a lot of new project news coming from producers who have worked on Trek. Star Trek director/producer JJ Abrams has bought the rights to make a movie about a ‘mysterious’ apartment. Voyager writer/producer Kenneth Biller has signed on to be the showrunner on a new fantasy TV series with Enterprise writer/producer Mike Sussman in talks to help out. And TNG/DS9 writer/producer Hans Beimler’s new show premiered last night.
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VIDEO: Shatner & Stewart On Sunday Award Shows + Takei On Morning Show June 16, 2008
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, TNG, TOS , 24 comments
On Sunday night both of Trek’s most famous captains could be seen on TV award shows. Stewart was a nominee at the live broadcast on CBS of the Tony Awards (he lost…awww), and William Shatner was seen presenting an award at a taped broadcast of the TV Land Land Awards (um…on TV Land). We got video of both plus a bonus Takei video too.
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Exclusive Interview: Ron Moore On Breaking Out of The Box June 12, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: BSG, DS9, Interview, TNG , 101 comments
Long before co-creating of the critical success Battlestar Galactica Ronald D. Moore cut his chops as writer on Star Trek. Starting with a spec script for Next Generation in 1989, Moore racked up 61 Trek writing credits (2nd only to Brannon Braga), spanning three series and two feature films. In this first part of an extensive exclusive interview with TrekMovie.com, Moore talks about pushing the Trek envelope 90s and suggests how Trek can push it again today.
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Library Computer: Synopses For Kobayashi Maru and Destiny Trilogy June 11, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Books, ENT, TNG , 47 comments
There are new synopses available for the Star Trek books from Pocket Books for the Fall. This includes the Enterprise book “Kobayashi Maru” and the TNG/Titan (+more) crossover "Destiny" trilogy.
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