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Nov 22 | Exclusive Digital Content Now Available With New Star Trek Movie on iTunes

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Nov 22 | Star Trek Online MMORPG Producer Talks Space Combat and Away Missions

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Nov 21 | Faran Tahir on His 10 Minutes as Captain Robau in J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie

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Nov 21 | J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman on Shatner and Nimoy

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Nov 21 | Roberto Orci on the Status of the Star Trek XII Script and the Possibility of Producing a New Star Trek TV Series

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Nov 17 | Originally hired as co-executive producer to help with the second half of the show's first season, Kevin Murphy has now taken the reins of Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel on Syfy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He now serves as an executive producer along with Ronald D. Moore, David Eick and Jane Espenson and oversees the day-to-day functions of the show.

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Nov 12 | Star Trek star Zachary Quinto is loosely attached to star in the romantic dramedy Whirligig, reports Risky Business.Quinto would play the lead role in the independent Canadian film, which is aiming to shoot early next year. The movie centers on a man who, in a misguided attempt to woo an older woman, befriends the woman's adopted son.Chaz Thorne is directing the pic, based on a screenplay by Michael Amo, creator of the Canadian supernatural series "The Listener."

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Nov 11 | The CNS Foundation, is hosting an on-line charity auction at www.charitybuzz.com. One of the items they are auctioning is a signed movie poster of the new Star Trek movie which has all the cast members and writers. The president of our organization is Carol Abrams, JJ's mother, and she arranged for the donation from Bad Robot Production Company. J.J. Abrams is also a major donor to their organization. The funds raised will go to help find a cure to neurological disorders in children. The auction link is here.

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Nov 10 | Candice Bergen, Charles Lisanby, Don Pardo, Gene Roddenberry, Tom and Dick Smothers and Bob Stewart have been selected as the next inductees into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame. They will be honored at a Jan. 20 ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "This year's inductees have challenged and shaped popular culture, changed television for the better and entertained us royally while doing so," TV Academy Chairman-CEO John Shaffner said. More info at the Hollywood Reporter

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Nov 08 | Unreality-SF.net has interviewed Star Trerk author James Swallow about some of his upcoming projects. He talks about Titan: Synthesis and Seven Deadly Sins: The Slow Knife, as well as some forthcoming Doctor Who and Stargate stories.

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Wackier=better?
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Superficially, this actually sounds interesting. As award-winning and slick as it may be, Trek often has a very conservative feel to it, in contrast with shows like 'Farscape' and movies which are far more 'out there.' It starts from the play-it-safe scripts and trickles on down. I'm not saying everyone from now on must wear catsuits or strip off their shirts or that Braga should have license to commision 'Threshold 2,' (his wacky ideas for space that turns people inside out has me worried), but there seems to be little to lose by playing up the whimsy. The characters still talk in a precise, stylized and well-rehearsed manner which undermines any welcome surprises a little daring and a looser stanglehold on the show's aesthetics and characterizations might allow. Trek fans may make a stink about every detail from idea to execution and only grudgingly accept some of them after time, but we're still sci-fi fans and our expectations of what is off-puttingly wacky are pretty hard to throw off balance, so long as there's something tangibly believable at its core, be it an earnest desire to push boundaries or just an infectious desire to have some fun. Star Wars has millions more fans who accept far more outlandish ideas and creatures than Trek dips its hand in - I see no harm in exploring the less conservative side of sci fi. Don't screw up continuity anymore, but feel free to loosen things up - I do believe that's what we were promised two years ago. Notwithstanding some gel rub downs, pockets and low-tier swear words, I think we're still waiting for the real fun to begin!

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Message you're replying to Wackier=better? By who1 Superficially, this actually sounds interesting. As award-winning and slick as it may be, Trek often has a very conservative feel to it, in contrast with shows like 'Farscape' and movies which are far more 'out there.' It starts from the play-it-safe scripts and trickles on down. I'm not saying everyone from now on must wear catsuits or strip off their shirts or that Braga should have license to commision 'Threshold 2,' (his wacky ideas for space that turns people inside out has me worried), but there seems to be little to lose by playing up the whimsy. The characters still talk in a precise, stylized and well-rehearsed manner which undermines any welcome surprises a little daring and a looser stanglehold on the show's aesthetics and characterizations might allow. Trek fans may make a stink about every detail from idea to execution and only grudgingly accept some of them after time, but we're still sci-fi fans and our expectations of what is off-puttingly wacky are pretty hard to throw off balance, so long as there's something tangibly believable at its core, be it an earnest desire to push boundaries or just an infectious desire to have some fun. Star Wars has millions more fans who accept far more outlandish ideas and creatures than Trek dips its hand in - I see no harm in exploring the less conservative side of sci fi. Don't screw up continuity anymore, but feel free to loosen things up - I do believe that's what we were promised two years ago. Notwithstanding some gel rub downs, pockets and low-tier swear words, I think we're still waiting for the real fun to begin! ------ Compose your message		Status You are not logged in. To post, you must enter your login information as well.
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[q]Superficially, this actually sounds interesting. As award-winning and slick as it may be, Trek often has a very conservative feel to it, in contrast with shows like 'Farscape' and movies which are far more 'out there.' It starts from the play-it-safe scripts and trickles on down. I'm not saying everyone from now on must wear catsuits or strip off their shirts or that Braga should have license to commision 'Threshold 2,' (his wacky ideas for space that turns people inside out has me worried), but there seems to be little to lose by playing up the whimsy. The characters still talk in a precise, stylized and well-rehearsed manner which undermines any welcome surprises a little daring and a looser stanglehold on the show's aesthetics and characterizations might allow. Trek fans may make a stink about every detail from idea to execution and only grudgingly accept some of them after time, but we're still sci-fi fans and our expectations of what is off-puttingly wacky are pretty hard to throw off balance, so long as there's something tangibly believable at its core, be it an earnest desire to push boundaries or just an infectious desire to have some fun. Star Wars has millions more fans who accept far more outlandish ideas and creatures than Trek dips its hand in - I see no harm in exploring the less conservative side of sci fi. Don't screw up continuity anymore, but feel free to loosen things up - I do believe that's what we were promised two years ago. Notwithstanding some gel rub downs, pockets and low-tier swear words, I think we're still waiting for the real fun to begin!------[eq] Notify via email when someone has replied After my reply is posted: Go to it Go back to where I was		Quoting Links Styles Images

Nov 22 | Exclusive Digital Content Now Available With New Star Trek Movie on iTunes

Nov 22 | Star Trek Online MMORPG Producer Talks Space Combat and Away Missions

Nov 21 | Faran Tahir on His 10 Minutes as Captain Robau in J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie

Nov 21 | J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman on Shatner and Nimoy

Nov 21 | Roberto Orci on the Status of the Star Trek XII Script and the Possibility of Producing a New Star Trek TV Series

Wackier=better? By who1

Wackier=better?
By who1