The new Broadway play Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark, has made a lot of news with its difficulties, including problems with keeping cast members due to injuries. Well Star Trek’s George Takei has decided he is the solution to all their problems with his new video audition for the role of Spider-man.
Last night Star Trek’s William Shatner was a guest on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on NBC. Bill was the subject of a comedy bit called "Thrill Bill" where people tried to get Shatner excited with their various talents. Check it out below. Plus find out how you could try to impress Bill on TV.
Excitement is building for the Star Trek sequel which is hoped to be going into production this summer. And our video of the day is from a geek girl actress who appears willing do just about anything to land a part on JJ Abrams second Star Trek. Check it out below.
Part of the celebration of William Shatner’s 80th birthday is honoring the man through emulation with the 3rd International Talk Like William Shatner Day. TrekMovie asked fans to send in their best Shatners for a video contest and today we are ready to announce the winners. We also have a special video from Talk Like Shatner Day founder and judge Maurice LaMarche. Check them out below.
Today is William Shatner’s 80th birthday. Star Trek’s original Captain Kirk seems to be unstoppable as he heads into his ninth decade. As an actor, writer, pitchman, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and more, William Shatner is an endless source of inspiration and entertainment and so again we honor the man by updating our ‘awesome list’ all about Shatner with more video and, of course, more awesome.
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.
Another weekend and another Seth MacFarlane FOX animated comedy Star Trek reference. This time Mr. Worf showed up in a traffic jam on The Cleveland Show on Sunday, watch the clip below…and maybe help translate some Klingon.
Today we have another musically themed video to share, this one a rather bizarre bit of street theater from a Carnival in Germany last week featuring a battle between Star Trek and Star Wars and Lady Gaga…hard to explain so just check it out, plus more Star Trek street music from the New York Subway.
Today we have a dancing theme for two viral videos to share. The first comes from the PAX gaming show held over the weekend with a Trekkie in TNG costume becoming a dancing machine. Then we have another recent upload with a group of Trekkies doing a TOS-era Starfleet v Klingon dance-off. Check them both out below.
Yoostar 2, the new "movie karaoke" game for Playstation 3 and XBox 360, was released this week. And to promote it Yoostar has put out some demo scenes starring Jay Baruchel (She’s Out of Your League). See below for his take on the "Trouble with Tribbles" scene from the original Star Trek.
A hilarious new Star Trek video is going viral on the web and has even got the notice of Star Trek co-writer/producer Damon Lindelof. The video answers the the question "What’s In Spock’s Scanner?" with an imagined 23rd century social networking answer.
Last night once again Seth MacFarlane’s animated FOX comedy The Family Guy, went to Star Trek. This time there was a Trek homage subplot right out of Star Trek’s "The Enemy Within", plus a cameo from Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Patrick Stewart. There was also a brief Star Trek call out on The Simpsons. Check it all out below
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.
Unlike last year with its first win, the Oscars don’t have much to do with Star Trek this year. So tonight TrekMovie has decided to hold our own award show. Below we celebrate all the best in Star Trek viral videos for the last year. There is no red carpet, no nominees, just lots of winners. Check them out below.
It seems that Star Trek-themed viral videos are all the rage. In the last few days a new one takes a popular video game and brings it into the 24th century. Check it out below.
Today a new viral video was released with a song and music video that may be the ultimate sci-fi genre/mashup, full of references to Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica and more. Check out "Tonight I’m Frakking You" below.
In the last couple of weeks a Star Trek-themed song and video are going viral in a big way. "Star Trek Girl" my Meekakitty is a fun celebration of girl Trekking. Check it out below.
Today there is an image going viral on the web that envisions a sci-fi mashup between Doctor Who and Star Trek with Kirk, Spock, The Doctor and his companion Amy Pond taking on an evil coalition of Daleks, Cybermen, Klingons and Romulans. Check it out below.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is of course a classic that needs never be remade…unless of course you are redoing it with papercraft puppets. Check out the 60 second/papercraft version of TWOK below.
Once again the nerdy CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory delved into the final frontier with a Star Trek gag. Last night’s episode had the Federation/Romulan Neutral Zone work its way into a bed-time talk, watch the clip below.
A new commercial for McDonald’s in Ireland doesn’t mention Star Trek by name, but it sure does evoke Trek, with wooshing doors and patrons "beaming" into a 23rd century McDonald’s. Check it out below
A Star Trek music video mashup has been going viral in the last week, racking up over 111,000 views in 10 days, mostly in Europe. If you like TNG and you like trip hop dance music, then check out "Star Trek – Acid Drive" below.
The most spectacular sequence for the 2009 Star Trek movie was probably the space jump sequence, which was so expensive it needed special budget approval. However, some segments were done using old school techniques and our video of the week has a "backyard fx" crew recreate a Star Trek shot on a shoe-string budget.
It has been said that there are many lessons that can be learned from Star Trek. The latest viral video making the rounds on the interwebs borrows from the classic TOS episode "Amok Time" and others, retelling them as a 1950’s style instructional video about controlling your anger. Check it out below.
Just in time for Christmas, Fox released their third Family Guy/Star Wars spoof movie, "It’s A Trap", a parody of Return of the Jedi. And just like with past spoofs, Seth MacFarlane worked in a Star Trek gag, this time with voice cameos from Michael Dorn and Patrick Stewart. Plus MacFarlane has indicated he might finally be doing that big Star Trek spoof he wants.
Zachary Quinto, Star Trek’s new Spock, is back with another viral video, Before After II, the sequel to Before After released earlier this year. The comedy short film features Quinto in three different ‘before/after’ sketches, with a Holiday season theme. Check it out below.
Today there are some Star Trek-themed image mashups going viral. First up is Star Trek re-imagined as a children’s book. Then we have the steam punk versions of Kirk, Spock and the original crew. Check it all out below
Last night the nerdy CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory once again looked to Star Trek. This time Sheldon suggests that Star Trek: The Motion Picture taught an important lesson in how the Vulcan ritual of Kolinahr can be a way to suppress the sex drive. Watch it below.
Do you want to Trek Your Crib? Well a good place to start would be to add Star Trek-style sliding doors. One fan has done so, and posted a guide on how to do it online. Check out the demo video below.
Today brings video of two Star Trek fans who chose to show their love for Star Trek and for eachother by getting married at the Star Trek themed Vulcan Station in Vulcan, Alberta, Canada. Check out the video report below.