George R.R. Martin Tells Why He Was Rejected As Writer For ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’
The reason Martin was rejected as a possible TNG writer is a little hard to believe.
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Forgotten Roddenberry: Pretty Maids All In A Row
Our final look at Gene Roddenberry’s 1970’s work brings us The Great Bird’s unfortunate attempt at a sex comedy, “Pretty Maids All In A Row.”
Watch Nicholas Meyer Explain How Bill Shatner Literally Scared The Pee Out Of Him
We have video of a 35th anniversary screening Q&A for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan with director Nicholas Meyer.
Editorial: 10 Big Picture Takeaways From The ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Trailer
TrekMovie founder Anthony Pascale steps back for a broader perspective on what we have learned in the last week about the newest Star Trek show.
Ten Star Trek Fun Facts From Michael Westmore’s Memoir
From snipping chest hairs to hyperventilating, Westmore has given it his all.
INTERVIEW: Connor Trinneer Talks Math, Trip’s Pregnant “Enterprise” Days And “Star Trek: Discovery” Possibilities
He also tells us about playing President George W. Bush in a new Tom Cruise movie.
New William Shatner Doc Explores Star Trek’s Influence On Science And The World
‘The Truth Is in the Stars’ has William Shatner interviewing everyone from Seth MacFarlane to Stephen Hawking, celebrating the deep connection between art and science.
What Prime Directive? New Poll Shows Public Prefers First Contact With Aliens
According to surprising new polling, the world isn’t yet fully on board with Star Trek’s Prime Directive approach of non-interference with potential future alien encounters.
Campaign Launched To Restore Star Trek Wax Figures For Part Of New Exhibition
Also, watch Doug Drexler tour the TNG exhibits from the Sci-Fi Museum, and Michael Westmore give a tour of his ‘Lifeforms’ exhibit.
Watch Thank You Video and Sneak Peek as DS9 Doc Wraps Up Crowdfunding Campaign on a High Note
The crowdsourcing campaign to fund the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine documentary What We Left Behind ends today, and has already passed its final stretch goal. This morning the team behind the doc released one last video to thank the fans, and provided TrekMovie with some details on the status of the project.
Jean-Luc Picard’s Autobiography Coming This Fall, and The First “Star Trek: Discovery” Novel Gets a Title
If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about Star Trek: TNG’s Jean Luc Picard, you’re in luck! You’ll be able to read his autobiography later this year. Also: news about the first book tied into Star Trek: Discovery.
TrekDocs Twitter Account Shares Insights Into Star Trek’s History
Many never before seen documents from the planning and production of Star Trek on TV from TNG though ENT are being shared on Twitter from people who worked on the shows.
Remembering The Federation Trading Post, the 1970s NYC Star Trek Mecca
Chris Gilleece remembers his first trip to The Federation Trading Post.
Forgotten Roddenberry: Planet Earth
Welcome back to our bi-weekly series on Gene Roddenberry’s work between Star Trek incarnations. Last time we looked at a boy and his robot in The Questor Tapes. This time we return to the land of the PAX in Planet Earth.
Ira Steven Behr’s New Deep Space Nine Doc Launches Teaser and Crowdfunding Campaign
There’s a teaser trailer and an Indiegogo campaign for “What We Left Behind” under way.
Shuttle Pod 29: The Five Ages of Star Trek
The Star Trek franchise has certainly changed over the course of its five-decades long existence. This week, the Shuttle Pod crew attempt to classify each “age” of Trek, in the style of the classical Ages of Man (as is done in comic books: golden age, silver age, etc). And, to do it, we use TrekMovie editor Jared Whitley’s series of articles, “The Five Ages of Star Trek” as a guide.
The Five Ages of Star Trek: Day Five, 2006 to 2016
Today we finish our five-part series examining the franchise’s five decades of history. Today we look at the fifth decade and a world without Star Trek … except for everywhere.
The Five Ages of Star Trek: Day Four, 1997 to 2005
This week TrekMovie’s Jared Whitley is finishing out the 50th anniversary with a decade-by-decade look at the franchise’s history. Today he looks at the fourth decade and the post-TNG world.
The Five Ages of Star Trek: Day Three, 1987 to 1996
To finish out the 50th, TrekMovie’s Jared Whitley looks at the franchise’s five decades of history, divided by the classical “Ages of Man” – but with an appropriately Trek twist. Today he looks at the third decade and the unprecedented popularity of TNG.
The Five Ages of Star Trek: Day Two, 1977 to 1986
To finish out the 50th, TrekMovie’s Jared Whitley examines the franchise’s five-decade history, dividing them by the classical “Ages of Man” – Golden Age, Silver Age, etc – but with an appropriately Trek twist. Today he looks at its second decade and the exploding movie franchise.
The Five Ages of Star Trek: Day One, 1966 to 1976
To finish out the 50th, TrekMovie’s Jared Whitley looks at the franchise’s five decades of history, dividing them according to the classical “Ages of Man” – Golden Age, Silver Age, etc – but with an appropriately Trek twist. Today he looks at the first 10 years.
REVIEW: Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault on Blu-ray
When The Roddenberry Vault project was announced to the world earlier this year at Comic-Con, it was a huge surprise to the legions of Star Trek: The Original Series fans. The Original Series is 50 years old this year, and fans thought that whatever there was to see from TOS had been seen; after all, for the 40th anniversary it had been given a proper HD scan, which meant digging all the film out of the CBS/Paramount archives. So what else is there? Read on to find out…
INTERVIEW: Mike and Denise Okuda Talk ‘The Roddenberry Vault’
Mike and Denise Okuda take us into The Roddenberry Vault, giving us the highlights of their work on the secret Star Trek project.
Shuttle Pod 27: “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” On Its 25th Anniversary
This week marks 25 years since Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, what would be the last film with the original crew, made its silver screen debut. Today, the Shuttle Pod do a rewatch and take a deep dive into a film that spoke volumes about the state of the world at the time, and perhaps even today.
Forgotten Roddenberry: Spectre
Welcome back to our bi-weekly series on Gene Roddenberry’s work between Star Trek incarnations. Last time we looked at the most optimistic post-apocalypse ever filmed, Genesis II. This time we check out Gene’s take on devil worship, Spectre.
Gene Roddenberry’s Abandoned Star Trek II Film Concept
After the success of Star Trek: The Motion Picture at the box office, Gene Roddenberry immediately got to work on a sequel. Little did he know that Paramount was in the process of sidelining him into a consulting producer role and his story for Star Trek II would never be made. However, we have details of his concept and it just may surprise you. Kirk meets JFK? Spock is the man on the grassy knoll?
WATCH: Star Trek Stars Celebrate National Aircraft Carrier Month
From rank titles to Starfleet operations to ships named Enterprise, Star Trek has been heavily inspired by Naval traditions. In celebration of this November as National Aircraft Carrier Month, we gathered together some of Trek’s finest in a tribute to the US Navy and the men and women who serve and to make sure that history never forgets the name Enterprise.
Forgotten Roddenberry: Genesis II
So little has been written about Gene Roddenberry’s work outside of Star Trek, and yet the guy produced a movie and four television pilots in the ten short years between the original Star Trek and The Motion Picture. On this, the fiftieth anniversary of his most renowned creation, it’s time to reconnect with Roddenberry’s lost productions and see how they laid down the blueprint for Star Trek’s Next Generation.
Husband-Wife Team Erdmann and Block Reflect on Star Trek Costumes Book
Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann have been involved with Star Trek from its earliest days, so it was only fitting the married pair would be tabbed to produce Five Decades of Fashion from the Final Frontier. Read on for our interview with the couple.
Happy 50th anniversary – The Man Trap
Star Trek turns 50 years old this week, in the USA the first episode, “The Man Trap” aired today, September 8, at 8:30PM in 1966. Our friends to north in Canada got to see “The Man Trap” two days earlier on September 6. “The Man Trap” was part of the first batch of finished episodes which also included: “Where No Man Has Gone Before”, “The Corbomite Maneuver”, “Charlie X”, “The Naked Time”, and “Mudd’s Women”. Read on for some trivia about the first ever Star Trek episode to air.