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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 / 08:05, 27 September 2008 / Trek Books
User 'JD' posted at the TrekBBS the synopsis from several upcoming Star Trek novels found in the new Pocket Books Spring '09 Catalog. Beware of minor spoilers.
Star Trek A Singular Destiny by Keith R.A. De Candido
The Destiny trilogy changed the Star Trek universe, devastating worlds and lives from every series. Now, the fallout of that apocalyptic saga is viewed through the eyes of an all-new character: Sonek Pran is an outsider, a man who can go places and get things done that no one else can. When events threatening to undermine the galaxy's attempts to heal itself become increasingly widespread, Sonek's investigation leads him to uncover a challenge to the Federation and its allies utterly unlike anything they have faced before.
Star Trek Titan Over A Torrent Sea by Christopher L. Bennett
In the aftermath of the shocking crossover trilogy Destiny, Titan's return to its mission of exploration leads to the discovery of an astounding new world with a complex ecosystem unlike anything Captain Riker and his crew have encountered before. At the same time, while one father mourns the tragic loss of a child, another looks for hope as a longawaited birth draws near.
Star Trek Voyager Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer
Following the events of Destiny, the broken and weary crew of the starship Voyager is reunited to spearhead a mission they are uniquely qualified to undertake. But even the efforts of its new Captain to revitalize this wounded crew may not be enough see the mission through, for the journey is paved with blood and deep scars that will not fade...and populated with ghostsfrom the past.
Star Trek New Frontier Treason by Peter David
Jumping ahead three years from the events depicted in Missing in Action, tensions within the New Thallonian Protectorate are at a fever pitch following the murder of Prime Minister Si Cwan. The sudden power vacuum will have far-reaching ramifications for Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, the crew of the USS Excalibur, and all of Sector 221-G itself....
Star Trek Vanguard Open Secrets by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore
Following the events of Reap the Whirlwind, this new novel takes the ongoing saga to a whole new level as a new commander assumes control of Starbase 47-while the old one stands trial for treason. Meanwhile, the station's intelligence
officer fights for her life and her very mind, as tensions with the Klingons escalate into all-out war.
The original report can be found at the TrekBBS.
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