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Nov 22 | Quinto, Urban, Saldana, Cho and Greenwood on Their Hopes for Star Trek XII

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

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Nov 22 | No J.J. Abrams Version of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the Star Trek Online MMORPG

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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 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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If we're being honest...
By Kamen Rider Blade

The more J.J. Abrams opens his mouth about this movie not being a "geekfest" the better I feel. I've been a Star Trek fan since 1991. I've seen Trek at its high points (25th anniversary, 30th anniversary), and at its lowest (Voyager-Enterprise/Insurrection-Nemesis). In that time, my experience has consistently shown that the people I've known who were not already fans of the various shows/movies primarily looked at it solely from what they've seen depicted in the media with regards to the typical Star Trek fan (see Shatner's "Get a life" sketch from SNL). To them, Star Trek has always been a supergeeks only club.
Since the teaser that was attached to Cloverfield, on up to the recent release of the new trailer, many of these same people have increasingly expressed interest in the movie, be it because of J.J. Abrams, or that it has Simon Pegg, or Zachary Quinto, or even, much as some of us may hate to see Star Trek described this way, because that new trailer looked badass.
I am hopeful, for the first time in my years as a fan, that people who've never gotten why I am a fan, and who have always seen Star Trek solely as a "geekfest" may just walk into that movie theater, and, even if it's not quite the same Star Trek I've always known and loved, see this movie and say "I get it now." or "That was cool." or something.
How that can possibly be a bad thing, I don't know.

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[q]The more J.J. Abrams opens his mouth about this movie not being a "geekfest" the better I feel. I've been a Star Trek fan since 1991. I've seen Trek at its high points (25th anniversary, 30th anniversary), and at its lowest (Voyager-Enterprise/Insurrection-Nemesis). In that time, my experience has consistently shown that the people I've known who were not already fans of the various shows/movies primarily looked at it solely from what they've seen depicted in the media with regards to the typical Star Trek fan (see Shatner's "Get a life" sketch from SNL). To them, Star Trek has always been a supergeeks only club. Since the teaser that was attached to Cloverfield, on up to the recent release of the new trailer, many of these same people have increasingly expressed interest in the movie, be it because of J.J. Abrams, or that it has Simon Pegg, or Zachary Quinto, or even, much as some of us may hate to see Star Trek described this way, because that new trailer looked badass. I am hopeful, for the first time in my years as a fan, that people who've never gotten why I am a fan, and who have always seen Star Trek solely as a "geekfest" may just walk into that movie theater, and, even if it's not quite the same Star Trek I've always known and loved, see this movie and say "I get it now." or "That was cool." or something. How that can possibly be a bad thing, I don't know. [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 | Quinto, Urban, Saldana, Cho and Greenwood on Their Hopes for Star Trek XII

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

Nov 22 | No J.J. Abrams Version of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the Star Trek Online MMORPG

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

If we're being honest... By Kamen Rider Blade

If we're being honest...
By Kamen Rider Blade