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Sep 05 | Moon, Duncan Jones’ poignant and thought-provoking psychodrama about a lonely lunar miner, won the 2010 Hugo Award for best sci-fi movie.The award, technically titled “best dramatic presentation, long form,” honored screenplay writer Nathan Parker as well as Jones, who came up with the story and directed the movie. The indie movie, Jones’ feature debut, bested big-budget competitors like Avatar, Star Trek, Up and District 9.
Sep 02 | Manchester Starfleet is a UK based Star Trek fan club. They recently turned one year young and proudly announced the registration of their 200th member. In the wake of Star Trek XI (2009), Manchester Starfleet was reborn. One year on and they already have 2 Trek conventions under their belt with the 3rd in October 2010 being their biggest yet. Their website appears on top of most search websites. The member's discussion forum is always very busy and they have an online store with club t-shirts and other trek-related merchandise in the making. So please join us in welcoming their 200th member and applauding the club's continued interest and success. Considering Star Trek has been off our screens for some time, it's wonderful to see there is still a huge and still growing fan base in the UK (partly thanks to JJ.Abrams). May Trek Live Long and Prosper.Manchester Starfleet is a not for profit, charity-led Star Trek Fan Club, run by the fans for the fans.Manchester Starfleet's Mini-Con 3 event is on the 23rd October 2010 at the Trafford Hall Hotel, Manchester. Tickets are on sale now via their online store.
Sep 01 | George Takei will have a cameo in the new season of The Big Bang Theory. TV Squad reports that the former Star Trek actor will appear in an episode alongside guest star Katee Sackhoff. The show's executive producer Bill Prady suggested that Takei and Sackhoff will play different sides of Wolowitz's conscience as he considers reuniting with his ex-girlfriend Bernadette (Melissa Rauchberg).He explained: "George Takei plays himself, and he's the other person guiding Wolowitz in his thoughts as he tries to figure out what to do about Bernadette."
Aug 24 | Vulture has learned that Joe Hill's comic Locke & Key will no longer be coming to theaters, but instead will be adapted for television by Steven Spielberg, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Josh Friedman. Distributed by IDW Publishing, Locke & Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them... and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all. Friedman ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") will write and produce. Kurtzman and Orci recently signed a deal with 20th Century Fox TV, so the studio will end up producing with Spielberg's DreamWorks TV.
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By GustavoLeao / 09:29, 17 November 2008 / Trek Books
STAR TREK DESTINY BOOK III LOST SOULS
Review by Jeff Ayers
The final book in David Mack's trilogy, Lost Souls, concludes a massive storyline that ties together several Star Trek generations in a fight against the most formidable foe the Federation has ever faced-The Borg. For a race seemingly without prejudice or emotion, the Borg are royally hacked and out for blood instead of assimilation. Captain Riker remains torn as he leaves several crewmembers and his wife behind, but the call for battle cannot be ignored. A Federation President begins plans for evacuation and prepares for the end of her presidency and the end of the Alpha Quadrant. Meanwhile in the distant past, some of the survivors of Captain Hernandez's crew struggle to survive.
I have to admit this is a hard one to judge. Sometimes it's painfully obvious where the storyline is going, and other sections are downright surprising. As a villain, the Borg have grown tiresome, so the fact that Mack can make us truly care for three books is a monumental achievement. The characterization of Picard seemed off and it distracted me for parts of the story. Leave it to Mack to actually deal with it in a marvelous way.
The main question everyone is dying to ask: Does the Star Trek universe change as a result of this novel? The answer is yes. Was I happy with everything that happened? No, but that doesn't mean I didn't think it was cool. I might have gone in another direction with the people and places forever changed as a result of the war, and taken out a bit of the woo-woo, but that doesn't mean it wasn't satisfying. Mack has taken the "drinking glass" of the Star Trek universe and shattered it on the ground. It will be fun to see what Keith DeCandido and the other writers have in mind to restore the "glass." Lost Souls is a stellar achievement that doesn't disappoint.
10 out of 10
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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