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Saturday, September 22, 2007
Spocks Emotional Outburst
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Star Trek XI Movie Logic
Bill Shatner told Trek fans at Comic Con and Shatnervision that he's not in the latest Star Trek movie. Sob, sniff. The Sci Fi universe is awash with traumatized Trekkies everywhere, even I'm all watery eyed too. At least Bill put us out of our misery.
Spocks warmblooded, illogical and emotional old friend Jim Kirk, has been snuffed out of Star Trek XI! (MORE LIKE NEVER WRITTEN IN) It gets better. J.J. Abrams explains his reasons in a vulchy statement at trekmovie on William Shatner and the new Kirk casting. J.J. actually confesses his dark side sins in his statement so I'm thinking - hey heres a dude that worshipped Darth Vader. - O.K. but what about Kirk 's U.S.S. Enterprise and its captain?
Shatner fans across the globe know Bill is a funny guy who has delighted Star Trek millions with his wit, charm and intelligence, all things that make great science fiction. You'll be glad to know Bill may be doing a series of "Negotiator" commercials which are entertaining.
Here is Bill's comic role in his Priceline "The Negotiator" commercial. Its bound to cheer up Star Trek fans still reeling from Mr J.J. Abrams Vulchy logic and it proves the old maestro still has the movie magic provided he doesn't get too bogged down with the Vulcan shockwaves rattling Trekkies across the globe right now. I think J.J. Abrams has been hanging out with those green blooded, inhuman, pointy eared Vulchies too much!!
Live long and Prosper Trekkers!
Thursday, September 06, 2007
TOS Star Trek Season One in HD-DVDs.
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Update: Star Trek's Original Season One HD DVD boxset has come down considerably in price since I wrote about this star trek boxset in 2007. $219.99 dollars seemed quite logical considering Paramount/CBS put alot of work into remastering the original negatives, loading it with bonus features. But now the Original Star Trek adventure in High Definition format has got even more! I know what your thinking, whats this really going to cost? Are you ready? $69.99 bucks. I kid you not. Wasn't it worth waiting 3 years for?
Star Trek's Original Season One HD DVD boxset is on sale at Star Trek.com for only $69.99 so go on spoil yourself! Captain James T. Kirk's crew aboard the starship USS Enterprise NCC-1701 have been cleaned up and remastered from the original negatives and updated with new digital effects. The Original Season 1 Star Trek HD dvds have special 3D interactive features so you can explore the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 inside and out. Star Trek fans will also have access to Starfleet's Data Files! which provides intelligence about the world of Star Trek! I wonder do we get to see any "Top Secret Stuff" Nevertheless, The Original Series Boxset is loaded with new features so keep a lookout for the Gorn blinking in "Arena" and other cool enhancements.
Bonus features on the HD DVD side are as follows:
•On-screen graphical interface allows viewers to access Picture in Picture video commentaries, comparisons of re-mastered vs. original effects, encyclopedic information (science, life forms, technology), episode trivia and more.
•Spacelift: Transporting Trek into the 21st Century
•Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
•Interactive Enterprise Tour
•Perpetual Entertainment's "Star Trek Online” MMO Game Preview
Bonus features on the standard DVD side are as follows:
•Spacelift: Transporting Trek into the 21st Century
•The Birth of a Timeless Legacy
•Reflections on Spock
•Life Beyond Trek: William Shatner
•To Boldly Go…Season One
•Sci-Fi Visionaries
•Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
•Kiss & Tell: Romance in the 24th Century
•Trek Connections
•Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
•Episode Preview Trailers
•Perpetual Entertainment's "Star Trek Online” MMO Game Preview
Star Trek director, producer and production manager Robert Justman was overjoyed with Star Trek's Season One remastered HD DVDs originally packaged and released as "The Final Frontier." Robert Justman and John D.F. Black helped Gene Roddenberry thrash out the teaser with ideas for Space the final frontier. Written by Gene on August 10, 1966 and spoken by the Captain James T. Kirk commanding the best Federation starship in the galaxy.
"When I saw the dvds with the original film Mal converted to the way it should have been, I can't find words to voice my joy at what I see. Its just wonderful. Its the way the show should have looked when it first went out" Robert H. Justman, Associate Producer of Star Trek.
Live Long and Prosper, Trekkies!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Go On Take The Star Trek/ Sci Fi Quiz!
Go On Take The Trekker Test!!
1.How many worlds has admiral Jarok visited before he turned defector and fled to the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC 1701-D?
2. In what year was the term Science Fiction invented?
3. Who flung Emperor Palpatine down the star destroyers reactor shaft and why?
4.What is the composition of Commander Data's upper spinal column?
5. In what year was Science Fiction born?
6. What is Worf's last name? (human) Spelling Errors Allowed.
7. What are the 3 laws of Robotics?
8. Who is the meanest Sci-Fi Pirate in the Galactic Universe?
9. In 1912, three science fiction writers went down with the Titanic. What are their names?
10. What is the difference in the measurement between Picard's left and right eyes?
11. How many times does holodeck matter leave the holodeck intact aboard captain Picard's Enterprise?
12. Which sci fi character in Star Trek TNG said "Sir, I protest. I am not a merry man."
13. Lieutentant Reginald Barclay 's IQ grew to what fantastic levels during the Nth Degree?
14. What is the registry of the U.S.S. Victory on stardates 44664.5 to 44668.1?
15. The Rite of Passage in the Klingon Empire is known by what name? What special right does the ceremony allow Klingons exercise?
I hope you had fun guessing! You'll find the answers in November's archive.
Live long and Prosper Trekkers!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Starship U.S.S. Enterprise 1701 Creators
In a letter to Issac Asimov, Gene revealed to his lifelong friend that Star Trek came very near to breaking his health. "Its so much my baby that I couldn't confine myself to ten or twelve hour work days" which led to "me often working through several nights in a row without ever going home to sleep."
Gene's passion made him sacrifice his life for Star Trek. The next time you see Kirk or Worf beating the spuds out of some bad alien guy, think of the poor writer who spent hours composing the sci fi story. It doesn't always follow that just because writers get paid for writing a great submission that all their ideas will be used, indeed sometimes they're rewritten!
On an upbeat note, speaking for trekkers and sci fi fans, we get really excited when watching star trek because its our baby too! Starfleets starships explore the infinite reaches of space on tv every day. Earth is being assimulated with trekkiedom spreading everywhere across earth. The dream became a reality in 1966 and spread throughout the stars with six awesome Trek shows TOS, TNG, VOY, DS9, Enterprise and the animated show. Thats over six hundred episodes!!!
Don't forget the ten feature films with star trek XI in the pipeline for early 2009. Heres a Sci-Fi mystery, who's the second star trek creator? or perhaps I should say starship creator? I haven't overlooked the fact that the starship U.S.S. Enterprise was Gene Roddenberry's idea but in order for the show to reach for the stars and the fans, it needed a flash powerful starship. The Enterprise Creator isn't widely publicized but Spacerguy has uncovered that the U.S.S. Enterprise 1701 was designed by Walter "Matt" Jeffries. One of earths genuine trekkie talents. Thankyou Mr Jeffries!
Live Long and Prosper Trekkers!!
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