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Nov 06 | J.J. Abrams is in talks to direct the opening episode of "Undercovers," his Warner Bros. secret agent pilot at NBC. Schedule permitting, Abrams, who also serves as executive producer and co-writer for the pilot, will make "Undercovers" the first TV pilot he has directed since 2004's "Lost" two-part opener, which is considered one of the best-directed pilots of all time and helped launch Abrams' career into helming such theatrical films as "Mission: Impossible 3" and "Star Trek." The NBC pilot has been described as a mix between "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and "The Bourne Identity." The original report is at the Hollywood Reporter.
Nov 05 | The upcoming MMORPG Star Trek Online has been given a release date. The game will be launched on February 2 in North America, and February 5 in Europe
Nov 02 | Journalist Edward Gross posted in his SciFi TV Zone.com website an animation that takes place on the bridge of the Enterprise, and it's where you can hear his... lord help us... impersonation of William Shatner. The url for the video is this.
Oct 27 | Leonard Nimoy narrates a new documentary about a historic synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The film profiles Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pa., the only synagogue designed by the renowned architect. The building, a National Historic Landmark, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. A screening of the film will be shown at the dedication of the synagogue's newly designed visitors center on Nov. 15. Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker magazine, will be on hand
Oct 27 | Leonard Nimoy is celebrating Halloween by taking pictures of the most crazily outfitted attendee at the Santa Monica Museum of Art's Halla Gala. Nimoy, who has practiced fine art photography since the age of 14, is offering a private portrait session at the Viceroy Santa Monica hotel to whomever wins the gala's Secret Self costume contest.
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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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