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"Star Trek" Director Talks Franchise Reinvention

AP   |  DAVID GERMAIN   |   May 1, 2008

Read More: J. J. Abrams, Star Trek

LOS ANGELES — J.J. Abrams grew up more a fan of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo than of James Kirk and his Vulcan buddy Spock. So why is a self-professed "Star Wars" kid directing "Star Trek"? "It was an opportunity...

The Latest Clinton Canard

Cenk Uygur | Posted March 26, 2008 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

The latest talking point for Hillary Clinton is this race is still early in the process and primaries from previous years were decided much later in the year. She recently told Time, as well almost every other interviewer she's talked to, "I remind a lot of people that my...

"Star Trek" Casts Scottie 2.0: Simon Pegg

AP   |  DERRIK J. LANG   |   March 25, 2008


LOS ANGELES — Simon Pegg won't be beaming up any differences for his take on starship Enterprise's chief engineer "Scotty" in the upcoming "Star Trek" film. "I am playing `Scotty,' but James Doohan is `Scotty,'" Pegg told The Associated Press...

Disney/ABC Opens Vault To Vintage TV

Silicon Alley Insider   |  Michael Learmonth   |   March 7, 2008 12:49 PM


Disney is going to raid the TV archives, a move that may allow viewers to watch 50s-era series like "Zorro" and "Davy Crockett" via ad-supported streams or by paid downloads through Apple's iTunes, CEO Bob Iger said at Disney's annual...

Blame Star Trek for the Iraq War: The "Gamesters" of Bushdom

Barry Rosenberg | Posted January 17, 2008 | Politics


Barry Rosenberg

I was watching Star Trek recently when it became clear that the entire Bush administration rationale for invading Iraq and attempting to bring overnight democracy to a civilization that had never before held elections came from a 1968 episode entitled: "The Gamesters of Triskelion."

In the show, Capt. Kirk, Mr....

Shatner, Priceline Celebrate 10 (Profitable) Years Together

Los Angeles Times   |  Alana Semuels   |   January 2, 2008 09:19 AM


The cameras zoomed in on William Shatner as he raced a baby carriage through a crowded outdoor restaurant in Koreatown. Dressed in a black suit, his hair neatly grayed, Shatner focused on the task at hand: looking genuinely interested in...

Trekkie Sues Auction House Over "Fake" Visor

AP   |  David B. Caruso   |   December 31, 2007 08:11 AM


A Trekkie who paid $6,000 for a poker visor that was supposedly worn by the android Data on the television show "Star Trek: The Next Generation" claims in a lawsuit against Christie's auction house that the prop is a fake....

William Shatner Vents Over Being Excluded From "Star Trek" Film

Extra TV   |   November 21, 2007 12:53 PM


Extra" caught up with William Shatner last night at a signing for his book, Star Trek Academy - Collision Course. He opened up about the fact that he was not asked to make a cameo in the upcoming Star Trek...

Winona Ryder Joins Star Trek As Spock's Mom

Variety   |  Michael Fleming   |   November 9, 2007 09:07 AM


"Star Trek" is beaming up Winona Ryder. Paramount Pictures and director JJ Abrams have set Ryder to play the Vulcan mother of a young Spock (Zachary Quinto). Scripted by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, the film revolves around the Starfleet...

Beam Up The Oddballs: "Star Trek" Has Open Call For Strange- Looking Extras

BBC   |   November 8, 2007 10:17 AM


Producers of the new Star Trek movie are to hold an open casting session for people with "unique" features to appear as extras in the film. The studio said it was interested in people with unique characteristics like "long necks,...

Star Trek and the Farm Bill

Ian Cheney | Posted October 16, 2007 | Politics


Ian Cheney

On Star Trek: The Next Generation, crew members get their food from microwave-like dispensers in their bedrooms called "Replicators." They walk up and mumble something and a lovely beef Wellington sparkles into existence. It's the ultimate vending machine, and nothing ever costs a dime.

Here in the 21st century,...

Picard for President: Why the (Other) Bald Captain of the Enterprise is a Better Leader than Bush

Marty Beckerman | Posted September 6, 2007 | Entertainment


Marty Beckerman

This week marks the 20th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which charted the adventures of the U.S.S. Enterprise a century after Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. The Emmy-winning TV series, created under the supervision of Trek mastermind Gene Roddenberry and syndicated on numerous cable channels today, lasted from...


 

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