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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 / 20:43, 23 February 2008 / General Genre/SciFi
io9 posted a brief interview with former Star Trek Enterprise actress Jolene Blalock, who plays "tough pilot" Captain Lola Beck in the upcoming Direct-to-DVD sci-fi sequel Starship Troopers Marauder, directed by original Starship Troopers scribe Ed Neurmeier. Here are a few excerpts from the article.
At a panel at Wondercon this weekend, Blalock was asked about her character of Captain Beck, and said "She's a no-nonsense staraight shooter, who shoots from the hip but also has a heart of gold."
Regarding being typecasting as a science-fiction actress because of her role as T'Pol in Enterprise, Blalock said "The reason I've done a lot of science fiction is because my first big job was Star Trek, [so] a lot of the offers i get are science fiction. The universe shines down on me, in a psychobabble way. That's what's inside me, and so that's what the universe offers me."
The full article, with photos of Blalock at Wondercon, can be found here.
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A lot of actresses either got their start on Trek or had early career appearances on Trek, including:
Teri Garr
Mariette Hartley
Joan Collins
Kirstie Alley
Kim Catrell
and many more
These actresses always make a special point of distancing themselves from Trek after they get "real" acting jobs.
Some actresses like Jeri Ryan have done OK after Trek, while others like Terri Farrell and Denise Crosby never had it so good as when they were on Trek. And as much as some actors and actresses want to get away from Trek, others like Whoopie Goldberg were dying to get on the show.
I don't understand why there is such a stigma in Hollywood of being associated with Trek. Anytime a Trek actor turns up in another movie -- from Miss Congeniality to Santa Clause -- all the Trek fans watch it just to see their favorite Trek actors in other roles. And dont we all get a kick out of seeing even minor guest stars from Trek turn up in other shows.
Trek fans are -- if nothing else -- devoted couch potatoes that watch a lot of TV and movies other than sci-fi. I'm convinced that the success of Boston Legal is in part due to the numerous Trek alums that make Trek fans a large share of the audience. I don't understand why TPTB in Hollywood dont recognize this fact and make a deliberate effort to tap the loyal Trek base by giving work to Trek actors and actresses.
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GET A LIFE, will you people? I mean, for crying out loud, it's just a TV show!.... You've turned an enjoyable little job, that I did as a lark for a few years, into a COLOSSAL WASTE OF TIME! -- William Shatner on Saturday Night Live (1986)
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