Remember when Star Trek's Excelsior and USS Enterprise engaged the enemy. Duh what?
The U.S.S. Excelsior, NCC-2000
came to the rescue in Star Trek VI with General Chang's Bird
of prey ready to swoop in for the kill, could Kirk's USS Enterprise NCC 1701 have survived on its own?
'Tickle us, do we not laugh? Prick us, do we not bleed? Wrong us, shall we not revenge?'
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The plan was simple. Enterprise and Excelsior had to blow the living bejeebers out of Chang's Klingon bird of Prey.
Oh now, be honest, Captain. Warrior to warrior...You do prefer it this way, don't you? No peace in our time. 'Once more unto the breach, dear friends. Fire!
Which side were you rooting for? The Klingon Bird of prey, or Earth's Starfleet Federation?
If you enjoy reading Star Trek, Battlestar or Mars Attacks then assimilate this. Captain Ninja is reducing the price of CassaDawn - to free. His science fiction ebook "Cassadawn" is up for grabs on Amazon. Alex tells us Cassadawn is on iTunes, Barnes and Nobel, Amazon and other retailers.
So heres the low down trekkers.
Astronauts on the space station discover life in a dirt sample from Mars. Deep space scares ensue. Wowsers, makes you think huh? It seems Byron is the top gun and Arenth is his cosbolt navigator sidekick. So what on Mars is going on and where do the cosbolt fighters fit in?
Can Byron and Arenth determinate how to terminate the exterminators?
The A to Z Challenge kicks off on Saturday! Are you ready for a month of going boldly where no bloggie or trekkie has gone before? My theme for 2017 is Star Trek culture, technology, people and places.
Blogman Arlee Bird has an army of A to Z co-hosts with fascinating rules to set our phasers on fire. If any Klingons turn up fire a full spread spread of torpedos to trekkinate!!! terminate haha - get it?
In the meantime hashtag the AtoZ event on twitter #atozchallenge and don't forget to follow star trekking friends back..... across the blogverse. Oh and just one last thing......Make posts short and easy to read....... Visit those who visit you........ Qapla! (Klingon word for Success)
Star Trek Sci Fi Blog mourns Bill Paxton's death who passed away on Saturday. Comicbook.com explains his cause of death was "from a stroke after post-op complications," following heart surgery which the poor guy was worried about. He was only 61.
Apparently Bill emailed Director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) with the message,
"Thanks for the good wishes. It will help me face this ordeal" RIP Bill Paxton.
We're on the road to the Oscars Ceremony, the biggest night in Hollywood is finally here. The 89th Academy Awards will be broadcast live tonight, So lets roll on down town along the red carpet and speculate on the winners! The exciting news is Star Trek beyond got nominated!!!! Who Hoo!!! For what I hear you ask? Best Makeup and Hairstyling hehe..... Duh what? I'm serious! all right, al right, moving on. So who's going to win big for this years 2017's Oscar's?
Heres the list of Nominees and Best Pictures:
BEST PICTURE
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
BEST ACTRESS
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
BEST ACTOR
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
BEST DIRECTOR
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
13th
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe’s Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets
BEST FILM EDITING
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Land of Mine, Denmark
A Man Called Ove, Sweden
The Salesman, Iran
Tanna, Australia
Toni Erdmann, Germany
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Audition (The Fools Who Dream),” La La Land
“Can’t Stop the Feeling,” Trolls
“City of Stars,” La La Land
“The Empty Chair,” Jim: The James Foley Story
“How Far I’ll Go,” Moana
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land
Passengers
BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper
CBS Studios and Secret Hideout have started on the next chapter of #StarTrekDiscovery... Heres the latest Starfleet Officers trekland has to offer. Word has it these recruits have beamed aboard at Pinewood Studios, Toronto, Canada with Sam
Vartholomeos......Apparently he's signing up as Ensign Connor joining the starship Shenzhou. Maulik Pancholy plays
Dr. Nambue, the Chief Medical Officer aboard the Shenzhou and Terry
Serpico is playing Admiral Anderson as a high-ranking Starfleet
official.
Star Trek Discovery's cast is listed on Memory Alpha: But heres the short version -
Sonequa Martin-Green is Lieutenant Commander Rainsford playing the lead character aboard the starship Discovery NCC 1031.
Doug Jones portrays Lt. Saru as an alien Starfleet Science Officer of an
unknown species -
Anthony Rapp plays Lt. Stamets specializing in astromycology. Duh....what? He's a Science Officer aboard the USS Discovery NCC
1031
James Frain plays Sarek, Spocks father.
Michelle Yeoh plays Georgiou captain of the starship Shenzhou.
Sam Vartholomeos plays Ensign Connor.
Maulik Pancholy plays the USS Shenzhou's CMO Doctor Nambue.
Terry Serpico as Admiral Anderson.
Chris Obi plays T'Kuvma, a Klingon leader seeking to unite the
Klingon houses!
Shazad Latif plays Klingon Kol
Mary Chieffo plays L'Rell (Battle deck commander on a Klingon ship)
Emily Coutts as Conn officer
Set 10 years before the adventures of Kirk in The Original Series,
Star Trek: Discovery sees the return of Star Trek to television. The series is expected to debut on CBS All Access streaming service
sometime this year, with episodes available in the US and on
Netflix in certain areas of the world.
Whats your favorite TV show? Is 7 your lucky number? Have you got CBS or NetFlix?
Live Long and Prosper, trekkers.
Today we have a Star Trek fan taking the reigns at Star Trek Sci Fi Blog! Welcome aboard Adam Joseph from the USS Sports Machine. Adam writes articles and publishes sports stories and now Adams words in science fiction will be energizing our thoughts. Take it away trekker :)
Star Trek is a cult classic that has turned from what once was a small show into a lifestyle for many sci-fi fans. In the 80s and 90s, Star Trek was once again broadcast into the homes of millions with the installment of episodes titled The Next Generation. The series boldly explored "where no-one has gone before" aboard the newly commissioned USS Enterprise NCC 1701-D. Only years after the massive success of Star Trek Next Generation, producers decided to create another series, Deep Space Nine. This series was set upon a space station so as to not conflict with The Next Generation's 176 starship adventures.
Deep Space Nine was vastly underrated by many in the 90s but became much more popular as the years went on. Critics now praise the show for in-depth character building and brilliant stories. This has created a deep fanbase that has continued on until our modern day. With many new novels coming out every year, there is a very strong group of individuals in the Star Trek community who are looking to learn more about this space station. This makes a reboot seem very feasible and likely for Deep Space 9.
Will Deep Space 9 get a reboot or possibly hit the big screen someday?
Hey Trekkers! Have you tasted Kellog's Gornflakes yet?
The original and best, So lets put this to the test.
Heres Captain Kirk's crew on the track of trek's top secret ingredients.
Good grief, now Captain Gorn wants in on the action! But where is this planet?
Rich roasted, saurian flavoured Gornflakes yielding the powers of Star Trek Discovery, Yesss!.
So sit back and geek out in typical alien tradition. Its time for decision!
Just remember, take it easy and enjoy Kellog's Gornflakes!
Axanar Productions, the kickstarter production company have settled with Paramount Pictures and CBS Studios in the Star Trek copyright infringement lawsuit. The trouble began in 2015 after filmmaker Axanar shared some movie plans giving a Star Trek teaser shown at San Diego Comic Con in 2014. News of the "four year war" erupting between the Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire is exciting news in Star Trek. All the rest is in the video.
Its hardly surprising Paramount and CBS Studios found out. So now speculation is mounting over at Deadline.com pointing to the CBS All Access series Star Trek: Discovery covering the same material.
On January 4th a Federal judge denied "FAIR USE" as a defense and scheduled January
31st as the trial date. One mans creation - Star Trek's Creator Gene Roddenberry said
to Johnathan Frakes (Commander Riker TNG) many year ago.
"In the 24th century there
will be no hunger, there will be no greed, and all the children will know how to read.
So Trekker to Warrior - Lets rejoice. Star Trek isn't over! Gene
Roddenberry, Paramount, Axanar and theres us, the Fans we're all friends here. Star-Trek-Lives (1975) on in each of us. So it was coming down to the jury on the 31st Jan
but then Alec Peters settles out of court. Why? Legalize folks, fan film guidelines
and tests - extrinsic and intrinsic. All words, rhetoric and copyrights. Thankfully Keenser must have been hiding somewhere because a warpcore breach was happily contained.
Axanar Productions was created by lifelong
Star Trek fans who raised $1.4 million to celebrate their love for Star Trek. However
there is another side to this lawsuit. Fan-filmGuidelines have been revisited. It would appear two 15-minute episodes are the maximum amateurs can produce now as a combined "Part 1 and 2" on Youtube! not to mention a cap of $50,000 per film in fundraising donations.
The Editor’s note on Trekmovie States
It’s been over a year since a lawsuit was brought against the never made Star Trek fan
film Axanar (including the previously released Prelude to Axanar) and its creators,
namely producer Alec Peters. The suit, which was brought about after an unprecedented
$1.4 million was raised from fan donations and Axanar store purchases (and
subsequently spent, much of it allegedly not on the film itself), has changed the
landscape of Star Trek fan films. The lawsuit prompted the creation of specific and
restrictive fan film guidelines by CBS and Paramount, causing many fan film makers to
pivot (removing direct references to copyrighted Star Trek works) or end production
altogether.
STARFLEET FIRST STRIKE SQUADRON
On the 20th January 2017, both sides settled out of court.
I guess trekkers, we'll never see the like of Star Trek New Voyages again and these rules will be an adjustment for all fan film-makers.
Have you got any favorite, celebrated Star Trek feature length fan films worth watching again? If so, which ones do you like most?
Feel like fighting with Starfleets First Strike Squadron in the "Four Year War"
