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Feb 08 | While his "Lost" co-stars prepare to pack up and leave Hawaii, Daniel Dae Kim can plan to remain there for at least a few more months. Mr. Kim, who plays the time-traveling tough guy Jin on "Lost," has been the first actor cast in a coming remake of the crime drama "Hawaii Five-O," The Hollywood Reporter said. He has been cast as Chin Ho Kelly, a detective played by Kam Fong in the original series, which began in 1968. The "Hawaii Five-O" revival is being developed by the screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci ("Star Trek," "Fringe") and Peter Lenkov, an executive producer of "CSI: NY."
Feb 03 | William Shatner has paid tribute to his former Boston Legal co-star Justin Mentell, who died in a freak car accident on Monday. The 27 year old was thrown from his Jeep after swerving off the road near Madison, Wisconsin and died at the scene of the tragic crash. The Star Trek legend was saddened to hear of Mentell's passing - as he's convinced the actor was destined for a glittering career. In a post on his Twitter.com page, Shatner writes, "I'm deeply saddened to hear about Justin Mentell. There's no telling how far up the ladder he may have climbed. My sympathies to his family."
Feb 01 | Journalist Edward Gross posted an article at SciFiTVZone.com called "The Making of the Star Trek Pilots, Part 3: "Assignment Earth"" which takes a retrospective look at the making of the Gene Roddenberry unsold TV pilot "Assignment Earth" filmed at Desilu Studios as a second season Star Trek episode. The article feature rare interviews - including authors involved with the character of Gary Seven in comics and in novels.
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By GustavoLeao / 08:13, 18 September 2007 / Trek Books
Review by Jeff Ayers
On the heels of events chronicled in J.M. Dillard's Resistance (review)comes Keith R.A. DeCandido's Q&A. The daily life of the Federation's flagship continues as Picard waits to hear back from Starfleet about his defiance of orders and confrontation with the Borg. New characters are introduced and some struggle to fit in to the camaraderie of the command team. Meanwhile, the universe begins to unravel. Cameos from familiar people illustrate how dire the situation has become. While Picard and his crew try to solve the mystery of an enigmatic planet, Q pops in and the real havoc starts.
DeCandido successfully juggles all of Q's previous appearances and incorporates them into the novel, creating sort of a wonderful bookend to the character. John DeLancie playing the role rings throughout; the author truly nails the voice of Q. The new characters are intriguing and it will be interesting to see what transpires for them as the post-Nemesis novels continue.
Some nitpicks in an otherwise fun read: Q doesn't appear to Picard and the Enterprise crew until halfway through the novel. Everything that happens and its resolution creates more of a shrug than awe, and the cameos, while entertaining, have sort of a sameness to them. That aside, strictly on the Q-T, readers will thoroughly enjoy the book.
*** out of ****
Reviewer Jeff Ayers is the author of Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion trade paperback, and webmaster of VoyagesOfImagination.com,
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