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Complete Shatner Scenes from Star Trek script
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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.
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."
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.
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
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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By GustavoLeao / 19:58, 21 October 2007 / Trek Books
Review by Jeff Ayers
I'm a huge fan of Peter David and his exploration of the Star Trek universe. Naturally, when I heard he was writing a TNG novel, I was excited. I'm happy to say that he rocks again with Before Dishonor, on sale in November.
After the events chronicled in Resistance and Q&A, Admiral Janeway decides to check things out in person. Then Seven of Nine ignores direct orders from Admiral Jellico, abandons her teaching, and heads out to confront her former captain. Of course, the Enterprise is knee deep in the action.
It's a challenge to talk about this one without spoiling the surprises that will shock and thrill the reader. I can say that this novel is a sequel to David's earlier classic Vendetta, and the Borg are back and more terrifying than ever. The author has accomplished what I thought was impossible: making an overused villain relevant and exciting again.
Of course, the snide comments, the disguised attacks on Richard Arnold, and the running gag that is funny the first time but not the thousandth are in full force, sometimes distracting from the intense narrative. ("Did you see the gift shop?") The ending is also a disappointment, but understandable in the Trek universe. Saying that, this is still the best post-Nemesis TNG novel by far.
We will have to wait a year to see what transpires next, and, personally, I can't wait. Thank you, Mr. David, for taking a break from writing New Frontier to write such a kick ass novel. Now please hurry and finish the next New Frontier!
**** out of ****
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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